William R. "Bill" Ojala (January 23, 1925 – January 6, 2018) was an American politician and lawyer.
Born in
Eveleth, Minnesota
Eveleth is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,718 at the 2010 census.
U.S. Highway 53 and State Highway 37 (MN 37) are two of the main routes in Eveleth.
Eveleth was the site of the conflict that resu ...
, Ojala served in the
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combi ...
during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
. He then received his bachelor's degree from
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...
and his law degree from
William Mitchell College of Law
William Mitchell College of Law was a private, independent law school located in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States, from 1956 to 2015. Accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA), it offered full- and part-time legal education in pursuit of ...
. He practiced law in
Aurora, Minnesota
Aurora is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,682 at the 2010 census.
Saint Louis County Highways 100 and 110 and State Highway 135 are three of the main routes in Aurora.
History
Aurora was laid ou ...
. Ojala served on the school board and as county commissioner for
St. Louis County, Minnesota
St. Louis County is a county located in the Arrowhead Region of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 200,231. Its county seat is Duluth. It is the largest county in Minnesota by land area, and the largest in t ...
. Ojala served in the
Minnesota House of Representatives
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are 134 members, twice as many as the Minnesota Senate. Floor sessions are held in the north wing of the State Capitol in Saint Pa ...
as a
Democrat
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Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
from 1971 to 1974. In 1974, Ojala ran for the
United States House of Representatives
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and lost the election.
Ojala died on January 6, 2018, at the age of 92.
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1925 births
2018 deaths
People from Eveleth, Minnesota
University of Minnesota alumni
William Mitchell College of Law alumni
Minnesota lawyers
County commissioners in Minnesota
Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II
School board members in Minnesota
Candidates in the 1974 United States elections
People from Aurora, Minnesota
Military personnel from Minnesota
20th-century American lawyers
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