Senate  1873-74  (District 41);  House  1883-84  (District 43)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Not Available
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Otter Tail, Pembina (defunct), Polk, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            ??/??/1844
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth County: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Country: 
                                            Sweden
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Death: 
                                            
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
                                    Other Names: 
                                    J.G.
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Parkers Prairie
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Farmer
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
                            OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
                            
                                
                                
                                        
                                        
                                            Military: 
                                            7th Regiment (United States Civil War); 
                         
                         1862 to 186?
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                    
                             
                         
                        
                        
                            FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
                            
                                
	
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                                    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature: 
                                    
                                    
                                
                             
                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    He came to Minnesota in 1854.  He moved to Chisago County, Minnesota after the United States Civil War.  He moved to Ottertail County, Minnesota in 1868.
The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873 lists Jasper as his city of residence.  All other sources list Parkers Prairie.