Gilbert N. Haugen

Gilbert N. Haugen
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Iowa's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1933
Preceded byThomas Updegraff
Succeeded byFred Biermann
33rd Dean of the United States House of Representatives
In office
May 16, 1928 – March 4, 1933
Preceded byThomas S. Butler
Succeeded byEdward W. Pou
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
In office
1894–1898
Personal details
BornApril 21, 1859
Orfordville, Wisconsin, United States
DiedJuly 18, 1933(1933-07-18) (aged 74)
Northwood, Iowa
Political partyRepublican
ProfessionBanker

Gilbert Nelson Haugen (April 21, 1859 – July 18, 1933) was a seventeen-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 4th congressional district, then located in northeastern Iowa. For nearly five years, he was the longest-serving member of the House. Born before the American Civil War, and first elected to Congress in the 19th century, Haugen served until his defeat in the 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt landslide.[1]

From 1928 to 1933, he was the longest-serving member of the House and was the Dean of the United States House of Representatives.

  1. ^ "Haugen, Gilbert Nelson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved April 11, 2022.