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Emil C. Ernst
House 1943-58 (District 22)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Counties Served:
McLeod
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
10/31/1895
Birth Place:
Lester Prairie, Minnesota
Birth County:
McLeod
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1959
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Lester Prairie
Occupation (when first elected):
Editor and Publisher, Lester Prairie News
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Council/Aldermen:
Lester Prairie, Minnesota (Village Council);
19?? to 19??
Military:
United States Armed Forces (World War I, France);
191? to 19??
Postmaster:
Lester Prairie, Minnesota;
1928 to 1932
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Gertrude Amundson
Children:
Two children: Howard (son), Dorothy (daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
His middle initial is listed as E. in an article in the Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957.
He was born on a farm.
He was chair of the McLeod County Republican party from 1934-1942. (Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957)
"He caucuses with the conservatives..." (Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957)
He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church.
Religion provided by an article in the Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957.
Elected:
11/6/1956
Residence:
Lester Prairie
Term of Office:
1/7/1957 to 1/4/1959
Oath Date:
1/8/1957
Counties Represented:
McLeod
Occupation:
Editor and Publisher, Lester Prairie News
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Party Notes: "He caucuses with the conservatives..." (Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957)
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Education
-
General Legislation
-
Municipal Affairs
-
Towns and Counties
Elected:
11/2/1954
Residence:
Lester Prairie
Term of Office:
1/3/1955 to 1/6/1957
Oath Date:
1/4/1955
Counties Represented:
McLeod
Occupation:
Editor and Publisher, Lester Prairie News/Retail Merchant
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Party Notes: "He caucuses with the conservatives..." (Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957)
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Education
-
General Legislation
-
Municipal Affairs
-
Public Institutions
Elected:
11/5/1952
Residence:
Lester Prairie
Term of Office:
1/5/1953 to 1/2/1955
Oath Date:
1/6/1953
Counties Represented:
McLeod
Occupation:
Editor and Publisher, Lester Prairie News/Retail Merchant
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Party Notes: "He caucuses with the conservatives..." (Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957)
Committees:
-
Civil Administration
-
Education
-
Labor
-
Municipal Affairs (Chair)
-
Taxes
-
Welfare
Elected:
11/7/1950
Residence:
Lester Prairie
Term of Office:
1/1/1951 to 1/4/1953
Oath Date:
1/2/1951
Counties Represented:
McLeod
Occupation:
Editor and Publisher, Lester Prairie News/Retail Merchant
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Party Notes: "He caucuses with the conservatives..." (Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957)
Committees:
-
Civil Administration
-
Education
-
Municipal Affairs (Chair)
-
Taxes
-
Welfare
Elected:
11/2/1948
Residence:
Lester Prairie
Term of Office:
1/3/1949 to 12/31/1950
Oath Date:
1/4/1949
Counties Represented:
McLeod
Occupation:
Editor and Publisher, Lester Prairie News/Retail Merchant
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Party Notes: "He caucuses with the conservatives..." (Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957)
Committees:
-
Municipal Affairs (Chair)
-
Public Institutions
-
Taxes
-
Veterans and Military Affairs
-
Welfare
Elected:
11/5/1946
Residence:
Lester Prairie
Term of Office:
1/6/1947 to 1/2/1949
Oath Date:
1/7/1947
Counties Represented:
McLeod
Occupation:
Editor and Publisher, Lester Prairie News
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Party Notes: "He caucuses with the conservatives..." (Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957)
Committees:
-
Education
-
General Legislation
-
Taxes
-
Veterans and Military Affairs
Elected:
11/7/1944
Residence:
Lester Prairie
Term of Office:
1/1/1945 to 1/5/1947
Oath Date:
1/2/1945
Counties Represented:
McLeod
Occupation:
Editor and Publisher, Lester Prairie News
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Party Notes: "He caucuses with the conservatives..." (Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957)
Committees:
-
Cooperatives
-
Dairy Products and Livestock
-
Municipal Affairs
-
Taxes
Elected:
11/3/1942
Residence:
Lester Prairie
Term of Office:
1/4/1943 to 12/31/1944
Oath Date:
1/5/1943
Counties Represented:
McLeod
Occupation:
Editor and Publisher, Lester Prairie News
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Party Notes: "He caucuses with the conservatives..." (Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957)
Committees:
-
Cooperatives
-
Dairy Products and Livestock
-
Municipal Affairs
-
Taxes
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