Hjalmar Peterson

Hjalmar Petersen (January 2, 1890 – March 29, 1968) was an American politician who served as the 24th Governor of Minnesota following the death of Floyd Olson until January 1, 1941. Petersen was a member of the Farmer-Labor Party from Minnesota.

Early life
Hjalmar Petersen was born in Eskildstrup, Denmark to Lauritz and Anna Petersen. The family moved to Chicago shortly after his birth. During Petersen's early years, he and his family moved to the Danebod in Tyler, Minnesota. There, Petersen attended school until the seventh grade, where he dropped out at age 14.

After his schooling, Petersen began a career in journalism which saw him puchase the Askov American, a weekly newspaper based in Askov, Minnesota, that he owned for the rest of his life.

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Early political career
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Lieutenant Governor
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Governor
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Personal life
Following the end of his tenure as governor, Petersen served as the president of the American Publishing Company. Throughout his life, he was married twice, first in 1914 to Rigmor C. Wosgaard, and later in 1934 to Medora Grandprey. He later died in 1968 in Columbus, Ohio.