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Edgar Olson

American politician

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ67164867 ↗
Source-derived summary

Edgar Laverne Olson (October 19, 1937 – August 20, 2020) was an American politician in the state of Minnesota. He served in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Olson died on August 20, 2020, at Madison Health Hospital in Madison, Minnesota.

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The public source identifies “Edgar Olson” as american politician. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Edgar, Olson and American.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1937, 2020—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1937-10-19. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Edgar, Olson and American providing the first useful test.
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Evidence profile

The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q67164867. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1937 and 2020.

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A concise life account rarely captures disputed attribution, private networks or the changing language used to describe a career. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “Edgar Olson” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.