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Arnold Olsen was born on 17 December, 1916 in Butte, Montana, United States, is an American politician. Discover Arnold Olsen's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?

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Age 73 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 17 December, 1916
Birthday 17 December
Birthplace Butte, Montana, United States
Date of death 9 October, 1990
Died Place Helena, Montana, United States
Nationality Montana

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1916

Arnold Olsen (December 17, 1916 – October 9, 1990) was a U.S. Democratic politician who served as the Attorney General of Montana from 1949 to 1957, and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Montana's 1st congressional district from 1961 to 1971.

He was born in Butte, Montana on December 17, 1916, to Anna (née Vennes) and Albert Olsen, both Norwegian immigrants.

1934

He attended Butte public schools, the Montana School of Mines, 1934–1936, and graduated from the Montana State University Law School (now the University of Montana), Missoula, Montana in 1940.

He served four years of overseas duty in the Navy during World War II.

1940

Olsen opened a private law practice in 1940.

1942

In August 1942, during shore leave, Olsen married Margaret Mary Williams, of Butte.

They had three children - Margaret Rae Olsen, Anna Kristine Olsen, and Karin Synneve Olsen Billings.

Arnold and Margaret have 5 grandchildren; John-David Childs, Todd Arnold Graetz, Kara Ann (Graetz) Trapp; Jonathan Olsen Billings and Luke Alexander Billings.

They had three great-grandchildren, Victoria Graetz and Sawyer and Ella Olsen Trapp.

1948

He was elected as Attorney General of Montana in 1948, and was re-elected in 1952.

1956

Rather than seek re-election, he instead opted to run for Governor of Montana in 1956, and, after narrowly defeating former Governor John W. Bonner in the Democratic primary, advanced to the general election, where he faced incumbent Governor J. Hugo Aronson.

Following a close campaign, Olsen narrowly lost to Aronson.

Following his defeat, he ran for the position of Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court, but lost to incumbent Chief Justice James T. Harrison by a slim margin.

1960

In 1960, when Congressman Lee Metcalf opted to run for the Senate rather than seek re-election, Olsen ran to succeed him in the 1st congressional district.

He defeated George P. Sarsfield, the Republican nominee, winning his first of five terms.

1962

Olsen was narrowly re-elected over Republican Wayne Montgomery in 1962, and by a wider margin against Montgomery in 1964.

1966

In 1966, he defeated Republican nominee Dick Smiley by about two thousand votes, and, in a rematch against Smiley in 1968, by a wider margin.

1970

When Olsen ran for a sixth term in 1970, he was narrowly defeated for re-election by Richard G. Shoup, the Mayor of Missoula.

1972

He ran against Shoup again in 1972, but ultimately lost to him.

1974

In 1974, he ran for Congress one final time, but lost in the Democratic primary to Max Baucus, who ended up defeating Shoup in the general election.

1977

Olsen was appointed by Governor Thomas Lee Judge to the Second Judicial District of Montana, in 1977, and elected to that post in 1979 and two additional times, serving until his death in 1990.