Senate 1947-58 (District 49)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Counties Served:
Clay, Wilkin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
4/21/1900
Birth Place:
Hawley, Minnesota
Birth County:
Clay
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
2/9/1991
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Evangelical Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Magnus
City of Residence (when first elected):
Hawley
Occupation (when first elected):
Lawyer/Owner and Operator of Sheep Ranch and Stock Farm
EDUCATION
Hawley High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1918
St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota; B.A.; 1923
George Washington University Law School, Washington D.C.; LL.B.; 1929; Admitted to the Minnesota Bar, 1929
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
United States Army (World War I);
191? to 19??
U.S. Legislative Staff/Council/Commission:
United States House of Representatives (Secretary to His Father, United States Representative Knud Wefald);
1923 to 1927
Municipal Attorney:
Hawley, Minnesota (Village Attorney);
1931 to 1974
Municipal Mayor:
Hawley, Minnesota (City Mayor);
1934 to 193?
[Elected]
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota State Board of Law Examiners;
1936 to 1944
[Appointed]
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Historical Society, Honorary Executive Council (Named a Life Member in 1988);
1988 to 1991
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Verna M. Ellingson (married on November 22, 1924)
Children:
Four children: Knut Magnus Jr., Harold Ellingson, and Martin Skree (sons); Verna Marguerite (daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Knud Magnus Wefald
- Father
GENERAL NOTES
He was of Norwegian ancestry.
He is listed as a Republican in Who's Who in Minnesota, 1958.
He died at St. John's Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. His funeral was held at the Hawley Lutheran Church in Minnesota. He was buried in the Hawley Cemetery.
Religion provided by Who's Who in Minnesota, 1958 and his obituary.