Editing Conrad Selvig (section)

==Biography==
Conrad George Selvig was born in [[Rushford, Minnesota]].  He was the son of Gunder C Selvig (1842–1935) and  Guri Maria Hagnestad Selvig (1845–1882), immigrants from [[Stavanger, Norway]]. His father worked for the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad. Conrad Selvig fought in the [[Spanish–American War]] as a member of the 12th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. He graduated from Rushford High School (1895) and the [[University of Minnesota]] (1908). He worked as an educator and educational administrator for various school districts in [[Fillmore County, Minnesota]] and [[Crookston, Minnesota]] during his lifetime. In 1910, Selvig was appointed as [[Superintendent (education)|Superintendent]] of the [[University of Minnesota Crookston|Northwest School of Agriculture]] in Crookston, Minnesota where he served for 17 years. He also served as president of the  Minnesota Education Association (1908–1909) and the Northwestern Minnesota Education Association (1921–1922).{{citation needed|date=August 2016}}

Selvig was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 9th congressional district. He served in the [[70th United States Congress|70th]], [[71st United States Congress|71st]], and [[72nd United States Congress|72nd congresses]], March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933. He died in 1953 in [[Los Angeles, California]] and was interred in Oakdale Cemetery in Crookston, Minnesota.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}}