Donald Orr Wright Sr. (November 18, 1892 – July 24, 1985) was a United States Republican politician from the state of

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. He served in the state legislature and rose to the office of President pro Tempore of the

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. In 1953, when

Ancher Nelsen Ancher Nelsen (October 11, 1904 – November 30, 1992), was an American politician who served as the 34th Lieutenant Governor of the state of Minnesota and an eight-term congressman. Biography Nelsen was born October 11, 1904, near Buffalo Lake, ...

resigned as Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, Wright assumed that office and held it for the remainder of one term, serving with Governor

C. Elmer Anderson Clyde Elmer Anderson (March 16, 1912 – January 22, 1998) was an American politician who served as the 28th governor of Minnesota from September 27, 1951 to January 5, 1955. Anderson also served as the lieutenant governor of Minnesota from 193 ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Donald O. 1892 births 1985 deaths Lieutenant Governors of Minnesota Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Republican Party Minnesota state senators 20th-century American politicians