Conrad George Selvig was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives.
Background
Conrad George Selvig was born in Rushford, Minnesota. He was the son of Gunder C Selvig (1842–1935) and Guri Maria Hagnestad Selvig (1845–1882), immigrants from Stavanger, Norway. His father worked for the Chicago, Milwaukee, and Saint Paul Railroad.
Education
Rushford, Minnesota High School. University of Minnesota, Bachelor of Arts, 1907, Master of Arts, 1908.
Career
He worked as an educator and educational administrator for various school districts in Fillmore County, Minnesota and Crookston, Minnesota during his lifetime. In 1910, Selvig was appointed as Superintendent of the Northwest School of Agriculture in Crookston, Minnesota where he served for 17 years. He also served as president of the Minnesota Education Association (1908–1909) and the Northwestern Minnesota Education Association (1921–1922).
Selvig was a United States. Representative from Minnesota"s 9th congressional district.
He served in the 70th, 71st, and 72nd congresses, March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933. He died in 1953 in Los Angeles, California and was interred in Oakdale Cemetery in Crookston, Minnesota.
Selvig, Conrad G. (1951) Tale of Two Valleys: An Autobiography (Los Angeles, California: Grover Jones Press).
Membership
Member: American Academy Political and Social Science. American Association Agriculture Colls, and Expt. Stations; American Association for Advancement of Agriculture Education.
National. Education Association. American Association for the Advancement of Science. Minnesota Education Association President, 1908-1909.
Northwestern Minnesota Education Association (President, 1921-1922). Theta Chi; Acacia; Elks. Knight Templar; Veterans, of All-Wars in United States Congress (since 1927).
Connections
Spouse Marion Wilcox, June 17, 1903, Mabel, Minnesota.