Senate 1959-62 (District 49); Senate 1963-72 (District 56)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Counties Served:
Clay, Wilkin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
11/10/1927
Birth Place:
Chicago, Illinois
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
4/5/1993
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
W.B., Bill
City of Residence (when first elected):
Moorhead
Occupation (when first elected):
Lawyer, Dosland and Dosland Law Firm
EDUCATION
Chicago High Schools, Illinois; Secondary; Graduate
Concordia College, Moorhead; B.A.; 1949
University of Minnesota, Law School; LL.B.; 1954
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
United States Navy (World War II);
194? to 194?
Military:
United States Naval Reserve (Korean War);
195? to 195?
Board of Regents:
University of Minnesota;
1978 to 1984
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Donna Mae Mathisen (married in September 1956)
Children:
Two children: Susan (daughter), David (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Randy P. Kamrath
- Son-in-Law
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to Moorhead, Minnesota right after World War II. He moved to Fargo, North Dakota in 1992.
He was a member of the Republican party. (St. Paul Pioneer Press and Fargo-Moorhead Forum Obituaries)
He died at Valley Lutheran Hospital in Mesa, Arizona, while on vacation.