▁Governor ▁of ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁under ▁Govern ors ▁L . ▁B . ▁H anna ▁and ▁Lyn n ▁Fra z ier ▁respectively . ▁▁ ▁Kra abel ▁also ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁House ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁Senate ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁grand father ▁of ▁American ▁scholar ▁A . ▁Thomas ▁Kra abel . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Anton ▁T . ▁Kra abel ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁in ▁ Ø yer ▁in ▁the ▁G ud brand ▁Valley , ▁Norway . ▁When ▁Kra abel ▁was ▁four ▁years ▁old , ▁his ▁family ▁including ▁his ▁parents , ▁two ▁brothers ▁and ▁three ▁sister s ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁settled ▁near ▁Co on ▁Valley ▁in ▁south western ▁Wisconsin . ▁Two ▁sister s ▁were ▁born ▁to ▁the ▁family ▁afterwards . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁six teen , ▁Kra abel ▁started ▁supporting ▁himself ▁by ▁working ▁on ▁far ms ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁saw mill . ▁He ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁ped d ler , ▁as ▁a ▁hotel ▁manager ▁and ▁a ▁l umber ▁yard ▁manager . ▁▁ ▁Event ually , ▁he ▁settled ▁in ▁Cl iff ord , ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁and ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁manager ▁of ▁a ▁general ▁store . ▁He ▁married ▁Mar en ▁O line ▁O sw ald ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁seven ▁children