| Helge Alexander Haugan | |
| Sex: | Male |
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| Birth: | October 26, 1847, Christiania, Norway |
| Death: | May 17, 1909, Cook County, Illinois |
| Father: | Helge A. Haugan |
| Mother: | Anna |
| Spouse/Partner: | Laura A. Wardrum |
| Marriage: | 1868 |
Haugan was a founding partner of Haugan & Lindgren and the founding president of the State Bank of Chicago. During 1858, Haugan had immigrated with his family to the United States from Norway. Initially he had operated a plumbing shop on Milwaukee Avenue. In 1879, with John R. Lindgren, he founded the private banking firm of Haugan & Lindgren. This bank specialized in serving the growing Scandinavian-American population in the Chicago area. In 1891, the bank was incorporated as the State Bank of Chicago. Following the death of Helge Haugan in 1909, his son Henry Alexander Haugan became president of the bank. Both Haugan Elementary School and Haugan Middle School in Chicago Public Schools District 299 are named for Helge A. Haugan.
Sources[]
- Henschen, Henry S. A History of The State Bank Of Chicago From 1879 To 1904 (Kessinger Publishing, LLC. Chicago. 1905)
- Currey, J. Seymour. Chicago, its History and its Builders, A Century of Marvelous Growth (S.J. Clark Publishing Company. Chicago. 1912)
- Strand, A. E. A History of the Norwegians of Illinois (J. Anderson Publishing Co. Chicago. 1905)
Children[]
| Name | Birth | Death |
| Children of PARENTS NAMES
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| Oscar Hauman Haugan | 1872 Lake View, IL |
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| Henry A. Haugan |
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| Charles M. Haugan | ||