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- ↑ "Minnesota Senate President and President Pro Tempore, 1849-present - Minnesota Legislative Reference Library". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ↑ Minnesota Legislators Past and Present-David Olmsted
- ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 385.
- ↑ Williams, John Fletcher. 1880: Memoir of Hon. David Olmsted. Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.
- ↑ "Legislature". The Minnesota Pioneer . 6 Sep 1849. Retrieved 13 Feb 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Legislature". The Minnesota Pioneer . 6 Sep 1849. Retrieved 13 Feb 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "History of Olmsted County". Archived from the original on 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
