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Edwin M. "E.M., Ed" Wold

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House 1963-64 (District 52)

Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus

Counties Served:  Aitkin

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 8/13/1900
Birth Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Birth County: Hennepin
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death: 8/9/1987
Gender: Male
Religion: Congregational
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names: E.M., Ed
City of Residence (when first elected): Aitkin
Occupation (when first elected): Farm Implement Dealer, Wold Implement Company

EDUCATION

Workman School; Elementary School; Attended through the ninth grade
Dunwoody Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Vocational-Technical School;
Little Falls Business College; Postsecondary; Graduate

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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Esther Hansen (married on September 3, 1924)
Children: Two children: Roger (son), Beverly (daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

"He was respected, active and proud to be a Republican." (Obituary, Brainerd Daily Dispatch, August 10, 1987)

He died at Aitkin Community Hospital in Aitkin, Minnesota. His funeral was held at the Brenny Funeral Home in the Sorensen-Root Chapel in Aitkin, Minnesota. He was buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Aitkin, Minnesota..

He was a member of the First Congregational Church in Aitkin, Minnesota.

Religion provided by his obituary.

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Total Days Served: 728

SESSIONS SERVED

63rd Legislative Session (1963-1964)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1963
Body: House
District: 52
Elected: 11/6/1962
Residence: Aitkin
Term of Office: 1/7/1963 to 1/3/1965
Oath Date: 1/8/1963
Counties Represented: Aitkin
Occupation: Farm Implement Dealer, Wold Implement Company
Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus Party Notes: "He was respected, active and proud to be a Republican." (Obituary, Brainerd Daily Dispatch, August 10, 1987)
Committees:
  • Agriculture
  • Drainage and Soil Conservation
  • Engrossment and Enrollment
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Recreation and Water Resources
  • Towns and Counties
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OTHER INFORMATION

Articles & Books About

  • "Ed Wold, Community Leader Passes Away (Obituary)." Aitkin Independent Age, August 12, 1987.
  • "Ex-Aitkin Legislator Wold Dies (Obituary)." Brainerd Daily Dispatch, August 10, 1987.

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