Background
Byron Knutson was born near Harlow (a small town near Brinsmade) on November 29, 1929.
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He was educated in Harlow elementary schools and graduated from Benson County Agriculture and Training High School in Maddock, North Dakota.
Career
He previously served in the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1959 to 1962. He attended North Dakota State University, University of North Dakota, and Valley City State College for his college education. He served in the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1959 to 1963, and ran for North Dakota Public Service Commissioner in 1974, but was unsuccessful.
He was elected as the North Dakota Insurance Commissioner in 1976, but was defeated in 1980.
After being defeated, he ran for North Dakota Labor Commissioner in 1982, and for North Dakota Secretary of State in 1984, but was unsuccessful in both elections. His tenure was short-lived, however, and he was defeated in 1990 by Craig Hagen, who is of no relation to Orville.
