House  1925-28  (District 1)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Houston
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            12/22/1888
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            Oslo
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth County: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Country: 
                                            Norway
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Death: 
                                            
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                             Lutheran
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
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                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Caledonia
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Pastor, Lutheran Church
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
                                
                                    Treider Business College, Norway; Postsecondary; 
Aars and Voss College; Attended College; 
Luther Theological Seminary, St. Paul; Masters Degree; 1918
                                
                             
                            OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
                            
                                
                                
                                        
                                        
                                            Military: 
                                            United States Army Reserve (Captain); 
                         
                         19?? to 19??