About Al Quie
Albert Harold "Al" Quie ( KWEE; September 18, 1923 – August 18, 2023) was an American politician and farmer from Minnesota. Quie served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Minnesota's 1st congressional district from 1958 to 1979 and as the 35th governor of Minnesota from 1979 to 1983. Regarded as a moderate Republican, Quie was considered by Ronald Reagan for his choice of a running mate for the office of Vice President of the United States during the 1980 presidential election. He was also on Gerald Ford's list for possible vice presidents following the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974. == Early life == The third of four children, Quie was born on September 18, 1923, on his family's farm in Wheeling Township, Rice County, Minnesota near Dennison, Minnesota, in Rice County, Minnesota. Three of his grandparents were Norwegian immigrants. The farm on which he was born and grew up on had been purchased by his grandfather upon returning to Minnesota from fighting in the American Civil War. A third-generation farmer, Quie grew up on the farm learning to ride horses and milk cows. Quie graduated from Northfield High School in Northfield, Minnesota, in 1942. He served in the United States Navy during World War II as a fighter pilot, finishing flight school just as the war ended.
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