Floyd Bjørnstjerne Olson (November 13 1891 – August 22 1936) was an American politician. He served as the 22nd Governor of Minnesota from January 6 1931 to August 22 1936 dying in office of stomach cancer. Olson was a member of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party and the first member of that party to win the office of governor. He is consistently considered one of the greatest governors in Minnesota history and one of the most influential American politicians of his era.
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