Senate 1903-06 (District 42)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
10/8/1861
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Tromsoe
Birth Country:
Norway
Date of Death:
??/??/1911
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Episcopalian
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected):
Lawyer
EDUCATION
Richfield District Schools; Elementary School; Winter
Minneapolis High School; Secondary;
Red Wing Seminary; College Graduate; Theology, 6 Years
Studied Law; Admitted to Practice, Hennepin County; around 1884
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Governor Staff:
Minnesota Governor's Office (Inspector General, 3 years);
1??? to 1???
Municipal Board/Commission:
Minneapolis, Minnesota (Charter Commission);
1898 to 1898
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Gretchen Goebel (married on January 4, 1883)
Children:
One child: (daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Hennepin County, Minnesota in 1868.
"Mr. Gjertsen is a Republican and takes an active interest in local and national politics. (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 128)
He was a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons.
"In his church connections he is an Episcopalian and an active member of that denomination." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 128)
Religion provided by Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897.