Halvor Cleophas (June 22, 1842 – April 18, 1937) was an American farmer and politician. Cleophas was born in

Hallingdal Hallingdal ( en, Halling Valley) is a valley as well as a traditional district located in the traditional and electoral district Buskerud in Viken county in Norway. It consists of six municipalities: Flå, Nes, Gol, Hemsedal, Ål and Hol. ...

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. He emigrated with his parents to the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma ...

and settled in the town of Newark,

Rock County, Wisconsin Rock County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 163,687. Its county seat is Janesville. Rock County comprises the Janesville- Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the ...

in 1843. Cleophas was a farmer. He served as chairman of the Newark Town Board and was a Republican. He served in the

Wisconsin Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...

in 1901 and 1902. Cleophas then moved to

Beloit, Wisconsin Beloit is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 36,657 people. History Twelve men in Colebrook, New Hampshire, created the "New England Emigrating Company" in October 1836 and sen ...

. In 1917, Cleophas moved to

Glendale, California Glendale is a city in the San Fernando Valley and Verdugo Mountains regions of Los Angeles County, California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents ac ...

. He died from a heart attack at his daughter's house in Glendale, California.'Son of Early Settlers Dead,' Janesville Daily Gazette, April 20, 1937, pg. 3

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* 1842 births 1937 deaths Norwegian emigrants to the United States People from Glendale, California People from Rock County, Wisconsin Farmers from Wisconsin Mayors of places in Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1840s-stub