Cover of Time Magazine (March 29, 1926)

Andrew John Volstead (October 31, 1860 – January 20, 1947) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota from 1903 to 1923. An absolute teetotaler, he wrote the Volstead Act which enforced Prohibition in 1919. He was a member of the United States Republican Party. Image File history File links 1101260329_400. ... Image File history File links 1101260329_400. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The chamber of the United States House of Representatives is located in the south wing of the Capitol building, in Washington, D.C.. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States. ... State nickname: North Star State, The Land of 10,000 Lakes, The Gopher State Official languages None Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) Senators Mark Dayton (D) Norm Coleman (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 12th 225,365 km² 8. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Teetotalism is the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages. ... The National Prohibition Act of 1919, more popularly known as the Volstead Act, enforced the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, dealing with the prohibition of alcohol. ... Prohibition agents destroying barrels of alcohol. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...

Volstead was born in Kenyon, Minnesota to Norwegian parents. He was educated at St. Olaf College and became a lawyer. While in Congress, he served as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee from 1919 to 1923. He was defeated in his attempt to be elected to an 11th term in Congress in 1922. He then resumed the practice of law in Granite Falls, Minnesota where he died. Kenyon is a city located in Goodhue County, Minnesota. ... State nickname: North Star State, The Land of 10,000 Lakes, The Gopher State Official languages None Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) Senators Mark Dayton (D) Norm Coleman (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 12th 225,365 km² 8. ... St. ... U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, or (more commonly) the House Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. ... Granite Falls is a city located Yellow Medicine and Chippewa Counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. ... State nickname: North Star State, The Land of 10,000 Lakes, The Gopher State Official languages None Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) Senators Mark Dayton (D) Norm Coleman (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 12th 225,365 km² 8. ...

Volstead's home in Granite Falls is a National Historic Landmark. USS Constitution. ...

National Prohibition of Alcohol in the U.S.