Bio of NELSON, Edward (b.1881), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
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Vol III, pg 547
EDWARD NELSON
Edward Nelson, a member of the firm of Nelson Brothers, owners and operators of
one of the largest garages in Minneapolis, was born in this city, on the 8th of
August, 1881, a son of Eric and Mary Nelson. When he was of school age he
entered the public schools of his birthplace and passed through the successive
grades, finishing his education in the Minnesota Business College. After leaving
school he went to work for a lumber firm of Minneapolis and was connected with
the lumber trade almost exclusively until in 1920 he embarked in the automobile
business. In partnership with his brother, William O. Nelson, who is mentioned
individually elsewhere in this work, he formed the firm of Nelson Brothers, for
the purpose of conducting a garage and service station for the motor trade. They
began by pur­chasing a lot at the corner of Eleventh street and Fifth avenue
South, upon which they erected a garage with a frontage of sixty-six feet and
one hundred and sixty-five feet deep. In 1923 they added another sixty-six feet
of frontage, making their complete establishment one hundred and thirty-two feet
by one hundred and sixty-five feet. This gives them an immense storage space in
addition to adequate provision for an oil station and all the equipment to
enable them to render their customers the best of service. The garage, since the
building of the addition, is one of the largest in the city and the Northwest.
The credit for this achievement rests entirely with Edward Nelson and his
brother, who started out in the world with neither money nor influence and now
by their own industry and initiative have come to be regarded as substantial
business men of their native city.
Edward Nelson and Miss Amanda Larson were married on the 21st of February, 1914.
In politics Mr. Nelson supports the democratic party, but has never desired the
honors of public office for himself. He is a Mason of high rank, having attained
the thirty-second degree in the Scottish Rite, and his affiliations in that
order are with Griswold Lodge, F. & A. M., Dassel, Minnesota; Minneapolis
Consistory; and Zuhrah Temple of the Mystic Shrine. Mr. Nelson also belongs to
the Odin and Automobile Clubs of Minneapolis and along the line of his business
interests holds a membership in the Garage Owners' Association. He has lived in
this city prac­tically all his life and many of his stanch friends are those who
have known him since his boyhood.