He went to the United States Coast Guard Academy and the University of Minnesota.
Erison lived in Pequot Lakes, Cass County, Minnesota with his wife and family and was a sheep and dairy farmer.
Ericson served two terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives, from 1951 to 1955.
Ericson did not prevail in a special election to fill the vacant seat in 1957.
[1] In 1969, Ericson moved to Saint Paul, Minnesota with his wife and family.