Senate 1955-58 (District 50)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Counties Served:
Otter Tail
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1892
Birth Place:
Eagle Lake Township, Minnesota
Birth County:
Otter Tail
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
10/26/1988
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Fergus Falls
Occupation (when first elected):
Attorney/Former Teacher, North Dakota/Former Logger
EDUCATION
Northwestern College, Fergus Falls; Attended College;
St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota; B.A.; 1922
University of Minnesota, Law School; LL.B.; 1925
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
United States Navy (World War I, 2 years);
191? to 191?
Judge:
Fergus Falls, Minnesota (Municipal Court Judge);
1928 to 1940
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Three children: Paul and David (sons), Julianne (daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He "served as a DFL senator from Otter Tail County in the Minnesota Legislature from 1954 to 1958." (Obituary, St. Paul Pioneer Press, October 30, 1988)
He was a member of the Sons of Norway.
He died at the Pioneer Nursing Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. His funeral was held at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
Religion provided by his obituary.