Senate 1959-62 (District 11); Senate 1963-72 (District 19); Senate 1973-76 (District 26)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Counties Served:
Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
12/4/1906
Birth Place:
Worthington, Minnesota
Birth County:
Nobles
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
7/2/1981
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Worthington
Occupation (when first elected):
Livestock Farmer, Swine
EDUCATION
Nobles County Public Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Legislative Building Commission;
19?? to 19??
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Hog Cholera Eradication Committee (First Appointed by Governor Elmer Andersen, Reappointed by Governors Karl Rolvaag, Harold LeVander, and Wendell Anderson);
1962 to 197?
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Martha
Children:
Four children: Two daughters and two sons, Linden (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was born on a farm near Lake Ocheda in Minnesota.
He was a member of the Republican Party.
He served on the Advisory Council to the Institute of Agriculture at the University of Minnesota. His portrait was hung in the Livestock Hall of Fame at the University of Minnesota in 1967.
He died after a long illness in Worthington, Minnesota. His funeral was held at First Lutheran Church in Worthington, Minnesota. He was buried in the Worthington Cemetery in Minnesota.
He was a member of the Minnesota Synod of the Lutheran Church of America and attended First Lutheran Church in Worthington, Minnesota.
Religion provided by the Catholic Bulletin, 3/21/1975 and MN Legislative Manual, 1975-76.