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Conrad Olson
Senate 1927-30 (District 40)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Ramsey
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
1/9/1895
Birth Place:
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Birth County:
Ramsey
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
10/15/1953
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Paul
Occupation (when first elected):
Practicing Law
EDUCATION
Central High School, Saint Paul; Secondary; Graduate
Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota; Attended College;
St. Paul College of Law; Law Degree; Admitted to the Bar, 1918
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
United States Navy (World War I);
191? to 19??
Judge:
St. Paul, Minnesota (Municipal Bench Judge, Appointed by Governor Preus, Elected in June 1924, Resigned in 1926);
12/1922 to 06/01/1926
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married (first wife, she preceded him in death); Widower; Aida P. Walters (remarried on November 6, 1951; after he left office)
Children:
One child: Conrad Bruce
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He left Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota to pursue acting.
He died at his desk in the Northern Pacific Railway Company offices.
Body:
Senate
District:
40
Elected:
1/24/1927
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/25/1927 to 1/4/1931
(Special Election)
Oath Date:
1/25/1927
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Practicing Law; General Attorney, Northern Pacific Railway
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Cities of the First Class
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Corporations
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Crime and Crime Prevention
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Elections
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Judiciary
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Public Domain
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Public Health
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Public Welfare
Session Notes:
He was elected in a special election held due to the death of James D. Denegre. He was sworn in on January 25, 1927.
Body:
Senate
District:
40
Elected:
1/24/1927
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/25/1927 to 1/4/1931
(Special Election)
Oath Date:
1/25/1927
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Practicing Law
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
Session Notes:
He was elected in a special election held due to the death of James D. Denegre. He was sworn in on January 25, 1927.
Articles & Books About
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In Memoriam: Senators Ernest P. Anderson, Harry A. Bridgeman, Frank E. Dougherty, Severt B. Duea, Paul Guilford, James H. Hall, Albert Lodin, L.P.Lund, Robert G. Marshall, Fred Newton, Conrad Olson, et al. State of Minnesota Senate Chamber, April 5, 1957.
- The information on Conrad Olson also appeared in the Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 5, 1957, p. 1324-1326.