Background
Christensen, Niels was born on April 21, 1876 in Beaufort, South Carolina, United States. Son of Niels and Abbie M. (Holmes) Christensen.
Christensen, Niels was born on April 21, 1876 in Beaufort, South Carolina, United States. Son of Niels and Abbie M. (Holmes) Christensen.
Educated Allen School, West Newton, Massachusetts, and Brookline (Massachusetts) High School.
President Beaufort Gazette Public Company and editor Beaufort Gazette, 1903-1922. Partner North. Christensen & Sons. Beaufort, 1906-1925; president Christensen Realty Company.
Member South Carolina. State Senate, 1904-1924. Member commission to investigate State Dispensary, 1905-1906, State Fisheries, 1905, State Hospital for Insane, 1908, State Printing, 1913, State penitentiary, 1924.
Member Democratic State Executive Committee, 1906-1917, 1922-1926.
Married Katherine Wales Stratton, December 12, 1912. Children: Niels, Anne Wales, Stratton, Andrea.