Background
Grevstad, Nicolay Andrew was born on June 2, 1851 in Norway. Son of Nils Carlson and Birgitte (Shetlein) Grevstad.
Grevstad, Nicolay Andrew was born on June 2, 1851 in Norway. Son of Nils Carlson and Birgitte (Shetlein) Grevstad.
Candidatus Juris, Law School, University of Norway, 1878.
Came to the United States, 1883, naturalized citizen, 1890. In Department of Justice, Norway, 1878-1880. Editor Kristiania Dagbladet, 1880-1883.
Editor Nordvesten (newspaper), Saint Paul, Minnesota, until return to Norway, 1886-1887.
Editorial writer, Minneapolis (Minnesota) Tribune, 1887-1890. Editor public Minneapolis Times, 1890-1892.
Editor Chicago Skandinaven, 1892-1911. Envoy Extraordinary anu Minister Plenipotentiary to Paraguay and Uruguay, later Uruguay alone, 1911-1915.
Assistant director Minnesota Safety Commission, 1917-1918.
Director information service of Republican National Committee for foreign language newspapers, 1919-1925. Representative of Chicago financial syndicate, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1926-1927. Editor Chicago Skandinaven, since 1930.