Oscar_E._Carlstrom

Oscar E. Carlstrom

Oscar E. Carlstrom

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Oscar E. Carlstrom (July 16, 1878 – March 6, 1948) was an American lawyer.

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Biography

Carlstrom was born on a farm near Aledo, Illinois and graduated from New Boston High School.[1][2] He attended a law course at Northern Illinois College of Law in Dixon, Illinois.[2] As a member of the United States Volunteers, he joined the 39th Volunteer Infantry from August 26, 1899, to May 6, 1901, and was stationed in the Philippines for 16 months.[1][2] He also served in Illinois Army National Guard with the 6th Illinois Infantry and the 123rd Field Artillery Regiment from November 26, 1916, to June 7, 1919, during World War I and was stationed in France for one year.[2] He became a captain.[1]

Carlstrom was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1903. He served as Aledo City Attorney and as state's attorney for Mercer County, Illinois. Carlstrom served as a delegate to the Illinois Constitutional Convention of 1920 and was a member of the Illinois State Tax Commission from 1921 to 1925. Carlstrom was a Republican. From 1925 to 1933, Carlstrom served as Illinois Attorney General.

In 1936, he ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for governor.

Carlstrom died at his home in Aledo, Illinois.[3][1]

References

  1. [1]
    "O. E. Carlstrom, Twice Attorney General, Dies". Chicago Tribune. Aledo, Illinois. March 7, 1948. p. 47. Retrieved July 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. [2]
    McCann, B. H. (editor). Delegates' Manual of the Fifth Constitutional Convention of the State of Illinois 1920, Illinois State Journal Company, Springfield, Illinois, State Printers, 1920, page 215.
  3. [3]
    Illinois Blue Book 1931-1932, Biographical Sketch of Oscar E. Carlstrom, page 102
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