J. A. O. Preus

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Former Governor of Minnesota

Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus was an American politician. He served as the 8th state auditor of Minnesota from January 5, 1915, to January 5, 1921, and as the 20th Governor of Minnesota from January 5, 1921, to January 6, 1925. He was a Republican. Wikipedia

Born: August 28, 1883, Columbia County, WI

Died: May 24, 1961 (age 77 years), Minneapolis, MN

Previous offices: Governor of Minnesota (1921–1925) and Minnesota State Auditor (1915–1921)

Grandchild: J. A. O. Preus III

Books: It is Written and Cooperative Marketing in Minnesota: Address of Governor J. A. O. Preus Before Lyon County Farm Bureau Federation, Marshall, Minnesota, June 15, 1922

Party: Republican Party

Children: J. A. O. Preus II and Robert Preus