Polk County MINNESOTA Biographies.....Jorgenson, Emil June 15 1885 - ******************************************************* File contributed for Minnesota Biographies Project by: Carol Eddleman deddle@ix.netcom.com November 2, 2004, 1:22 pm Author: Anonymous Emil Jorgenson, of McIntosh, local agent for the St. Anthony and Dakota Lumber Company, is a native of Polk county, born in Knute township, June 15, 1885, the son of Marcus and Hedda Jorgenson, natives of Norway, who settled in Polk county in 1884; the father becoming a well known farmer of the county, where they continue to make their home. Emil Jorgenson was reared on the Knute township homestead and received his education in the country schools. He remained on the farm until he was twenty-two years of age and then entered upon his commercial career, his first activity being in the lumber business and with the exception of two years spent in the employment of a telephone company, has continued to devote his attention to the lumber interests, where his ability and successful experience have won him rapid promotion and wide recognition. In July, 1913, he located in McIntosh, as the local manager for the St. Anthony & Dakota Lumber Co. Mr. Jorgenson is one of the progressive and enterprising business mena and citizens of the town in which he lives and is actively interested in matters of public moment and in the promotion of the general welfare and growth. He is a member of the St. Johns Lutheran church. Additional Comments: Source: Compendium of History and Biography of Polk County, Minnesota. Minneapolis: W. H. Bingham & Co., 1916, p. 144. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/bios/mnbios/ File size: 1.7 Kb