Evening star., 1933-07-19
GILBERT n. HAUGEN
IS HEART VICTIM
Held Record for Serving "a
Years Continuously in
House.
BY the Associated Press.

NORTHWOOD, Iowa, July l9.-Gil-
bert N. Hausen, "a, veteran Iowa Repre-
sentative who spent "a years in the
National House of Representatives as a
champion of agriculture, is dead.
The holder of the record for longest
continuous membership in the National
House Succumbed to heart disease and
complications late yesterday. He was In
a semi conscious condition for the last
dozen hours OF his life. At his bedside
we're his daughters. Mrs. Joe johnson,
and his son. L. G. Haugen of New York,
vice president Of the National City
Bank the only surviving relatives.
Best known of his laborious endeavors
for farm reliet is his co-authorship OF
the McNary- Hausen measure in which
he collaborated with Senator Charles l..
McNary OF Oregon.
Haugen was one Of many Republican
leaders who went down to defeat In the
Democratic landslide last Fall
Funeral services and burial are to be
held at NorthWood Friday afternoon.
Interested In Agriculture.
During his long service in the House
of Representatives from the fourth Iowa
district. although indefatigable in his
work. lre devoted most OIL
his attention to agricultural legislation.
In the latter part OF the adm1nlStra-
ton OF President Coolidge farm renel
became one Of the paramount issues pc
fore Congress. and while 1t was regard
ed as necessity by all factions the
g., i.l, h.. -
take became the controversial point.
Several bills were introduced during
the second session of the SiXty-nlnth
Congress in 1927, and after extended
hearings the measure sponsored by Sen
ator Charles l.. McNary OF Oregon and
Representative Haugen was reported
Passed by both houses OF Congress. 1t
was vetoed by President Coolidge Feb
ruary as.
Thought Unw0rkable.
The President objected to the bill be-
cause he deemed it unworkable, price
fixing, sectionally discriminating and
on the ground that 1t would be costly
to the Government through its equall-
zation fee provision. A further reason
tor his action was all opinion oi the AT
torney General holding the bill uncon-
Stitutional.
The bill. amended in some respects
but still retaining the equallZatlon Ice
provision, was sponsored again by Sena-
tor McNary and Representative Haugen
in the first session of the Seventeen
Congress and was passed again. only 10
be vetoed for the second time by Presl-
dent Coolidge.
Mr. Haugen was born on farm III
Rock County. Wis. April 81. 1859. the
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this country in l846. At the age OF
he went to work for his brother, who
paid him as many dollars month as
the boy was wears old. This rate OF pay
continued until he was IA. when his
family removed to Iowa and the future
Representative began the task OF sup
porting himself Up to that time he
had had little schooling. and resumed
his studies at an academy at Decorah,
Iowa. finishing course at an institute
at GAINESVILLE, Wis.
Bought Farm At 19.
Meanwhile he continued to work and
before he was 10 purchased a farm in
Worth County, Iowa. His frugal habits
enabled him to accumulate q surplus
Of $50. which he leaned out at interest.
This transaction and others similar TO
il impressed Mr. Haugen with the poSsl-
bilities OF q banking business and IN
1890 he became one OF the organizers OF
the NorthWood Banking Co, operating
banks at NorthwoCd and kenSett, Iowa.
He had since been president of the
company.
Before entering the lower house OF
Congress he served two terms as Treas
urer of Worth County and two terms
in the Iowa House Of Representatives
Entering the race in 1898 for the Re
publican nomination for Congress from
the fourth Iowa district he had the
hardest fight to win the designation
ever experienced by an Iowa Repre-
sentative After his first term he con-
tinued to be reelected to each succeed
ing Congress until he had made
record that exceeded the continuous
service OF any Representative from his
State,
Took 365 Ballots.
The fourth district Republican con-
vention OF 1898 took 365 ballots before
the deadlock was broken and Mr..
Haugen nominated. The result brought
to close the political career OF Thomas
Updegratf. who had represented the
district for four terms.
Eventually becoming chairman OF
the Agriculture Committee, Representa-
tive Haugen sponsored much important
legislation relating to the farming In
dustry, including, besides the farm re-
lief measure. the packer control and
act.
In October, 1885, Mr. Haugen married
Bertha Elise EverSen of Wlrneshiek
County. Iowa. They had two children.
Mrs. Haugen died in 1892.
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