Haldor Boen

Haldor Erickson Boen (January 1, 1851 – July 20, 1912) was an American congressman from Minnesota.

[1] Boen was born in Sør-Aurdal, Valdres,[2][3] a traditional[clarification needed] district in Oppland county, Norway.

He immigrated to the United States in 1868 and settled in Mower County, Minnesota.

Boen relocated to Fergus Falls in Otter Tail County in 1871.

Boen then became editor of the Fergus Falls Globe and resumed agricultural pursuits in Otter Tail County.