House  1927-32  (District 20);  Senate  1935-42  (District 20)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Dakota
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            ??/??/1898
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            West Saint Paul, Minnesota
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth County: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Country: 
                                            United States
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Death: 
                                            ??/??/1945
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
                                    Other Names: 
                                    
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    West Saint Paul
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Painter/Decorator Contractor
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
                                
                                    West St. Paul Schools; Elementary School; 
Mechanic Arts High School, St. Paul; Secondary; Graduate
                                
                             
                            OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
                            
                                
                                
                                        
                                        
                                            Municipal Council/Aldermen: 
                                            West St. Paul, Minnesota (City Council); 
                         
                         1922 to 1926
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                    
                             
                         
                        
                        
                            FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
                            
                                
	
                                    Spouse: 
                                    Elizabeth Broomhall
                                    Children: 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature: 
                                    
                                    
                                
                             
                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    He was in an automobile accident in 1942.  The disabling effects of the accident prevented his return to the Minnesota Legislature.  (In Memoriam)
He ran for Minnesota Lieutenant Governor in the 1944 election.
He died in South St. Paul, Minnesota.