Kittel Halvorson was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota

Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

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Kittel Halvorson was born in Telemark

Telemark

is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:...

, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

; in 1848 immigrated to the United States

United States

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 with his parents, who settled near Whitewater

Whitewater, Wisconsin

Whitewater is a city in Jefferson and Walworth Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located near the southern portion of the Kettle Moraine State Forest, Whitewater is the home of the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater.-Geography:...

, Walworth County, Wisconsin

Walworth County, Wisconsin

Walworth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2010, the population was 102,228. Its county seat is Elkhorn.-Geography:According to the U.S...

; moved to Columbia County

Columbia County, Wisconsin

-Unincorporated communities:*Anacker*Belle Fountain*Durwards Glen*East Friesland*Harmony Grove*Ingle*Keyeser*Lake Wisconsin*Leeds*Lowville*Marcellon*North Leeds*Okee*Otsego-External links:***...

 and then to Winnebago County

Winnebago County, Wisconsin

Winnebago County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2009, the population estimate was 163,370. Its county seat is Oshkosh. Winnebago County is included in the Oshkosh, Wisconsin-Neenah, Wisconsin, Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

; attended the public schools in Winchester, Wisconsin

Winchester, Wisconsin

Winchester is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Wisconsin:*Winchester , Vilas County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in Vilas County*Winchester , Wisconsin, a census-designated place in Winnebago County...

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In 1863, Halvorson enlisted in Company C, First Regiment, Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, and served until the close of the Civil War. His service record included participation in the Battle of Missionary Ridge

Battle of Missionary Ridge

The Battle of Missionary Ridge was fought November 25, 1863, as part of the Chattanooga Campaign of the American Civil War. Following the Union victory in the Battle of Lookout Mountain on November 24, Union forces under Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant assaulted Missionary Ridge and defeated the...

 and the Battle of Chatanooga

First Battle of Chattanooga

The First Battle of Chattanooga was a minor artillery battle in the American Civil War, fought on June 7–8, 1862.-Background:In late spring 1862, the Confederacy split its forces in Tennessee into several small commands in an attempt to complicate Federal operations. Maj. Gen. Ormsby M...

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Halvorson moved to Minnesota in November 1865 and settled near Belgrade

Belgrade, Minnesota

Belgrade is a town in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 740 at the 2010 census. It is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

, Stearns County; engaged in agricultural pursuits and stock raising; justice of the peace 1870 – 1875; chairman of the board of supervisors 1870 – 1880; township assessor in 1880; town clerk 1880 – 1891; member of the Minnesota House of Representatives

Minnesota House of Representatives

The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house in the Minnesota State Legislature. There are 134 members elected to two-year terms, twice the number of members in the Minnesota Senate. Each senate district is divided in half and given the suffix A or B...

 1886 – 1888; elected as a Populist

Populist Party (United States)

The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

 to the 52nd United States Congress

52nd United States Congress

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, (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892 to the 53rd Congress; resumed agricultural pursuits near Brooten

Brooten, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 649 people, 278 households, and 167 families residing in the city. The population density was 446.7 people per square mile . There were 338 housing units at an average density of 232.7 per square mile...

, Stearns County, Minnesota; alternate delegate to the Populist Party National Convention in 1896; moved to Tewaukon Township, Sargent County, North Dakota

Sargent County, North Dakota

-National protected areas:*Storm Lake National Wildlife Refuge*Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge*Wild Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:...

, in 1900 and engaged in agricultural pursuits; returned to Minnesota in 1910 and resumed farming in North Fork

North Fork Township, Minnesota

North Fork Township is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 253 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.8 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there...

 until 1924, when he retired.

Halvorson died in Havana, North Dakota

Havana, North Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 94 people, 43 households, and 31 families residing in the city. The population density was 252.0 people per square mile . There were 51 housing units at an average density of 136.7 per square mile...

, on July 12, 1936; interment in Big Grove Church Cemetery, North Fork Township

North Fork Township, Minnesota

North Fork Township is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 253 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.8 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there...

, near Brooten, Minnesota

Brooten, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 649 people, 278 households, and 167 families residing in the city. The population density was 446.7 people per square mile . There were 338 housing units at an average density of 232.7 per square mile...

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