Linus Forsling

Linus Bernadotte Forsling (March 23, 1891 – May 2, 1970) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge.

A Sioux City, Iowa, native born on March 23, 1891, Forsling attended city schools, and earned his law degree at the Cumberland School of Law, which was affiliated with Cumberland University at the time.

Forsling returned to Sioux City to set up his legal practice in 1915.

[1] Forsling was affiliated with the Republican Party and won his first election to the Iowa House of Representatives in 1920.

His judgeship was interrupted by military service in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of World War II as a Seabee.