Senate 1923-50 (District 62)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Beltrami, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
5/31/1877
Birth Place:
Motley, Minnesota
Birth County:
Cass
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
5/15/1955
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
H.A.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Bemidji
Occupation (when first elected):
Locomotive Engineer, Minnesota and International
EDUCATION
Minnesota Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Council/Aldermen:
Bemidji, Minnesota (City Council, 2 years );
19?? to 19??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Anna Belle Swanson (married in 1899); Cassie Bertha Smith (second wife, married in 1913)
Children:
Five children (with his first wife): Raymond, Roy, Clarence, Harry, and John (sons)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was of Irish ancestry.
He was born near Motley, Minnesota. He was said to be the first white child born in Cass County, Minnesota. (Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1923)
He moved to Bemidji, Minnesota in 1907. He moved to Hot Springs, Arkansas in 1951.
He was a member of the Bemidji, Minnesota Masonic Lodge.
He died in the Northern Pacific Railroad Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota.