Carl Alfred "C. A." Halverson (October 27, 1886 – June 3, 1947) was an American farmer, educator, and politician. Born in

Cottonwood County, Minnesota Cottonwood County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,517. Its county seat is Windom. History The county was created on May 23, 1857, named for the river in Germantown Township ("cottonwo ...

, Halverson graduated from Windom High School and then went to the

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota Twin Cities (historically known as University of Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint ...

Agriculture College. He then taught school and was a farmer. He served on the Cotton County Board of Commissioners. He also served on the Lamberton Township Board and on the Lamberton School Board. From 1933 to 1936, Halverson served in the

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, where he was succeeded by Thomas Bondhus. He then served as

Minnesota State Treasurer The state treasurer of Minnesota was a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. state of Minnesota. Twenty-six individuals occupied the office of state treasurer from 1858 until the office's abolition in 2003. The final state t ...

from 1937 to 1939. He died at his home, in

Revere, Minnesota Revere is a city in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 89 at the 2020 census. History Revere was platted in 1886. It was named after Paul Revere, a patriot in the American Revolution. Revere was organized in 1900. ...

, from heart problems.'Former Treasurer Of Minnesota Dies,' Albert Lea Evening Tribune, June 5, 1947, pg. 10

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* 1886 births 1947 deaths People from Cottonwood County, Minnesota University of Minnesota College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences alumni Educators from Minnesota Farmers from Minnesota Minnesota city council members County commissioners in Minnesota School board members in Minnesota Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives State treasurers of Minnesota 20th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-MNRepresentative-stub