Thor C. Tollefson | |
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Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives from Washington's 6th district | |
In office January 3, 1947 –January 3, 1965 | |
Preceded by | John M. Coffee |
Succeeded by | Floyd Hicks |
Personal details | |
Born | Perley,Minnesota | May 2,1901
Died | December 30,1982 81) Tacoma,Washington | (aged
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | University of Washington (LLB) |
Thor Carl Tollefson (May 2,1901 –December 30,1982) was an American attorney and politician who was a U.S. representative for Washington's 6th congressional district from 1947 to 1965.
Born in Perley,Minnesota,Tollefson moved to Tacoma,Washington,in 1912. He attended public schools and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1924. He graduated from the University of Washington School of Law in 1930.
Tollefson was admitted to the bar in 1930 and commenced practice in Tacoma. He was the prosecutor of Pierce County from 1938 to 1946. He was a delegate to the Republican State conventions in 1936,1938,1940,1942 and 1944. He was elected as a Republican to the eightieth and to the eight succeeding congresses (January 3,1947 –January 3,1965). He represented Washington's 6th congressional district. He sat on the committee on merchant marine and fisheries. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1964 to the eighty-eighth congress. Tollefson voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957, [1] 1960, [2] and 1964, [3] as well as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. [4]
Tollefson was later appointed director of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. He was also a special assistant to the Governor of Washington in charge of international fisheries negotiations.
Tollefson was a resident of Tacoma until his death there on December 30,1982. He was interred in Mountain View Memorial Park.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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