Senate 1923-30 (District 50)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Otter Tail
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
10/14/1878
Birth Place:
Hudson, Wisconsin
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
1/22/1959
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Vining
Occupation (when first elected):
Law, Land, and Loan Business/Secretary-Treasurer; Farmers' Publishing Co., Fergus Falls/Cashier, Lunds State Bank/Former Store Clerk/Former School Teacher/Former Railroad Spiker/Former Grain Buyer
EDUCATION
Vining Grade School; Elementary School;
Concordia College, Moorhead; College Graduate; 1896
St. Paul College of Law; Bachelor of Law; 1904, Admitted to the Bar
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Mayor:
Vining, Minnesota (Village President/Mayor);
1??? to 19??
School Board/Administration:
Vining, Minnesota (School Board President);
1??? to 19??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Mathilda Wessberg (married on June 30, 1908)
Children:
Four children: Corinne, Charlotte, and Winnifred (daughters, while in office); Wesley (son, died before he served)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to Vining, Minnesota at an early age, with his parents.
He was a Progressive in politics.
His funeral was held at Vining Lutheran Church on January 26, 1959.
He was a member of Vining Lutheran Church.
Religion provided by In Memoriam.