Editing Andrew Volstead (section)

{{Short description|American politician (1860–1947)}}
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| name                = Andrew Volstead
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| state               = [[Minnesota]]
| district            = [[Minnesota's 7th congressional district|7th]]
| term_start          = March 4, 1903
| term_end            = March 3, 1923
| predecessor         = [[Frank Eddy]]
| successor           = [[Ole J. Kvale]]
| birth_name          = Andrew John Volstead
| birth_date          = October 31, 1859
| birth_place         = [[Kenyon, Minnesota|Kenyon]], [[Minnesota]], U.S.
| death_date          = {{death date and age|1947|1|20|1859|10|31}}
| death_place         = [[Granite Falls, Minnesota|Granite Falls]], [[Minnesota]], U.S.
| restingplace        = Granite Falls Cemetery
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'''Andrew John Volstead''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|v|ɒ|l|s|t|ɛ|d}}) (October 31, 1859 &ndash; January 20, 1947) was an American member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Minnesota]], 1903–1923, and a member of the [[United States Republican Party|Republican Party]]. His name is closely associated with the National Prohibition Act of 1919, usually called the [[Volstead Act]]. The act was the [[enabling legislation]] for the enforcement of [[Prohibition in the United States]] beginning in 1920.