Albert Victor Olson

Who was Albert Victor Olson?

Albert Victor Olson was a Seventh-day Adventist minister and administrator. He was born May 26, 1884 in Kingston, Minnesota.

The Seventh-day Adventist teachings often found their way to new regions by means of printed material. About 1877, the Olson family became acquainted with Adventism by reading tracts that had been sent over to Sweden from Norway by J. G. Matteson. They were among the first Seventh-day Adventists in Sweden. Shortly after this, they moved to the United States and established a successful farm in western Minnesota. They were baptized in 1880 by Lewis Johnson. At the 1936 General Conference Session, Olson introduced Johnson to the gathering. Albert Olson and his five brothers and two sisters were raised in an Adventist home.