Lee, Iver J.
House 1909-12 (District 58); House 1915-16 (District 47); Senate 1919-30 (District 47)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Douglas, Pope
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1861
Birth Place:
Gudbransdalen
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Norway
Date of Death:
??/??/1937
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Glenwood
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Pope County Public Schools; At Least Elementary School; Attended During Winter Months
St. Cloud Normal School; College Graduate; 1884
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
School Board/Administration:
Pope County, Minnesota (Superintendent of Schools);
1886 to 1898
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Nine children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Pope County, Minnesota in 1872 with his parents.
Body: Senate
District: 47
Elected: 11/2/1926
Residence: Glenwood
Term of Office: 1/4/1927 to 1/5/1931
Counties Represented:
Douglas, Pope
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Banks and Banking
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Dairy Products and Live Stock
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Education
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Finance
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Markets and Marketing
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Public Highways
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Soldiers Home
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Temperance (Chair)
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Towns and Counties
Body: Senate
District: 47
Elected: 11/2/1926
Residence: Glenwood
Term of Office: 1/4/1927 to 1/5/1931
Counties Represented:
Douglas, Pope
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Banks and Banking
-
Dairy Products and Live Stock
-
Education
-
Markets and Marketing
-
Public Highways
-
Soldiers Home
-
Temperance (Chair)
-
Towns and Counties
Body: Senate
District: 47
Elected: 11/7/1922
Residence: Glenwood
Term of Office: 1/2/1923 to 1/3/1927
Counties Represented:
Douglas, Pope
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Dairy Products and Live Stock
-
Education
-
Markets and Marketing
-
Public Highways
-
Soldiers Home
-
Towns and Counties
Body: Senate
District: 47
Elected: 11/7/1922
Residence: Glenwood
Term of Office: 1/2/1923 to 1/3/1927
Counties Represented:
Douglas, Pope
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Education
-
Election
-
Markets and Marketing
-
Re-apportionment
-
Towns, Counties and Municipalities
Body: Senate
District: 47
Elected: 11/5/1918
Residence: Glenwood
Term of Office: 1/7/1919 to 1/1/1923
Counties Represented:
Douglas, Pope
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Corporations and Commerce
-
Education
-
Elections
-
Re-apportionment
-
Temperance
-
Towns, Counties and Municipalities
Body: Senate
District: 47
Elected: 11/5/1918
Residence: Glenwood
Term of Office: 1/7/1919 to 1/1/1923
Counties Represented:
Douglas, Pope
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Commerce, Manufactures and Trade
-
Dairy Products and Live Stock
-
Education
-
Elections
-
Temperance
Elected: 11/3/1914
Residence: Glenwood
Term of Office: 1/5/1915 to 1/1/1917
Counties Represented:
Pope
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Agricultural Schools
-
Dairy Products and Live Stock
-
Forestry
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Game and Fish
-
Reapportionment
-
State and Other Libraries
-
Temperance Legislation
Elected: 11/8/1910
Residence: Starbuck
Term of Office: 1/3/1911 to 1/6/1913
Counties Represented:
Pope
Occupation: Farmer/Formerly Taught School
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Agricultural Schools
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Appropriations
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Express and Electric Railways
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Roads and Bridges
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Towns and Counties
Elected: 11/3/1908
Residence: Glenwood
Term of Office: 1/5/1909 to 1/2/1911
Counties Represented:
Pope
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Agriculture
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Binding Twine
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Crimes and Punishment
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Education
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Engrossment
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Grain and Warehouse
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Reapportionment
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State Normal Schools
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