Oscar Keller

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Oscar Keller

Oscar Edward Keller (born July 30, 1878 in Helenville , Jefferson County , Wisconsin , †  November 21, 1927 in Saint Paul , Minnesota ) was an American politician . Between 1919 and 1927 he represented the state of Minnesota in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Oscar Keller attended public schools in his home country and then studied at the University of Wisconsin at Madison . In 1901 he moved to Saint Paul, Minnesota. There he initially worked as an employee who dealt with billing ( Billing Clerk ). Later he worked in the trade.

In his new home, Keller also began a political career. Between 1910 and 1914 he was a member of the Saint Paul City Council; from 1914 to 1919 he was a municipal employee of the public utilities. After the death of Congressman Carl Van Dyke , Keller was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC as an independent Republican candidate in the fourth constituency of Minnesota . There he took up his new mandate on July 1, 1919. In the following three elections he was confirmed as a Republican. Thus could remain in Congress until March 3, 1927 . Between 1923 and 1927 he was chairman of the committee for the control of railways and canals.

In 1926 Oscar Keller was no longer nominated by his party for another term. He worked in the real estate business until his death on November 21, 1927. He was buried in Saint Paul.

Web links

  • Oscar Keller in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Keller, Oscar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Keller, Oscar Edward (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 30, 1878
PLACE OF BIRTH Helenville , Wisconsin
DATE OF DEATH November 21, 1927
Place of death Saint Paul , Minnesota