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Oscar K. Iverson
House 1935-38 (District 47)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Pope
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1884 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Minnesota
Birth County:
Todd
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1961
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Terrace
Occupation (when first elected):
Famer
EDUCATION
Pope County Rural Schools; At Least Elementary School;
Metropolitan Business College, Minneapolis; Postsecondary;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Government:
Gilchrist, Minnesota (Town Clerk);
19?? to 19??
School Board/Administration:
Gilchrist, Minnesota (School Board, Chair);
19?? to 19??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Emelia Sandvig (married in 1910)
Children:
Five children: (3 sons, 2 daughters)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his birth year as 1885, the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1937 lists 1884.
He moved to Pope County, Minnesota in 1885.
Elected:
11/3/1936
Residence:
Terrace
Term of Office:
1/4/1937 to 1/1/1939
Oath Date:
1/5/1937
Counties Represented:
Pope
Occupation:
Famer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Appropriations
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Corporations (Chair)
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Dairy Products and Livestock
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Elections
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Game and Fish
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Public Highways
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Towns and Counties
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University and State Schools
Elected:
11/6/1934
Residence:
Terrace
Term of Office:
1/7/1935 to 1/3/1937
Oath Date:
1/8/1935
Counties Represented:
Pope
Occupation:
Famer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Board of Control
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Crime Prevention
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Dairy Products and Live Stock
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Engrossment and Enrollment
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Public Highways
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Telephones and Telegraphs
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Towns and Counties