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Olien, Andrew

House 1913-14 (District 17); House 1915-18 (District 13)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Yellow Medicine

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: ??/??/1860
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country: Sweden
Date of Death: ??/??/1933
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Clarkfield
Occupation (when first elected): Hardware and Implement Business

EDUCATION

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

County Board/Commissioner: Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota (Board of County Commissioners); 1904 to 1913

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Married (married in 1887)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He came to the United States in 1879 and moved to Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota in 1891.

Total Days Served: 2191

SESSIONS SERVED

40th Legislative Session (1917-1918)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 13
Elected: 11/7/1916
Residence: Clarkfield
Term of Office: 1/2/1917 to 1/6/1919
Counties Represented: Yellow Medicine
Occupation: Farmer
Party: Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
  • Commerce and Retail Trade
  • Compensation of Public Officials
  • Election Contests
  • Reorganization of State Government
  • State Prison and Reformatory
  • Taxes and Tax Laws
  • University and University Lands

39th Legislative Session (1915-1916)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 13
Elected: 11/3/1914
Residence: Clarkfield
Term of Office: 1/5/1915 to 1/1/1917
Counties Represented: Yellow Medicine
Occupation: Farmer
Party: Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
  • Compensation of Public Officials
  • Mines and Minerals
  • Public Accounts and Expenditures
  • State Prison and Reformatory
  • University and University Lands
  • Villages

38th Legislative Session (1913-1914)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 17
Elected: 11/5/1912
Residence: Clarkfield
Term of Office: 1/7/1913 to 1/4/1915
Counties Represented: Yellow Medicine
Occupation: Hardware and Implement Business
Party: Republican
Committees:
  • Claims
  • Commerce and Retail Trade
  • Game and Fish
  • General Legislation
  • Mines and Minerals
  • Villages
No other information has been entered for this legislator. These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.