House 1901-10 (District 60)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Becker, Clay, Wilkin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
10/4/1856 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Wisconsin
Birth County:
Dane
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
2/12/1941
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Baptist
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Breckenridge
Occupation (when first elected):
Farming/Practicing Law
EDUCATION
Eau Claire Public Schools, Wisconsin; Elementary School; Until He Was 14 Years Old
Studied Law; Admitted to the Bar, 1888
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Judge:
Minnesota (Justice);
18?? to 1???
Judicial Administration:
Wilkin County, Minnesota (Clerk of the District Court, 10 years);
18?? to 1???
[Elected]
Municipal Board/Commission:
Minnesota (Village Trustee, President of the Board);
18?? to 1???
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Sadie E. Langford (married on January 17, 1889)
Children:
Four children (only two listed when he was in office): Carroll V. (served as a Page) and Donald J. (sons, while in office); Wilson and Kenneth (sons)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his birth year as 1857. A relative and Progressive Men of Minnesota 1897 list 1856.
He moved to Minnesota in 1878.
He was the editor of the Breckenridge Mercury newspaper in 1890. He was the editorial chair of the Wilkin County Gazette newspaper in 1893.
He was a member of the Masons.
He died in Winter Haven, Florida. He was buried in Florida.
Death date, and death location provided by a relative.
Religion provided by Progressive Men of Minnesota 1897. It states he attends the Baptist church although he is not a member.