House 1903-04 (District 36); House 1907-08 (District 36)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Ramsey
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
5/8/1859
Birth Place:
New York City (Brooklyn), New York
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
11/11/1928
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Paul
Occupation (when first elected):
Lawyer/Former College Lecturer, Yale
EDUCATION
Adelphi Academy; Secondary;
Yale College; College Graduate; 1879
Yale University; M.A.; Roman History, 1891
Studied Law; Admitted to the Kentucky Bar, 1880
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Board/Commission:
St. Paul, Minnesota (Charter Commission);
1899 to 1900
Municipal Attorney:
St. Paul, Minnesota (City Attorney);
1920 to 1928
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Harriet F. Gotzian (married in June 1893)
Children:
Three children: Laurence Gotzian, and Richard Lodge (sons); Katharine Gotzian (daughter)
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1885.
He was of Irish ancestry.
He was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity and the Skull and Bones secret society at Yale University.
He was one of the organizers of the St. Paul College of Law in 1900.
He is buried in Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Minnesota.