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Emil Edward Hurja (22 January 1892, in Crystal Falls, Michigan - 30 May 1953, in Washington) was an American politician.〔(Hurja, Sir Emil (1892–1953) Collection )〕 He founded a newspaper called "Breckenridge" in a Texas oil town, and is known to have bummed his way to Seattle in the hayrack of a cattle car from Michigan.〔Fortune, April, 1935〕 Hurja was 6'1" and weighed 218 pounds. He married a blonde girl named Gudrun whose father was a miner in the Yukon. Hurja was a pioneer of political opinion polling, and an important person during Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency in respect of social and economic reforms. He was a son of Finnish immigrants.〔(Emil Hurja )〕 Hurja appeared on the cover of Time Magazine in March 1936.〔(Time Magazine cover ) (Time Magazine story )〕 He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.〔 ==Sources== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Emil Hurja」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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