Culbert Olson
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Culbert Levy Olson (November 7, 1876 - April 13, 1962) was a U.S. politician.
He was born in Fillmore, Utah to Daniel Olson and his wife Delilah King. He had an elder brother named Emmet Olson. Their mother Delilah was a suffragette and became the first female elected official in Utah. Both parents belonged to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. However Culbert was not convinced of the existence of God and became an atheist at an early age.
He served as the Governor of California from January 2, 1939 until January 4, 1943, and was the only Democrat elected to that office between 1898 and 1954. In his 1942 bid for re-election he was defeated by state Attorney General Earl Warren.
He later became president of the United Secularists of America.
He died in Los Angeles at age 85, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in suburban Glendale.
Quote
- If you want to know what Hell is like, just be Governor. – Olson speaking to his successor, Earl Warren
External link
- Biography from the State of California
- A detailed profile alongside other American Atheists
- Another profile of him
| Preceded by: Frank Merriam | Governors of California 1939-1943 | Succeeded by: Earl Warren |
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Categories: California politician stubs | 1876 births | 1962 deaths | Governors of California | Atheists
