Bio of TORGERSON, Martin J. (b.1881), 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 707
MARTIN J. TORGERSON
Martin J. Torgerson of the Twin City Creamery Company, butter manufacturers of
Minneapolis, was born in Allendale, Minnesota, on the 19th of October, 1881, and
is a son of James and Anna (Phyre) Torgerson, both of whom were natives of
Norway. The father left that country on the 42th of April, 1865, and Anna Phyre
departed from the Land of the Midnight Sun a year later. 'They were married in
this country and settled on a farm in Steele county, Minnesota, where James
Torgerson resided until his death, which occurred in 1905.
The youthful experiences of Martin J. Torgerson were those of the farm bred boy,
who early becomes familiar with every phase of agricultural life. His education
was acquired in the schools of Allendale, Minnesota, and he afterward learned
the trade of butter making, which he has followed since reaching the age of
nineteen. He worked in various plants, gaining wide experience and acquiring
intimate and accurate knowl­edge of every phase of the business. In 1917 he
joined the Twin City Creamery Company, which he and his brother, C. R.
Torgerson, now own, having bought out the interests of all others in the
business. They are strictly butter manufacturers and sell all their product to
jobbers and retailers. Their special brand, which has become famous, is known as
the Liberty brand and their creamery produces more than half a million pounds of
butter annually. The excellence of their product insures a ready sale and the
business is now one of mammoth proportions.
Mr. Torgerson was united in marriage to Miss Anna Hage and they have become the
parents of four children: Adelaide, Kerma, Jerome and Marlen-two daughters and
two sons. The religious faith of the family is that of the Lutheran church,
while in his political belief Mr. Torgerson is a republican, giving stanch
support to the party because of his belief in its principles as factors in good
government, yet never seeking nor desiring office as a reward for party fealty.
He concentrates his energies and attention upon the interests of the Twin City
Creamery Company, which under the control of himself and brother has become one
of the important productive enterprises of this character in Minneapolis.