Background
Olson, Richard Hall was born on December 15, 1898 in Mazeppa, Minnesota, United States. Son of Nels M. and Anna C. (Swenson) Olson.
Olson, Richard Hall was born on December 15, 1898 in Mazeppa, Minnesota, United States. Son of Nels M. and Anna C. (Swenson) Olson.
Bachelor of Science, University of Minnesota, 1919.
Field service engineer, Electric Machinery Manufacturing Company, 1919-1923; district manager, Electric Machinery Manufacturing Company, 1924-1930; Eastern sales manager, Electric Machinery Manufacturing Company, 1930-1944; vice-president, director, Electric Machinery Manufacturing Company, 1944-1950; president, general manager, director, Electric Machinery Manufacturing Company, 1950-1959; chairman, Electric Machinery Manufacturing Company, 1959; group vice president, Worthington Corporation, from 1959.
Member American Institute Electrical Engineers, Tau Beta Pi, Tau Kappa Epsilon.
Married Muriel P. Burdick, July 22, 1922. 1 child, Franklin Pierce.