Friberg, Eric
House 1933-38 (District 67); Senate 1939-46 (District 67); House 1951-54 (District 67)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Kittson, Marshall, Roseau
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
9/28/1887
Birth Place:
Dalarne
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Sweden
Date of Death:
2/9/1965 (uncertain)
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Roseau
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Milaca Public Schools; At Least Elementary School;
Dexterville Public Schools, Wisconsin; Elementary School;
Crookston Business College; Postsecondary;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Government:
Roseau County, Minnesota (County Assessor);
19?? to 19??
School Board/Administration:
Falun, Minnesota (School Board);
19?? to 19??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Signe Lundberg (married on April 20, 1933)
Children:
Two children: Edna (daughter), Emery (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his death year as 1964. In Memoriam lists 1965.
He moved to Wisconsin. He then lived in Rutledge, Minnesota followed by Milaca, Minnesota. He came to Roseau in 1900. He lived on a farm in Falun Township, Roseau County, Minnesota. He moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1962.
He "was active in the establishment and development of the Farmer-Labor party in northwestern Minnesota." (In Memoriam, 1965, p. 16)
He died in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Elected: 11/5/1952
Residence: Roseau
Term of Office: 1/6/1953 to 1/3/1955
Counties Represented:
Roseau
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Appropriations
-
Civil Administration
-
Game and Fish
-
Highways
-
Reapportionment
-
Reforestation
Elected: 11/7/1950
Residence: Roseau
Term of Office: 1/2/1951 to 1/5/1953
Counties Represented:
Roseau
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Appropriations
-
Civil Administration
-
Cooperatives
-
Motor Vehicles
-
Veterans and Military Affairs
Body: Senate
District: 67
Elected: 11/3/1942
Residence: Roseau
Term of Office: 1/5/1943 to 1/6/1947
Counties Represented:
Kittson, Marshall, Roseau
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Cooperatives
-
Drainage
-
Finance
-
Game and Fish
-
Military Affairs
-
Public Institutions and Buildings
-
Reapportionment
-
Reforestation
Body: Senate
District: 67
Elected: 11/3/1942
Residence: Roseau
Term of Office: 1/5/1943 to 1/6/1947
Counties Represented:
Kittson, Marshall, Roseau
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Cooperatives
-
Drainage
-
Game and Fish
-
Military Affairs
-
Public Institutions and Buildings
-
Reapportionment
-
Reforestation
Body: Senate
District: 67
Elected: 11/8/1938
Residence: Roseau
Term of Office: 1/3/1939 to 1/4/1943
Counties Represented:
Kittson, Marshall, Roseau
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Cooperatives
-
Drainage
-
Game and Fish
-
Military Affairs
-
Public Institutions and Buildings
-
Reapportionment
-
Reforestation
Body: Senate
District: 67
Elected: 11/8/1938
Residence: Roseau
Term of Office: 1/3/1939 to 1/4/1943
Counties Represented:
Kittson, Marshall, Roseau
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Cooperatives
-
Drainage
-
Game and Fish
-
Military Affairs
-
Public Institutions and Buildings
-
Reapportionment
-
Reforestation
Elected: 11/3/1936
Residence: Roseau
Term of Office: 1/5/1937 to 1/2/1939
Counties Represented:
Roseau
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Civil Administration
-
Drainage
-
Game and Fish (Chair)
-
Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Tax Laws
-
Public Domain
-
Reforestation
-
Taxes and Tax Laws
-
University and State Schools
Elected: 11/6/1934
Residence: Roseau
Term of Office: 1/8/1935 to 1/4/1937
Counties Represented:
Roseau
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Drainage
-
Emergency Relief
-
Game and Fish
-
Markets and Marketing
-
Reapportionment
-
Reforestation
-
Soldiers Home, State Bonus and Ex-Service Men
Elected: 11/8/1932
Residence: Roseau
Term of Office: 1/3/1933 to 1/7/1935
Counties Represented:
Roseau
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Civil Administration
-
Education
-
Game and Fish
-
Public Domain
-
Reforestation
-
Soldiers Home, State Bonus and Ex-Service Men
-
Towns and Counties
Articles & Books About
In Memoriam: Senators Ansgar L. Almen, H.M. Arens, Raymond H. Bares, Robert Cook Bell, Gordon H. Butler, David M. Carey, Homer M. Carr, Michael R. Cashman, Julius E. Diesen, Eric Friberg, et al. State of Minnesota Senate Chamber, March 31, 1965.
- The information on Eric Friberg also appeared in the Minnesota Journal of the Senate, March 31, 1965, p. 790.
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.