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O. G. Dale

Senate 1903-14 (District 18)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: ??/??/1861
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country: Norway
Date of Death: ??/??/1942
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Madison
Occupation (when first elected): Real Estate Business

EDUCATION

Mankato Normal School; College Graduate; 1886

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

School Board/Administration: Madison, Minnesota (Superintendent of Schools); 1887 to 1889
County Auditor: Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota; 1889 to 1897

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He moved to Wisconsin in 1869 and then to Minnesota in 1870.

Total Days Served: 4382

SESSIONS SERVED

38th Legislative Session (1913-1914) (second half of Senate term)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1913
Body: Senate
District: 18
Elected: 11/8/1910
Residence: Madison
Term of Office: 1/2/1911 to 1/3/1915
Oath Date: 1/3/1911
Counties Represented: Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle
Occupation: Banking Business
Party: Republican
Committees:
  • Banks and Banking
  • Education
  • Finance
  • General Legislation
  • Immigration
  • Municipal Corporations
  • Penal Institutions and Crimes
  • Temperance (Chair)

37th Legislative Session (1911-1912)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1911
Body: Senate
District: 18
Elected: 11/8/1910
Residence: Madison
Term of Office: 1/2/1911 to 1/3/1915
Oath Date: 1/3/1911
Counties Represented: Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle
Occupation: Banking Business
Party: Republican
Committees:
  • Banks and Banking
  • Education (Chair)
  • Elections
  • Finance
  • Immigration
  • Institutions for the Deaf, Dumb, Blind, Cripples and Inebriates
  • Public Lands
  • Taxes and Tax Laws
  • University and University Lands

36th Legislative Session (1909-1910) (second half of Senate term)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/1909
Body: Senate
District: 18
Elected: 11/6/1906
Residence: Madison
Term of Office: 1/7/1907 to 1/1/1911
Oath Date: 1/8/1907
Counties Represented: Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle
Occupation: Banking Business
Party: Republican
Committees:
  • Banks and Banking
  • Deaf, Dumb and Blind
  • Education (Chair)
  • Finance
  • Immigration
  • Libraries
  • Public Lands
  • State Prison
  • State Training Schools

35th Legislative Session (1907-1908)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1907
Body: Senate
District: 18
Elected: 11/6/1906
Residence: Madison
Term of Office: 1/7/1907 to 1/1/1911
Oath Date: 1/8/1907
Counties Represented: Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle
Occupation: Banking Business
Party: Republican
Committees:
  • Banks and Banking
  • Deaf, Dumb and Blind
  • Education (Chair)
  • Finance
  • Immigration
  • Libraries
  • Public Lands
  • State Prison
  • State Training School

34th Legislative Session (1905-1906) (second half of Senate term)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1905
Body: Senate
District: 18
Elected: 11/4/1902
Residence: Madison
Term of Office: 1/5/1903 to 1/6/1907
Oath Date: 1/6/1903
Counties Represented: Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle
Occupation: Real Estate Business
Party: Republican
Committees:
  • Agriculture
  • Census
  • Deaf, Dumb and Blind
  • Education
  • Immigration (Chair)
  • Library
  • Public Lands
  • Retrenchment and Reform
  • State Prison

33rd Legislative Session (1903-1904)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1903
Body: Senate
District: 18
Elected: 11/4/1902
Residence: Madison
Term of Office: 1/5/1903 to 1/6/1907
Oath Date: 1/6/1903
Counties Represented: Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle
Occupation: Real Estate Business
Party: Republican
Committees:
  • Agriculture
  • Census
  • Deaf, Dumb and Blind
  • Education
  • Immigration (Chair)
  • Library
  • Public Lands
  • Retrenchment and Reform
  • State Prison