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| Affiliation | MN Farmer-Labor |
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| Name | Knud Wefald |
| Address |
Hawley, Minnesota , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
November 03, 1869
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| Died | October 25, 1936
(66 years)
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| Contributor | The Oncoming Storm |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Jan 01, 2015 03:31am |
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| Info | WEFALD, Knud, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Kragero, Norway, November 3, 1869; attended the local schools and high school of his native land; immigrated to the United States in 1887 and in 1896 settled in Hawley, Clay County, Minn., engaged in agricultural pursuits; also manager and part owner of a lumber business; member of the village council of Hawley, serving as president in 1907-1912, 1917, and 1918; member of the State house of representatives 1913-1915; elected on the Farmer-Labor ticket to the Sixty-eighth and Sixty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1923-March 3, 1927); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1926 to the Seventieth Congress; resumed his former business pursuits; editor of a Norwegian newspaper at Fargo, N.Dak., 1929-1931; executive secretary of the commission of administration and finance of Minnesota in 1931 and 1932; served as railroad and warehouse commissioner of Minnesota from January 1933 until his death; died in St. Paul, Minn., October 25, 1936; interment in Hawley Cemetery, Hawley, Minn.
[from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress at [Link] ]
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