House  1915-16  (District 41)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Ramsey
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            5/28/1881
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            Dubuque, Iowa
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth County: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Country: 
                                            United States
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Death: 
                                            5/1/1958
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
                                    Other Names: 
                                    
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Saint Paul
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Engaged by Cook Construction Co.
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
                                
                                    St. Paul Public Schools; At Least Elementary School; 
St. Paul College of Law; Attended Law School; 
                                
                             
                            OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
                            
                                
                                
                            
                         
                        
                        
                            FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
                            
                                
	
                                    Spouse: 
                                    Single; Married in 1920 to Mildred McLaggan
                                    Children: 
                                    Six children
                                    
                                    
                                    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature: 
                                    
                                    
                                
                             
                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    He came to St. Paul, Minnesota in June 1882.
He is interned in Resurrection Cemetery in Mendota Heights, Minnesota.