Bio of LONEGREN, Joseph Leonard, Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
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Vol II, pg 505-506
JOE L. LONEGREN (Joseph Leonard Lonegren)
Since 1920 Joe L. Lonegren has been president of the Oscar Lonegren Company,
public accountants. He was born in St. Paul, a son of Oscar and Augusta
(Pearson) Lonegren, extended mention of whom is made in the sketch of Carl E.
Lonegren, appearing elsewhere in this work.
Joe L. Lonegren received his early education in the schools of his birthplace
and upon putting his textbooks aside, entered the employ of the First National
Bank of Duluth as a messenger boy. He was a lad of much ambition and ability,
capable of hard work and close application to business affairs, and he soon won
promotion to the position of bookkeeper, subsequently becoming head bookkeeper
and auditor. In 1911 he became assistant cashier of the First National Bank at
Ely, Minnesota, and then for four years was credit manager for Waterman &
Waterbury in this city. The following two years he was active in a like capacity
for the Western Grocery Company, of which concern he was also accountant. He was
thus engaged when he put all personal interests aside and enlisted for service
in the World war. He was sent to Champaign, Illinois, where he received his
ground work instructions in the aviation school established there, and
subsequently he was transferred to Ellington Field, where he received
instruction in flying and was brevetted as an observer. While there he was
promoted to the rank of second lieutenant, and sent to France on the 22d of
September, 1918. He was there assigned to the One Hundredth Aero Squadron at
Ourches, France, and became a member of the Second Day Bombardment Group. On the
30th of May, 1919, he returned to the United States and received his honorable
discharge on the 1st of July of that year. He then returned to Minneapolis, and
in 1920 became secretary of the Oscar Lonegren Company. He and his brother are
achieving substantial success in the conduct of the business and Joe L. is
discharging the many duties devolving upon him to the complete satisfaction of
all.
Politically Mr. Lonegren gives his endorsement to the republican party and the
principles for which it stands. His religious faith is that of the Episcopal
church, and fraternally he is identified with the Masons, being a thirty-second
degree Scottish Rite son. Mr. Lcnegren is a member of the membership committee
of the Civic & Commerce Association of Minneapolis, the Lincoln Club, the
Automobile Club and the Aero Club, and of the latter organization he is a
director. Although the greater part of Mr. Lonegren's time is devoted to his
business interests, he is actiMave in the public life of the city and no movement
for the development and improvement of the general welfare seeks his aid in
vain.