LeRoy Erickson explained

LeRoy Erickson
State:North Dakota
State House:North Dakota
District:26th
Term Start:1967
Term End:1968
Term Start2:1973
Term End2:1980
Office3:Member of the North Dakota Senate
Term3:1981–1984
Party:Republican
Birth Date:15 May 1926
Birth Place:DeLamere, North Dakota
Death Place:DeLamere, North Dakota
Profession:farmer
Residence:DeLamere, North Dakota

Kenneth LeRoy Erickson (May 15, 1926 – January 14, 1997) was an American farmer and politician who was a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives and North Dakota Senate. He was a delegate to the 1971-1972 North Dakota Constitutional Convention.[1]

Erickson was born near De Lamere, North Dakota. He was the son of Edward Selmer Erickson (1894-1965) and Agnes Martinson Erickson (1896-1967). In 1944, his parents retired and he began farming his family farm in rural Sargent County. He also served on the Council of Immanuel Lutheran Church in DeLamere and as a Township Supervisor for Hall Township in Sargent County.[2] [3]

He represented District 26 in the North Dakota House from 1967 to 1968 and 1973-1980 and in the Senate from 1981 to 1984.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constitutional Convention, 1971-1972. State Historical Society of North Dakota . May 5, 2016.
  2. Web site: LeRoy Erickson Papers. webapp.und.edu. 2014-10-02.
  3. Web site: Erickson, Hans O.. Sargent County (ND) Teller . September 9, 1926 . May 5, 2016.
  4. Web site: Digital Horizons : Item Viewer. digitalhorizonsonline.org. 2014-10-02.
  5. Book: North Dakota Blue Book. North Dakota. Dept. of State. 1981. Daily Tribune.