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Born in [[Modum]], [[Norway]], Haugen immigrated to the United States in 1854 with his parents. They settled in [[Pierce County, Wisconsin]] |
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]]. |
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<ref>''Wisconsin's Legal History: Part VIII'' (Wisconsin Lawyer. State Bar of Wisconsin) http://www.wisbar.org/am/template.cfm?section=wisconsin_lawyer&template=/cm/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=35873</ref> |
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He attended the common schools and Luther College, in [[Decorah, Iowa]]. |
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Haugen served in the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] in 1879 and 1880. He was the Wisconsin State Railroad Commissioner from 1882-1887. In 1887, Haugen was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Congressman to the Fiftieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of [[William T. Price]]. He was reelected to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second, and Fifty-third Congresses, serving from [[March 4]], [[1887]], to [[March 3]], [[1895]]. He did not seek renomination in 1894 but was an unsuccessful candidate for the nomination for Governor of Wisconsin. <ref>''The American Radical'' (Edited by Mary J Buhle, Paul Buhle, Harvey J Kaye. NYC: Routledge. 1994)</ref> |
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Haugen graduated from the law department of the [[University of Michigan]] in 1874. |
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He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in [[River Falls, Wisconsin]]. |
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He served in the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] in 1879 and 1880. |
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He was the State railroad commissioner 1882-1887. |
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Haugen was often associated with and served as a political ally of [[Robert M. La Follette]]. Wisconsin [[Republican Party]] dissidents who joined La Follette became known as the [[Progressivism in the United States|Progressive]] faction. Progressive stressed the need for more direct voter control and championed consumer rights. Their call for reform gained more support after the [[Panic of 1893]] shook up the economic, class, and ethnic assumptions held by many Americans. In 1894, the Progressives began to openly campaign for leadership of the Republican Party in Wisconsin. Nils Haugen sought the party nomination for governor in 1894 and Robert La Follette followed in 1896 and 1898.<ref> La Follette, Robert M ''Autobiography'' (Chapter V . Country Life Press: Garden City, N.Y., 1912) http://history.hanover.edu/courses/excerpts/260lafol.html</ref><ref> ''Fond du Lac's Anti-La Follette Movement, 1900-1905''. Fond du Lac Public Library by Matthew J. Crane http://www.fdlpl.org/davis_books/anti-lafollette.html#4]</ref> |
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Haugen was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the Fiftieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William T. Price. |
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He was reelected to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second, and Fifty-third Congresses and served from [[March 4]], [[1887]], to [[March 3]], [[1895]]. |
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He did not seek renomination in 1894 but was an unsuccessful candidate for the nomination for Governor. |
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He served as member of the State tax commission 1901-1921. |
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He served as president of the National Tax Association in 1919 and 1920. |
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Haugen was Adviser to the board of equalization of Montana, 1921-1923. |
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He moved to [[Madison, Wisconsin]], and engaged in literary pursuits. |
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He died in [[Madison, Wisconsin]], [[April 23]], [[1931]]. |
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He was interred in [[Forest Hill Cemetery]]. |
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Haugen served as member of the Wisconsin State Tax Commission from 1901 until 1921. From 1919 until 1920, Haugen served as president of the National Tax Association, a nonpartisan, educational association that studies tax theory and public finance. Haugen was adviser to the State of [[Montana]] Board of Equalization from 1921 to 1923. He settled in [[Madison, Wisconsin]], and engaged in literary pursuits. He died in [[Madison, Wisconsin]], [[April 23]], [[1931]] where he was interred in [[Forest Hill Cemetery]].<ref>National Tax Association's Presidents http://ntanet.org/nta_past_presidents.htm</ref> |
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==References== |
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* Brandes, Stuart Dean. ''Nils P. Haugen and the Wisconsin Progressive Movement'' (Master’s thesis, University of Wisconsin, 1925) |
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*Haugen, Nils Pederson. ''Pioneer and Political Reminiscences''. (Evansville, Wis.: The Antes Press, state printers, 1930) |
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==External Links== |
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*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wmh/archives/search.aspx?area=browse&volume=12&articleID=6626 Wisconsin Historic Society] |
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*[http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/wmh&CISOPTR=6720&CISOSHOW=6626 The Wisconsin magazine of history: Volume 12, number 4, June 1929] |
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Revision as of 16:59, 22 March 2009
Nils Pederson Haugen (March 9, 1849 - April 23, 1931) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.[1]
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. [2]
Haugen served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1879 and 1880. He was the Wisconsin State Railroad Commissioner from 1882-1887. In 1887, Haugen was elected as a Republican Congressman to the Fiftieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William T. Price. He was reelected to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second, and Fifty-third Congresses, serving from March 4, 1887, to March 3, 1895. He did not seek renomination in 1894 but was an unsuccessful candidate for the nomination for Governor of Wisconsin. [3]
Haugen was often associated with and served as a political ally of Robert M. La Follette. Wisconsin Republican Party dissidents who joined La Follette became known as the Progressive faction. Progressive stressed the need for more direct voter control and championed consumer rights. Their call for reform gained more support after the Panic of 1893 shook up the economic, class, and ethnic assumptions held by many Americans. In 1894, the Progressives began to openly campaign for leadership of the Republican Party in Wisconsin. Nils Haugen sought the party nomination for governor in 1894 and Robert La Follette followed in 1896 and 1898.[4][5]
Haugen served as member of the Wisconsin State Tax Commission from 1901 until 1921. From 1919 until 1920, Haugen served as president of the National Tax Association, a nonpartisan, educational association that studies tax theory and public finance. Haugen was adviser to the State of Montana Board of Equalization from 1921 to 1923. He settled in Madison, Wisconsin, and engaged in literary pursuits. He died in Madison, Wisconsin, April 23, 1931 where he was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery.[6]
References
- ^ Dictionary of Wisconsin History (Wisconsin Historical Society) .http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2462&keyword=haugen
- ^ Wisconsin's Legal History: Part VIII (Wisconsin Lawyer. State Bar of Wisconsin) http://www.wisbar.org/am/template.cfm?section=wisconsin_lawyer&template=/cm/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=35873
- ^ The American Radical (Edited by Mary J Buhle, Paul Buhle, Harvey J Kaye. NYC: Routledge. 1994)
- ^ La Follette, Robert M Autobiography (Chapter V . Country Life Press: Garden City, N.Y., 1912) http://history.hanover.edu/courses/excerpts/260lafol.html
- ^ Fond du Lac's Anti-La Follette Movement, 1900-1905. Fond du Lac Public Library by Matthew J. Crane http://www.fdlpl.org/davis_books/anti-lafollette.html#4]
- ^ National Tax Association's Presidents http://ntanet.org/nta_past_presidents.htm
Other Sources
- Brandes, Stuart Dean. Nils P. Haugen and the Wisconsin Progressive Movement (Master’s thesis, University of Wisconsin, 1925)
- Haugen, Nils Pederson. Pioneer and Political Reminiscences. (Evansville, Wis.: The Antes Press, state printers, 1930)
- United States Congress. "Nils P. Haugen (id: H000351)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.