Anton Julius "A.J." Rockne[1] (December 19, 1868 or 1869 – May 2, 1950) was a MinnesotaRepublican politician, and the longest-serving state senator in the history of Minnesota.[2]
He was married to Susie Albertson on December 10, 1899, and had three children. Anton J. Rockne was a director and charter member of the Norwegian fraternal organization, Vosselag, at its founding in 1909.[4]
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He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1902. In 1909 he was selected to serve as Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, a position he held for two years. In 1910, Rockne was elected to the Minnesota Senate. He would hold the seat for 36 years, longer than any senator in state history. Rockne served as chairman of the powerful finance committee for from 1915 to 1947. His 44 combined years of legislative service tie him with Carl M. Iverson for the greatest length of legislative service in state history until Lyndon Carlson passed it on January 3, 2017.[1]
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^ abRockne, Anton Julius "A.J.", Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, Accessed November 28, 2010.
^"Length of Service - Current House Members". leg.state.mn.us/lrl/. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
^A Voice of Protest: Norwegians in American Politics, 1890–1917 (Jon M. Wefald. Northfield, Norwegian-American Historical Association, 1971)
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