Senator from the twenty-eighth district, Marshall county, was born in Hovedgaard, Denmark, June 21, 1881. He came to the United States with his parents in 1891. High school education. Has been identified with the newspaper business since 1906, editing the Linn Grove Independent, the Remsen News, the Carroll Times, and the Marshalltownian at Marshalltown, Iowa. Was married September 14, 1902, to Jennie Pearl Rucker at Alta, Iowa. They have four children: Marian, James, Creston, and Donald. Serving first term in the legislature. A democrat.

Senator from the twenty-eighth district, Marshall county, was born in Hovedgaard, Denmark, June 21, 1881. He came to the United States with his parents in 1891. High school education. Has been identified with the newspaper business since 1906, editing the Linn Grove Independent, the Remsen News, the Carroll Times, and the Marshalltownian at Marshalltown, Iowa. Was married September 14, 1902, to Jennie Pearl Rucker at Alta, Iowa. They have four children, Marian, James, Creston, and Donald. Serving first term in the legislature. A democrat.