Ernest D. Nelson

Ernest D. Nelson

Ernest D. Nelson
North Dakota Public Service Commissioner
In office
December 3, 1949  September 10, 1961
Preceded by Ben C. Larkin
Succeeded by Bruce Hagen
Personal details
Born March 13, 1897
Arcadia, Wisconsin
Died November 22, 1961
Bismarck, North Dakota
Political party Republican

Ernest D. Nelson (March 13, 1897 – September 10, 1961) was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as a North Dakota Public Service Commissioner from 1949 to his death in 1961.[1]

Biography

Ernest Nelson was born in Arcadia, Wisconsin in 1897. He was the son of Norwegian immigrant August C. Nelson (1865-1957) and Anna (Olsen) Nelson (1860-1952). He came to North Dakota in 1908, and was educated in the public schools and in the University of Wisconsin–Madison. he was a World War I veteran. He farmed in Golden Valley County, North Dakota for 30 years during his lifetime.[2] He was appointed to the North Dakota Public Service Commission by Governor Fred G. Aandahl in 1949 after the death of Ben C. Larkin. He was elected to six year terms in 1952 and in 1958. Nelson died in office on September 10, 1961 at the age of 64. He was buried at Arcadia Cemetery in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.

Notes

  1. Janice A. Beecher, Institute Of Public Utilities At Michigan State University (May 31, 2007). "Ernest D. Nelson 1949-1961" (PDF). North Dakota Public Service Commission. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  2. North Dakota Blue Book, 1954
Political offices
Preceded by
Ben C. Larkin
North Dakota Public Service Commissioner
19491961
Succeeded by
Bruce Hagen
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