Monrad C. Wallgren
| Monrad Wallgren | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 2nd district |
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In office March 4, 1933 – December 19, 1940 |
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| Preceded by | Lindley H. Hadley |
| Succeeded by | Henry M. Jackson |
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United States Senator from Washington |
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In office December 19, 1940 – January 9, 1945 |
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| Preceded by | Lewis B. Schwellenbach |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Mitchell |
| 13th Governor of Washington | |
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In office January 8, 1945 – January 12, 1949 |
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| Lieutenant | Victor A. Meyers |
| Preceded by | Arthur B. Langlie |
| Succeeded by | Arthur B. Langlie |
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April 17, 1891 Des Moines, Iowa |
| Died | September 18, 1961 (aged 70) Olympia, Washington |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
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United States Army Washington Army National Guard |
| Years of service | 1917 – 1919; 1921 – 1922 |
| Rank | First Lieutenant |
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United States Army Coast Artillery Corps, 161st Infantry Regiment (United States) |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Monrad Charles Wallgren (April 17, 1891 – September 18, 1961) was an American politician who served as the 13th Governor of Washington from 1945 to 1949, as well as representing that state in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
Wallgren, of Swedish descent, was born in Des Moines, Iowa in 1891. His family moved to Texas in 1894 and then to Everett, Washington in 1901. He attended public schools and business college in Everett, graduating from the Washington State School of Optometry in Spokane, Washington in 1914. He worked in retail jewelry and optometry from 1915 to 1932, as well as serving in the Washington National Guard from 1917 to 1919 and 1921 to 1922. He was an outstanding player of three-cushion billiards and balkline and straight rail billiards.
In 1932, Wallgren ran for election to the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat. He defeated incumbent Republican Albert Johnson, and took office in the 73rd United States Congress on March 4, 1933. Near the end of his fourth term in 1940, Wallgren ran for United States Senate to replace fellow Democrat Lewis B. Schwellenbach, who was retiring to accept a judicial nomination. Wallgren won the election, and was also appointed to finish the rest of Schwellenbach's term. He took office on December 19, 1940.
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