Chirhart, Oliver
House 1919-20 (District 45)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Benton, Sherburne
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
8/16/1875
Birth Place:
Brockway Township, Minnesota
Birth County:
Stearns
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
11/22/1962
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Catholic
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Sauk Rapids
Occupation (when first elected):
Real Estate/Insurance/Former Banking Business/Former Mercantile Business/Former Teacher; Brockway Township, 8 years
EDUCATION
Stearns County Common Schools; Elementary School; 8th Grade
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Judge:
Stearns and Benton Counties, Minnesota (Justice of the Peace, Held the Office a Number of Times in Both Counties);
1897 to 1???
[Elected]
Municipal Mayor:
Rice, Minnesota;
1910 to 1910
Municipal Mayor:
Rice, Minnesota;
1914 to 1914
Municipal Mayor:
Sauk Rapids, Minnesota;
1916 to 1917
Municipal Mayor:
Rice, Minnesota;
1928 to 1928
Judge:
St. Cloud, Minnesota (Justice of the Peace);
1940 to 1952
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Mary Lahr (married on September 19, 1899)
Children:
Nine children: Emma, Anna (died in infancy), Alfred (died in infancy), Theresa, Ambrose, Leonard, Herbert, Aloysius, and Geraldine
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was a member of the Knights of Columbus.
His funeral was held at St. Anthony's Catholic Church. He was buried in Assumption Cemetery in Stearns County, Minnesota.
Family member names provided by his granddaughter.
Religion provided by his granddaughter.
Elected: 11/5/1918
Residence: Sauk Rapids
Term of Office: 1/7/1919 to 1/3/1921
Counties Represented:
Benton, Sherburne
Occupation: Real Estate/Insurance/Former Banking Business/Former Mercantile Business/Former Teacher; Brockway Township, 8 years
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Banks and Banking
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Corporations
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Insurance
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Municipal Affairs
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Public Utilities
Articles & Books About
"Meet the Candidates for St. Cloud City Offices." St. Cloud Times, February 28, 1944.
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.