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Hans Lars Helgesen (21 August 1831 – 1 September 1918) was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1878 to 1886 and from 1898 to 1900. He was a local pioneer, farmer, seafarer, prospector and Member of Parliament for Esquimalt and Cariboo.

Born in Asker, Norway in 1831,^[1] Helgesen is reckoned to be the first notable Norwegian immigrant to settle permanently in British Columbia, arriving from California to take part in the gold rush. During the 1860s he was elected to the colonial assembly .

In 1878 he was elected to the provincial legislature, representing the riding of Esquimalt. He won his seat again in the general election of 1882 but was defeated in the election of 1886. He ran again in the 1890 British Columbia general election but was again defeated. He returned to the Legislature in the 1898 provincial election, winning one of two seats in the Cariboo riding, and then retired from politics in the 1900 provincial election. With another Norwegian immigrant, Alfred Magnusson, he became successful in the development of the commercial fishery in Haida Gwaii. During the early 1900s Helgesen was employed as a fisheries Guardian for the Upper Skeena area and was instrumental in negotiating the Babine barricade agreement of 1906.^[2] He was promoted to Fisheries Overseer for the Lower Skeena area in September 1908 and retired in his eightieth year on December 31, 1910. He died in Metchosin, British Columbia in 1918 at the age of 87.^[3]

Legacy

Helgesen Point on Pedder Bay near Metchosin, British Columbia is named for Hans Lars Helgesen as is Hans Helgesen Elementary School, located on Rocky Point Road in Metchosin.^[4]^[5]

Hans Lars Helgesen was the great-grandfather of the late George William Morrison Mutter (1912–1992), one-time warden for the Cowichan Valley area (Vancouver Island).

References

^ 1901 Victoria Census: B/01/20 Helgesen, Hans
^ "Treaty Story - History Culture - Lake Babine Nation Treaty Office". Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
^ [1] BC Archives Hans Lar Helgesen
^ Hans Helgesen Elementary School
^ "Hans Lars Helgesen". BC Geographical Names.

Other sources

Datum: A Newsletter of the Heritage Conservation Branch"(Ministry of Recreation and Conservation vol.3 no.2 spring 1978) Published in Victoria, British Columbia.
Strangers Entertained: A History of the Ethnic Groups of British Columbia (John Norris, Evergreen Press, Vancouver. 1971)
The First Hundred Years Metchosin Elementary School 1872-1972 (Marion I. Helegesen) [2]

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[1] 1901 Victoria Census: B/01/20 Helgesen, Hans

[2] "Treaty Story - History Culture - Lake Babine Nation Treaty Office". Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-04-06.

[3] [1] BC Archives Hans Lar Helgesen

[4] Hans Helgesen Elementary School

[5] "Hans Lars Helgesen". BC Geographical Names.

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-'''Hans Lars Helgesen''' (21 August 1831<ref>[http://www.rootsweb.com/~canbc/1901vic_cen/divb/divbp01.htm  1901 Victoria Census: B/01/20 Helgesen, Hans]</ref> &ndash; 1 September 1918)<ref>[http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/sn-2A83D70/query/Deaths/find-adv%2B%20givennames%3D(hans)%20AND%20surname%3D(helgesen)%20AND%20year%3D(1918)%20%2B%2B%2B%2B] BC Archives Hans Lar Helgesen</ref> was a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly]] of [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]] from 1878 to 1886. He was a local pioneer, farmer, seafarer, prospector and Member of Parliament for [[Esquimalt]] and [[Cariboo]].
+{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
+'''Hans Lars Helgesen''' (21 August 1831 &ndash; 1 September 1918) was a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|Member]] of the [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia]], Canada from 1878 to 1886 and from 1898 to 1900. He was a local pioneer, farmer, seafarer, prospector and Member of Parliament for [[Esquimalt]] and [[Cariboo]].
-Born in [[Asker]], [[Norway]], Helgesen is reckoned to be the first notable [[Norwegian people|Norwegian]] immigrant to settle permanently in [[British Columbia]], arriving from [[California]] to take part in the [[British Columbia Gold Rushes|gold rush]]<!--not clear from source if he was in the Fraser Canyon, Cariboo, Omineca, Goldstream or other BC gold rushes, or all of same-->.  During the 1860s he was elected to the colonial assembly <!--or executive council, the source is not clear; and also not clear whether in the Vancouver Island body, or that of the Mainland once it was established-->.
+Born in [[Asker]], [[Norway]] in 1831,<ref>[http://www.rootsweb.com/~canbc/1901vic_cen/divb/divbp01.htm  1901 Victoria Census: B/01/20 Helgesen, Hans]</ref> Helgesen is reckoned to be the first notable [[Norwegian people|Norwegian]] immigrant to settle permanently in [[British Columbia]], arriving from [[California]] to take part in the [[British Columbia Gold Rushes|gold rush]]<!--not clear from source if he was in the Fraser Canyon, Cariboo, Omineca, Goldstream or other BC gold rushes, or all of same-->.  During the 1860s he was elected to the colonial assembly <!--or executive council, the source is not clear; and also not clear whether in the Vancouver Island body, or that of the Mainland once it was established-->.
-In [[British Columbia general election, 1878|1878]] he was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia|provincial legislature]], representing the [[Esquimalt (electoral district)|riding of Esquimalt]].  He won his seat again in the [[British Columbia general election, 1882|general election of 1882]] but was defeated in the [[British Columbia general election, 1886|election of 1886]].  He ran again in the [[British Columbia general election, 1890]] but was again defeated, retiring from politics.  With another Norwegian immigrant, Alfred Magnusson, he became successful in the development of the commercial fishery in the [[Queen Charlotte Islands]].  During the early 1900s Helgesen was employed as a fisheries Guardian for the Upper Skeena area and was instrumental in negotiating the Babine barricade agreement of 1906.<ref>http://www.lbntreaty.com/index.php/history-culture/treaty-story</ref> He was promoted to Fisheries Overseer for the Lower Skeena area in September 1908 and retired in his eightieth year on December 31, 1910. He died in [[Metchosin]], British Columbia.
+In [[1878 British Columbia general election|1878]] he was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia|provincial legislature]], representing the [[Esquimalt (electoral district)|riding of Esquimalt]].  He won his seat again in the [[1882 British Columbia general election|general election of 1882]] but was defeated in the [[1886 British Columbia general election|election of 1886]].  He ran again in the [[1890 British Columbia general election]] but was again defeated. He returned to the Legislature in the 1898 provincial election, winning one of two seats in the Cariboo riding, and then retired from politics in the 1900 provincial election.  With another Norwegian immigrant, Alfred Magnusson, he became successful in the development of the commercial fishery in [[Haida Gwaii]].  During the early 1900s Helgesen was employed as a fisheries Guardian for the Upper Skeena area and was instrumental in negotiating the Babine barricade agreement of 1906.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lbntreaty.com/index.php/history-culture/treaty-story |title=Treaty Story - History Culture - Lake Babine Nation Treaty Office |accessdate=2010-04-06 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402044406/http://www.lbntreaty.com/index.php/history-culture/treaty-story/ |archivedate=2010-04-02 }}</ref> He was promoted to Fisheries Overseer for the Lower Skeena area in September 1908 and retired in his eightieth year on December 31, 1910. He died in [[Metchosin]], British Columbia in 1918 at the age of 87.<ref>[https://archive.today/20121202072222/http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/sn-2A83D70/query/Deaths/find-adv%2B%20givennames%3D(hans)%20AND%20surname%3D(helgesen)%20AND%20year%3D(1918)%20%2B%2B%2B%2B] BC Archives Hans Lar Helgesen</ref>
 ==Legacy==
 Helgesen Point on Pedder Bay near [[Metchosin, British Columbia]] is named for Hans Lars Helgesen as is Hans Helgesen Elementary School, located on Rocky Point Road in Metchosin.<ref>[http://www.hanshelgesen.sd62.bc.ca/ Hans Helgesen Elementary School]</ref><ref>{{BCGNIS|13320|Hans Lars Helgesen}}</ref>
+Hans Lars Helgesen was the great-grandfather of the late George William Morrison Mutter (1912–1992), one-time warden for the Cowichan Valley area (Vancouver Island).
 ==References==
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 ==Other sources==
+*''Datum: A Newsletter of the Heritage Conservation Branch"(Ministry of Recreation and Conservation vol.3 no.2 spring 1978)'' Published in Victoria, British Columbia.
 *''Strangers Entertained: A History of the Ethnic Groups of British Columbia''  (John Norris, Evergreen Press, Vancouver. 1971)
-*''The First Hundred Years Metchosin Elementary School 1872-1972''  (Marion I. Helegesen) [http://metchosinmuseum.org/Contentpages/Schooldays/metchosin_school.htm]
+*''The First Hundred Years Metchosin Elementary School 1872-1972''  (Marion I. Helegesen) [https://web.archive.org/web/20091227074210/http://www.metchosinmuseum.org/Contentpages/Schooldays/metchosin_school.htm]
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