Olav Bjørkum
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Olav Dominikusson Bjørkum (1859–1936) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.

He graduated from Stord Teachers College
Stord/Haugesund University College
Stord/Haugesund University College , Norwegian: Høgskolen Stord/Haugesund) is a medium sized state university college in Norway, with around 2700 students and 260 employees...

 in 1879, and worked as a school teacher from 1880 to 1982 before turning to farming.

As a politician he was a member of Årdal
Årdal
Årdal is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The village of Årdalstangen is the administrative center of the municipality. Årdal was separated from Lærdal in 1860....

 municipality council, and served as mayor from 1899 to 1904. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament during the term 1900–1903.
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