Henry M. Arens

Infobox_Lt_Governor
name= Henry Martin Arens


caption=
order= 26^th
state=Minnesota
office=Lt. Governor
term_start= 1931
term_end= 1933
governor= Floyd B. Olson
predecessor= Charles Edward Adams
successor= Konrad K. Solberg
birth_date= birth date|1873|11|21|mf=y
birth_place= Westphalia, Germany
death_date= death date and age|1963|10|6|1873|11|21|mf=y
death_place=
party= Farmer Labor
profession= farmer
spouse=
footnotes=

Henry Martin Arens (November 21, 1873 – October 6, 1963) was a politician who served in many offices in Minnesota, including the U.S. House of Representatives.

Arens was born as Heinrich Martin Arens in Bausenrode near Fretter, Community of Finnentrop, Westphalia, Germany. He immigrated to the United States in November 1889 and was a farmer near Jordan, Minnesota. His first public office was as member of the board of aldermen for Jordan from 1905 to 1913. He went on to become a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1919 to 1922 and in the state senate from 1923 to 1930.

In 1930, he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota and served one two-year term. In 1932 he was elected to the 73rd congress as a member of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party. In 1932, all of Minnesota's representatives were elected at large. He served only one term, and was defeated in 1934 and again in 1936 when he attempted to retake his seat.

External links

* [http://www.mnhs.org/people/governors/lt_gov/ltgov_22.htm Inauguration photo]
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7738301 Find-A-Grave profile for Henry Martin Arens]