Original sentence: Born in Frederick, South Dakota, he was elected the 31st Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota in 1942, and became the 26th Governor of Minnesota in 1943 when Governor Harold Stassen resigned to join the United States Navy
Edited sentence: After serving in the Army Air Corps during World War I, Thye became a tractor expert and salesman for the Deere and Webber Company of Minneapolis.His family moved to a farm near Northfield, Minnesota, when he was a young boy.In 1922 he resigned to become manager and, later owner of a dairy farm near Northfield.In 1929, Thye was elected president of the Dakota County Farm Bureau.In 1942, Thye married Myrtle Ennor Oliver.Thye married Hazel Ramage in 1921; she died in 1936.Thye was appointed as Minnesota's Dairy and Food Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Agriculture (1939-1942).Thye was born near Frederick, South Dakota, the son of Andrew J.Thye was elected the 31st Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota in 1942, and became the 26th Governor of Minnesota in 1943 when Governor Harold Stassen resigned to join the United States Navy.Thye, a Norwegian immigrant farmer