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Olaf C. Olsen

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On July 28, 1923, he married Olive Wilson, an employee of the state tax commission. Olsen would die April 5, 1976. Olive died March 28, 1985.
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He had never held a public office before being elected to the assembly in November, 1922, receiving 3,643 votes to 887 for
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In June 1924, he graduated from Marquette's law school, and was working as acting assistant chief examiner for the
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This article is about the Milwaukee lawyer and Socialist legislator. For other persons named Olaf Olsen, see
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He did not run for re-election in 1926, and was succeeded by fellow Socialist
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Olsen was born February 26, 1899, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from
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commission. He was re-elected in November 1924, with 3817 votes to 3051 for
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Madison: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer, 1925; p. 576; 623
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Alex J. Roselik (portions of this district had been represented by
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in 1922 when he was elected to the first of his two terms in the
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B. J. Adamkiewicz; by this time, his occupation was listed as "
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Socialist Party of America politicians from Wisconsin
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Olaf Olsen

Socialist
Milwaukee
law student
Marquette University Law School
Wisconsin State Assembly
Milwaukee County
wards
South Division High School
traffic signals
safety devices
law school
Marquette University
Democrat
William E. Jordan
Stephen Stolowski
reapportionment
standing committee
judiciary
City of Milwaukee
civil service
Republican
secretary
Elmer Baumann
"Olaf Olsen"
"Child Labor Laws Applicable to State"
Wausau Daily Herald
newspapers.com
The Wisconsin blue book, 1923 Madison: 1923; pp. 589, 630

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