House 1955-62 (District 61); House 1963-66 (District 62); House 1971-72 (District 62 ); House 1973-78 (District 5A)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Counties Served:
St. Louis
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
8/28/1909
Birth Place:
Biwabik, Minnesota
Birth County:
St. Louis
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
3/28/1994
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Catholic
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Virginia
Occupation (when first elected):
Merchant
EDUCATION
Aurora High School; Secondary; Graduate
Princeton University; Attended College;
Hamline University; B.S.; Chemistry, With Honors
University of Minnesota; Attended Graduate School; Guidance Counseling
Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana; Attended Graduate School;
Stanford University; Attended Graduate School;
University of Washington; Attended Graduate School; Seattle
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
U.S. Legislative Staff/Council/Commission:
United States House of Representatives (Administrative Assistant to United States Representative John Blatnik);
[Dates Unknown]
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Higher Education Council (Chair);
19?? to 19??
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Iron Range Rehabilitation Center (Director);
19?? to 19??
Military:
United States Navy Amphibious Forces (World War II, South Pacific; Military Government Japan and Korea, Lieutenant Commander);
194? to 19??
U.S. Legislative Staff/Council/Commission:
United States House of Representatives (Senior Citizen Intern to United States Representative James Oberstar);
05/1982 to 1982
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Board (Appointed by Governor Rudy Perpich);
1988 to 1993
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Catherine Virginia Britt (married in 1945, she was known as Virginia)
Children:
One child: Britt (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
He died of pneumonia and complications from Parkinson's disease at Lakeview Memorial Hospital in Stillwater, Minnesota. His funeral was held at Fort Snelling Memorial Chapel in Minnesota.
He was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Virginia, Minnesota.
Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1965-66.