House 1873 (District 25), House 1875-77 (District 25), House 1879-80 (District 25); House 1889-90 (District 28)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Anoka, Hennepin, Isanti
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1842
Birth Place:
Hassela
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Sweden
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Cambridge
Occupation (when first elected):
Laborer
EDUCATION
Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Judge:
Cambridge, Minnesota (Justice of the Peace, Judge of Probate);
18?? to 18??
Postmaster:
Cambridge, Minnesota;
18?? to 18??
County Auditor:
Isanti County, Minnesota (1 term);
18?? to 18??
Judicial Administration:
Cambridge, Minnesota (Court Commissioner);
18?? to 18??
County Board/Commissioner:
Isanti County, Minnesota (County Commissioner);
18?? to 18??
County Government:
Isanti County, Minnesota (County Surveyor);
18?? to 18??
Military:
10th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, Company E (Indian Campaign and United States Civil War);
08/28/1862 to 07/10/1865
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married (married in 1869)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to the United States in 1850, with his parents, and settled in Chicago, Illinois. He came to Minnesota in 1851. He moved to Cambridge, Isanti County, Minnesota in 1868.
His party affiliation when first elected was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873.