House  1959-62  (District 57);  House  1963-66  (District 61);  House  1967-68  (District 61A)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Cook, Lake, St. Louis
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            4/1/1911
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            Rainy River, Ontario
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth County: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Country: 
                                            Canada
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Death: 
                                            3/27/1989
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                             Lutheran
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
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                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Two Harbors
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    High School Science, Math, Agriculture, and Industrial Arts Teacher, Two Harbors Schools
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
                                
                                    Eveleth Public Schools; Elementary School; 
Eveleth Public Schools; Secondary; Graduate, 1929
Eveleth Junior College; Junior College/Community College; 
University of Minnesota; B.S.; 1935
University of Minnesota, Duluth; M.A.; 1963
                                
                             
                            OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
                            
                                
                                
                                        
                                        
                                            County Board/Commissioner: 
                                            Lake County, Minnesota (Centennial Committee); 
                         
                         19?? to 19??
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                    
                             
                         
                        
                        
                            FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
                            
                                
	
                                    Spouse: 
                                    Gladys Johnson
                                    Children: 
                                    Three children: Julie and Mary (daughters), Dana (son)
                                    
                                    
                                    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature: 
                                    
                                    
                                
                             
                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    He moved to Eveleth, Minnesota when he was a child, with his parents.  He moved to Northfield, Minnesota in 1986.
He died in Northfield, Minnesota.  His funeral was held at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Two Harbors, Minnesota.  He was buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Two Harbors, Minnesota.
Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1967-68.