House 1935-42 (District 30)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
11/13/1905
Birth Place:
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Birth County:
Ramsey
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
9/24/1981
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected):
Wholesale Paper Business, Minneapolis Paper Company
EDUCATION
Stockton High School, Stockton, California; Secondary; 1923
University of Minnesota; Attended College;
Minneapolis College of Law; Attended Law School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
United States Navy (World War II, Pacific Theater);
1941 to 1945
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Rachael Skatrud (married in 1950)
Children:
Two children: Margaret and Andrea (daughters)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He resigned from the Minnesota House on December 8, 1941 to enlist in the U.S. Navy one day after Pearl Harbor.
He was buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.