Senate 1943-58 (District 52)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Cass, Itasca
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
3/24/1891
Birth Place:
Sanborn, Wisconsin
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
8/6/1968
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Catholic
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Grand Rapids
Occupation (when first elected):
Owner and Operator, Riverside Hotel
EDUCATION
Grand Rapids High School; Secondary;
Valparaiso University, Indiana; Attended College;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Postmaster:
Cohasset, Minnesota;
1??? to 1917
Military:
United States Army (World War I);
1917 to 1919
County Government:
Itasca County, Minnesota (County Sheriff);
1923 to 1927
Military:
Itasca County, Minnesota (World War II, County Draft Board, Chair);
194? to 194?
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Nell Shannon
Children:
One child: James G. (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to the Grand Rapids-Cohasset area of Itasca County, Minnesota in 1900. He lived in Victorville, California from 1959-1962. He returned to Grand Rapids, Minnesota in 1962.
He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Lions Club, and the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
He died in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
Religion provided by the Minnesota Journal of the Senate.