Einar Hoidale

Einar Hoidale (born August 17, 1870 in Tromsø , Norway , † December 5, 1952 in Saint Petersburg , Florida ) was an American politician .

Hoidale immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1879. Once there, the family settled in Minnesota near the city of Dawson in Lac qui Parle County . Hoidale attended the local public schools and later studied at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis . In 1898 he graduated from the University's Law Department and was admitted to the bar that same year. Hoidale began to practice as a lawyer in New Ulm . From 1900 to 1906 he was a district attorney in Brown County . In addition, Hoidale worked from 1900 to 1904 as a newspaper publisher in Dawson and Madison and from 1900 to 1908 also worked as a military lawyer ( judge advocate ). In 1907 he moved to Minneapolis and continued his legal practice there.

Politically, Hoidale was active in the Democratic Party , of which he was a member. Among other things, he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1920, 1932 and 1936 . In 1930 he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the US Senate . Two years later, however, Hoidale managed to be elected to the 73rd Congress . There he represented the state of Minnesota from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935 in the US House of Representatives . After the end of the legislative period, Hoidale refused to run again in 1934 and instead tried to be elected to the US Senate. As with his first attempt, he was unable to secure a mandate for this.

Hoidale now returned to Minneapolis and began practicing law again. He died in Saint Petersburg, Florida in 1952 and was buried in Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis.

Web links

• Einar Hoidale in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)