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Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949
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Haugen, Nils Pederson
Haugen, Nils Pederson, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Modum, Norway, March 9, 1849; immigrated to the United States in 1854 with his parents, who settled in Pierce County, Wis., in 1855; attended the common schools and Luther College, Decorah, Iowa; was graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1874; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in River Falls, Wis.; member of the State assembly in 1879 and 1880; State railroad commissioner 1882-1887; elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William T. Price; reelected to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second, and Fifty-third Congresses and served from March 4, 1887, to March 3, 1895; did not seek renomination in 1894, having become a candidate for the nomination for Governor, for which he was unsuccessful; member of the State tax commission 1901-1921; president of the National Tax Association in 1919 and 1920; adviser to the board of equalization of Montana 1921-1923; retired from public life; moved to Madison, Wis., and engaged in literary pursuits; died in Madison, Wis., April 23, 1931; interment in Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Chicago: U.S. Congress, "Haugen, Nils Pederson," Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949 in U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.1283 Original Sources, accessed September 15, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8PQG36AIVRUP5TU.
MLA: U.S. Congress. "Haugen, Nils Pederson." Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949, in U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.1283, Original Sources. 15 Sep. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8PQG36AIVRUP5TU.
Harvard: U.S. Congress, 'Haugen, Nils Pederson' in Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949. cited in , U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.1283. Original Sources, retrieved 15 September 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8PQG36AIVRUP5TU.
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