Senate 1935-38 (District 52)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Cass, Itasca
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
5/19/1901
Birth Place:
Estevan, Saskatchewan
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Canada
Date of Death:
6/8/1953
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
J. Lawrence
City of Residence (when first elected):
Grand Rapids
Occupation (when first elected):
Practicing Medicine and Surgery
EDUCATION
Estevan Public Schools, Canada; Elementary School;
Estevan Public Schools, Canada; Secondary;
University of Manitoba, Medical School, Canada; Medical Degree; Medicine, 1926
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Janet (married in 1927)
Children:
Two children: Beverly (daughter); Robert William (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was of Scottish-Irish descent.
He moved to Itasca County, Minnesota in September 1926. He became a United States citizen in 1932.
He was a member of the Zeta Psi Fraternity, and a charter member and President of the Grand Rapids Rotary Club.
He died in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.