# Henry N. Benson *American lawyer and Republican politician who served as Minnesota Attorney General from 1929 to 1933* Henry Nathaniel Benson, Sr. (August 1, 1872 – May 10, 1960) was a [[Minnesota]] lawyer and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] politician.[^1] He held the office of [[Minnesota Attorney General]] from 1929 to 1933. Before that, he sat in the Minnesota State Senate from 1911 to 1923.[^1] Benson was a native of Norseland in [[Nicollet County, Minnesota]], and his parents were Peter Benson and Malena (Pehrson) Benson.[^1] He completed a bachelor's degree at Gustavus Adolphus College in 1893. Two years later, in 1895, he earned a Juris Doctor at the [[University of Minnesota Law School]].[^1] He based his law practice in St. Peter, where he held the post of city attorney. He also sat as probate judge for Nicollet County.[^1] After his attorney-general term ended in 1933, Benson returned to private practice in St. Peter.[^1] Within the Augustana Lutheran Church, he chaired the Committee for the Augustana Pension Fund and led the church's Lutheran Brotherhood as president.[^1] He died at a St. Peter hospital on May 10, 1960, from complications that followed a hip fracture and the surgery to treat it.[^1] The source cited here records his offices and their dates. It does not document any filing, opinion or enactment issued during his tenure as attorney general.[^1] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - Henry Nathaniel Benson, Sr., lawyer and politician, active in the Republican Party; born August 1, 1872, died May 10, 1960.[^1] - Son of Peter Benson and Malena (Pehrson) Benson.[^1] ### What - Minnesota Attorney General, 1929–1933.[^1] - Member of the Minnesota State Senate, 1911–1923.[^1] - St. Peter city attorney; Nicollet County probate judge.[^1] - Chairman, Committee for the Augustana Pension Fund; president, Lutheran Brotherhood of the Augustana Lutheran Church.[^1] ### When - Bachelor's degree, Gustavus Adolphus College, 1893; Juris Doctor, University of Minnesota Law School, 1895.[^1] - State Senate, 1911–1923; Attorney General, 1929–1933; died May 10, 1960.[^1] ### Where - Born in Norseland, Nicollet County; practiced law in St. Peter, Minnesota, before and after his attorney-general term; died in St. Peter.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Henry N. Benson* (revision 1365582907, retrieved 2026-10-25), CC BY-SA 4.0 — Benson's birth and parentage, education, local offices, State Senate service (1911–1923), attorney-general tenure (1929–1933), church offices, and death. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_N._Benson