Edwin F. Ladd
Edwin Freemont Ladd (born December 13, 1859 in Starks , Somerset County , Maine , † June 22, 1925 in Baltimore , Maryland ) was an American politician ( Republican Party ) who represented the state of North Dakota in the US Senate .
Ladd attended the public schools of his birthplace and the Somerset Academy in Athens before graduating from the University of Maine in 1884 . From 1884 to 1890 he worked as a chemist in an experimental laboratory in New York State in Geneva . He later became dean of the chemical and pharmaceutical faculties and professor of chemistry at the North Dakota Agricultural College in Fargo ; he also worked between 1890 and 1916 as chief chemist at the state's Agricultural Experiment Station .
From 1899 to 1904 Edwin Ladd was also the editor of the North Dakota Farmer in Lisbon . He also held a leading position in promoting state food laws. He was president of the Agricultural College from 1916 to 1921.
In the election to the US Senate in 1920, Edwin Ladd ran successfully for the Republicans. He took office in Washington on March 4, 1921 and was Senate chairman of the Committee on Public Roads and Surveys . However, he died before the end of his term on June 22, 1925 in the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
Web links
- Edwin F. Ladd in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
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| SURNAME | Ladd, Edwin F. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ladd, Edwin Freemont |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Starks , Maine |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 22, 1925 |
| Place of death | Baltimore , Maryland |