Adams County North Dakota Biographies   J. L.HJORT, Reeder, of the forty-ninth legislative district, was born in Centre township, Allaamakee county, Ia., April 9, 1864. Received his education at Luther College, Decorah, la., the Capital University, Columbus, O.. and the Wilmot Commercial College. Milwaukee. Came to North Dakota in 1907 taking a homestead in Adams county. Is at present engaged in the banking business at Reeder. He is married and has one daughter and one son. Was elected representative as a republican. [Source: North Dakota Blue Book, 1913 Legislative Manual, Published under the direction of Thomas Hall, Secretary of State, 1913. Submitted by Linda R.] PATRICK D. NORTON, member of congress, Third District, was born at Ishpenming, Michigan, May 17, 1876. He came to North Dakota in the early eighties with his parents, when the family located on a farm in Ramsey county. He received his education in the common schools of Ramsey county and at the state university at Grand Forks, from which institution he graduated in 1897. For four years he was principal of schools at Michigan City. For two years he was employed as a commercial traveler. From 1905 to 1907 he was superintendent of schools of Ramsey county. He was chief clerk of the house or representatives of the tenth legislative assembly. In 1907 he moved to Adams county, where he has since been prominently engaged in different lines of business and of which county he was state's attorney from 1907 to 1911. He is a member of both the state and international tax associations. He is unmarried. He was elected Secretary of State in 1910, as a republican and was elected member of congress in 1912. [Source: North Dakota Blue Book, 1913 Legislative Manual, Published under the direction of Thomas Hall, Secretary of State, 1913. Submitted by Linda R.] H. J. STINGER, Petrel, of the forty-ninth legislative district, was born at Cleveland, O., March 6, 1857, and received his education in the Cleveland high schools and at White's Private Academy. Moved at the age of fourteen years to Minnesota and at the age of twenty-five moved to Nebraska and from there came to North Dakota in October, 1907, and filed on a homestead. Has engaged in the business of farming for the past thirty years. He has served as a county commissioner and has held several minor township and school district offices. He is married and has eight children. He was elected representative as a republican. [Source: North Dakota Blue Book, 1913 Legislative Manual, Published under the direction of Thomas Hall, Secretary of State, 1913. Submitted by Linda R.]   Back to Adams County Home page