Roy
J. Nielsen, who has conducted a large insurance business in Sacramento for a
number of years, is also well known in connection with political affairs,
having recently been elected for the third consecutive term as a member of the
state legislature from Sacramento county. He was born in the capital city on
the 9th of November, 1886, and is a son of J. M. and Ida (Bondson)
Nielsen. The Nielsen family has long been established in California, the father
having come to this state when a young man of about twenty years, and, in
association with his brother, engaged in the carriage making business, in
connection with which they maintained a horse shoeing department, which was
handled by the father. To him and his wife were born four children, three of
whom are living. The mother is deceased, and the father is living in Berkeley,
at the age of seventy-four years.
Roy
J. Nielsen was educated in the public and high schools of Sacramento and in
1906, when twenty years old, entered the old California State Bank, in which he
was employed until 1909, when he went to San Francisco, where he was connected
with Armour & Company for several years. In 1913 he turned his attention to
the insurance business, establishing an independent agency, and finding that he
was well adapted to this line of business, he moved his office to Sacramento in
1917. In that year he enlisted for service in the World war, and was assigned
to the field artillery, with which he was in training at Camp Lewis, in
Washington, Camp Zachary Taylor, at Louisville, Kentucky, and Camp Jackson in
South Carolina. His term of service extended from October, 1917, until February
24, 1919, when he was honorably discharged. On his return to civil life he again
gave his attention to the insurance business, in which he is still engaged and
in which well deserved prosperity has rewarded his efforts.
Mr.
Nielsen was united in marriage to Miss Sonia Panker, of Berkeley, California.
He is a strong republican in his political views and in 1924 was elected to the
state legislature, of which body he is still a member, serving his third term.
He belongs to Sacramento Lodge, No. 6, B. P. O. E.; Sacramento Aerie, No. 9, F. O. E., and the American
Legion. His religious connection is
with the Protestant Episcopal Church, to which he gives liberal support, as he
also does to worthy benevolent and charitable causes. He is a splendid
horseback rider and is fond of the game of polo.
Transcribed
by Marla
Fitzsimmons.
Source: History of the
Sacramento Valley California Vol. III J. W. WOOLDRIDGE 1931. Page 249-250.
© 2004 Marla
Fitzsimmons.