Tom Lomsdahl
Tom Lomsdahl (August 6, 1874 – March 30, 1951) was an American businessman and elected official.
Tom Lomsdahl was born in Søndre Land in Oppland, Norway. At the age of 18, Lomsdahl emigrated to the United States with his widowed mother, Maren Andresdtr Lomsdahl (1849 - 1913). His mother subsequently married Erick C Hagen (1859-1938), a widower from Søndre Land. The family settled in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. Tom Lomsdahl was married to Mary Gunem (1877 - 1962).[1][2][3][4]
Tom Lomsdahl was the owner-operator of Tom Lonsdahl & Company, a dealer in hardware, farm implements, agricultural machinery and automobiles. Lomsdahl was also involved in the telephone, banking, and grain elevator businesses. Lomsdahl served on the town and village boards of Osseo, Wisconsin and was president of the city council. Lomsdahl was elected from the Wisconsin Progressive Party to served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1935 and 1937.[5][6]
Notes
- ^ "Tom Lomsdahl (1874-1951) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ^ "Maren Andresdtr Hagen (1849-1913) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ^ Erick C Hagen (Find a Grave)
- ^ "Mary Gunem Lomsdahl (1877-1962) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ^ 'Tom Lomsdahl-obituary,' Whitehall Times (Wisconsin), April 12, 1951
- ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1937,' Biographical Sketch of Tom Lomsdahl, pg. 67
- 1874 births
- 1951 deaths
- People from Søndre Land
- People from Osseo, Wisconsin
- Norwegian emigrants to the United States
- Businesspeople from Wisconsin
- American Lutherans
- Wisconsin city council members
- Mayors of places in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Progressives (1924)
- 20th-century American politicians
- Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Progressive party (1924) member of the Wisconsin State Assembly stubs