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    Halsted, Sr., Charles L. "Chas."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1937-46 (District 53); House 1953-66 (District 53)

    Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election

    Counties Served:  Crow Wing

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 9/23/1894
    Birth Place: Ellendale, North Dakota
    Birth County: Dickey
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 2/19/1968
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Protestant
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: Chas.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Brainerd
    Occupation (when first elected): Grocery Store Operator

    EDUCATION

    Ellendale State Normal School, North Dakota; College Graduate; 1914

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Postmaster: Brainerd, Minnesota (4 years); 19?? to 19??
    Municipal Government: Brainerd, Minnesota (Town Clerk); 19?? to 19??

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Myrtle (she died in September 1968)
    Children: Seven children: Charles Halsted Jr., and Lewie (sons); Marjorie, Kay, Virginia, Vivian, and Donna (daughters)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He was born on a farm.

    He moved to Minnesota in 1914. He moved to Brainerd, Minnesota in 1929.

    He ran as the Democratic-Farmer-Labor endorsed candidate for Governor of Minnesota in 1948.

    He unsuccessfully ran for House District 53 in a special election held on March 3, 1949.

    A building at the Brainerd Regional Human Services Center was named after him in 1990. "Halsted, a DFLer, fought from 1957 to 1964 to convince the Legislature to locate the regional treatment facility in Brainerd rather than elsewhere in central Minnesota." (Brainerd Daily Dispatch, August 21, 1990)

    He died in Crow Wing County, Minnesota.

    Religion provided by the Political Graveyard.

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    Total Days Served: 8764

    SESSIONS SERVED

    64th Legislative Session (1965-1966)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 53
    Elected: 11/3/1964
    Residence: Brainerd
    Term of Office: 1/5/1965 to 1/2/1967
    Counties Represented: Crow Wing
    Occupation: Insurance Agent
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
    Committees:
    • Commercial Transportation and Communications
    • Elections
    • Highways
    • Taxes

    63rd Legislative Session (1963-1964)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 53
    Elected: 11/6/1962
    Residence: Brainerd
    Term of Office: 1/8/1963 to 1/4/1965
    Counties Represented: Crow Wing
    Occupation: Insurance Agent
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "Halsted, a DFLer, fought from 1957 to 1964 to convince the Legislature to locate the regional treatment facility in Brainerd rather than elsewhere in central Minnesota." (Brainerd Daily Dispatch, August 21, 1990)
    Committees:
    • Commercial Transportation and Communications
    • Elections and Reapportionment
    • Forestry and Public Domain
    • Highways
    • Taxes
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    62nd Legislative Session (1961-1962)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 53
    Elected: 11/8/1960
    Residence: Brainerd
    Term of Office: 1/3/1961 to 1/7/1963
    Counties Represented: Crow Wing
    Occupation: Insurance Agent
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "Halsted, a DFLer, fought from 1957 to 1964 to convince the Legislature to locate the regional treatment facility in Brainerd rather than elsewhere in central Minnesota." (Brainerd Daily Dispatch, August 21, 1990)
    Committees:
    • Banking
    • Forestry and Public Domain
    • Highways (Chair)
    • Insurance
    • Rules

    61st Legislative Session (1959-1960)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 53
    Elected: 11/4/1958
    Residence: Brainerd
    Term of Office: 1/6/1959 to 1/2/1961
    Counties Represented: Crow Wing
    Occupation: Insurance
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "Halsted, a DFLer, fought from 1957 to 1964 to convince the Legislature to locate the regional treatment facility in Brainerd rather than elsewhere in central Minnesota." (Brainerd Daily Dispatch, August 21, 1990)
    Committees:
    • Aircraft and Airways
    • Banking
    • Highways (Chair)
    • Insurance
    • Public Domain
    • Rules

    60th Legislative Session (1957-1958)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 53
    Elected: 11/6/1956
    Residence: Brainerd
    Term of Office: 1/8/1957 to 1/5/1959
    Counties Represented: Crow Wing
    Occupation: Insurance
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "Halsted, a DFLer, fought from 1957 to 1964 to convince the Legislature to locate the regional treatment facility in Brainerd rather than elsewhere in central Minnesota." (Brainerd Daily Dispatch, August 21, 1990)
    Committees:
    • Aircraft and Airways
    • Compute Mileage Special
    • Highways (Chair)
    • Insurance
    • Public Domain
    • Public Institutions
    • Rules
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    59th Legislative Session (1955-1956)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 53
    Elected: 11/2/1954
    Residence: Brainerd
    Term of Office: 1/4/1955 to 1/7/1957
    Counties Represented: Crow Wing
    Occupation: Insurance
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
    Committees:
    • Aircraft and Airways
    • Engrossment and Enrollment
    • Highways (Chair)
    • Insurance
    • Public Domain
    • Public Institutions
    • Rules

    58th Legislative Session (1953-1954)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 53
    Elected: 11/5/1952
    Residence: Brainerd
    Term of Office: 1/6/1953 to 1/3/1955
    Counties Represented: Crow Wing
    Occupation: Insurance
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
    Committees:
    • Aircraft and Airways
    • Commerce, Manufacturing and Retail Trade
    • Highways
    • Municipal Affairs
    • Reapportionment
    Session Notes: Verner Anderson was involved in a contested election with Charles L. Halsted after the 1952 election. Charles L. Halsted was determined to be the winner.

    54th Legislative Session (1945-1946)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 53
    Elected: 11/7/1944
    Residence: Brainerd
    Term of Office: 1/2/1945 to 1/6/1947
    Counties Represented: Crow Wing
    Occupation: Retail Grocer/Farmer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
    Committees:
    • Appropriations
    • Dairy Products and Livestock
    • Reapportionment
    • Temperance and Liquor Control
    Leadership Position: Minority Leader
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    53rd Legislative Session (1943-1944)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 53
    Elected: 11/3/1942
    Residence: Brainerd
    Term of Office: 1/5/1943 to 1/1/1945
    Counties Represented: Crow Wing
    Occupation: Retail Grocer/Farmer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Appropriations
    • Insurance
    • Reapportionment
    • Temperance and Liquor Control
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    52nd Legislative Session (1941-1942)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 53
    Elected: 11/5/1940
    Residence: Brainerd
    Term of Office: 1/7/1941 to 1/4/1943
    Counties Represented: Crow Wing
    Occupation: None Listed
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Cooperatives
    • Dairy Products and Livestock
    • Insurance
    • Telephones and Telegraphs
    • Temperance and Liquor Control
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    51st Legislative Session (1939-1940)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 53
    Elected: 11/8/1938
    Residence: Brainerd
    Term of Office: 1/3/1939 to 1/6/1941
    Counties Represented: Crow Wing
    Occupation: Grocery Store Operator
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Civil Administration
    • Dairy Products and Livestock
    • State and County Fairs
    • Telephones and Telegraphs
    • University and State Schools
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    50th Legislative Session (1937-1938)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 53
    Elected: 11/3/1936
    Residence: Brainerd
    Term of Office: 1/5/1937 to 1/2/1939
    Counties Represented: Crow Wing
    Occupation: Grocery Store Operator
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Appropriations
    • Civil Administration
    • Commerce, Manufacture and Retail Trade
    • Dairy Products and Livestock
    • Game and Fish
    • Municipal Affairs
    • Public Domain
    • Public Highways
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About
    Hennessy, Cindy. "Building Named After Legislator." Brainerd Daily Dispatch, August 21, 1990.

    Memorial Services. Minnesota Journal of the House, April 3, 1969, p. 1252-1253.

    Contested Election Reimbursement Resolutions. Minnesota Journal of the House, April 20, 1953, p. 2536-2537.


    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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