Arnold Olsen
Arnold Olsen | |
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Attorney General of Montana | |
| In office 1949–1957 | |
| Governor | John W. Bonner J. Hugo Aronson |
| Preceded by | R. V. Bottombly |
| Succeeded by | Forrest H. Anderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 17, 1916 Montana State University Law School |
Arnold Olsen (December 17, 1916 – October 9, 1990) was a U.S. Democratic politician who served as the Attorney General of Montana from 1949 to 1957, and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Montana's 1st congressional district from 1961 to 1971.
Early life
He was born in
Montana School of Mines, 1934–1936, and graduated from the Montana State University Law School (now the University of Montana), Missoula, Montana in 1940. He served four years of overseas duty in the Navy during World War II. In August 1942, during shore leave, Olsen married Margaret Mary Williams, of Butte. They had three children - Margaret Rae Olsen, Anna Kristine Olsen, and Karin Synneve Olsen Billings. Arnold and Margaret have 5 grandchildren; John-David Childs, Todd Arnold Graetz, Kara Ann (Graetz) Trapp; Jonathan Olsen Billings and Luke Alexander Billings. They had three great-grandchildren, Victoria Graetz and Sawyer and Ella Olsen Trapp.[4]
Career
Olsen opened a private law practice in 1940. He was elected as
1956, and, after narrowly defeating former Governor John W. Bonner in the Democratic primary, advanced to the general election, where he faced incumbent Governor J. Hugo Aronson. Following a close campaign, Olsen narrowly lost to Aronson. Following his defeat, he ran for the position of Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court, but lost to incumbent Chief Justice James T. Harrison by a slim margin.[5]
In
1974, he ran for Congress one final time, but lost in the Democratic primary to Max Baucus
, who ended up defeating Shoup in the general election.
Olsen was appointed by Governor Thomas Lee Judge to the Second Judicial District of Montana, in 1977, and elected to that post in 1979 and two additional times, serving until his death in 1990.
References
- United States Congress. "Arnold Olsen (id: O000083)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Arnold Olsen, Montana Politician, 73". The New York Times. 12 October 1990. p. A 26. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Montana, Silver Bow County Births and Deaths", FamilySearch, retrieved March 6, 2018
- ^ "United States Census, 1920", FamilySearch, retrieved March 6, 2018
- ^ Guide to the Arnold Olsen Papers at the University of Montana
- ^ "Official Montana General Election Returns, November 4, 1958" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
External links
- The Honorable Arnold Olsen (Montana Law Review)
- Arnold Olsen Papers (University of Montana Archives)
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