Lee, Oliver J.
House 1919-22 (District 19)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Goodhue
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
1/17/1876
Birth Place:
Leon Township, Minnesota
Birth County:
Goodhue
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
8/11/1947
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Zumbrota
Occupation (when first elected):
Public School Teacher/Farmer/Former Bookkeeping and Shorthand Instructor, Business College of Iowa City, Iowa, 2 years
EDUCATION
Leon Common Schools; Elementary School;
Red Wing Seminary; Secondary; Graduate, 1897
Northern Illinois Normal School; Attended College;
Dixon Business College, Illinois; Bachelors Degree; Bachelor of Accounts, 1898
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Government:
Dixon, Illinois (County Attorney's Office, Stenographer);
1??? to 1???
Municipal Government:
Zumbrota?, Minnesota (Township Assessor, 3 years);
19?? to 19??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Louise Walsvik (married on April 4, 1906)
Children:
One child: Jerome Llewellyn (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was of Norwegian ancestry.
He was a member of the Republican Party. (History of Goodhue County, Minnesota. Chicago: H.C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., 1909, p. 931.)
Religion provided by History of Goodhue County, Minnesota, 1909.
Elected:
11/2/1920
Residence:
Zumbrota
Term of Office:
1/3/1921 to 12/31/1922
Counties Represented:
Goodhue
Occupation:
Public School Teacher/Farmer/Organizer and Secretary; Farmers' Co-operative Mercantile Co., Wanamingo/Former Shorthand Instructor
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Board of Control
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Civil Administration
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Grain and Warehouse
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Labor
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Markets and Marketing
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Public Highways
Elected:
11/5/1918
Residence:
Zumbrota
Term of Office:
1/6/1919 to 1/2/1921
Counties Represented:
Goodhue
Occupation:
Public School Teacher/Farmer/Former Bookkeeping and Shorthand Instructor, Business College of Iowa City, Iowa, 2 years
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Board of Control and Public Buildings
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Civil Administration
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Grain and Warehouse
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Markets and Marketing
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Penal and Correctional Institutions
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Towns and Counties
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