Senate 1965-72 (District 22)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Yellow Medicine
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
3/2/1912
Birth Place:
Montevideo, Minnesota
Birth County:
Chippewa
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
12/11/1982
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Montevideo
Occupation (when first elected):
Veterinarian
EDUCATION
Montevideo Central High School; Secondary; 1929
Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph, Ontario; D.V.M.; 1933
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota State Veterinary Medicine Board (Member and President);
19?? to 19??
Municipal Board/Commission:
Montevideo, Minnesota (Charter Commission);
19?? to 19??
School Board/Administration:
Montevideo, Minnesota (School Board, Member and President, 13 years);
19?? to 19??
U.S. Executive Branch:
United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry;
193? to 19??
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Governor's Rural Development Council (Executive Director);
1973 to 1977
[Appointed]
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Ethical Practices Board (Appointed by Governor Rudy Perpich, Chair);
02/1978 to 1982
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Irene Warnke
Children:
Two children: Becky and Patty (daughters)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to St. Paul, Minnesota around 1973. He moved to Maplewood, Minnesota in 1975.
He was named Veterinarian of the Year in 1969 and received the Distinguished Veterinarian Award in 1972 from the Minnesota Veterinary Medicine Association.
He died from lung cancer at home in Maplewood, Minnesota. His funeral was held at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Montevideo, Minnesota.
He was a member and deacon of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Montevideo, Minnesota.
Religion provided by his obituary.