About Carl M. Grimstad
Lived 1856 – 1940 (aged 83). Carl M. Grimstad was an American politician and farmer.
Carl Martin Grimstad (August 9, 1856 – February 28, 1940) was a pioneer in Dakota Territory and a dairy farmer in the state of Wisconsin. He also served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography Grimstad was born at Brigham Township in Iowa County, Wisconsin. He was one of seven children born to Knudt Grimstvedt (1815–1900) and Mari Grimstvedt (1821–1907). His parents were Norwegian immigrants who had arrived in 1850 from Telemark, Norway.
In 1879, he moved to the Dakota Territory. In 1883, he married Gunhild "Julia" Arneson (1862–1960), with whom he had ten children. and was buried in Mount Horeb Union Cemetery in Dane County, Wisconsin.
Political career From 1918 to 1926, Grimstad held public office as a La Follette Progressive Republican. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1918 and re-elected in 1920 and 1922. In addition, he was chairman of Brigham and a member of the Iowa County, Wisconsin Board of Education.
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American politician (1856–1940)
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Carl M. Grimstad was born on 9 August 1856.
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Carl M. Grimstad died on 28 February 1940 in Mount Horeb.
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Carl M. Grimstad was a politician and farmer.
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