Torger Juve (born October 23, 1840) was a member of the
Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
Torger O. Juve was born in
Christiansands Stift (now Telemark), Norway.
He immigrated to the United States with his family during 1852. He first resided at
Koshkonong, Wisconsin
Koshkonong is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,692 at the 2010 census. The town entirely surrounds the city of Fort Atkinson. The unincorporated communities of Koshkonong Mounds and Vinnie Ha Ha are lo ...
, until 1857. He graduated from
Luther College in 1866 and from
Concordia College in 1869 and become a Lutheran clergyman.
Political career
Juve was elected to the Assembly as a
Republican legislator from
Vernon County, Wisconsin
Vernon County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,714. Its county seat is Viroqua.
History
Vernon County was renamed from Bad Ax County on March 22, 1862. Bad Ax County had been created on ...
, in 1881 and was re-elected in 1882.
References
Norwegian emigrants to the United States
People from Telemark
People from Vernon County, Wisconsin
Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
19th-century American Lutheran clergy
Luther College (Iowa) alumni
Concordia Seminary alumni
1840 births
Year of death missing
People from Koshkonong, Wisconsin
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