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Luther Wallace Youngdahl
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia · 1951
Luther Wallace Youngdahl , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Luther Wallace Youngdahl (May 29, 1896 – June 21, 1978) was an American judge and politician who served as the 27th governor of Minnesota and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
Education
- Gustavus Adolphus CollegeB.A., 1919
- Minnesota College of Law (now Mitchell Hamline School of Law)LL.B., 1921
Career
U.S. Army second lieutenant, World War I; Assistant city attorney, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1921-1924; Private practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1924-1930; Judge, Minneapolis [Minnesota] Municipal Court, 1930-1936; Judge, Minnesota District Court, Fourth Judicial District, 1936-1942; Associate justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1942-1946; Governor, Minnesota, 1947-1951
Biography
Luther Wallace Youngdahl (May 29, 1896 – June 21, 1978) was an American judge and politician who served as the 27th governor of Minnesota and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
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