Enoch Thorsgard

{{Short description|American politician (1917–2015)}}

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| state = North Dakota

| state_house =North Dakota

| district = 19th

| term_start =1969

| term_end = 1980

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| party = Republican

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1917|3|30}}

| birth_place =Northwood, North Dakota

| death_date= {{Death date and age|2015|12|16|1917|3|13}}

| death_place = Northwood

| profession =farmer, rancher

| residence=Northwood, North Dakota

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Enoch Thorsgard (March 30, 1917 – December 16, 2015) was an American politician who was a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives.{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-156422779.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403191636/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-156422779.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-04-03|title=Agweek Magazine Mikkel Pates column.}}

He was born on a farm near Northwood, North Dakota. He was the son of Arne Thorsgaard (1874-1948) and Clara (Markve) Thorsgaard (1888-1985). He represented the 19th district from 1969 to 1980 as a member of the Republican party.{{cite web|url=http://digitalhorizonsonline.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/uw-ndshs&CISOPTR=10272&CISOBOX=1&REC=5|title=Enoch Thorsgard portrait|publisher=}} He was an alumnus of North Dakota Agriculture College and a farmer and cattle rancher near Northwood, North Dakota.[http://www.agweek.com/news/north-dakota/3906125-enoch-thorsgard-northwood-rancher-businessman-dies-98Enoch Thorsgard, Northwood rancher] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610043123/http://www.agweek.com/news/north-dakota/3906125-enoch-thorsgard-northwood-rancher-businessman-dies-98Enoch |date=2016-06-10 }} AGgweek. Dec 17, 2015{{cite web|url=http://www.dakotabooknet.com/dakotabooknet-authors/18/|title=DakotaBookNet.com » DakotaBookNet Authors|publisher=|access-date=2014-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006175816/http://www.dakotabooknet.com/dakotabooknet-authors/18/|archive-date=2014-10-06|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.farmandranchguide.com/feature/livestock_guide/thorsgard-over-years-of-raising-cattle-in-nd/article_8d27c344-927b-11e3-b080-001a4bcf887a.html|title=Thorsgard – over 70 years of raising cattle in ND|author=DALE HILDEBRANT|work=Farm and Ranch Guide|access-date=2014-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221172751/http://www.farmandranchguide.com/feature/livestock_guide/thorsgard-over-years-of-raising-cattle-in-nd/article_8d27c344-927b-11e3-b080-001a4bcf887a.html|archive-date=2015-12-21|url-status=dead}} He died on December 16, 2015, in Northwood, North Dakota.'Update: Enoch Thorsgard, Northwood rancher, businessman, dies at 98, Grand Forks Herald, Jennifer Johnson, December 17, 2015