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Olaus L. "O.L." Brevig
House 1895-96 (District 42)
Party when first elected: Populist
Counties Served:
Renville
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1866 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Norway
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
O.L.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Granite Falls
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Common Schools; Elementary School;
Willmar Seminary and Institute; Postsecondary;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Government:
Renville County, Minnesota (Town Office);
18?? to 18??
School Board/Administration:
Renville County, Minnesota (School District Office);
18?? to 18??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Single
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his birth year as 1865(?). The History of Renville County, Minnesota, p. 498 lists 1866.
He came to Minnesota in 1868.
Elected:
11/6/1894
Residence:
Granite Falls
Term of Office:
1/7/1895 to 1/3/1897
Oath Date:
1/8/1895
Counties Represented:
Renville
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Populist
Committees:
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Claims
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Education
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Schools for Defectives
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Ways and Means