Knud Langeland

{{short description|American politician}}

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Knud Langeland (October 27, 1813 – February 8, 1886) was an American editor, farmer, and politician.

Born in Samnanger, Norway, Langeland taught school in Norway.{{cite news |title=Norwegian Press Fulfills Unique Role in Mid-West |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59934396/norwegian-press/ |newspaper=The Capital Times |date=June 29, 1959 |page=24 |via = Newspapers.com |accessdate=September 25, 2020}} {{Open access}} In 1843, Langeland emigrated to the United States and settled on a farm in Racine County, Wisconsin Territory. Langeland was the editor of the newspaper Democraten, published in Racine, Wisconsin. In 1860, Langeland served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Republican. In 1866, Langeland became the editor of the newspaper Skandinaven, which was published in Chicago, Illinois.{{cite news |title=Kalnes Tells of Norwegians Who Are Successful Americans |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58554360/knud-langeland-1813-1886/ |work=The Capital Times |date=March 8, 1929 |location=Madison, WI |page=8 |accessdate=September 3, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} Langeland retired because of ill health and died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/pubs/nas/volume14new/vol14_6.htm Knud Langeland: Pioneer Editor][http://flps.newberry.org/article/5423969_5_1425 Biography of Knud Langeland]