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Harold Edward Stassen (April 13, 1907 – March 4, 2001) was an American Republican Party politician, military officer, and attorney who was the 25th governor of Minnesota from 1939 to 1943. He was a leading candidate for the Republican nomination for president of the United States in 1948.
Feb 8, 2015 · Today, Harold Stassen is remembered as the “Grand Old Party’s Grand Old Loser”—the onetime “Boy Governor” who ran for president 10 times between 1948 and 1992—a “perennial, never-say-die...
- Josh Zeitz
Mar 5, 2001 · Harold E. Stassen, a former governor of Minnesota, educator, and special presidential assistant who won an early reputation as a ''boy wonder'' of politics only to be remembered as the man...
Sep 22, 2015 · He battled organized crime, tried to avert labor strikes, helped to prevent farm foreclosures, and successfully argued an important tax case before the U.S. Supreme Court. He observed state ...
- Steve Werle
Mar 13, 2015 · A new book tells the story of Minnesota's "boy governor," Harold Stassen. Stassen was one of the youngest people in the nation ever elected governor. Minnesota voters put the moderate...
During a lifetime devoted to public service, Harold Stassen left an indelible mark upon American politics. He first gained national prominence in the 1930s by revitalizing Minnesota’s Republican Party and establishing a progressive, cooperative approach to state government.
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Mar 5, 2001 · Harold E. Stassen, a former governor of Minnesota, educator, and special presidential assistant who won an early reputation as a "boy wonder" of politics only to be remembered as the man who unsuccessfully sought the Republican Party's presidential nomination nine times, died on Sunday at a retirement community in Bloomington, Minn.
