Henry C. Stiening

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Henry C. Stiening
Member of the Minnesota Senate
In office
January 8, 1935  January 6, 1947
Mayor of Moorhead, Minnesota
In office
January 1, 1952  December 31, 1953
Personal details
Born(1895-12-26)December 26, 1895
DiedJune 23, 1962(1962-06-23) (aged 66)

Henry C. Stiening, also spelled Henry C. Steining,[1] (December 26, 1895 – June 23, 1962) was an American politician and lawyer.[2]

Henry C Stiening was born in Germany in 1895.[2] In 1896, his family immigrated to Foster Pond, Illinois.[3] The Stiening family moved to Pierce County, North Dakota, in 1900 and then a farm near Felton, Minnesota, in 1910. Stiening also lived in Barnesville, Minnesota, before moving to Moorhead, Minnesota, in 1925.[2]

Steining was a member of the Minnesota Senate from 1935 until 1947.[2] He was also the mayor of Moorhead from 1952 until 1953.[1][4]

Stiening was a member of the Phi Alpha Delta fraternity as well as the Masonic Lodge. He was also a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Moorhead, Minnesota.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "City of Moorhead : Mayors". www.cityofmoorhead.com. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Stiening, Henry C. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  3. "Memorials: North Dakota State Bar Association" North Dakota Law Review. University of North Dakota. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  4. A Century Together: A History of Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota (PDF). Fargo-Moorhead Centennial Corporation. 1975. p. 162. Retrieved August 7, 2024.