A. W. Norblad Sr.
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Albin Walter Norblad Sr. (1881 - 1960)

Albin Walter (A. W.) Norblad Sr.
Born in Malmö Caroli, Malmö, Malmöhus, Sverigemap
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[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1906 in Escanaba, Delta, Michigan, United Statesmap
Died at age 79 in Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon, USAmap
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Biography

Preceded by
18th Governor
I. L. Patterson
A. W. Norblad
19th Governor
of Oregon
Oregon
1929—1931
Succeeded by
20th Governor
Julius Meier
Notables Project
A. W. Norblad Sr. is Notable.
Swedish Roots
A. W. Norblad Sr. has Swedish ancestors

Albin Walter Norblad was born March 19, 1881 in Malmö Caroli parish, Malmö, Skåne County, Sweden to brick layer Peter Nordblad and his wife Bengta Andersdotter.[1]

Albin was just one year old when he and his parents left their home in Malmö, on April 14, 1882 heading for "Amerika". [2]

According to English Wikipedia, the family settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He took night classes at the Grand Rapids Business College and later enrolled at the University of Chicago Law School. During that time he supporting himself as a reporter for the Chicago American newspaper's crime beat. Upon graduating in 1902, he quickly passed the bar exam and moved back to Michigan where he set up a law firm and was elected District Attorney for Delta County.

He served as Astoria's City Attorney from 1910-1915 and was elected to the state Senate elected Senate President in 1929, and he served as Governor of Oregon from 1929 to 1931.

Albin lived to be 79 years old and died in April 1960. He was buried at Rose City Cemetery, Portland. His memorial has photos and links to those of family members.[3]


Sources

  1. Malmö Caroli kyrkoarkiv, Födelse- och dopböcker, SE/MSA/00553/C I/15a (1880-1881) bildid: C0067633_00125
  2. Household book for Malmö Sankt Petri (M) AId:40 (1881-1885) Bild 76 / sid 71 (AID: v103909.b76.s71, NAD: SE/MSA/00619)
  3. A. W. Norblad memorial at Find A Grave.
  • Household record with parents 1881: Malmö Caroli kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/MSA/00553/A I/82 (1880-1888), bildid: C0067527_00132, sida 144 [1]
  • Marriage: "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCDJ-ZQ2 : 11 May 2018), Peter Norblad in entry for Albin W. Norblad and Edna L. Cates, 29 Sep 1906; citing reference ID 250, various county clerks and libraries, Michigan; FHL microfilm 1,310,150.

See also;

  • Find A Grave: Memorial #6306954
  • A. W. Norblad on Wikipedia
  • Archives West: Albin Walter Norblad papers, 1929-1931
  • Word Nerd: Norblad | Word Nerd | discoverourcoast.com (not available in Europe)
  • Obituary: Judge Albin Walter Norblad III | Obituaries | dailyastorian.com (not available in Europe)
  • The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Noone to Norrine






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18 steps from Henry the Eighth via Cates

17 steps via Squier/Squire

posted by Mark Burch
edited by Mark Burch
Here is the link to his family search profile, I think we can connect him to the world tree via his wifes family.

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MZHH-TLG

According to family search her mothers, mothers, fathers, mothers, mothers, mother is https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pratt-4609

Also his wifes great great grandfather, Ebenezer Cates, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cates-1526

Also his wifes great grandmothers grandfather, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Baker-29929

posted by Erik Granstrom
edited by Erik Granstrom
Nice! Are you working on that connection or are you looking for someone to help? Happy to assist if needed.
posted by Laurie Miller