Oscar L. Hauge (September 17, 1868—June 23, 1945) was an American politician.
He served in the
Minnesota Legislature
The Minnesota Legislature is the bicameral legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota consisting of two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives. Senators are elected from 67 single-member districts. In order to account for decennia ...
in 1911 and 1912 and then served on the
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from 1938 until 1944.
Biography
Hauge was born on a
Minnesota farm on September 17, 1868. He was mayor of Long Beach, Calif., from 1927 to 1930. On December 1, 1938, he was appointed to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of
Leland M. Ford
Leland Merritt Ford (March 8, 1893 – November 27, 1965) was an American businessman and politician who served two terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from California from 1939 to 1943.
Early life and career ...
, who had just been elected to the
United States Congress. He served until 1944.
Hauge's membership in the KKK was not known to the public while he was in office, but his KKK membership medal and ribbon remains in the Long Beach Library vault.
Early career
At only age 21, Hauge served as township assessor in
Faribault County
Faribault County () is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,921. Its county seat is Blue Earth.
History
The county was founded in 1855. It was named for Jean-Baptiste Faribault, a settler an ...
. He then served in the
Minnesota House of Representatives in 1911 and 1912 and was a
Republican. Hauge later moved to
Miles City, Montana where he served as chairman of the Republican Central Committee. In 1913 Hauge moved to
Long Beach and participated in civic affairs. Hauge was also a member of the State Department of Finance for several years and from 1938 to 1944 he served as county supervisor for the Fourth District.
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Education
Hauge went to school in Chicago and graduated with a degree in dentistry.
Death
On June 23, 1945, he died of a heart attack.[
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References
1868 births
1945 deaths
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
People from Miles City, Montana
People from Faribault County, Minnesota
Montana Republicans
California Republicans
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