Senate  1903-06  (District 11)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Republican
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Blue Earth
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            6/23/1870
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            Varmland, 
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth County: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Country: 
                                            Sweden
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Death: 
                                            12/4/1944
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
                                    Other Names: 
                                    A.O.
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Mankato
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Lawyer/Director; First National Bank, Mankato
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
                                
                                    Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota; College Graduate; With Top Honors, 1895
Studied Law; Office of Judge Cray; Mankato, Minnesota
                                
                             
                            OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
                            
                                
                                
                                        
                                        
                                            Judicial Administration: 
                                            United States Courts, District of Minnesota (District Commissioner); 
                         
                         1??? to 1???
                                            [Appointed]
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            Judicial Administration: 
                                            United States Circuit and District Courts (Deputy Clerk); 
                         
                         1??? to 1???
                                            [Appointed]
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            State Lieutenant Governor: 
                                            Minnesota; 
                         
                         01/07/1907 to 09/21/1909
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            State Governor: 
                                            Minnesota; 
                         
                         09/21/1909 to 01/05/1915
                                            [Appointed]