LeRoy Hagen Anderson

Democrat Representative of Montana's 2nd district

  • Representative

    Montana, district 2

    January 7, 1959 - January 3, 1961

2

Congresses Served

2

House Terms

February 2, 1906 (85 years old)

Birthday

September 25, 1991

Death

  • Grandson of Norwegian immigrants
  • Graduated with a B.S. degree from Montana State College in 1927
  • Completed postgraduate work in mathematics and physical chemistry at California Institute of Technology (1935–1938)
  • Worked as a wheat and cattle rancher
  • Served as a commander of an armored task force in the European Theater of Operations during World War II, from Normandy to the Elbe River
  • Received the Silver Star and Croix de Guerre Medal with Palm for his military service
  • Separated from service as a lieutenant colonel in 1945
  • Served as a Major General in the Army Reserve, commanding the 96th Infantry Division Reserve (1948–1962)
  • Member of the Montana House of Representatives (1947–1948)
  • Member of the Montana State Senate (1949–1956), serving as Democratic floor leader (1954–1956)
  • Unsuccessful candidate for the Eighty-fourth Congress in 1954
  • Elected to the Eighty-fifth and Eighty-sixth Congresses as a Democrat (1957–1961)
  • Did not seek renomination in 1960 and was unsuccessful in seeking the Democratic nomination for United States Senator
  • Resumed engineering pursuits after leaving Congress
  • Served again in the Montana State Senate (1966–1970)
  • Lived in Conrad, Montana, until his death in 1991