House  1915-18  (District 21);  Senate  1919-22  (District 21)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Carver, Scott
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            6/7/1871
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            Watertown Township, Minnesota
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth County: 
                                            Carver
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Country: 
                                            United States
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Death: 
                                            10/27/1924
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
                                    Other Names: 
                                    Wm., W.J.
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Waconia
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Interested in Farmers' State Bank of Waconia
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
                                
                                    Carver County Common Schools; At Least Elementary School; 
St. Cloud Normal School; Attended College; 
                                
                             
                            OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
                            
                                
                                
                                        
                                        
                                            Municipal Council/Aldermen: 
                                            Waconia, Minnesota (Village Council, President); 
                         
                         1??? to 1???
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            Municipal Government: 
                                            Waconia, Minnesota (Village Recorder); 
                         
                         1??? to 1???
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            School Board/Administration: 
                                            Waconia, Minnesota (School Board Member and Clerk); 
                         
                         1??? to 1???
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                    
                             
                         
                        
                        
                            FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
                            
                                
	
                                    Spouse: 
                                    Married
                                    Children: 
                                    Two children: Helen and Clarence
                                    
                                    
                                    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature: 
                                    
                                    
                                
                             
                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    He was born on a farm.
He died of an accidental gun discharge, while hunting in Coleraine, Minnesota.