Bio of PRENDERGAST, Edmund A. , 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. II, pg 461-462
EDMUND A. PRENDERGAST
A prominent member of the Minneapolis bar is Edmund A. Prendergast, 
general solicitor for the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company, of which 
he is likewise a director. He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, a son of 
Henry and Bridget (DeLanny) Prendergast. His father was a pioneer settler 
of this state, having located in St. Paul in 1856. He was interested in 
the upbuilding of that city up to 1880, when the family moved to 
Minneapolis, and he was one of the most highly respected and esteemed 
citizens of his day.
Edmund A. Prendergast was four years old when the family moved to 
Minneapolis and he received his early education here and in due time 
enrolled at St. Thomas College where he took the classical course. 
For one year he was a student at the Grand House of Philosophy in Montreal, 
Canada, and then entered the law school of the University of Minnesota, 
from which institution he was graduated in 1898. In that same year he 
was admitted to the bar and practiced for two years in this city. 
In 1900 he entered the employ of the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company, 
and in 1903 was made, general counsel, in which position he was active 
until the 1st of June, 1921, when he took over the duties of general 
solicitor for the company. He is in charge of the legal depart­ment 
for Minnesota and North Dakota. Mr. Prendergast is a man of high ethical 
standards and well merits the position he has attained among the foremost 
members of the Minneapolis bar.
On the 24th of April, 1909, occurred the marriage of Mr. Prendergast to 
Miss Georgia Kelly, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Kelly of this city. 
Mrs. Prender­gast is a woman of much culture and refinement.
Since attaining his majority Mr. Prendergast has given his stanch 
support to the republican party and the principles for which it stands. 
Although he is active in party councils, he has never sought nor desired 
public office preferring to devote his entire time and attention to his 
professional interests. Mr. Prendergast is a member of the Pro-Cathedral 
and one of its trustees. He has no fraternal affiliations. As a public-
spirited citizen he holds membership in the Rotary Club and socially 
he is identified with the Minneapolis Club, the Minneapolis Athletic 
Club, the Minnesota Club of St. Paul, the University Club of St. Paul, 
and the Lafayette Club. Along strictly pro­fessional lines he is connected 
with the American Bar Association, the Minnesota State Bar Association 
and the Hennepin County Bar Association. Mr. Prendergast is a man of 
genial and pleasing personality and every one who knows him is his friend.