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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 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 4January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 361 days remaining (362 in leap years). Events 871 Battle of Reading Ethelred of Wessex defeats Danish invasion army 1493 Christopher Columbus leaves the New World, ending his first, 19431943 is the common year starting on Friday. Events January January 4 End of term for Culbert Olson, 29th Governor of California. He is succeeded by Earl Warren. January 11 The United States and United Kingdom give up territorial rights in China. January 1, and was the only Democratlogo depicts a stylized donkey in red, white, and blue. The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. The Party is currently the minority in both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, as w elected to that office between 1898 and 1954. In his 1942 bid for re-election he was defeated by state Attorney General Earl WarrenEarl Warren ( March 19, 1891 July 9, 1974) was a California district attorney and 30th Governor of California, but is best known as the 14th Chief Justice of the United States from 1953- 1969. His term of office was marked by numerous rulings affecting am.

He died in Los AngelesThis article is about the city in California. For other uses of 'Los Angeles' see Los Angeles (disambiguation The City of Los Angeles widely known by its abbreviation L. is a large coastal metropolis in Southern California in the western United States. at age 85, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park CemeteryForest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California is the original Forest Lawn. see also Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery) Forest Lawn was founded in 1917 by Dr. Hubert Eaton on the grounds of a 1913 cemetery. Eaton was a firm believer in a jo in suburban Glendale.

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If you want to know what Hell is like, just be Governor. – Olson speaking to his successor, Earl WarrenEarl Warren ( March 19, 1891 July 9, 1974) was a California district attorney and 30th Governor of California, but is best known as the 14th Chief Justice of the United States from 1953- 1969. His term of office was marked by numerous rulings affecting am

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Preceded by:
Frank MerriamFrank Finley Merriam ( December 22, 1865 April 25, 1955) was Governor of California from June 2, 1934 until January 2, 1939. A Republican, he defeated Democratic candidate Upton Sinclair in the 1934 election. Merriam, Frank Finley Merriam, Frank Finley Me
Governors of California Succeeded by:
Earl Warren


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