Floyd B. Olson
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Floyd B. Olson was a prominent American politician who served as the Farmer–Labor Party governor of Minnesota during the early 1930s and became known for his progressive, pro-labor reforms.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Floyd B. Olson canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Governor of Minnesota
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
public ownership of utilities
ⓘ
tax reforms favoring workers and farmers ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stomach cancer ⓘ |
| child | Patricia Olson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1891-11-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1936-08-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
North High School (Minneapolis)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Mitchell College of Law predecessor institution ⓘ |
| electedIn | 1930 Minnesota gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| endTime | 1936-08-22 (term as Governor of Minnesota) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Norwegian American
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swedish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Olson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Floyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
left-wing populism
ⓘ
progressivism ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
expanded social welfare programs in Minnesota
ⓘ
public works programs in Minnesota ⓘ unemployment insurance measures in Minnesota ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership during the Great Depression in Minnesota
ⓘ
pro-labor reforms ⓘ progressive policies ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Farmer–Labor Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Bjørn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | strengthening Minnesota labor laws ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeContested |
United States Senate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vice President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Minneapolis, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Rochester, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Minnesota
ⓘ
Hennepin County Attorney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Theodore Christianson (as Governor of Minnesota) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reElectedIn |
1932 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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1934 Minnesota gubernatorial election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | agnosticism ⓘ |
| residence | Minneapolis, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Ada M. Krejci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1931-01-06 (term as Governor of Minnesota) ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Hjalmar Petersen (as Governor of Minnesota) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
farmers
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organized labor ⓘ |
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