Harvey Edwin Swennes (November 18, 1899 – July 25, 1964) was an American business, politician, newspaper editor and publisher.
Swennes was born in
Heron Lake,
Jackson County, Minnesota. He lived in
Lamberton,
Redwood County, Minnesota with his wife and family. Swennes published the ''Heron Lake News'' and the ''Lamberton News.'' Swennes served in the
Minnesota House of Representatives in 1939 and 1940. He had worked for the Post Publishing Company, in
Robbinsdale, Minnesota for the last two years. Swennes died at his home in
Edina, Minnesota.
['H.E> Swennes Rites Tuesday; EX-Publisher,' Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minnesota), July 27, 1964]
References
1899 births
1964 deaths
People from Jackson County, Minnesota
People from Lamberton, Minnesota
Editors of Minnesota newspapers
Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
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