House 1949-62 (District 60); House 1963-68 (District 63)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Counties Served:
St. Louis
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
8/9/1905
Birth Place:
Sandstone, Minnesota
Birth County:
Pine
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
3/20/1991
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Kinney
Occupation (when first elected):
Railroad Telegrapher, Great Northern Railway Co.
EDUCATION
Buhl High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1925
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Judge:
Kinney, Minnesota (Village Justice of the Peace);
19?? to 19??
Municipal Mayor:
Kinney, Minnesota (Village Mayor);
19?? to 19??
Municipal Government:
Kinney, Minnesota (Village Volunteer Fire Department, 20 years);
19?? to 19??
Municipal Board/Commission:
Kinney, Minnesota (Village Trustee);
19?? to 19??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Irene
Children:
Three children: Loren S. Jr. (he died in 1933, before his dad served), and John (sons); Betty (daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to the Iron Range of Minnesota in 1912. He came to Kinney, Minnesota in 1929.
He was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and was a Liberal.
He was a member of Scottish Rites Bodies, the Masons, the Loyal Order of Moose, the Elks Lodge, and the Sportsmans Club.
He died at the Arrowhead Health Care Center in Virginia, Minnesota. His funeral was held at the Range Funeral Home in Virginia, Minnesota. He was buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Buhl, Minnesota.
He was a member of First Lutheran Church in Buhl, Minnesota.
Religion provided by his obituary.