| 词条 | Emil Hurja |
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BiographyHurja was born in Crystal Falls, Michigan. He was one of twelve children born to Matt Hurja (originally Pitkäkangas) (1863-1931) and Anna Liisa (Keisari) Hurja (1870-1940), both of whom were immigrants from Finland to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. In 1917, he received his A. B. at the University of Washington. He served as a Captain in the United States 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] Hurja was executive director of the Democratic National Committee (1932-1937) under the direction of Democratic National Committee Chairman James Farley. He also provided poll analysis for the Democratic Party during elections held during 1932, 1934 and 1936. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Michigan and appeared on the cover of Time in March 1936. He was a candidate in the Republican primary for U.S. Representative from the 12th District of the State of Michigan (1946-1948).[6][7][8] In 1919, he married Gudrun Andersen. He died in Washington, D.C. and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.[9] HonorsHe was awarded both the Order of the White Rose of Finland and the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav.[10] References1. ^{{cite web|url= http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/ijpor/10.3.237|title= Polling As A Means Toward Presidential Autonomy: Emil Hurja, Hadley Cantril And The Roosevelt Administration|publisher= International Journal of Public Opinion Research Volume 10, issue 3, pages 237-256 |author= Robert M. Eisinger and Jeremy Brown|date= January 1998 |accessdate= May 5, 2016}} 2. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/01/emil-hurja-pollster-fdr-213537|title=FDR’s Nate Silver |publisher= Politico Magazine|author= David Greenberg |accessdate= April 25, 2016}} 3. ^{{cite web|url= http://millercenter.org/conferences/2008/polling/timeline|title= 1932: Emil Hurja becomes the first political consultant to analyze polls for a presidential campaign|publisher= Miller Center of the University of Virginia |accessdate= May 5, 2016}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.breckenridgeamerican.com/about-us|title= About us|publisher= Breckenridge American|accessdate= April 25, 2016}} 5. ^{{cite web|url= http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/scandinavian.html|title= Emil Hurja (1892-1953) |publisher= Scandinavian Ancestry Politicians |accessdate= April 25, 2016}} 6. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.mackinac.org/4445|title=The Crystal Gazer from Crystal Falls |publisher= mackinac.org. |author= Burton W. Folsom |date= July 1, 2002 |accessdate= April 25, 2016}} 7. ^Time Magazine cover. March 2, 1936 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/archives/pdfs/findingaids/findingaid_hurja.pdf |title= Emil Hurja 1912-1952|publisher= F D R Library, Accession Number: 59-20 |accessdate= May 5, 2016}} 9. ^Emil Hurja, Captain, United States Army(Arlington National Cemetery) 10. ^Hurja, Emil (1892–1953) Collection {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203043200/http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/history/manuscripts/findingaids/ths9.pdf |date=February 3, 2009 }} Other sources
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