Olin B. Lewis

Olin B. Lewis
Olin B. Lewis
Born	Olin Bailey Lewis; March 12, 1861; Weyauwega, Wisconsin
Died	March 28, 1936 (aged 75); Saint Paul, Minnesota
Education	University of Wisconsin Law School
Occupation(s)	Politician, educator
Spouse	Della Barnett (m. 1885)
Children	3

Olin Bailey Lewis (March 12, 1861 – March 28, 1936) was an American politician and educator.

Biography[edit]

Lewis was born on March 12, 1861, in Weyauwega, Wisconsin.^[1]^[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.

He died in Saint Paul on March 28, 1936.^[4]

From 1884 to 1885, Lewis was a chemistry instructor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He went on to teach at various schools.

Lewis was a member of the Saint Paul Municipal Assembly from 1894 to 1898.^[3] Additionally, he was a Minnesota District Court judge.^[5] He was a Republican.^[6]

^ "Olin B. Lewis (1861 – 1936)". Ramsey County Law Library Blog. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
^ 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.
^ "Judge Olin B. Lewis Succumbs at St. Paul". La Crosse Tribune. St. Paul, Minnesota. AP. March 28, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved January 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ One Thousand American Men of Mark of To-Day. Chicago, Ill. 1916. p. 256.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota. 1907. p. 637.