Alfred Berglund | |
State Senate: | Minnesota |
District: | 6th |
Term Start: | 1935 |
Term End: | 1946 |
Birth Place: | Albert Lea, Minnesota, U.S. |
Birth Date: | 17 December 1871 |
Death Place: | Youngtown, Arizona, U.S. |
Spouse: | Rachel Berglund |
Children: | 4 |
Party: | Independent |
Alfred Berglund Sr. (December 17, 1871 – November 20, 1962) was an American farmer and politician.
Alfred Berglund was born in Albert Lea, Minnesota, on December 17, 1871, the son of John Berglund (1834-1904) and Anna Marie Persdotter (1831-1934). Both his mother and father were immigrants from Sweden and had come from the village of Torpshammar.
Alfred attended Albert Lea Country School until graduation, when he started working as a farmer in the city.
Berglund married for the first time on June 14, 1898 in Isanti, Minnesota to Sadie Christine Olund (1873-1942). Together, they had the following children.
Berglund lived with his wife and family in Albert Lea, Minnesota. He was a farmer. Berglund served in the Minnesota Senate from 1935 to 1946. He later worked as director of the Freeborn County Historical Society.[1]