Emil Hurja

Emil Edward Hurja (22 January 1892 - 30 May 1953) was an American newspaper editor and political consultant. Hurja was a pioneer of political opinion polling and played an advisory role during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt.[1][2][3]

Hurja was born in Crystal Falls, Michigan. He was one of twelve children born to Matt Hurja (1863-1931) and Anna Liisa (Keisari) Hurja (1870-1940), Finnish immigrants in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. In 1917, he received his A. B. at the University of Washington. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I. He worked as the newspaper editor for the Breckenridge Daily American (1921-1926) in Breckenridge, Texas.[4] He was editor of the Pathfinder magazine (1939-1945).[5] He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Michigan (1936) and candidate in Republican primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District (1946), (1948).[6] Hurja appeared on the cover of Time Magazine in March 1936.[7]

In 1919, he married Gudrun Andersen. He died in Washington, D.C. and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Emil Hurja (1892-1953)". Scandinavian Ancestry Politicians. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  2. ↑ Hurja, Sir Emil (1892–1953) Collection Archived February 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ David Greenberg. "FDR’s Nate Silver". Politico Magazine. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  4. ↑ "About us". Breckenridge American. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  5. ↑ Fortune, April, 1935
  6. ↑ Burton W. Folsom (July 1, 2002). "The Crystal Gazer from Crystal Falls". MACKINAC.ORG. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  7. ↑ Time Magazine cover
  8. ↑ Emil Hurja, Captain, United States Army(Arlingron National Cemetery)

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