Knudson, Irving H.

KNUDSON, BERGUM

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Date: 2/2/2004 at 06:57:06

Irving H. Knudson
Representative from Hamilton county, was born April 27, 1896, at Jewell, Iowa. Received his education in the Jewell public schools, the Jewell Lutheran college, and the State University of Iowa. In February, 1919, he enlisted as a private in the World War, and was discharged in April, 1919, as sergeant first class. Upon leaving the service, he took a position with the State Bank at Jewell, and at the same time became a partner with his father, Gilbert Knudson, in the general and live-stock auction business. In the fall of 1921, he was married to Miss Leafy Bergum of Westby, Wisconsin. They have one son, Irving Howard, born October, 1922. He is a member of the Lutheran church; was president of the Jewell community club for two terms; is also a member of the Hawkeye Post No. 550 of the American Legion. Returning from the forty-first general assembly, he moved to Ellsworth, Iowa, where he took a position as vice president of the State Bank of Ellsworth. During the same year he was elected president of the Hamilton county bankers association and elected a director in the State Bank of Jewell, Jewell, Iowa. He was elected state representative in 1924 and reelected in 1926. A republican in politics.

source: Iowa Official Register 1927-1928; Biographies of State Representatives; pg. 248