Joseph Alfred Arner Burnquist

Nineteenth State Governor
December 30, 1915 - January 5, 1921

Twentieth Lieutenant Governor
January 7, 1913 - December 30, 1915

Lt. Gov. Burnquist became governor upon the death of Gov. Winfield S. Hammond.

Born: July 21, 1879
in Dayton, Iowa

Died: January 12, 1961
in Minneapolis, Minnesota

First Lady: Mary Louise Cross (married 1906)

Occupation: Lawyer, legislator, state attorney general, lieutenant governor

Party: Republican