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Ed P. Malmberg One of the most deserving young men in Iowa, a man who
has earned the rewards that come as a result of carefully regulated lives and
unflagging zeal in whatever is undertaken, working his way unaided from none too
favorable environments at the start to a conspicuous position in one of the most
exacting of professions, is Ed. P. Malmberg, of Newton, Jasper County. Mr.
Malmberg is a native of the city where he now resides, having been born here on
January 14, 1878, the scion of a worthy and highly respected family, being the
son of N. K. and Nellie (Stinson) Malmberg, both natives of Sweden, where they
grew to maturity and were educated. They
immigrated to America in 1867 and were married at Knoxville, Illinois, where
they remained until 1875, when they came to Jasper County, Iowa.
After living a few months at Kellogg they moved to Newton, where they
have since resided, the father being now seventy-six years of age.
He has been a tailor for sixty-six years and is a very skilled workman in
this line. He is a quiet,
unassuming man, whose life, though uneventful, has been useful and highly
honorable. His wife is also living,
having reached an advanced age. Six children have been born to them, those living besides Ed
P. of this review, being Mrs. Ida E. Day of Chicago; J. O. and C. A. of Newton. Ed P. Malmberg grew to maturity in Newton
and received his early training in the local schools, graduating from the Newton
high school in 1895 when seventeen years of age, having made an excellent
record, and in 1897 he was graduated from the Newton Normal College.
During these school days he worked at odd jobs and after graduation he
began to learn the cigar maker’s trade, at which he worked until he earned
enough money to warrant his entering the State University at Iowa City.
Having for some time fostered the laudable ambition to enter the legal
profession, he had been bending every effort to that end, consequently he
entered the law department of the last mentioned institution, made a brilliant
record and was graduated from the same in 1905. and at once he began the
practice of his profession at Newton, having been admitted to the bar
immediately after graduation. He
did not have to wait long for clients, his abilities being recognized from the
start and he made friends easily who were glad to assist him.
His abilities being quickly recognized by party leaders, he was nominated
in 1906 by the Republican Party for County Attorney.
This was an exceptionally hard-fought contest as there were three tickets
in the field, but Mr. Malmberg was elected. Something of his popularity is
gained from the fact that he was the only Republican elected on the County
ticket. Useless to add that his selection proved the wisdom of his
constituents, for his record was indeed a splendid one, eliciting the hearty
approval of all concerned, irrespective of party alignment, and he was reelected
to the same office in 1908, leading his ticket.
In 1910 he was chosen as the Republican nominee for state senator, his
nomination being regarded by every one at all conversant with his career as a
most fortunate one. He was duly
elected at the ensuing election and was a conspicuous member of the
thirty-fourth General Assembly. Mr. Malmberg is regarded as a painstaking,
accurate and conscientious attorney, well grounded in the principles of
jurisprudence; and as a speaker he is logical, forceful and often eloquent,
having great power over a jury. He believes in thorough preparation in the trial
of cases and overlooks nothing of benefit to his clients.
Judging his future by his past excellent record, there seems to be much
in store for him. Mr. Malmberg has
remained unmarried. Fraternally, he
is a Mason and Odd Fellow. The Past and Present of Jasper County, Gen. James B. Weaver, Editor-In-Chief, 1912 B.F. Bowen Co., Indianapolis, IN, p. 720. |
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