Trovaten, Rollef A. "R.A."
House 1923-24 (District 13)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Yellow Medicine
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
10/10/1888
Birth Place:
Hanley Falls, Minnesota
Birth County:
Yellow Medicine
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
7/5/1950
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
R.A.
| Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Trovatten |
City of Residence (when first elected):
Clarkfield
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Minnesota School of Agriculture; College Graduate; 1910
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Agency:
Minnesota Department of Agriculture (Commissioner);
1930 to 19??
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
One child
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his last name as Trovaten. The Minnesota Journal of the House, April 16, 1951, p. 2346 lists Trovatten.
He was born and raised on a farm.
Elected: 11/7/1922
Residence: Clarkfield
Term of Office: 1/2/1923 to 1/5/1925
Counties Represented:
Yellow Medicine
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Agriculture and Horticulture
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Drainage
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Public Buildings
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Public Health and Hospitals
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Re-apportionment