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Eirikur H. Bergman Eirikur H. Bergman was born in Iceland in 1852, being the oldest of three children. He was 14 when his father died, after which time his mother kept the family together. In 1873 he went to Lyon county, Minnesota, where he remained four years. While there he helped to organize the township of Vesturheim (Western World) and was one of the first supervisors. In 1878 he went to see the country around Big Stone lake, in the present state of South Dakota, and in 1879 came to Pembina county. In 1880 he located in what later became Gardar township, where he has successfully farmed since. In 1882 our subject began to conduct a retail store, and a little later entered the real estate business, at both of which he met with great success. His business honesty and executive ability won the confidence of patrons and now he is one of the thriving real estate men of the county. He also has a controlling interest in the business at Rugby conducted by his son. Mr. Bergman has always been prominent in local affairs. He has been more or less connected with township government since the organization of Gardar from Thingwalla in 1886. It was largely through his efforts that Gardar post office was created, and he has been postmaster almost all the time. Our subject was married in 1878 to Miss Ingibjorg Thorlacius. They have had three children, all of whom are living. Mr. Bergman enjoys the distinction of being the first Icelander in North America elected to a representative legislative body, having been elected to the territorial assembly in 1888. Previous to this he had served on the board of county commissioners, to which office he was elected in 1885. He has always been a republican, never failing to give hearty support to the platform of his party. Genealogy Village and Access Genealogy This page was last updated Sunday, 12-Jan-2014 23:11:36 EST.
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