House 1911-12 (District 60); House 1917-18 (District 49)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Clay
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
4/7/1860
Birth Place:
Rollag
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Norway
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Rollag
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer/Former Dry Goods and Grocery Business, Kindred, North Dakota
EDUCATION
Zumbrota Public Schools; At Least Elementary School;
Pine Island Public Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to the United States in May 1866 with his parents and settled in Iowa County, Wisconsin. They moved to Goodhue County, Minnesota in 1868. He moved to North Dakota in 1879. He returned to Minnesota in 1884.