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

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

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. He emigrated with his parents to the

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and settled in the town of Newark,

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

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in 1901 and 1902. Cleophas then moved to

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. In 1917, Cleophas moved to

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. 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 Politicians from Rock County, Wisconsin Farmers from Wisconsin Mayors of places in Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1840s-stub