Ole E. Benson (January 23, 1866 – March 2, 1952) was an American politician. Benson was born in Finnøy, Norway and emigrated with parents to the United States in 1871. He settled in Ottawa, Illinois and was involved with farm management. He served as sheriff of LaSalle County, Illinois in 1906 and was a Republican. Benson served in the

Illinois House of Representatives The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...

from 1913 to 1919; from 1923 to 1925 and from 1929 to 1939. He then served in the

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from 1939 to 1951. Benson died in Ottawa, Illinois.

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1866 births 1952 deaths Norwegian emigrants to the United States People from Ottawa, Illinois Farmers from Illinois Illinois sheriffs Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives Republican Party Illinois state senators {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-stub