Jack B. Olson
| Jack Olson | |
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| United States Ambassador to Bahamas | |
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In office December 22, 1976 – April 30, 1977 |
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| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Seymour Weiss |
| Succeeded by | William Bernstein Schwartz |
| 35th and 37th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin | |
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In office January 2, 1967 – January 4, 1971 |
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| Governor | Warren P. Knowles |
| Preceded by | Patrick Lucey |
| Succeeded by | Martin J. Schreiber |
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In office January 7, 1963 – January 4, 1965 |
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| Governor | John W. Reynolds, Jr. |
| Preceded by | Warren P. Knowles |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Lucey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 29, 1920 Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
| Died | July 3, 2003 (aged 82) Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Republican |
Jack B. Olson (August 29, 1920 – July 3, 2003) was an American businessman, politician, and Republican from the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
Olson was born in Kilbourn (now Wisconsin Dells) in Columbia County, Wisconsin on August 29, 1920, to Jane Zimmerman Olson and Grover Olson. He graduated from Wisconsin Dells High School and attended Western Michigan University. Olson married Eleanor Lang of Kalamazoo, Michigan on March 7, 1942; he graduated from Western Michigan University the same year with a Bachelor of Science degree. Olson enlisted in the U.S. Navy after graduating and became a PT boat commander, serving in the North Atlantic during World War II. Upon returning home, Olson owned and operated Dells Boat Tours and Amphibious Duck rides, serving as president of his family's boat company. He was active in the tourism industry, promoting Wisconsin Dells as a resort town. He was a president of the Wisconsin Vacationland Council.
Olson was a Wisconsin delegate to the 1960, 1964, and 1968 National Republican Conventions, and served as state chairman for the presidential campaign of Richard Nixon. During this time he was also the director of the economic development project for the University of Hawaii. Olson served as the 35th and 37th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, from 1963 to 1965 and from 1967 to 1971. He was the director and official representative on the first Trade Mission to Europe and Vice Chairman of Wisconsin's Outdoor Resources Action Program 200 program.
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