Brown County MN Archives Biographies.....Erickson, Aug. G. 1880 - 
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Author: L. A. Fritsche

AUG. G. ERICKSON.

     One of Brown county's busy and well-known citizens is Aug. G. Erickson,
attorney and editor of the Springfield Free Press. He was born in Burnstown
township, three miles east of Springfield, Minnesota, in 1880, and is a son of
Oscar and Tilde (Olson) Erickson, natives of Sweden and Wisconsin, respectively.
The father came to the United States when thirteen years old, locating in
Burnstown township, Brown county, with his parents, and here he worked out as a
farm hand for awhile. His father died when he was young and heavy
responsibilities devolved upon him. He finally took up a homestead of eighty
acres which he proved up. In 1884 he removed to Springfield and engaged in the
implement business until 1901, when he sold out and the following year moved to
Comfrey, where he took charge of the First State Bank of that place, an
institution which he organized in 1899, from which time he was president until
1913, when he sold out and retired, moving to Springfield. He was very
successful as a business man and accumulated a comfortable competency for his
old age. He has been president of the council for two terms at Springfield and
for three terms at Comfrey. He was one of the pioneer merchants of Springfield.
He did much for the general good of the comm unifies in which he resided. His
family consisted of three children, namely: Charles, Aug. G. and Mrs. J. A.
Schellenberger.

     The subject of this sketch received his education in the public schools of
Springfield and Pillsbury Academy at Owatonna, Minnesota, graduating from that
institution in 1898, then attended the University of Minnesota, taking up the
academic course at first and graduating in 1902. Later he studied law and
received his degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1904. Returning to Springfield soon
thereafter, he began practicing his profession, in which he was successful from
the start. He was county attorney from 1907 to 1913. He was recorder of
Springfield from 1905 to 1907 and is now a member of the school board and city
attorney. As a public servant he has discharged his duties most ably and
acceptably. In 1914 he bought the Springfield Free Press and has met with
pronounced success in its management, greatly increasing its circulation and
rendering it a very valuable advertising medium.

     Mr. Erickson was married in 1906 to Meta Schweiger, a daughter of F. H. and
Anna Schweiger. To this union three children have been born, namely: George,
Norman and Walter.

     Politically, Mr. Erickson is a Democrat and he has been active and
influential in party affairs for a number of years, in fact, is one of the
leaders of the same in southern Minnesota. Fraternally, he belongs to the
Masonic blue lodge in which he is now junior warden; also a member of the
Knights of Pythias, in which he was formerly keeper of records and seal.


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Extracted from:
HISTORY OF BROWN COUNTY MINNESOTA
ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS

L. A. FRITSCHE. M. D.
Editor

With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records
of Many of the Old Families

VOLUME II
B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana


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