BIOGRAPHIES:  Hon. Syver E. BRIMI, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, WI

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Hon. Syver E. Brimi, merchant, Eau Claire, was born December 27, 1853, 
in Lom, Norway, a son of Alif and Mary (Frieswold) Brimi, who were 
tillers of the soil, and well known for their uprightness and religious 
devotion.  Mr. Brimi was educated in his native country.  Hearing much 
of the prosperity of the United States, he decided to cast his fortune 
in the land of promise, where a reward could be had for honest labor 
and perseverance, and immigrated to the United States in 1869.  After 
spending a year in Chicago he came to Eau Claire, where he was bookkeeper 
for the Northwestern Lumber Company for seven years, after which he started 
a clothing store, and is today one of the oldest, most trusted and esteemed 
merchants in Eau Claire.  He is a self-made man, and soon gained and 
retained the esteem of his countrymen and fellow men generally.  He has 
been an ardent advocate of republican principles and served in the 
capacity of councilman two years.  In 1887 his party nominated and elected 
him a member of the general assembly.  His honor and integrity have never 
been questioned.  In 1888 he was elected presidential elector and in 1890 
he was the nominee on the state republican ticket for railroad commissioner. 
Religiously Mr. Brimi is a Christian in the true sense of the word, and 
is identified with the Lutheran church.  He married, in 1874, Miss Lena 
Larsan, and they have six children, as follows:  Carl, Mary, Fred, Ella, 
Frida and Louis.  

--Taken from "Historical and Biographical Album of the Chippewa Valley
Wisconsin" Including A General Historical Sketch of the Chipewa Valley;
Ancestral Records of Leading Families; Biographies of Representative 
Citizens, Past and Present; and Portraits of Prominent Men.  Edited by
George Forrester.  Chicago, Illinois: A. Warner, Publisher.  1891-92
Pages 785-786