Halvor Halvorson Haugan Peterson (March 21, 1831 – July 24, 1917) was an American farmer and politician. Peterson was born in

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. He emigrated with his parents to the

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in 1839 and eventually settled in the town of Spring Valley, Rock County,

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in 1844. Peterson was a farmer. He served on the Spring Valley Town Board and was chairman of the town board. In 1871, Peterson served in the

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and was a Republican. In 1878, Peterson moved with his wife to a farm in Elk Township,

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. They then moved to

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in 1888. Peterson died in Alta, Iowa.'Halvor Peterson Gone,' The Alta Advertiser, August 2, 1917, pg. 1

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1831 births 1917 deaths Norwegian emigrants to the United States People from Buena Vista County, Iowa People from Spring Valley (town), Wisconsin Farmers from Iowa Farmers from Wisconsin Wisconsin city council members Mayors of places in Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1830s-stub