Senate 1919-26 (District 61)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Counties Served:
St. Louis
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
8/18/1880
Birth Place:
Boscobel, Wisconsin
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
3/13/1960
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Mike
City of Residence (when first elected):
Virginia
Occupation (when first elected):
Plumber
EDUCATION
Kalamazoo, Michigan; Elementary School; Common School
Notre Dame University; Attended College;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Council/Aldermen:
Virginia, Minnesota (City Council Alderman, Ward 1);
01/02/1908 to 1914
[Elected]
Municipal Mayor:
Virginia, Minnesota (City Mayor, 11 years);
1914 to 04/1918
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was born on a farm near Boscobel, Wisconsin.
He was a founder of the League of Minnesota Municipalities.
He was elected "on a strictly labor platform in 1918." (Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1919, p. 761; and 1921, p. 614) He was "elected on a progressive platform." (Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1925, p. 691)
He moved to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1928. He later returned to Virginia, Minnesota.
He died at the infirmary in Virginia, Minnesota.