About Haldor Boen
Lived 1851 – 1912 (aged 61). Haldor Boen was an American and Norwegian politician and civil servant.
Haldor Erickson Boen (January 1, 1851 – July 20, 1912) was an American congressman from Minnesota.
Biography Boen was born in Sør-Aurdal Municipality in Valdres, a traditional district in Christians amt (county), Norway. He immigrated to the United States in 1868 and settled in Mower County, Minnesota.
In November 1892, Boen was elected as a Populist to the 53rd congress, representing the newly created 7th congressional district from March 4, 1893, to March 3, 1895. He was unsuccessful in his re-election bid in 1894. Boen then became editor of the Fergus Falls Globe and resumed agricultural pursuits in Otter Tail County. He was again a candidate for Congress in 1900 as a member of the Referendum Party and in 1906 as a Socialist.
He died in Aurdal Township in Otter Tail County
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Who was Haldor Boen?
American politician (1851-1912)
When was Haldor Boen born?
Haldor Boen was born on 2 January 1851 in Sør-Aurdal.
When did Haldor Boen die?
Haldor Boen died on 23 July 1912.
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Haldor Boen was a politician and civil servant.
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Haldor Boen was American and Norwegian.
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