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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MinnesotaHarold Christian HAGEN
(1901-1957)
HAGEN, Harold Christian, a
Representative from Minnesota; born in Crookston, Polk County,
Minn., November 10, 1901; attended the public and high schools; was
graduated from St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn., in 1917;
engaged in railroading, in agricultural pursuits, and as reporter,
editor, and publisher of a Norwegian-language newspaper 1920-1928;
taught history and civics at Mandan (N.Dak.) High School in 1928;
publisher and editor of the Polk County Leader, Crookston, Minn.,
1928-1932; secretary to Hon. Richard T. Buckler 1934-1942; delegate
to the National Rivers and Harbors Congress, Washington, D.C., in
1937; elected as a Farmer-Laborite to the Seventy-eighth Congress
and as a Republican to the Seventy-ninth and to the four succeeding
Congresses (January 3, 1943-January 3, 1955); unsuccessful
candidate for reelection in 1954 to the Eighty-fourth Congress and
for election in 1956 to the Eighty-fifth Congress; engaged in
public relations work until his death in Washington, D.C., March
19, 1957; interment in Oakdale Cemetery, Crookston, Minn.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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