House 1923-30 (District 19); House 1943-44 (District 19)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Goodhue
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
12/6/1872
Birth Place:
Featherstone, Minnesota
Birth County:
Goodhue
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1950 (uncertain)
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
O.W.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Red Wing
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer, Half Section in Hay Creek Township/Secretary, Hay Creek Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co./Former Teacher, 12 years
EDUCATION
Goodhue County Public Schools; At Least Elementary School;
Goodhue County Private Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Judge:
Red Wing, Minnesota (Justice of the Peace, 9 years);
1??? to 1???
Military:
Minnesota National Guard, Company G, 1st Regiment (Artificer, 10 years);
1??? to 1???
School Board/Administration:
Goodhue County, Minnesota (School Board, Head, 20 years);
1??? to 1???
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Marie Bang (married in 1904)
Children:
Two children: Vernon Bang, and Bernard H. (sons)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was of German ancestry.
He was born in a log cabin on a farm.
He was a member of the Republican Party. (History of Goodhue County, Minnesota. Chicago: H.C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., 1909, p. 1036.)