Born: 22-Jan-1904
Birthplace: Arendal, Norway
Died: 21-Dec-1990
Location of death: Webster, SD [1]
Cause of death: Cancer - Prostate
Remains: Buried, Webster Cemetery, Webster, SD

Gender: Male
Religion: Lutheran
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Governor of South Dakota, 1951-55

Military service: US Navy (WWII)

    High School: Pleasant Ridge School (1925)
    University: South Dakota State College
    University: BA, University of South Dakota (1928-31)
    Law School: LLB, University of South Dakota Law School (1935-37)

    South Dakota State Official Judge, 5th Judicial Circuit (1967-75)
    US Federal Trade Commission (1955-64)
    Governor of South Dakota (1951-55)
    Attorney General of South Dakota (1947-51)
    South Dakota Republican Party Executive Committee (1947-48)
    South Dakota State Official State's Attorney, Day County (1939-41)
    American Bar Association
    American Legion
    Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity
    Farm Bureau
    Federal Bar Association
    Freemasonry
    Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
    Phi Beta Kappa Society
    Pi Kappa Delta Forensic Honor Society
    Shriners
    State Bar of South Dakota
    Veterans of Foreign Wars
    Naturalized US Citizen
    Norwegian Ancestry

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