Edward Engerud Explained

Office:Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court
Term Start:1904
Term End:1907
Predecessor:John M. Cochrane
Successor:Burleigh F. Spalding
Office1:State's Attorney of Cass County, North Dakota
Term Start1:1898
Term End1:1900
Office2:State's Attorney of Ransom County, North Dakota
Term Start2:1893
Term End2:1895
Birth Date:13 February 1868
Birth Place:Racine, Wisconsin

Edward Engerud (February 13, 1868 – January 8, 1921) was an American attorney who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of North Dakota from 1904 to 1907 and the state's attorney of both Cass County, North Dakota, and Ransom County, North Dakota.

Early life and education

Engerud was born in Racine, Wisconsin. He was the son of Lars Engerud and Christine (Bakke) Engerud, natives of Norway, who came to America in 1852. In 1881 he moved to Fergus Falls, Minnesota. In 1882, he moved to Grand Forks, Dakota Territory where he studied law for a year before returning to Fegus Falls and resuming studies at a law office there.[1]

Career

In 1889, at the age of 21, he was admitted to the Minnesota Bar. He practiced law in Fergus Falls for four years before moving to North Dakota.[2]

In 1893, Engerud moved to Lisbon, North Dakota, and served as state's attorney of Ransom County for two years. In 1895 he moved to Fargo, North Dakota. In 1897, he was elected state's attorney of Cass County, North Dakota, holding that office until 1900.[1]

On August 9, 1904, he was appointed to fill the remainder of the North Dakota Supreme Court term of the seat left vacant by John M. Cochrane's death in office. He resigned from the court on January 10, 1907, after serving for roughly two years and five months.[1]

After resigning from the court, he returned to private legal practice in Fargo. In 1910 he was appointed assistant United States district attorney, a position he held until 1914. He died of an unexpected heart attack on January 8, 1921, at the age of 52.[1] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edward Engerud . www.ndcourts.gov . North Dakota Court System . 16 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Edward Engerud . Compendium of History and Biography of North Dakota . Transcribed by Kim Mohler . 1900 . April 25, 2016.
  3. News: Judge Dies While in Act of Buying Flowers for Child. The Wichita Daily Eagle. January 9, 1921. 20. Newspapers.com. June 6, 2015 .