GOVERNORS OF MINNESOTA

Donald O. (Orr) Wright, Sr.

Thirty-fifth Lieutenant Governor
September 3, 1954 - January 3, 1955
(Wright was president pro tem of the Senate and assumed the office of lieutenant governor in 1954 after Lieutenant Governor Ancher Nelsen resigned to become administrator of the Rural Electric Administration)

Born: November 18, 1892
in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Died: July 24, 1985
in St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Married to: Verna A. Wood

Occupation: Lawyer, legislator

Party: Republican

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