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Oscar Widstrand
House 1937-40 (District 60); House 1945-47 (District 60)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Counties Served:
St. Louis
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1877
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Sweden
Date of Death:
7/28/1947
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Hibbing
Occupation (when first elected):
Editor, The St. Louis County Independent
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Had children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to the United States in 1882.
He was a member of the Farmer-Labor Party since its inception. (Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1937, and 1939)
Elected:
11/5/1946
Residence:
Hibbing
Term of Office:
1/6/1947 to 7/28/1947
(unfinished term)
Oath Date:
1/7/1947
Counties Represented:
St. Louis
Occupation:
Retired Editor, The St. Louis County Independent
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
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Communications
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Insurance
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Motor Vehicles
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Reapportionment
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University
Reason for unfinished term:
Death
Session Notes:
He died while in office.
Elected:
11/7/1944
Residence:
Hibbing
Term of Office:
1/1/1945 to 1/5/1947
Oath Date:
1/2/1945
Counties Represented:
St. Louis
Occupation:
Retired Editor, The St. Louis County Independent
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Committees:
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Civil Administration
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Elections
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Engrossment and Enrollment
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Insurance
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Motor Vehicles
Elected:
11/8/1938
Residence:
Hibbing
Term of Office:
1/2/1939 to 1/5/1941
Oath Date:
1/3/1939
Counties Represented:
St. Louis
Occupation:
Editor, The St. Louis County Independent
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Party Notes: He was a member of the Farmer-Labor Party since its inception. (Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1937, and 1939)
Committees:
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Aviation
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Elections
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Military Affairs
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Printing and Publishing
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State Prison
Elected:
11/3/1936
Residence:
Hibbing
Term of Office:
1/4/1937 to 1/1/1939
Oath Date:
1/5/1937
Counties Represented:
St. Louis
Occupation:
Editor, The St. Louis County Independent
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Party Notes: He was a member of the Farmer-Labor Party since its inception. (Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1937, and 1939)
Committees:
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Commerce, Manufacture and Retail Trade
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Education
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Elections
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Municipal Affairs
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Printing and Publishing
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Taxes and Tax Laws
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Towns and Counties
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