Peter B. Olsen
Peter B. Olsen (April 11, 1848 – July 3, 1926) was an American newspaper editor and politician.
Olsen was born in Christiana, Norway. Olsen emigrated to the United States in 1872. He was a printer by trade and became the literary editor for the Skandinaven in Chicago, Illinois. From 1899 to 1903, Olsen served as a Republican representative in the Illinois House of Representatives. From 1900 to 1906, Olsen served as the clerk of Cook County, Illinois. Olsen died at a hospital in Chicago, Illinois. Olsen was a close associate of fellow Chicago politician Henry L. Hertz.[1][2]
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Related reading[]
- Larson, Laurence M. (1937) Skandinaven, Professor Anderson, and the Yankee School ( Northfield, MN: The Changing West and Other Essays, pages 116–146)
- Øverland, Orm (1996) The Western Home - A Literary History of Norwegian America (Northfield, MN: Norwegian-American Historical Association)
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- 1848 births
- 1926 deaths
- Norwegian emigrants to the United States
- Politicians from Chicago
- Editors of Illinois newspapers
- Illinois Republicans
- County officials in Illinois
- Members of the Illinois House of Representatives
- Members of the Illinois House of Representatives stubs