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

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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

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    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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