Peder Otto Onstad (June 4,1874 –March 17,1961) was an American educator and politician who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Peter Otto Onstad was born in Christiana,Dane County,Wisconsin. [1] He was one of ten children born to Johannes (John) Christensen Onstad and his wife Anna Lee. His maternal grandfather Erik Lee was a supporter of the Haugean movement and left Norway following religious persecution,becoming the first settler in the Christiana area. [2] His brother L. Henry Onstad lived in Stoughton until his death. [3] His brother Erick J. Onstad served as an attorney and was deputy state treasurer of Wisconsin underneath Solomon Levitan in the 1920s. [4] [5] Following the death of one of his siblings,Onstad raised four of his nieces and nephews. [1]
He attended Albion Academy and later studied at Luther College in Decorah,Iowa. [1] He later began teaching in Cambridge and returned to teach at Albion Academy,specialising in mathematics. [1] In 1901,Onstad left education and returned to farming. [1]
In 1909,Onstad was elected to represent Dane County in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a member of the Republican Party. [1] He was reelected in 1911. [1] In 1913,he served as superintendent of public property for the Wisconsin State Capitol. [1]
In 1932,he moved to Madison and served as inspector of the Wisconsin Highway Commission for two years. In 1935,he began joined the register of deeds staff for Dane County. [1]
He was a member of East Koshkonong Lutheran Church in Cambridge and Trinity Lutheran Church in Madison. [1]
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