House 1909-14 (District 42); Senate 1915-18 (District 32)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1874
Birth Place:
Iowa
Birth County:
Pocahontas
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected):
Commercial Traveler
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was born on a farm.
He came to Minnesota in 1892.
He was the author of the Mothers' Pension Law, under which hundreds of mothers were enabled to keep their children at home. (Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1917, p. 604)