# Edgar Olson

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{{Short description|American politician (1937–2020)}}
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| name         = Edgar Olson
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| state_house  = Minnesota
| district     = 2B
| term_start   = 1985
| term_end     = 1998
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| birth_date   = {{birth date|1937|10|19}}
| birth_place  = [Fosston, Minnesota](/source/Fosston%2C_Minnesota), U.S.
| death_date   = {{Death date and age|2020|08|20|1937|10|19}}
| death_place  = [Madison, Minnesota](/source/Madison%2C_Minnesota) U.S.
| party        = [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) ([DFL](/source/Minnesota_Democratic%E2%80%93Farmer%E2%80%93Labor_Party))
| occupation   = farmer
| spouse       = Phyllis
| children     = 2
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| alma_mater   = [North Dakota State University](/source/North_Dakota_State_University) 
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'''Edgar Laverne Olson''' (October 19, 1937 &ndash; August 20, 2020) was an American politician in the state of [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota). He served in the [Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10482|title=Olson, Edgar L. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present|website=www.leg.state.mn.us}}</ref> Olson died on August 20, 2020, at Madison Health Hospital in [Madison, Minnesota](/source/Madison%2C_Minnesota).<ref>[https://www.carlinfuneral.com/obituaries/Edgar-Laverne-Olson?obid=17989741#/celebrationWall Edgar Olson-obituary]</ref>

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Category:Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
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Category:People from Polk County, Minnesota
Category:Farmers from Minnesota
Category:North Dakota State University alumni
Category:20th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature

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