Background
Sorlie, Arthur Gustav was born on April 26, 1874 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, United States. Son of Iver and Mary (Olson) Sorlie.
Sorlie, Arthur Gustav was born on April 26, 1874 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, United States. Son of Iver and Mary (Olson) Sorlie.
Educated Albert Lea Lutheran Academy 3 years.
Clerk Buxton State Bank 3 years, then manager general store. Salesman for Kellogg-Johnson Company, shoe merchants, Saint Paul, 4 years. Proprietor cracker factory, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1903-1907.
Organizer, 1907, and president A. G. Sorlie & Company, fuel, seed and feed, Grand Forks.
President Sorlie Motor Company (Larimore, North Dakota), Webster-Sorline Company (Fisher, Minnesota), Jefferson Motor Company (Albert Lea, Minnesota). Vice president State Bank of Douglas, North Dakota.
Governor of North Dakota, 2 terms 1925-1928 inclusive.
Member Knights of Pythias, Ancient Order of United Workmen, U.T.C.
Married Jennie Odegard, September 1, 1900 (now deceased). Married second, Grace Hilleboe, March 24, 1919. Children: Arthur, Louise, Ruth.