Background
SWENSON, Laurits Selmer was born on June 12, 1865 in New Sweden, Minnesota. Son of Swen and Kristi Swenson.
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Norway
SWENSON, Laurits Selmer was born on June 12, 1865 in New Sweden, Minnesota. Son of Swen and Kristi Swenson.
Luther College, Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts; Johns Hopkins University
Principal Luther Academy. Albert Lea, Minnesota, 1888-1897. E. E. and M. P. to Denmark, 1897- 1905.
Appointed E. E. and M. P. to Switzerland, 1909, to Norway 1911.
Spouse Ingeborg Odegaard, 1887, Norseland, Minnesota.