1. Halvor Steenerson was an American Republican politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota's 9th congressional district from 1903 to 1923.
14 Facts About Halvor Steenerson
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Halvor Steenerson was born at Pleasant Springs near Madison Dane County, Wisconsin.
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Halvor Steenerson moved with his parents to Sheldon, Houston County, Minnesota, in 1853.
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Halvor Steenerson attended Houston County Elementary School and graduated from Rushford High School in Rushford, Minnesota.
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Halvor Steenerson studied law at the Union College of Law in Chicago.
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Halvor Steenerson was admitted to the bar in 1878 and commenced practice in Lanesboro, Minnesota.
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Halvor Steenerson was elected as a Republican to the 58th, 59th, 60th, 61st, 62nd, 63rd, 64th, 65th, 66th, and 67th congresses,.
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Halvor Steenerson was chairman of the Committee on Militia and served on the Committee on Post Office and Post Roads.
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Halvor Steenerson was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the 68th congress, when he was defeated by Knud Wefald.
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Halvor Steenerson served as vice president of the American group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
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Halvor Steenerson resumed the practice of law in Crookston, Minnesota.
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Halvor Steenerson died of apoplexy on November 22,1926, at a hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
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Halvor Steenerson is buried at Oakdale Cemetery in Crookston, Polk County, Minnesota.
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Halvor Steenerson is the namesake of Halvor Steenerson Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota.