Opdahl, Ole I.
House 1903-06 (District 9)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Freeborn
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
1/5/1852
Birth Place:
Tysnes
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Norway
Date of Death:
5/24/1920
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Mansfield
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Government:
Mansfield, Minnesota (Held Various Town Offices);
1??? to 1???
School Board/Administration:
Mansfield, Minnesota (Held Various School Offices);
1??? to 1???
County Board/Commissioner:
Freeborn County, Minnesota (Board of County Commissioners, Member, 8 years);
1892 to 1900
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Widower when elected (his wife Bretha died in 1902)
Children:
Thirteen children: Louis, Ingeborg (Belle), Guri, Iver, David, Anna, Martha, Nora, Olina (Lina), Oscar, Henry, Bretha, Albert
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Bud B. Nornes
- Great Grandson
GENERAL NOTES
He sailed from Bergen, Norway on May 9, 1864. He moved to Nunda Township, Minnesota in the spring of 1865.
Elected: 11/8/1904
Residence: Mansfield
Term of Office: 1/3/1905 to 1/7/1907
Counties Represented:
Freeborn
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Appropriations
-
Drainage
-
Grain and Warehouse
-
Legislative Expenses
-
State Public School (Chair)
Elected: 11/4/1902
Residence: Mansfield
Term of Office: 1/6/1903 to 1/2/1905
Counties Represented:
Freeborn
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Appropriations
-
Drainage
-
Grain and Warehouse
-
Immigration
-
School for Defectives
No other information has been entered for this legislator.
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.