Edward C. Meland (January 30, 1866 – February 12, 1939) was an American educator, newspaper editor, and politician.

Born to Norwegian immigrants[1] in the town of Leeds,[2] Columbia County, Wisconsin, Meland was educated in the public school and at Northwestern Business College.[2] In 1889, Meland graduated from the University of Wisconsin,[2] taught at Northwestern Business School from 1889 to 1893, and then taught school in Deerfield, Wisconsin from 1893 to 1895.[2] Deland was the founder and publisher of The DeForest Times[2] and in 1895 he became the principal of DeForest High School in DeForest, Wisconsin.[1][3] Meland served as town and village clerk, village trustee, and on the school board in DeForest, Wisconsin. In 1913, Meland served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Republican.[4] Meland died of a stroke at his home in DeForest, Wisconsin.[1][3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "E. C. Meland, 73, Prominent as Educator, Dead". The Capital Times. February 13, 1939. p. 1. Retrieved February 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "E. C. Meland, 73, Prominent as Educator, Dead (continued)". The Capital Times. February 13, 1939. p. 4. Retrieved February 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. 1 2 "Badger Briefs. Edward C. Meland". Ironwood Daily Globe. February 13, 1939. p. 2. Retrieved February 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ↑ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1913, Biographical Sketch of Edward C. Meland, p. 657.


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