House 1923-28 (District 51)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Todd
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1875
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Norway
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Staples
Occupation (when first elected):
Farming/Real Estate/Formerly in Mining/Former Printer
EDUCATION
Public Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Four children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Decorah, Iowa in 1881 with his parents. He moved to North Dakota in 1882 and later settled in Britton, South Dakota. He went to Alaska in the Klondike gold rush of 1897-1898. He came to Minnesota in 1910.