Senate 1911-14 (District 13)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Martin, Watonwan
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
8/26/1871
Birth Place:
Madelia, Minnesota
Birth County:
Blue Earth
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
11/5/1951
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
The Sturdy Little Yankee from Watonwan County
City of Residence (when first elected):
Madelia
Occupation (when first elected):
Engaged in the Practice of Law
EDUCATION
Grade School; Elementary School; Completed the 8th Grade
Curtiss Business College, Minneapolis; Postsecondary; Few Months
Studied Law; In a Madelia, Minnesota Law Office; Admitted to the Bar, 1898
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Postmaster:
Madelia, Minnesota (Appointed by President McKinley and President Roosevelt);
01/1899 to 07/1910
[Appointed]
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Historical Society (President);
19?? to 19??
Judge:
Fairmont, Minnesota (District Court Judge, Appointed by Governor Theodore Christianson);
1925 to 08/01/1948
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Marie
Children:
Two children: Anna (daughter), Howard (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was born on a farm near Madelia but in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. He was the youngest of 10 children. He moved to the village of Madelia, Minnesota in 1892. He moved to Fairmont, Minnesota around 1915.
He was President of the Martin County Historical Society.
According to his memorial in the Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 8, 1953, p. 1578, he was "called 'The Sturdy Little Yankee from Watonwan County.'"