Gunder Olson Explained

Gunder Olson
Office1:8th North Dakota State Treasurer
Term Start1:1911
Term End1:1914
Predecessor1:George L. Bickford
Successor1:John Steen
Birth Date:10 September 1852
Birth Place:Norway
Death Place:Cass County, North Dakota
Party:Republican
Spouse:Ann (Gullickson) Olson

Gunder Olson (September 8, 1852 – December 11, 1948) was a North Dakota public servant and politician with the Republican Party.

Biography

Gunder Olson was born in the county of Telemark, Norway. He came to America with his parents when he was only one year old, and his family located in Winneshiek County, Iowa. He came to North Dakota in 1881 and worked as a merchant. He served as the sheriff of Walsh County, North Dakota from 1884 to 1888. He also served as the president of the North Dakota Board of the Blind Asylum in Bathgate, now the North Dakota School for the Blind, in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Olson was elected as the North Dakota State Treasurer in 1910 and served until 1914. He did not seek re-election to another term since Treasurers were not permitted to serve more than two consecutive terms.[1] [2] [3]

Personal life

Gunder Olson was married and had two daughters. Olson died at the age of 96 in 1948. He is buried in the Grafton Lutheran Cemetery in Grafton, North Dakota.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. North Dakota Blue Book, 2005
  2. Web site: The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Olson . https://web.archive.org/web/20211215164047/https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/olson.html . 2021-12-15 . 2022-03-14 . politicalgraveyard.com.
  3. Web site: About the Office of State Treasurer . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314125354/https://www.treasurer.nd.gov/about-office-state-treasurer . 2022-03-14 . 2021-12-16 . Office of North Dakota State Treasurer . en.
  4. Web site: Gunder Olson (1852-1948) - Find A Grave Memorial. 2021-12-16. www.findagrave.com. en.