Charles Halsted Politician
Charles L. "Chas" Halsted (born September 23, 1894 in Ellendale, North Dakota, died February 19, 1968 in Crow Wing County, Minnesota) was a Minnesota politician, a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, and the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party candidate in Minnesota's 1948 gubernatorial election.Halsted served as town clerk in Brainerd, Minnesota, and worked as a grocer. He was first elected to the legislature in 1937, representing Brainerd. He served in the legislature until 1947, and in 1948, challenged incumbent Republican Governor Luther Youngdahl.In 1953, Halsted returned to the Minnesota House of Representatives, where he served until 1967. He died in 1968. Halsted was married with seven children.