House 1933-36 (District 57); Senate 1937-49 (District 57)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Cook, Lake, St. Louis
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
1/22/1894
Birth Place:
Spokane, Washington
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
7/26/1949
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Episcopalian
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
C.A.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Duluth
Occupation (when first elected):
Practicing Attorney; Jenswold, Jenswold and Dahle Law Firm
EDUCATION
Brownsdale Schools; Elementary School;
Pillsbury Academy, Owatonna; Secondary; Graduate, 1911
University of Wisconsin; B.A.; 1915
University of Minnesota, Law School; Law Degree; 1920; Admitted to the Bar, 1920
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
United States Army, 313th Supply Train, 88th Division (World War I, France, American Expeditionary Forces, Battalion Sergeant Major);
02/08/1918 to 04/15/1919
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Helen C. Jenswold (married in 1922)
Children:
Two children: Natalie and John N.
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1898, with his parents.
He was a member of Delta Tau Delta and Phi Delta Chi fraternities. He was a member of the Masonic Order and Elks.
He was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
He died from accidental drowning while on a fishing trip at Kabetogama Lake in Minnesota.
Religion provided by the Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 9, 1951.