Oscar S. Paulson (December 12, 1889 – February 7, 1952) was an American Lutheran minister who served in the Wisconsin Senate.
Biography
Paulson was born near Dalton in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. 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.
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.
- 1889 births
- 1952 deaths
- People from Otter Tail County, Minnesota
- Politicians from La Crosse, Wisconsin
- Progressive Party (1924) Wisconsin state senators
- Religious leaders from Wisconsin
- 20th-century American Lutheran clergy
- Augsburg University alumni
- American people of Norwegian descent
- 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature