Ernest D. Ede Biography


	This biography appears on page 769 in "History of Dakota 
	Territory" 	by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915) and 
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				ERNEST D. EDE. 

	Ernest D. Ede, well known as a representative of the legal 
profession in Huron, possesses the studious habits and the analytical 
mind which are indispensable factors of success to him who would devote 
his life to law practice. He is now accorded a liberal clientage and 
handles his cases most ably. 

	Mr. Ede is a native of Lynn county, Kansas, born in 1876. The 
removal of the family to Earlville, Iowa, led him to become a pupil in 
the public schools of that place and he afterward attended college at 
Dixon, Illinois, and continued his studies at Cedar Falls, Iowa. After 
spending some time in the Iowa State University he entered the Chicago 
University and thus his studies were continued along broadening lines, 
bringing him a comprehensive knowledge of general and professional 
questions. The year 1902 was that of his graduation from the Iowa State 
University. He read law under Allan Bogue at Centerville, South Dakota, 
and for some time he was identified with educational interests in this 
state. He was a teacher in the high school of Yankton in 1901-2 and 
from 1902 until 1906 had charge of the schools of Centerville. It was 
during this period that he devoted his leisure hours to reading law and 
thus qualified for the bar. In 1906 he located at Huron, where he has 
since engaged in the practice of law and in the intervening period of 
nine years he has made a creditable record as a strong and resourceful 
representative of the profession. He prepares his cases with great 
thoroughness and care and his ability is evidenced in his careful 
analysis and sound logic. 

	On the 27th of November, 1912, Mr. Ede was united in marriage to 
Miss Elizabeth Jones, of Manchester, New Hampshire, and they have a 
wide acquaintance in Huron, the hospitality of many of the best homes 
being cordially extended to them. Mr. Ede is a Mason of high rank, 
having attained the thirty-second degree. He also belongs to the Mystic 
Shrine at Sioux Falls and he is a loyal exemplar of the teachings of 
the craft, which are based upon the principle of universal brotherhood. 
In politics Mr. Ede is a progressive and upon the ticket of that party 
was elected to the legislature in 1913. To questions of government he 
gives careful consideration and his support of or opposition to any 
measure is the result of comprehensive study of the situation, its 
needs and its opportunities. He may well be classed among the public-
spirited citizens and representative men of Huron