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- From The History of Minnesota. West Palm Beach, Florida: Lewis Historical Publishing:
Kristjan Valdimar 'Val' Bjornson (August 29, 1906-March 3, 1987) was a Minnesota writer, newspaper editor, and politician who served as state treasurer for more than two decades. He was born in Minneota, Minnesota of Icelandic descent. In World War II, he served in Navy intelligence, stationed in Iceland. He was able to speak Icelandic, Finnish, Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian. He was part owner of the Minneota Mascot newspaper and an associate editor at the St. Paul Pioneer Press. As the Republican candidate in the United States Senate elections, 1954, he lost to Hubert Humphrey, with whom he sometimes shared a car to travel the state. He died in Minneapolis. The University of Minnesota, his alma mater, and the University of Iceland have a student exchange scholarship named in his honor. Bjornson, Val (1969).
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| | 1. Edvard Hjálmar Björnson , b. 18 Mar 1904, Minneota, Lyon, Minnesota, USA  , d. 27 Oct 1958 (Age 54 years)
| | | 2. Kristjan Valdimar Björnson , b. 29 Aug 1906, Minneota, Lyon, Minnesota, USA , d. 10 Mar 1987, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States (Age 80 years)
| | | 3. Gunnar Björn Björnson , b. 23 Jun 1908, Minneota, Lyon, Minnesota, USA , d. 2 Feb 1994, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States (Age 85 years)
| | | 4. Halldóra Ingibjörg Björnson , b. 21 Aug 1910, Minneota, Lyon, Minnesota, United States , d. 20 Jan 1911, Minneota, Lyon, Minnesota, United States (Age 0 years) | | | 5. Helga Sigríður Björnson , b. 6 Jan 1912, Minneota, Lyon, Minnesota, USA , d. 28 Jun 1996, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA (Age 84 years)
| | | 6. Stefania Aðalbjörg Björnson , b. 28 Dec 1916, Minneota, Lyon, Minnesota, USA , d. 18 Oct 2008, 60 Eden Place, Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA (Age 91 years)
| | | 7. Jón Henrik Björnson , b. 9 Feb 1919, Minneota, Lyon, Minnesota, USA , d. 11 Mar 1999, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA (Age 80 years) |
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