Bible Translators Theologians Bernt B. Haugan (September 17, 1862 – December 5, 1931)[1] was an American Lutheran minister, politician, and temperance leader.
[2][3] Haugan was ordained a Lutheran minister and served out his pastorate within the Hauge Synod.
[4] In 1900, Haugan ran for the office of Governor of Minnesota as a candidate for the Prohibition Party.
Haugan also compiled Folkesange - Songs for All Occasions- Religious Patriotic and Lyric, a compilation of English-language and Norwegian-language songs of religion, patriotic, and popular folksongs of the era.
[6][7] Haugan died on December 5, 1931,[1] and was buried at Valley View Cemetery in Everett, Washington.