Hans M. Laursen (December 23, 1865 – December 9, 1916) was an American businessman and politician.

Born in Denmark, Laursen emigrated with parents to the United States and went to Neenah, Wisconsin. They then moved to the town of Luck, Polk County, Wisconsin. Laursen stayed there until he was twenty-three. Laursen was president and general manager of Lakeside Lumber Company in Shell Lake, Wisconsin and also owned a farm. Laursen served as town clerk, justice of the peace, and on the Washburn County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors. Laursen was also lumber inspector. Laursen was a Republican. From 1913 until his death in 1916, Laursen served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Laursen was killed in a train accident one mile south of Spooner, Wisconsin, when the automobile he was driving was hit by a locomotive.

Hans M. Laursen

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1865 births

1916 deaths

Danish emigrants to the United States

People from Luck, Wisconsin

People from Shell Lake, Wisconsin

Businesspeople from Wisconsin

Farmers from Wisconsin

County supervisors in Wisconsin

Road incident deaths in Wisconsin

19th-century American politicians

People from Neenah, Wisconsin

Railway accident deaths in the United States

Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly

Hans M. Laursen