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Oscar John Larson (May 20, 1871 – August 1, 1957) was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. He was born in a Swedish-speaking family in Oulu, Finland and immigrated to the United States in 1876 with his parents, who settled in Calumet, Michigan. He attended the public schools and was graduated from the Northern Indiana Normal School (now Valparaiso University) in 1891. He subsequently graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1894, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Calumet in 1894. He served as the prosecuting attorney for Houghton County from 1899 – 1904. In 1907, he moved to Duluth, Minnesota and continued the practice of law. He was elected as a Republican to the 67th and 68th congresses, (March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1925), opting not to run for re-election in 1924. He resumed the practice of law for many years and died in Duluth on August 1, 1957. He is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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United States House of Representatives Preceded by
William Leighton CarssU.S. Representative from Minnesota's 8th congressional district
1921 – 1925Succeeded by
William Leighton CarssCategories:- American Congregationalists
- American people of Finnish descent
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota
- Minnesota Republicans
- Valparaiso University alumni
- University of Michigan alumni
- Finnish emigrants to the United States (1809–1917)
- 1871 births
- 1957 deaths
- Finnish emigrants to the United States
- American people of Swedish descent
- Minnesota politician stubs
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