House 1907-14 (District 22); Senate 1915-18 (District 23)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Renville
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
7/24/1878
Birth Place:
Renville, Minnesota
Birth County:
Renville
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
6/13/1951
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
N.J., Nate
City of Residence (when first elected):
Renville
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Renville Public Schools; Elementary School;
Renville High School; Secondary;
University of Minnesota, School of Agriculture; College Graduate; Class Orator, Spring 1902
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Government:
Sacred Heart, Minnesota (Township Supervisor, 3 years);
1??? to 1???
School Board/Administration:
Renville, Minnesota (School Board);
1??? to 1???
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota State Horticultural Society (Honorary Life Member);
19?? to 06/13/1951
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota State Board of Grain Appeals (Appointed by Governor Burnquist);
1918 to 1919
[Appointed]
State Agency:
Minnesota Department of Agriculture (Commissioner, First One);
1919 to 1931
[Appointed]
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission;
1940 to 1952
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Single (when first elected); Hilda M. Peterson (married on June 3, 1908)
Children:
Two children: Edith (born while he was in office, daughter), (son, died in infancy)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was of Swedish ancestry.
He was born in a log home on a farm in Sacred Heart Township, Minnesota.
He called the first meeting of the group that created Land O'Lakes Creameries.
He was a Master Mason in the Ancient Landmark Lodge of St. Paul, a member of the Masonic Veteran Association of Minnesota, director of the American-Swedish Institute of Arts, Literature and Science; member of the Renville County Historical Society, and a member of the Ramsey County Garden Club.
He died from a heart attack in the City Council Chambers in St. Paul, Minnesota.
He was a member of Augustana Lutheran Church, and Grace Lutheran University
Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1953, and the Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 8, 1953.