Julius J. Olson (February 22, 1875 – May 22, 1955) was a

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and justice of the

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Biography

Julius Johann Olson was born on the island of

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. He emigrated to

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at age eight. He graduated from

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High School in 1897 and from the

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in 1900. He practiced law in

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with Andrew Grindeland, who was appointed a district court judge in 1903. In 1916, he served as a delegate from Minnesota to

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. In 1927, Olson took on as an associate Oscar Knutson, who eventually succeeded him both as a district court judge and on the Minnesota Supreme Court. Upon Grindeland's retirement in 1930, Governor

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appointed Olson to replace him. Olson was elected to the post in 1930. On March 5, 1934, Governor

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appointed Olson to the

. He was elected to the position later that year and re-elected in 1940 and 1946. In 1948, Olson retired from the court and was replaced by Knutson. Olson was the founder and first secretary of the Marshall County Agricultural Association. He was married on July 14, 1909 in

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to the former Caroline L. Sletten (1873-1958). Two of their adult children both became lawyers. A third child, Julius Johan Olson, died at age four. Both Julius J. and Caroline Sletten Olson died in

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and were buried in the Greenwood Cemetery in

References

Other sources

* Knutson, Oscar, Justice, "Proceedings In Memory Of Chief Justice Samuel B. Wilson And Associate Justices Clifford L. Hilton, Julius J. Olson, And Theodore Christianson", Minnesota Supreme Court, May 15, 1956, Minnesota Reports, volume 246. * Melgard, Lloyd George, ed., ''Warren Plains to Plenty: A History of 75 Eventful Years''. Warren, Minn.: Warren Sheaf, 1956. {{DEFAULTSORT:Olson, Julius 1875 births 1955 deaths Norwegian emigrants to the United States People from Lake Park, Minnesota People from Warren, Minnesota Minnesota state court judges Minnesota lawyers American Lutherans Justices of the Minnesota Supreme Court University of Minnesota Law School alumni People from Dønna