Thomas Earl Ticen Sr. (December 9, 1927 – March 11, 2006) was an American lawyer and politician. Ticen was born in

Rockford, Illinois Rockford is a city in Winnebago County, Illinois, located in the far northern part of the state. Situated on the banks of the Rock River, Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County (a small portion of the city is located in Ogle County). ...

and graduated from DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He graduated from

College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University are two closely related private, Catholic higher education institutions in Minnesota. The College of Saint Benedict is a women's college located in St. Joseph, while Saint John's Univ ...

in 1948 and his law degree from University of Minnesota Law School in 1951. Ticen was admitted to the Minnesota bar and practiced law in

Bloomington, Minnesota Bloomington is a suburban city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, on the north bank of the Minnesota River, above its confluence with the Mississippi River, south of downtown Minneapolis. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 89,987, ma ...

. He served in the United States Army from 1952 to 1954, with the judge advocate office, and was commissioned a second lieutenant. Ticen served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1967 to 1972 and then served on the Hennepin County Commission from 1972 to 1978. He was a Democrat. He died from lung cancer in Minnetonka, Minnesota.'Thomas Ticen served on Hennepin Board-He was a lawyer who also a legislator from 1967 until 1973,' Minneapolis State Tribune (Minnesota), Ben Cohen, March 15, 2006, pg. 6B

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