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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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Rolvaag, Karl Fritjof (1913–1990) | MNopedia. Creator: Paul Nelson. Karl Rolvag, 1965. In his youth a hobo, a radical, a soldier, and a scholar, Karl Rolvaag became an adroit politician—a key builder of the Democratic Farmer–Labor (DFL) Party.
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.
Dec 20, 1990 · Gov. Karl Fritjof Rolvaag. Terms March 25, 1963 - January 2, 1967. Party Democratic-Farmer-Labor. Born July 18, 1913. Passed December 20, 1990. Birth State Minnesota. School St. Olaf College; University of Minnesota; University of Oslo.
Rolvaag was born in 1913 in Northfield, Minn., the son of author Ole E. Rolvaag. He was chairman of the state Democratic Farmer Labor Party (1950-1954), Minnesota lieutenant governor (1955-1962), Minnesota governor (1963-1967), U.S. ambassador to Iceland (1967-1969)
Nov 7, 2022 · That year, Karl Rolvaag, a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), was also elected to his statewide post. Two years later, Rolvaag sought to unseat Andersen. In the weeks leading...
Dec 21, 1990 · Karl Rolvaag, a former Governor of Minnesota and later an Ambassador to Iceland, died today at his home in Northfield. He was 78 years old. He had been ill with a heart condition and died in...
