House 1957-62 (District 52); House 1963-66 (District 58); House 1967-69 (District 58A)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Counties Served:
Cass, Itasca
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
4/2/1923
Birth Place:
Nevis, Minnesota
Birth County:
Hubbard
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
3/1/2005
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Catholic
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Bob
City of Residence (when first elected):
Walker
Occupation (when first elected):
Attorney at Law
EDUCATION
St. John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota; B.A.; Economics
Georgetown University; LL.B.; 1949
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
United States Armed Forces, Tank Destroyer Battallion (World War II, Europe, Corporal);
194? to 19??
County Attorney:
Cass County, Minnesota (Assistant County Attorney);
1950 to 1953
U.S. Attorney:
Minnesota (Appointed by President Richard Nixon);
08/19/1969 to 06/01/1977
[Appointed]
Judge:
United States Federal Magistrate (Appointed by Minnesota Federal Judges);
06/01/1977 to 198?
[Appointed]
Judge:
United States District Court Judge (Nominated by President Jimmy Carter, Continued on as a Senior Judge after His Retirement in 1992);
02/22/1980 to 02/1992
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Catherine "Colleen" Lucille (married around 1950)
Children:
Five children: Anne (daughter); Robert Jr. (he was an assistant to Minnesota Governor Al Quie), Gregory (he had meningitis), Richard, and David (sons)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He grew up in Walker, Minnesota. He moved to Roseville, Minnesota in August 1969.
"He served in the Minnesota House of Representatives for 12 years as a Conservative." (St. Paul Pioneer Press, February 24, 1992)
He was a "lifelong Republican." (St. Paul Dispatch, August 27, 1969, p. 9)
He died from a heart attack. His funeral was held on March 4, 2005 at St. Odilia Catholic Church in Shoreview, Minnesota. He was buried in Roselawn Cemetery in Roseville, Minnesota.
Religion provided by his obituary.