Horace Andrew (Bud) Olson, PC, AOE (October 6, 1925 - February 14, 2002) was a Canadian Member of Parliament, Senator, rancher and farmer. He also owned a general store and a farm supply business; and served as Canada's minister of agriculture and Alberta's lieutenant-governor. Born in Iddesleigh, Alberta, Bud Olson was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1957 election as a Social Credit Member of Parliament (MP) from Medicine Hat. Wikipedia
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