House 1939-62 (District 38); House 1963-66 (District 47); House 1967-72 (District 45A)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served: Ramsey
St. Bernard's Grade School; Elementary School; GraduateNight School; Secondary; 8 years
Spouse: Widower (first listed in 1941); Evelyn (remarried, first listed in 1947) Children: Five children (3 children were with his first wife): Thomas "Tom", James "Jim", and Robert (sons); Josette and Kathleen (daughters) Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
He was a Liberal.He was born in northern Hungary and moved with his parents to St. Paul when he was 6 or 7 years old. He became a United States citizen on July 28, 1922.He was a baseball coach for St. Bernard's Catholic School in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was a catcher with the industrial baseball leagues and a lifetime member of the St. Paul Amateur Baseball Association.He was a member of the Industrial Relations Center Advisory Council at the University of Minnesota from 1947-1984.His funeral was held at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was buried in Calvary Cemetery in St. Paul, Minnesota.He was a member of St. Bernard's Catholic Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.Religion provided by his obituary.