Karl Emil Nygard

Karl Emil Nygard
Nygard in 1933
Mayor of Crosby, Minnesota
In office
January 3, 1933 – January 2, 1934
Preceded byF. H. Kraus
Succeeded byN. Waldimiross
Personal details
Born(1906-08-25)August 25, 1906
DiedApril 26, 1984(1984-04-26) (aged 77)
PartyCommunist
Spouse
Helen Koski
(m. 1936)
Children6
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Karl Emil Nygard (also known as Emil C. Nygard and by the pen name Ada M. Oredigger; August 25, 1906 – April 26, 1984) was an American politician who became the first Communist mayor in the United States when he was elected president of the village council of Crosby, Minnesota, in 1932.