House  1897-98  (District 48);  House  1899-1900  (District 59)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Populist
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Otter Tail
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            ??/??/1844
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth County: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Country: 
                                            Norway
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Death: 
                                            11/25/1903
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
                                    Other Names: 
                                    
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Underwood
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Farmer
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
                                
                                    Common Schools, Norway; At Least Elementary School; 
                                
                             
                            OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
                            
                                
                                
                                        
                                        
                                            County Board/Commissioner: 
                                            Otter Tail County, Minnesota (County Commissioner, 13 years); 
                         
                         18?? to 18??
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            Municipal Government: 
                                            Underwood?, Minnesota (Town Supervisor, 6 years); 
                         
                         18?? to 18??
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            Municipal Government: 
                                            Underwood?, Minnesota (Town Treasurer, 6 years); 
                         
                         18?? to 18??
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            Municipal Government: 
                                            Underwood?, Minnesota (Town Assessor, 6 years); 
                         
                         18?? to 18??