Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....GRIMSTAD, CARL M. August 9, 1856 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Tina Vickery tsvickery@adelphia.net March 12, 2007, 3:45 am Author: The State Printing Board, Compiled and Published. MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY DANE COUNTY Third District. Towns of Black Earth, Berry, Blue Mouhds, Cross Plains, Dane, Fitchburg, Mazomanie, Middleton, Montrose, Oregon, Perry, Primrose, Rox-bury, Rutland, Springdale, Springfield, Vermont, Verona, Vienna and Westport; and the villages of Belleville, Black Earth, Brooklyn, Dane, Mazomanie, Middleton, Mt. Horeb, Oregon, Verona and Waunakee. CARL M. GRIMSTAD (Rep.) is a retired farmer who has held numerous offices of trust and honor. Born in the town of Brigham, Iowa county, Aug. 9, 1856, he was educated in the common schools, Wisconsin Academy at Madison, and Teachers' Training course. He taught in the rural schools of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Dakota for several years and in 1879 took up some government land in the Red River Valley, North Dakota, where he farmed for 10 years, organized the county, town and school district, served as town clerk, county lassessor and deputy county auditor. In 1889 he returned to his farm in Iowa county. In 1915 he rented his farm and moved to Mount Horeb, Dane county. While in Iowa county he was town chairman 8 years, school clerk and member county board of education. He was elected to the assembly in 1918 and was re-elected in 1920 and 1922 without opposition. Additional Comments: The Wisconsin Blue Book. The State Printing Board, 1923. 598 - 640. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/history/bluebook/1923/bios/grimstad66nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/wifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb