House 1969-72 (District 41)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
11/17/1931
Birth Place:
Satanta, Kansas
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
1/17/2013
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected):
Former Elementary School Teacher
EDUCATION
University of Minnesota; B.A.; Summa Cum Laude, 1954
George Washington University; M.A.; Government
University of Minnesota; Ph.D.; 1970
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Agency:
Tennessee Department of Mental Health;
19?? to 19??
U.S. Executive Branch:
United States Foreign Service (Germany, Pakistan, and Washington);
1958 to 1968
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Marie Schmidtke (married in 1953)
Children:
Four children: Rosemarie, Eileen, Douglas, and Bruce
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was a member of the Republican Party.
He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
"In 1956 he began a 10-year career as a foreign service officer for the U.S. Infonmation Agency (part of the State Department), and realized his dream of seeing the world through postings in Acca. Bangladesh (then known as East Pakistan), and several postings in Germany. Everywhere he lived he took the opportunity to travel widely, especially throughout Europe." (Star Tribune obituary, January 20, 2013)