House 1963-66 (District 10); House 1967-70 (District 10A)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Counties Served:
Faribault
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
2/27/1931
Birth Place:
Blue Earth, Minnesota
Birth County:
Faribault
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Blue Earth
Occupation (when first elected):
Grain and Livestock Farmer
EDUCATION
Faribault County Public Schools; Elementary School; One Room Grade School
Faribault County Public Schools; Secondary; Graduate
St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota; B.A.; Liberal Arts/Speech, 1953
Harvard University; M.P.A.; Public Administration, 1966
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
United States Army (Far East);
1954 to 1956
State Secretary of State:
Minnesota;
01/04/1971 to 01/05/1975
[Elected]
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Public Service Commission;
1975 to 1978
U.S. Representative:
1st Congressional District, Minnesota;
01/15/1979 to 01/03/1983
[Elected]
U.S. Executive Branch:
U.S. Peace Corps, Jamaica (Country Director);
1983 to 1985
U.S. Executive Branch:
U.S. Peace Corps (Associate Director);
1986 to 1989
U.S. Executive Branch:
U.S. Department of Energy (Principal Deputy/Acting Assistant Secretary for International Affairs);
1989 to 1993