Harry Sieben Sr.

Harry Albert Sieben II (August 23, 1914 - April 25, 1979) was a Minnesota politician and member of the Sieben political family.

Harry A. Sieben Sr.
United States marshal for Minnesota
In office
May 1, 1961 – 1962
Appointed byJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded byEnard Erickson
Succeeded byRay Hemenway
Regional director of the Small Business Administration for the Great Lakes region
In office
1962 – before 1971
Appointed byJohn F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson
Personal details
Born(1914-08-23)August 23, 1914
Hastings, Minnesota
DiedApril 25, 1979(1979-04-25) (aged 64)
Hastings, Minnesota
Political partyDemocratic–Farmer–Labor Party
RelationsKatie Sieben (grandchildren)
ChildrenHarry A. Sieben
Mike Sieben
Alma materWilliam Mitchell College of Law

Life

Sieben was born on August 23, 1914 in Hastings, Minnesota, where he lived all his life. His parents were Harry Albert Sieben (1890 - 1945) and Irene H. Buckley Sieben (1891 - 1982). On April 22, 1979, he suffered a stroke or a heart attack and was hospitalized.[1] He died shortly afterwards on April 25, 1979 in Hastings.[2]

Career

Sieben was a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) and ran for U.S. Congress for Minnesota's 2nd district in 1950 and 1954, but was ultimately unsuccessful.[3] Sieben was also a confidante of former Governors Orville Freeman and Karl Rolvaag.[3] Freeman appointed Sieben as liquor control commissioner in 1951 and later as the Minnesota highway safety director.[3] In 1951, he was also appointed acting director of the Office of Price Stabilization in Minnesota after being recommended for it by then-Senator Hubert Humphrey.[4]

He was appointed as U.S. Marshal for Minnesota by President John F. Kennedy on May 1, 1961,[5] but stepped down from the position in the summer of 1962 to become the regional director of the Small Business Administration for the Great Lakes Region.[6]

In 1966, at the age of 52, he graduated from William Mitchell College of Law[3] and worked as a lawyer before serving as chief clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota from 1971 until his death.[3][1]

Family & legacy

Harry Sieben is the father of former Minnesota House of Representatives Speaker of the House and Major General Harry A. Sieben and state representative Mike Sieben,[3] and the grandfather of Minnesota Senate Senator Katie Sieben. Sieben was also the brother of Major General James G. Sieben, who served as Adjutant General of the Minnesota National Guard.[3]

Sieben's grandfather, J. George Sieben, was a three-time mayor of Hastings and served on its city council for twelve years, in addition to owning and operating a pharmacy business located in Hastings. J. George was also a member of the Knights of Columbus, the St. Boniface Society and an honorary lifetime member of the Minnesota State Pharmaceutical Association.

The Sieben family arrived in the United States from Firmenich, near Cologne, Germany, in the then Kingdom of Prussia, in 1847.

References
  1. "Harry Sieben Sr. Hospitalized at Hastings". Star Tribune. 1979-04-24. p. 24. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  2. "Worth Noting". The Minneapolis Star. 1979-04-27. p. 3. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  3. Davies, Tom; Stone, Doug (April 27, 1979). "Sieben death adds to Legislature gloom". Minneapolis Tribune.
  4. "Hastings Man Named Price Head for Minnesota". Star Tribune. 1951-02-17. p. 15. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  5. "Sieben Sworn in as U.S. Marshal". The Minneapolis Star. 1961-05-01. p. 9. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  6. Freeman, Haley (July 2017). "Attorney of the Month William R. Sieben". Attorney at Law Magazine. Minnesota Edition.
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