- Portait of Governor - Short Biography - Administration - Personal information - This Time in California
Biography* Born in Utah in 1876, politics was in Culbert Olson's blood. His suffragette mother was the first female elected official in Utah, and his cousin was a Congressman. Prior to his election as Governor, Olson was a farmhand, construction laborer, railroad worker, telegraph operator, newspaper editor, lawyer, U.S. Senator and State Senator. One of Olson's Hollywood friends once said, "If you'd called Central Casting foràgovernors, Culbert Olson is what they'd have sent you," but while he looked the part, he was not suited for it. As Olson told Earl Warren, "If you want to know what Hell is like, just be Governor." He tried (but failed) to manage the legislature (he even installed a "hot line" phone to the Speaker's rostrum). Olson made humanitarian changes in the penal system and pardoned Tom Mooney, the controversial labor martyr convicted 20 years earlier. Administration under Governor Culbert Olson - Inaugural Address - January 2, 1939 The Life of Governor Culbert Olson Born November 7, 1876 Fillmore, Utah Died April 13, 1962 Los Angeles, California Family First Lady: Kate Jeremy Children: 3 sons
Administration under Governor Culbert Olson - Inaugural Address - January 2, 1939 The Life of Governor Culbert Olson Born November 7, 1876 Fillmore, Utah Died April 13, 1962 Los Angeles, California Family First Lady: Kate Jeremy Children: 3 sons
- Inaugural Address - January 2, 1939
The Life of Governor Culbert Olson Born November 7, 1876 Fillmore, Utah Died April 13, 1962 Los Angeles, California Family First Lady: Kate Jeremy Children: 3 sons
Born November 7, 1876 Fillmore, Utah Died April 13, 1962 Los Angeles, California Family First Lady: Kate Jeremy Children: 3 sons
