Charles Halsted
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Charles L. "Chas" Halsted (born September 23, 1894 in Ellendale, North Dakota
, died February 19, 1968 in Crow Wing County, Minnesota
) was a Minnesota
politician, a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
, and the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party candidate in Minnesota's 1948 gubernatorial election
.
Halsted served as town clerk in Brainerd, Minnesota
, and worked as a grocer. He was first elected to the legislature in 1937, representing Brainerd. He served in the legislature until 1947, and in 1948, challenged incumbent Republican Governor Luther Youngdahl
.
In 1953, Halsted returned to the Minnesota House of Representatives, where he served until 1967. He died in 1968. Halsted was married with seven children.
Ellendale, North Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,559 people, 603 households, and 355 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,083.6 people per square mile . There were 750 housing units at an average density of 521.3 per square mile...
, died February 19, 1968 in Crow Wing County, Minnesota
Crow Wing County, Minnesota
Crow Wing County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 62,500. Its county seat is Brainerd.-Geography:...
) was a Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
politician, a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota House of Representatives
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house in the Minnesota State Legislature. There are 134 members elected to two-year terms, twice the number of members in the Minnesota Senate. Each senate district is divided in half and given the suffix A or B...
, and the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party candidate in Minnesota's 1948 gubernatorial election
Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1948
The 1948 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1948. Republican Party of Minnesota candidate Luther Youngdahl defeated Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party challenger Charles Halsted.-Results:-External links:...
.
Halsted served as town clerk in Brainerd, Minnesota
Brainerd, Minnesota
Brainerd is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,590 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Crow Wing County and one of the largest cities in Central Minnesota...
, and worked as a grocer. He was first elected to the legislature in 1937, representing Brainerd. He served in the legislature until 1947, and in 1948, challenged incumbent Republican Governor Luther Youngdahl
Luther Youngdahl
Luther Wallace Youngdahl was an American politician and judge from Minnesota. He served as an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1942 to 1946, then as Minnesota's 27th Governor from January 8, 1947 to September 27, 1951, and finally as a judge for the U.S...
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In 1953, Halsted returned to the Minnesota House of Representatives, where he served until 1967. He died in 1968. Halsted was married with seven children.