House  1933-42  (District 24);  Senate  1943-50  (District 24)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            3/21/1875
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            Big Bend Township, Minnesota
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth County: 
                                            Chippewa
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Country: 
                                            United States
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Death: 
                                            11/5/1950
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
                                    Other Names: 
                                    Eddy
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Milan
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Farmer/Former Teacher, Chippewa County Rural Schools
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
                                
                                    Chippewa County District Schools; At Least Elementary School; 
University of Minnesota, School of Agriculture; College Graduate; 1895
                                
                             
                            OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
                            
                                
                                
                                        
                                        
                                            Judge: 
                                            Big Bend, Minnesota (Township Justice of the Peace); 
                         
                         1??? to 1???
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            Municipal Government: 
                                            Big Bend, Minnesota (Township Assessor); 
                         
                         1??? to 1???
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            Municipal Government: 
                                            Big Bend, Minnesota (Township Supervisor); 
                         
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                            FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
                            
                                
	
                                    Spouse: 
                                    Ida (she died on January 9, 1951)
                                    Children: 
                                    Two children: Norman (son), Mrs. Earl R. Ettesvold (daughter)
                                    
                                    
                                    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature: 
                                    
                                    
                                
                             
                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    He was of Norwegian ancestry.
He was the son of early pioneers.
He was born on a farm.
"Senator Hagen was a liberal in the true meaning of that word."  (Edward Hagen Memorial.  Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 9, 1951, p. 1728)
He died at home in Big Bend Township, Minnesota.