Jump to content

Asle Gronna

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Ser Amantio di Nicolao (talk | contribs) at 01:42, 16 May 2015 (genfixes using AWB). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Asle Jorgenson Gronna
United States Senator
from North Dakota
In office
February 2, 1911 – March 4, 1921
Preceded byWilliam E. Purcell
Succeeded byEdwin F. Ladd
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Dakota's at-large district
In office
March 4, 1905 – February 2, 1911
Preceded byBurleigh F. Spalding
Succeeded byHenry T. Helgesen
Personal details
Born(1858-12-10)December 10, 1858
Elkader, Iowa
DiedMay 4, 1922(1922-05-04) (aged 63)
Lakota, North Dakota
Political partyRepublican

Asle Jorgenson Gronna (December 10, 1858 – May 4, 1922) was an American Senator from North Dakota, and one of the six to vote against the United States declaration of war leading to the First World War.[1] Gronna was a Republican who reflected the attitudes of his region - progressive and isolationist. He blamed munition makers for the preparedness movement and World War I and was part of the "little group of willful men," so labeled by President Woodrow Wilson. In 1919 he was a staunch isolationist who opposed the League of Nations treaty because it further entangled the United States in foreign relationships and limited national decisionmaking. Gronna failed to win reelection in 1920.[2]

Gronna was born in Elkader, Clayton County, Iowa, of Norwegian ancestry, but moved to Houston County, Minnesota with his family. After moving to the Dakota Territory in 1879 and several minor careers he landed himself in the field of politics. He was elected to the Dakota Territorial House of Representatives in 1889. He was elected to the 59th United States Congress as a Republican in 1911 to replace Martin N. Johnson, who had died in office. Gronna was re-elected in 1914 and served through the 60th and 61st Congresses as well finally leaving on March 4, 1921 after an unsuccessful 1920 campaign.[3]

He died on May 4, 1922 and is buried in the Lakota Cemetery. [4]

References

  1. ^ Asle Jorgenson Gronna (Infoplase)
  2. ^ Leonard Schlup, "North Dakota Senator Asle J. Gronna and the Isolationists, 1915-1920," North Dakota History, 1993, Vol. 60 Issue 4, pp 13-21
  3. ^ Asle Jorgenson Gronna (State Historical Society of North Dakota)
  4. ^ Asle Gronna (Find a Grave)

Other sources

  • Phillips, William W. The Life of Asle J. Gronna (Ph.D. dissertation, University of Missouri, 1958)
  • Schlup, Leonard. "North Dakota Senator Asle J. Gronna and the Isolationists, 1915-1920" North Dakota History (1992) 60#1 pp 13–21.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Dakota's at-large congressional district
March 4, 1905 – February 2, 1911 		Succeeded by
U.S. Senate
Preceded by U.S. senator (Class 3) from North Dakota
February 2, 1911 – March 4, 1921
Served alongside: Porter J. McCumber 		Succeeded by

Template:Persondata


Flag of North DakotaPolitician icon

This article about a North Dakota politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Asle_Gronna&oldid=662528207"