Senate 1919-38 (District 23)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Renville
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
4/11/1857
Birth Place:
Pomern
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Germany
Date of Death:
6/1/1942
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Fairfax
Occupation (when first elected):
Farm Land Owner, 745 Acres/President, Farmers' Grain and Stock Co./Vice President, Farmers' Co-operative Creamery/Manager, Renville County Rural Telephone Co./Director, First National Bank of Fairfax
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Board/Commission:
Fairfax, Minnesota (Town Board of Supervisors, Chair, 11 years);
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School Board/Administration:
School District No. 109, Minnesota (Treasurer, 28 years);
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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married (married in 1890)
Children:
Four children: (3 sons, 1 daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to the United States on October 22, 1881 and settled in Renville County, Minnesota.
He constructed the first state road in Renville County in the township of Wellington. (Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1937)