Background
Hjellum, John was born on March 29, 1910 in Aurland, Sogn, Norway. Son of Olav Iversen and Belle (Ohnstad) Hjellum.
Hjellum, John was born on March 29, 1910 in Aurland, Sogn, Norway. Son of Olav Iversen and Belle (Ohnstad) Hjellum.
Bachelor of Laws, Juris Doctor, University North Dakota, 1934.
Since practiced in Jamestown, North Dakota (retired). Member firm (retired) Hjellum, Weiss, Nerison, Jukkala, Wright & Paulson. Investigator federal violations Department Justice, 1934.
Assistant states attorney Stutsman County, North Dakota, 1943-1945. States attorney, 1948-1950. Secretary North Dakota Broadcasting Company, 1950-1962.
Secretary board directors North America Uranium, Inc., 1954-1969.
Chairman North Dakota Eisenhower for President group, also North Dakota Citizens for Eisenhower-Nixon. Vice chairman Stutsman County Republican Organization, 1955-1958. Member Stutsman County Central Committee, 1958-1962.
Delegate Republican National Convention, 1952. Trustee Jamestown College, 1967-1975. Chairman, trustee North Dakota Indiana College Fund, 1957-1968.
Served with Counter Intelligence Corps, Army of the United States, 1944-1945. Fellow International Academy Trial Lawyers (director 1969-1975, 78-84). Member American Bar Association, International Bar Association, North Dakota Bar Association (president 1957-1958), 4th Judicial District Bar Association (president 1949-1950), Stutsman County Bar Association (president 1940-1941, 49-50), American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Order of Coif (honorary), Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Delta Phi, Kappa Kappa Psi.
Club: Masons.
Married Helen Jeanette Fodness, May 12, 1935. Children: Janice Ann, Joan Mae, John World War II.