Senate 1959-72 (District 1); Senate 1973-76 (District 35)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Counties Served:
Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
3/17/1911
Birth Place:
Choice, Minnesota
Birth County:
Fillmore
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
12/27/1977
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Lew
City of Residence (when first elected):
Mabel
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer/Breeder of Registered Livestock
EDUCATION
Choice Rural School; Elementary School;
Mabel High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1930
University of Minnesota; Attended College;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Board/Commissioner:
Fillmore County, Minnesota (County Commissioner);
1953 to 1959
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Gloria or Georgia Spande (married on August 24, 1938)
Children:
Three children: Neil and Brian (sons), Martha (daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Special Legislative Concerns: highways, welfare, local government.
He was born in Preble Township, Minnesota.
"A Republican, Larson served in the Senate from 1958 until 1976." (Obituary, Minneapolis Star, December 29, 1977)
He was a member of the Caledonia Masonic Lodge.
He died from respiratory problems at Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, Wisconsin. His funeral was held at Scheie Lutheran Church, or First Lutheran Church in Mabel, Minnesota. He was buried in the Scheie Lutheran Church Cemetery.
He was a member of Scheie Lutheran Church near Mabel, Minnesota.
Religion provided by the Catholic Bulletin, 3/21/1975.