Lynn Frazier
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Lynn Joseph Frazier was an American educator and politician who served as the 12th governor of North Dakota from 1917 until being recalled in 1921 and later served as a U.S. senator from North Dakota
Portrait by Harris & Ewing c. 1923–1941
Frazier as captain of the University of North Dakota football team c. 1899–1900
Nonpartisan League
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The Nonpartisan League was a left-wing political party founded in 1915 in North Dakota by Arthur C. Townley, a former organizer for the Socialist Party of America. On behalf of small farmers and merch
Lynn Frazier
…a doctor, but the unexpected deaths of his father and brother forced him to take over the family farm. After winning the Republican primary as the Nonpartisan League candidate, Frazier was elected Governor in 1916 with 79% of the vote. For a time, Frazier was extremely popular and implemented several reforms, such…
1919 cover of the League's newspaper, The Nonpartisan Leader, portraying organized farmers and workers standing tall against big business interests.
Nonpartisan League meeting at Brush Lake, Montana.