House 1887-90 (District 6); Senate 1891-98 (District 8)
Party when first elected: Not Available
Counties Served:
Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1844 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Norway
Date of Death:
??/??/1915
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Erick, E.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Windom
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his birth year as 1842. The Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1889, 1893, 1895 and 1897 list 1844.
Toensing and the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1889 list his first name as Erick. The Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1893, 1895 and 1897 list Eric.
He came to the United States in 1864. He moved to Minnesota in 1869 or 1870.