Ofsthun, Thomas T. "T.T."
                
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                 House  1901-06  (District 58);  House  1913-14  (District 58)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Republican
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Pope
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            ??/??/1859
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth County: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Country: 
                                            Norway
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Death: 
                                            ??/??/1936
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
                                    Other Names: 
                                    T.T.
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Glenwood
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Attorney
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
                                
                                    University of Iowa, Law Department; Studied Law; 
                                
                             
                            OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
                            
                                
                                
                                        
                                        
                                            County Attorney: 
                                            Pope County, Minnesota (10 years); 
                         
                         18?? to 1???
                                            [Elected]
                                        
                                    
                                    
                             
                         
                        
                        
                            FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
                            
                                
	
                                    Spouse: 
                                    Widower
                                    Children: 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature: 
                                    
                                    
                                
                             
                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    He settled in Minnesota in 1871.
                                
                             
                         
                     
                    
                    
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
                
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/5/1912
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Glenwood
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/6/1913 to 1/3/1915
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/7/1913
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Pope
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Attorney
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Republican
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
                                            - 
                                                Appropriations
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Game and Fish
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                General Legislation
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Judiciary
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Mines and Minerals
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Taxes and Tax Laws (Chair)
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/8/1904
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Glenwood
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/2/1905 to 1/6/1907
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/3/1905
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Pope
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Attorney
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Republican
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
                                            - 
                                                Appropriations
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Game and Fish Laws
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                General Legislation (Chair)
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Joint Rules
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Judiciary
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Judiciary: Criminal Law (Chair)
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Judiciary: Insurance
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Judiciary: Real Property
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Rules and Joint Rules
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/4/1902
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Glenwood
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/5/1903 to 1/1/1905
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/6/1903
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Pope
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Attorney
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Republican
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
                                            - 
                                                Crimes and Punishments (Chair)
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Game and Fish
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Judiciary
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Judiciary: Criminal Law (Chair)
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Judiciary: Insurance
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                School for Defectives
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/6/1900
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Glenwood
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/7/1901 to 1/4/1903
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/8/1901
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Pope
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Attorney
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Republican
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
                                            - 
                                                Corporations Other Than Municipal
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Crimes and Punishments (Chair)
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Drainage
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Game and Fish Laws
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Judiciary
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Rules and Joint Rules
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
     
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
            
                    
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