Arnt Erickson
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Arnt Erickson (July 4, 1866 – September 8, 1932) was an American businessman and politician from New Auburn, Wisconsin who spent a single term as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,[1] as well as holding many local offices.
Erickson was born in Norway July 4, 1866, and came to Wisconsin in 1882. He would remain there for the rest of his life, except for a period of about two years spent in the state of Colorado. He attended public schools in Norway and in Chippewa County. On April 27, 1890, he was living in Eau Claire when he married Tillie Christianson. For six years he worked as a retail clerk in a clothing store in Chippewa Falls, and became a merchant himself in New Auburn and Chippewa Falls. He later went into real estate and banking at New Auburn, serving as co-founder (in 1907) and first president of the Bank of New Auburn (now Security Bank, New Auburn); and as president of the Farmers Store Co. in New Auburn.