William B. Richardson
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William Burdette Richardson (November 10, 1874 – September 19, 1945) was a Minnesota politician. He served in the Minnesota Senate. In the Senate he served as president pro tem and acting lieutenant governor when Governor Floyd B. Olson died and Lieutenant Governor Hjalmar Petersen became governor. He served as acting Lieutenant governor instead of being sworn in as Lieutenant governor from August 24 1936 to January 1 1937. He was a member of the Republican party.
| Lieutenant Governors of Minnesota |  |
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| Holcombe • Donnelly • Swift • Sherwood • Armstrong • Yale • Barto • Wakefield • Gilman • Rice • Ives • Clough • Day • Gibbs • L. Smith • Jones • Eberhart • E. Smith • Gordon • Burnquist • Sullivan • Frankson • Collins • Nolan • Adams • Arens • Solberg • Petersen • Richardson (acting) • Lindsten • Anderson • Thye • Miller • Anderson • Nelsen • Wright • Rolvaag • Keith • Goetz • Perpich • Olson • Wangberg • Johnson • Dyrstad • Benson • Schunk • Molnau |
