Ingerval M. Olsen (January 4, 1861 – June 26, 1943) was an American attorney and jurist who served on the
Minnesota Supreme Court.
Ingerval M. Olsen was born in
Lillehammer
Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the municip ...
,
Norway. Olsen emigrated with his parents to the
United States in 1865 and settled in
Nicollet County, Minnesota
Nicollet County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,454. Its county seat is St. Peter.
Nicollet County is part of the Mankato– North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
In ...
on a farm near
St. Peter, Minnesota
St. Peter is a city in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. It is 10 miles north of the Mankato – North Mankato metropolitan area. The population was 12,066 at the 2020 census. St. Peter is the county seat of Nicollet County and home ...
. Olsen received his bachelor's degree from the
University of Minnesota in 1887 and was admitted to the Minnesota bar during 1893. Olsen practiced law in
Sleepy Eye, Minnesota and became a Minnesota district court judge in 1906. He was re-eleeted in 1912 and was not a candidate in 1918.
In 1920, was appointed to the district bench by Governor
J. A. A. Burnquist. He was appointed associate justice of the
Minnesota Supreme Court by Governor
Theodore Christianson
Theodore Christianson (September 12, 1883December 9, 1948) was an American politician who served as the 21st Governor of Minnesota from January 6, 1925, until January 6, 1931.
Early life and education
Christianson was born in Lac qui Parle Town ...
in 1930. Olsen served on the Minnesota Supreme Court until 1936. Olsen died suddenly in a hospital in
Saint Paul, Minnesota.
[''Judge Olsen Rites Tuesday'' (Albert Lea Evening Tribune (Minnesota), June 28, 1943, pg. 4)]
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1861 births
1943 deaths
Norwegian emigrants to the United States
People from Sleepy Eye, Minnesota
People from Nicollet County, Minnesota
Minnesota state court judges
Justices of the Minnesota Supreme Court
People from Lillehammer
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