House 1907-10 (District 58); Senate 1915-18 (District 47)
Party when first elected: Prohibition
Counties Served:
Douglas, Pope
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
10/11/1864
Birth Place:
Tryssil Hamar Stift,
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Norway
Date of Death:
10/31/1922
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
E.E.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Alexandria
Occupation (when first elected):
Temperance Lecturer
EDUCATION
Wraaman's Academy; Secondary;
Augsburg Seminary; Postsecondary;
State University, Minnesota; Attended College;
Willmar Seminary; Postsecondary;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Martha Nordby
Children:
Had children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1867.
He was raised on a farm near Holmes City, Minnesota.
He was a candidate for governor on the prohibition ticket in the 1912 election (Minneapolis Star, November 1, 1922).
He was a member of the Swedish Augustana synod.
Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1909.