Peterson, Peter "P.P., Peder"
House 1862 (District 14)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Fillmore
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
7/21/1828
Birth Place:
Veggli, Rollag, Numedal
Birth County:
Buskerud
Birth Country:
Norway
Date of Death:
9/23/1880
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Episcopalian
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
P.P., Peder
| Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Hasalind, Haslerud, Haselrud, Pedersen |
City of Residence (when first elected):
Rushford
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
(United States Civil War, Enrolling Officer);
186? to 186?
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Committees of Immigration (Immigration Officer, District 14, Appointed by the Governor, His Name was Incorrectly Listed as Peter Peterson Hasalind);
03/24/1865 to 18??
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Cornelia Aslaksdatter Teigen Anderson (married on January 5, 1853; she died on April 15, 1892)
Children:
Five children: George Peterson Haslerud (reported to be the first white child born in Rushford Township, Minnesota), and Andrew Haslerud (sons); Ingebor Maria "Mary" Haslerud, Anne Cornelia Haslerud, and Adeline Haslerud (she was born while he was in office), (daughters)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
According to his great great great grandaughter, he changed his last name to Haslerud, the name of his farm in Norway, in 1863. When he was appointed by the Governor to the Minnesota Committees of Immigration in 1865 his last name was incorrectly listed as Hasalind. She also states that he "became a naturalized citizen of the United States of America in 1871."
He moved to the United States in 1843. He was thought to have lived in Illinois before he moved to Primrose, Dane County, Wisconsin in 1848. He came to Fillmore County, Minnesota in July 1853.
The St. Paul newspaper traditionally listed members who won the election with party affiliation (Democrat or Republican). In 1862 they only identified the Democrats, the assumption is that the rest were Republicans. Since he wasn't identified as a Democrat, the assumption is that he was a Republican. (St. Paul Pioneer and Democrat, January 7, 1862)
The city of Peterson, Minnesota was named after him.
He died from tuberculosis in Peterson, Fillmore County, Minnesota. He was buried in the Arendahl Cemetery in Peterson, Minnesota.
Religion provided by Tri-County Record.
Elected: 10/8/1861
Residence: Rushford
Term of Office: 1/7/1862 to 1/5/1863
Counties Represented:
Fillmore
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: The St. Paul newspaper traditionally listed members who won the election with party affiliation (Democrat or Republican). In 1862 they only identified the Democrats, the assumption is that the rest were Republicans. Since he wasn't identified as a Democrat, the assumption is that he was a Republican. (St. Paul Pioneer and Democrat, January 7, 1862)
Committees:
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Emigration
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Roads, Bridges and Navigable Streams