Senate 1931-38 (District 34)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
3/4/1893
Birth Place:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Birth County:
Hennepin
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
3/20/1957
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected):
Advertising Sales Executive/Former Associate, A.R. Rogers Lumber Company/Former Employee, Bureau of Engraving, Minneapolis
EDUCATION
Minneapolis Public Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
United States Army, 48th or 58th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division, Company M (World War I, France, Captain of Infantry and Commander, he was wounded in battle, awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, and the Purple Heart);
191? to 19??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Meta Torney (married on August 1, 1923)
Children:
Two children: Torney and Robert George Jr. (sons)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was wounded in battle during World War I and never fully recovered from his wounds.
He died in Minneapolis, Minnesota.