Richard Erdall, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American politician
Date of Birth: 13-Jan-1933
Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Date of Death: 03-Jul-2018
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Richard Erdall
- Richard M.
- Erdall (January 13, 1933 – July 3, 2018) was an American politician.
- He was the 40th mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving for two days, from December 31, 1973 to January 2, 1974.
- He is the shortest-serving mayor of the city.
- Before that, he was alderman for the City's 13th Ward and the president of the Minneapolis City Council.
- In 1965, Erdall was elected to the Minneapolis Park Board.
- On January 13, 1967 (his 34th birthday), he was appointed 13th Ward alderman to fill the vacancy caused by the election of John W.
- Johnson to the Minnesota legislature.
- Erdall was elected to the council in 1967 and reelected in 1969 and 1971.
- He was elected president of the city council on July 7, 1969, and reelected in 1971.
- On August 13, 1971, Erdall was ousted as president when a member of his caucus sided with the DFL to elect himself president.
- On January 28, 1972, Erdall was restored to the presidency, which he held until January 2, 1974.
- He was defeated for reelection as alderman in November 1973.
- The opportunity to serve as mayor arose because the incumbent mayor, Charles Stenvig, a former police inspector who had also been defeated for reelection, resigned on his final day in office to become acting Chief of Police. Erdall was a member of the Republican Party, and is to date the last Republican to serve as mayor of Minneapolis or as council president, as of 2019.
- In 1976, Erdall received the Independent-Republican nomination in the contest to represent Minnesota's 5th Congressional district, which was then represented by seven-term incumbent (and future Minneapolis mayor) Donald M.
- Fraser.
- He received less than 26% of the vote, as Fraser was reelected.
- He was born in Minneapolis and died there on July 3, 2018 at the age of 85.
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