Luther Youngdahl

Luther Wallace Youngdahl (May 29, 1896 – June 21, 1978) was the 27th Governor of Minnesota and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Luther W. Youngdahl
Youngdahl in 1949
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
In office
May 29, 1966 – June 21, 1978
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
In office
August 29, 1951 – May 29, 1966
Appointed byHarry S. Truman
Preceded byThomas Alan Goldsborough
Succeeded byJohn Lewis Smith Jr.
27th Governor of Minnesota
In office
January 8, 1947 – September 27, 1951
LieutenantC. Elmer Anderson
Preceded byEdward John Thye
Succeeded byC. Elmer Anderson
Personal details
Born
Luther Wallace Youngdahl

(1896-05-29)May 29, 1896
Minneapolis, Minnesota
DiedJune 21, 1978(1978-06-21) (aged 82)
Washington, D.C.
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
EducationGustavus Adolphus College (B.A.)
Mitchell Hamline School of Law (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born on May 29, 1896, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Youngdahl received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1919 from Gustavus Adolphus College and a Bachelor of Laws in 1921 from the Minnesota College of Law (now Mitchell Hamline School of Law). He served as a Second Lietenant in the United States Army during World War I. He was an assistant city attorney for Minneapolis from 1921 to 1924. He was in private practice in Minneapolis from 1924 to 1930. He was a Judge of the Minneapolis Municipal Court from 1930 to 1936. He was a Judge of the Minnesota District Court for the Fourth Judicial District from 1936 to 1942. He was an Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1942 to 1946. He was the 27th Governor of Minnesota from January 8, 1947 to September 27, 1951.[1] He was a member of the Republican Party.[2]

Federal judicial service

Youngdahl was nominated by President Harry S. Truman on July 6, 1951, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia vacated by Judge Thomas Alan Goldsborough. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 28, 1951, and received his commission on August 29, 1951. He assumed senior status on May 29, 1966.[1] His service terminated on June 21, 1978, due to his death in Washington, D.C.[3] He was interred in Arlington National Cemetery.[2]

Quote

Youngdahl later said of his judgeship: "Hubert was exuberant and happy. He was pleased that I could get to serve on the federal bench, and undoubtedly he was somewhat relieved that I would not be around to run against him" for the United States Senate in the 1954 election.[4]

Correspondence and papers

References
  1. "Youngdahl, Luther Wallace - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  2. "Luther W. Youngdahl, First Lieutenant, United States Army". www.arlingtoncemetery.net.
  3. 'Judge Luther Youngdahl, Rx-Governor of Minnesota, Dies,' The Washington Post, June 22, 1978
  4. Obituary, Luther W. Youngdahl Archived February 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, June 22, 1978

Other sources
  • Esbjornson, Robert A Christian in Politics: Luther W. Youngdahl (1955)
Party political offices
Preceded by
Edward John Thye		 Republican nominee for Governor of Minnesota
1946, 1948, 1950		 Succeeded by
C. Elmer Anderson
Political offices
Preceded by
Edward John Thye		 27th Governor of Minnesota
1947–1951		 Succeeded by
C. Elmer Anderson
Legal offices
Preceded by
Thomas Alan Goldsborough		 Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
1951–1966		 Succeeded by
John Lewis Smith Jr.
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