Halvor Steenerson | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMinnesota's9th district | |
| In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1923 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Knud Wefald |
| Member of theMinnesota Senate from the 45th district | |
| In office January 2, 1883 – January 3, 1887 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1852-06-30)June 30, 1852 |
| Died | November 22, 1926(1926-11-22) (aged 74) |
| Resting place | Oakdale Cemetery Crookston,Polk County,Minnesota |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mary Christofferson |
| Children | Four |
| Alma mater | Union College of Law |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Politician |
Halvor Steenerson (June 30, 1852 – November 22, 1926) was an AmericanRepublican politician who served as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromMinnesota's 9th congressional district from 1903 to 1923.
Halvor Steenerson was born atPleasant Springs nearMadisonDane County, Wisconsin. He moved with his parents to Sheldon,Houston County, Minnesota, in 1853. He attended Houston County Elementary School and graduated from Rushford High School inRushford, Minnesota. He studied law at theUnion College of Law inChicago. He was admitted to the bar in 1878 and commenced practice inLanesboro, Minnesota.
Steenerson married Mary Christofferson (1851–1925) in 1878, and they had four children together, all of whom predeceased them.[1][2] Their last surviving child, Benjamin Gilbert Steenerson (1884–1908), drowned while attempting to rescue a fellowMarine Corps member that had fallen overboard.[3][4]
Steenerson moved toCrookstonPolk County, Minnesota, in 1880. He served as prosecuting attorney of Polk County 1881–1883; as city attorney of Crookston; as a member of theMinnesota Senate 1883–1887; and as delegate to theRepublican National Conventions in 1884 and 1888. While serving in the state senate, Steenerson served on the committees for the Hospital for Insane, Indian Affairs, Joint University and University Lands, Judiciary and the State Prison.
Steenerson was elected as aRepublican to the58th,59th,60th,61st,62nd,63rd,64th,65th,66th, and67th congresses, (March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1923). He was chairman of the Committee on Militia (60th and 61st congresses) and served on the Committee on Post Office and Post Roads (66th and 67th congresses).
Steenerson was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the 68th congress, when he was defeated byKnud Wefald.[5] He served as vice president of the American group of theInter-Parliamentary Union. He resumed the practice of law in Crookston, Minnesota.[6]
Steenerson died ofapoplexy on November 22, 1926, at a hospital inGrand Forks, North Dakota.[5][7] He is buried at Oakdale Cemetery inCrookston,Polk County, Minnesota.
Steenerson is the namesake ofSteenerson Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota.[8]
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by — | U.S. Representative fromMinnesota's 9th congressional district 1903 – 1923 | Succeeded by |
| Post Office and Post Roads (1808–1947) |  | |
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| (Reform in the) Civil Service* (1893–1947) | ||
| Post Office and Civil Service (1947–1995) | ||
| Note | *Name shortened fromReform in the Civil Service toCivil Service in 1925. | |
