Hjalmar Petersen
Twenty-third State Governor
August 24, 1936 - January 4, 1937
Twenty-eighth Lieutenant Governor
January 8, 1935 - August 24, 1936
Lt. Gov. Petersen became governor upon the death of Gov. Floyd B. Olson.
Born: January 2, 1890
in Eskildstrup, Denmark
Died: March 29, 1968
in Columbus, Ohio
First Lady: Medora Grandprey (married 1934)
Occupation: Newspaperman, legislator, lieutenant governor
Party: Farmer-Labor