Senate 1955-66 (District 5)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Counties Served:
Dodge, Mower
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
4/18/1904
Birth Place:
McKinley, Minnesota
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
9/13/1991
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Presbyterian
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Pete, P. J.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Austin
Occupation (when first elected):
Director; Adult Agricultural Program, Austin Public Schools
EDUCATION
McKinley Public Schools; At Least Elementary School; Graduate
Gilbert High School; Secondary; Graduate
University of Minnesota; B.A.; Agriculture, 1927
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota State Fair Board (Member);
19?? to 19??
County Board/Commissioner:
Mower County Fair (Secretary);
19?? to 19??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Margaret (married in 1931)
Children:
One child: Elizabeth Ann (daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He grew up on the Iron Range.
He "caucuses with the conservatives." ("Know your Legislators," Minneapolis Star, November 28, 1960).
He was a member of the Osman Temple of the Shrine in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was a member of Rotary.
He was a member of the boards of the Mower county historical society, Minnesota Historical society and the Minnesota State fair.
Religion provided by his 1955 profile.