Brevig, Olaus L. "O.L."
                
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                 House  1895-96  (District 42)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Populist
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Renville
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            ??/??/1866 (uncertain)
                                        
                                        
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                                            Birth Country: 
                                            Norway
                                        
                                        
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                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
                                    Other Names: 
                                    O.L.
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Granite Falls
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Farmer
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
                                
                                    Common Schools; Elementary School; 
Willmar Seminary and Institute; Postsecondary; 
                                
                             
                            OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
                            
                                
                                
                                        
                                        
                                            Municipal Government: 
                                            Renville County, Minnesota (Town Office); 
                         
                         18?? to 18??
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            School Board/Administration: 
                                            Renville County, Minnesota (School District Office); 
                         
                         18?? to 18??
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                    
                             
                         
                        
                        
                            FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
                            
                                
	
                                    Spouse: 
                                    Single
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                                    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature: 
                                    
                                    
                                
                             
                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    Toensing lists his birth year as 1865(?).  The History of Renville County, Minnesota, p. 498 lists 1866.
He came to Minnesota in 1868.
                                
                             
                         
                     
                    
                    
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
                
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/6/1894
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Granite Falls
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/7/1895 to 1/3/1897
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/8/1895
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Renville
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Farmer
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Populist
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
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                                                Schools for Defectives
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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