Background
He was the son of John and Ingeborg Swenholt, both of whom were immigrants from Norway.
He was the son of John and Ingeborg Swenholt, both of whom were immigrants from Norway.
Jonas Swenholt born in the town of Oconomowoc, Waukesha County, Wisconsin. In 1880, Swenholt moved to Wittenberg, Wisconsin in Shawano County, Wisconsin. Swenholt was in the mercantile and lumber business.
He served as postmaster of Wittenberg and different village and town offices.
Swenholt served as register of deeds for Shawano County in 1896. Swenholt then served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1901 and 1905 as a Republican from Shawano County.
In 1905, Swenholt moved to Madison, Wisconsin where he was the Wisconsin State Game Warden. Swenholt died at his house in Madison, Wisconsin.
