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Kittel Halvorson

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Kittel Halvorson
Portrait by C. M. Bell c. 1891–1893
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Minnesota's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Preceded bySolomon Comstock
Succeeded byLoren Fletcher
Personal details
Born(1846-12-15)December 15, 1846[1]
Tuddal, Hjartdal, Telemark, Norway
DiedJuly 12, 1936(1936-07-12) (aged 89)
Havana, North Dakota, U.S.
PartyPopulist
Other political
affiliations
Socialist (1906)

Kittel Halvorson (December 15, 1846 – July 12, 1936) was a was a Norwegian-born American U.S. representative from state of Minnesota.

Biography

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Kittil Halvorsen was born on December 15, 1847 at the Kjelldalen farm in Tuddal parish, Hjartdal, Telemark, Norway, according to local baptismal records.[1]. In 1848, he immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled near Whitewater, Walworth County, Wisconsin. They subsequently moved to Columbia County and then to Winnebago County. He attended the public schools in Winchester, Wisconsin. 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 and the Battle of Chattanooga. [2] [3] [4]

Halvorson moved to Minnesota in November 1865 and homesteaded near Belgrade, Stearns County where he engaged in agricultural pursuits and stock raising. He served as justice of the peace 1870 – 1875; chairman of the board of supervisors 1870–1880; township assessor in 1880; town clerk 1880 – 1891 and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives 1886–1888. He was elected as a Populist to the 52nd United States Congress, (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892 to the 53rd Congress. He resumed agricultural pursuits near Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota. He served as an alternate delegate to the Populist Party National Convention in 1896. He moved to Tewaukon Township, Sargent County, North Dakota in 1900 and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was an unsuccessful candidate for representative from North Dakota for the Socialist Party of America in 1906.[5] He returned to Minnesota in 1910 and resuming farming in North Fork until 1924, when he retired. [6]

Halvorson died in Havana, North Dakota, on July 12, 1936.

Note

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  • United States Congress. "Kittel Halvorson (id: H000094)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

References

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  1. 1 2 "Hjartdal kirkebøker, AV/SAKO-A-270/F/Fa/L0008: Ministerialbok nr. I 8, 1844–1859, s. 19". Digitalarkivet (in Norwegian). Arkivverket. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Kittel Halvorson". Vesterheim National Norwegian-American Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Hjartdal Kommune". Telelaget of America. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Kittel Halvorson, Minnesota Legislators Past and Present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  5. ↑ "ND At-Large". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Kittel Halvorson, Minnesota Legislators Past and Present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved August 5, 2015.

Further reading

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  • Goodwyn, Lawrence (1978) The Populist Moment: A Short History of the Agrarian Revolt in America (Oxford University Press) ISBN 0-19-502417-6
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