Floyd B. Olson
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Floyd B. Olson was a prominent American politician who served as the Farmer–Labor Party governor of Minnesota during the early 1930s and became known for his progressive, pro-labor reforms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Floyd B. Olson canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7547726 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Floyd B. Olson Context triple: [Lakewood Cemetery, hasNotableBurial, Floyd B. Olson]
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A.
Culbert Olson
Culbert Olson was a Democratic politician who served as the 29th governor of California from 1939 to 1943 and was known for his progressive and secular views.
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B.
Asa B. Fridley
Asa B. Fridley was an early settler and influential local figure after whom the city of Fridley, Minnesota, was named.
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C.
Elmer E. Rasmuson
Elmer E. Rasmuson was an influential Alaskan banker, philanthropist, and civic leader known for his major contributions to education and public institutions in Alaska.
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D.
Burton K. Wheeler
Burton K. Wheeler was a prominent early-20th-century U.S. senator from Montana known for his progressive politics, opposition to corporate power, and frequent clashes with presidential authority.
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E.
Everett Franklin Lindquist
Everett Franklin Lindquist was an American educator and measurement expert best known for pioneering standardized testing, including developing the ACT college entrance exam.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Floyd B. Olson Target entity description: Floyd B. Olson was a prominent American politician who served as the Farmer–Labor Party governor of Minnesota during the early 1930s and became known for his progressive, pro-labor reforms.
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A.
Culbert Olson
Culbert Olson was a Democratic politician who served as the 29th governor of California from 1939 to 1943 and was known for his progressive and secular views.
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B.
Asa B. Fridley
Asa B. Fridley was an early settler and influential local figure after whom the city of Fridley, Minnesota, was named.
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C.
Elmer E. Rasmuson
Elmer E. Rasmuson was an influential Alaskan banker, philanthropist, and civic leader known for his major contributions to education and public institutions in Alaska.
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D.
Burton K. Wheeler
Burton K. Wheeler was a prominent early-20th-century U.S. senator from Montana known for his progressive politics, opposition to corporate power, and frequent clashes with presidential authority.
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E.
Everett Franklin Lindquist
Everett Franklin Lindquist was an American educator and measurement expert best known for pioneering standardized testing, including developing the ACT college entrance exam.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Governor of Minnesota
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
public ownership of utilities
ⓘ
tax reforms favoring workers and farmers ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stomach cancer ⓘ |
| child | Patricia Olson ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1891-11-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1936-08-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
North High School (Minneapolis)
ⓘ
William Mitchell College of Law predecessor institution ⓘ |
| electedIn | 1930 Minnesota gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| endTime | 1936-08-22 (term as Governor of Minnesota) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Norwegian American
ⓘ
linked to:
Norwegian Americans
Swedish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Olson ⓘ |
| givenName | Floyd ⓘ |
| ideology |
left-wing populism
ⓘ
progressivism ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
expanded social welfare programs in Minnesota
ⓘ
public works programs in Minnesota ⓘ unemployment insurance measures in Minnesota ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership during the Great Depression in Minnesota
ⓘ
pro-labor reforms ⓘ progressive policies ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Farmer–Labor Party ⓘ |
| middleName | Bjørn ⓘ |
| notableWork | strengthening Minnesota labor laws ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeContested |
United States Senate
ⓘ
Vice President of the United States ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Minneapolis, Minnesota
ⓘ
linked to:
Minneapolis
|
| placeOfDeath |
Rochester, Minnesota
ⓘ
linked to:
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
|
| positionHeld |
Governor of Minnesota
ⓘ
Hennepin County Attorney ⓘ |
| precededBy | Theodore Christianson (as Governor of Minnesota) ⓘ |
| reElectedIn |
1932 Minnesota gubernatorial election
ⓘ
1934 Minnesota gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| religion | agnosticism ⓘ |
| residence |
Minneapolis, Minnesota
ⓘ
linked to:
Minneapolis
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Ada M. Krejci ⓘ |
| startTime | 1931-01-06 (term as Governor of Minnesota) ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Hjalmar Petersen (as Governor of Minnesota) ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
farmers
ⓘ
organized labor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Floyd B. Olson Description of subject: Floyd B. Olson was a prominent American politician who served as the Farmer–Labor Party governor of Minnesota during the early 1930s and became known for his progressive, pro-labor reforms.
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