Anton T. Kraabel was born in 1862 in Øyer in the Gudbrand Valley, Norway. When Kraabel was four years old, his family including his parents, two brothers and three sisters emigrated to the United States and settled near Coon Valley in southwestern Wisconsin. Two sisters were born to the family afterwards. At the age of sixteen, Kraabel started supporting himself by working on farms and in a sawmill. He later moved to North Dakota where he worked as a peddler, as a hotel manager and a lumber yard manager.
Eventually, he settled in Clifford, North Dakota and began his career as a manager of a general store. He married Maren Oline Oswald in 1892, and they had seven children; three girls and four boys. In 1899, along with several others, he started the Clifford Bank.
Political careeredit
After settling in North Dakota, Kraal became involved in local, county and state politics, beginning as township clerk in 1888 and subsequently as township treasurer. He served in the North Dakota Legislative Assembly from 1903 to 1908; first in the House, and then in the Senate. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota in 1912, but was defeated in the 1914 Republican Primary. He ran again for the seat in 1916, and served for another term. In 1918, however, he once again lost the primary for his party.[3] After his political career, he served as a chair and member of several boards. He helped to organize the Traill County Telephone Company and was its president for twelve years.
Deathedit
Kraabel died at the age of 71 in 1934 in Circle, Montana.[4] He is interred at Clifford Cemetery in Clifford, North Dakota.
anton, kraabel, anton, kraabel, october, 1862, june, 1934, north, dakota, republican, party, politician, served, ninth, 11th, lieutenant, governor, north, dakota, under, governors, hanna, lynn, frazier, respectively, lieutenant, governor, north, dakotain, offi. Anton T Kraabel October 16 1862 June 17 1934 1 was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the ninth and 11th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota under Governors L B Hanna and Lynn Frazier respectively Anton Kraabel9th Lieutenant Governor of North DakotaIn office 1913 1915GovernorL B HannaPreceded byUsher L BurdickSucceeded byJohn H Fraine11th Lieutenant Governor of North DakotaIn office 1917 1919GovernorLynn FrazierPreceded byJohn H FraineSucceeded byHoward R WoodPersonal detailsBorn 1862 10 16 October 16 1862Oyer Gudbrand Valley NorwayDiedJune 17 1934 1934 06 17 aged 71 Circle Montana U S Resting placeClifford Cemetery Clifford North Dakota U S Political partyRepublicanRelativesA Thomas Kraabel grandson Kraabel also served in the North Dakota House from 1903 to 1904 and in the North Dakota Senate from 1905 to 1908 2 He was the grandfather of American scholar A Thomas Kraabel Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 Death 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editAnton T Kraabel was born in 1862 in Oyer in the Gudbrand Valley Norway When Kraabel was four years old his family including his parents two brothers and three sisters emigrated to the United States and settled near Coon Valley in southwestern Wisconsin Two sisters were born to the family afterwards At the age of sixteen Kraabel started supporting himself by working on farms and in a sawmill He later moved to North Dakota where he worked as a peddler as a hotel manager and a lumber yard manager Eventually he settled in Clifford North Dakota and began his career as a manager of a general store He married Maren Oline Oswald in 1892 and they had seven children three girls and four boys In 1899 along with several others he started the Clifford Bank Political career editAfter settling in North Dakota Kraal became involved in local county and state politics beginning as township clerk in 1888 and subsequently as township treasurer He served in the North Dakota Legislative Assembly from 1903 to 1908 first in the House and then in the Senate He was elected Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota in 1912 but was defeated in the 1914 Republican Primary He ran again for the seat in 1916 and served for another term In 1918 however he once again lost the primary for his party 3 After his political career he served as a chair and member of several boards He helped to organize the Traill County Telephone Company and was its president for twelve years Death editKraabel died at the age of 71 in 1934 in Circle Montana 4 He is interred at Clifford Cemetery in Clifford North Dakota References edit Articles on Death of Kraabel North Dakota Blue Book 1989 North Dakota Blue Book 1913 Kraabel Anton T My Life unpublished manuscript PDF External links editAnton Kraabel at Find a Grave Political offices Preceded byUsher L Burdick Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota1913 1915 Succeeded byJohn H Fraine Preceded byJohn H Fraine Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota1917 1919 Succeeded byHoward R Wood nbsp nbsp This article about a North Dakota politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anton Kraabel amp oldid 1216756008, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
