Oscar Ferdinand Bjornson (February 14, 1906 in Glenboro,

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– August 13, 1972) was a

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in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the

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from 1959 to 1969. The son of Magnus Bjornson, Bjornson was educated at the Kelvin Technical High School, and worked as an accountant and service manager. In 1925, he married Idella Moland. He was an officer of Lavoie Motors Ltd. in Lac du Bonnet. Bjornson served for fifteen years with

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of Canada, and Ford Motor Company of

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. During

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, he served as a technical adviser to the government of India. He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1959 provincial election, defeating

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John Ateah by 85 votes in Lac du Bonnet. He was re-elected over Ateah by a greater margin in the 1962 election, and defeated Liberal James Desilets by 80 votes in the 1966 election. He served as a backbench supporter of Premiers

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and

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during his time in office. Bjornson did not run for re-election in the 1969 election, after redistribution significantly changed the Lac du Bonnet riding. He died in

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and was buried in Lac du Bonnet.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bjornson, Oscar 1906 births 1972 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs Canadian people of Icelandic descent