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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
but was an unsuccessful candidate for the nomination for Governor; 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;
moved to Madison, Wis., and engaged in literary pursuits; died in Madison,
Wis., April 23, 1931; interment in Forest Hill Cemetery.
BibliographyBrandes, Stuart Dean. Nils P. Haugen and the Wisconsin
Progressive Movement. Masters thesis, University of Wisconsin, 1925.
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