Joseph A. A. Burnquist

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Joseph Alfred Arner Burnquist
19th Governor of Minnesota
In office December 30, 1915 – January 5, 1921
Lieutenant	George H. Sullivan Thomas Frankson
Preceded by	Winfield Scott Hammond
Succeeded by	J. A. O. Preus
20th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
In office January 7, 1913 – December 30, 1915
Governor	Adolph Olson Eberhart Winfield Scott Hammond
Preceded by	Samuel Y. Gordon
Succeeded by	George H. Sullivan
21st Attorney General of Minnesota
In office January 2, 1939 – January 3, 1955
Governor	Harold Stassen Edward John Thye Luther Youngdahl C. Elmer Anderson
Preceded by	William S. Ervin
Succeeded by	Miles Lord
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office 1909–1912
Personal details
Born	(1879-07-21)July 21, 1879 Dayton, Iowa
Died	January 12, 1961(1961-01-12) (aged 81) Minneapolis, Minnesota
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Mary Louise Cross  ​ (m. 1906)​
Alma mater	University of Minnesota Law School
Profession	Lawyer, politician

Joseph Alfred Arner Burnquist (July 21, 1879 – January 12, 1961) was an American attorney and Republican politician in Minnesota. He served in the Minnesota State Legislature from 1909 to 1911, was elected the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota in 1912, and then served as the 19th Governor of Minnesota from December 30, 1915, to January 5, 1921. He became governor after the death of Governor Winfield Scott Hammond (1863–1915).

Elected in 1938, Burnquist returned to serve as Minnesota Attorney General from January 2, 1939, until January 3, 1955, establishing what is now the second-longest record of continuous service in that position.^[1]