Peterson, Hilberg

Sessions Served

Other Information

House 1951-52 (District 47)

Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus

Counties Served: Pope

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 10/23/1889

Birth Place:

Birth County:

Birth Country: Norway

Date of Death: 8/18/1971

Gender: Male

Religion: Lutheran

Reported Minority: None Reported

Other Names:

City of Residence (when first elected): Glenwood

Occupation (when first elected): Superintendent of Schools

EDUCATION

Red Wing Seminary Academy; Secondary; (this was also a Junior College, it's unclear which one he attended)
University of Minnesota; B.A.; 1920, Education

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Military: Reserve Officers Training Corps, and Student Army Training Corps; 19?? to 19??

School Board/Administration: Bristol, South Dakota (Superintendent of Schools); 19?? to 19??

School Board/Administration: Morgan, Brandon, Villard, and Grasston, Minnesota (Superintendent of Schools); 19?? to 19??

Military: United States Armed Forces (World War I); 191? to 19??

County Government: Pope County, Minnesota (County Superintendent); 1935 to 1943

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Blanche Merrell
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He came to the United States from Norway in 1908.

He was a long time member of Glenwood Lutheran Church according to the memorial service in the House of Representatives on April 19, 1973..