1. Clarence Norman Brunsdale was an American politician who served as the 24th governor of North Dakota and a United States senator from the state of North Dakota.
11 Facts About Norman Brunsdale
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Clarence Norman Brunsdale was born in Sherbrooke, Steele County, North Dakota.
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Norman Brunsdale was the son of Knute H Brunsdale and Anna Margaret Brunsdale, both of whom were of Norwegian immigrant heritage.
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Norman Brunsdale was educated in public schools and the Bruflat Academy at Portland, North Dakota.
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Norman Brunsdale returned to Portland, teaching at Bruflat Academy and worked the family farm operations in Traill and Steele counties.
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Norman Brunsdale was an alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota and a member of Republican National Committee from North Dakota,.
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Norman Brunsdale was Governor of North Dakota from 1951 to 1957 and US Senator from November 19,1959, to August 7,1960.
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In 1959, Norman Brunsdale was appointed to the United States Senate upon the death of Senator William Langer.
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Norman Brunsdale voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1960.
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Norman Brunsdale was not a candidate for election to the vacancy and Quentin Burdick was narrowly elected to the seat in a 1960 special election.
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Norman Brunsdale was married to Carrie Lajord on August 30,1925, and they had two daughters, Margaret Marie and Helen Lucille.