Harry Nielsen (3 May 1895 – 8 August 1981) was an American politician.
Nielsen was born in
Pottawattamie County, Iowa, on 3 May 1895. His family moved to
Blencoe during his preadolescent years. Nielsen graduated from Little Sioux High School and became a farmer. He was affiliated with the
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and had served as
Sherman Township trustee and president of the Blencoe school board before being elected to the
Iowa House of Representatives. Nielsen held the
District 57 seat for two terms, from 1949 to 1953. After stepping down from the state house, Nielsen remained active in politics as mayor of Blencoe.
Nielsen married Irene Miller Perry on 22 July 1922. The couple raised five children. She died on 8 May 1971. Harry Nielsen died on 8 August 1981 at Burgess Memorial Hospital in
Onawa.
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Mayors of places in Iowa
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1895 births
1981 deaths
People from Pottawattamie County, Iowa
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