Senate 1931-35 (District 21)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Carver, Scott
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
3/12/1866
Birth Place:
Minnesota
Birth County:
Sibley
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
8/12/1935
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Pat, P.W.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Norwood
Occupation (when first elected):
Practicing Trial Lawyer/Former Teacher, Carver County Schools
EDUCATION
Belle Plaine Public Schools; At Least Elementary School;
Sauk Centre; Attended College;
Law Degree; Read Law in the Office of Mr. W.H. Leeman, Henderson, Minnesota; Admitted to the Bar, 1891
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Attorney:
Carver County, Minnesota;
1894 to 1902
[Elected]
Judge:
8th Judicial District, Minnesota (District Judge);
1904 to 1917
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Three children: Mrs. William Grassinger (daughter); Gerald, and Donald (sons)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was born and raised on a farm.
He ran unsuccessfully for the Republican party nomination for the United States Congress in the 1902 election.
He died at home in Carver County, Minnesota.