Ole C. Lee

Ole Christopher Lee (September 27, 1847 – February 11, 1919) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Ole Christopher Lee was born in Norway.[1][2] As a child, he moved to the United States, arriving with his family in 1850.[1] He settled in Stoughton, Wisconsin in 1879.[3][4] He married Amelia Anderson in 1885.[1] Lee died in Stoughton on February 11, 1919.[1][2][3]

Political career

After working as a county schoolteacher, Lee was clerk of Stoughton from 1882 to 1887 and mayor in 1888.[2][3] After serving as a member of the Dane County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors from 1889 to 1893, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1894 and served until 1895.[2][3][5]

References
  1. "O. C. Lee Dies". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, WI. February 12, 1919. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "O. C. Lee". The Capital Times. Madison, WI. February 12, 1919. p. 6. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. "Huber Gives Tribute to Ole C. Lee". The Capital Times. Madison, WI. February 18, 1919. p. 6. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. Wisconsin (1919). "The Laws of Wisconsin". Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  5. Honorable Ole Christopher Lee (Wisconsin Legislature Journal of Proceedings, 54th Session, 1919, page 293)
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