Senate 1951-62 (District 57); Senate 1963-64 (District 61)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Counties Served:
Cook, Lake, St. Louis
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
2/10/1889
Birth Place:
Scipio, Indiana
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
8/1/1964
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Presbyterian
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Duluth
Occupation (when first elected):
Civil Engineer/General Contractor/Concrete Products Manufacturer
EDUCATION
University of London, England; Attended College; 1918-1919
Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana; B.S.; Civil Engineering, 1913
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Board/Commission:
Duluth, Minnesota (Minnesota-Wisconsin Joint Committee on the Construction of the Duluth-Superior High Bridge, Chair));
19?? to 19??
Military:
United States Corps of Engineers (World War I, European Theatre; Captain, Major);
1918 to 1919
Municipal Board/Commission:
Duluth, Minnesota (City Board of Appeals);
1936 to 1941
Military:
United States Corps of Engineers (World War II, Europe Theatre, once; Pacific Theatre, twice; Colonel);
1940 to 1946
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Annabelle Dunning (married in 1918)
Children:
Three children: Gordon H. Jr., Robert D., and John T. (sons)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Duluth, Minnesota in 1914.
He was a member of the Glen Avon Masonic Lodge, Elks, Eagles, Kitchi Gamma Club, St. Louis County Historical Society, and the Duluth Symphony Association.
He was a member of the Glen Avon Presbyterian Church.
Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1951.