House 1965-66 (District 49); House 1967-72 (District 43B)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Counties Served:
Ramsey
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
4/9/1921
Birth Place:
Brownton, Minnesota
Birth County:
McLeod
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
10/19/2009
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Baptist
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Paul
Occupation (when first elected):
Physician
EDUCATION
Hutchinson Schools; At Least Elementary School;
Brownton Schools; At Least Elementary School;
St. Paul Schools; At Least Elementary School;
University of Minnesota, Medical School; M.D.; 1952
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Governor's Commission on Status of Women;
19?? to 19??
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Governor's Commission on Health and Rehabilitation;
19?? to 19??
Military:
United States Navy (World War II, Submarines, Pharmacist Mate);
1942 to 1945
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Norma J. Seaquist (married on December 31, 1946)
Children:
Four adopted children: Jean, Marianne, and Delores (daughters); Philip (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was born in rural McLeod County.
He contracted and recovered from Hodgkins lymphoma in 1993.
His funeral was held on October 23, 2009 at First Baptist Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minnesota.
He was a member of First Baptist Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Religion provided by his obituary.