House 1919-34 (District 65); House 1937-60 (District 65)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Clearwater, Pennington, Red Lake
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
5/31/1880
Birth Place:
Castle Rock, Minnesota
Birth County:
Dakota
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
12/14/1969
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Congregational
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
W.E.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Bagley
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Pillsbury Academy; Secondary; Graduate, 1900
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Nora E. Moen
Children:
Two children: Maurice and Evan (sons)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Judson Leroy Day
- Brother
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to Clearwater County, Minnesota in 1900 as a school teacher and taught for one year in the Bagley School.
"In 1901 he established a homestead and farmed until 1906. From 1906 until 1909 he was a grain buyer for the Kalispell Flour Mill Company in Kalispell, Montana. He returned to Bagley in 1909." (Obituary, Farmer's Independent, December 18, 1969)
He was a member of the Minnesota Society of Mayflower Descendants.
He is one of the longest serving legislators in Minnesota.
"[He] was deeply interested in the cooperative movement and was president of the Garden Valley Telephone Company and The Farmers Publishing Company at the time of his death. (The Genealogical Register of the Family of Alfred Day (1794-1886, 1972)
He died at Bethesda Hospital in Crookston, Minnesota. His funeral was held at the First Congregational Church in Bagely, Minnesota. He was buried in the Bagley Cemetery.
Religion provided by his obituary.