Senate 1935-50 (District 43)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Washington
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
1/29/1889
Birth Place:
Stillwater, Minnesota
Birth County:
Washington
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
10/30/1992
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Episcopalian
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Stillwater
Occupation (when first elected):
Lawyer
EDUCATION
Stillwater Public Schools; Elementary School;
Stillwater High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1907
College; B.A.; 1911
St. Paul College of Law; LL.B.; 1914
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Board of Regents:
University of Minnesota;
01/28/1953 to 04/10/1959
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Pauline (married on June 2, 1915)
Children:
Three children: Josephine "Jo" and Catharine (daughters), Karl (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his death year as 1958(?). His obituaries in the Star Tribune and St. Paul Pioneer Press say he died on October 30, 1992 at the age of 103. Another article indicates that he was still alive in 1987.
He was of German ancestry on his father's side.
He was a member of the Lions Club, Elks, and Masonic Lodge.
He died at Greeley Health Care Center in Stillwater, Minnesota. His funeral was held at Ascension Episcopal Church in Stillwater, Minnesota.
Religion provided by his obituary.