Karl Emil Nygard | |
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| Mayor of Crosby, Minnesota | |
| In office January 3, 1933 – January 2, 1934 | |
| Preceded by | F. H. Kraus |
| Succeeded by | N. Waldimiross |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 25, 1906 Iron Belt, Wisconsin |
| Died | April 26, 1984 (aged 77) |
| Political party | Communist |
| Spouse |
Helen Koski (m. 1936) |
| Children | 6 |
Karl Emil Nygard, also known as Emil C. Nygard and under the pen name Ada M. Oredigger (August 25, 1906 – April 26, 1984), was an American Communist politician who became the first and only Communist mayor in the United States when he was elected president of the village council of Crosby, Minnesota, in 1932.[1]
- ^ Kreighbaum, Hillier (December 16, 1932). "Communist Mayor-Elect of Crosby, Minn., Tells of Plans". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, CA. p. 7. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
