South Dakota Common Schools; Elementary School;
Iowa Common Schools; Elementary School;
Dayton High School, Iowa; Secondary; Graduate, 1895
Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota; B.A.; 1901
University of Minnesota, Law School; Law Degree; Admitted to the Bar, May 21, 1906
Military:
12th Regiment Minnesota Volunteers, Company B (Spanish-American War, Private);
1898 to 1898
Military:
Minnesota National Guard, Company F, 1st Regiment;
11/07/1898 to 08/01/1901
Military:
Minnesota National Guard, Company F, 1st Regiment (1st Lieutenant, October 20, 1910);
10/02/1903 to 05/22/1913
U.S. Representative:
5th Congressional District, Minnesota;
03/04/1917 to 03/03/1919
[Elected]
U.S. Representative:
At large, Minnesota;
03/04/1933 to 03/1935
[Elected]
U.S. Representative:
3rd Congressional District, Minnesota;
03/1935 to 01/03/1937
[Elected]
U.S. Senator:
Minnesota;
01/03/1937 to 08/31/1940
[Elected]