Senate  1947-50  (District 54)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Aitkin, Carlton
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            ??/??/1900
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            Jackson, Minnesota
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth County: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Country: 
                                            United States
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Death: 
                                            6/28/1982
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
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                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Tamarack
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Farmer, Owner and Operator
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
                                
                                    Jackson Public Schools; At Least Elementary School; 
                                
                             
                            OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
                            
                                
                                
                                        
                                        
                                            Military: 
                                            4th District, Minnesota (Chief Observer of the Airplane Spotting System); 
                         
                         19?? to 19??
                                            [Appointed]
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            Municipal Government: 
                                            Minnesota (Township Fire Warden); 
                         
                         19?? to 19??
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            Municipal Government: 
                                            Minnesota (Township Health Officer); 
                         
                         19?? to 19??
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            Municipal Board/Commission: 
                                            Haugen, Minnesota (Town Board, 12 years); 
                         
                         193? to 19??
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                    
                             
                         
                        
                        
                            FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
                            
                                
	
                                    Spouse: 
                                    Clara
                                    Children: 
                                    Two children: Larry and Dennis (sons)
                                    
                                    
                                    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature: 
                                    
                                    
                                
                             
                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    He worked on road construction from 1918-1927.  After he left office he attempted to single handedly build a road from Duluth, Minnesota to Fargo, North Dakota.
In October 1981 he suffered a heart attack and stroke that left him partially paralyzed.  He moved to a nursing home where he died.  His funeral was held at the Northland Chapel in Tamarack, Minnesota.  He was buried in Wright Cemetery in Wright, Minnesota.