Senate 1945-54 (District 51)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Todd, Wadena
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
3/2/1897
Birth Place:
Summit, South Dakota
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
4/30/1955
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Methodist
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Ernie
City of Residence (when first elected):
Wadena
Occupation (when first elected):
Former Silo Manufacturer, Wadena Silo Company
EDUCATION
Minnesota Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
United States Marine Corps (World War I, Private, Received the Sharpshooters Medal);
191? to 1919
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Lavida Anderson (married on May 10, 1923)
Children:
Two children: Elaine Maxine (daughter), Lowell Donovan (son, he died in 1938 before his father took office)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to a farm near Clarissa, Minnesota in 1903.
He was a member of the Masonic Order of Bertha, Minnesota.
He was buried in the Oddfellows Cemetery in Eagle Bend, Minnesota.
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Wadena, Minnesota.
Religion provided by In Memoriam.