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 (town), Wisconsin.[2] In 1879, he graduated from Omro High School in Omro, Wisconsin. Later, Lewis 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 would have 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.[4] Additionally, he was a Minnesota District Court judge.[5] He was a Republican.[6]

References
  1. "Olin B. Lewis (1861 – 1936)". ramseylawlibrary.org. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  2. 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.
  3. Reuben Gold Thwaites, ed. (1900). THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN. Madison, Wisconsin: J. N. Purcell. p. 534.
  4. 'The University of Wisconsin-Its History and its Alumni,' Reuben Gold Thwaites-editor, J. N. Purcell, Madison, Wisconsin: 1900, Biographical Sketch of Olin B. Lewus, pg. 531
  5. ONE THOUSAND American Men of Mark OF TO-DAY. Chicago, Ill. 1916. p. 256.
  6. THE LEGISLATIVE MANUAL of the STATE OF MINNESOTA. 1907. p. 637.
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