Anderson, Ernest P. "Ernie"
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.
Body: Senate
District: 51
Elected: 11/7/1950
Residence: Wadena
Term of Office: 1/2/1951 to 1/3/1955
Counties Represented:
Todd, Wadena
Occupation: Co-Founder and Operator, Wadena Silo Co.(Manufacturing Cement Stave Silos and Building Blocks)/Distributor of Hammer Mills and Silage Forage Machinery
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
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Agriculture
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Finance
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Game and Fish
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General Legislation
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Public Health
-
Public Highways
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Public Institutions and Buildings
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Railroads (Chair)
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University
Body: Senate
District: 51
Elected: 11/7/1950
Residence: Wadena
Term of Office: 1/2/1951 to 1/3/1955
Counties Represented:
Todd, Wadena
Occupation: Co-founder and Operator, Wadena Silo Co. (Manufacturing Cement Stave Silos and Building Blocks)
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Finance
-
Game and Fish
-
General Legislation
-
Public Health
-
Public Highways
-
Public Institutions and Buildings
-
Railroads (Chair)
-
University
Body: Senate
District: 51
Elected: 11/5/1946
Residence: Wadena
Term of Office: 1/7/1947 to 1/1/1951
Counties Represented:
Todd, Wadena
Occupation: Co-founder and Operator, Wadena Silo Co. (Manufacturing Cement Stave Silos and Building Blocks)/Distributor, Hammer Mills and Silage Forage Machinery
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Finance
-
Game and Fish
-
General Legislation
-
Military Affairs
-
Public Health
-
Public Highways
-
Public Institutions and Buildings
-
Soldiers Welfare and Soldiers Home
-
University
Body: Senate
District: 51
Elected: 11/5/1946
Residence: Wadena
Term of Office: 1/7/1947 to 1/1/1951
Counties Represented:
Todd, Wadena
Occupation: None Listed
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Game and Fish
-
General Legislation
-
Military Affairs
-
Public Health
-
Public Highways
-
Public Institutions and Buildings
-
Soldiers Welfare and Soldiers Home
-
University
Body: Senate
District: 51
Elected: 11/7/1944
Residence: Wadena
Term of Office: 1/2/1945 to 1/6/1947
(Special Election)
Counties Represented:
Todd, Wadena
Occupation: Former Silo Manufacturer, Wadena Silo Company
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
General Legislation
-
Military Affairs
-
Public Health
-
Public Institutions and Buildings
-
Soldiers Welfare and Soldiers Home
-
State Parks, Memorials and Monuments
-
University
Session Notes:
He won the Senate special election held due to the resignation of Dick Gardner.
Photographs
Articles & Books About
In Memoriam: Senators Ernest P. Anderson, Harry A. Bridgeman, Frank E. Dougherty, Severt B. Duea, Paul Guilford, James H. Hall, Albert Lodin, L.P.Lund, Robert G. Marshall, Fred Newton, Conrad Olson, et al. State of Minnesota Senate Chamber, April 5, 1957.
"Meet Your Legislature - Andersons, That Is." St. Paul Pioneer Press, March 26, 1953.
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.