Oscar E. Carlstrom

Oscar E. Carlstrom
Oscar E. Carlstrom
Illinois Attorney General
	In office; 1925–1933
Personal details
Born	July 16, 1878; Aledo, Illinois
Died	March 6, 1948 (aged 69); Aledo, Illinois
Occupation	Lawyer

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

Biography

Born on a farm near Aledo, Illinois, Carlstrom served in the United States Army in 1899 and was stationed in the Philippines. He also served in the United States Army during World War I and was stationed in France. 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.[1][2]

References

Illinois Blue Book 1931-1932, Biographical Sketch of Oscar E. Carlstrom, pg. 102
"O. E. Carlstrom, Twice Attorney General, Dies". Chicago Tribune. Aledo, Illinois. March 7, 1948. p. 47. Retrieved July 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

Legal offices
Preceded by Edward J. Brundage	Attorney General of Illinois 1925 – 1933	Succeeded by Otto Kerner, Sr.

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[1] Illinois Blue Book 1931-1932, Biographical Sketch of Oscar E. Carlstrom, pg. 102

[2] "O. E. Carlstrom, Twice Attorney General, Dies". Chicago Tribune. Aledo, Illinois. March 7, 1948. p. 47. Retrieved July 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.