Background
Nelson, Arthur E. was born on May 10, 1892 in Browns Valley, Minnesota, United States. Son of Nels Olaf and Emily Augusta (Barr) Nelson.
Nelson, Arthur E. was born on May 10, 1892 in Browns Valley, Minnesota, United States. Son of Nels Olaf and Emily Augusta (Barr) Nelson.
Student Macalester College, 1910-1912, St. Paul College of Law, 1912-1915.
Admitted to Minnesota bar, 1915, Illinois bar, 1939. General practice until 1920. Corporate Counsel St. Paul, 1920-1922.
Mayor St. Paul, 1922-1926. Member Nelson and Mohan, Chicago and St. Paul. United States senator from Minnesota, elected November 3, 1942, for term ending January 4, 1943.
Enlisted as private Heavy Artillery, World War I. Honorably discharged, November 1918.
Member American Legion. Clubs: Athletic, Town and Country (St. Paul).
Married Alice Blanche Carlson, December 2, 1915. Children: Arthur William, Albert Barr, James Louis, Roy Hugh, Alice Annual.