(Dem.), born in Marathon Co., Town of Rietbrock, May 15, 1897. Completed 8th grade. Lifelong dairy farmer; logger; secy.-treas. co-op. milk plant; vice pres. cheese producers co-op.; pres. creamery assn. district; secy. co-op. livestock ship-ping assn.; mbr. union co- op. board, beef producers co-op., transport co-op. World War I veteran; Army motor transp. 1918-19. School board treas. 1925-40; county board 1941-42; chm. local soil conserv. Com. 1936-39. Elected to Assembly 1954; now in 7th term. Member Assembly Public Welfare Com. and jt. interim Com., Taxation Com., Joint Com. to Visit State Properties; served 3 terms on Joint Corn on Finance, chm. Assembly Printing Com. 1965; mbr. Legis. Council Local Government Com. 1966-67; mbr. Comm. on Interstate Co-op. 1965-67, 1959. Deceased, Nov. 27, 1967. Mailing ad-dress was: Rt. 3, Athens 54411. Marathon County, 1st District: Marathon County except those towns, villages and cities which are in the 2nd district. (Blue Book 1968)

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[Source: Blue book]