House 1937-39 (District 12)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Pipestone
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1858
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Canada
Date of Death:
3/12/1939
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Thos.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Pipestone
Occupation (when first elected):
Practicing Medicine
EDUCATION
Country Schools; Elementary School;
Decorah Institute, Iowa; Secondary;
Medical Degree; Medicine
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota State Board of Medical Examiners (20 years; President, 1 term);
1??? to 1???
Municipal Mayor:
Pipestone, Minnesota (5 terms);
19?? to 19??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Four children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was 1/4 German ancestry.
He was raised on a farm in Iowa.
He moved to Murray County, Minnesota in 1877, with his parents. He moved to Pipestone, Minnesota around 1904.
He was a collector of German memorabilia which is now housed at Yale University.
He died in Ramsey County, Minnesota.