Olav Dominikusson Bjørkum (1859–1936) was a Norwegian politician for the

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. He graduated from Stord Teachers College in 1879, and worked as a school teacher from 1880 to 1882 before turning to farming. As a politician he was a member of

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municipality council, and served as mayor from 1899 to 1904. He served as a deputy representative to the

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during the term 1900–1903.

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Olav Bjørkum
at NRK Sogn og Fjordane County Encyclopedia 1859 births 1936 deaths Deputy members of the Storting Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Sogn og Fjordane {{Norway-politician-1850s-stub