# Irv Anderson > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Irv_Anderson > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Irv_Anderson.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irv_Anderson > Source revision: 1328334672 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American politician (1923–2008)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2011}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Irv Anderson | image = File:Irvin Anderson.jpg | order = 54th | office = Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives | term_start = 1993 | term_end = 1997 | predecessor = [Dee Long](/source/Dee_Long) | successor = [Phil Carruthers](/source/Phil_Carruthers) | office2 = [Minnesota House Majority Leader](/source/Minnesota_House_Majority_Leader) | term_start2 = 1973 | term_end2 = 1981 | predecessor2 = Ernest A. Lindstrom | successor2 = Willis R. Eken | term3 = 1993 | predecessor3 = [Alan Welle](/source/Alan_Welle) | successor3 = [Phil Carruthers](/source/Phil_Carruthers) | office4 = Minnesota State Representative from District 3A | term_start4 = January 1991 | term_end4 = January 2007 | predecessor4 = [Bob Neuenschwander](/source/Bob_Neuenschwander) | successor4 = [Tom Anzelc](/source/Tom_Anzelc) | term_start5 = January 1973 | term_end5 = January 1983 | predecessor5 = | successor5 = [Bob Neuenschwander](/source/Bob_Neuenschwander) | office6 = Minnesota State Representative from 64B | term_start6 = January 1965 | term_end6 = January 1973 | predecessor6 = [Edwin J. Chilgren](/source/Edwin_J._Chilgren) | birth_date = April 18, 1923 | birth_place = [International Falls, Minnesota](/source/International_Falls%2C_Minnesota), U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2008|11|17|1923|6|18}} | death_place = [Coon Rapids, Minnesota](/source/Coon_Rapids%2C_Minnesota), U.S. | alma_mater = [University of Minnesota](/source/University_of_Minnesota) | party = [DFL](/source/Democratic-Farmer-Labor_Party) | spouse = Phyllis | children = Gregory, Cynthia | profession = Paper inspector, [union representative](/source/Trade_union), [legislator](/source/legislator), [veteran](/source/veteran) }} '''Irvin Neil Anderson''' (June 18, 1923 – November 17, 2008) was a [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota) politician and member of the [Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives) from 1965 to 1983, and again from 1991 to 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10017 |title=Minnesota Legislators Past & Present – Legislator Record – Anderson, Irvin N |publisher=Leg.state.mn.us |access-date=2010-07-20}} From [International Falls](/source/International_Falls%2C_Minnesota), Anderson entered politics at approximately the same time that he was elected union president at the M & O Paper Company, the International Falls [paper mill](/source/paper_mill) where he worked. A [Democrat](/source/Minnesota_Democratic-Farmer-Labor_Party), he represented the old District 64 and 64B and, later, District 3A. The sprawling district included all or portions of [Beltrami](/source/Beltrami_County%2C_Minnesota), [Itasca](/source/Itasca_County%2C_Minnesota), [Koochiching](/source/Koochiching_County%2C_Minnesota), [Lake of the Woods](/source/Lake_of_the_Woods_County%2C_Minnesota) and [St. Louis](/source/St._Louis_County%2C_Minnesota) counties in the northern part of the state. Anderson served as [majority leader](/source/majority_leader) of the House from 1973 to 1981, and again, briefly, in 1993 before becoming [Speaker of the House](/source/Speaker_of_the_Minnesota_House_of_Representatives) in September 1993, a position he held until 1997. He continued to serve in the legislature until 2007, opting not to run for re-election in 2006 due to health concerns. Anderson fought in World War II as a [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy) [pilot](/source/Aviator) from 1942 to 1945, earning the [Air Medal](/source/Air_Medal) for his performance. The Air Medal is awarded to any person who, while serving in any capacity in or with the Armed Forces of the United States, distinguishes themselves by meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight.{{cite web |author=Jeff Bloch |url=http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/am.shtml |title=Air Medal |publisher=Gruntsmilitary.com |access-date=2010-07-20 |archive-date=June 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606014313/http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/am.shtml |url-status=dead }} He also helped create Minnesota's memorial to World War II veterans.{{cite web|url=http://www.ifallsdailyjournal.com/news/about-local-folks/former-speaker-irv-anderson-dies-11802 |title=Former Speaker Irv Anderson dies | International Falls Journal |publisher=Ifallsdailyjournal.com |access-date=2010-07-20}} Anderson died at Mercy Hospital in [Coon Rapids](/source/Coon_Rapids%2C_Minnesota) on November 17, 2008. He was buried in St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Cemetery in International Falls. On April 15, 2009, [Governor Tim Pawlenty](/source/Tim_Pawlenty) approved a bill designating [U.S. Highway 53](/source/U.S._Route_53) from [Virginia](/source/Virginia%2C_Minnesota) to [International Falls](/source/International_Falls%2C_Minnesota) as the Irv Anderson Memorial Highway.{{cite web |author=Jon Ellis |url=http://www.fox21online.com/news/pawlenty-approves-irv-anderson-memorial-highway |title=Pawlenty approves Irv Anderson Memorial Highway |publisher=FOX 21 Online |date=2009-04-16 |access-date=2010-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711050044/http://www.fox21online.com/news/pawlenty-approves-irv-anderson-memorial-highway |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |url-status=dead }} ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{MN-legdb|10017}} * [http://minnesota.publicradio.org/projects/ongoing/votetracker/legislator_view.php?id=83 MPR Votetracker: Rep. Irv Anderson] * [http://www.leg.mn/archive/LegDB/Articles/10017SessWeeklyProfile1991.pdf "Through thick and thin, Anderson perseveres" Session Weekly April 19, 1991] * [http://www.minnpost.com/douggrow/2008/11/21/4785/rip_irv_anderson_minnesotas_classic_rough-and-tough_legislator "Irv Anderson, Minnesota's classic rough-and-tough legislator" Minnesota Post November 21, 2008] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503065437/http://www.minnpost.com/douggrow/2008/11/21/4785/rip_irv_anderson_minnesotas_classic_rough-and-tough_legislator |date=May 3, 2009 }} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110607061449/http://www.startribune.com/politics/34603614.html "He ruled with an iron fist, got things done and sometimes made enemies in his tenure.' Minneapolis Star Tribune November 17, 2008] * [http://www.politicsinminnesota.com/2008/nov17/1409/former-house-speaker-irv-anderson-dies-85 "Former House speaker Irv Anderson dies at 85" Politics in Minnesota November 17, 2008] {{s-start}} {{s-par|us-mn-hs}} {{s-bef|before=Edwin J. Chilgren}} {{s-ttl|title=Member of the [Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives)
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from the 3A district|years=1973–1983}} {{s-aft|after=[Bob Neuenschwander](/source/Bob_Neuenschwander)}} |- {{s-bef|before=[Bob Neuenschwander](/source/Bob_Neuenschwander)}} {{s-ttl|title=Member of the [Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives)
from the 3A district|years=1991–2007}} {{s-aft|after=[Tom Anzelc](/source/Tom_Anzelc)}} |- {{s-off}} {{s-bef|before=Ernest A. Lindstrom}} {{s-ttl|title=[Majority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/List_of_majority_leaders_of_the_Minnesota_House_of_Representatives)|years=1973–1981}} {{s-aft|after=Willis R. Eken}} |- {{s-bef|before=[Alan Welle](/source/Alan_Welle)}} {{s-ttl|title=[Majority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/List_of_majority_leaders_of_the_Minnesota_House_of_Representatives)|years=1993}} {{s-aft|after=[Phil Carruthers](/source/Phil_Carruthers)}} |- {{s-bef|before=[Dee Long](/source/Dee_Long)}} {{s-ttl|title=[Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/List_of_speakers_of_the_Minnesota_House_of_Representatives)|years=1993–1997}} {{s-aft|after=[Phil Carruthers](/source/Phil_Carruthers)}} {{s-end}} {{MNSpeakers}} {{MNHMajorityLeaders}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Irvin N.}} Category:1923 births Category:2008 deaths Category:University of Minnesota alumni Category:Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives Category:Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Category:Recipients of the Air Medal Category:People from International Falls, Minnesota Category:United States Navy pilots of World War II Category:Military personnel from Minnesota Category:21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature Category:20th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Irv Anderson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irv_Anderson) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irv_Anderson?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.