Joseph T. Niehaus Sr. (February 23, 1906 – August 8, 1989) was an American farmer, businessman, and politician. Niehaus was born on a farm near

Melrose, Minnesota Melrose is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,598 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is part of the St. Cloud metropolitan area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the cit ...

, and went to high school. Niehaus took agricultural courses in vocational school and went to the

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. He was a farmer and lived in

Sauk Centre, Minnesota Sauk Centre ( ) is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,555 at the 2020 census. Sauk Centre is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area. Sauk Centre is the birthplace of Sinclair Lewis, a noveli ...

, with his wife and family. Niehaus was also involved with the rural telephone company and the Sauk Centre Creamery, and was also a beekeeper and produced honey. He served in the

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from 1969 to 1982 and was a Republican. He died at St. Michael's Hospital in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.'Former State Representative Joseph Niehaus Dies at Age 83,' Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minnesota), August 12, 1989, pg. 6B

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