House 1913-14 (District 17); House 1915-16 (District 13)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Lyon
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
8/17/1872
Birth Place:
,
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Iceland
Date of Death:
9/15/1957
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Minneota
Occupation (when first elected):
Newspaper Editor and Publisher, The Minneota Mascot
EDUCATION
Quincy Common Schools, Illinois; Attended College; Business
Studied Law;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Postmaster:
Minneota (Appointed by President Roosevelt);
? to 1912
School Board/Administration:
Minneota, Minnesota (School Board; 24 years);
[Dates Unknown]
State Board/Commission/Council:
State Tax Commission;
1925 to 1935
[Appointed]
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Board of Tax Appeals (Chairman);
1939 to 1955
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Ingibjorg Augustine Hurdal (married in 1903)
Children:
Six children: Valdimar, Hjalmar, Bjorn, Helga, Stefania, Jon
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to America when he was four years old.
He was a member of the Republican Party.
He died in Hennepin County, Minnesota and is buried in Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Minneota, Lyon County, Minnesota.
Religion provided by a relative and his obituary. He was a member of the Icelandic Lutheran Synod.