Edwin W. Blomquist

Edwin Blomquist
Edwin Blomquist
Member of the Wisconsin Assembly
	In office; 1935–1939
Mayor of Adams, Wisconsin
	In office; 1927–1939
Personal details
Born	October 30, 1896; Chicago, Illinois
Died	July 6, 1963 (aged 66); Adams, Wisconsin
Political party	Progressive
Education	La Salle Extension University

Edwin W. Blomquist (October 30, 1896 – July 6, 1963) was an American railroad locomotive engineer, labor activist, and politician.^[1]^[2]

Early life and education[edit]

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Blomquist moved with his family to Sweden in 1900 before returning to the United States in 1914, living in Madison, Wisconsin. He took courses at La Salle Extension University.

Blomquist worked as a locomotive engineer for the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company. He was also active in the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Blomquist lived in Adams, Wisconsin and served on the Adams Common Council and as mayor from 1927 to 1939.^[3] From 1935 to 1939, Blomquist served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Progressive. In 1946, Blomquist helped organized the Democratic Party in Adams County, Wisconsin and served as county chairman.

Blomquist died in a hospital in Adams, Wisconsin on July 6, 1963.^[4]

^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1937, Biographical Sketch of Edwin W. Blomquist, p. 37.
^ Union Leader Succumbs: Edwin Blomquist Is Dead; Former Progressive Solon, Madison Capital Times, July 8, 1963, p. 10.
^ Wisconsin (1963). Wisconsin Session Laws. Democrat Printing Company, state printer.
^ "Ex-Assemblyman Dies". The La Crosse Tribune. July 9, 1963. p. 3. Retrieved September 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

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