Knud Wefald | |
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 Wefald in 1923 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMinnesota's9th district | |
| In office March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1927 | |
| Preceded by | Halvor Steenerson |
| Succeeded by | Conrad Selvig |
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives | |
| In office January 7, 1913 – January 1, 1917 | |
| Preceded by | Moyle Edwards |
| Succeeded by | John A. Healy |
| Constituency | 60th district(1913–1915) 49th district(1915–1917) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Knud Magnus Wefald (1869-11-03)November 3, 1869 |
| Died | October 25, 1936(1936-10-25) (aged 66) St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Resting place | Hawley Cemetery Hawley, Minnesota |
| Party | Farmer–Labor |
| Spouse | Sarah Skree |
| Children | 10 |
| Occupation | Lumber businessman, politician |
Knud Magnus Wefald (November 3, 1869 – October 25, 1936), was an AmericanMinnesota Farmer–Labor Party politician who served as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromMinnesota's 9th congressional district from 1923 to 1927.
Knud Magnus Wefald was born in Ytre Vefall, Drangedal, inKragerø,Telemark county,Norway. He attended the local schools and high school of his native land. He immigrated to theUnited States in 1887 and in 1896 settled inHawley,Clay County, Minnesota, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits while managing a partly owned lumber business.
As a member of the village council ofHawley he served as council president in 1907-1912, 1917, and 1918. He was a member of theMinnesota House of Representatives from 1913 to 1915. Wefald was elected on theFarmer-Labor ticket to the68th and69th Congresses (March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1927) fromMinnesota's 9th congressional district. After an unsuccessful campaign for reelection in 1926 he resumed his former business pursuits.
Wefald edited a Norwegian-language newspaper inFargo, North Dakota from 1929 to 1931 and was executive secretary of the Commission of Administration and Finance of Minnesota in 1931 and 1932. Finally, he served as railroad and warehouse commissioner of Minnesota from January 1933 until his death inSaint Paul, Minnesota, October 25, 1936.[1][2]
Papers of Knud Wefald are in the collections of theNorwegian-American Historical Association Archives. Included are an account from 1903 concerning a trip to Norway, poems that he wrote in both Norwegian and English, and extracts from theCongressional Record during his tenure in the House of Representatives.[3]
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