House 1925-32 (District 5)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Mower
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
11/19/1870
Birth Place:
Wisconsin
Birth County:
Rock
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
6/11/1942
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
O.H., Olof
City of Residence (when first elected):
Lyle
Occupation (when first elected):
Mercantile Business/Former Miller
EDUCATION
Mitchell County Public Schools, Iowa; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Mayor:
Lyle, Minnesota;
19?? to 19??
Municipal Government:
Lyle, Minnesota (Held Various City and Township Offices);
19?? to 19??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
One child: (daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his first name as Olaf. The Minnesota Journal of the House, January 22, 1943 lists his first name as Olof.
He was born on a farm.
He moved to Mitchell County, Iowa at a young age with his family. He moved to Lyle, Minnesota in 1904.