Education
Born on Ogema, Wisconsin, Heden graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College.
Born on Ogema, Wisconsin, Heden graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College.
Heden was Lutheran.
He was in the banking and logging business. In 1934, Heden was a candidate in the Republican primary for the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin"s 10th congressional district. He lost to incumbent Hubert H. Peavey, who then lost to Bernard J. Gehrmann in the general election.
He was later a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1940 and 1944 before serving in the Senate from 1945 to 1947.
His father was August Heden who also served in the Wisconsin Legislature.
From 1939 to 1943, he was a member of the Assembly.