Carl Soderstrom

Carl W. Soderstrom (December 14, 1915-January 13, 2009) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives.

Biography

The son of Reuben Soderstrom and Jeanne Shaw, Carl Soderstrom was born December 14, 1915 in Streator, Illinois. After graduating from Streator Township High School, he earned a bachelor of science at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and a juris doctor at the University of Illinois College of Law. During World War II, he worked at the shipyards in Seneca, Illinois. A lifelong Republican, he was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1950.[1] He and his wife Virginia had five children. He died January 13, 2009.[2]

gollark: Watts are power (energy per time), so I'm pretty sure that question doesn't actually make sense.
gollark: No, still stupid. Yes, you can not know things and that is fine. But not looking up relevant safety information (or ignoring it? If I remember right, that person was not very receptive to people saying that they were doing stupid things) when doing something you can quite easily recognize as potentially dangerous is stupid.
gollark: I would consider mishandling radioactive material, or trolling about it, very stupid.
gollark: Never underestimate human stupidity.
gollark: Although I don't think they'll let you buy people.

References
  1. Carpentier, Charles, ed. (1959). "Legislators' Portraits and Biographies". Illinois Blue Book 1959-1960. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Secretary of State. p. 278. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  2. "Carl Soderstrom". The Pantagraph. January 15, 2009. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
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