User:Jblomer/Saxe Froshaug

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Saxe Froshaug (December 13, 1867- October 1, 1916 uncertain) was a Minnesota District 56 [1] Senator from 1911- 1914. Froshaug was born in Trogstad, Norway but settled in Minnesota with his father Johan Olsen Froshaug (John Froshaug in the United States) and his mother Caroline Hansdatter. Saxe Froshaug earned a Medical Degree in 1895 and was a practicing Physician in Swift County, Minnesota.

Biographical Information[edit]

Date of Birth: 12/13/1867
Date of Death: 10/01/1916 (uncertain)
Birth Place: Trogstad
Birth Country: Norway
City of Residence: Benson, MN
Occupation: Physician

Education[edit]

Medical Degree; 1895

Other Government Service[edit]

County Government Swift County, Minnesota (County Physician)
County Government Swift County, Minnesota (County Coroner)
Municipal Government Benson, Minnesota (City Physician)
Municipal Board/Commission Benson, Minnesota (City Board of Health, Chair)
School Board/Administration Benson, Minnesota (Board of Education, Clerk, 4 years)

Minnesota State Senate Sessions Served[edit]

Legislative Session: 38th (1913-1914) (second half of Senate term)
Elected: 11/8/1910
Term of Office: 1/3/1911 to 1/4/1915
District: 56
Residence: Benson
Counties Represented: Big Stone, Swift
Occupation: Physician
Party: Prohibition
Committees:Charitable Institutions, Claims, Engrossment


Legislative Session: 37th (1911-1912)
Elected: 11/8/1910
Term of Office: 1/3/1911 to 1/4/1915
District: 56
Residence: Benson
Counties Represented: Big Stone, Swift
Occupation: Physician
Party: Prohibition


References[edit]

Minnesota Legislative Reference Library

External links[edit]

  • Minnesota Legislative Reference Library [1]
  • Minnesota Digital Library [2]