John Grant Alexander

Republican Representative of Minnesota's 3rd district

Congresses Served

House Terms

July 16, 1893 (78 years old)

Birthday

December 8, 1971

Death

Born in Cortland County, New York
Graduated from the law department of Cornell University in 1916
Admitted to the New York bar in 1916 and moved to Redwood Falls the same year
Admitted to the Minnesota bar in 1917 and began practicing in Lynd
Engaged in the banking business from 1917 to 1923
Served as a private in the Three Hundred and Eighty-sixth Ambulance Company during World War I in 1918
Engaged in the insurance business and in real estate management in Minneapolis starting in 1924
Member of the Minnesota National Guard from 1927 to 1937
Served as a Representative to the U.S. Congress from Minnesota from January 3, 1939, to January 3, 1941
Was a Republican
Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1940 and for governor in 1942
Resumed his career in real estate management and insurance after his political career
Died in Minneapolis and was interred in Lakewood Cemetery