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Hilberg Peterson
House 1951-52 (District 47)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Counties Served:
Pope
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
10/23/1889
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Norway
Date of Death:
8/18/1971
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Glenwood
Occupation (when first elected):
Superintendent of Schools
EDUCATION
Red Wing Seminary Academy; Secondary; (this was also a Junior College, it's unclear which one he attended)
University of Minnesota; B.A.; 1920, Education
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
Reserve Officers Training Corps, and Student Army Training Corps;
19?? to 19??
School Board/Administration:
Bristol, South Dakota (Superintendent of Schools);
19?? to 19??
School Board/Administration:
Morgan, Brandon, Villard, and Grasston, Minnesota (Superintendent of Schools);
19?? to 19??
Military:
United States Armed Forces (World War I);
191? to 19??
County Government:
Pope County, Minnesota (County Superintendent);
1935 to 1943
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Blanche Merrell
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to the United States from Norway in 1908.
He was a long time member of Glenwood Lutheran Church according to the memorial service in the House of Representatives on April 19, 1973..
Elected:
11/7/1950
Residence:
Glenwood
Term of Office:
1/1/1951 to 1/4/1953
Oath Date:
1/2/1951
Counties Represented:
Pope
Occupation:
Superintendent of Schools
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
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Civil Administration
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Education
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Insurance
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Towns and Counties
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Welfare
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