Charles Lafayette "Chas" Halsted (September 23, 1894 – February 19, 1968) was a

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politician. Halsted was a member of the

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for more than 20 years. He was a candidate for governor of Minnesota in 1948. Charles Halsted was born in

Ellendale, North Dakota Ellendale is a city in Dickey County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Dickey County. The population was 1,125 at the 2020 census. Ellendale was founded in 1882. Ellendale is the home of Trinity Bible College, located on ...

. he attended the

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at Ellendale, graduating in 1914. He moved to

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in 1929 and opened Halsted's Grocery Store. Halsted served as town clerk in Brainerd in addition to his work as a grocer. He was first elected to the legislature in 1937, representing Brainerd. He served in the legislature until 1947. In 1948, he unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Republican governor

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as the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party candidate in Minnesota's 1948 gubernatorial election. In 1953, Halsted returned to the Minnesota House of Representatives, where he served until 1967.

Personal life

In 1926, Halsted was married to Myrtle Gamble (1906-1968). The couple had with seven children. He died during 1968 in

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and was buried at the Evergreen Cemetery in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Halsted, Charles L. 1894 births 1968 deaths People from Ellendale, North Dakota American Protestants People from Brainerd, Minnesota Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives 20th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature