Val Bjornson

K. Valdimar Bjornson, known in politics as Val Bjornson, in his 20s.

Kristjan Valdimar "Val" Bjornson (August 29, 1906 – March 10, 1987) was a Minnesota writer, newspaper editor, and politician who served as State Treasurer for more than two decades.^[1]

Bjornson was born in Minneota, Minnesota of Icelandic descent.^[2] In World War II, he served in Navy intelligence, stationed in Iceland.^[3] Besides English, he was fluent in Icelandic, Finnish, Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian.^[4]

He was part owner of the newspaper and an associate editor at the St. Paul Pioneer Press.^[5]

Running as the Republican candidate in the 1954 United States Senate elections, Bjornson lost to Hubert Humphrey, with whom he sometimes shared a car to travel around the state.^[6]

Bjornson died in Minneapolis on March 10th, 1987.^[7] The University of Minnesota, his alma mater, and the University of Iceland have a student exchange scholarship named in his honor.^[8]

Bibliography[]

Bjornson, Val (1969). The History of Minnesota. West Palm Beach, Florida: Lewis Historical Publishing.

References[]

^ "Val Bjornson". The New York Times. March 12, 1987. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
^ CQ Weekly Report, Volume 12, page 1040. Congressional Quarterly, 1954
^ http://www.icelandminnesota.com/scholarship.htm
^ "National Affairs: Who Won". Time. September 27, 1954. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
^ http://www.marshallindependent.com/page/content.detail/id/500519.html?nav=5015
^ http://www.dglobe.com/event/article/id/7666/ Archived July 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bismarck-bjorseth.html#RLJ0XYUMN
^ http://www1.umn.edu/news/features/2005/UR_47605_REGION1.html

Party political offices
Preceded by Joseph H. Ball	Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Minnesota (Class 2) 1954	Succeeded by P. Kenneth Peterson
Political offices
Preceded by Julius A. Schmahl	Treasurer of Minnesota 1951–1955	Succeeded by
Preceded by	Treasurer of Minnesota 1957–1975	Succeeded by Jim Lord

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[1] "Val Bjornson". The New York Times. March 12, 1987. Retrieved May 27, 2010.

[2] CQ Weekly Report, Volume 12, page 1040. Congressional Quarterly, 1954

[3] ttp://www.icelandminnesota.com/scholarship.htm

[4] "National Affairs: Who Won". Time. September 27, 1954. Retrieved January 7, 2021.

[5] ttp://www.marshallindependent.com/page/content.detail/id/500519.html?nav=5015

[6] ttp://www.dglobe.com/event/article/id/7666/ Archived July 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[7] ttp://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bismarck-bjorseth.html#RLJ0XYUMN

[8] ttp://www1.umn.edu/news/features/2005/UR_47605_REGION1.html

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