Stanley W. Holmquist (August 23, 1909 – May 15, 2003) was an American businessman and educator. He served in the

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and was a former

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Background

Holmquist was born in

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. He was the son of Minnesota State Representative, Victor Holmquist. He attended Minnehaha Academy High School and the Augustana Lutheran Synod Minnesota College. He graduated from the

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; B.S.; (1936) and M.A.; Educational Administration, (1940). He worked as a

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dealer and in 1942, he started a family owned lumber business. Holmquist later served as Superintendent and Principal of Grove City schools.

Career

He was first elected to the

in 1946, and later was elected to the

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in 1954. Holmquist served as the majority leader of the Conservative Caucus in the

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senate from 1967 until his retirement in 1973.

Personal life

In 1938, he married Edith Maria Johnson, who was the sister of Eleanor Anne Johnson, wife of future Minnesota Governor, Elmer Lee Andersen.

References

1909 births 2003 deaths People from Hallock, Minnesota University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development alumni Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Republican Party Minnesota state senators American Lutherans American people of Swedish descent 20th-century Lutherans 20th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-MNSenate-stub