Oscar Edward Keller (July 30, 1878 – November 21, 1927) was a representative from

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. He was born in Helenville, Wisconsin, and attended the public schools and the

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. He moved to

in 1901 and settled in

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. He was employed as a billing clerk and later engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was a member of the city council of St. Paul from 1910 to 1914, city commissioner from 1914 to 1919, and commissioner of public utilities from 1914 to 1919. He was elected as an Independent Republican to the

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to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Carl Van Dyke. He was reelected as a

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to the 67th, 68th, and 69th congresses and served from July 1, 1919, to March 3, 1927. He was chairman of the Committee on Railways and Canals (68th and 69th Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1926. He was also engaged in the real estate business. He died in St. Paul, Minnesota, and was interred in Elmhurst Cemetery.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Keller, Oscar 1878 births 1927 deaths University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota