House 1923-44 (District 19)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Goodhue
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
6/27/1875
Birth Place:
Roscoe Township, Minnesota
Birth County:
Goodhue
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1958
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Kenyon
Occupation (when first elected):
Editor, The Kenyon Leader Newspaper/Practicing Law/Formerly Taught School, 4 years
EDUCATION
Roscoe Schools; Elementary School;
Zumbrota High School; Secondary;
Business School; Postsecondary;
Normal School; Attended College;
State University, Law Department, Minnesota; Law Degree; 1902
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Council/Aldermen:
Kenyon, Minnesota (Village Council, President);
1??? to 1???
School Board/Administration:
Kenyon, Minnesota (School Board Member);
1??? to 1???
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Matilda Strandness (married on January 16, 1909; she died while he was in office); Widower
Children:
One child: Avery S. (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was born and raised on a farm.
He was a member of the Republican Party. (History of Goodhue County, Minnesota. Chicago: H.C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., 1909, p. 829.)