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Edward John Thye (April 26, 1896 – August 28, 1969) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 26th governor of Minnesota from 1943 to 1947 and a United States Senator from 1947 to 1959.
Jun 17, 2024 · When Harold Stassen resigned as Minnesota’s chief executive on April 27, 1943, Edward J. Thye became governor. Thye was easily elected to a term of his own in 1944 and demonstrated he was popular with the people he represented.
EDWARD J. THYE, the twenty-sixth governor of Minnesota, was born near Frederick, South Dakota on April 26, 1896. His education was attained at the Tractor and Internal Combustion School in Minneapolis, at the American Business College, and at the University of Minnesota, where he graduated in 1918.
The Edward John Thye collection consists primarily of twenty-six photographs used for news releases and other events when Thye served as the U.S. Senator from Minnesota. A few of the photographs are accompanied by typescript news releases. Several other photographs show Thye in different settings.
Jun 20, 2012 · The portrait of Edward J. Thye, between Anderson and Andersen, is another where regionalism comes into play.
Edward John Thye (26 April 1896-28 August 1969) was the Republican Governor of Minnesota from 27 April 1943 to 8 January 1947 (succeeding Harold Stassen and preceding Luther Youngdahl) and a US Senator from 3 January 1947 to 3 January 1959 (succeeding Henrik Shipstead and preceding Eugene McCarthy).
Abstract : Records documenting the tenure of Edward J. Thye, who was elected lieutenant governor in 1942, and assumed the governorship in April 1943 upon the resignation of Governor Harold E. Stassen.
