Conrad Selvig

Conrad George Selvig (October 11, 1877 – August 2, 1953) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives.[1]

Conrad Selvig
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Minnesota's 9th district
In office
March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933
Preceded byKnud Wefald
Succeeded byDistrict inactive
Personal details
Born(1877-10-11)October 11, 1877
Rushford, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedAugust 2, 1953(1953-08-02) (aged 75)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeOakdale Cemetery, Crookston, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyRepublican

Biography

Conrad George Selvig was born in Rushford, Minnesota. He was the son of Gunder C Selvig (1842–1935) and Guri Maria Hagnestad Selvig (1845–1882), immigrants from Stavanger, Norway. His father worked for the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad. Conrad Selvig fought in the Spanish–American War as a member of the 12th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. He graduated from Rushford High School (1895) and the University of Minnesota (1908). He worked as an educator and educational administrator for various school districts in Fillmore County, Minnesota and Crookston, Minnesota during his lifetime. In 1910, Selvig was appointed as Superintendent of the Northwest School of Agriculture in Crookston, Minnesota where he served for 17 years. He also served as president of the Minnesota Education Association (1908–1909) and the Northwestern Minnesota Education Association (1921–1922).

Selvig was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 9th congressional district. He served in the 70th, 71st, and 72nd congresses, March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933. He died in 1953 in Los Angeles, California and was interred in Oakdale Cemetery in Crookston, Minnesota.

References
  1. "Selvig, Conrad George, 1877-1953". Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved January 10, 2016.

Other sources

Further reading
  • Selvig, Conrad G. (1951) Tale of Two Valleys: An Autobiography (Los Angeles, CA: Grover Jones Press)
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Knud Wefald		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Minnesota's 9th congressional district
March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933		 Succeeded by
At large on a General ticket:
Henry M. Arens, Ray P. Chase, Theodore Christianson, Einar Hoidale, Magnus Johnson, Harold Knutson, Paul John Kvale, Ernest Lundeen, Francis Shoemaker



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