Lars O. Lein (May 17, 1874 – May 5, 1958) was an American farmer and politician. Born in the Town of

Albion Albion is an alternative name for Great Britain. The oldest attestation of the toponym comes from the Greek language. It is sometimes used poetically and generally to refer to the island, but is less common than 'Britain' today. The name for Scot ...

Dane County, Wisconsin Dane County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 561,504, making it the second-most populous county in Wisconsin. The county seat is Madison, which is also the state capital. Dane County is the ...

, Lein graduated from Albion Academy. He was a farmer and was involved with the creamery, tobacco, and insurance businesses. He lived in

Edgerton, Wisconsin Edgerton is a city in Rock County and partly in Dane County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 5,945 at the 2020 census. Of this, 5,799 were in Rock County, and 146 were in Dane County. Known locally as "Tobacco City U.S.A.," beca ...

. In 1941, Lein served in the

Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...

and was a

Progressive Progressive may refer to: Politics * Progressivism, a political philosophy in support of social reform ** Progressivism in the United States, the political philosophy in the American context * Progressive realism, an American foreign policy par ...

.''Wisconsin Blue Book''. 1941, Biographical Sketch of Lars O. Lein, p. 2. Lein died in

Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin Fort Atkinson is a city in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. It is on the Rock River (Illinois), Rock River, a few miles upstream from Lake Koshkonong. The population was 12,579 at the 2020 census. Fort Atkins ...

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* 1874 births 1958 deaths People from Albion, Dane County, Wisconsin Businesspeople from Wisconsin Farmers from Wisconsin Wisconsin Progressives (1924) 20th-century American politicians Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly People from Edgerton, Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Progressive1924-stub