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Senator Elmer Austin Benson

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Senator Elmer Austin Benson - Minnesota Farmer-Labor

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NameElmer Austin Benson
PositionSenator
StateMinnesota
PartyFarmer-Labor
StatusFormer Senator
Term StartDecember 27, 1935
Term EndJanuary 3, 1937
Terms Served1
BornSeptember 22, 1895
GenderMale
Bioguide IDB000389
Senator Elmer Austin Benson
Elmer Austin Benson served as a senator for Minnesota (1935-1937).

About Senator Elmer Austin Benson



Elmer Austin Benson is no longer in office and left on January 3, 1937. The biography below describes their time in office.

Elmer Austin Benson (born September 22, 1895) was a United States senator from the state of Minnesota. A member of the Farmer-Labor Party, he served a single term in the U.S. Senate from December 27, 1935, to January 3, 1937. During this period, he represented Minnesota at the federal level as a historical member of Congress.

Benson’s tenure in the Senate placed him within the Farmer-Labor political tradition, which was influential in Minnesota during the early twentieth century. Serving as a senator for Minnesota from 1935 to 1937, he participated in national legislative affairs at a time when third-party movements played a notable role in the state’s political landscape. His service in the Senate lasted for one term, and he is recorded as a former officeholder under the bioguide identification number B000389.