Arnold Olsen

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Arnold Olsen (born December 17, 1916 in Butte , Montana , † October 11, 1990 in Helena , Montana) was an American politician . Between 1961 and 1971 he represented the state of Montana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Arnold Olsen attended the public schools in Butte and the Montana School of Mines between 1934 and 1936 . He then studied until 1940 at the law school of Montana State University law. During World War II , Olsen served in the US Navy from 1942 to 1946 . He then worked as a lawyer.

Arnold Olsen was a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1948 and 1956 he was Attorney General of Montana. Between January 3, 1961 January 3, 1971, he was the successor of the Senate exchanged Lee Metcalf for five legislative sessions deputy in the US Congress . In 1970 he was defeated in the congressional election to Richard G. Shoup , the candidate of the Republican Party .

In 1972 and 1974, Olsen applied unsuccessfully to return to Congress. He then became a judge in the Second Legal District of Montana. He held this office between 1975 and 1990.

Web links

  • Arnold Olsen in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Olsen, Arnold
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 17, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Butte , Montana
DATE OF DEATH October 11, 1990
Place of death Helena , Montana