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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instanceOf Governor of Minnesota
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
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
organized labor

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Lakewood Cemetery hasNotableBurial Floyd B. Olson
Floyd hasNotableBearer Floyd B. Olson