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    Naplin, Oscar Albert "O.A."

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    Senate 1919-22 (District 65); Senate 1927 (District 65)

    Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election

    Counties Served:  Clearwater, Pennington, Red Lake

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 5/2/1876
    Birth Place: Vastergotland/Sagaretorp, Vastergotland/Skaraborgslan
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: Sweden
    Date of Death: 1/15/1927
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Lutheran
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: O.A.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Thief River Falls
    Occupation (when first elected): Practicing Law and Banking/Formerly Taught Country School, Red Lake County, 3 years/Former Principal, Carlton High School/Former Instructor, Red Wing Seminary

    EDUCATION

    Country Schools; Elementary School;
    Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota; B.A.; 1905
    North Dakota State University; Studied Law; Law Course; Admitted to the Bar, 1910

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Municipal Attorney: Thief River Falls, Minnesota (City Attorney, 2 years); 19?? to 19??

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Laura Emelia Johnson (married on July 29, 1919)
    Children: One child: Arloine Elvina Lorraine (daughter)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
    Laura Emelia Naplin  - Wife

    GENERAL NOTES

    He came to Minnesota in 1880 with his parents and was raised on a farm in Black River Township in northern Minnesota.

    He was a strong progressive in his political views.

    He suffered a stroke/apoplexy on January 4, 1927, the day he was sworn in, and died on January 15, 1927 at Miller Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota. His funeral was held in Thief River Falls, Minnesota and he was buried in Black River Lutheran Cemetery in Wylie, Minnesota.

    He was a member of Augustana Lutheran Church.

    Religion provided by the Journal of the Minnesota Senate, March 17, 1927, p. 588.

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    Total Days Served: 1468

    SESSIONS SERVED

    45th Legislative Session (1927-1928)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 65
    Elected: 11/2/1926
    Residence: Thief River Falls
    Term of Office: 1/4/1927 to 1/15/1927 (unfinished term)
    Counties Represented: Clearwater, Pennington, Red Lake
    Occupation: Practicing Law/Interested in Banking/Former Lake County Country School Teacher, 3 years/Former Principal, Carlton High School/Former Instructor, Red Wing Seminary
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    Reason for unfinished term: Death
    Session Notes: He died while in office. He suffered a stroke/apoplexy on January 4, 1927, the day he was sworn in, and died on January 15, 1927.
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    42nd Legislative Session (1921-1922) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 65
    Elected: 11/5/1918
    Residence: Thief River Falls
    Term of Office: 1/7/1919 to 1/1/1923
    Counties Represented: Clearwater, Pennington, Red Lake
    Occupation: Practicing Law/Interested in Banking/Former Lake County Country School Teacher, 3 years/Former Principal, Carlton High School/Former Instructor, Red Wing Seminary
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: He was noted for strong progressive tendencies.
    Committees:
    • Corporations and Commerce
    • Judiciary
    • Railroads
    • Re-apportionment
    • Temperance
    • Towns, Counties and Municipalities
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    41st Legislative Session (1919-1920)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 65
    Elected: 11/5/1918
    Residence: Thief River Falls
    Term of Office: 1/7/1919 to 1/1/1923
    Counties Represented: Clearwater, Pennington, Red Lake
    Occupation: Practicing Law and Banking/Formerly Taught Country School, Red Lake County, 3 years/Former Principal, Carlton High School/Former Instructor, Red Wing Seminary
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Corporations
    • Judiciary
    • Motor Vehicles
    • Public Utilities
    • Towns and Counties
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About
    "Memorial to the Late Senator O. A. Naplin," Minnesota Journal of the Senate, March 17, 1927, p. 587-588.



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