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    Romberg, Frank F.

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 1919-38 (District 14)

    Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus

    Counties Served:  Brown, Redwood

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 10/11/1870
    Birth Place: Sleepy Eye, Minnesota
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 1/18/1953
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Evangelical Lutheran
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Sleepy Eye
    Occupation (when first elected): Formerly Taught School, Brown County, 2 years

    EDUCATION

    Sleepy Eye Common Schools; Elementary School;
    Sleepy Eye High School; Secondary; Graduate

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Municipal Government: Home Township, Minnesota (Township Assessor); 1??? to 1???

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Sophie Windhorn (married in 1894; she died on August 30, 1902); Widower; Minnie Miller (remarried on July 16, 1907)
    Children: Eleven children (four with Sophie, seven with Minnie) : Mrs. Arnold Tessmer (daughter, with Sophie); W. E., Edmund, and Walter (sons, with Minnie); Marie, and Alma (daughters, with Minnie)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He was born on a farm in Home Township, southeast of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota.

    "Senator Romberg was a liberal in the true meaning of that word." (Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 8, 1953, p. 1588)

    He died at home in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. His funeral was held at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota.

    He was a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota.

    Religion provided by Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 8, 1953, p. 1588.

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    Total Days Served: 7301

    SESSIONS SERVED

    50th Legislative Session (1937-1938) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/1937
    Body: Senate
    District: 14
    Elected: 11/6/1934
    Residence: Sleepy Eye
    Term of Office: 1/7/1935 to 1/1/1939
    Oath Date: 1/8/1935
    Counties Represented: Brown, Redwood
    Occupation: Farming/Formerly Taught School
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "Senator Romberg was a liberal in the true meaning of that word." (Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 8, 1953, p. 1588)
    Committees:
    • Agriculture
    • Dairy Products and Live Stock
    • Education
    • Markets and Marketing
    • Rules and Legislative Expense
    • State Parks, Memorials and Monuments
    • Towns and Counties
    • University
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    49th Legislative Session (1935-1936)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1935
    Body: Senate
    District: 14
    Elected: 11/6/1934
    Residence: Sleepy Eye
    Term of Office: 1/7/1935 to 1/1/1939
    Oath Date: 1/8/1935
    Counties Represented: Brown, Redwood
    Occupation: Farming/Formerly Taught School
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "Senator Romberg was a liberal in the true meaning of that word." (Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 8, 1953, p. 1588)
    Committees:
    • Agriculture
    • Dairy Products and Live Stock
    • Education
    • Markets and Marketing
    • Rules and Legislative Expense
    • State Parks, Memorials and Monuments
    • Towns and Counties
    • University
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    48th Legislative Session (1933-1934) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1933
    Body: Senate
    District: 14
    Elected: 11/4/1930
    Residence: Sleepy Eye
    Term of Office: 1/5/1931 to 1/6/1935
    Oath Date: 1/6/1931
    Counties Represented: Brown, Redwood
    Occupation: Farming/Formerly Taught School
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "Senator Romberg was a liberal in the true meaning of that word." (Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 8, 1953, p. 1588)
    Committees:
    • Agriculture
    • Corporations
    • Dairy Products and Live Stock
    • Education
    • Markets and Marketing
    • Rules and Legislative Expense
    • State Parks, Memorials and Monuments
    • Towns and Counties
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    47th Legislative Session (1931-1932)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1931
    Body: Senate
    District: 14
    Elected: 11/4/1930
    Residence: Sleepy Eye
    Term of Office: 1/5/1931 to 1/6/1935
    Oath Date: 1/6/1931
    Counties Represented: Brown, Redwood
    Occupation: Farming/Formerly Taught School
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "Senator Romberg was a liberal in the true meaning of that word." (Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 8, 1953, p. 1588)
    Committees:
    • Agriculture
    • Corporations
    • Dairy Products and Live Stock
    • Education
    • Markets and Marketing
    • Rules and Legislative Expense
    • State Parks, Memorials and Monuments
    • Towns and Counties
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    46th Legislative Session (1929-1930) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1929
    Body: Senate
    District: 14
    Elected: 11/2/1926
    Residence: Sleepy Eye
    Term of Office: 1/3/1927 to 1/4/1931
    Oath Date: 1/4/1927
    Counties Represented: Brown, Redwood
    Occupation: Farming/Formerly Taught School
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "Senator Romberg was a liberal in the true meaning of that word." (Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 8, 1953, p. 1588)
    Committees:
    • Agriculture
    • Corporations
    • Dairy Products and Live Stock
    • Education
    • State Parks, Memorials and Monuments
    • Telephone and Telegraph
    • Towns and Counties

    45th Legislative Session (1927-1928)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1927
    Body: Senate
    District: 14
    Elected: 11/2/1926
    Residence: Sleepy Eye
    Term of Office: 1/3/1927 to 1/4/1931
    Oath Date: 1/4/1927
    Counties Represented: Brown, Redwood
    Occupation: Farming/Formerly Taught School
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "Senator Romberg was a liberal in the true meaning of that word." (Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 8, 1953, p. 1588)
    Committees:
    • Agriculture
    • Corporations
    • Dairy Products and Live Stock
    • Education
    • State Parks, Memorials and Monuments
    • Telephone and Telegraph
    • Towns and Counties
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    44th Legislative Session (1925-1926) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1925
    Body: Senate
    District: 14
    Elected: 11/7/1922
    Residence: Sleepy Eye
    Term of Office: 1/1/1923 to 1/2/1927
    Oath Date: 1/2/1923
    Counties Represented: Brown, Redwood
    Occupation: Farming/Formerly Taught School
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "Senator Romberg was a liberal in the true meaning of that word." (Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 8, 1953, p. 1588)
    Committees:
    • Agriculture
    • Corporations
    • Dairy Products and Live Stock
    • Memorial Parks and Monuments
    • Telephone and Telegraph
    • Towns and Counties

    43rd Legislative Session (1923-1924)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1923
    Body: Senate
    District: 14
    Elected: 11/7/1922
    Residence: Sleepy Eye
    Term of Office: 1/1/1923 to 1/2/1927
    Oath Date: 1/2/1923
    Counties Represented: Brown, Redwood
    Occupation: Farming/Formerly Taught School
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "Senator Romberg was a liberal in the true meaning of that word." (Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 8, 1953, p. 1588)
    Committees:
    • Agriculture
    • Labor
    • Memorial Parks and Monuments
    • Public Domain
    • Railroads
    • Towns, Counties and Municipalities
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    42nd Legislative Session (1921-1922) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1921
    Body: Senate
    District: 14
    Elected: 11/5/1918
    Residence: Sleepy Eye
    Term of Office: 1/6/1919 to 12/31/1922
    Oath Date: 1/7/1919
    Counties Represented: Brown, Redwood
    Occupation: Formerly Taught School, Brown County, 2 years
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "Senator Romberg was a liberal in the true meaning of that word." (Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 8, 1953, p. 1588)
    Committees:
    • Corporations and Commerce
    • Public Domain
    • Railroads
    • State and County Fairs
    • Temperance
    • Towns, Counties and Municipalities
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    41st Legislative Session (1919-1920)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1919
    Body: Senate
    District: 14
    Elected: 11/5/1918
    Residence: Sleepy Eye
    Term of Office: 1/6/1919 to 12/31/1922
    Oath Date: 1/7/1919
    Counties Represented: Brown, Redwood
    Occupation: Formerly Taught School, Brown County, 2 years
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "Senator Romberg was a liberal in the true meaning of that word." (Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 8, 1953, p. 1588)
    Committees:
    • Agriculture and Horticulture
    • Markets and Marketing
    • Motor Vehicles
    • Railroads
    • Temperance
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