Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 2
Gender: Male
Age at election: 53
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 8/13/1851
City: Rogaland fylke, Norway
County:
Country: Norway
Death
Date: 7/24/1909
City: Birch Creek, MI
County: Menoninee County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 7/27/1909
City: Escanaba, MI
County: Delta County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Lakeview Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Georgina 'Jennie' Jacobson, dau. of Thomas A. and Severena 'Sarah' Jacobson, about 1880; children: 1, Gertrude (McWethy)
Number of Children: 1
Background
Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: grocer, lumberman, merchant, businessman, banker
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
common schools of Norway
Biographical Sketch:
Son of Erick Erickson. He came to America in 1870, locating at Faribault, MN, where he worked as brakeman on a construction train during the winter of 1870 and 1871. He went to Dakota in the spring of 1871, roamed from place to place and finally located at Ford River, Delta County, MI, in 1873. He worked for the Ford River Lumber Company in different capacities until 1884, when he started in the grocery and lumber business at Escanaba. He became senior member of Erickson & Bissell , which was established in 1886. He served as mayor of Escanaba for 2 terms.
Notable Facts:
Died as a result of a auto/train accident in Birch Creek, MI.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Fish and Fisheries , General Taxation , Geological Survey
City of Residence: Escanaba
County of Residence Delta
District Description: Delta County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on the Geological Survey
Committees Served On: Eastern Asylum for Insane , General Taxation , Towns and Counties
City of Residence: Escanaba
County of Residence Delta
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Eastern Asylum for Insane
Bibliography:
Manual 1905 p.754-55; USCen 1900; Michiganology; Find-a-Grave.com;
