Olin B. Lewis
Olin Bailey Lewis (March 12, 1861 – March 28, 1936)[1] was an American politician and educator.
Biography[]
Lewis was born on March 12, 1861, in Weyauwega, Wisconsin.[2] In 1879, he graduated from Omro High School in Omro, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1884 and the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1889. In 1885, he married Della Barnett. They had three children.[3] Lewis was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Academic career[]
From 1884 to 1885, Lewis was a chemistry instructor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He went on to teach at various schools.
Political career[]
Lewis was a member of the Saint Paul Municipal Assembly from 1894 to 1898.<[3] Additionally, he was a Minnesota District Court judge.[4] He was a Republican.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Olin B. Lewis (1861 – 1936)". Ramsey County Law Library Blog. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ^ Eugene Virgil Smalley (1896). A History of the Republican Party from Its Organization to the Present Time. St. Paul, Minn.: Eugene Virgil Smalley. pp. 276–277.
- ^ a b Reuben Gold Thwaites, ed. (1900). The University of Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin: J. N. Purcell. p. 534 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ One Thousand American Men of Mark of To-Day. Chicago, Ill. 1916. p. 256.
- ^ The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota. 1907. p. 637.
Categories:
- People from Weyauwega, Wisconsin
- People from Omro, Wisconsin
- Politicians from Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Minnesota city council members
- Minnesota Republicans
- University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty
- Schoolteachers from Wisconsin
- American Methodists
- 19th-century Methodists
- Minnesota lawyers
- University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
- University of Wisconsin Law School alumni
- 1861 births