George W. Olson (October 25, 1893 – February 27, 1958) was an American farmer and politician. Olson was born in

Jackson County, Minnesota Jackson County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,989. Its county seat is Jackson. History The county was created on May 23, 1857. It was named for Henry Jackson, the first merchant in St. ...

and went to the Jackson County public schools. He served in the

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during

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. Olson went to the Mankato Commercial College. Olson lived in

Mountain Lake, Minnesota Mountain Lake is a city in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,104 at the 2010 census. Mountain Lake was initially composed mostly of the 1,800 Low German (or more specifically, Plautdietsch) speaking Mennonite ...

with his wife and family and was a farmer. He served on the Mountain Lake Township Board, on the Mountain Lake School Board, and was a

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. Olson served in the

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in 1933 and 1934, in 1937 and 1938, and then from 1957 to 1958 when he died while still in office. Olson died from a heart attack while attending a

Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party. As of 2022, it controls four of Minnesota's eight U.S. House seats, both of its U.S. Senate seats, the Minnesota House of Represen ...

meeting.Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-George W. Olson
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