Nils P. Haugen
Nils P. Haugen | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives | |
In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | |
Preceded by | District established |
Succeeded by | John J. Jenkins |
Constituency | Wisconsin's 10th district |
In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893 | |
Preceded by | Hugh H. Price |
Succeeded by | Lyman E. Barnes |
Constituency | Wisconsin's 8th district |
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Pierce district | |
In office January 6, 1879 – January 3, 1881 | |
Preceded by | Charles A. Hawn |
Succeeded by | Franklin L. Gilson |
Personal details | |
Born | Progressive ) | March 9, 1849
Nils Pederson Haugen (March 9, 1849 – April 23, 1931) was a
Background
Born in Modum, Buskerud, Norway, Haugen immigrated to the United States in 1854 with his parents. They settled in Pierce County, Wisconsin, in 1855. Haugen attended Luther College, in Decorah, Iowa. Haugen graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan in 1874. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in River Falls, Wisconsin. He also served for several years as a court reporter for the 8th and later the 11th judicial circuits.[3]
Haugen's former home, the William T. Leitch House, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4] The house was also home to Madison, Wisconsin, mayors William T. Leitch and Moses Ransom Doyon.
Haugen wed the former Ingeborg "Belle" Rasmussen in Saint Croix county, Wisconsin in 1875.
Career
Haugen served in the
Haugen was often associated with and served as a political ally of
After La Follette was elected governor of Wisconsin, he appointed Haugen to the Tax Commission in 1901. Haugen served on the Wisconsin State Tax Commission throughout the Progressive era, from 1901 until 1921. During that time he made the commission an important part of the Progressive movement. In 1915 Haugen helped preserve the law's strength by persuading Gov.
References
- ^ "Haugen, Nils Pederson 1849 - 1931". Wisconsin Historical Society. 8 August 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
- ^ Wisconsin's Legal History: Part VIII (Wisconsin Lawyer. State Bar of Wisconsin) [1] Archived 2010-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Leitch House (Historical Marker Database.org)
- ^ Mary J. Buhle, Paul Buhle, Harvey J. Kaye (eds.). The American Radical. New York: Routledge, 1994.
- ^ Autobiography (Robert La Follette, Chapter V . Country Life Press: Garden City, N.Y., 1912) [2]
- ^ Fond du Lac's Anti-La Follette Movement, 1900-1905. Fond du Lac Public Library by Matthew J. Crane [3] Archived 2008-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Past Presidents of the NTA (National Tax Association)". Archived from the original on 2010-01-26. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
Other sources
- Brandes, Stuart Dean. Nils P. Haugen and the Wisconsin Progressive Movement (Master’s thesis, University of Wisconsin, 1925)
- Brøndal, Jørn. Ethnic Leadership and Midwestern Politics: Scandinavian Americans and the Progressive Movement in Wisconsin, 1890-1914. (Northfield, Minnesota: Norwegian-American Historical Association, 2004)
- Haugen, Nils Pederson. Pioneer and Political Reminiscences. (Evansville, Wis.: The Antes Press, 1930)
External links
- United States Congress. "Nils P. Haugen (id: H000351)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.