House 1947-62 (District 19); Senate 1963-66 (District 6)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Counties Served:
Goodhue
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
1/13/1899
Birth Place:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Birth County:
Hennepin
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
2/3/1976
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Presbyterian
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
C.G.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Red Wing
Occupation (when first elected):
Retired Minister, First Presbyterian Church, Red Wing/Commercial Bee Keeping
EDUCATION
Minneapolis Public Schools; At Least Elementary School;
Michigan Public Schools; At Least Elementary School;
Moody Institute; Postsecondary;
University of Chicago, Illinois; Attended College;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Edith Laura Pritchard
Children:
Two children: Mrs. E.B. Barrett, and Grace (daughters)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
"He was the first author of the Minnesota Fair Employment Practices Act." (Rochester Post-Bulletin, February 4, 1976, p. 36)
He was the Secretary of the Independent Conservative Legislators' Committee.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Senate district 6 election in 1966.
He died in Mesa, Arizona. His funeral and burial occurred in Mesa, Arizona.
He served in the ministry of the Presbyterian church for 25 years - until 1945.