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Andrew Olien
House 1913-14 (District 17); House 1915-18 (District 13)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Yellow Medicine
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1860
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Sweden
Date of Death:
??/??/1933
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Clarkfield
Occupation (when first elected):
Hardware and Implement Business
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Board/Commissioner:
Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota (Board of County Commissioners);
1904 to 1913
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married (married in 1887)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to the United States in 1879 and moved to Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota in 1891.
Elected:
11/7/1916
Residence:
Clarkfield
Term of Office:
1/1/1917 to 1/5/1919
Oath Date:
1/2/1917
Counties Represented:
Yellow Medicine
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Commerce and Retail Trade
-
Compensation of Public Officials
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Election Contests
-
Reorganization of State Government
-
State Prison and Reformatory
-
Taxes and Tax Laws
-
University and University Lands
Elected:
11/3/1914
Residence:
Clarkfield
Term of Office:
1/4/1915 to 12/31/1916
Oath Date:
1/5/1915
Counties Represented:
Yellow Medicine
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Compensation of Public Officials
-
Mines and Minerals
-
Public Accounts and Expenditures
-
State Prison and Reformatory
-
University and University Lands
-
Villages
Elected:
11/5/1912
Residence:
Clarkfield
Term of Office:
1/6/1913 to 1/3/1915
Oath Date:
1/7/1913
Counties Represented:
Yellow Medicine
Occupation:
Hardware and Implement Business
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Claims
-
Commerce and Retail Trade
-
Game and Fish
-
General Legislation
-
Mines and Minerals
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Villages