author, theologian, and president of Concordia Theological Seminary. He died on May 24, 1961. See also Herman Amberg Preus (1825–1894) Christian Keyser Preus (1852–1921) Ove J. H. Preus (1880–1951) J. A. O. Preus III (born 1953) David W. Preus (1922–2021) References Biographical information and his gubernatorial records are available for research use at the Minnesota Historical Society. External links Photos J. A. O. Preus with Eleonora and Ethel Olson 1883 births 1961 deaths People from Columbia County, Wisconsin American Lutherans American people of Norwegian descent Republican Party governors of Minnesota State Auditors of Minnesota University of Minnesota alumni University of Minnesota Law School alumni Luther College (Iowa) alumni 20th-century American politicians 20th-century Lutherans