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Politician, soldier. Karl Fritjof Rolvaag (July 18, 1913 – December 20, 1990) was an American diplomat and politician who served as the 31st governor of Minnesota from March 25, 1963, to January 2, 1967, as a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party. He was the son of the author and professor Ole E. Rølvaag .
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A DFLer, Rolvaag ran for Congress, and lost, in 1946, 1948, and 1952, and worked for the DFL as party chair, 1950–1954, traveling extensively to build the party statewide. He was a great friend and ally of DFL governor Orville Freeman. He was elected Lieutenant Governor (alongside Freeman, as governor) in 1954, 1956, 1958, and 1960 (when ...
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Dec 20, 1990 · Karl Fritjof Rolvaag (July 18, 1913 – December 20, 1990) was an American diplomat and politician who served as the 31st governor of Minnesota from March 25, 1963, to January 2, 1967, as a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party. He was the son of the author and professor Ole E. Rølvaag. The 1962 election was held on November 6, but ...
Dec 20, 1990 · Karl F. Rolvaag Biography. In March 1963, Minnesotans awaited the results of a 139-day recount in the race for governor. In the end, DFL candidate Karl Rolvaag came out on top in the closest gubernatorial election in state history, defeating incumbent Elmer L. Andersen by just ninety-one votes out of over 1.2 million cast.
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Dec 20, 1990 · KARL F. ROLVAAG, the thirty-first governor of Minnesota, was born in Northfield, Minnesota on July 18, 1913. His education was attained at St. Olaf College in Northfield, at the University of Minnesota, where he graduated in 1946, and as a American Scandinavian Foundation Scholar at the University of Oslo (Norway), where he received an LL.D. …
O. E. Rolvaag House at 311 Manitou in Northfield, MN. Ole Edvart Rølvaag (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈûːlə ˈɛ̀dːvɑʈ ˈrø̂ːlvoːɡ]; Rølvåg in modern Norwegian, Rolvaag in English orthography) (April 22, 1876 – November 5, 1931) was a Norwegian-American novelist and professor who became well known for his writings regarding the Norwegian American immigrant experience.
Jun 27, 2012 · Karl Rolvaag is painted by Frances Cranmer Greenman, one of the great unsung heroes of Minnesota art.Born in South Dakota and trained on the East Coast by the likes of Robert Henri, Greenman ...
