House 1969-72 (District 1A); House 1973-77 (District 35A)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Counties Served:
Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
7/3/1930
Birth Place:
Canton Township, Minnesota
Birth County:
Fillmore
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
6/6/2012
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Preston
Occupation (when first elected):
Securities Broker/Farmer
EDUCATION
Harmony High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1948
University of Minnesota; Attended College; Credits
Winona State Teachers College; Attended College; Credits
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
United States Marine Corps;
1948 to 1949
Military:
United States Marine Corps (recalled to active duty);
1950 to 1952
County Government:
Fillmore County, Minnesota (Sheriff);
1959 to 1967
U.S. Executive Branch:
Upper Mississippi River Basin Commission (Commissioner, Appointed by President Jimmy Carter);
11/04/1977 to 02/26/1981
[Appointed]
State Legislative Staff:
Legislative Assistant for Speaker Harry Sieben, Jr.;
1981 to ?
State Agency:
Minnesota Department of Public Safety (Assistant Commissioner);
1983 to 1990
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Helen Anderson (married in 1954)
Children:
Five children: Renee, Susan, Karen, and Heidi (daughters); Thomas (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
He died at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, Minnesota.