Lobeck, Engebret E. "E.E."
House 1907-10 (District 58); Senate 1915-18 (District 47)
Party when first elected: Prohibition
Counties Served:
Douglas, Pope
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
10/11/1864
Birth Place:
Tryssil Hamar Stift,
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Norway
Date of Death:
10/31/1922
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
E.E.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Alexandria
Occupation (when first elected):
Temperance Lecturer
EDUCATION
Wraaman's Academy; Secondary;
Augsburg Seminary; Postsecondary;
State University, Minnesota; Attended College;
Willmar Seminary; Postsecondary;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Martha Nordby
Children:
Had children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1867.
He was raised on a farm near Holmes City, Minnesota.
He was a candidate for governor on the prohibition ticket in the 1912 election (Minneapolis Star, November 1, 1922).
He was a member of the Swedish Augustana synod.
Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1909.
Body: Senate
District: 47
Elected: 11/3/1914
Residence: Alexandria
Term of Office: 1/5/1915 to 1/6/1919
Counties Represented:
Douglas, Pope
Occupation: None Listed
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Employers Liability Laws
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Game and Fish
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General Legislation
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Municipal Affairs
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Temperance
Body: Senate
District: 47
Elected: 11/3/1914
Residence: Alexandria
Term of Office: 1/5/1915 to 1/6/1919
Counties Represented:
Douglas, Pope
Occupation: None Listed
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Game and Fish
-
General Legislation
-
Municipal Affairs
-
Temperance
Elected: 11/3/1908
Residence: Alexandria
Term of Office: 1/5/1909 to 1/2/1911
Counties Represented:
Douglas
Occupation: President, Fremad Publishing Co./Director, Park Region Echo/Temperance Lecturer
Party:
Prohibition
Committees:
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Compensation of Public Officials
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Printing
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Public Lands
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State and Other Libraries
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State Normal Schools
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State School at Owatonna
Elected: 11/6/1906
Residence: Alexandria
Term of Office: 1/8/1907 to 1/4/1909
Counties Represented:
Douglas
Occupation: Temperance Lecturer
Party:
Prohibition
Committees:
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Agriculture
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Crimes and Punishment
-
Game and Fish
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Printing
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Public Accounts and Expenditures
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State and Other Libraries
Articles & Books By
Lobeck, Engebret. Billeder fra Dodens Dal. Eau Claire, WI: Fremad. Publishing Company, 1899.
- Novel related to temperance and prohibition
Lobeck, Engebret. Forglemmigei. Eau Claire, WI, 1894.
- A small collection of poems
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.