GOVERNORS OF MINNESOTA

William B. (Burdette) Richardson

Acting Lieutenant Governor
August 24, 1936 - January 1, 1937
(Richardson was never sworn in as lieutenant governor. He was president pro tem of the Senate and became acting lieutenant governor when Governor Floyd B. Olson died and Lieutenant Governor Hjalmar Petersen became governor.)

Born: November 10, 1874
in Rochester, Minnesota

Died: September 19, 1945
in Rochester, Minnesota

Married to: Never married

Occupation: Lawyer, businessman, public official, legislator

Party: Republican

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