House 1927-28 (District 47); House 1961-62 (District 47)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Pope
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
7/25/1891
Birth Place:
Barsness Township, Minnesota
Birth County:
Pope
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
1/11/1982
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Glenwood
Occupation (when first elected):
Editor and Manager, Pope County Tribune
EDUCATION
Starbuck High School; Secondary; Graduate
St. Paul Institute; Vocational-Technical School; Graduate
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
United States Army (World War I);
191? to 19??
Municipal Mayor:
Glenwood, Minnesota (City Mayor);
1924 to 1928
[Elected]
Judge:
Minnesota (Probate Judge);
1932 to 1945
State Agency:
Minnesota Department of Motor Vehicles (Deputy Registrar);
1956 to 1959
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Grace Toombs (married on March 23, 1924)
Children:
Three children: Edward W. (son); Joyce and Joanne (daughters)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was a board member of the Pope County Historical Society.
He died at the Glenwood Retirement Home in Glenwood, Minnesota. He was buried in the Barsness family cemetery in Barsness Township, Minnesota.
Religion provided by his obituary.