Oscar S. Paulson
Oscar S. Paulson (December 12, 1889- ) was an American Lutheran minister who served in the Wisconsin State Senate.
Biography[]
Paulson was born near Dalton in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.[1] Paulson graduated from Augsburg College and was ordained in the Lutheran ministry, He became a Lutheran pastor in La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1916. In 1930, he became President of the Minneapolis District of the Lutheran Free Church.[2]
Political career[]
Paulson was a member of the Senate from 1937 to 1940. He was a member of the Wisconsin Progressive Party.
References[]
- ^ "Scandinavian ancestry Politicians in Wisconsin". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
- ^ Members of the Senate. Wisconsin Blue Book. 1937. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
Categories:
- 1889 births
- People from Otter Tail County, Minnesota
- Politicians from La Crosse, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin state senators
- Wisconsin Progressives (1924)
- 20th-century American politicians
- Religious leaders from Wisconsin
- American Lutheran clergy
- Augsburg University alumni
- American people of Norwegian descent