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Val Bjornson

Val Bjornson

American politician (1906–1987)

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

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

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 Minneota Mascot 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 10, 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

  1. [1]
    "Val Bjornson". The New York Times. March 12, 1987. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
  2. [2]
    CQ Weekly Report, Volume 12, page 1040. Congressional Quarterly, 1954
  3. [3]
    "Iceland Minnesota". Archived from the original on 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
  4. [4]
    "National Affairs: Who Won". Time. September 27, 1954. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Craving some quiet".
  6. [6]
    "Column: Thoughts of Val Bjornson, and a Worthington visit | Worthington Daily Globe | Worthington, Minnesota". www.dglobe.com. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011.
  7. [7]
    "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Bishoprick to Blacey".
  8. [8]
    "News & Events".
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