Background
Rustgard, John was born on October 21, 1863 in Beidstaden, Norway. Son of Andreas Hoe and Anne (Maere) Rustgard.
Rustgard, John was born on October 21, 1863 in Beidstaden, Norway. Son of Andreas Hoe and Anne (Maere) Rustgard.
Bachelor of Laws, University of Minnesota, 1890.
Came to the United States, 1881, naturalized, 1890. Admitted to Minnesota bar, 1890. In practice at Minneapolis, Tower and Duluth, Minnesota, 1890-1899, at Nome, Alaska, 1900-1909, Juneau since 1909.
Associate city attorney of Duluth, 1897-1898.
Mayor of Nome, 1903-1904. United States district attorney 1st Division of Alaska, 1910-1914.
Attorney general of Alaska, 1921-1933. Author: The Problem of Poverty, 1935, review, 1936.
Bottom Side Up and Other Essays, 1936.
Sharing the Wealth, 1937. International Vagaries, 1939. Our Sacred Cow and the New World Order, 1941.
The Bankruptcy of Liberalism.
1942. Home: Babson Park, Florida
Married Alice Jane Adeane, April. Married second, Josephine Halvorsen, June 24, 1926.