World War II service in U.S. Navy, 1941-45; awarded Bronze Star; B.A., University of South Dakota, 1943; LL.B., University of South Dakota School of Law, 1946.
Member, South Dakota House of Representatives, 13th District, Davison County, 1949 to 1950.
Deputy States Attorney, Davison County, South Dakota, 1947 to 1949.
Professor of economics at Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, South Dakota, 1946 to 1949.