Peter B. Olsen (April 11, 1848 – July 3, 1926) was an American newspaper editor and politician.
Biography
Olsen was born in
Christiana, Norway on April 11, 1848.
He emigrated to the
United States
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in 1872.
He was a printer by trade and became the literary editor for the ''
Skandinaven
''Skandinaven'' was a Norwegian language newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois from 1866 until 1941.
Background
''Skandinaven'' was established by three Norwegian immigrants; John Anderson, Knud Langeland (1813–88), and Iver Lawson (1 ...
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Chicago, Illinois
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From 1899 to 1903, he served as a
Republican
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Political ideology
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representative in the
Illinois House of Representatives
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. From 1900 to 1906, he served as the
Clerk of Cook County, Illinois.
Olsen was a close associate of fellow Chicago politician
Henry L. Hertz.
[''Illinois Blue Book 1901-Official Directory of the Forty-Second Illinois General Assembly'', 1901, Biographical Sketch of Peter B. Olsen, p. 41]
Olsen died at a hospital in Chicago, Illinois on July 3, 1926.
Notes
Related reading
*
Larson, Laurence M. (1937) ''Skandinaven, Professor Anderson, and the Yankee School'' (Northfield, MN: The Changing West and Other Essays, pages 116–146)
*
Øverland, Orm (1996) ''The Western Home - A Literary History of Norwegian America'' (Northfield, MN: Norwegian-American Historical Association)
1848 births
1926 deaths
Norwegian emigrants to the United States
Politicians from Chicago
Editors of Illinois newspapers
County officials in Illinois
Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives
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