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COLLECTIONS 


OF  THE 


MINNESOTA 
HISTORICAL  SOCIETY 


VOLUME  XIV. 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES 
1655-1912 


COMPILED  BY 

WARREN  UPHAM,  D.  Sc, 

Secretary  and  Librarian, 
and 

MRS,  ROSE  BARTEAU  DUNLAP, 

Library  Assistant. 


ST.  PAUL,  MINN. 

PUBLISHED  BY  THE  SOCIETY. 
June,  1912. 


PRINTED  AND  BOUND  BY 

THE  VOLKSZEITUNG  COMPANY, 

ST.  PAUL,  MINN. 


OFFICERS   OF   THE   SOCIETY. 

William  H.  Lightner,  -----          President 

Charles  P.  Noyes,  -                                  First  Vice-President 

Loren  W.  Collins,      -  Second  Vice-President 

Everett  H.  Bailey,  ------     Treasurer. 

Warren  Upham,          -  Secretary  and  Librarian. 

John  Talman,         -  Newspaper  Librarian. 

committee  on  publications. 

William  G.  White,  Gen.  James  H.  Baker, 

Charles.  W.  Ames,  Harold  Harris, 

Henry  S.  Fairchild. 

committee  on  obituaries. 

Edward  P.  Sanborn,  Gen.  James  H.  Baker, 

John  A.  Stees,  Frederick  M.  Catlin. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Society  is  ex-officio  a  member  of  these  Committees. 


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PREFACE. 


Many  readers  come  to  this  Society's  Library  for  biographic 
information  concerning  the  pioneer  settlers  and  prominent  citi- 
zens of  Minnesota,  and  it  has  often  required  much  search  to 
find  the  information  desired.  Therefore  the  present  work  was 
undertaken  to  bring  into  a  single  volume,  in  alphabetic  order, 
brief  notes  of  the  biographies  of  Minnesota  people,  gathered 
from  the  many  books,  pamphlets,  newspapers,  and  other  rec- 
ords, in  which  these  have  been  published. 

.About  two  hundred  and  fifty  sources  of  this  information,  in 
some  eases  comprising  a  series  of  many  volumes,  have  been 
examined  in  the  compilation  of  this  work.  Among  these 
sources  are  national  and  state  collections  of  biographies;  many 
historical  and  biographical  volumes  and  pamphlets  relating  to 
counties,  cities,  and  towns  of  Minnesota;  histories  and  mili- 
tary records  of  the  state;  publications  relating  to  its  educa- 
tional institutions,  the  professions  of  law  and  medicine,  reli- 
gious denominations,  and  various  associations  and  fraternities; 
magazines  and  journals;  personal  memoirs;  family  genealo- 
gies ;  and  scrap-books,  and  the  files  of  our  state  newspapers. 

Each  volume  and  pamphlet,  or  each  series  of  several  or  many 
volumes  under  one  title,  has  received  a  reference  number,  des- 
ignated in  the  following  list ;  and  after  each  biography  through- 
out this  work  its  derivation  is  shown  by  these  numerical  refer- 
ences. The  reader  desiring  more  full  information  of  any  biog- 
raphy is  thus  guided  to  the  book,  pamphlet,  or  newspaper 
volume,  in  the  Historical  Library,  or  often  to  several  of  these 


VI  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

publications,  where  additional  biographic  details,  and  fre- 
quently very  interesting  comments  in  approbation  or  criticism, 
are  found. 

Constant  care  has  been  taken  to  note  correctly  the  dates 
and  places  of  birth  and  deatji,  the  year  when  pioneers  and  set- 
tlers came  to  Minnesota,  places  of  residence,  occupation  or  pro- 
fession, public  services,  etc.  From  so  many  and  diverse 
sources,  however,  it  is  probable  that  occasional  errors  in  dates 
and  other v statements  may  occur;  but  it  is  believed  that  in 
nearly  all  instances  these  are  referable  to  the  original  sources 
of  the  information,  rather  than  to  inaccurate  compilation. 

The  scope  of  this  work  includes  the  early  explorers,  fur 
traders,  and  missionaries,  from  Groseilliers  and  Radisson,  Du 
Luth,  Hennepin,  and  Le  Sueur,  onward  to  the  organization  of 
Minnesota  as  a  Territory  in  1849,  and  to  her  admission  into  the 
Union  as  a  State  in  1858.  For  the  period  since  1849,  the  eonr- 
pilation  has  been  necessarily  limited  to  men  and  women  of 
prominence  in  the  territory  and  state,  or  in  their  communities, 
whose  biographies  have  appeared  in  print;  but  it  is  true  that 
many  other  useful  and  highly  honored  citizens  have  had  no 
published  record.  In  a  few  instances,  when  sketches  could 
not  be  found  but  were  deemed  especially  desirable  and  need- 
ful, they  have  been  supplied  by  correspondence  or  interviews. 

Chiefs  and  otherwise  noteworthy  persons  among  the  aborig- 
inal peoples,  the  Ojibways  and  the  Sioux,  are  also  included, 
whenever  definite  biographic  information  could  be  obtained. 

More  than  14,000  biographic  sketches  have  been  gathered  in 
the  manuscript  series  for  this  volume,  and  this  entire  series  is 
preserved  for  reference  in  the  Historical  Library;  but  it  has 
been  practicable  to  publish  in  this  book  of  convenient  size  only 
about  9,000  of  these  sketches. 

A  large  number  of  biographies  of  Minnesota  persons  promi- 
nent in  the  professions,  in  public  services,  and  in  the  commerce 
and  industries  of  the  state,  were  published  in  1907  in  two 
books,  numbered  24  and  25  in  the  following  list  of  sources  of 
this  volume.  As  both  these  books  are  in  the  principal  public 
libraries,  where  they  may  be  consulted,  the  greater  part  of 
their  biographies  are  omitted  from  this  work,  which  has  been 
mainly  restricted,  in  its  references  for  numbers  24  and  25,  to 


PREFACE.  VU 

those  biograpbies  that  are  also  received  into  our  manuscript 
compilation  from  other  sources.  About  3,500  sketches  in  these 
two  recent  publications,  omitted  here,  form  a  very  important 
and  valuable  supplement  of  the  present  collection. 

This  compilation  has  been  brought  together  from  more  than 
1,000  books  and  pamphlets,  including  several  large  series 
which  are  each  listed  with  only  a  single  reference  number. 

In  this  Society's  scrap-books,  a  series  of  sixty-eight  volumes 
of  newspaper  articles  and  items  published  from  1861  to  the 
present  time,  many  newspapers  from  all  parts  of  the  state 
have  supplied  biographic  sketches  used  here. 

Files  of  several  early  newspapers  of  Minnesota  have  also 
been  thoroughly  examined  to  obtain  their  items  of  biographies ; 
and  this  search  has  been  carried  through  the  whole  series  of 
our  oldest  newspaper,  the  Minnesota  Pioneer,  and  its  continu- 
ations in  the  Pioneer  and  Democrat  and  the  Pioneer  Press, 
from  1849  to  1912.  About  two  hundred  and  fifty  bound  news- 
paper volumes  have  been  thus  examined  for  their  contribu- 
tions to  this  work. 

It  is  hoped  that  this  collection  of  Minnesota  Biographies 
found  in  so  many  publications,  brought  here  into  one  alpha- 
betic list  for  convenient  reference,  will  be  of  great  and  per- 
manent value  to  all  classes  of  our  people  who  may  wish  to 
acquaint  themselves  with  our  state  history. 

Through  its  numerical  references,  with  notation  of  portraits 
by  the  asterisk  (#),  this  work  supplies  a  comprehensive  index  to 
the  wide  range  of  biographic  literature  of  Minnesota,  and  to 
the  printed  portraits  of  her  most  noteworthy  people. 

It  will  be  especially  helpful  in  researches  for  several  papers 
relating  to  the  sources  of  immigration  to  this  state,  both  from 
foreign  countries  and  from  the  older  eastern  and  southern 
states  of  this  Union,  with  discussion  of  the  contributions  by 
each  country  and  state  to  the  founding  and  upbuilding  of 
Minnesota,  desired  for  later  volumes  in  these  Historical  Collec- 
tions. 

Another  use  of  this  book  will  be  to  aid  statisticians  and  stu- 
dents of  social  science  in  many  investigations  of  the  evolution 
of  the  composite  qualities  characterizing  the  people  of  the  North 
Star  State. 


SOURCES  OF  THIS  COMPILATION. 


Collections  of  Biography  of  the  United  States. 

Appleton's  Cyclopaedia  of  American  Biography,  edited  by  James 

Grant  Wilson  and  John  Fiske,  six  volumes,  1887-89 1 

Supplement  of  this  Series,  vol.  VII,  1900 2 

National  Cyclopaedia  of  American  Biography,  fourteen  vols.,  1893- 

-    1906 . . . . 3 

Supplement  of  this  Series,  vol.  I,  1910 3A 

Lamb's  Biographical  Dictionary  of  the  United  States,  edited  by 

John  Howard  Brown,  seven  vols.,  1900-03;  also  published  under 

another  title,  The  Twentieth  Century  Biographical  Dictionary 

of  Notable  Americans,  ten  vols.,  1904 4 

Encyclopedia  of  American  Biography  of  the  Nineteenth  Century, 

edited  by  Thomas  W.  Herringshaw,  120  arid  1,046  pages,  1907.      5 
The  Century  Cyclopaedia  pf  Names,  edited  by  Benjamin  E.  Smith, 

1,085  pages,  1895;  and  its  Supplement,  92  pages,  1909 6 

American  Annual  Cyclopaedia,  published  by  Appleton  and  Co.,  42 

vols.,  1861-1902,  containing  obituaries  in  the  year  of  decease. .       7 
American  Men  of  Science,  a  Biographical  Directory,  edited  by  J. 

McKeen  Cattell,  364  pages,  1906;  596  pages,  1910 7A 

Political  Register  and  Congressional  Directory,  1776-1878,  by  Ben. 

Perley  Poore,  7i6  pages,  1878. 8 

Official  Congressional  Directory,  "frequent  issues  during  sessions 

of  Congress,  1879-1912 9 

Biographical  Congressional  Directory,  1774  to  1903  (57th  Congress, 

2d  Session,  House  Doc.  No.  458),  900  pages,  1903 10 

Army  Register,  U.  S.,  1779-1879,  third  edition,  by  T.  H.  S.  Hamer- 

sly,  928  and  379  pages,  1881 11 

Records  of  Laving  Officers  of  the  U.  S.  Army,  689  pages,  1890,  and 

List   of   Officers   of   the  Army,  1779-1900,  863    pages,  both   by 

William  H.  Powell. . . 12 

Biographical  Register  of  tine  Officers  and  Graduates  of  the  U.  S. 

Military  Academy  at  West  Point,  N.  Y„  1802-1890,  by  Gen. 

George  W.   Cullum,  three  vols.,   1891;    and   Supplement,  vol. 

IV,  1890-1900,  published  1901 13 

Historical  Register  and  Dictionary  of  the  U.  S.  Army,  1789  to  1903, 

by  Francis  B.  Heitman,  two  vols.,  1903 14 

Records»of  Living  Officers  of  the  U.  S,  Navy  and  Marine  Corps,  by 

Lewis  R.  Hamersly;  fourth  edition,  489  pages,  1890;   seventh 

edition,  511  pages,  1902 15 


SOURCES  OF  THIS  COMPILATION.  IX 

List  of  Officers  of  the  Navy  of  the  XL  S.  and  of  the  Marine  Corps, 
1775-1900,  by  Edward  W.  Callahan,  750  pages,  1901 16 

Who's  Who  in  America,  a  Biographical  Dictionary  of  the  United 
States,  edited  by  John  W.  Leonard  and  Albert  N.  Marquis, 
seven  vols.,   1899-1912 17 

Collections  of  Biographies  of  Minnesota. 

The  United  States  Biographical  Dictionary  and  Portrait  Gallery 
of  Eminent  and  Self-made  Men,  Minnesota  Volume  [by  Jere- 
miah Clemens  and  J.  Fletcher  Williams],  604  pages,  1879 18 

Biographical  History  of  the  Northwest,  by  Alonzo  Phelps,  222 
pages,  1890 19 

The  Biographical  Dictionary  and  Portrait  Gallery  of  Represent- 
ative Men  of  Chicago,  Minnesota  Cities,  and  the  World's  Co- 
lumbian Exposition;   1,037  pages,  1892 20 

A  Biographical  History  with  Portraits  of  Prominent  Men  of  the 

Great  West,  723  pages,  1894 21 

Progressive  Men  of  Minnesota,  edited  by  Marion  D.  Shutter  and 
J.  S.  McLain,  514  pages,  1897 22 

Encyclopedia  of  Biography  of  Minnesota,  and  History  of  Minne- 
sota, by  Judge  Charles  E.  Flandrau,  497  pages,  1900 23 

The  Book  of  Minnesotans,  a  Biographical  Dictionary,   edited  by 

Albert  N.  Marquis,  572  pages,  1907 24 

Little  Sketches  of  Big  Polks,  Minnesota,  by  R.  L.  Polk  and  Co., 

441  pages,   1907 25 

History  of  the  Great  Northwest  and  its  Men  of  Progress,  edited  by 
C.  W.  G.  Hyde  and  William  Stoddard,  592  pages,  1901 26 

A  History  of  the  Republican  Party  ...  A  Political  History  of 
Minnesota,  by  Eugene  V.  Smalley,  426  pages,  1896 27 

Minnesota   Historical    Society   Collections,   vols.    I   to   XIII,    1850- 

1908 28,  1-XIII 

Illustrated  Historical  Atlas  of  the  State  of  Minnesota,  published 
by  A.  T.  Andreas,  394  pages,  1874 . 29 

Legislative  Manuals,  1889  and  1893-1911;  also  including  biographic 
pamphlets  for  1873  (by  the  Pioneer  Press  Co.),  for  1877  and 
1878  (by  C.  L.  Hall),  and  a  scrap-book  compiled  from  the  Daily 
Globe  for  1879 30 

History  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  Valley,  717  pages,  1881 31 

History  of  Duluth  and  St.  Louis  County,  edited  by  Dwight  E.  Wood- 
bridge  and  John  S.  Pardee,  two  volumes,  899  pages,  1910 31A 

History  of  the  Minnesota  Valley,  1,016  pages,  1882. 32 

Minnesota  Valley:      Sketches    ....     of   the   Monuments   and 
Tablets  erected  by  the  Minnesota  Valley  Historical  Society  in 
Renville  and  Redwood  Counties    .    .    .    connected  with  the  , 
Indian  Outbreak  of  1862;  79  pages,  1902 33 

Illustrated  Album  of  Biography  of  Southwestern  Minnesota  and 
Northwestern  Iowa,  1,080  pages,  1889 34 


X  MINNESOTA   HISTORICAL  SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Illustrated  Album  of  Biography  of  the  Famous  Valley  of  the  Red 

River  of  the  North  and  the  Park  Regions,  844  pages,  1889 35 

History  of  the  Red  River  Valley,  by  Warren  Upham  and  others, 

two  volumes,  1,165  pages,  1909 36 

Compendium  of  History  and  Biography  of  Northern  Minnesota, 

1,031  pages,  1902. . . 37 

Compendium  of  Central  and  Northern  Minnesota,  828  pages,  1904.  38 
Memorial  Record  of  the  Counties  of  Faribault,  Martin,  Watonwan, 

and  Jackson;  766  pages,  1895 39 

History  of  Washington  County  and  the  St.  Croix  Valley,  636  pages, 

1881  .. 40 

Fifty  Years  in  the  Northwest  [History  and  Biographies  of  the  St. 

Croix  Valley],  by  W.  H.  C.  Folsom,  763  pages,  1888 41 

History  of  the  Saint  Croix  Valley,  edited  by  Augustus  B.  Easton, 

two  volumes,  1,290  pages,  1909. 42 

Counties  (in  Alphabetic  Order). 
History  of  Anoka  County,  by  Albert  M.  Goodrich,  320  pages,  1905. .     43 
Pioneer  History  of  Becker  County,  by  Alvin  H.  Wilcox,  757  pages, 

1907  44 

Atlas  and  Gazetteer  of  Blue  Earth  County,  146  pages,  1895 45 

History  of  Blue  Earth  County,  by  Thomas  Hughes,  622  pages,  1909.    46 
Clay  County  and  its  Resources ;  Supplement  of  the  Moorhead  Inde- 
pendent, 65  pages,  Jan.  5,  1900 47 

History  of  Dakota  County  and  the  City  of  Hastings,  551  pages,  1881  48 
History  of  Dakota  and  Goodhue  Counties,  edited  by  Franklyn  Cur- 

tiss- Wedge,  two  volumes,  1910 56 

(Volume  I,  662  pages,  comprises  the  History  and  Biographies 
of  Dakota  County.) 
History  of  Dodge  County,  pages  771-1269,  in  History  of  Winona, 

Olmsted,  and  Dodge  Counties,  1884 49 

Atlas  of  Dodge  County,  with  Biographies,  129  pages,  1905 . . . ; 50 

History  of  Faribault  County,  by  J.  A.  Kiester,  687  pages,  1896 51 

Faribault  County,  in  the  Memorial  Record,  1895,  before  noted. . . . .     39 

History  of  Fillmore  County,  626  pages,  1882 52 

History  of  Freeborn  County,  548  pagers,  1882 53 

History  of  Freeborn  County,  compiled  by  Franklyn  Curtiss-Wedge, 

883  pages,  1911 53A 

History  of  Goodhue  County,  664  pages,  1878 54 

Goodhue  County    ....    Past  and  Present,  by  an  Old  Settler 

[Rev.  Joseph  W.  Hancock],  349  pages,  1893 55 

History  of  Goodhue  County,  edited  by  Franklyn  Curtiss-Wedge, 

1,074  pages,  1909. 56 

(Also  forming  Volume  II  of  History  of  Dakota  and  Goodhue 
Counties,  1910.) 


SOURCES  OF  THIS  COMPILATION.  XI 

Illustrated  Souvenir  of  Grant  County,  by  the  Grant  County  Herald, 

61  pages,  1896 57 

History  of    Hennepin    County  and    the    City  of    Minneapolis,  713 

pages,  1881 58 

Geographical  and  Statistical  History  of  the  County  of  Hennepin, 

by  W.  H.  Mitchell  and  John  H.  Stevens,  149  pages,  1868 59 

History  of  Hennepin  County,  edited  by  Col.  John  H.  Stevens,  pages 

1003-1497,  in  History  of  Minneapolis   [by  Isaac  Atwater]  and 

Hennepin  County,  1895 60 

History  of  Houston  County,  526  pages,  1882 61 

Jackson  County,  in  the  Memorial  Record,  1895,  before  noted 39 

History  of  Jackson  County,  by  Arthur  P.  Rose,  586  pages,  1910 62 

History  of  Kandiyohi  County,  by  Victor  E.  Lawson,  446  pages,  1905     63 

Lake  County,  10  pages,  in  "Two  Harbors  in  1900" 106 

McLeod  County,  pages  501-701,  in  Illustrated  Album  of  Biography 

of  Meeker  and  McLeod  Counties,  1888 64 

Martin  County,  in  the  Memorial  Record,  1895,  before  noted 39 

Meeker  County,  494  pages,  in  Illustrated  Album  of  Meeker  and 

McLeod  Counties,  1888  (also  published  in  Album  and  History 

of  Meeker  County,  610  pages,  1888) 65 

History  of  Mower  County,  edited  by  Franklyn  Curtiss-Wedge,  1,006 

pages,  1911 65A 

An  Illustrated  History  of  Nobles  County,  by  Arthur  P.  Rose,  637 

pages,  1908 65B 

History  of  Olmsted  County,  pages  617-1148,  in  History  of  Winona 

and  Olmsted  Counties,  1883 66 

History  of  Olmsted  County,  by  Hon.  Joseph  A.  Leonard,  674  pages, 

1910  66A 

Pipestone  County:     An  Illustrated  History  of  the  Counties  of  Rock 

and  Pipestone,  by  Arthur  P.  Rose,  802  pages,  1911 71A 

Pope  County,  364  pages,  in  Illustrated  Album  of  Biography  of  Pope 

and  Stevens  Counties,  1888 67 

History  of  Ramsey  County  and  City  of  St.  Paul,  65Q  pages,  1881. .  68 
Ramsey  County,  Bench  and  Bar,  by  Charles  E.  Flandrau,  in  the 

Magazine  of  Western  History,  vols.  VII  and  VIII,  1888 69 

History  of   the   City  of    St.  Paul    and    County  of    Ramsey,  by  J. 

Fletcher  Williams,  475  pages,  1876 28,  IV 

Redwood  and  Renville  Counties:     Monuments  and  Tablets  of  the 

Sioux  War,  79  pages,  1902,  before  noted 33 

History  of  Rice  County,  603  pages,  1882 70 

History  of  Rice  and  Steele  Counties,  compiled  by  Franklyn  Curtiss- 
Wedge,  two  volumes,  1,561  pages,  1910 70A 

Rock  County,  Souvenir  Edition  of  the  Rock  County  News,  Luverne, 

32  pages,  Dec.  20,  1899 71 

An  Illustrated  History  of  the  Counties  of  Rock  and  Pipestone,  by 

Arthur  P.  Rose,  802  pages,  1911 71A 


Xll  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Saint  Louis  County,  History,  by  Hon.  John  R,  Carey,  in  Minn.  Hist. 
Soc.  Collections,  vol.  IX,  pages  241-278,  1901. 28,  IX 

History  of  Dukth  and  St.  Louis  County,  edited  by  Dwight  E.  Wood- 
bridge  and  John  S.  Pardee,  two  volumes,  899  pages,  1910,  be- 
fore noted . . 31A 

History  of  Steele  County,  411  pages,  in  History  of  Steele  and  Wa- 
seca Counties,   1887 72 

History  of  Steele  County,  compiled  by  Franklyn  Curtiss-Wedge, 
pages  629-1247,  in  History  of  Rice  and  Steele  Counties,  1910..  70A 

Stevens  County,  pages  367-530,  in  Illustrated  Album  of  Biography 
of  Pope  and  Stevens  Counties,  1888 73 

History  of  Wabasha  County,  pages  561-1315,  in  History  of  Winona 
and  Wabasha  Counties,  1884 74 

History  of  Waseca  County,  pages  413-733,  in  History  of  Steele  and 
Waseca  Counties,  1887 75 

History  of  Washington  County  and  the  St.  Croix  Valley,  636  pages, 

1881,  before  noted .- 40 

(Washington  County  forms  also  a  great  part  of  Nos.  41  and  42.) 

Watonwan  County,  in  the  Memorial  Record,  1895,  before  noted. ...     39 

History  of  Winona  County,  966  pages,  1883 76 

Winona  County,  Portrait  and  Biographical  Record,  423  pages,  1895.    77 

Winona  and  its  Environs,  by  Lafayette  H.  Bunnell,  694  pages,  1897.    78 

Cities  and  Towns  (in  Alphabetic  Order). 

Austin  Souvenir,  by  H.  O.  Basford,  52  pages,  1896 79 

Cannon  Falls  Souvenir,  by  H.  E.  Graham,  34  pages,  1900 80 

Crookston,  the  Queen  City  of  the  Red  River  Valley,  49  pages,  1882.    81 
Duluth,  pages  683-699,  in  History  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  Valley, 

1881,  before  noted 31 

Duluth,  History  to  1870,  by  Hon.  John  R.  Carey,  in  Minn.  Hist.  Soc, 

Collections,  vol.  IX,  pages  241-278,  1901 28,-  IX 

History  of  Duluth  and  St.  Louis  County,  edited  by  Dwight  E.  Wood- 
bridge  and  John  S.  Pardee,  two  volumes,  899  pages,  1910,  be- 
fore noted 31A 

Hastings,  1881,  as  before  noted , 48 

Hector  Souvenir,  by  G.  F,  McPherson  and  C.  A.  Rolf,  40  pages, 

1900  . . 82 

Luverne  and  Rock  County  Souvenir,  32  pages,  1899,  before  noted . .     71 

Mankato,  Its  First  Fifty  Years,  1852-1902,  347  pages,  1903 83 

History  of  the  City  of  Minneapolis,  by  Isaac  Atwater,  two  vols., 
1,010  pages,  1893;  again  published  in  1895,  with  addition  of 

the  History  of  Hennepin  County 84 

Minneapolis,  in  History  of  Hennepin  County,  1881,  before  noted ...     58 
Minneapolis:     Personal  Recollections  of  Minnesota  and  its  Peo- 
ple, and  Early  History  of  Minneapolis,  by  John  H.  Stevens, 
433  pages,  1890 85 


SOURCES  OF  THIS  COMPILATION.  Xlll 

A  Half  Century  of  Minneapolis,  edited  by  Horace  B.  Hudson,  569 

pages,  1908 85A 

Minneapolis,  Metropolis  of  the  Northwest,  by  the  Star  Publishing 

Co.,  218  pages,  1887 86 

Pen  and  Sunlight  Sketches  of  Minneapolis,  by  the  Phoenix  Pub- 
lishing Co.,  214  pages,  1893 87 

Minneapolis:     History  of  the  Police  and  Fire  Departments  of  the 

Twin  Cities,  600  pages,  1899 88 

Minneapolis:     Series,  Resources  of  Minnesota,  E.  E.  Barton,  pub- 
lisher; 138  pages,  1889 89 

Minneapolis:     Illustrated  Souvenir  of  the  Minneapolis  Journal,  122 

pages,  1891 90 

Moorhead,  the  Key  City  of  the  Red  River  Valley,  105  pages,  1882.     91 

Redwood  Falls,  Souvenir,  52  pages,  1900 92 

History  of    the    City  of    St.  Paul    and    County  of    Ramsey,  by  J. 

Fletcher  Williams,  475  pages,  1876 28,  IV 

St.  Paul,  in  the  History  of  Ramsey  County,  before  noted,  1881. ...     68 
History  of  St.  Paul,  edited  by  Gen.  C.  C.  Andrews,  603  and  224 

pages,  1890  93 

Past  and  Present  of  St.  Paul,  by  W.  B.  Hennessy,  814  pages,  1906. .  93 A 
Pen  Pictures  of  St.  Paul,   and  Biographical   Sketches,   by  T.   M. 

Newson,  746  pages,  1886 94 

St.  Paul,  History  and  Progress,  published  by  the  Pioneer  Press 

Co.,  216  pages,  1897 95 

St.  Paul:     History  of  the  Police  and  Fire  Departments  of  the  Twin 

Cities,  600  pages,  1899 96 

Industries  of  St.  Paul,  1882-3,  162  pages 97 

Resources  of  St.  Paul,  Illustrated  Souvenir  of  The  Dispatch,  128 

pages,  Jan.,  1892 98 

St.  Paul:     Series,  Resources  of  Minnesota,  E.  E.  Barton,  publisher; 

199   pages,  1888 99 

Sturdy  Sons  of  St.  Paul,  by  A.  R.  Fenwick,  188  pages,  1899 100 

St.  Paul  Trade  Journal,  Annual  Number,  104  pages,  August  10, 1901.  101 

Sandstone,  a  Souvenir,  14  pages,  1899 102 

Shakopee,  a  Sketch,  Historical  and  Industrial,  by  William  Hinds, 

47  pages,  1891 103 

Stillwater,  Trades  Review,  by  Easton  and  Masterman,  48  pages, 

Jan.,  1898   104 

Stillwater,  pages  125-8,  at  end  of  No.  98,  before  noted 105 

Two  Harbors  in  1900,  68  pages 106 

Winona  and  its  Environs,  by  Lafayette  H.  Bunnell,  694  pages,  1897, 

before  noted   78 

Note. — Consult  also  the  County  Histories,  Nos.  43-78,  for  their  Cities 
and  Towns.    Many  counties,   cities,   villages,  and  townships, 
partly  in  addition  to  these  in  the  preceding  lists,  have  good  col- 
lections of  biographies,  grouped  under  the  county  and  township 
names,  in  Nos.  31  and  32,  page  ix. 


xiv         minnesota  historical,  society  collections. 

Histories  of  Minnesota. 

History  of  Minnesota,  by  Rev.  Edward  D.  Neill;  first  edition,  628 
pages,  1858;  fourth  edition,  928  pages,  1882 107 

History  of  Minnesota  and  Tales  of  the  Frontier,  by  Judge  Charles 
E.  Flandrau,  408  pages,  1900 108 

Illustrated  History  of  Minnesota,  by  T.  H.  Kirk,  244  pages,  1887. . .  109 

History  and  Civil  Government  of  Minnesota,  by  Sanford  Niles,  307 

pages,  1897 110 

The  Book  of  Minnesota,  Development,  Resources,  etc.,  published 
by  the  Pioneer  Press  Company,  128  pages,  1903 Ill 

Early  Empire  Builders  of  the  Great  West,  by  Moses  K.  Armstrong, 
456  pages,   1901 112 

Minnesota,  the  North  Star  State,  by  Prof.  William  W.  Folwell,  382 
pages,  1908  113 

Minnesota  in  Three  Centuries,  1655-1908,  by  Warren  Upham,  Re- 
turn I.  Holcombe,  Gen.  Lucius  F.  Hubbard,  and  Frank  R. 
Holmes;  four  volumes,  390,  513,  546,  and  458  pages,  1908 114 

Military  Records  of  Minnesota. 

Minnesota  in  the  Civil  and  Indian  Wars,  1861-1865,  published  un- 
der supervision  of  a  Board  of  Commissioners,  Judge  William 
Lochren,  chairman,  and  Gen.  C.  C.  Andrews,  editor  and  sec- 
retary; vol.  I,  844  pages,  1890;  vol.  II,  652  pages,  1893,  and 
second  edition,  654  pages,  1899 ." 115 

History  of  the  Great  Massacre  by  the  Sioux  Indians  in  Minnesota, 
by  Charles  S.  Bryant  and  Abel  B.  Murch,  504  pages,  1863. .....  116 

History  of  the  Sioux  War  and  Massacre  of  1862  and  1863,  by  Isaac 

V.  D.  Heard,  354  pages,  1863 117 

Dakota  War  Whoop,  or  Indian  Massacres  and  War  in  Minnesota, 
of  1862-3,  by  Harriet  E.  Bishop  McConkey,  429  pages,  1863...  118 

A  Thrilling  Narrative  of  the  Minnesota  Massacre  and  the  Sioux 
War  of  1862-3,  by  A.  P.  Connolly,  273  pages,  1896 119 

The  Adventures  of  "Antelope  Bill"  in  the  Indian  War  of  1862,  by 
Parker  I.  Peirce,  244  pages,  1898 120 

Monuments  and  Tablets  of  the  Sioux  War,  79  pages,  1902,  before 
noted 33 

Civil  War,  1861-5:  Memorials  of  the  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal 
Legion  of  the  United  States,  Minnesota  Commandery,  1886- 
1912 ■. . . ; 121 

Memorials  of  Acker  Post,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  St.  Paul, 
18974908;  Manuscripts  by  Josiah  B.  Chaney 122 

War  with  Spain,  Campaign  in  the  Philippine  Islands:  Official 
History  of  the  Thirteenth  Minnesota  Infantry,  by  Lieut.  Martin 
E.  Tew,  111  pages  [appended  to  Campaigning  in  the  Philip- 
pines, by  Karl  Irving  Faust],  1899 123 


SOURCES  OF  THIS  COMPILATION.  XV 

Minnesota  Society,  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  Year  Book, 
1889-1895,  compiled  by  William  Henry  Grant;  including  "In 
Memoriam,"  pages  500-513 124 

Society  of  Colonial  Wars  in  the  State  of  Minnesota,  Secretary's 
Reports,  1900,  1901,  1902-3,  and  1904-8;  Memorials  of  deceased 
members    125 

First  Battalion  of  Artillery,  National  Guard,  State  of  Minnesota,  28 

pages,  1898 126 

Note. — The   following  books,   though   not   containing  biographies, 
may  also  be  usefully  consulted: 

Glimpses  of  the  Nation's  Struggle,  Papers  read  before  the  Minnesota 

Commandery  of  the  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion  of  the 

United  States,  six  volumes,  1887-1909; 
History  of  the  First  Regiment  of  Minnesota  Volunteers,  a  Scrap-Book, 

136  pages,  1897-1908,  in  the  Library  of  the  Minnesota  Historical 

Society; 
The  Story  of  a  Regiment,  being  a  Narrative  of  the  Service  of  the  Second 

Regiment,   Minnesota   Veteran   Voluntee'r    Infantry,    1861-1865,   by 

Gen.  Judson  W.  Bishop,  256  pages,  1890; 
A  Drummer-Boy's  Diary,  comprising  Four  Years  of  Service  with  the 

Second  Regiment,  Minnesota  Veteran  Volunteers,  1861  to  1865,  by 

William  Bircher,  199  pages,  1889; 
History  of  the  Fourth  Regiment  of  Minnesota  Infantry  Volunteers  dur- 
ing the  Great  Rebellion,  1861-1865,  by  Alonzo  L.  Brown,  594  pages, 

1892; 
With  the  Thirteenth  Minnesota  in  the  Philippines,  by  John  Bowe,  216 

pages,  1905; 
Story    of   the    Fifteenth    Minnesota   Volunteer    Infantry,    by    Rev.    T. 

A.  Turner,  Chaplain,  170  pages,  with  the  Roster  as  a  Supplement 

of  27  pages,  1899. 

Educational  Institutions. 

University  of  Minnesota:     The  Gopher,  published  annually  by  the 

Junior  Class;  vols.  1-25,  1887-1911 „ 127 

Forty  Years  of  the  University  of  Minnesota,  edited  by  E.   Bird 

Johnson,  639  pages,  1910 127A 

Dictionary  of  the  University  of  Minnesota,  by  E.   Bird  Johnson, 

215  pages,  1908 127B 

Carleton  College:     Algol,  published  annually  by  the  Junior  Class; 

vols.  1-6,  1889-94  (since  discontinued) 128 

The  History  of  Carleton  College,  by  Rev.  Delavan  L.  Leonard,  421 

pages,  1904  129 

History  of  Hamline  University,  when  located  at  Red  Wing,  1854 

to  1869,  published  by  the  Alumni  Association,  263  pages,  1907.  130 


XVI  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Macalester  College  Contributions,  Department  of  History,  Liter- 
ature, and  Political  Science,  by  Rev.  Edward  D.  Neill;  First 
Series,  273  pages,  1890;  Second  Series,  307  pages,  1892 131 

A  History  of  Macalester  College,  by  Henry  D.  Funk,  304  pages, 

1910 131A 

St.  John's  University  Record,  vols.  1-25,  1888-1912 132 

St.  Olaf  College:  The  Manitou  Messenger,  published,  monthly  by 
the  students;  vols.  1-26,  1887-1912 133 

Willmar  Seminary:  The  Seminary  Echo,  published  monthly  by 
the  students;  vols.  1-10,  1889-1900 134 

Other  Colleges,  Seminaries,  Normal  Schools,  etc.,  catalogues  and 
reports 135 

Minnesota  Journal  of  School  Education,  Minneapolis;    vols.  1-31, 

1882-1912 177 

Professions  of  Law  and  Medicine. 

Reports  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Minnesota,  115  vols.,  1851-1911..  136 

History  of  the  Bench  and  Bar  of  Minnesota,  edited  by  Hon.  Hiram 
F.  Stevens,  two  vols.,  500  pages,  1904 137 

Biographies  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Minnesota,  by  Hon.  Charles 

B.  Elliott,  in  The  Green  Bag,  vol.  IV,  1892 138 

Lawyers  and  Courts  of  Minnesota  prior  to  and  during  its  Territo- 
rial Period,  by  Judge  Charles  E.  Flandrau,  in  Minn.  Hist. 
Soc.  Collections,  vol.  VIII,  pages  89-101,  1898 28,  VIII 

The  Bench  and  Bar  of  Ramsey  County,  by  Charles  E.  Flandrau, 
in  the1  Magazine  of  Western  History,  vols.  VII  and  VIII,  1888, 
before  noted 69 

Minnesota  State  Medical  Society;  Transactions,  1869-1911,  obitua- 
ries of  members 139 

Minnesota  State  Pharmaceutical  Association,  Proceedings,  1885- 
1911,  obituaries  of  members 140 

Religious  Denominations. 
Minnesota  Baptist  State  Convention,  Annual  Reports  since  1859..  141 

Baptist  Home  Mission  Monthly,  August,  1898 142 

Congregationalist:  Minutes  of  the  General  Association  (Confer- 
ence)  of  Minnesota,  1856-1911 143 

The  Congregational  Year  Book,  30  vols.,  1882-1911 144 

Roman  Catholic:     The  Diocese  of  St.  Paul,  Golden  Jubilee,  1851- 

1901,  156  pages 145 

Acta  et  Dicta,  published  by  the  St.  Paul  Catholic  Historical  So- 
ciety, 1907-1911 146 


SOURCES  OF  THIS  COMPILATION.  XV11 

The  American  Jewish  Year  Book,  biographies  in  the  volumes  pub- 
lished in  1903  to  1911 147 

Lutheran  Church  Reports  and  Periodicals,  largely  from  manuscript 
compilation  by  Prof.  Edward  L.  Arndt,  of  St.  Paul,  kindly  con- 
tributed for  this  volume 148 

American  Lutheran  Biographies,  by  Rev.  Jens  C.  Jensson  (Rose- 
land),  901  pages,  1890 149 

Methodist  Episcopal  Church:     Minutes  of  the  Minnesota  Annual 

Conference,  1856-1911  1 150 

Methodist  Episcopal  Church:  Northern  Minnesota  Annual  Confer- 
ence, 1895-1911   151 

Protestant  Episcopal  Church:  Journal  of  the  Annual  Council, 
Diocese  of  Minnesota,  1857-1911 152 

Fifty  Years  of  Church  Work  in  the  Diocese  of  Minnesota,  1857-1907 
[Protestant  Episcopal],  by  Rev.  George  C.  Tanner,  516  pages, 
1909  152A 

Presbyterian  Church:      Minutes   of  the  Annual   Meetings   of  the 

Synod  of  Minnesota,  1858-1911 153 

Central  Presbyterian  Church,  St.  Paul,  Semi-Centennial,  1852-1902, 

68  pages -. 154 

History  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Minneapolis,  1835-1910, 

by  Rev.  Albert  B.  Marshall,  228  pages,  1910 154A 

Note. — Consult  also  Magazines  and  Journals,  Nos.  176-181. 

Associations,  Fraternities,  and  Miscellaneous. 

Minnesota  Editors'  and  Publishers'  Association,  Proceedings,  1867- 
1911,  obituaries  of  members 155 

Minnesota  Journalism  in  the  Territorial  Period,  and  from  1858  to 
1865,  by  Daniel  S.  B.  Johnston;  in  Minn.  Hist.  Soc.  Collections, 
vol.  X  (Part  1),  pages  247-351,  1905;  vol.  XII,  pages  183-262, 
1908 28,  X,  XII 

Masonic  Veteran  Association  of  Minnesota,  Proceedings,  1894-1911.  156 

Masonic  Golden  Jubilee:  Semi-Centennial  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  A. 
F.  and  A.  M.  of  Minnesota,  edited  by  Dr.  George  R.  Metcalf, 
99  pages,  1903 157 

Masonic:  Historical  Sketch  read  at  the  Semi-Centennial  Celebra- 
tion of  the  Introduction  of  Freemasonry  in  Minnesota,  by  Dr. 
George  R.  Metcalf,  43  pages,  1899 158 

Masonic:  Proceedings,  Grand  Lodge,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.  of  Minne- 
sota, 1853-1911 159 

Masonic:  Proceedings  of  the  Grand  Royal  Arch  Chapter  of  Min- 
nesota, 1859-1871  and  1885-1890 160 

Masonic:     Proceedings  of  the  Grand  Council  of  Royal  and  Select 

Masters,  1874-1888    161 

Masonic:  Proceedings  of  the  Grand  Commandery  of  Knights  Tem- 
plar of  Minnesota,  1866-1885  and  1889-90 162 


XV111         MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

The  Masonic  Record,  St.  Paul;  vols.  I-VI  (its  entire  series),  Nov. 

1,  1892,  to  Oct.  1,  1898 . 163 

Odd   Fellows,   and   other   Fraternities   and   Orders,   miscellaneous 

publications^ „. 164 

The  Poets  and  Poetry  of  Minnesota,  by  Mrs.  W.  J.  Arnold,  336 

pages,  1864    165 

Minnesota  Horticultural   Society,   Annual   Reports,   39   vols.,   1866- 

1911  .* 166 

History  of  the  Minnesota  State  Agricultural  Society,  by  Darwin  S. 

Hall  and  R.  I.  Holeombe,  405  and  xxiii  pages,  1910 1.   166A 

The  Mississippi  Valley  Lumberman,  Minneapolis,  vols.  1-43,  1876- 

1912  167 

History  of  Lumbering  in  the  St.  Croix  Valley  and  on  the  Upper 

Mississippi  and  its  Tributaries,  with  Biographic  Sketches, 
papers  by  William  H.  C.  Folsom  and  Daniel  Stanchfield,  in 
Minn.  Hist.  Soc.  Collections,  vol.  IX,  pages  291-362,  1901 28,  IX 

The  Northwestern  Miller,  Minneapolis,  vols.  1-90,  1875-1912 168 

History  of  the  Scandinavians  ...  in  the  United  States,  by  O. 
N.  Nelson;  two  vols.,  pages  643  and  498,  1893  and  1897;  and 
second  edition,  revised,  pages  518,  280,  1904 169 

A  History  of  the  Swedish-Americans  of  Minnesota,  by  A.  E.  Strand, 

1,147  pages,  in  three  volumes,  continuously  paged,  1910 169A 

The  First  Chapter  of  Norwegian  Immigration  (1821-1840),  its 
Causes  and  Results,  by  Rasmus  B.  Anderson;  second  edition, 
476  pages,  1896 170 

History  of  the  Welsh  in  Minnesota,  by  Rev.  Thomas  E,  Hughes 
and  others,  306  pages,  1895. 171 

The  American  Jewish  Year  Book,  biographies  in  the  volumes  pub- 
lished in  1903  to  1911,  before  noted 147 

Minnesota  Old  Settlers'  Association,  manuscript  records  by  Josiah 
B.  Chaney   „ 172 

Biographic  Notes  of  Old  Settlers,  by  Hon.  Henry  L.  Moss,  in  Minn. 

Hist.  Soc.  Collections,  vol.  IX,  pages  143-162,  1901 28,  IX 

Manuscript  Biographic  Notes  of  Minnesota  Pioneers,  by  Josiah  B. 
Chaney 173 

Minnesota  Territorial  Pioneers'  Association,  Proceedings,  1899-1911.  174 

Minnesota  Historical  Society,  manuscripts  and  special  biographic 
references 175 

Minnesota  Historical  Society  Collections,  vols.  I  to  XIII,  1850-1908, 
before  noted .28,  I-XIII 

Magazines  and  Journals. 

The  Northwest  Magazine,  vols.  1-21,  1883-1903  (published  in  New 
York  to  July,  1884,  and  later  in  St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis) . . .  176 

Minnesota  Journal  of  School  Education,  Minneapolis;    vols.   1-31, 

18824912 177 


SOURCES  OF  THIS  COMPILATION.  XIX 

The  North  and  West   (successor  to  the  Northern  Presbyterian), 

1891-1898  178 

The  Northwestern  Congregationalist,   Minneapolis  and   St.   Paul; 

vols.   1-8,   1888-1900 179 

The  Methodist  Herald   (called  after  1897  The  Midland  Christian 

Advocate),  Minneapolis;  vols.  5-14,  1891-1904 180 

Minnesota  Missionary  and  Church  Record,  published  at  Faribault, 

and  later  at  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul,  1888-1905 181 

Personal  Memoirs. 

Life  of  James  Lloyd  Breck,  by  Charles  Breck,  557  pages,  1883 182 

An  Apostle  of  the  Wilderness,  James  Lloyd  Breck,  by  Theodore 

I.  Holcombe,  195  pages,  1903 183 

The  Ancestry,  Life,  and  Times  of  Hon.  Henry  Hastings  Sibley,  by 

Nathaniel  West,  596  pages,  1889 184 

Lights   and   Shadows   of   a   Long   Episcopate  [autobiography],  by 

Bishop  Henry  B.  Whipple,  576  pages,  1900 185 

Lives  of  the  Governors  of  Minnesota,  by  Gen.  James  H.  Baker, 

Minnesota  Historical  Society  Collections,  Vol.  XIII,  480  pages, 

1908 28,  XIII 

Family  Genealogies, 

Atwater  History  and  Genealogy,  by  Francis  Atwater,  492  pages, 

1901  186 

Bailey  Genealogy,  by  Hollis  R.  Bailey,  479  pages,  1899 187 

Genealogy  of  the  Bigelow  Family  of  America,  by  Gilman  B.  Howe, 

517  pages,  1890 188 

Genealogy  of  the  Breck  Family,  by  Samuel  Breck,  281  pages,  1889.  189 
The  Cheney   [and  Chaney]   Genealogy,  by  Charles  H.   Pope,  582 

pages,  1897 190 

Chittenden  Family,  by  Alvan  Talcott,  262  pages,  1882 191 

A  Genealogy  and  History  of  the  Chute  Family  in  America,  with 

Allied  Families,  by  William  E.  Chute,  493  pages,  1894 192 

The  Descendants  of  Nathaniel  Clarke,  by  George  K.  Clarke,  468 

pages,  1902 193 

Genealogy  of  the  Cornell  Family,  by  Rev.  John  Cornell,  468  pages, 

1902  194 

Genealogy  of  the  Corser  Family  in  America,  partly  by  Elwood  S. 

Corser,  of  Minneapolis;  306  and  30  pages,  1902 195 

The  Crafts  Family,  by  James  M.  and  William  F.  Crafts,  803  pages, 

1893 196 

A  Cutler  Memorial  and  Genealogical  History,  by  Nahum  S.  Cutler, 

663  pages,   1889 197 

The  Genealogy  of  the  Delano  Family,  by  Major  Joel  A.  Delano,  561 

pages,  1899   198 


XX  MINNESOTA   HISTORICAL   SOCIETY    COLLECTIONS. 

Descendants  of  Joseph  Easton,  1636-1899,  by  William  S.  Easton,  of 

St.  Paul;  249  pages,  1899 199 

,     A  Genealogy  of  the  Polsom  Family,  by  Jacob  Chapman,  297  pages, 

1882 200 

History  and  Genealogy  of  the  Goodhue  Family,  by  Rev.  Jonathan 

E.  Goodhue,  394  pages,  1891 201 

The  Hamlin  Family,  by  Hon.  H.  Franklin  Andrews,  1,411  pages, 

1902 202 

A  Genealogical  History  of  the  Harwood  Families,  by  Watson  H. 

Harwood,  second  edition,  104  pages,  1896. 203 

Herrick   Genealogy,   revised   edition,   by   Lucius   C.   Herrick,   516 

pages,  1885  204 

Hoar  Genealogy,  by  Alfred  Wyman  Hoar,  of  Monticello,  Minn.;  56 

pages,  1898 205 

One  Thousand  Years  of  Hubbard  History,  by  Edward  W.  Day,  495 

pages,  1895  .......; 206 

The  Humphreys  Family  in  America,  by  Frederick  Humphreys,  836 

pages,  1883-86  207 

The  Kelloggs  in  the  Old  World  and  the  New,  by  Timothy  Hopkins, 

three  vols.,  2,321  pages,  1903 208 

Genealogy  of  the  Keyes  Family,  by  Asa  Keyes,  319  pages,  1880 209 

Kingsbury  Genealogy,  by  Joseph  A.  Kingsbury,  258  pages,  1901; 

and  by  Frederick  J.  Kingsbury  and  Mary  K.  Talcott,  732  pages, 

1905 210 

Lamson  Memorial,  1635-1908,  by  Otis  E.  and  Frank  B.  Lamson,  of 

Buffalo,  Minn.;  121  pages,  1908 211 

A  Genealogy  of  the  Leavenworth  Family  in  the  United  States,  by 

Elias  W.  Leavenworth,  376  pages,  1873 212 

Memorial  of  Solomon  Leonard  and  his  Descendants,  by  Manning 

Leonard,  454  pages   [1896].. 213 

The  Libby  Family  in  America,  by  Charles  T.  Libby,  628  pages,  1882.  214 
Mann  Memorial,  a  Record  of  the  Mann  Family  in  America,  by 

George  S.  Mann,  251  pages,  1884 215 

John  Neill  and  his  Descendants,  127  pages,  1875 216 

History  and  Genealogy  of  the  Family  of  Thomas  Noble,  by  Lucius 

M.  Boltwood,  870  pages,  1878. 217 

Noyes  Genealogy,  by  Col.  Henry  E.  and  Harriette  E.  Noyes,  two 

vols.,  575  and  437  pages,  1904 218 

Noyes-Gilman  Ancestry,  by   Charles  P.   Noyes,   of  St.  Paul;    467 

pages,  1907  219 

The  Phelps  Family  of  America,  by  Judge  Oliver  S.  Phelps  and 

Andrew  T.  Servin,  two  vols.,  1,865  pages,  1899 220 

The  Pillsbury  Family,  by  David  B.  Pillsbury  and  Emily  A.  Getchell, 

307  pages,  1898 221 


SOURCES  OF  THIS  COMPILATION.  XXI 

A  Genealogical  Record  of  Samuel  Pond  and  his  Descendants,  by 

Daniel  S.  Pond,  126  pages,  1875 222 

Genealogy  of  the  Riggs  Family,  by  John  H.  Wallace,  147  pages, 

1901  223 

Genealogy  of  the  Family  of  Sanborne  or  Sanborn,  by  V.  C.  San- 
born, 692  pages,  1899. . . . 224 

Sanborn  Family  in  the  United  States  and  Brief  Sketch  of  the  Life 
of  John  B.  Sanborn,  of  St  Paul;  75  pages,  1887 225 

Genealogy  and  Memoirs  of  the  Stearns  Family,  by  Mrs.  Avis 
Stearns  Van  Wagener,  two  vols.,  744  and  531  pages,  1901 226 

The  Stebbins  Genealogy,  by  Ralph  S.  and  Robert  L.  Greenlee,  two 
vols.,  1,386  pages,  1904 227 

The  History  of  the  Descendants  of  Elder  John  Strong,  by  Benjamin 

W.  Dwight,  two  vols.,  1,586  pages,  1871 228 

The  Descendants  of  William  Towne,  by  Edwin  E.  Towne,  372 
pages,  1901 229 

Trowbridge  Genealogy,  by  Frances  B.  Trowbridge,  848  pages,  1908.  230 

Upham  Genealogy,  by  Frank  K.  Upham,  573  pages,  1892 231 

A  Genealogy  of  the  Van  Voorhis  Family  in  America,  by  Elias  W. 

Van  Voorhis,  725  pages,  1888 232 

Wakefield  Memorial,  by  Homer  Wakefield,  352  pages,  1897 233 

Genealogical  Notes  of  the  Washburn  Family,  by  Mrs.  Julia  Chase 

Washburn,  104  pages,  1898 234 

Genealogical  Notes  of  the  Whipple-Hill  Families,  by  John  Whipple- 

Hill,  106  pages,  1897 235 

The  Whitcomb  Family  in  America,  by  Charlotte  Whitcomb,  of  Min- 
neapolis; 621  pages,  1904 236 

Scrap-Books  and  Newspapers. 

Minnesota  Historical  Society  Scrap-Books,  68  vols.,  18614912,  with 
designation  of  the  volume  cited 237 

The  Minnesota  Pioneer,  Pioneer  and  Democrat,  and  Pioneer  Press, 
St.  Paul;  full  series,  April  28,  1849,  to  1912,  weekly  and  daily, 
with  dates  of  biographies 238 

The  Minnesotian,  St.  Paul,  from  Sept.  1,  1851,  and  the  Minneso- 
tian  and  Times,  to  1861 239 

Daily  Press,  St.  Paul,  Jan.  1,  1861,  to  April  10,  1875 .  240 

Correspondence. 

Received  by  Correspondence  and  Interviews 241 

Note. — Many  sketches  have  been  supplied  with  dates  of  terms  of 
official  services,  and  of  removals  and  deaths,  by  consulting  the  Legisla- 
tive Manuals  (No.  30),  Directories  of  Minneapolis,  St.  Paul,  Duluth, 
etc.,  and  the  Northwestern  Gazetteer  and  Business  Directory  of  Min- 
nesota, the  Dakotas,  and  Montana. 


ADDITIONS  AND  CORRECTIONS. 


Many  of  the  persons  whose  biographic  sketches  are  gathered 
in  this  volume  have  died  since  the  sources  Whence  it  is  com- 
piled were  published.  Information  of  their  place  and  date  of 
death  is  requested  to  be  sent  to  the  Secretary  of  this  Society 
for  notation  in  its  Library. 

Such  additional  notes  have  been  inserted  throughout  this 
work  for  a  considerable  number  who  have  died  during  the 
time  of  its  printing,  but  several  of  these  for  the  earlier  parts 
of  the  volume  are  given  in  the  ensuing  list.  Others  are  also 
here  noted  whose  deaths,  though  occurring  longer  ago,  have 
come  to  our  knowledge  since  their  places  in  the  printing  were 
passed. 

A  few  corrections  and  added  sketches  are  also  included  in 
this  list;  and  the  Secretary  will  thank  any  readers  who  will 
send  needed  corrections  for  preservation  and  reference. 

"The  Aborigines  of  Minnesota,  a  Report  based  on  the  col- 
lections of  Jacob  Y.  Brower,  and  on  the  field  surveys  and  notes 
of  Alfred  J.  Hill  and  Theodore  H.  Lewis,  collated,  augmented 
and  described  by  N.  H.  Winchell,"  published  in  1911  by  this 
Historical  Society,  forms  a  quarto  volume  of  761  pages,  writh 
many  halftone  page  plates  and  more  than  500  plats  of  groups 
of  aboriginal  mounds  surveyed  in  this  state.  Histories  of  the 
Sioux  and  Ojibways  of  Minnesota  are  given  in  this  report,  with 
many  portraits.  It  also  contains,  in  pages  707-731,  an  alpha- 
betic list  of  about  1,500  personal  names  of  Ojibways  who  have 
borne  some  part  in  Minnesota  history,  with  citations  of  pub- 
lications in  which  they  are  mentioned.  Biographic  sketches, 
however,  are  not  presented,  excepting  for  Brower,  Hill,  and 
Lewis,  with  portraits,  in  the  preface. 

The  present  work  was  originally  undertaken  in  connection 
with  the  compilation  of  another  volume,  "Minnesota  Geo- 
graphic Names,"  for  this  Society's  Collections.  In  that  fur- 
ther volume,  on  which  much  progress  has  been  made,  it  is 


ADDITIONS  AND  CORRECTIONS.  XX111 

planned  to  give  the  origin,  meaning,  and  date,  so  far  as  can  be 
ascertained,  of  our  place  names,  as  of  the  state,  its  counties  and 
townships,  cities,  villages,  railway  stations,  post  offices,  creeks, 
rivers  and  lakes,  hills  and  mountains,  and  the  streets  and 
parks  in  cities.  Many  personal  notes  and  frequent  sketches  of 
the  early  explorers,  first  settlers,  and  prominent  citizens,  com- 
memorated by  these  names,  are  being  thus  gathered,  consider- 
ably extending  the  biographic  records  of  Minnesota. 

When  the  foregoing  pages,  the  latest  to  be  printed  in  this 
long  work,  were  at  their  final  proof-reading,  this  Society's 
Library  received  the  new  Volume  VII  of  No.  17  in  our  sources 
of  compilation.  This  new  edition  of  the  most  serviceable  col- 
lection of  biographies  of  living  men  and  women  in  the  United 
States  has  about  twenty  for  Minnesota  that  were  not  in  its 
former  editions  nor  in  this  compilation,  to  which  accordingly 
they  are  here  added. 

St.  Paid,  Minn.,  June  1,  1912. 

Abell,  John  S.,  d.  in  Waseca,  Minn.,  July  1,  1905. 

Adams,  Samuel  E.,  d.  in  Minneapolis,  March  29,  1912. 

Allin,  Cephas  Daniel,  b.  in  Clinton,  Ont,  Canada,  Aug.  18,  1876; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Toronto,  1897,  and  from  its  law 
department,  1899;  studied  later  at  Harvard  University,  and  in  Berlin 
and  Oxford;  instructor  in  political  science,  University  of  Minnesota, 
1907-9,  and  assistant  professor  since  1910.     [17.] 

Ames,  Rev.  Charles  Gordon,  d.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  April  15,  1912. 

Anderson,  John  J.,  d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  25,  1911. 

Babbitt,  Frances  Eliza,  b.  Jan.  24,  1824;  d.  at  Coldwater,  Mich., 
July  6,  1891.  She  was  a  school  teacher  at  Little  Falls,  Minn.,  where 
her  observations  and  published  papers,  in  1878-84,  noting  artificially 
flaked  quartz  fragments  in  the  Mississippi  valley  drift,  gave  evidence 
of  the  presence  of  man  there  during  the  closing  stage  of  the  Glacial 
period.     [241.] 

Barnard,  Albion,  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Jan.  11,  1912. 

Bigsby,  John  J.,  English  geologist,  b.  in  Nottingham,  England,  Aug. 
14,  1792;  d.  in  London,  Feb.  10,  1881.  He  traveled  along  the  northern 
boundary  of  Minnesota  in  1823;  published  many  papers  on  Canadian 
geology.     [Dictionary  of  National  Biography.] 

Breck,  James  Lloyd;  add  references  to  182  and  183  in  the  foregoing 
list. 

Bright,  Alfred  Harris,  lawyer,  b.  in  Jefferson  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct. 
29,  1850;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1874,  and 
from  its  law  department,  1876;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1891,  settling  in 
Minneapolis;  general  solicitor  of  the  Minneapolis,  St.  Paul  and  Sault 


XXIV         MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Ste.  Marie  Ry.  Co.,  1891-1908,  and  its  general  counsel  since  1908.  [17; 
24;  25.] 

Burnham,  Capt.  John  W.,  d.  in  Fargo,  N.  D.,  Jan.  5,  1912. 

Campbell,  William  W.,  d.  in  Washington,  Pa.,  in  1905. 

Carney,  Patrick  H.,  d.  in  Duluth,  Minn.,  Jan.  23,  1912. 

Carpenter,  Elbert  Lawrence,  lumber  merchant,  b.  in  Rochelle,  111., 
March  6,  1862;  has  engaged  in  lumber  business  in  Minneapolis  since 
1887,  being  of  the  Shevlin-Carpenter  Co.  since  1S93.     [17.] 

Child,  James  Erwin,  d.  in  Waseca,  Minn.,  Feb.  25,  1912. 

Child,  Simeon  P.,  d.  near  Shapokee,  May  26,  1912. 

Coolen,  John,  last  on  page  139,  spelling  corrected. 

Coulter,  John  Lee,  statistician,  b.  in  Mallory,  Minn.,  April  16,  1881; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  North  Dakota,  1904,  and  with  the 
degree  of  Ph.  D.  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1908;  was  assistant 
professor  of  rural  economics,  University  of  Minnesota,  190940,  and 
special  agent  of  the  U.  S.  census  bureau  since  1910.     [17.] 

Crooker,  Josiah  B.,  b.  in  Cayuga  county,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  3,  1828;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  May  30,  1912.  He  came  to  Minnesota  Territory,  settling 
in  Owatonna;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1865-6,  and  a 
state  senator,  1869-70;  removed  to  Minneapolis,  and  engaged  in  lumber 
business  there  and  in  Anoka,  and  later  in  real  estate  business;  was  one 
of  the  founders  of  the  Central  Baptist  Church  in  Minneapolis.     [237  ( 68 ) .] 

Dane,  Henry  J.,  d.  in  Le  Sueur,  Minn.,  May,  1905. 

Davis,  Capt.  Ellery  C,  d.  in  Crookston,  Minn.,  Jan.  17,  1912. 

Dewey,  Harry  Pinneo,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Toulon,  111., 
Oct.  30,  1861;  was  graduated  at  Williams  College,  1884,  and  Andover 
Theological  Seminary,  1887;  was  pastor  in  Concord,  N.  H.,  1887-1900, 
and  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  1900-7;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1907,  and  has 
since  been  pastor  of  Plymouth  Church,  Minneapolis.     [17.] 

Dickson,  Thomas  Hunter,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Dec.  4,  1840;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  May  14,  1912.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1880,  settling  in  St. 
Paul;  was  freight  agent  of  the  Great  Northern  railway,  1880-1901,  and 
of  the  Northern  Pacific  railway  since  1901.     [25;  237  (68).] 

Dilley,  George  W.,  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Aug.  28,  1910. 

Dunwell,  Dennis  W.  C,  d.  in  Lewiston,  Idaho,  Feb.  21,  1907. 

Fish,  Everett  W.,  d.  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  March  24,  1912. 

Flat  Mouth  (Eshkebugecoshe),  chief  of  the  Pillager  band  of  the 
Ojibways  in  Minnesota,  b.  in  1774;  d.  about  1860.  This  band  lived  in 
the  vicinity  of  Leech  lake.  In  the  War  of  1.812  he  refused  to  join  the 
British  against  the  United  States,  and  through  his  long  life  he  was 
much  respected  by  both  the  red  and  white  men.     [28,  V;  241.] 

Gage,  George  M,,  d.  in  Sacramento,  Cal.,  April,  1910. 

Gibbs,  Mrs.  Jane  de  Bow  Stevens,  d.  in  Rose  township,  near  St.  Paul, 
May  30,  1910. 

Gilbert,  Newington,  d.  in  Merriam  Park,  St.  Paul,  April  10,  1912. 

Gillies,  Andrew,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Glasgow,  Scotland,  Aug.  3, 
1870,  and  the  same  year  was  brought  to  America;  was  graduated  at 


ADDITIONS  AND  CORRECTIONS.  XXV 

the  Genesee  Wesleyan  Seminary,  Lima,  N.  Y.,  1891,  and  at  the  Wes- 
leyan  University,  Conn.,  1895;  was  pastor  in  Vermont  and  New  York, 
1895-1907;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1907,  and  has  since  been  pastor  of 
the  Hennepin  Avenue  Church  in  Minneapolis.     [17.] 

Gjertsen,  Henry  John,  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Dec.  2,  1911. 

Graham,  Christopher  C,  d.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  May  1891.     [56*.] 

Granger,  Warren.  A  memorial  biography,  42  pages,  by  his  brother, 
James  N.  Granger,  was  published  in  1895  for  the  Minnesota  Com- 
mandery  of  the  Loyal  Legion. 

Gray  Cloud  (Mahkpiya-hoto-win),  a  half  breed  Sioux  woman,  b.  about 
1793;  d.  at  Black  Dog's  village,  on  the  Minnesota  river,  in  1850.  She 
was  married  at  Prairie  du  Chien  to  Captain  Thomas  Anderson,  an 
ofiicer  of  the  British  army,  and  later  to  Hazen  Mooers,  the  fur  trader, 
with  whom  she  lived  on  the  large  Gray  Cloud  island  of  the  Mississippi 
river  between  St.  Paul  and  Hastings.  This  island  was  named  for  her 
by  Andrew  Robertson,  her  son-in-law.     [28,  IX;  241.] 

Hall,  Albert  R.,  d.  in  Knapp,  Wis.,  June  2,  1905. 

Hall,  Oscar  H.,  d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  2,  1912. 

Hamblin,  Charles  Henry,  b.  in  London,  England,  Sept.  13,  1859; 
came  to  America  in  1882,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1889;  was  managing 
editor  of  the  Minneapolis  Evening  Tribune,  1891-1902;  business  man- 
ager and  editor,  Minneapolis  Tribune  Co.,  since  1902.     [17;   24.] 

Hamlin,  James  Garrit,  d.  in  Spokane,  Wash.,  May  4,  1912. 

Hecklin,  Fred,  d.  in  Chaska,  Minn.,  Sept.  16,  1905. 

Heywood,  Joseph  Lee,  page  324;  a  memorial  volume,  "Robber  and 
Hero,"  by  Prof.  George  Huntington,  119  pages,  with  portraits,  was  pub- 
lished in  1895. 

Hill,  Andrew  H.,  d.  in  Portland,  Ore.,  April  5,  1910. 

Hill,  Frank  Davis,  U.  S.  consul,  b.  at  Pine  Island,  Minn.,  May  28, 
1862;  d.  at  Frankfort-on-the-Main,  Germany,  May  23,  1912.  He  studied 
at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1878-82;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1884;  entered  the  diplomatic  service  in  1887,  as  consul  in  Asuncion, 
Paraguay;  later  served  in  Montevideo,  Uruguay,  in  Venezuela,  Brazil, 
Amsterdam  (1899-1907),  St.  Petersburg,  Barcelona,  and  Frankfort. 
[17;  237  (68).] 

Hoag,  Charles;  omit  authorship  of  biography  of  Henry  Clay. 

Hoffman,  James  K.,  d.  in  St.  Paul,  May,  1905. 

Hole-in-the-day  (Bagwunagijik,  "Hole,  opening,  rift  in  the  sky"); 
the  hereditary  name  of  Ojibway  chiefs,  passing  from  father  to  son 
through  three  generations.  The  sketch  on  pages  337-8  refers  to  the 
second  of  these  chiefs.     [28,  I,  II,  IV,  V,  VI,  IX,  X.] 

Hubbard,  Rennselaer  Dean,  d.  in  Chicago,  111.,  Aug.  29,  1905. 

Humbird,  John  A.,  b.  in  Pennsylvania,  July  18,  1836;  d.  in  Spokane, 
Wash.,  Aug.  4,  1911.  He  resided  many  years  in  Wisconsin,  and  re- 
moved to  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  in  1899;  was  largely  interested  in  railroad 
building,  and  in  timber  lands,  lumbering,  and  banking,  in  Wisconsin, 
Minnesota,  Idaho,  and  on  the  Pacific  coast.     [237   (59*).] 


XXVI  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Humiston,  Ransom  F.,  page  354;  add  that  he  was  born  July  3,  1822, 
and  died  in  April,  1889.     [65B*.] 

Hummel,  William,  d.  in  Portland,  Ore.,  April  6,  1911. 

Humphrey,  James  Kent,  d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  28,  1912. 

Hyde,  Cornelius  Willet  Gillam  (full  name,  given  only  by  initials 
on  page  360) ;  since  1901  editor  of  School  Education,  residing  in  Rob- 
binsdale,  Minneapolis.     [17.] 

Johnson,  Charles  E.,  d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  9,  1912. 

Johnston,  Lawrence  Albert,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  at  Sugar 
Grove,  Pa.,  Aug.  12,  1855;  was  graduated  at  Augustana  College,  Rock 
Island,  111.,  in  1879,  and  at  Augustana  Theological  Seminary,  1881; 
was  pastor  in  Iowa  and  Illinois,  and  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  1894-1904,  and 
since  1911;  editor  of  Lutheran  newspapers  since  1883,  and  author  of 
religious  books.     [17.] 

King,  Osmyn  B.,  b.  in  Sufneld,  Conn.,  June  15,  1831;  d.  in  Minneapolis, 
March  19,  1912.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  in  St.  Anthony, 
and  at  first  practiced  law;  was  treasurer  of  Hennepin  county,  1865-8; 
was  in  lumber  business  the  next  ten  years,  and  later  was  teller  of  the 
Security  Bank,  etc.;  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Park  Avenue  Con- 
gregational Church,  Minneapolis,- in  1867.     [237  (68*).] 

Koernee,  August  T.,  d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  17,  1912. 

Kray,  John,  d.  at  Cold  Spring,  Minn.,  June  6,  1905. 

Krayenbuhl,  Gustave,  d.  in  Chaska,  Minn.,  June  5,  1905. 

Lewis,  Martin  B.,  d.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  March  31,  1912.  . 

Linnen,  Edward  Bangs,  b.  in  Le  Sueur,  Minn.,  March  21,  1864; 
studied  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1879-82;  has  since  been  U.  S. 
inspector  successively  of  river  and  harbor  improvements,  the  railway 
mail  service,  and  from  1894  to  1910  for  the  Department  of  the  Interior; 
resides  in  Minneapolis.     [17.] 

Listoe,  Soren,  page  444 ;  add  that  he  was  U.  S.  consul  at  Rotterdam, 
Netherlands,  1897-1902,  and  consul  general  there  since  1902.     [17.] 

Loveless,  Capt.  Charles  B.,  d.  in  Worthington,  Minn.,  Dec.  29,  1890. 
[65B.] 

Lynch,  Frederick  Bicknell,  b.  in  Madison,  Wis.,  May  4,  1866; 
studied  at  Yankton  College,  S.  D.;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1897,  set- 
tling in  St.  Paul;  engaged  in  real  estate  business,  and  since  1901  in 
lumbering,  and  has  other  extensive  financial  interests.     [17;  24;   25.] 

McClure,  John  Charles,  d.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  April  4,  1912. 

McDougall,  Alexander,  b.  in  Scotland,  March  16,  1845;  came  to 
America  in  1854,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1870,  settling  in  Duluth;  has 
engaged  since  1865  in  lake  transportation  and  ship  building.     [17;  24.] 

McLean,  Thomas  Nicol,  d.  in  Chicago,  111.,  March  20,  1912. 

Manton,  Rev.  Joseph  R.,  d.  in  Richfield,  Minn.,  Jan.  17,  1912. 

Markham,  J.  M.,  d.  at  Hot  Springs,  Ark.,  Sept.,  1905. 

Martin,  William  Leslie,  b.  in  Lee  County,  111.,  Nov.  15,  1854;  has 
been  since  1886  successively  chief  clerk,  treasurer,  general  freight 


ADDITIONS  AND  CORRECTIONS.  XXvil 

agent,  traffic  manager,  and  vice-president,  of  the  Minneapolis,  St.  Paul 
and  Sault  Ste.  Marie  Railway  Co.;  resides  in  Minneapolis.     [17;  24.] 

Maxwell,  Guy  Everett,  educator,  b.  in  Forest  City,  111.,  Sept.  10, 
1870;  was  graduated  at  Hamline  University,  St.  Paul,  1893;  engaged  in 
teaching  in  Minnesota  and  Wisconsin;  since  1904  president  of  the 
State  Normal  School,  Winona,  Minn.     [17; 24.] 

Medicine  Bottle,  chief  of  a  small  Sioux  band  living  on  and  near 
Gray  Cloud  island  of  the  Mississippi  river  above  Hastings,  and  re- 
moving in  1852  to  the  vicinity  of  the  Redwood  Agency,  where  he  died 
before  the  Sioux  outbreak  of  1862;  was  uncle  of  the  warrior  of  this 
name  mentioned  on  page  500.     [241.] 

Milligan,  William  F.,  d.  in  Chicago,  111.,  Oct.,  1905. 

Miner,  Nelson  H.,  d.  in  Sauk  Center,  Minn.,  April  21,  1905. 

Molloy,  Mary  Aloysia,  teacher  and  author,  b.  in  Sandusky,  Ohio; 
was  graduated  at  Ohio  State  University,  1903,  and  as  Ph.  D.  at  Cornell 
University,  1907;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  was  assistant  principal  of 
Winona  Seminary,  Roman  Catholic,  1907-11;  dean  of  the  College  of 
St.  Teresa,  Winona,  Minn.,  since  1911.     [17.] 

Montgomery,  William  H.,  d.  in  Owatonna,  Minn.,  May  10,  1912. 

Morrison,  Daniel  Alexander,  d.  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  March  15,  1912. 

Neiler,  Samuel  B.,  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Feb.  13,  1911. 

Nind,  Mrs.  Mary  Clarke,  d.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  Sept.,  1905. 

Norton,  Matthew  George,  b.  in  Lewisburg,  Pa.,  April  20,  1831  (date 
corrected.) 

Notestein,  Wallace,  educator,  b.  at  Wooster,  Ohio,  Dec.  16,  1879; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Wooster,  1900,  and  as  Ph.  D.  at 
Yale,  1908;  assistant  professor  of  history  in  the  University  of  Min- 
nesota since  1910.     [17.] 

Oftedal,  Sven,  d.  in  Minneapolis,  April  1,  1911. 

Oswald,  John  Conrad,  d.  in  Minneapolis,  June  13,  1905. 

Parsons,  Oliver,  pioneer,  b.  in  South  Paris,  Maine,  June  1,  1823;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  April  25,  1912.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1849,  settling 
in  Stillwater,  and  engaged  in  lumbering;  removed  to  Minneapolis  in 
1876,  and  was  in  mortgage  and  loan  business  there  about  twenty-five 
years.     [237  (68).] 

Penicaut,  French  shipwright,  companion  and  narrator  of  Le  Sueur's 
expedition  in  1700-01  to  the  Minnesota  and  Blue  Earth  rivers.    [28,  III.] 

Peterson,  Samuel  D.,  d.  in  New  Ulm,  Minn.,  Feb.  10,  1911. 

Pfaender,  William,  d.  in  New  Ulm,  Aug.  11,  1905. 

Pillsbury,  Charles  Stinson,  miller,  son  of  Charles  Alfred  Pillsbury, 
b.  in  Minneapolis,  Dec.  6,  1878;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of 
Minnesota,  1900;  engaged  in  real  estate  business  and  flour  manufac- 
turing; resides  in  Minneapolis.     [17;  24.] 

Pillsbury,  John  Sargent,  twin  brother  of  the  foregoing;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  same  place  and  date;  learned  flour  milling  by  working  in 
all  departments,  1900-6;  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Pillsbury  Flour 
Mills  Co.,  since  1909;  resides  in  Minneapolis.     [17.] 


XXviii       MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Ponthan,  Swan  A.,  d.  at  White  Bear,  Minn.,  Aug.  15,  1911. 

Rosser,  Gen.  Thomas  L.,  d.  in  Charlottesville,  Va.,  March  29,  1910. 

Russell,  Charles  P.,  d.  in  Eyota,  Minn.,  March  19,  1912. 

Schaefer,  Anton,  d.  in  St.  Paul,  July  1,  1911  (date  corrected.) 

Shakopee  (Little  Six)  was  the  hereditary  name,  like  Wabasha,  of 
three  successive  chiefs,  in  lineal  descent  from  father  to  son,  of  a  band 
of  Sioux  in  the  Minnesota  river  valley  near  the  site  of  the  city  of 
Shakopee,  which  commemorates  the  first  and  second  of  these  chiefs. 
The  sketch  on  page  693  refers  to  the  third  and  last  who  bore  this 
name.     12S,  I,  III,  VI,  IX,  XII.] 

Sheire,  Romaine,  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Sept.  11,  1905. 

Sheldon,  Theodore  B.,  commemorated  by  the  Sheldon  Auditorium  in 
the  city  of  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  died  there  April  3,  1900.     [56*.] 

Simmons,  Thor  K.,  v    in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  May  7,  1890.     [56*.] 

Smith,  Birdsey  Wooster,  d.  in  St.  Paul,  May  29,  1912. 

Storms,  George  E.,  d.  in  Superior,  Wis.,  May  19,^  1912. 

Strong,  John  H.,  d.  in  Athens,  Minn.,  April  2Qt  1905. 

Tanner,  John,  captive  of  the  Ottawa  Indians,  partly  on  and  near  the 
northern  boundary  of  Minnesota,  b.  in  Kentucky  about  1780;  d.  in 
1847.  The  narrative  of  his  captivity  during  thirty  years,  426  pages, 
edited  by  Edwin  James,  was  published  in  1830.     [1.] 

Van  Slyke,  William  A.,  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Jan.  14,  1910.     [237  (59*).] 

Wardell,  John  Middleton,  of  Tracy,  Minn.,  d.  in  St.  Paul,  May 
21,  1912. 

Weigle,  Luther  Allan,  educator,  b.  in  Littlestown,  Pa.,  Sept.  11, 
1880;  was  graduated  at  Gettysburg  College,  1900,  and  as  Ph.  D.  at  Yale, 
1905 ;  has  since  been  professor  of  philosophy  in  Carleton  College, 
Northfield,  Minn.,  and  its  dean  since  1910.     [17.] 

Weiss,  Anton  Charles,  journalist,  b.  in  Sheboygan,  Wis.,  Sept.  20, 
1862;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1887,  settling  in  Duluth;  editor  and  pub- 
lisher of  the  Duluth  Herald  since  1890.     [17;  24;  25.] 

Welz,  Frederick  R.,  d.  in  Daytona,  Fla.,  Feb.  25,  1910. 

Werner,  Nils  O.,  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Feb.  24,  1910. 

Wing,  Francis  Marion,  newspaper  artist,  b.  in  Elmwood,  111.,  July 
24, 1873;  studied  at  Grinnell  College,  Iowa;  engaged  in  making  cartoons 
and  caricatures  for  the  Minneapolis  Journal  since  1900.     [17.] 

Wing,  Marcus,  d.  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  March  27,  1911. 

Witte,  William,  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Aug.  19,  1905. 

Wollan,  Nels  B.,  d.  in  Starbuck,  Minn.,  June  9,  1905. 

Woolstencroft,  Benjamin  W.,  d.  in  Slayton,  Minn.,  Oct.  17,  1908. 
[65B.*]  jN 

Wounded  Man  (Taopi,  the  Sioux,  page  767)  was  a  son  of  Old  Bets 
(page  564).     [Aborigines  of  Minnesota.*] 

Younger  brothers,  pages  889,  890;  see  ''The  Story  of  Cole  Younger" 
(full  name,  Thomas  Coleman  Younger),  an  autobiography,  124  pages, 
with  portraits,  1903,  and  "Robber  and  Hero,"  by  Prof.  George  Hunting- 
ton, 119  pages,  1895. 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES. 


Note. — Numerals  after  each  sketch  refer  to  the  preceding  list 
of  sources  of  this  work,  which  may  be  consulted  for  more  full 
information. 

An  asterisk  (*)  after  a  numeral  refers  to  a  portrait  with  the 
biography. 


Aaker,  Hans  H.,  educator,  b.  in  Ridgeway,  Iowa,  April  16,  1862;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1883  to  teach  at  Willmar.  After  1894  he  was  prin- 
cipal of  Concordia  College,  Moorhead.     [26*;  134  (June,  1897).*] 

Aaker,  Lars  K.,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept.  19,  1825;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1845,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  was  a  representative  in  the 
state  legislature  in  1859  and  1861;  served  in  the  Third  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  again  elected  to  the  legislature  in  1867 
and  1869,  and  was  a  state  senator,  1880-4;  settled  in  Crookston  in  the 
latter  year  as  receiver  of  the  U.  S.  land  office.     [35;  169.] 

Aanenson,  Andrew,  farmer,  b.  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  in  1861; 
resides  at  Shelly,  Norman  county;  was  representative  in  the  state  leg- 
islature in  1901  and  1903.     [30.] 

Aas,  Elias,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Sand,  Norway,  April  28,  1855; 
studied  theology  at  Augsburg  Seminary,  Minneapolis;  was  pastor  in 
Polk  and  Marshall  counties,  Minn.,  1886-1888,  in  Dakota  county,  Minn., 
1888-1904,  and  in  Northwood,  N.  D.,  after  Nov.,  1904.     [148.] 

Abbetmeyer,  Karl  D.  A.  F.,  Lutheran  clergyman  and  educator,  b. 
Aug.  19,  1867,  in  Germany;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1873;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Watertown,  Wis.,  1888,  and  at  the 
Theological  Seminary  at  Milwaukee,  1890;  was  pastor  in  West  St. 
Paul,  1895-98;  and  professor  at  Concordia  College,  St  Paul,  since  1902. 
[25;   148.] 

Abbott,  Amos  Wilson,  surgeon,  b.  in  India,  Jan.  6,  1844;  was  edu- 
cated at  Dartmouth  College  and  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Sur- 
geons, New  York;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1877,  settling  in  Minneapolis, 
where  he  has  since  practiced.     [24;  85A.] 

Abbott,  Anstice,  Congregational  missionary,  b.  Aug.  16,  1839,  in 
Ahmednagar,  India,  where  her  parents  were  missionaries;  was  grad- 
uated at  Abbott  Seminary,  Andover,  Mass.,  1858;  was  a  teacher  in  the 
Minneapolis  High  School,  1872-9,  and  in  Bennett  Seminary,  Minne- 
apolis, 1881-6;  was  a  missionary  in  India,  1888-1905;  now  residing  in 
Le  Cannet,  France.     [179   (July  18,  1890);   241.] 


I  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Abbott,  Emma,  singer,  b.  in  Chicago,  111.,  Dec.  9,  1850;  d.  at  Salt 
Lake  City,  Utah,  Jan.  5,  1891.  She  was  accustomed  to  sing  in  con- 
certs from  her  early  childhood,  and  became  distinguished  as  an  opera 
singer.  Her  father  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1878,  and  there  she  often 
visited  him.  She  was  married  to  Eugene  Wetherell,  who  died  in  1889. 
"The  Life  and  Professional  Career  of  Emma  Abbott"  (192  pages), 
written  by  Sadie  E.  Martin,  was  published  in  Minneapolis,  1891.    [6;  7.] 

Abbott,  Evebton  Judson,  physician,  b.  in  Milan,  Ohio,  Oct.  19,  1849; 
was  graduated  from  the  medical  department  of  Western  Reserve  Uni- 
versity, Ohio,  1875;  the  next  year  settled  in  St.  Paul;  professor  of 
clinical  medicine,  University  of  Minnesota.     [24;  25;  68;  93;  125.] 

Abbott,  Ezra,  pioneer,  b.  in  New  Hampshire;  d.  in  Owatonna,  Minn., 
Aug.  16,  1876.  He  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  brother,  John  H.  Ab- 
bott, in  1855,  being  among  the  first  settlers  in  Owatonna.     [72.] 

Abbott,  Howard  Strickland,  lawyer,  b.  in  Farmington,  Minn.,  Sept. 
15,  1864;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1885;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1887,  and  has  since  practiced  in  Minneapolis; 
lecturer  in  the  department  of  corporation  law  in  the  University  of 
Minnesota  since  1897;  author  of  several  text-books  on  law.  [17;  24; 
25;  85A;*  127   (12*);  127A*;  137.] 

Abbott,  Howard  T.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Washington,  D.  C,  Feb.  11,  1867; 
came  to  Minneapolis  in  1879;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University 
of  Michigan,  1890;  settled  at  Duluth  in  1890.     [31A.] 

Abbott,  James  W.,  b.  in  Morgan  county,  Ohio,  Jan.  9,  1843;  served 
in  the  87th  Ohio  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  in 
1872  settled  in  Shell  Rock  township,  Freeborn  county,  Minn.,  where 
he  engaged  in  lumber  and  mercantile  business,  and  later  in  buying 
grain.     [53.] 

Abbott,  John  Steele,  physician,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.* Nov.  15,  1883; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1905,  and  in  medicine 
at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  1908 ;  was  afterward  connected  with 
hospitals  in  St.  Paul  and  Rochester.     [127A.*] 

Abbott,  Russell  Bigelow,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  at  Brookville, 
Ind.,  Aug.  8,  1823;  was  graduated  at  the  Indiana  State  University,  1847; 
was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1857;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  in 
1869-84  was  pastor  at  Albert  Lea;  founder  and  president  of  Albert  Lea 
College,  1884-1903.     [24;  53;  53A.*] 

Abbott,  Seth,  b.  in  1817;  d.  in  Chicago,  111.,  Oct.  22,  1901,  He  was 
the  father  of  Emma  Abbott,  the  famous  singer,  and  during  her  girl- 
hood traveled  with  her,  giving  concerts  and  teaching  singing  schools. 
He  resided  in  Minneapolis,  1878-90,  and  engaged  in  real  estate  busi- 
ness; removed  to  Chicago.     [237   (19*).] 

Abbott,  Sheridan  J.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Lorain  county,  Ohio,  March  25, 
1837;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1867;  resided  at  Delavan,  1887-1902,  then 
removed  to  Winnebago  City;  was  a  representative  in  the  state  legis- 
lature in  1893  and  1897-9,     [30;   51*;   237   (32,*  67*.)] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  O 

Abbott,  William  D.,  lawyer,  b.  at  Clinton  Falls,  Minn.,  July  13,  1859; 
was  graduated  at  Carleton  College  in  1883,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1884;  settled  in  Waseca  in  1885;  removed  to  Winona  in  1892. 
[24;   75;   77.] 

Abeix,  John  S.,  farmer,  b.  in  Constantia,  N.  Y.,  July  22f  1834;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  settled  in  Waseca;  was  a  representative  in 
the  state  legislature  in  1879.     [30;  75.] 

Abercrombie,  John,  surveyor,  b.  in  Bannockburn,  Scotland,  July  7, 
1844;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1871,  and  settled  in  Alexandria, 
Minn.,  1875;  engaged  in  railroad  surveying.     [38.] 

Abercrombie,  John  Joseph,  soldier,  b.  in  Tennessee,  1802;  d.  in 
Roslyn,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  3,  1877.  He  was  graduated  at  West  Point,  1822; 
captain,  1836;  served  in  the  Florida  and  Mexican  wars,  and  was  bre- 
vetted  lieutenant  colonel;  was  in  Minnesota  at  the  beginning  of  the 
civil  war,  through  which  he  served,  and  was  brevetted  brigadier  gen- 
eral at  its  close.  Fort  Abercrombie,  N.  D.,  on  the  Red  river,  adjoining 
Minnesota,  was  named  in  his  honor.     [1.] 

Abrahamson,  Isaac,  pioneer,  b.  in  Norway,  June  30,  1831;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1853,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  opened  the  first 
store  in  Houston,  1859.     [61.] 

Accault,  Michael,  explorer,  sent  by  La  Salle  with  Hennepin  during 
the  summer  of  1680  to  explore  the  upper  part  of  the  Mississippi  river; 
was  with  Hennepin  in  his  captivity  by  the  Sioux  Indians,  and  in  his 
discovery  of  the  Falls  of  St.  Anthony.     [1.] 

Achenbach,  Louis  H.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  May  20,  1863,  at  Grand 
Rapids,  Mich.;  was  graduated  at  Concordia  College,  Ft.  Wayne,  Ind., 
in  1884;  and  at  Concordia  Seminary,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  in  1887;  pastor 
in  Minneapolis  since  1889.     [148.] 

Acker,  Henry,  b.  in  Clarkstown,  N.  Y.,  June  8,  1804;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1857,  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  Ramsey  county;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  state  legislature  in  1860.     [239  (Feb.  25,  I860).] 

Acker,  William  H.,  b.  in  Clyde,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  5,  1833;  was  killed  in 
the  battle  of  Shiloh,  April  7,  1S62.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854; 
studied  law,  and  was  bookkeeper  in  a  banking  house;  was  adjutant 
general  of  this  state,  1860-61;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain.  Acker  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  in 
St.  Paul,  is  named  in  his  honor.  [28,  IV;*  68;  94;  115;  237(1);  238 
(May  6,  1862).] 

Ackermann,  Julius  Henry,  merchant,  b.  in  Muehlhausen,  Germany, 
Jan.  9,  1844;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1862,  and  two  years  later 
settled  in  Carver  county,  Minn.;  engaged  in  milling  and  mercantile 
pursuits  in  Young  America;  was  a  state  senator  in  1883-5;  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature,  1889,  and  deputy  state  treasurer,  1895.  [22*; 
30;  32.] 


*  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Adams,  Mrs.  Barbara  Ann  Shadecker,  b.  in  the  Canton  of  Bern, 
Switzerland,  Dec.  18,  1810;  came  with  her  parents  to  the  Selkirk  Set- 
tlement, Manitoba,  1821;  removed  to  Fort  Snelling,  1823;  and  lived  in 
the  family  of  Col.  Snelling  till  after  her  marriage  to  Capt.  Joseph 
Adams  in  1827.  They  were  among  the  first  settlers  in  Chicago  in  1833, 
and  later  engaged  in  farming.  Her  husband  died  at4he  age  of  ninety 
years.     [28,  VI.] 

Adams,  C.  P.,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1844;  served  in  the  18th  Illinois  Regt. 
in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865;  owned  a  farm  at  Excel- 
sior; was  a  representative  in  the  state  legislature  in  1872-3.     [30.] 

Adams,  Charles  Powell,  physician,  b.  in  Rainsburg,  Pa.,  March  3, 
1831;  d.  in  Hastings,  Minn.,  Nov.  2,  1893.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1854,  settling  in  Hastings;  was  representative  in  the  last  territorial 
legislature,  1857 ;  served  as  captain,  major  and  lieutenant  colonel  in 
the  First  Minnesota  Regt.,  1861-4;  was  brevetted  brigadier  general; 
was  in  command  of  the  Independent  Battalion  of  Minnesota  Cavalry, 
1864-6,  in  expeditions  against  the  Sioux;  later  practiced  medicine  in 
Hastings  many  years,  and  was  mayor  in  1872;  was  a  state  senator, 
1879-81.     [18*;   28,  XII;   30;   48;   56;   115;  237(3).] 

Adams,  David  A.,  b.  in  Norfolk,  Eng.,  Feb.  26,  1838;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
June  13,  1911.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854,  and  to  Minne- 
sota the  next  year;  settled  on  a  farm  near  Hutchinson  in  1857;  served 
in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  representative  in 
the  state  legislature  in  1872;  resided  in  Hutchinson  after  1874.  [24; 
64;  237   (67*).] 

Adams,  David  T.,  b.  in  Rockford,  111.,  Sept.  6,  1862;  came  to  Duluth 
in  1882;  discovered  the  rich  iron  ore  deposits  of  the  Mesabi  range, 
and  is  interested  in  many  of  the  most  important  mines  of  that  region. 
[23*;  25.] 

Adams,  Edward  D.,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  April  9,  1846;  was  graduated 
at  Norwich  University,  Vt.,  in  1864;  engaged  in  banking  in  Boston  and 
New  York;  constructed  the  railway  terminals  in  St.  Paul  and  Minne- 
apolis for  the  Northern  Pacific  railroad,  and  in  1883  was  vice  presi- 
dent of  that  company.     [176  (Feb.,  1897).] 

Adams,  Elmer  Ellswotth,  journalist,  b.  in  Waterbury,  Vt.,  Dec.  31, 
1861;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1879;  was  graduated  at 
the  State  University  in  1884;  settled  in  Fergus  Falls  the  same  year, 
and  has  since  edited  the  Journal;  was  a  representative  in  the  state 
legislature,  1905-09.     [24;   25;  30*;   35;   237   (14).] 

Adams,  John  C,  physician,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1831;  came  with  his  par- 
ents to  the  United  States  in  1841;  was  graduated  at  the  medical  de- 
partment of  the  University  of  Louisiana;  served  as  surgeon  in  the 
Confederate  army  in  the  civil  war;  was  ordained  as  an  Episcopal  priest 
in  1867;  the  next  year  settled  in  Lake  City,  Minn.;  was  rector  of  the 
Episcopal  church  four  years,  and  afterward  practiced  medicine.     [74.] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  0 

Adams,  John  Quixcy,  b.  in  Canaan,  Conn.,  April  19,  1837;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1873;  was  president  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Elevator 
Company,  1887-91,  and  later  engaged  in  grain  commission  business, 
residing  in  St.  Paul.     [23;   93*;    95*.] 

Adams,  Mrs.  John  Quincy,  b.  in  Perry,  N.  Y.,  in  1842;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
July  25,  1901.  She  married  Mr.  Adams  in  1865;  settled  in  St.  Paul 
in  1877;  was  influential  in  the  organization  of  patriotic  societies,  and 
was  the  first  state  regent  of  the  Daughters  of  the  American  Revolu- 
tion for  Minnesota.     [237    (14).] 

Adams,  John  Quincy,  an  Afro-American,  b.  in  Louisville,  Ky.,  May  4, 
1849;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1886;  has  since  owned  and  published  The 
Appeal;  was  bailiff  of  the  municipal  court,  1896-1902.     [96*;   241.] 

Adams,  Moses  N.,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  at  Sandy  Springs,  Ohio, 
Feb.  14,  1822;  d.  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  July  23,  1902.  He  was  graduated  at 
Lane  Theological  Seminary,  Cincinnati,  1848;  was  a  missionary  at 
Lac  qui  Parle,  Minn.  1848-53;  pastor  at  Traverse  des  Sioux,  1853-60; 
was  a  government  agent  to  the  Sisseton  Indians;  an  army  chaplain, 
1876-86;  a  missionary  near  the  Sisseton  Agency,  1887-92;  afterward 
resided  in  St.  Paul.     [237   (19*).] 

Adams,  Samuel  Emery,  b.  in  Reading,  Vt,  Dec.  1,  1828;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  in  Monticello;  was  a  state  senator,  1857-60; 
was  paymaster  in  the  civil  war,  and  was  brevetted  lieutenant  colonel; 
has  resided  in  Minneapolis  since  1883,  being  in  real  estate  business, 
and  was  an  alderman  many  years;  is  a  prominent  freemason.  [18; 
22*;  29;  31;  166A;*  237  (18*);  241.] 

Adley,  Warren,  b.  in  Maine  in  1822;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856; 
served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  kept  a  hotel 
at  Osakis;  was  a  representative  in  the  state  legislature  in  1873.     [30.] 

Adsit,  Charles,  pioneer,  b.  in  Jefferson  county,  N.  Y.,  April  29,  1833; 
d.  in  Owatonna,  Minn.,  Oct.,  1902.  He  came  to  Minnesota  when  twenty- 
three  years  old,  and  owned  a  farm  in  Aurora  township.     [237   (19).] 

Agatin,  Arcadius  L.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Grodno*  Russia,  Feb.  7,  1868; 
came  to  the  United  States;  was  graduated  at  Lauderbach  Academy, 
Philadelphia,  1884,  and  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1889; 
settled  in  Duluth,  1890.     [31A*.] 

Ahlness,  Christian,  farmer,  b.  in  Hurdalen,  Norway,  Dec.  23,  1843; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1864;  settled  in  Hanska,  Minn.;  was  a 
representative  in  the  state  legislature  in  1891.     [169.] 

Ahlstrom,  L.  J.,  b.  in  Morby,  Sweden,  in  1854;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1868;  resides  in  Minneapolis,  where  he  is  in  the  life  insur- 
ance business;  was  a  representative  in  the  state  legislature  in  1899. 
[30.] 

Ahmann,  John  J.,  merchant  and  farmer,  b.  in  Germany  in  1860; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1875;  settled  in  Torah,  Stearns  county,  in  1885; 
attended  St.  John's  University;  has  been  a  state  senator  since  1907 
[30.*] 


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Ahrens,  Henry,  farmer,  b.  in  Germany,  Aug.  2,  1835;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1853;  settled  in  Renville  county,  Minn.,  in  1862,  and 
the  same  year  lost  most  of  his  property  in  the  Indian  outbreak;  was 
the  first  treasurer  of  the  county,  1864-70;  owned  an  interest  in  a  saw- 
mill and  a  flouring  mill  at  Beaver  Falls;  was  a  state  senator,  1878. 
[32.] 

Aiken,  James,  journalist,  b.  in  Summit  county,  Ohio,  in  1851;  set- 
tled in  Redwood  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1880,  and  owned  and  published  the 
Gazette.     [32.] 

Aitkin,  William  Alexander,  a  Scotch  trader,  b.  about  1787;  d.  at 
Swan  River,  Minn.,  in  1851.  He  came  to  this  region  when  a  boy  of 
fifteen;  became  an  Indian  trader,  and  had  charge  of  the  Fond  du  Lac 
department  of  the  American  Fur  Company,  with  headquarters  at  Sandy 
Lake.    Aitkin  county  and  town  are  named  for  him.     [41;  114;  241.] 

Aiton,  George  Briggs,  educator,  b.  in  Nicollet  county,  Minn.,  June 
15,  185(>;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1881;  engaged 
in  teaching  in  several  Minnesota  towns;  since  1893  has  been  State 
Inspector  of  High  Schools,  residing  in  Minneapolis.     [17;  24.] 

Akeley,  Healy  Cady,  lumber  merchant,  b.  in  Stowe,  Vt.,  March  16, 
1836;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1858;  served  in  the  Second  Michigan 
cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1887;  engaged  in 
lumber  business;  was  president  of  the  Flour  City  National  Bank  and 
of  the  Akeley  Lumber  Company.  The  town  of  Akeley,  Minn.,  was 
named  for  him.     [17;  24;  25;  167  (Jan.  5,  1900).*] 

Aker,  Henry,  b.  in  Eker,  Norway,  Oct.  8,  1836;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1873,  settling  in  Montevideo,  Minn.;  engaged  in  real  estate 
business,  and  was  register  of  deeds  for  Chippewa  county,  1887-96. 
[169.] 

Aker,  Knute  S.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept.  19,  1853;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1861  with  his  parents,  who  settled  in  Iowa;  removed 
to  Polk  county,  Minn.,  1878;  resides  near  Nielsville;  a  representative 
in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30.*] 

Akers,  Charles  N.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Jacksonville,  111.,  Dec.  4,  1849; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Goodhue  county,  Minn.,  in  1859;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  University  of  Wisconsin  in  1874;  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  1876.  He  settled  at  Red  Wing  in  1875;  removed  to  St.  Paul.  [54; 
93;  130*;  137.] 

Akers,  John  Milton,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Fulton  county,  Pa.,  Feb. 
12,  1836;  d.  in  St.  Charles,  Minn.,  Feb.  3,  1889.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1869;  was  pastor  at  Sauk  Center,  Wabasha,  Pine  Island,  and  other 
places.    [150.] 

Akers,  Peter,  M.  E.  clergyman  and  educator,  b.  in  Campbell  county, 
Va.,  Sept.  1,  1790;  d.  in  Jacksonville,  III,  in  1885.  He  became  a  Meth- 
odist minister,  and  was  president  of  McKendree  College,  Illinois.    In 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  i 

1857  he  came  to  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  as  professor  of  Biblical  Literature 
in  Hamline  University;  resided  in  Minnesota  eight  years,  and  then 
returned  to  Illinois.     [130.] 

Akers,  William  D.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Flemingburg,  Ky.,  Sept.  12,  1820; 
d.  at  Meyer's  Falls,  Wash.,  Dec.  18,  1905.  He  settled  in  Cherry  Grove, 
Minn.,  and  engaged  in  farming;  was  captain  in  the  Eleventh  Minne- 
sota Regt.  in  the  Indian  war;  later  resided  in  Wisconsin  and  Wash- 
ington.    [237  (39).] 

Albrecht,  George  Eugene,  Congregational  missionary,  b.  in  Wahlau, 
Prussia,  Aug.  12,  1855;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Oct.  24,  1906.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  Germany;  came  to  the  United  States,  and  was  graduated  at 
the  Theological  School,  Oberlin,  Ohio;  was  ordained,  1882;  was  pastor 
in  Iowa,  and  later  was  professor  in  Chicago  Theological  Seminary; 
was  a  missionary  to  Japan  -and  dean  of  the  Theological  Seminary  of 
Doshisha  University;  returned  to  the  United  States  on  account  of  ill 
health,  and  was  pastor  in  Minneapolis  until  his  death.     [144.] 

Alden,  Robert  Spencer,  architect,  b.  in  Verona,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  11,  1810; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  May  29,  1877.  He  settled  there  in  1856;  built  the 
Metropolitan  hotel,  St.  Paul,  the  Academy  of  Music,  Minneapolis,  and 
many  other  important  buildings.     [237   (1);   238   (May  31,  1877).] 

Alden,  Thomas  C,  b.  in  Hartford,  Conn.,  Nov.  1,  1827;  engaged  in 
commerce  on  the  Pacific,  1848-56,  in  which  he  was  very  successful; 
settled  in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.;  engaged  in  the  butcher  business,  1860-5; 
owned  a  farm,  part  of  which  was  on  the  site  of  St.  Cloud;  served  as 
second  lieutenant  in  the  war  against  the  Sioux.     [31.] 

Alder,  Arnold,  b.  in  Herisan,  Switzerland;  d.  in  Mantorville,  Minn., 
May  31,  1884.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1851,  and  ten  years 
later  settled  on  a  farm  in  Concord,  Dodge  county,  Minn.;  was  county 
auditor,  1878-84.     [49.] 

Alderman,  Solomon  Flagg,  lawyer,  b.  in  East  Granby,  Conn.,  in  1862; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1883;  settled  in  Brainerd;  was  clerk  of  the  dis- 
trict court  in  Crow  Wing  county  ten  years,  county  attorney  three 
years,  and  a  state  senator,  1907-9.     [30.] 

Aldrich,  Alanson  George,  physician,  b.  in  Adams,  Mass.,  March  19, 
1856;  was  graduated  at  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  Balti- 
more, in  1879;  has  practiced  medicine  in  Anoka  since  1883.     [24;  43.*] 

Aldrich,  Cyrus,  congressman,  b.  in  Smithfield,  R.  I.,  June  18,  1808; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Oct.  5,  1871.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  set- 
tling in  Minneapolis,  and  engaged  in  real  estate  business;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  Congress,  1859-63;  a  member  of  the  state  legislature, 
1865;  and  postmaster  of  Minneapolis,  1867-71.  [10;  18;  27;  28,  III;  29; 
41;  59;  174*;  238  (Oct.  6,  1871).] 

Aldrich,  Mrs.  Flora  L.  Southard,  physician,  b.  in  Westford,  N.  Y.; 
was  married  to  Dr.  A.  G.  Aldrich  in  1883;   was  graduated  from  the 


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medical  department  of  the  University  of  Minnesota;  resides  with  her 
husband  in  Anoka.  She  has  written  many  articles  for  medical  maga- 
zines, and  is  author  of  a  book  entitled  "My  Child  and  I."     [43.] 

Aldrich,  Henry  Clay,  physician,  b.  in  Minneapolis,  April  13,  1857; 
was  gradauted  at  Hahnemann  Medical  College,  Philadelphia,  1881; 
has  practiced  in  Minneapolis  since  1887;  was  profesor  in  the  State 
University;  and  after  1891  was  editor  of  the  Minneapolis  Homeopathic 
Magazine.     [25;  84.] 

Alexander,  Charles  Lewis,  lawyer,  b.  at  Kasson,  Minn.,  Jan.  3,  1879; 
was  graduated  from  the  State  University,  1902,  and  from  its  law  de- 
partment, 1903;  has  since  practiced  in  Pelican  Rapids;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  state  legislature  in  1907.     [24;  25;  30.*] 

Alexander,  Edmund  B.,  soldier,  b.  in  Virginia  in  1803;  d.  in  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  Jan.  3,  1888.  He  was  graduated  at  the  U.  8.  Military 
Academy  in  1823;  was  commandant  at  Fort  Snelling,  1866-8;  attained 
the  rank*  of  brigadier  general;  retired  from  the  army  in  1868.  [11; 
12;  13.] 

Alexander,  John  J.,  farmer,  b.  in  Erie  county,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  15,  1833; 
d.  Feb.  11,  1891.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854,  settling  in  Rice  county; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1887.     [54A.] 

Alexander,  Walter,  b.  in  Burlington,  N.  Y.,  in  1838;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Sept.  4,  1898.  He  became  freight  agent  for  the  Manitoba  railway  in 
1870,  president  of  the  Eastern  Minnesota  railway  in  1890,  and  after 
1894  was  connected  with  the  Union  Pacific  railway.  He  resided  in 
St.  Paul.     [238  (Sept.  5,  1898).] 

Alford,  E.  F.,  lawyer,  b.  in  1864;  was  graduated  at  Oberlin  College; 
resides  in  Duluth;  was  a  representative  in  the  state  legislature  in 
1901.     [30.] 

Allanson,  George  G.,  journalist,  b.  in  Brown's  Valley,  Minn.,  April 

9,  1871;  engaged  in  the  printing  business  after  1890;  proprietor  and 
editor  of  the  Weekly  Footprint,  published  in  Wheaton,  since  1896.    [38.] 

Allanson,  John  Sylvanus,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Framingham,  Mass., 
July  31,  1831;  d.  in  Henderson,  Minn.,  Sept.  6,  1900.  He  served  in 
Massachusetts  and  New  York  regiments  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in 
Brown's  Valley,  Minn.,  in  1870,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business; 
removed  to  Henderson  in  1875.    [121.] 

Allen,  Abner  B.,  journalist,  b.  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  July 

10,  1842;  served  in  the  12th  Wisconsin  regiment  in  the  civil  war;  set- 
tled in  Jackson,  Minn.,  in  1886,  where  he  was  editor  and  proprietor  of 
the  Jackson  Republican,  1886-1900;  editor  of  the  Bemidji  Sentinel  since 
1906.     [25;   39.] 

Allen,  Alvaren,  hotel  proprietor,  b.  in  Morristown,  N.  Y.  Sept.  25, 
1822;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Nov.  1,  1908.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1851,  and 
engaged  in  livery  business;  later  owned  a  stage  line  and  mail  route, 


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and  was  a  railroad  contractor;  was  owner  and  proprietor  of  the  Mer- 
chants' Hotel  in  St.  Paul,  1875-1902.  [23*;  24;  25;  41;  68;  93A;  94; 
95*;   98*;   237    (48*).] 

Allen,  Clarence  Duane,  lawyer,  b.  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  Jan. 
11,  1864;  was  graduated  from  the  law  department  of  the  University 
of  Wisconsin  in  1887;  settled  in  Spring  Valley;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature,  1899-1901.     [23;    30.] 

Allen,  Edmund  Pratt,  b.  in  Whitehall,  N.  Y.,  in  1869;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1878;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota  in  1890'; 
engaged  in  insurance  business  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature,  1907.     [30*;  127A.*] 

Allen,  Hans,  educator,  b.  near  Decorah,  Iowa,  March  15,  1861;  was 
graduated  from  Luther  College,  Decorah,  1883,  and  the  Theological 
Seminary,  St  Louis,  Mo.,  1886;  was  pastor  in  Mankato,  Minn.;  after 
1894  was  principal  of  the  Lutheran  Ladies  Seminary,  Red  Wing.  [148.] 
Allen,  Hugh  Neill,  lawyer,  b.  in  Neillsville,  Wis.,  April  13,  1873; 
came  to  Minnesota,  1892,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  graduated  at 
the  University  of  Minnesota,  1898,  and  its  law  department,  1901;  was 
a  representative  in  the  state  legislature,  1909.     [24;   30*;  127 A.*] 

Allen,  J.  D.,  b.  in  Clinton,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  24,  1841;  settled  in  Le  Roy, 
Minn.,  in  1867,  and  engaged  in  selling  hardware  and  farm  machinery; 
was  a  representative  in  the  state  legislature  in  1879.     [30.] 

Allen,  John  Beard,  b.  in  Crawfordsville,  Ind.,  May  18,  1845;  served 
in  an  Indiana  regiment  in  the  civil  war;  settled  at  Rochester,  Minn., 
in  1865;  studied  law  there,  and  at  the  University  of  Michigan;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1869,  and  the  next  year  removed  to  Olympia, 
Wash.;  was  U.  S.  senator  from  Washington,  1889-93;  later  resided  in 
Seattle,  Wash.     [3.*] 

Allen,  John  H.,  b.  in  Franklin  county,  Maine,  March  19,  1832;  d.  in 
Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  March  7,  1910.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854; 
engaged  in  milling  in  several  towns;  was  receiver  of  the  U.  S.  land 
office  at  Alexandria  and  later  at  Fergus  Falls,  1876-84;  was  treasurer 
of  Mille  Lacs  county  four  years,  and  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture; engaged  in  banking  and  milling  in  Fergus  Falls.  [35;  168 
(March  13,  1896);*  237   (62).] 

Allen,  John  H.,  merchant,  b.  in  Galena,  111.,  June  24,  1838;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  April  24,  1904.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865,  settling  in  St. 
Paul,  and  engaged  in  wholesale  grocery  business.  [68;  93A*;  95*;  237 
(35*).] 

Allen,  Joseph,  building  contractor,  b.  in  Queen's  county,  Ireland, 
Dec.  1,  1813;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Dec.  29,  1898.  He  came  with  his  parents  to 
the  United  States  when  an  infant;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1866.  [238 
(Dec.  30,  1898).] 

Allen,  Lloyd  W.,  building  contractor,  b.  in  Oswego  county,  N.  Y., 
June  20,  1843;  served  in  the  37th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war; 
settled  in  Wells,  Minn.,  in  1878.     [39.] 


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Allen,  Ormanzo,  lawyer,  b.  in  Alfred,  N.  Y.,  in  1830;  d.  in  Austin, 
Minn.,  May  22,  1902.  He  was  graduated  at  Alfred  University,  1851, 
and  at  Union  College^  1S54;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1856;  settled 
in  Austin  the  same  year;  was  county  auditor,  and  after  1865  was  pro- 
vost marshal  of  the  first  district  of  Minnesota.     [79*;  237  (19*).] 

Allen,  Oscar  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  June  20,  1863;  was 
graduated  at  college  in  1885;  was  professor  in  Gustavus  Adolphus 
College  twelve  years;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1897;  settled  in 
Hector  in  1899.    [82,  169.] 

Allen,  Truman  F.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1840;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Sept.  27,  1903.  He  was  pastor  in  Anoka,  and  later  in 
Minneapolis.     [237   (23*).] 

Allen,  William  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Burlington,  Vt;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
May  1,  1904.  He  settled  in  Winona,  Minn.;  practiced  law,  and  was 
municipal  judge  there;  in  1899  became  assistant  librarian  in  the  state 
law  library,  St.  Paul.     [237   (35).] 

Allen,  William  Prescott,  lumberman,  b.  in  Thomaston,  Me.,  Sept. 
1,  1843';  d.  in  Portland,  Maine,  in  August,  1908.  He  served  in  the  First 
Iowa  Cavalry,  and  later  in  the  65th  U.  S.  Infantry,  attaining  the  rank 
of  captain;  settled  in  Minnesota  at  the  close  of  the  war;  after  1881 
resided  at  Cloquet,  and  was  general  manager  and  vice-president  of 
the  C.  N.  Nelson  Lumber  Company;  was  a  member  of  the  state  senate, 
1891-5.     [27*;  30;  237  (51).] 

Allen,  Wilson  Adolphus,  physician,  b.  in  Pendleton,  Ind.,  March  6, 
1834;  settled  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  in  1872;  was  graduated  at  Hahne- 
mann Medical  College,  Chicago,  1879;  inventor  of  the  invalid  elevator, 
used  in  the  care  of  the  sick,  patented  in  the  United  States,  Canada, 
Great  Britain,  etc.     [66;   66A.] 

Alley,  John  Thompson,  lawyer,  b.  in  West  Virginia,  Jan.  1,  1850; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1865;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1879;  was 
judge  of  probate  for  Wright  county,  1886-94,  residing  at  Buffalo;  was 
a  representative  in  the  state  legislature  in  1901,  and  a  state  senator, 
1903-05.     [25;   30.] 

Alley,  Josephus,  lawyer,  b.  in  Virginia  in  1848;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1865 ;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1874 ;  settled  in  Brown's  Valley, 
1881;  was  the  first  county  attorney  of  Traverse  county.     [32.] 

Alley,  William  H.,  lawyer,  b.  near  Augusta,  Maine,  Feb.  28,  1855; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  when  a  child;  settled  in  Hallock 
in  1880;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  three  years,  then  practiced 
law;  was  attorney  of  Kittson  county,  1889-91.     [35.] 

Allison,  Thomas,  b.  in  Illinois  in  1825;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857; 
took  a  claim  on  the  site  of  Sleepy  Eye  in  1864,  and  with  W.  L.  Breek- 
enridge  laid  out  the  town  in  1872.     [32.] 

Allred,  L.  J.,  b.  in  Richmond,  Ind.,  Sept.  20,  1829;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1855;  served  in  Minnesota  regiments  in  the  civil  war,  and  be- 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  11 

came  captain;  engaged  in  farming  and  lumber  business;  resided  at 
Lewiston,  Winona  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  state  legisla- 
ture in  1878.     [30-.] 

Almen,  Louis  C,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden,  March  30,  1846; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1870;  was  graduated  at  Augustana  Col- 
lege in  1876;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry,  and  three  years  later  set- 
tle! in  Minnesota;  resided  in  New  London,  Kandiyohi  county,  after 
1879.     [36;   169.] 

Almklov,  S.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway  in  1850;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1874;  was  graduated  at  Augsburg  Seminary,  Minne- 
apolis, 1877;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry,  settled  in  Benson,  and  had 
seven  churches  under  his  charge.     [32.] 

Almy,  William  Ellery,  soldier,  b.  in  Washington,  D.  C,  Nov.  9, 
1856;  d.  in  San  Juan,  Porto  Rico,  Aug.  1,  1901.  He  was  graduated  at 
the  U.  S.  Military  Academy  in  1879;  served  from  Minnesota  in  the  war 
with  Spain;  attained  the  rank  of  major  in  1899.     [12;  13;  125.] 

Alness,  Arne  Larsen,  banker,  b.  in  Romsdal,  Norway,  Jan.  22,  1845; 
came  to  the  United  States  when  twenty-four  years  old,  and  settled  in 
St.  Paul;  organized  the  Scandinavian  American  Bank,  in  1887,  and  has 
since  been  its  president.     [24;   25;  169.] 

Alstead,  John  H.,  b.  in  Norway  in  1849;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1869,  and  to  Minnesota  the  same  year;  settled  in  Evansville  in  1877; 
two  years  later  opened  the  first  real  estate  and  insurance  office  in  the 
town.     [35.] 

Ames,  Albert  Alonzo,  physician,  b.  in  Garden  Prairie,  111.,  Jan.  18, 
1842;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Nov.  16,  1911.  He  came  with  his  parents  to 
Minneapolis  in  1851;  served  in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.  as  assist- 
ant surgeon,  1862-4  and  as  surgeon,  1864-5;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1867;  and  was  mayor  of  Minneapolis  in  1876,  1882,  1886, 
and  1900-2.  Having  been  accused  of  taking  a  bribe,  he  resigned  the 
mayoralty,  and  was  afterward  tried  for  this  crime.  [18;  22*;  23*; 
26*;   41;   58;   84;   88*;   115;   237   (23*).] 

Ames,  Alfred  Elisha,  physician,  b.  in  Colchester,  Vt.,  Dec.  13,  1814; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Sept.  24,  1874.  He  was  graduated  at  Rush  Medical 
College  in  1845;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1851,  settling  on  the  site  of 
Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in  the  territorial  legislature  in  1853, 
and  a  member  of  the  state  constitutional  convention;  1857.  [18;  32; 
41;  58;  59;  139;  157*;  162;  166  (1875);  166A*;  237  (1);  238  (Sept. 
24,  1874^] 

Ames,  Charles  Gordon,  clergyman,  b.  in  Dorchester,  Mass.,  Oct.  3, 
1828;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1851,  as  a  missionary  of  the  Baptist 
church,  but,  his  theological  views  having  changed,  he  joined  the  Uni- 
tarian denomination;  remained  in  St.  Anthony  Falls  until  1859;  after- 
ward  resided  in  Boston.     [27*;  28,  X;  85.] 

Ames,  Charles  Wilberforce,  publisher,  b.  in  Minneapolis,  June  30, 
1855;  was  graduated  at  Cornell  University,  1878;  learned  the  printers' 


12  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

*, 

trade  in  California;  settled  in  St.  Paul,  1882,  and  was  connected  with 
the  West  Publishing  Co.,  of  which  he  is  since  1903  vice  president  and 
general  manager;  principal  founder  and  president  of  the  St.  Paul  In- 
stitute of  Arts  and  Sciences,  1908.     [17;  24;   25.] 

Ames,  Eli  B.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Colchester,  Vt,  Aug.  3,  1820;  settled  in 
Minneapolis  in  1857,  and  engaged  in  general  insurance  business;  was 
secretary  of  the  state  senate,  1861-4,  and  mayor  of  Minneapolis,  1870-1. 
[20;  58.] 

Ames,  Fred  William,  b.  in  Minneapolis,  July  5,  1858;  served  in  the 
Thirteenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  Philippine  war,  attaining  the  rank 
of  colonel;  returned  to  Minneapolis  in  1899;  was  connected  with  the 
police  department,  in  1903  was  convicted  of  taking  a  bribe,  and  was 
sent  to  the  state  prison  for  a  term  of  six  years.     [123.] 

Ames,  Jesse,  sea  captain,  b.  in  Vinal  Haven,  Maine,  Feb.  4,  1808; 
commenced  a  seafaring  life  when  less  than  fourteen  years  old,  and  con- 
tinued it  during  forty  years;  he  made  his  last  trip  in  1861,  soon  after- 
ward came  to  Minnesota,  and  with  his  sons  purchased  the  Northfield 
flouring  mills.     [18*;  41;  70;  168  (Oct.  5,  1883).*] 

Ames,  Mes.  Mary  Clemmer,  author,  b.  in  Utica,  N.  Y.,  1839;  d.  in 
Washington,  D.  C,  May  18,  1884;  She  married  Rev.  Daniel  Ames,  and 
with  him  came  to  Winona,  Minn.,  in  1S56,  where  he  was  pastor  of  the 
Presbyterian  church  two  years.  She  became  a  well  known  newspaper 
writer,  living  in  Washington,  and  being  connected  with  the  N.  Y.  Inde- 
pendent many  years.  She  published  "Ten  Years  in  Washington,"  and 
several  other  books.  In  1883  she  married  Edmund  Hudson.  [3*;  4*; 
76.] 

Ames,  Mrs.  Mary  Lesley,  author,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  November, 
1853;  was  assistant  librarian  of  the  American  Philosophical  Society, 
1873-83;  was  married  to  Charles  W.  Ames  in  1883,  and  has  since  re- 
sided in  St.  Paul;  author  of  "Life  and  Letters  of  Peter  and  Susan 
Lesley,"  1909.     [17.] 

Ames,  Michael  E.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1822;  d.  in  St.  Paul  in 
1861.  He  settled  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1849;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in 
1853;  was  a  member  of  the  state  constitutional  convention,  1857.  [41; 
94.] 

Ames,  William  Leonard,  b.  in  Plymouth,  Mass.,  July  9,  1812;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Feb.  8,  1873.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1S50>,  settling  in  St. 
Paul;  owned  a  farm  in  Ramsey  county;  was  one  of  the  original  town- 
site  proprietors  of  St.  Peter;  president  of  the  State  Agricultural  So- 
ciety, 1862-3,  and  its  treasurer,  1865-8;  was  a  director  of  the  St.  Paul 
and  Pacific  railroad  company,  president  of  the  Home  Insurance  Com- 
pany, and  had  many  other  business  interests.     [68;  94;  166A*;  241.] 

Ames,  William  Leonard,  Jr.,  real  estate  dealer,  b.  at  Franklin  Fur- 
nace, N.  J.,  Jan.  10,  1846;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Sept.  29,  1910.  He  came  to 
St.  Paul  in  1850;   was  a  cadet  at  Annapolis  two  years,  1859-60,  and 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  13 

served  as  a  midshipman  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  of  Minnesota  in  1891,  and  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works, 
1899-1900.     [25;  100.] 

Amundson,  Christopher,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept.  13,  1835; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1849,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1853;  resided 
in  St.  Peter  after  1867;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1879-81,     [24;  25;   30;  169.] 

Amundson,  Ole,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1844;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1862,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1867;  settled  in  Alexandria,  and 
engaged  in  the  sale  of  agricultural  implements;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature,  1877.     [30;  169.] 

Anahwangmanne,  Simon,  a  Sioux  of  the  Wahpeton  band,  was  an 
early  convert  to  Christianity  under  the  teaching  of  Rev.  S.  R.  Riggs; 
was  friendly  to  the  whites  during  the  outbreak  of  1862,  and  aided  in 
rescuing  white  captives;  was  a  scout  with  Gen.  Sibley's  troops  in  1863; 
died  on  the  Sisseton  Reservation,  South  Dakota,  in  1891.  [33;  115  to 
120.] 

Ancker,  Arthur  B.,  physician,  b.  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  in  1853;  was 
graduated  at  the  Medical  College  of  Ohio;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1882, 
and  the  next  year  became  city  and  county  physician.  [237  (55*);  238 
(Nov.  9,  1899)*] 

Anderegg,  J.  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  in  1862;  set- 
tled in  Le  Sueur;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903-5. 
[30*.] 

Anderson,  A.  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1856;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1869;  resided  at  Sacred  Heart,  Renville  county;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1903.     [30.] 

Anderson,  Abel  B.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Dane  county,  Wis., 
Dec.  6,  1847;  was  graduated  at  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa,  in  1872, 
and  at  Concordia  Seminary,  St.  Louis,  in  1874;  settled  in  Appleton, 
Minn.,  in  1888;  the  next  year  removed  to  Montevideo,  and  was  a  pro- 
fessor in  Windom  Institute.     [169.] 

Anderson,  Alexander,  banker,  b.  in  Putnam*  N.  Y.,  Nov.  28,  1831; 
d.  in  Blue  Earth  City,  Minn.,  Jan.  1,  1910.  He  served  in  the  123d  N.  Y. 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  settled  in  Blue 
Earth  City  in  1868;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  after  1890  was 
cashier  of  a  bank.     [39;  237  (56*).] 

Anderson,  Andrew,  farmer,  b.  in  Sweden,  May  9,  1862;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1888,  settling  in  Lakeland,  Minn.;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  state  legislature,  1909-11.     [30*;  42.] 

Anderson,  Andrew  C,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Manitowoc,  Wis., 
Sept.  8,  1855;  was  graduated  at  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa,  in  1873, 
and  at  Luther  Seminary,  Madison,  Wis.,  in  1880;  came  to  Minnesota; 
was  pastor  at  Albert  Lea  after  1889.     [169.] 


14  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Anderson,  Andrew  G.,  merchant  and  brick  maker,  b.  in  Sweden,  in 
1840;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1855,  and  to  Minnesota  the  same 
year;  served  in  the  Ninth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in 
Carver  in  1865,  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  after  1886  in  flour 
milling  and  manufacture  of  brick;  was  a  state  senator,  1887-9.  [30; 
32;  169.] 

Anderson,  Anthony,  b.  in  Washington  county,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  18,  1833; 
settled  in  Blue  Earth  City,  Minn.,  in  1866;  engaged  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness and  banking,  and  owned  a  lumber  yard;  was  treasurer  of  Fari- 
bault county  ten  years.     [51.] 

Anderson,  Anton  V.,  farmer,  b.  in  Vasa,  Goodhue  county,  Minn.,  Oct. 
31,  1873,  and  resides  there;  attended  the  State  Agricultural  School, 
1903-6;  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30*;  56.] 

Anderson,  Arthur  Converse,  banker,  b.  in  Bethel,  Vt,  Dec.  2,  1859; 
d.  at  White  Bear,  Minn.,  May  29,  1909.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  18S3; 
was  assistant  cashier  of  the  St.  Paul  National  Bank,  1883-8,  cashier, 
1888-1902,  and  president,  1902-06.     [24;  95*;  125;  237  (56*).] 

Anderson,  August,  journalist,  b.  in  Munkarp,  Sweden,  Aug.  20,  1860; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1881,  settling  in  St.  Paul;  engaged  in 
newspaper  work,  and  was  author  of  several  Swedish  novels.     [169.] 

Anderson,  August  Johan,  b.  in  Sweden,  May  9,  1860;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1869,  settling  in  Minnesota;  resided  at  Taylor's  Falls, 
and  was  manager  of  the  Taylor's  Falls  Produce  Company;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature,  1891-7.     [27*;  30;  169.] 

Anderson,  Berndt,  journalist,  b.  in  Lund,  Sweden,  Aug.  2,  1840;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  24,  1911.  He  obtained  a  University  education  in  his 
native  country;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1880,  settling  in  St.  Paul, 
and  was  editor  of  the  "Skaffaren;"  was  chief  of  the  dairy  and  food 
commission  of  the  state,  1893-9.     [22*;  30;  169*;  237  (59*).] 

Anderson,  Bernhart  N.,  farmer,  b.  in  Manchester,  Minn.,  May  2, 
1861;  was  treasurer  of  Freeborn  county  four  terms;  was  state  senator 
since  1907.     [24;  30*;  53A.] 

Anderson,  C.  M.,  banker,  b.  in  Iowa,  Jan.  14,  1855;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Minnesota  and  resided  in  Lac  qui  Parle  county;  was  reg- 
ister of  deeds,  1876-8,  and  afterward  county  treasurer;  removed  to  Pres- 
ton, 1902.     [24;  32;  169.] 

Anderson,  Daniel,  farmer,  b.  in  Hassela,  Sweden,  in  1842;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1850,  and  to  Minnesota  the  next  year;  settled  in 
Cambridge  in  1868;  served  in  the  Tenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  was  county  auditor,  and  held  other  offices;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature,  1873,  1875-9,  and  1889.     [30;  169.] 

Anderson,  Francis  W.,  banker,  b.  in  Stafford,  Conn.,  Sept.  22,  1832; 
d.  in  Everett,  Wash.,  Oct.  1,  1902.  He  established  the  St.  Paul  National 
Bank  in  1883,  and  was  its  president  after  1892,     [95*;  237  (19*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  15 

Anderson,  Frank  Maloy,  b.  in  Omaha,  Neb.,  Feb.  3,  1871;  came  to 
Minneapolis  in  1875;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
1894;  later  studied  at  Harvard  University  and  in  Paris;  professor  of 
history  in  the  University  of  Minnesota  since  1905.     [127A,  *B.] 

Anderson,  George,  pioneer,  b.  in  Clinton  county,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  12,  1819; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Dec.  2,  1902.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1845;  owned 
a  farm  near  Albert  Lea;  during  the  last  three  years  of  his  life  resided 
in  Minneapolis.     [237   (28).] 

Anderson,  Henry,  b.  in  Norway,  June  30,  1847;  came  with  his  par- 
ents to  the  United  States  when  ten  years  old,  and  to  Minnesota  in 
1864;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  artillery,  1865;  engaged  in  farm- 
ing, and  after  1876  in  mercantile  business  in  Montevideo;  was  treas- 
urer of  Chippewa  county  four  years,  and  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1883.     L32;  169.] 

Anderson,  Henry  G.,  banker,  b.  in  Lafayette  county,  Wis.,  Nov.  17, 
1857;  settled  in  Jackson,  Minn.,  in  1886;  was  one  of  the  organizers  of 
the  Jackson  National  Bank,  1904,  and  has  since  been  its  president. 
[62*.] 

Anderson,  James  S.,  b.  in  Marshalltown,  W.  Va.,  Feb.  3,  1826;  d. 
May  8,  1885.  He  came  to  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1846;  engaged  in  log- 
ging and  lumbering.     [40;  41.] 

Anderson,  John,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden,  March  25,  1831; 
d.  in  Lenthrop,  Chippewa  county,  Minn.,  in  1888.  He  came  to  the 
United  States  when  twenty-one  years  old,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1855; 
organized  the  first  Swedish  Baptist  church  in  the  territory;  was  pas- 
tor in  Vasa,  Eggleston,  Minneapolis,  and  Lenthrop.     [141.] 

Anderson,  John  A.,  farmer,  b.  in  Sweden,  Aug.  15  1842;  came  to 
the  United  States  when  nine  years  old;  and  to  Vasa,  Goodhue  county, 
Minn.,  in  1857;  served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1887.     [169.] 

Anderson,  John  D.,  physician,  b.  in  Victoria,  Ontario,  June  29,  1855; 
was  graduated  at  Trinity  Medical  School,  Toronto,  Canada,  1879,  and 
afterward  studied  in  Edinburgh,  Scotland;  settled  at  Minneapolis  in 
1883,  where  he  has  since  practiced.     [22*;  24;  25;  26*;  84.] 

Anderson,  John  J.,  b.  in  Westergotland,  Sweden,  1873;  came  to  the 
United  States  the  next  year  with  his  parents,  who  settled  in  Alex- 
andria, Minn. ;  engaged  there  in  furniture  and  undertaking  business ; 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30.*] 

Anderson,  Joseph,  pioneer,  b.  near  Smithfield,  Ohio,  in  1826;  d.  in 
Oklahoma  City,  O.  T.,  June  23,  1897.  He  served  in  the  Mexican  war; 
settled  in  Minnesota  in  1855,  and  engaged  in  dealing  in  cattle;  served 
in  the  Indian  war,  1862-3,  with  the  rank  of  captain;  removed  to  Texas 
in  1877.     [115;  2-37  (9).] 

Anderson,  Lars,  teacher,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1829;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1856,  settling  in  Minnesota;  resided  in  St.  Peter  after  1877, 
and  was  register  of  deeds  for  Nicollet  county.     [32;   169.] 


16  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Anderson,  Michael,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept,  2,  1836;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  18^5,  and  settled  in  Northfield,  Minn.,  the  same  year;  served 
as  musician  in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  removed 
to  Fergus  Falls;  was  sheriff  there  six  years;  was  sergeant-at-arms  of 
the  state  senate,  1878,  and  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1879. 
[30.] 

Anderson,  O.  D.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Jamestown,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  27,  1854;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  was  graduated  at  the  Normal 
School  at  Winona  in  1877;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1881;  settled  in 
Red  Wing;  was  probate  judge,  l$85-94.     [169.] 

Anderson,  R.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Nordf jord,  Norway,  Oct.  7, 
1853;  came  to  the  United  States  when  eighteen  years  old;  was  grad- 
uated from  the  theological  department  of  Augsburg  Seminary,  Minne- 
apolis, in  1882;  was  pastor  in  St.  Paul  four  years,  and  later  in  Roch- 
ester.    [169.] 

Anderson,  Robert,  b.  in  Chicago,  111.,  July  24,  1864;  came  to  Freeborn 
county,  Minn.,  with  his  parents  in  1869;  resides  in  Albert  Lea;  was 
register  of  deeds,  1897-1907,  and  afterward  assistant  cashier  of  the 
Freeborn  County  State  Bank.     [53A.*] 

Anderson,  S.  G.,  b.  in  New  Jersey,  Jan.  27,  1846;  served  in  the  army 
in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1866;  settled  in  Hutchinson; 
owned  a  farm  of  2,000  acres;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1878.     [30.] 

Anderson,  Svante,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden,  July  19,  1839; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1862;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in 
1878;  was  pastor  at  Waseca,  Minn.,  eleven  years;  and  afterward  was 
pastor  at  Worthington.     [169.] 

Anderson,  Sydney,  congressman,  b.  in  Goodhue  county,  Minn.,  Sept. 
17,  1880;  studied  law  in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  and  practiced  in 
Lanesboro;  was  elected  a  representative  to  Congress  in  1910.    [30.*] 

Anderson,  William  B.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  in  1862;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1891;  was  attorney  of  Winona  county  six  years;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1901-2  and  1905.  _  [30.] 

Andrews,  Charles,  merchant,  b.  in  Chisago  county,  Minn.,  Aug.  15, 
1857;  was  sheriff  of  that  county  for  sixteen  years  after  1886;  resided 
in  Lindstrom  after  1890.     [42;   169.] 

Andrews,  Christopher  Columbus,  lawyer,  soldier,  and  author,  b.  in 
Hillsborough,  N.  H.,  Oct.  27,  1829;  studied  law  at  Cambridge,  Mass., 
and  in  1850  was  admitted  to  the  bar;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  set- 
tling at  St.  Cloud;  enlisted  soon  after  the  beginning  of  the  civil  war 
as  a  private,  but  was  commissioned  captain  in  the  Third  Minnesota 
Regt.;  became  colonel  in  1863,  brigadier  general  in  1864,  and  was 
brevetted  major  general  in  1865.  Gen.  Andrews  was  minister  to  Swe- 
den and  Norway,  1869-77,  and  consul  general  to  Brazil,  1882-5.     In  later 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  17 

years,  living  in  St.  Paul,  he  edited  a  history  of  this  city  (1890,  pages 
603  and  224),  and  since  1S95  has  been  chief  fire  warden  of  the  state. 
Author  of  "Minnesota  and  Dacotah"  (1857,  pages  215) ;  "History  of 
the  Campaign  of  Mobile"  (1867,  pp.  352) ;  and  many  special  reports  on 
commercial  relations  of  the  United  States  with  Sweden,  Brazil,  etc. 
[1;  3*;  17;  24;  28,  XII;  30;  93;  98*;  115.] 

Andrews,  George  L.,  soldier,  b.  in  Rhode  Island;  attained  the  rank 
of  colonel  in  1871;  was  commandant  at  Fort  Snelling  during  parts  of 
1883-8;  retired  from  the  army  in  1892.     [12;  13.] 

Andrews,  John  Wesley,  physician,  b.  in  Russellville,  111.,  April  6, 
1849;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  was  graduated  at 
Rush  Medical  College,  Chicago,  1877,  and  Bellevue  Hospital  Medical 
College,  New  York,  1880,  and  afterward  studied  a  year  in  Europe. 
Since  1887  he  has  practiced  in  Mankato.  [22*;  24;  25;  26*;  32;  45*; 
46*;  83.*] 

Andrews,  Quincy  E.,  physician,  b.  in  Portage  county,  Ohio,  Jan.  26, 
1834;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  Jefferson  College,  Philadelphia, 
1865;  came  to  Minnesota  and  practiced  in  Farmington  and  Alexan- 
dria; removed  to  Michigan,  but  in  1880  returned  to  Minnesota,  settling 
on  a  farm  in  Kragnes  township,  Clay  county.     [37*.] 

Andrews,  Thomas  Francis,  b.  in  Sutton,  N.  H.,  March  31,  1830;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  July  14,  1892.  He  settled  in  St.  Anthony,  Minn.,  in 
1855,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business  twenty  years.  [84*;  238 
(July  15,  1892).] 

Andros,  Frederic,  pioneer  physician,  b.  in  Berkeley,  Mass.,  Sept.  14, 
1802;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  April  28,  1895.  He  came  to  Iowa  in  1834;  was 
government  physician  to  the  Winnebago  Indians,  and  came  with  them 
to  Long  Prairie,  Minn.,  in  1846;  was  a  representative  in  the  Territorial 
legislature  in  1855;  soon  afterward  removed  to  another  state,  but  re- 
turned to  Minnesota  a  short  time  before  his  death.  [238  (April  29, 
1895).] 

Andrus,  George,  b.  in  Franklin  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1842;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1859;  served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  infantry  and  the  Second 
Minnesota  cavalry  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  first  lieuten- 
ant; settled  in  Chatfield  in  1866;  engaged  in  wagon-making  and  black- 
smithing;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1876  and  1881. 
[52.] 

Angier,  Henderson  M.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Chenango  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct. 
24,  1835;  d.  in  Litchfield,  Minn.,  Dec.  30,  1904.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1859,  settling  on  a  farm  in  Meeker  county;  was  one  of  the  first  set- 
tlers in  Litchfield.     [237   (35).] 

Angle,  Edward  Hartley,  dentist,  b.  in  Herrick,  Pa.,  June  1,  1855;  was 
graduated  at  the  Pennsylvania  College  of  Dental  Surgery,  1878;  set- 
tled in  Minneapolis  in  1884;  was  professor  in  the  dental  department 


18  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL.  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

of  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1888-91;  published  a  text  book  on 
dental  science.     [84.] 

Ankeny,  Alexander  Thompson,  lawyer,  b.  in  Somerset,  Pa.,  Dec.  27, 
1837;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1861;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1872, 
settling  in  Minneapolis,  where  he  engaged  five  years  in  lumber  busi- 
ness and  flour  milling,  and  has  since  practiced  law.  [20;  22*;  25;  26*; 
58;  85A*;  90*;  137*.] 

Ankeny,  William  P.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Somerset,  Pa.,  Oct.  4,  1821; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Dec.  20,  1877.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1857, 
and  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  lumber;  was  a  state  senator  in 
1872.     [58;  238  (Dec.  21,  1877).] 

Annon,  William  J.,  b.  in  Ireland,  Jan.  2,  1866;  came  to  the  United 
States  when  thirteen  years  old;  settled  in  Anoka,  Minn.,  in  1893;  busi- 
ness manager  of  the  Anoka  Water  Works,  Electric  Light  and  Power 
Company.     [25;  43.] 

Anson,  Mae  Harris,  journalist,  b.  in  Niles,  Mich.,  May  24,  1865;  was 
graduated  at  Bennett  Seminary,  Minneapolis,  and  at  the  New  England 
Conservatory  of  Music,  Boston;  has  been  a  newspaper  correspondent 
and  magazine  writer  since  1890.    She  resides  in  Minneapolis.     [17.] 

Anthony,  David,  banker,  b.  in  South  Adams,  Mass.,  June,  1832;  d. 
in  Kasson,  Minn.,  Feb.  3,  1878.  He  came  to  Kasson  in  1859;  engaged 
in  wheat  buying,  and  after  1874  was  president  of  the  First  National 
Bank.     [49;  166  (1878).] 

Antoine,  Charles,  pioneer,  b.  in  Quebec,  Canada,  Nov.  3,  1794;  was 
employed  as  a  fur  trader  and  a  scout  near  Fort  Snelling,  before  Min- 
nesota became  a  territory;  settled  in  Faribault  in  1847,  and  later  owned 
a  farm  at  Mendota.    [70.] 

Apgar,  Ai  G.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Tompkins  county,  N.  Y.,  Aug.,  15,  1828; 
d.  at  Long  Lake,  Minn.,  Nov.  4,  1877.  He  settled  on  a  claim  in  Shako- 
pee  in  1852.  When  Scott  county  was  organized,  he  was  appointed  the 
first  sheriff,  and  filled  the  same  office  by  election,  1854-5;  removed  to 
Long  Lake,  Hennepin  county,  in  1866.     [103;  237  (1,  49).] 

Appel,  J.  G.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Bavaria,  Dec.  23,  1865; 
studied  in  Luther  Seminary,  Afton,  Minn.,  and  was  ordained  in  1885; 
has  been  pastor  at  Lamberton,  Decoria,  and  Springfield,  Minn.    [148.] 

Appleby,  Mrs.  Cornelia  Day  Wilder,  b.  in  St.  Paul  in  1868;  d.  there, 
Jan.  20,  1903.  She  was  the  only  daughter  and  the  heir  of  the  St.  Paul 
pioneer,  Amherst  H.  Wilder.  By  the  terms  of  her  will  most  of  her 
large  fortune  was  devoted  to  the  establishment  of  "The  Amherst  H. 
Wilder  Charity,"  for  the  benefit  of  the  worthy  poor  of  St.  Paul.  Her 
husband,  to  whom  she  was  married  in  1895,  was  Dr.  T.  B.  W.  Villiers 
Appleby.    [237  (28). ] 

Appleby,  John  F.,  inventor  and  manufacturer,  b.  in  Whiteborough,  N. 
Y.;  served  in  the  23d  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  invented  the 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  19 

Appleby  twine-binding  harvester,  and  patented  it  in  1869;  also  invented 
other  farm  machinery;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1880.     [58.] 

Appleby,  Thomas  Henry  Montague  Villters,  Episcopal  clergyman, 
b.  in  Regent's  Park,  Eng.,  Oct.  28,  1843;  was  educated  as  a  physician 
and  priest  in  England;  came  to  America  in  1866;  was  rector  in  St. 
Vincent,  Minn.,  1881-8;  was  appointed  archdeacon  of  Minnesota  in  1888, 
and  of  North  Dakota  in  1898;  general  superintendent  of  Indian  mis- 
sions since  1900,  residing  in  Duluth.     [17.] 

Appleby,  William  Remsen,  educator,  b.  in  Hoboken,  N.  J.,  Feb.  11, 
1865;  was  graduated  at  Williams  College,  1886,  and  the  School  of 
Mines,  Columbia  University,  1887 ;  has  been  professor  of  mining  and 
metallurgy  in  the  University  of  Minnesota  since  1890,  and  dean  of  its 
School  of  Mines  since  1891,  residing  in  Minneapolis.  [7A;  17; 
127A,*  B.] 

Applegate,  J.  C,  journalist,  b.  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  July  22,  1860;  was 
graduated  at  Oberlin  College;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1882;  settled  in 
Cannon  Palls,  and  was  editor  of  the  Goodhue  County  News.     [80.] 

Archibald,  Alexander  Russel,  educator,  b.  in  Musquodoboit,  Nova 
Scotia;  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1874,  and  came  to  Min- 
nesota the  same  year.  In  1877  he  founded  the  Archibald  Business 
College  in  Minneapolis.     [22*;  26*;  58.] 

Archibald,  Edward  Tracy,  miller,  b.  in  Osnabruck,  Canada,  June  14, 
1827;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  and  a  few  years  later  engaged  in 
flour  milling  at  Dundas.     [18;  70A;  168  (Sept.  7,  1883)*.] 

Archibald,  John  M.,  miller,  b.  in  New  York,  Dec.  25,  1849;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1865,  and  resided  in  Dundas;  was  a  state  senator, 
1877.     [30.] 

Arctander,  George  A.,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Skien,  Norway,  Dec.  31, 
1868;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Sept.  15,  1909.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1887,  and  attended  St.  John's  College,  Collegeville,  Minn.;  was  or- 
dained a  priest  in  1896;  was  pastor  in  Minneapolis,  and  after  1907  in 
St.  Paul.     [146.] 

Arctander,  John  W.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Stockholm,  Sweden,  Oct.  2,  1849; 
was  graduated  at  the  Royal  University  of  Norway,  1870,  and  the  same 
year  came  to  the  United  States.  Four  years  later  he  came  to  Minne- 
sota, and  was  soon  afterward  admitted  to  the  bar.  In  1875  he  pub- 
lished a  practical  handbook  of  the  laws  of  Minnesota  in  the  Norwegian 
language,  and  afterward  rewrote  it  in  Swedish.  He  resided  in  Willmar 
ten  years,  and  in  1886  removed  to  Minneapolis.     [22*;  24;  25;  169.] 

Arctander,  Ludvig,  lawyer,  b.  in  Skien,  Norway,  Jan.  3,  1863;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Christiania,  1881,  and  the  same  year 
came  to  the  United  States,  settling  in  Minnesota;  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1885;  has  since  practiced  in  Minneapolis.     [24;  25;  137;  169.] 


20  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL.  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Ardley,  Henry  T.,  lb.  in  England  in  1850;  traveled  extensively,  and 
was  foreign  correspondent  and  artist  for  leading  periodicals;  was  in- 
structor in  drawing  and  wood  carving,  and  principal  of  the  school  of 
design,  in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1887-94.     [127  (2*);  127A.] 

Argetsinger,  Ulysses  G.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Steuben  county,  N.  Y.,  in 
1867;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1874;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1893; 
resides  at  Mapleton;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1899. 
[30;  45.*] 

Armington,  J.  L.,  physician,  b.  in  Stillwater,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  20,  1818; 
studied  medicine  in  Lousiville,  Ky.,  and  commenced  practice  in  Indi- 
ana; came  to  Dakota  county,  Minn.,  in  1857;  was  surgeon  in  Hatch's 
Battalion  in  the  civil  war;  resided  in  Cannon  Falls  after  1880.     [48.] 

Armsby,  Lauren,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Massachusetts, 
Jan.  16,  1817;  d.  in  Council  Grove,  Kan.,  March  2,  1904.  He  was  grad- 
uated at  Amherst  College  in  1842;  studied  at  Union  Theological  Sem- 
inary and  at  Andover  Seminary;  was  pastor  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  1856- 
63;  was  chaplain  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  after- 
ward resided  in  New  Hampshire  and  Kansas.     [237  (35).] 

Armson,  James  George,  b.  in  Thornton,  Ont,  July  8,  1859;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1884,  engaging  in  business  at  Stillwater,  of  which  city 
he  was  mayor,  1898-1909;  surveyor  general  of  logs  and  lumber,  first 
district  of  Minnesota,  1905-9;  a  member  of  the  Minnesota  Tax  Com- 
mission since  1909.     [24;  25;  30*;  42;  241.] 

Armstrong,  Albert,  b.  in  Columbiana  county,  Ohio,  March  18,  1825; 
came  to  St.  Paul  in  1857;  was  clerk  of  the  district  court,  1865-77;  later 
engaged  in  real  estate  and  commission  business.     [68;   94.] 

Armstrong,  Augustus,  lawyer,  b.  in  Milan,  Ohio,  March  29,  1833;  d. 
in  Delavan,  Wis.,  Aug.  18,  1873.  He  settled  in  Freeborn  county,  Minn., 
in  1857;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  two  years,  and  a  state 
senator  two  years.  In  1869-73  he  was  U.  S.  marshal  for  this  state. 
[29*;   52;   53A.*] 

Armstrong,  D.  W.,  b.  in  Yates  county,  N.  Y.,  March,  1819;  settled 
in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  territorial  days;  was  cashier  in  a  bank,  and 
after  1878  was  inspector  of  wheat  for  the  mills  and  the  board  of  trade. 
[40.] 

Armstrong,  George  W.,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1827;  d.  in  St.  Paul.  He  en- 
gaged in  newspaper  publication;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1853;  was  terri- 
torial treasurer,  1857-8,  and  state  treasurer,  1858-60;  later  dealt  in  real 
estate.     [94.] 

Armstrong,  George  W.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Dodge  county,  Minn.,  Aug.  9, 
1873;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1898;  served  in 
the  Thirteenth  Minnesota  Regt  in  the  war  with  Spain;  has  practiced 
law  in  Minneapolis  since  1899;  was  a  representative  in  the  state  legis- 
lature in  1901-5.     [24;   30.*] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  21 

Armstrong,  H.  F.,  merchant  and  farmer,  b.  in  New  York  in  1831; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  settled  in  Red  Wing;  served  in  the 
Eighth  Michigan  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  representative  in  the 
Minnesota  legislature  in  1873.     [30.] 

Armstrong,  James  Douglas,  lawyer,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  April  8,  1866;  was 
graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1889;  has  since  prac- 
ticed in  St.  Paul.     [24;  25;  93A;  95.*] 

Armstrong,  John-  A.,  b.  in  Ellsworth,  Maine,  Sept.  15,  1831;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Nov.  29,  1878.  He  settled  in  St.  Anthony,  Minn.,  in  1856; 
engaged  in  lumber  business,  and  after  1867  was  a  member  of  the 
Northwestern  Fuel  Company.     [84.*] 

Armstrong,  John  Adams,  farmer,  b.  in  Lisbon,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  7,  1832; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1864,  settling  in  Nashville,  Martin  county,  where 
he  engaged  in  raising  thoroughbred  stock;  was  county  auditor,  1870-9. 
[18.] 

Armstrong,  John  Alexander,  b.  in  Argyle,  N.  Y.,  May  25,  1834;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1861;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  at  Owatonna 
ten  years,  and  in  hardware  and  banking  at  Winnebago  City,  1870-1898; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1901.     [25;  30;  34;  39.] 

Armstrong,  Moses  Kimball,  congressman  and  author,  b.  in  Milan, 
Ohio,  Sept.  19,  1832;  d.  in  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  Jan.  11,  1906.  He  was 
educated  at  Western  Reserve  College,  Ohio;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1852,  and  was  surveyor  of  U.  S.  lands.  In  1858  he  removed  to  Yank- 
ton, Dakota;  was  a  member  of  the  Dakota  territorial  legislature,  being 
speaker  of  the  house  in  1862,  and  president  of  the  senate  in  1867,  and 
was  the  delegate  of  that  territory  in  Congress,  1871-4.  He  established 
the  first  permanent  Democratic  paper  in  Dakota.  In  1866  he  published 
"History  and  Resources  of  Dakota,  Montana,  and  Idaho"  (72  pages), 
and  in  1901  "The  Early  Empire  Builders  of  the  Great  West"  (456  pp.). 
After  1878  he  resided  at  St.  James,  Minn.,  having  interests  in  banking 
and  real  estate.  [1;  17;  24;  28,  XII*;  34;  39*;  53A;  111*;  174*;  237 
(3,  39).]       - 

Armstrong,  Thomas  Henry,  lieutenant  governor,  b.  in  Milan,  Ohio, 
Feb.  6,  1829;  was  graduated  at  Western  Reserve  College  in  1854; 
studied  law;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  in  the  town  of  High 
Forest;  and  in  1874  removed  to  Albert  Lea.  He  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature,  1864-5;  lieutenant  governor,  1866-70;  and  a  state 
senator,  1878.     [18*;  29;  30;  41.] 

Arndt,  Edward  Louis,  educator,  b.  in  Bukowin,  Prussia,  Dec.  19, 
1864;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1866;  was  graduated  at  Concordia 
College,  Ft.  Wayne,  Ind.,  in  1882,  and  at  Concordia  Seminary,  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  1885;  was  ordained  at  East  Saginaw,  Mich.,  in  1885;  professor 
and  instructor  at  Concordia  College,  St.  Paul,  since  1897.     [148.] 


22  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Arneson,  Arne,  farmer,  b.  in  Berum,  Norway,  May  16,  1842;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1851,  and  to  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  two  years 
later;  served  in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1873;  resided  in  Preble  township. 
[30;   52.] 

Arneson,  Oscar,  b.  in  Bergen,  Norway,  April  16,  1878;  came  to  the 
United  States  and  to  Minnesota  in  1881  with  his  parents,  who  settled 
at  Barrett,  Grant  county;  was  publisher  of  the  Grant  County  Review 
at  Herman  eleven  years;  chief  clerk  of  the  Minnesota  House  of  Rep- 
resentatives, 1911.     [30.*] 

Arnold,  W.  J.,  b.  in  Smithfield,  R.  I.,  Aug.  14,  1810;  came  to  Wabasha, 
Minn.,  in  1856;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1859-60;  was 
postmaster  several  years,  and  county  coroner  after  1868.     [74.] 

Ash,  Caleb  D.,  b.  in  New  Hampshire,  Oct.  26,  1823;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1862;  engaged  in  farming  in  Winona  county;  removed  to  Ma- 
delia  in  1871;  aided  in  organizing  the  Minnesota  Valley  Bank,  1886, 
and  was  its  president.     [34.] 

Ashley,  Welch,  pioneer,  b.  in  Hancock,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  1,  1807;  d.  in 
Jackson,  Minn.,  Feb.  23,  1885.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865,  settling 
on  a  farm  in  Jackson  county;  the  next  year,  with  H.  S.  Bailey,  he  laid 
out  the  town  of  Jackson;  was  one  of  its  proprietors,  and  built  the  first 
sawmill  there.    [62.*] 

Askegaard,  David,  b.  in  Norway;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1872; 
owned  a  grain  elevator  at  Comstock,  Clay  county,  Minn.,  and  also  was 
a  merchant  and  farmer,  owning  and  cultivating  about  4,000  acres  of 
land.     [47.] 

Askeland,  Hallward  Tobias,  librarian,  b.  in  Stavanger,  Norway, 
Nov.  30,  1860;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1875,  and  to  Minneapolis 
the  same  year;  was  graduated  at  Augsburg  Seminary  in  1882;  engaged 
in  newspaper  work,  and  after  1889  was  librarian  of  a  branch  of  the 
public  library.     [169.] 

Aslakson,  Ole,  farmer,  b.  in  Telemarken,  Norway,  Dec.  24,  1823; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1861,  and  the  same  year  settled  in  Min- 
nesota; owned  a  farm  in  Kandiyohi  county,  beside  Foot  Lake;  was  the 
first  president  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  Willmar  Seminary.  [134 
(April,  1897.)*] 

Atherton,  Cornelius,  b.  in  New  England,  Feb.  6,  1815;  d.  in  Roch- 
ester, Minn,,  Oct.  29,  1900.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  built  the 
first  grist  mill  in  Dodge  county  in  1857;  resided  in  Rochester  after 
1876,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business.     [237   (11).] 

Atherton,  H.  H.,  merchant,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1832;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1854;  was  one  of  the  pioneers  at  Elgin,  Wabasha  county;  later 
removed  to  Kasson;  was  a  state  senator  in  1873.     [30.] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  23 

Atkins,  Barton,  b.  in  1827;  d.  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  17,  1901.  He 
came  to  Duluth  in  the  early  80's,  and  engaged  in  traffic  on  the  great 
lakes;  was  appointed  U.  S.  marshal  in  Alaska  in  1894.     [237  (14).] 

Atkins,  W.  E.,  journalist,  b.  in  Canada  in  1864;  d.  in  Minneapolis, 
Jan.  1,  1903.  He  came  to  Minneapolis  when  eighteen  years  of  age,  and 
engaged  in  newspaper  work.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  editor 
of  the  South  Minneapolis  Press.     [237   (28*).] 

Atkinson,  C.  M.,  journalist,  b.  in  Appleton,  Wis.,  Nov.  14,  1862;  en- 
gaged in  newspaper  publication  in  several  states,  coming  to  Virginia, 
Minn.,  in  1897;  two  years  later  removed  to  Hibbing,  where  he  is  editor 
of  the  Mesabi  Ore.     [37.] 

Atkinson,  James  Benton,  pioneer,  b.  near  Ktngston,  Canada,  Nov. 
13,  1822;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856  and  was  one  of  the  first  settlers 
of  Forest  City,  Meeker  county.  He  represented  his  district  in  the  first 
state  legislature;  served  as  captain  of  cavalry  and  artillery  in  the 
Sioux  Indian  war  and  the  civil  war ;  and  held  many  offices  in  his 
county.     [18;  65.] 

Atwateb,  Isaac,  judge,  b.  in  Homer,  N.  Y.,  May  3,  1818;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, Dec.  22,  1906.  He  was  graduated  at  Yale  College  in  1844,  and 
after  being  admitted  to  the  bar  came  to  Minnesota  in  1850;  was  asso- 
ciate justice  of  the  supreme  court  of  this  state,  1858-64;  was  after 
ward  occupied  with  the  practice  of  law,  and  in  caring  for  his  real 
estate  interests  in  Minneapolis.  Author  of  the  "The  History  of  Minne- 
apolis," two  volumes,  published  in  1892,  and  of  many  contributions  to 
magazines  and  newspapers.  [23*;  26*;  28,  X;  29;  32;  41;  58;  59;  137; 
168   (April,  1892*);   186;   237   (43*).] 

Atwood,  Francis,  physician,  b.  in  Franklin,  Mass.,  Aug.  20,  1846;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  Aug.  5, 1882.  He  was  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1869, 
and  from  its  medical  department  four  years  later;  studied  in  Vienna 
one  year,  and  then  settled  in  St.  Paul,  where  he  gave  attention  to  dis- 
eases of  the  eye  and  ear.     [68;  93;  139;  237  (1);  238  (Aug.  6,  1882).] 

Atwood,  George  Henry,  lumber  manufacturer,  b.  in  Waterville,  Maine, 
Nov.  5,  1861";  attended  Bowdoin  College;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1882; 
settled  in  Stillwater  in  1884;  president  of  the  Atwood  and  Jones  Lum- 
ber Co.,  and  has  many  other  large  business  interests.     [42.] 

Aubolee,  M.  O.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Norway;  came  to  the  United  States, 
and  was  graduated  at  the  Lutheran  College,  Decorah,  Iowa,  in  1884; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1896;  settled  at  Two  Harbors,  Minn.,  the 
same  year;  was  county  attorney  for  Lake  county,  1897-1906.     [106.*] 

Auerbach,  Maurice,  merchant  and  banker,  b.  in  Prussia,  Feb.  5, 
1835;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1857,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul.  He 
opened  a  dry  goods  store,  which  in  1863  was  changed  to  a  wholesale 
house,  and  in  which  he  retained  a  leading  interest  until  1890,  Later 
he  was  president  of  the  Union  Bank  of  St.  Paul.    [20*;  24;  94;  95.*] 


24  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL.  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Aulneau,  Jean  Pierre,  b;  in  Moutiers,  France,  April  21,  1705;  joined 
the  order  of  the  Jesuits  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years;  came  to  Canada 
in  1734,  and  the  next  year  to  Fort  St.  Charles,  on  the  Lake  of  the 
Woods,  as  a  missionary  to  the  Crees  of  northern  Minnesota  and  the 
adjoining  part  of  Canada;  was  massacred,  with  the  eldest  son  of  Ver- 
endrye  and  twenty  other  Frenchmen,  by  the  Sioux  on  an  island  of  that 
lake,  June  6,  1736.     [146.] 

Austin,  A.  C,  settled  in  Maple  Grove,  Hennepin  county,  Minn.,  in 
1856;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  three  terms;  later  re- 
moved to  Minneapolis.     [60.] 

Austin,  Horace,  governor,  b.  in  Canterbury,  Conn.,  Oct.  15,  1831;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  Nov.  7,  1905.  He  settled  in  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  in  1854; 
served  in  the  Indian  war,  1863,  as  captain  of  cavalry;  was  judge  of  the 
Sixth  judicial  district,  1865-9;  governor  of  Minnesota,  1870-4;  later  was 
third  auditor  of  the  U.  S.  Treasury,  and  afterward  was  connected  with 
the  Department  of  the  Interior  seven  years.  In  1887-9  he  was  chair- 
man of  the  railroad  commissioners  of  Minnesota.  He  resided  at  Lake 
Minnetonka,  and  during  his  last  years  engaged  in  mining  in  California. 
[3;  22*;  27*;  28,  XII,   XIII*;  29;  30;  51;  109*;  115;  137;  237  (39*).] 

Austin,  Joseph  E.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Good  Thunder,  Minn.,  Nov.  18,  1876; 
was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1903,  and  settled 
at  Chisholm;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1907-09.  [24; 
25;  30.*] 

Austin,  Marshall  P.,  physician,  b.  in  Charleston,  Mich.,  in  1849; 
was  graduated  at  the  Homeopathic  College  of  Michigan,  1881;  settled 
in  Minneapolis  in  1883;  was  a  member  of  the  faculty  of  the  medical 
department  of  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1895-1902.     [127  (10*).] 

Austin,  Samuel  Jones,  b.  in  Hampton,  N.  Y.,  March  14,  1839;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Minn.,  May  19,  1906.  He  served  in  the  98th  N.  Y.  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in 
1868;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  later  dealt  in  grain.     [121.] 

Averill,  John  Thomas,  congressman,  b.  in  Alma,  Maine,  March  1, 
1825;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Oct.  3,  1889.  He  was  graduated  at  Wesleyan  Col- 
lege. In  1857  he  settled  in  Lake  City,  Minn.  During  the  civil  war  he 
served  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.,  becoming  its  colonel  in  1864,  and 
was  bre vetted  brigadier  general  in  1865.  After  the  war  he  founded 
and  conducted  a  wholesale  paper  house  in  St,  Paul,  under  the  name  of 
Averill,  Carpenter  and  Co.  In  1858-60  he  was  a  state  senator;  and  in 
1872-5  represented  his  district  in  Congress.  [1;  7;  10;  27;  68;  93A; 
US;  121.] 

Avery,  Carlos,  journalist,  b.  at  Minooka,  III,  Jan.  25,  1868;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1872;  was  superintendent  of  schools  for  McLeod  county, 
1890-6,  and  since  has  owned  and  published  the  Hutchinson  Leader; 
was  appointed  a  member  of  the  state  game  and  fish  commission  in 
1906.     [24;  30.*] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  25 

Ayer,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Taylor,  missionary,  b.  in  Massachusetts  in 
1803;  d.  in  Belle  Prairie,  Minn.,  Aug.  15,  1898.  She  went  as  a  mis- 
sionary teacher  to  Mackinaw,  Mich.,  in  1828;  was  married  there  to 
Frederick  Ayer  in  1831;  came  with  him  to  Minnesota,  and  opened  a 
school  for  the  Indians  at  Sandy  Lake,  1832;  resided  at  several  differ- 
ent mission  stations  in  this  state;  at  the  close  of  the  civil  war  removed 
to  Georgia,  and  engaged  in  missionary  work  among  the  negroes.  Mr. 
Ayer  died  in  Atlanta  in  1867.  Afterwards  Mrs.  Ayer  resided  with  her 
son  at  Belle  Prairie,  Minn.     [28,  VI;  102*;  114;  237  (9).] 

Ayer,  Frederick,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Stockbridge,  Mass., 
in  1803;  d.  in  Atlanta,  Ga.,  April  28,  1867.  He  opened  the  first  school 
in  Minnesota  at  Sandy  Lake  in  1831;  established  a  mission  among  the 
Ojibways  at  Pokegama  in  1836;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  at  Ober- 
lin,  Ohio;  was  employed  in  the  Chippewa  Agency,  1861-5;  and  after- 
ward was  missionary  and  teacher  to  the  freedmen  in  the  South.  [28, 
I,  VI;  31;  41;  42;  114.] 

Ayer,  Lyman  W.,  farmer,  b.  at  the  Pokegama  Mission,  Minn.,  June 
10,  1834,  being  the  first  white  child  born  in  that  part  of  the  state; 
served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Light  Artillery,  1862-5;  settled  a  few 
years  later  on  the  family  homestead  at  Belle  Prairie.     [31;  237  (23*).] 

Ayer,  Otis,  physician,  b.  in  New  Hampton,  N.  H.,  June  19,  1817;  d.  in 
Le  Sueur,  Minn.,  Jan.  27,  1889.  He  was  graduated  from  the  medical 
department  of  Dartmouth  college,  1841;  practiced  in  his  native  town 
many  years;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856  and  settled  in  Le  Sueur;  was 
surgeon  of  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt.,  1863.     [18;  32;   139.] 

Ayer,  Piiineas,  lawyer,  b.  in  Haverhill,  N.  H.,  in  May,  1830;  d.  in 
Duluth,  Minn.,  Feb.  28,  1906.  He  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  Col- 
lege, 1852,  and  Harvard  Law  School,  1854;  settled  in  Duluth  in  1883. 
[237   (39).] 

Ayers,  Ebenezer,  b.  in  Herkimer  county,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  20,  1817;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1854,  settling  on  a  farm  in  Woodbury,  Washington 
county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1867  and  1872.  [40; 
41.] 

Ayers,  Oscar,  merchant,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1841;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1867;  settled  at  Austin,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits;  was 
a  state  senator,  1891-3.     [30;  79.] 

Ayres,  Horace  Beemer,  b.  in  Allamuchy,  N.  J.,  Sept.  20,  1856;  was 
graduated  at  Lafayette  College,  1878;  has  been  a  specialist  in  forestry 
for  the  land  departments  of  the  St.  Paul  and  Duluth  and  Northern 
Pacific  railway  companies;  resides  in  Aitkin,  Minn.     [7A.] 

Baasen,  Francis,  secretary  of  state,  b.  in  Luxemburg,  Germany,  in 
1820;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Jan.  10,  1901.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1839;  and  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  in  New  Ulm,  where  he  prac- 
ticed law;  was  a  member  of  the  state  constitutional  convention,  1857; 


26  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

was  the  first  secretary  of  this  state,  1858-60;  served  in  the  First  Minne- 
sota Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  colonel ;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1873.     [30;  32;  114;  237  (11).] 

Babb,  Edward  Charles,  h.  near  Portland,  Maine,  Feb.  1,  1834;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  March  9,  1899.  He  served  in  the  Ninth  N.  H.  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war,  rising  from  a  private  to  the  rank  of  captain;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1868,  settling  in  Minneapolis,  where  he  engaged  in  lum- 
bering and  was  president  of  the  Cedar  Lake  Ice  Company.  [20*;  22*; 
58;  121;  237  (9*).] 

Babcock,  D.  L.,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Gtsego  county,  N.  Y.,  Sept. 
21,  1831;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  was  ordained  the  next  year;  en- 
gaged in  home  missionary  work,  chiefly  in  Winona  and  adjoining  coun- 
ties.    [174*.] 

Babcock,  Earle  Jay,  b.  in  St.  Charles,  Minn.,  June  11,  1865;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1889;  professor  of  chemistry 
and  geology,  University  of  North  Dakota,  Grand  Forks,  N.  D.,  18914902, 
and  professor  and  dean  of  its  college  of  mining  engineering  since  1898. 
[7A.] 

Babcock,  Joseph  W.,  b.  in  Connecticut  in  1820;  d.  in  Kasota,  Minn., 
Feb.  15,  1883.  He  enlisted  in  the  army  in  1845,  and  served  through  the 
Mexican  war;  then  settled  in  St.  Paul;  in  1851  founded  the  town  of 
Kasota;  built  a  sawmill  there  the  next  year,  and  afterward  engaged 
in  stone  quarrying.     [94;   237   (1).] 

Babcock,  Kendric  Charles,  educator,  b.  in  South  Brookfield,  N.  Y., 
Sept.  8,  1864;  came  to  Minnesota,  1885;  was  graduated  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Minnesota,  1889,  and  was  instructor  there,  1890-94;  professor  in 
the  University  of  California,  1896-1903;  president  and  professor  of  his- 
tory, University  of  Arizona,  1903-10;  removed  to  Washington,  D.  C. 
[17;  241.] 

Babcock,  Leverett  Wright,  physician,  b.  in  New  York  in  1840;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Dec.  25,  1906.  He  was  graduated  at  the  University  of 
Vermont  in  1869;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1879,  and  resided  in  Wadena; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1899-1903,  and  was  elected 
speaker  in  1903.     [30;  237  (43*).] 

Babcock,  Lorenzo  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Sheldon,  Vt;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1848,  and  settled  at  Sauk  Rapids.  He  was  attorney  general  of  the 
territory,  1849-53,  and  removed  to  St.  Paul;  was  secretary  of  the  con- 
stitutional convention  in  1857;  practiced  law  in  St.  Paul  until  his  death. 
[28,  IX;  69.] 

Bachelder,  Francis  L.,  b.  in  Union,  Maine;  settled  in  Minneapolis 
in  1866;  was  a  member  of  the  North  Star  Barrel  Co.;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1883.     [168  (Jan.  12,  1883).] 

Bachmann,  Charles  W.,  building  contractor,  b.  in  Germany  in  1837; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1853;  settled  in  Young  America,  Minn.; 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  27 

served  in  the  Fifth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;   was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  state  legislature  in  1873.     [30.] 

Backus,  Edward  Wellington,  b.  in  Jamestown,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  1,  1860; 
engaged  in  lumber  business  in  Minneapolis,  1882;  president  of  the 
Backus-Brooks  Co.,  since  1899.     [17;  24;  25;  87;  167  (Nov.  16,  1900*).] 

Backus,  Electus,  soldier,  b.  in  New  York;  d.  June  7,  1S62,  at  De- 
troit, Mich.  He  was  graduated  at  the  U.  S.  Military  Academy  in  1824; 
was  commandant  at  Fort  Snelling  during  parts  of  1843-5;  attained  the 
rank  of  major  in  1846.     [11;  12;  13.] 

Bacon,  Seldon,  lawyer,  b.  in  New  Haven,  Conn.,  Sept.  28,  1861;  was 
graduated  at  Carleton  College,  Northfield,  Minn.,  1882;  and  in  law  at 
the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1884;  practiced  law  in  Minneapolis,  1884- 
94;  then  removed  to  New  York.     [17.] 

Baer,  John  Willis,  b.  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  March  2,  1861;  spent  his 
childhood  in  Ohio,  but  returned  to  Rochester  in  1879;  was  general  sec- 
retary of  the  National  Christian  Endeavor  Society,  1891-1902;  then 
became  general  secretary  of  the  Presbyterian  denomination,  residing 
in  New  York  city;  since  1906  has  been  president  of  Occidental  College, 
Los  Angeles,  Cal.     [4;  179  (July  10,  1891).] 

Bagley,  George  C,  b.  in  Stewartstown,  N.  H.,  March  1,  1851;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1885,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  engaged  in  grain  busi- 
ness, and  is  president  of  several  elevator  companies.     [24;  85A.*] 

Bahner,  Melchior,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  Dec.  9,  1870; 
d.  there,  Oct.  4,  1902.  He  was  graduated  at  St.  John's  College  in  1889; 
entered  the  Benedictine  order  in  1890;  was  ordained  a  priest  in  1894; 
lived  in  the  Bahama  Islands,  as  a  missionary  to  the  negroes.  [132 
(Nov.,  1902).] 

Bailey,  Charles  Monroe,  dentist,  b.  in  Portland,  Maine,  Dec.  6,  1843; 
was  graduated  in  dentistry  at  Harvard  University,  1871;  settled  in  Min- 
neapolis in  1874;  was  professor  in  the  dental  department  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Minnesota,  1888-96.     [25;  84;*  85A.] 

Bailey,  Everett  H.,  banker,  b.  in  Jamestown,  N.  Y.,  April  10,  1850; 
settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1873,  accepting  the  position  of  receiving  teller  in 
the  First  National  Bank;  became  its  vice  president,  1897,  and  presi- 
dent, 1907.     [24;  25;  95*;  187.] 

Bailey,  Francis  Browtn,  judge,  b.  in  Portland,  Maine,  June  22,  1839; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Sept.  29,  1896.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1870; 
settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1877;  was  judge  of  the  municipal  court, 
1883-9,  and  judge  of  probate  in  1890.     [84*;  90*;  238  (Sept.  30,  1896).] 

Bailey,  George,  pioneer,  b.  in  Lome,  Ireland,  about  1822 ;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1852,  and  was  the  second  settler  in  Zumbro,  Wa- 
basha county,  Minn.,  1855.     [74.] 

Bailey,  Orlando,  farmer,  b.  in  Chautauqua  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1820; 
settled  at  Big  Lake,  Sherburne  county,  Minn.,  in  1852;  kept  a  hotel,  and 
owned  a  farm;  was  sheriff  of  the  county  six  years.    [31.] 


28  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Bailey,  Philo  Calvin,  merchant,  b.  in  Pompey,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  15,  1828; 
d.  in  Waseca,  Minn.,  Dec.  6,  1907.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  set- 
tling in  Wilton,  Waseca  county;  removed  in  1867  to  the  new  town  of 
Waseca,  and  was  its  leading  hardware  merchant;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1862  and  a  state  senator,  1877-78.  [18;  J50; 
75;  237  (48*).] 

Bailey,  Vernon,  b.  in  Manchester,  Mich.,  June  21,  1864;  became  a 
field  naturalist  of  the  U.  S.  Biological  Survey;  resided  at  Elk  River, 
Minn.;  removed  to  Washington,  D.  C.     [17.] 

Bailly,  Alexis,  pioneer,  b.  Dec.  14,  1798,  at  St.  Joseph's,  near  the 
Canadian  shore  of  Lake  Huron,  being  a  mixed  blood,  French  and  one- 
fourth  Ottawa  Indian.  He  died  in  Wabasha,  Minn.,  June  3,  1861.  He 
received  a  good  education  at  Montreal,  and  engaged  in  the  fur  trade. 
In  August,  1821,  he  made  a  trip  from  Fort  Snelling(  then  Fort  St.  An- 
thony) to  the  Red  River  settlement,  in  charge  of  a  drove  of  cattle.  In 
1828  he  settled  in  Prairie  du  Chien;  in  1833  removed  to  Mendota,,  Minn., 
and  three  years  later  to  Wabasha;  was  a  member  of  the  first  Terri- 
torial Legislature.  He  married  a  mixed-blood  Indian  woman,  the 
daughter  of  J.  B.  Faribault.     [32;  74;  131;  237  (54*);  241.] 

Baily,  Calvin  P.,  farmer,  b.  in  New  York,  May  9,  1828;  settled  in 
Detroit,  Minn.,  in  1873;  was  state  insurance  commissioner,  1889-91. 
[30.] 

Bain,  John,  farmer,  b.  in  Canada  in  1843;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1868,  settling  in  Fremont,  Winona  county;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1889.     [30.] 

Baerd,  Lyman  D.,  farmer  and  banker,  b.  in  Austin,  Minn.,  Oct.  17, 
1857;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  there,  and  later  conducted  a 
farm;  was  postmaster  for  the  state  legislature  in  1879;  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1881;  engaged  in  real  estate  and  loaning  business,  and 
was  president  of  the  Citizens'  National  Bank.     [30;  65A;  79;  166A*.] 

Baker,  A.  C,  merchant,  b.  in  Freedom,  Ohio,  Dec.  19,  1838;  came  to 
Minnesota;  served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war; 
settled  in  McLeod  county  in  1865;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in 
Brownton  after  1878.     [64.] 

Baker,  Albert  F.,  druggist,  b.  in  Bethel,  Maine,  June  2,  1839;  came 
to  Monticello,  Minn.,  in  1856;  served  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt., 
1862-5;  engaged  in  the  furniture  business  three  years;  was  clerk  of 
the  district  court,  1866-70;  and  afterward  owned  a  drug  store.     [31.] 

Baker,  Daniel  A.  J.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Franklin  county,  Maine,  in  1825; 
d,  in  Minneapolis,  Oct.  2,  1909.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1849;  taught 
the  first  public  school  in  Minnesota  territory,  1850-1,  the  number  of 
pupils  being  one  hundred  and  three;  practiced  law  in  St  Paul;  was 
one  of  the  company  who  pre-empted  the  site  of  Superior,  Wis.,  and 
organized  the  town;  resided  on  a  farm  in  Rose,  Ramsey  county,  after 
1855,  and  built  a  large  greenhouse  there.     [41;  68;  94;  98*;  237  (59*).] 


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Baker,  Edward  Larrabee,  merchant,  b.  in  Hubbardton,  Vt.,  Sept.  8, 
1836;  first  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  surveying  in  the  Lake  Superior 
region;  settled  at  Red  Wing  in  1858,  and  engaged  in  the  hardware  busi- 
ness; served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt,  1861-4,  and  attained  the 
rank  of  captain.     [18.*] 

Baker,  George  Lee,  b.  in  Ashburnham,  Mass.,  Oct.  26,  1835;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  March  23,  1890.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota 
in  1857;  enlisted  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  1862;  was  after- 
ward lieutenant  in  a  colored  regiment;  engaged  in  mercantile  and  real 
estate  business  in  Minneapolis.     [121.] 

Baker,  George  W.,  b.  in  Chittenden  county,  Vt.,  Jan.  9,  1823;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  Rochester;  was 
sheriff  of  Olmsted  county  two  terms;  removed  to  Bismarck,  Dak.,  in 
1881,  where  he  was  collector  of  customs.     [66.] 

Baker,  Isaac  E.,  miller,  b.  in  Troy,  Pa.,  June  30,  1845;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, Jan.,  1897.  He  was  general  agent  of  the  Millers'  and  Manu- 
facturers' Insurance  Co.,  Minneapolis,  after  1891.  [168  (June  14,  1895,* 
and  Jan.  29,  1897*).] 

Baker,  James  Heaton,  general,  b.  in  Monroe,  Ohio,  May  6,  1829;  was 
graduated  at  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University,  1852;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1857;  was  secretary  of  state,  1860-2;  was  colonel  of  the  Tenth  Min- 
nesota Regt.  in  campaigns  against  the  Sioux,  1862-3,  and  served  till 
the  close  of  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  brigadier  general; 
was  U.  S.  commissioner  of  pensions,  1871-75,  and  later  was  U.  S.  sur- 
veyor general  for  this  state;  resides  in  Mankato;  author  of  "Lives  of 
the  Governors  of  Minnesota,"  forming  Volume  XIII,  Minn.  Historical 
Society  Collections.   [18;   23*;   41;   83*;   113;   115;   166A.*] 

Baker,  L.  H.,  b.  in  Illinois;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1879;  settled  in 
Clay  county ;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  dealing  in  grain 
and  farm  machinery;  in  1899  platted  the  townsite  of  Baker.     [47.] 

Baker,  Lewis,  journalist,  b.  in  Belmont  county,  Ohio,  Nov.  7,  1832; 
d.  in  Washington,  D.  C,  May  1,  1899.  He  purchased  the  St.  Paul  Globe 
in  1885,  and  conducted  it  until  1893;  was  U.  S.  minister  to  Nicaragua, 
Costa  Rica,  and  Salvador,  1893-8.  [93*;  176  (April,  1886);  237  (9*); 
238  (April  30  and  May  1,  1899*).] 

Baker,  Samuel  H.,  teacher,  and  lawyer,  was  graduated  at  Syracuse 
University  in  1877;  was  the  first  principal  of  Pillsbury  Academy, 
Owatonna,  Minn.,  1877-80;  later  was  a  lawyer  in  Denver,  Colo.  [141 
(1889).] 

Baker,  Thomas  A.,  miller,  b.  in  Waterville,  Me.,  Oct.  14,  1839;  served 
in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  and  was  afterward  cap- 
tain in  the  TJ.  S.  Heavy  Artillery.  He  resided  at  Cannon  Falls  fifteen 
years,  and  later  at  Minneapolis  and  Anoka.     [31.] 

Baker,  W.  S.,  b.  in  Maine,  April  28,  1808;  d.  in  Waseca,  Minn., 
March  6,  1887.  He  settled  in  Otisco,  Waseca  county,  in  1856;  was  the 
first  county  treasurer,  1857-8.     [75.] 


30  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Baldwin,  Benjamin  Chapman,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Durham,  N.  Y., 
Sept.  7,  1821;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  22,  1909.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1855;  resided  in  Lake  City  until  1873,  and  then  removed  to  St.  Paul; 
was  chief  clerk  in  the  U.  S.  surveyor  general's  office,  1877-1907.  [237 
(56*).] 

Baldwin,  Charles  O.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Perry,  111.,  in  1862;  was  gradu- 
ated at  Illinois  College,  Jacksonville,  in  1886;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1887;  resides  in  Duluth;   was  a  state -senator,  1899-1902.     [30.] 

Baldwin,  F.  Eugene,  lawyer,  b.  in  Wayne  County,  Pa.,  March  7,  1825; 
was  graduated  at  Illinois  College  in  1846;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1847;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  and  resided  in  Minneapolis  and  at 
Clear  Lake,  Sherburne  county;  was  attorney  of  that  county  two  years, 
and  owned  a  farm  there;  was  a  state  senator  in  1859-60.     [31.] 

Baldwin,  Hial  D.,  judge,  b.  in  Ira,  N.  Y.,  July,  1827;  d,  at  Red  Lake 
Falls,  Minn.,  Oct.  15,  1906.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1858,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  the  next  year;  settled  in  Redwood  Falls  in  1871; 
was  county  attorney  several  years;  was  judge  of  the  Ninth  judicial 
district,  1882-3.     [32;  92;  237  (43*).] 

Baldwin,  John,  farmer,  b.  in  Canada,  Dec.  30,  1844;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1874;  resided  in  Jackson,  and  was  register  of  deeds,  1888-1905; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1909.  He  removed  to  Spirit 
Lake,  Iowa,  the  same  year.     [30*;   39;   62.] 

Baldwin,  Melvin  R.,  congressman  and  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Chester, 
Vt,  April  12,  1839;  d.  in  Seattle,  Wash.,  April  16,  1901.  He  served  in 
the  Second  Wisconsin  Regt.  during  the  civil  war,  and  gained  the  rank 
of  captain;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1875,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  re- 
moved to  Duluth  in  1886,  and  engaged  in  real  estate  business  and 
building;  was  a  representative  in  Congress,  1893-5.  [10;  20;  30;  237 
(14*).] 

Baldwin,  Mykon  Augustine,  banker,  b.  in  Sheldon,  N.  Y.,  May  21, 
1832;  d.  in  Lake  City,  Minn.,  Feb.  23,  1881.  He  settled  in  Lake  City 
in  1868,  and  was  president  of  the  First  National  Bank  after  1876.    [74.] 

Baldwin,  Rufus  Judd,  pioneer,  b.  in  Guilford,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  22,  1826; 
d.  in  Arizona,  Aug.,  1897.  He  was  graduated  at  Union  College  in  1846; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  settled  in  Min- 
neapolis and  engaged  in  banking,  and  later  in  railroad  enterprises; 
was  a  state  senator,  1861-3;  owned  large  interests  in  mines  in  the 
Southwest.     [59;  84;  167  (Sept.  3,  1897);  237  (9*).] 

Baldwin,  T.  P.,  farmer,  b.  in  New  York  in  1836;  settled  in  Minne- 
sota in  1856;  served  one  year  in  the  civil  war;  owned  a  farm  at  Pilot 
Mound,  Fillmore  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1873.     [30.] 

Baldwin,  W.  R.,  farmer,  b.  in  Elyria,  Ohio,  Sept.  12,  1841;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1868,  and  settled  near  Faribault;  was  a  representative  in 
the  state  legislature  in  1881.     [70.] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  31 

Bali,  Artemus  Ebenezer,  journalist,  b.  in  1833;  d.  in  West  Concord, 
Minn.,  March  16,  1906.  He  was  first  lieutenant  of  the  Third  Iowa  in- 
fantry in  the  civil  war.  He  published  newspapers  at  White  Bear,  Fair- 
mont, and  after  1892  in  West  Concord.     [237  (39).] 

Ball,  F.  M.,  physician,  b.  in  Pickaway,  Ohio,  May  27,  1839;  studied 
medicine  at  New  Albany,  Ind.,  and  at  Marion  County  Medical  School, 
Ky.;  served  in  the  army,  1861-4;  came  to  Minnesota  and  engaged  in 
the  practice  of  medicine  at  Jordan,  Cokato,  and  after  1880-  at  Howard 
Lake,  Wright  county.     [31.] 

Ball,  Henry  A.,  photographer,  b.  in  Albany  county,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  9, 
1845;  served  in  the  113th  N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1866,  and  three  years  later  settled  in  Delano.  With  Daniel 
Fish  he  established  the  first  newspaper  in  the  town,  called  the  Big 
Woods  Citizen.     [31.] 

Ball,  John,  b.  in  Rutland,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  5,  1835;  d.  there,  Sept.  26, 
1875.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1853,  settling  in  Winona;  engaged  in 
surveying;  served  in  Minnesota  regiments  in  the  civil  war,  attaining 
the  rank  of  lieutenant  colonel;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture in  1866,  and  was  afterward  treasurer  of  Winona  county.  [77; 
115.] 

Ballard,  Charles  W.,  physician,  b.  in  New  York  city,  Jan.  22,  1826; 
was  graduated  at  both  Washington  Medical  University  and  the  College 
of  Dental  Surgery,  Baltimore,  in  1S50;  settled  in  Albert  Lea,  Minn., 
in  1870,  where  he  engaged  in  real  estate  business.     [53.] 

Banholzer,  Frederick,  brewer,  b.  in  Wurtemburg,  Germany,  in  1824; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Jan.  3,  1903.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1849, 
and  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1856;  was  a  building  contractor,  and  erected 
many  of  the  first  stone  buildings  in  St.  Paul;  later  owned  and  conducted 
a  brewery.     [237    (28).] 

Banning,  William  L.,  b.  in  Wilmington,  Del.,  Jan.,  1814;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Nov.  26  1893.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Philadelphia;  set- 
tled in  St.  Paul  in  1855;  engaged  in  banking;  served  in  the  Third  Min- 
nesota Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  and  afterward  engaged  in  railroad  con- 
struction.    [28,  VIII;  94;  237  (3);  238   (Nov.  27,  1893*).] 

Banvard,  John,  traveler  and  artist,  b.  in  New  York  City,  Nov.  15, 
1815;  d.  in  Watertown,  S.  D.,  May  16,  1891.  He  painted  a  panorama  of 
the  Mississippi  river  from  the  falls  of  St.  Anthony  to  its  mouth,  and 
exhibited  it  in  the  leading  cities  of  America  and  Europe.  He  also 
painted  panoramas  of  Venice  and  of  Palestine.     [1;   241.] 

Barbaras,  George,  lawyer  and  banker,  b.  in  France,  Sept.  14,  1832; 
d.  in  Hastings,  Minn.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1847,  and  to 
Dakota  county,  Minn.,  in  1861;  resided  in  Hastings  after  1869;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1874;  later  engaged  in  banking.     [48.] 


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MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 


Barber,  Daniel  R.,  miller,  b.  in  Benson,  Vt,  Feb.  14,  1817;  d.  in  Min- 
neapolis, April  17,  1886.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  at 
Minneapolis,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business  ,  and  later  in  the 
manufacture  of  flour.     [19*;  20*;  58;  84*;  85A.*] 

Barber,  Edwin  Roswell,  b.  in  Benson,  Vt.,  Nov.  22,  1852;  came  with 
his  parents  to  Minneapolis  when  three  years  old;  engaged  in  mill- 
ing; was  president  of  a  grain  elevator  company,  and  had  other  finan- 
cial interests.     [24;  85A*;  168  (July  24,  1891*).) 

Barck,  Gustavus  W.,  physician,  b.  in  Barkeryd,  Sweden,  May  10, 
1832;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1850;  was  a  surgeon  in  the  army 
two  years;  settled  in  Winona,  Minn.,  in  1864;  removed  to  Albert  Lea 
in  1868.     [24;   53A;  169;  237   (38*).]. 

Bardwell,  Charles  S.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Goshen,  Mass.,  Nov.  26, 
1835;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Dec.  1,  1892.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857, 
settling  in  Excelsior;  engaged  in  the  sash  and  door  business  in  Min- 
neapolis after  1869.     [167  (Dec.  2  and  9,  1892*).] 

Bardwell,  J.  P.,  Congregational  missionary,  b.  about  1801;  d.  at 
Leech  Lake,  Minn.,  July  30,  1871.  He  was  in  charge  of  the  missionary 
work  among  the  Ojibways  from  1843  to  I860,  and  later  was  assistant 
Indian  agent  at  Leech  Lake.     [238  (Aug.  9,  1871).] 

Bardwell,  Winfield  W.,  lawyer,  b.  at  Excelsior,  Minn.,  July  18,  1867; 
was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1890;  has  since 
practiced  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1903-5.     [24;    25;    30.*] 

Barer,  Felix  A.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Switzerland,  Jan.  1,  1839;  d.  in  Le 
Sueur,  Minn.,  Dec.  10,  1910.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  four- 
teen years  of  age,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  served  in  the  Seventh 
Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  becoming  captain;  was  county  audi- 
tor, clerk  of  the  court,  and  register  of  deeds  for  Le  Sueur  county. 
[237   (62*).] 

Barke,  John  Owen,  lawyer,  b.  in  Stavanger,  Norway,  Nov.  12,  1850; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1870;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Iowa,  1880;  settled  in  Fergus  Falls,  Minn.,  the  same  year. 
[37*;  137;  169.] 

Barker,  Almon  P.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Naples,  Maine,  Aug.  11,  1846;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1868,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the  next  year;  set- 
tled in  Princeton  in  1874;  was  superintendent  of  schools  of  Mille  Lacs 
county,  1874-8,  and  county  attorney,  1879-82.     [31.] 

Barker,  Henry  Freeman,  lawyer,  b.  in  Naples,  Maine,  May  8,  1850; 
was  graduated  at  the  Albany,  N.  Y.,  Law  School,  1875,  and  the  next 
year  came  to  Minnesota;  settled  at  Cambridge  in  1878;  was  county 
attorney  of  Isanti  county  fourteen  years;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1883  and  1887,  and  state  senator,  1899-1905.  [24;  25;  30; 
37*;  38.*  | 

Barker,  Thomas,  b.  in  Canada,  in  1845;  served  in  the  Fifth  Vermont 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war ;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1866 ;  taught  school  in 


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Faribault,  Mankato,   and   Cleveland;    settled   in  Le   Sueur   Center   in 
1880,  and  was  county  superintendent  of  schools,  1880-84.     [32.] 

Barlow,  Frank  W.,  druggist,  b.  in  Genesee  county,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  19, 
1852;  settled  in  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  in  1870;  was  treasurer  of  Free- 
born county,  1880-86.     [24;  53.] 

Barlow,  J.  L.,  b.  in  New  Jersey  in  1843;  came  with  his  parents  to 
Minnesota  in  1855;  engaged  in  newspaper  publication;  after  1881  re- 
sided in  Garden  City,  and  was  proprietor  of  The  Messenger.     [32.] 

Barlow,  William  W.,  b.  in  New  York,  Feb.  19,  1840;  served  in  the 
22d  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1872, 
settling  on  a  homestead  in  Amo,  Cottonwood  county;  removed  to  Win- 
dom  in  1880,  and  kept  a  hotel;  was  sheriff  of  the  county,  1883-90. 
[34.] 

Barnard,  early  missionary,  b.  in  Bennington  county,  Vt,  June  2, 
1817;  d.  in  Pomona,  Mich.,  in  1905.  He  was  educated  at  Oberlin  Col- 
lege; came  to  Minnesota  about  1843,  and  engaged  in  missionary  work 
among  the  Ojibways  at  Red  Lake.  Later  he  established  a  mission  at 
Walhalla,  N.  D.     [237   (31).] 

Barnard,  Albion,  physician,  b.  in  Dixfield,  Maine,  Nov.  5,  1822;  was 
graduated  at  Bowdoin  Medical  School  in  1848;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1855;  settled  in  Minneapolis;  served  in  the  Indian  war  in  1863;  was 
physician  and  superintendent  at  Leech  Lake  Indian  Agency,  1865-75; 
later  engaged  in  milling  in  Minneapolis.     [60.*] 

Barncard,  Jacob  Z.,  b.  in  Franklin  county,  Pa.,  in  1842;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1855;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt,  1861-4; 
afterward  was  first  lieutenant  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.;  resided 
in  Steele  county  after  1867;  owned  a  lumber  yard  in  Owatonna.     [72.] 

Barnes,  Franklin,  b.  in  Highgate,  Vt.,  June,  1833;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1855;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Vernon  Center,  Blue  Earth  county, 
1857,  and  two  years  later  assisted  in  laying  out  the  village;  opened  a 
store  there  and  also  a  lumber  yard.     [32.] 

Barnes,  George  A.,  b.  in  Newton,  Mass.,  Jan.  17,  1822;  d.  in  Wells, 
Minn.,  Oct.  21,  1892.  He  came  to  Minnesota  about  1869,  and  settled  in 
Wells  in  1871;  engaged  in  real  estate,  insurance,  and  loaning.     [39.] 

Barnes,  George  B.,  Congregational  clergyman  and  educator,  b.  in 
Turin,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  19,  1837;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  May  4,  1909.  He  was 
educated  at  Oberlin  College;  served  in  the  civil  war  and  afterward 
engaged  in  teaching;  was  ordained  in  1869;  was  the  first  president  of 
Fargo  College,  1887-92;  was  pastor  in  Campbell,  Minn.,  1900-02;  and  in 
Minneapolis  from  1906  until  his  death.     [144.] 

Barnes,  Isaac  Albert,  lawyer,  b.  in  New  Bedford,  Mass.,  Sept.  7, 
1852;  was  graduated  at  the  Albany  Law  School,  1877;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1882,  settling  at  Minneapolis,  where  he  engaged  in  law  prac- 
tice, and  is  largely  interested  in  real  estate  and  additions  to  the  city. 
[22*;  24;  25.] 
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34  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Barnes,  Nathan  F.,  b.  in  Portland,  Maine,  June  26,  1S17;  served  in 
the  U.  S.  navy  five  years,  and  afterward  studied  and  practiced  law 
several  years;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1858,  and  settled  as  a  farmer  at 
-Alexandria;  resided  in  St.  Cloud  after  1865,  being  editor  of  the  Times, 
and  later  city  clerk;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1866 
and  1874,  and  was  influential  in  securing  the  location  of  a  state  normal 
school  at  St.  Cloud.     [18;  41.] 

Barnes,  Smith  T.,  merchant,  b.  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  Jan. 
11,  1841;  d.  Aug.  8,  1895.  He  settled  at  Minnesota  Lake,  Faribault 
county,  Minn.,  in  1866;  engaged  in  general  mercantile  business,  and 
later  owned  a  drug  store,  and  dealt  in  grain;  was  clerk  of  the  district 
court,  1884-8.     [51.] 

Barnes,  William  Augustus,  dealer  in  real  estate,  b.  in  Manchester, 
N.  Y.,  March  28,  1840;  served  in  the  108th  New  York  Regt.  during  the 
civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1872,  settling  in  Minneapolis,  where 
he  acquired  large  interests  in  city  property  and  banks.     |20*;  84.*] 

Barney,  Feed  Elisha,  b.  in  S  wanton,  Vt.,  Oct.  10,  1859;  settled  in 
Minneapolis  in  1881;  engaged  in  real  estate  and  insurance  business; 
president  of  the  East  Side  State  Bank  since  1906.     [24;  25;  85A.] 

Barney,  Sheldon  F.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Tompkins  county,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  4, 
1831;  d.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  April,  1905.  He  settled  in  Mankato  in 
1856;  was  a  state  senator  in  1862;  with  others  he  established,  in  1865, 
the  first  machine  shop  and  foundry  in  Blue  Earth  county.  [45;  83*; 
237  (31*).] 

Barney,  Thomas  Jefferson,  b.  in  Watertown,  N.  Y.,  in  1806;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  May  1,  1886.  He  first  came  to  Minnesota  as  captain  of  a 
steamboat  bound  for  Fort  Snelling;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1854;  was 
largely  interested  in  real  estate  there.     [94;  237  (1).] 

Barnum,  Edward  Phelps,  b.  in  Stonington,  Conn.,  June  16,  1831;  d. 
in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  Jan.  10,  1902.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  set- 
tled in  Sauk  Center  in  1867,  where  he  was  proprietor  of  a  hotel,  owned 
a  furniture  store,  and  later  was  bookkeeper  in  the  Bank  of  Sauk  Cen- 
ter. In  1890  he  became  proprietor  of  a  newspaper,  the  Sauk  Center 
Avalanche;  was  clerk  of  court  in  the  Seventh  judicial  district  in  1892, 
[23*;  31;  155*;  156;  237  (19*);  238  (Oct.  7,  1881).] 

Barr,  George  Tillotson,  banker,  b.  in  Terre  Haute,  Ind„  in  1851; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1867;  resided  in  Mankato,  and  was  its  mayor 
one  term;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1889,  and  a  state 
senator,  1891-7;  removed  to  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  in  1902.    [30;  45*;  83*.} 

Barr,  John  Henry,  b.  in  Loudoun  county,  Va.,  Sept.  2,  1828;  d.  in 
Manakto,  Minn.,  Nov.  27,  1869.  He  settled'  in  Mankato  in  1867,  and 
established  a  wagon  and  plow  manufactory.    [83.*] 

Barrager,  E.  R.,  journalist,  b.  in  Sheboygan  county,  Wis.,  in  1859; 
came  to  Minnesota,  and  established  the  Appleton  Gazette;  removed  to 
Pillsbury  in  1879,  where  he  published  the  Weekly  Itemizer,     [32.] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  35 

Barbagee,  James  A.,  b.  in  Sheboygan  county,  Wis.,  in  1854;  settled 
in  Pillsbury,  Minn.,  in  1881,  and  with  his  brother  published  the  Weekly 
Itemizer.     [32.] 

Babrett,  Joseph  Osgood,  b.  in  Canaan,  Maine,  April  30,  1823;  d.  in 
Brown's  Valley,  Minn.,  Feb.  8,  1898.  He  settled  therein  1881,  and  en- 
gaged in  tree  planting.  He  took  an  active  interest  in  the  Minnesota 
Forestry  Association.     [166  (1898*);  167  (Feb.  18,  1898);  237  (9*).] 

Barrett,  Luther,  pioneer,  b.  in  Oswego  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1825;  d.  in 
Horicon,  Wis.,  Oct.  29,  1903.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854;  engaged 
in  farming,  and  later  owned  a  hotel  and  a  butcher's  shop  in  Mankato; 
was  a  scout  under  Gen.  Sibley  in  the  Indian  war.  Later  he  resided  in 
Colorado  and  Montana.     [237   (35).] 

Babrett,  Michael,  farmer,  b.  in  Ireland,  Oct.,  1830;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1850,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  settled  at  St.  Wen- 
dell, Stearns  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1879. 
[30.] 

Barrett,  Peter  E.,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1853;  came  to  Minnesota 
when  six  years  old;  resided  in  Hutchinson,  and  was  a  dealer  in  wheat. 
He  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1891-3.     [30.] 

Barrett,  Theodore  H.,  b.  in  Orangeville,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  27,  1834;  d.  in 
Herman,  Minn.,  July  20,  1900.  He  settled  in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  in  1856; 
enlisted  in  the  Ninth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  1862;  attained  the  rank  of 
brigadier  general,  and  after  the  war  owned  and  managed  an  extensive 
farm  in  Grant  and  Stevens  counties,  Minn.     [121.] 

Barron,  Horace  Everett,  b.  in  Bradford,  Vt.,  March  21,  1826;  d.  Feb. 
26,  1892.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  at  Faribault,  where 
he  built  the  first  hotel.  He  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1874;  and  was  many  years  president  of  the  Institution  for  the  Deaf 
and  Dumb  and  the  Blind,  located  at  Faribault.     [18;  70;  70A.] 

Barrows,  Fred  C,  lumberman,  b.  in  Orono,  Maine,  March  29,  1832; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  member  of  a 
prominent  lumber  firm;  was  state  oil  inspector,  1897-9.     [30,  58;   88.*] 

Barrows,  Morton,  lawyer,  b.  in  Reading,  Mass.,  June  14,  1856;  was 
graduated  at  Harvard  University,  1880,  and  in  law  at  Brown  Univer- 
sity, 1883;  has  since  practiced  in  St.  Paul.     [17;  24;   25;  93.] 

Barrows,  William  M.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Augusta,  Maine,  Sept.  1, 
1830;  came  "to  Minnesota  in  1855,  and  resided  in  Minneapolis;  was  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Merriman,  Barrows  and  Co.,  manufacturers  of 
lumber.     [19*;  58;  84.*] 

Barsness,  Ole  N.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway,  Nov.  20,  1844;  d.  in  1882. 
He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1861,  and  to  Minnesota  five  years 
later;  settled  in  Barsness  township,  Pope  county;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1879;  was  sheriff  of  Pope  county  two  years. 
[30;  169.] 


36  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Barta,  Ferdinand,  lawyer,  b.  in  Union,  Wis.,  Sept.  8,-1857;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1882;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1883;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature,  1895-7.  [22*;  24;  30;  93;  93A;  95*;  238 
(Nov.  9,  1899).] 

Barteau,  Sid  B.,  merchant,  b.  in  Hillsdale,  N.  Y.,  in  1862;  came  with 
his  parents  to  Zumbrota,  Minn.,  in  1871;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1899-1901;  removed  to  .Idaho,  1909.     [30.] 

Barteau,  Sidney  Havens,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Windsp.r, 
N.  Y,,  April  17,  1822;  d.  at  Lake  Charles,  La.,  Oct.  7,  1897.  He  was 
graduated  at  Auburn  Theological  Seminary  in  1850;  was  ordained  to 
the  ministry  in  the  Presbyterian  church  the  next  year;  was  synodical 
missionary,  and  later  pastor  in  Congregational  churches,  in  Wisconr 
sin;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1870,  and  was  pastor  in  Zumbrota,  Crook- 
ston,  Stephen,  and  other  places;  in  1892  removed  to  Lake  Charles. 
[144;  237  (32);  241.] 

Barteau,  'Stephen  Brewster,  merchant,  b.  in  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  in 
1816;  d.  in  Zumbrota,  Minn.,  in  1894.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1871, 
settling  in  Zumbrota;  engaged  in  the  hardware  business  and  banking, 
and  owned  several  farms;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislaure  iii 
1889.     [30;    54.] 

Barthel,  Peter,  b.  in  Luxemburg,  Germany,  Aug.  8,  1818;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1853,  and  to  Carver  county,  Minn.,  the  next  year; 
engaged  in  farming,  and  later  in  hardware  business  in  Chaska;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878.     [30.] 

Bartholomew,  Charles  L.,  cartoonist,  b.  in  Chariton,  la.,  Feb.  10, 
1869;  was  graduated  at  Iowa  State  College,  1888;  has  since  been  en- 
gaged in  newspaper  work  in  Minneapolis.     [17;   24;   85A.*] 

Bartholomew,  Riley  Lucas,  pioneer,  b.  in  Geneva,  Ohio,  May  30, 
1807;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852,  settling  on  a  claim  in  Richfield,  Hen- 
nepin county;  was  a  member  of  the  state  constitutional  convention, 
1857,  and  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1859-60.     [60.*]      ' 

Bartleson,  Charles  John,  lawyer,  b.  in  Macomb,  111.,  April  3,  1844; 
served  through  the  civil  war  in  the  Second  Illinois  cavalry;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1867;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1870,  settling  in  Min- 
neapolis.    [2,2*;  24;  25;  137.] 

Bartlett,  Amander  H.,  b.  in  Olean,  N.'Y.,  Sept.  28,  1829;  d.  in  Glen- 
ville,  Minn.,  April  14,  1902.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1^56,  settling 
in  Freeborn  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  territorial  legislature 
in  1857,  and  also  in  the  first  state  legislature.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1860.     [53;  53A;  237  (19).] 

Bartlett,  Cyrus  K.,  physician,  b.  in  Boxford,  Mass  ,,Jaii.  23;  1829; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Dec.  26,  1906.  He  was  graduated  at  Harvard  Med- 
ical College  in  1852;  became  superintendent  of  the  Minnesota  Hospital 
for  the  Insane  at  St.  Peter  in  1868,  and  filled  that  position  many  years. 
[32;  237   (43).] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  37 

Barto,  Alpiionso,  lieutenant  governor,  b.  in  Hinesburg,  Vt.,  May  27, 
1834;  d.  in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  Nov.  4,  1899.  He  served  in  the  52d  Illi- 
nois Regt.,  1S62-5,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  came  to  Sauk  Center 
in  1869,  and  practiced  law;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1872-3,  and  lieutenant  governor  of  Minnesota,  1874-6.  [18;  29;  30; 
121*;  127  (10*);  156;  157*;  237   (9*).] 

Barton,  Ara,  farmer,  b.  in  Cbarlestown,  N.  H.,  April  12,  1824;  d.  in 
Morristown,  Minn.,  Nov.  6,  1898.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  set- 
tling near  Cannon  Falls,  but  after  a  few  years  removed  to  Northfield; 
served  in  the  Minnesota  Mounted  Rangers  in  the  Indian  war,  attain- 
ing the  rank  of  captain;  was  a  state  senator,  1859-60,  and  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature,  1870-3;  was  Democratic  candidate  for  gov- 
ernor, 1873;  president  of  the  State  Agricultural  Society,  1873-4;  sheriff 
of  Rice  county,  1876-85;  removed  in  his  last  years  to  Morristown.  [70; 
115;  166A*;  174.] 

Barton,  Humphrey,  lawyer,  b.  in  Fulton  county,  Pa.,  May  6,  1857; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1885;  came  to  Minnesota  the  same  year, 
and  settled  in  St.  Paul.     [20;  24;  25;  93;  93A;  98*;  100;  137.*] 

Baschor,  Joseph,  pioneer,  b.  in  Germany  in  1832;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1869;  settled  the  same  year  on  a  farm  in  Bashaw,  Brown 
county,  Minn.,  being  the  first  settler  there.  The  town  is  named  for 
him.     [32.] 

Basford,  Henry  O.,  journalist,  b.  in  Guilford,  Maine,  April  22,  1838; 
came  to  St.  Paul  in  1856;  removed  to  Colorado,  where  he  spent  eight 
years  in  mining;  returned  to  Minnesota  in  1867,  settling  in  Austin; 
became  connected  with  the  publication  of  the  Austin  Register  in  1868, 
and  was  its  sole  proprietor  after  1878;  established  the  Daily  Register 
in  1890.     [65A;    79*;    238  (Nov.  16,  1893*).] 

Basford,  R.  B.,  b.  in  Maine;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1866,  settling  in 
Winona;  engaged  in  real  estate  and  loan  business;  was  fire  insurance 
inspector  for  southern  Minnesota  thirteen  years;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature,  1895-7.     [30;   76.] 

Bashaw,  Alexander,  stone  contractor,  b.  in  Franklin  county,  Vt., 
Sept.  9,  1857;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1880,  and  settled  in  Mankato  in 
1882;  president  and  manager  of  the  Mankato  Lime,  Stone  and  Fuel 
'Co.;  constructed  in  1906  the  first  concrete  bridge  in  Blue  Earth  county. 
[46.] 

Bass,  Edgar  Wales,  educator,  b.  in  Prairie  du  Chien,  Wis.,  Oct.  30, 
1843;  came  with  his  parents  to  St.  Paul  in  1847;  enlisted  in  the  Eighth 
Minnesota  Regt.  in  1862;  was  graduated  at  West  Point  Military  Acad- 
emy in  1868;  was  professor  of  mathematics  there,  1878-98,  having  the 
rank  of  colonel;  later  resided  in  Bar  Harbor,  Maine.     [7A;   93.*] 

Bass,  Frank  B.,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Nov.  20,  1848;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Oct.  9, 
1906.  He  was  educated  at  Racine,  Wis.,  and  later  studied  art  in  Paris, 
France;  engaged  in  real  estate  business  in  St.  Paul.     [98*;  237  (43).] 


38  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Bass,  Jacob  Wales,  pioneer,  b.  in  Braintree,  Vt.,  in  1815;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  April  18,  1889.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  an  1847;  ®&e&e&  a  Imtel 
called  the  "St.  Paul  House;"  was  postmaster,  1849-53;  later  engaged 
in  a  commission  and  forwarding  business.  After  1870  he  engaged  in 
farming  in  Watonwan  county.     [28,  IV,  VIII,  IX;  41;  93*;  94;  98.*] 

Bassett,  Daniel,  banker,  b.  in  Wolfborough,  N.  H.,  in  1819;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Dec.  1,  1899.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  in 
Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1875-6.  [20; 
23;  84*;  237  (9*).] 

Bassett,  Joel  Bean,  pioneer  and  lumberman,  b.  in  Wolfborough,  N. 
H.,  March  17,  1817;  d.  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  Feb.  1,  1912.  He  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1849,  settling  in  St.  Paul,  but  soon  pre-empted  the  land 
where  a  part  of  the  city  of  Minneapolis  now  stands;  removed  there  in 
1852,  and  afterward  engaged  in  lumbering  and  flour  milling;  was  a 
member  of  the  Territorial  council,  1857;  was  Indian  agent  in  Minne- 
sota, 1865-9.     [20*;   24;  84*;   167   (Aug.  5,  1887,*  and  Aug.  10,  1900*).] 

Batchelder,  George  Washington,  lawyer,  b.  in  Danville,  Vt.,  Feb. 
18,  1826;  d.  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  Jan.  9,  1910.  He  was  graduated  at  the 
University  of  Vermont,  1851;  and  four  years  later,  having  been  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar,  he  came  to  Minnesota,  settling  at  Faribault.  In 
1872-3  he  was  a  state  senator.  [18;  22*;  23*;  24;  25;  30;  70A;  137; 
237   (62).] 

Batchelder,  Samuel,  b.  in  Topsham,  Vt.,  April  28,  1825;  d.  in  Albert 
Lea,  Minn.  He  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1863;  was  superintendent  of 
schools  of  Freeborn  county  three  years,  and  county  auditor,  1869-77. 
[53.]  * 

Bates,  David  G.,  steamboat  captain,  b.  in  Virginia  in  1792;  d.  in 
Galena,  111.,  Nov.  22,  1850.  He  bought  the  steamboat  "Rufus  Putnam" 
in  1824,  and  came  in  it  to  St.  Paul  the  next  year.  Later  he  built  the 
"Galena."     [28,  VIII.] 

Bates,  Erastus  Newton,  pioneer,  b.  in  Plainfleld,  Mass.,  in  1828; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  May  29,  1898.  He  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1855; 
erected  a  saw  mill;  was  a  member  of  the  state  constitutional  conven- 
tion, 1857,  and  a  member  of  the  first  state  senate.  He  removed  to 
Illinois  before  the  civil  war;  served  in  the  80th  Illinois  Regt.,  attaining 
the  rank  of  brigadier  general;  afterward  was  twice  elected  state  treas- 
urer of  Illinois.     [167  (June  3,  1898);    237(9*).] 

Bates,  Marcus  Whitman,  b.  in  Chester,  Ohio,  April  26,  1840;  came 
to  Minneapolis  in  1857;  served  in  the  21st  Michigan  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war,  attaining  the  rank  of  first  lieutenant;  resided  in  Duluth  after 
1890,  and  dealt  in  timber  and  mineral  land.     [25;   111.*] 

Batz,  Valentine,  b.  in  Wisconsin  in  1854;  resides  in  Holdingford, 
Stearns  county,  Minn.,  where  he  is  a  manufacturer,  a  merchant,  and  a 
farmer;  was  a  state  senator,  1899-1905.     [30.] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  39 

Bauer,  George  Neander,  educator,  b.  in  Jordan,  Minn.,  Jan.  8,  1872; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1894,  and  later  studied 
at  the  University  of  Iowa  and  Columbia  University;  was  an  instructor 
in  the  University  of  Minnesota  after  1900;  professor  of  mathematics 
there  since  1907.     [7A;  17;  127B.] 

Bauer,  Joseph  Peter,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Alsace,  Germany,  in  1842; 
d.  in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  Nov.  19,  1899.  When  twenty-three  years  old  he 
was  ordained  to  priesthood;  was  a  missionary  in  Africa  fifteen  years; 
came  to  America  in  1880;  settled  in  St.  Cloud  in  1889.  [132  (Nov., 
1899);  238  (Nov.  21,  1899).] 

Bauman,  J.  A.,  educator,  b.  in  Northampton  county,  Pa.,  in  1847; 
was  graduated  from  a  college  in  Allentown  in  1873;  became  professor 
of  natural  sciences  and  mathematics  in  Gustavus  Adolphus  College,  St. 
Peter,  Minn.,  in  1881.     [32.] 

Baumgarten,  Henry,  .  b.  in  Germany,  Nov.  16,  1848;  came  to  the 
United  States  when  twenty  years  old;  settled,  in  Wabasha,  Minn.,  in 
1874,  and  owned  a  hotel  after  1878;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1883.     [74.] 

Bausman,  Abner  Laycock,  dentist,  b.  in  Ebensburg,  Pa.,  March  25, 
1834;   settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1857.     [58;   84*;  174.*] 

Baxter,  Chauncey  L.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Carver  county,  Minn.,  May  14, 
1859;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota  in  1882,  and  from 
the  law  department  of  the  University  of  Ohio  in  1885;  settled  in  Per- 
ham.     [35.] 

Baxter,  George  N.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Borodino,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  25,  1845;  set- 
tled in  Faribault,  Minn.,  in  1863;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1866;  was 
county  superintendent  of  schools,  1870-4.     [29*;   70.] 

Baxter,  John,  b.  in  Lincoln  county,  Maine,  in  1827;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1853;  engaged  in  brick-making  in  Minneapolis  after  1868;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1879.     [30;  59.] 

Baxter,  John  Thomas,  lawyer,  b.  in  Berlin,  Wis.,  Oct.  15,  1862;  was 
graduated  at  Williams  College,  1887;  came  to  Minnesota  the  same 
year,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1889.  [22*; 
24;  25;  137;  171.] 

Baxter,  Luther  Loren,  judge,  b.  in  Cornwall,  Vt,  in  1832;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1854,  and  soon  afterward  settled  in  Minnesota; 
enlisted  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.,  served  at  first  as  captain,  and 
was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  colonel;  was  a  state  senator  in  1865-8  and 
1870-6,  and  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1869  and  1877-82;  was 
judge  in  the  Seventh  judicial  district,  1885-1911.  He  resides  in  Fergus 
Falls.     [26*;  30;  32;  35;  115;  137.*] 

Baxter,  William  S.,  b.  in  Sidney,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  24,  1836;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1856;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war, 
owned  a  farm  in  Highland,  Wabasha  county;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1875.     [74.] 


40  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Bazilie,  Charles,  pioneer,  b.  near  Montreal,  Canada,  Nov.  5,  1812; 
d.  in  1878.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1844;  engaged  in  carpenter  work, 
and  later  in  brick-making.  He  donated  the  block  of  land  occupied  by 
the  first  state  capitol.     [28,  IV;  94.] 

Bazille,  Edmund  W.,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  April  7,  1855;  was  admitted  to 
the  bar;  was  deputy  clerk  of  the  district  court,  1883-7;  and  afterward 
was  abstract  clerk,  and  since  1898  probate  judge,  for  Ramsey  county. 
[24;   93A;  95*;   100*;  137*;  238   (Nov.  9,  1899).] 

Beach,  S.  S.,  farmer,  b.  in  Decatur,  111.,  March  7,  1860;  settled  in 
Minnesota  in  1864;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1899. 
[30.]      . 

Beach,  William  Abtemus,  physician,  b.  in  Ionia,  Mich.,  Oct.  20,  1868; 
came  to  Minneapolis  in  1879;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Min- 
nesota, 1890,  and  from  its  medical  department,  1893;  resides  in  Man- 
kato.     [127A.*] 

Bean,  Ciiaeles,  b.  in  Sandwich,  N.  H.,  in  1827;  settled  in  Stillwater, 
Minn.,  in  1863,  and  two  years  later  became  one  of  the  firm  of  Hersey, 
Staples  and  Bean,  dealers  in  pine  lands;  removed  to  California  in 
1887,     [41.] 

Bean,  Edwin  S„  b.  in  Stoughton,  Mass.,  April  23,  1847;  settled  in 
St.  Paul  in  1876;  was  sheriff  of  Ramsey  county,  1889-93;  and  later  was 
clerk  of  court.  He  served  as  major  in  the  Thirteenth  Minnesota  Regt. 
in  the  Philippine  war.     [123.] 

Bean,  J.  B.,  farmer,  b.  in  Minnesota  in  1863;  resides  in  Nicollet; 
was  a  representative  in  the  state  legislature,  1899-1901.     [30.] 

Bean,  J.  F.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Rockingham  county,  N.  H.,  July,  1824; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1852;  settled  in  Haven,  Sherburne  county,  in 
1856,  where  he  made  the  first  improvements  in  the  township.     [31.] 

Bean,  Jacob,  lumberman,  b.  in  Upper  Stillwater,  Maine,  Jan.  19, 
1837;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1863,  and  settled  in  Stillwater.  The  Her- 
sey and  Bean  Company,  to  which  he  belonged,  was  one  of  the  largest 
in  the  lumbering  business  in  the  Northwest.     [23;  41*;  104*;  105.*] 

Bean,  John  &.,  lumberman  and  farmer,  b.  in  Salmon  Falls,  N.  H„ 
April  25,  1831;  d.  in  St.  Francis,  Minn.,  Nov.  6,  1908.  He  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1848,  settling  at  first  at  St.  Anthony;  the  next  year  opened 
the  first  farm  in  Anoka  county;  removed  in  1870  to  the  city  of  Anoka, 
and  engaged  in  the  lumber  business.     [31;  41;  43;  237   (51).] 

Bean,  Martin  V.,  merchant,  b.  in  Dexter,  Me.,  Jan.  14,  1831;  set- 
tled in  Anoka,  Minn.,  in  1855;  engaged  at  first  in  lumbering;  served 
in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt  in  the  civil  war;  since  1872  engaged 
in  hardware  business.     [25;  31;  43;  115.] 

Bean,  W.  J.,  farmer,  b.  in  Harrison  county,  Ind.,  July  27,  1831;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1857,  settling  in  Nicollet;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1877  and  1879.     [30;  32.] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  41 

Bear,  William  M.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Dauphin  county,  Pa.,  Nov. 
1,  1820;  d.  in  Worthington,  Minn.,  Aug.  27,  1892.  He  entered  the  min- 
istry in  1843,  and  joined  the  Minnesota  conference  in  1872.  He  was 
pastor  at  Worthington,  Bigelow,  Kersey,  and  Rushmore.  [150;  180 
(Sept.  14,  1892).] 

Beard,  A.,  farmer,  h.  in  New  York  in  1833;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1857;  settled  at  Brownsville;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1873.     [30.] 

Beard,  Henry  Beach,  b.  in  Huntington,  Conn.,  Jan.  25,  1843;  was 
graduated  at  Yale  College  in  1867;  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1869;  en- 
gaged in  real  estate  business.  Lake  Harriet  Boulevard  was  donated 
by  him  to  the  city.     [84.*] 

Beard,  Richard  Olding,  physician,  b.  in  Middlesex,  England,  Dec. 
20,  1856;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  Northwestern  University,  1882; 
settled  in  Minneapolis;  professor  of  physiology  in  the  University  of 
Minnesota  since  1887.     [7A.] 

Beardsley,  Arthur,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Esopus,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  1,  1843; 
was  graduated  at  the  Rensselaer  Polytechnic  Institute,  1867;  was  pro- 
fessor of  civil  engineering  and  industrial  mechanics  in  the  University 
of  Minnesota,  1869-72;  and  since  1872  has  been  professor  in  Swarth- 
more  College,  Pa.     [1;  17.] 

Beardsley,  Benjamin  F.,  b.  in  St.  Joseph  county,  Ind.,  June  10,  1860; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1880,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  removed  in  1894 
to  St.  Paul,  where  he  has  since  engaged  in  insurance.     [22*;  24;  25.] 

Beardsley,  George  O.,  b.  in  Ohio;  d.  in  Grand  Forks,  N.  D.,  May  23, 
1901.  He  came  to  Minneapolis  in  early  days,  and,  as  a  United  States 
engineer,  surveyed  parts  of  Minnesota  and  of  North  and  South  Da- 
kota. He  laid  out  the  townsite  of  Fargo.  He  resided  in  Dakota  after 
1876.     [237   (14).] 

Beatty,  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1831;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1857;  settled  in  Dryden,  Sibley  county;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1860,  1865,  and  1873.     [30.] 

Beatty,  James,  pioneer,  b.  in  Fairfield  county,  Ohio,  April  27,  1816; 
d.  in  Sauk  Rapids,  Jan.,  1892.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1848;  con- 
ducted trading  posts  with  the  Indians  at  Sauk  Rapids,  and  in  Anoka 
and  Blue  Earth  counties;  was  a  merchant  in  Hennepin  county,  1860-9; 
and  afterward  engaged  in  the  hotel  business  at  Sauk  Rapids.  He  was 
a  representative  in  the  territorial  legislature,  1852  and  1855.  [31; 
237   (2).] 

Beatty,  John  R.»  b.  in  Westmoreland  county,  Pa.,  Nov.  5,  1831;  set- 
tled in  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1857;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt. 
in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  was  county  superin- 
tendent of  schools,  1867-8,  and  afterward  owned  a  stone  quarry  and 
a  lime  kiln.     [32;  45;  83.*] 


42  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Beatty,  Samuel  B.,  farmer,  b.  in  Armstrong,  Ind.,  Nov.  15,  1841; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  resided  in  Dryden,  Sibley  county;  served 
in  the  Tenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1877.     [30;  32.] 

Beaudette,  Joseph,  merchant,  b.  in  the  Province  of  Quebec,  Canada, 
May  10,  1829;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1872;  settled  on  a  claim  on  the 
site  of  Gentilly,  Polk  county,  in  1876,  and  named  the  town  after  his 
native  village;  removed  to  Crookston  in  1888.     [35.] 

Beaudro,  John  B.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Sorel,  Quebec,  in  1824;  d.  at  Red 
Lake  Falls,  Minn.,  Oct  19,  1901.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1848;  took 
a  homestead  at  Lake  Como  in  1850;  removed  to  Red  Lake  Falls  in 
1877.     [237  (19).] 

Beaulieu,  Charles  H.,  b.  in  La  Pointe,  Wis.,  Oct.  23,  1836;  d.  in 
Bena,  Cass  county,  Minn.,  May  9,  1904.  He  was  lieutenant,  and  after- 
ward captain,  of  a  company  of  Ojibways  in  the  Ninth  Minnesota  Regt. 
in  the  civil  war;  after  1877  was  an  Indian  agent,  being  connected  with 
the  Leech  Lake  Agency  at  the  time  of  his  death.     [237  (35).] 

Beaulieu,  Clement  Hubon,  Sr.,  b.  in  Lac  du  Flambeau,  Wis.,  then 
in  Michigan  Territory,  Sept.  10>,  1811;  d.  at  White  Earth,  Minn.,  Jan. 
2,  1893.  He  was  of  French  and  O  jib  way  descent;  was  a  fur  trader  at 
Crow  Wing,  and  after  1873  lived  at  White  Earth.     [44.] 

Beaulieu,  Paul  H.,  b.  at  Mackinac  in  1820;  d.  at  White  Earth,  Minn., 
Feb.,  1897.  He  was  of  French  and  Indian  origin,  and  had  great  influ- 
ence with  the  Ojibways.  He  was  well  educated  and  an  expert  Indian 
interpreter.     [237  (7).] 

Beaumette,  Wiliiam,  pioneer,  b.  in  Canada,  about  1800;  d.  in  St. 
Paul  in  1870.  He  emigrated  from  the  Selkirk  Colony  to  Fort  Snelling; 
settled  at  Mendota;  and  later  became  a  resident  of  St.  Paul,  where 
he  lived  more  than  twenty  years.     [28,  IV.] 

Beaumont,  John  Flanders,  physician,  b.  in  Freeport,  111.,  March  29, 
1859;  was  graduated  at  Hahnemann  Medical  College,  Philadelphia,  in 
1876;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1880;  was  a  specialist  in  diseases  of 
the  eye  and  ear.     [58;  84.] 

Beaupre,  Bruno,  merchant,  b.  in  Kingston,  Ontario,  Dec.  16,  1823; 
settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1853,  and  engaged  in  wholesale  grocery  business. 
[18;  94.] 

Beaupre,  Philip,  pioneer,  b.  in  Canada,  July  6,  1823;  d.  at  Sauk 
Rapids,  Minn.,  Nov.  7,  1906.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1844;  was  a 
trader  with  the  Indians  many  years  at  Crow  Wing  and  Sauk  Rapids, 
and  afterward  engaged  in  freighting  and  farming.  He  resided  on  a 
farm  in  Benton  county.     [31;  237  (43).] 

Bechdolt,  A.  F.,  educator,  b.  near  Karlsruhe,  Germany,  Nov.  16, 
1846;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1854;  was  grad- 
uated at  Lafayette  College,  Pa.,  in  1866;   engaged  in  teaching;   set- 


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43 


fedalaalato,  Minn.,  In  1876;  was  superintendent  of  the  city  schools, 
and  a  professor  in  the  state  normal  school.  He  now  resides  in  Oregon. 
[83.*] 

Bechhoeffer,  Charles,  lawyer,  b.  in  Woodbury,  Pa.,  Jan.  1,  1864; 
was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1885;  settled  in 
St.  Paul  in  1887.     [24;  25;  93;  137.] 

Becht,  John  C,  b.  in  Prussia  in  1831;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  May  28,  1878. 
He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1853,  and  to  St.  Paul  two  years  later; 
was  captain  in  the  Fifth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in 
the  wholesale  liquor  business  after  1865;  was  sheriff  of  Ramsey  county, 
1876-8,     [68;  94;  115. J 

Becker,  F.,  farmer,  b.  in  Prussia  in  1843;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1858;  settled  in  Montgomery;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1873.     [30.] 

Becker,  George  Loomis,  b.  in  Locke,  Cayuga  county,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  4, 
1829;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Jan.  6,  1904.  He  was  graduated  at  the  University 
of  Michigan  in  1846;  studied  law;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1849,  and  be- 
gan practice  in  St.  Paul.  He  was  a  state  senator,  1868-71.  In  1862 
he  became  land  commissioner  of  the  St.  Paul  and  Pacific  railway,  and 
was  ever  afterward  occupied  in  advancing  the  railroad  interests  of 
Minnesota,  being  a  member  of  the  state  railroad  commission,  1885- 
1901.  Becker  county  was  named  for  him  in  1858.  [18;  28,  IV*;  29; 
30;  32;  68;  69;  93*;  94;  95*;  96*;  237  (35*).] 

Becker,  Peter,  pioneer,  b.  in  Prussia,  Oct.  7,  1830;  d.  in  Belle  Plaine, 
Minn.,  Dec.  3,  1902.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854,  and  set- 
tled in  Belle  Plaine  in  1857;  engaged  in  shoemaking,  farming,  and  the 
manufacture  of  brick.     [237  (28).] 

Beckman,  Martin  A.,  b.  in  Bronestad,  Sweden,  June  27,  1860;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1881;  settled  in  St.  Paul,  and  after  1889  was 
assistant  city  comptroller.     [100*;   169.] 

Beckwtth,  S.  S.,  pioneer,  b.  in  1817;  d.  in  Claremont,  Minn.,  Jan. 
8,  1890.  He  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Dodge  county,  Minn.  [179 
(Jan.  17,  1890).] 

Bede,  J.  Adam,  congressman,  b.  in  Lorain  county,  Ohio,  in  1856;  en- 
gaged in  newspaper  work;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1886;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  Congress  from  the  Eighth  congressional  district,  1903-09; 
resides  in  Pine  City.     [9;  17;  24;  25;  30;  42.] 

Bedford,  Salathiel  Boyd,  banker,  b.  at  Eldredsville,  Pa,,  Oct.  10, 
1857;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1873;  settled  in  Rushmore,  1880,  and  was 
postmaster  sixteen  years;  cashier  of  the  Rushmore  State  Bank;  a 
state  senator  since  1907.     [24;  25;   30.*] 

Beebe,  Franklin,  lawyer,  b.  in  Lincklaen,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  8,  1825;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1850;  came  to  Minnesota,  settling  in  Minne- 
apolis in  1856;  was  probate  judge  of  Hennepin  county,  1870-5.  [18; 
58.] 


44  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL.  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Beek,  Joseph  Henry,  b.  in  Medina,  Ontario,  May  8,  1865;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1881,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul;  was  graduated  at  Hamline 
University,  1888,  and  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1897; 
since  1900  secretary  of  the  St.  Paul  Association  of  Commerce.   [166A.*] 

Beemer,  Henry,  b.  in  St.  George,  Ontario,  Nov.  5,  1836;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1885,  settling  in  Minneapolis,  and  became  general  man- 
ager of  the  Northwestern  Life  Association.     [22.*] 

Behnke,  Henry,  b.  in  Mecklenburg,  Germany,  Nov.  28,  1832;  came 
to  this  country  with  his  parents  in  1852,  and  in  1854  settled  in  New 
Ulm,  Minn.,  where  for  many  years,  beginning  in  1861,  he  was  a  prom- 
inent merchant.     [18.] 

Beinhorn,  Frederick,  b.  in  Braunschweig,  Germany,  in  1821;  d,  in 
New  Ulm,  Minn.,  Nov.  1,  1900.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1852, 
and  to  New  Ulm  two  years  later;  owned  a  saw  and  grist  mill,  and  later 
engaged  in  mercantile  business.     [32;  237   (11).] 

Belcourt,  George  Antoine,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  the  district  of  Three 
Rivers,  Canada,  in  1803;  d.  at  Memramcook,  Canada,  in  1874.  He 
was. ordained  priest  in  1827;  became  a  missionary  to  the  Indians-  in 
the  Red  River  country  in  1830,  and  resided  at  Pembina;  i  author  of  an 
article  on  the  Department  of  Hudson's  Bay,  published,  in  Vol.  I,  Min- 
nesota Historical  Collections.     [28,  I;   35.] 

Belden,  Clarendon  Dwight,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  near  Providence, 
R.  I.,  May  3,  1848;  was  graduated  at  Brown  University  in  1868,  and 
at  Crozer  Theological  Seminary  in  1874;  was  a  pastor  at  Austin, 
Minn.,  1874-81;  has  continued  to  reside  there,  engaging  in  educational 
work  and  journalism;  publishes  the  Mower  County  Transcript.  [22*; 
23;  24;  65A.*] 

Belden,  Henry  C,  judge,  b.  in  Burke,  Vt.,  Aug.  30,  1841;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1864;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1884,  settling  in 
Minneapolis.  In  1895-7  he  was  judge  of  the  Fourth  judicial  district. 
122*;  25;  26*;  3D.] 

Belden,  J.  M„  merchant,  b.  in  Johnsonville,  N.  Y.,  in  1854;  settled 
in  Minnesota  in  1876;  taught  school  in  Wright  county  eighteen  years; 
resides  in  Montrose;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1S97. 
[30.] 

Belden,  James  J.,  b.  in  Wethersfield,  Conn.,  Sept.  13,  1822;  settled 
in  Caledonia,  Minn.,  in  1854;  was  county  treasurer  in  1855,  and  clerk 
of  the  district  court  several  years.     [61.] 

Belfoy,  Frank,  journalist  and  lawyer,  b.  in  Prescott,  Ontario,  Nov. 
1,  1827;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1858;  came  to  Minnesota,  in  1862, 
setting  in  Henderson;  removed  in  1868  to  Forest  City,  and  the  next 
year  to  Litchfield,  where  in  1876  he  became  editor  of  the  News  Ledger. 
[18.] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  45 

Bell,  Charles  J.,  b.  in  Somerville,  Mass.,  Oct.  2,  1853;  d.  Jan.  3, 
1903.  He  was  graduated  at  Harvard  University,  1876;  studied  the  next 
six  years  in  Germany;  was  professor  of  medical  chemistry  in  the 
University  of  Minnesota,   1888-1903.     [127B.] 

Bell,  Charles  Nash,  lawyer,  b.  in  Weybridge,  Vt,  March  12,  1847; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Feb.  7,  1908.  He  was  graduated  at  Middlebury 
College  in  1868;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1871,  and  the  same  year 
settled  in  Mankato,  Minn.;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1874.  [93*;  237 
(51*).] 

Bell,  Daniel  W.,  b.  in  Maine,  March  2,  1840;  served  in  the  2nd  and 
16th  Maine  regiments  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Stillwater,  Minn., 
1866;  engaged  in  logging  and  lumbering,  and  in  surveying  for  rail- 
roads.    Belton,  Montana,  is  named  in  his  honor.     [42.] 

Bell,  David  Cooper,  b.  in  West  Almond,  N.  Y.,  June  22,  1841;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1859,  and  engaged  with  his  brother  in  mercantile 
business  in  Minneapolis.  In  1870  he  was  among  the  organizers  of  the 
Minnesota  Linseed  Oil  Company,  of  which  he  was  president  for  many 
years.     [19.*] 

Bell,  Edmund,  pioneer,  b.  in  Indiana  county,  Pa.,  June  5,  1821; 
opened  the  first  store  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  in  1853,  and  two 
years  later  had  a  post  office  established  at  the  same  place,  and  named 
it  Bellville.     [52.] 

Bell,  Edwin,  b.  near  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Jan.  17,  1816;  settled  in  St. 
Paul  in  1850;  built  one  of  the  first  houses  on  St.  Anthony  Hill;  en- 
gaged in  mercantile  business;  in  1859  was  a  captain  on  the  Red  River, 
and  ran  the  first  steamboat  to  Fort  Garry;  later  was  engaged  in  steam- 
boat traffic  on  the  Minnesota  and  Mississippi  rivers.  [94;  237  (13); 
241.] 

Bell,  George  W.  H.,  b.  in  Jackson  county,  Tenn.,  in  1812;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  May  8,  1900.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1851;  and  the  next  year 
took  the  first  claim  on  the  site  of  West  St.  Paul.  He  engaged  in  farm- 
ing, cattle  raising,  and  later  in  real  estate  business.     [237   (11).] 

Bell,  James  Stroud,  miller,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  June  30,  1847; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1888;  engaged  in  flour  milling;  president  of  the 
Washburn-Crosby  Co.  since  1889.     [17;   20;   24;   84.*] 

Bell,  John  Edson,  merchant  and  banker,  b.  in  Brownville,  N.  Y., 
Oct.  10,  1834;  d.  at  Excelsior,  Minn.,  Sept.  10,  1909.  He  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1857,  settling  in  Minneapolis,  where  he  engaged  in  mercan- 
tile business.  In  1870  he  became  cashier  of  the  Hennepin  County  Sav- 
ings Bank,  and  after  1889  was  its  president  till  his  death.  He  was 
prominent  in  church,  Sunday  school,  and  Y.  M.  C.  A.  work.  [20;  24; 
25;  174.*] 

Bell,  John  W.,  physician,  b.  in  Ohio,  March  18,  1853;  was  gradu- 
ated at  Ohio  Medical  College,  1876;   came  to  Minnesota  in  1880,  and 


46  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

practiced  medicine  in  Minneapolis;  professor  in  the  University  of 
Minnesota  since  1S88;  was  a  state  senator,  1891-5.  [30;  84;  85A; 
127A.*] 

Bell,  Stephen  D.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Halifax,  Vt,  July  30,  1822;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1852;  was  the  first  settler  in  Hampton,  Dakota  county, 
1855.     [48.] 

Bell,  William  W.,  physician,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  April  18,  1838; 
was  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  College,  Philadelphia,  in  1859;  was 
captain  in  the  78th  Pennsylvania  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in 
Brownsville,  Minn.,  in  1880.     [61.] 

Belland,  Henry,  pioneer,  b.  in  Canada,  in  1812;  d.  in  West  St.  Paul, 
Jan.  11,  1885.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1836  in  the  employ  of  the 
American  Fur  Company;  resided  in  St.  Paul,  1840-7;  made  the  second 
claim  on  the  site  of  West  St.  Paul,  1851;  was  guide,  Indian  inter- 
preter, and  scout,  during  forty  years.     [94;   237   (1).] 

Belote,  Erastus  C,  b.  in  Bloomfield,  N.  Y.,  May  29,  1812;  settled  in 
St.  Paul  in  1856,  and  took  charge  of  the  Merchants'  Hotel;  afterward 
conducted  other  hotels  in  the  city.     [93;  94.] 

Beltrami,  Giacomo  Costantino,  explorer,  b.  in  Bergamo,  Italy,  in 
1779;  d.  in  Filotrano,  Italy,  in  February,  1855.  Being  a  political  exile 
from  his  native  land,  he  came  to  the  United  States  and  went  with 
Long's  expedition  in  1823  from  Fort  Snelling  to  Pembina.  Thence  he 
traveled  alone,  with  aid  of  friendly  Indians,  to  Red  Lake  and  the  north- 
ernmost sources  of  the  Mississippi,  and  followed  the  course  of  that 
river  to  Fort  Snelling.  He  was  author  of  several  books,  three  of  which 
relate  to  his  discoveries  in  America.  [1;  28,  II,  VII*;  107;  114*;  176 
(Oct.,  1896).*] 

Belyea,  Arthur  C,  journalist,  b.  in  New  Brunswick,  Oct.  26,  1858; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1880;  resided  at  Elbow  Lake  after  1887,  and 
was  editor  of  the  Grant  County  Herald.     [35;  238  (Dec.  4,  1893)*.] 

Beman,  Samuel  S.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Georgia,  March  11,  1822;  d.  in  St. 
Charles,  Minn.,  May  9,  18S2.  He  settled  in  Winona  county,  Minn.,  in 
1855;  was  a  representative  in  the  first  state  legislature,  and  a  state 
senator,  1872-4  and  1882.     [29*;  30;  76;  78.] 

Bement,  Robert  Bunker  Coleman,  b.  in  Northumberland,  N.  Y.,  July 
3,  1848;  was  graduated  at  Rensselaer  Polytechnic  Institute,  1869;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1886,  settling  in  St.  Paul;  was  president  of  the  board 
of  water  commissioners,  1892-8;  major  of  engineers  in  the  Spanish- 
American  war,  1898-9;  was  elected  president  of  the  Robinson  &  Gary 
Co.,  1905.     [24;   25;   93A.] 

Bemidji,  Ojibway  chief,  is  said  to  have  been  born  in  1776;  d.  at  Cass 
Lake,  Minn.,  April  20,  1904.  He  lived  in  Minnesota  near  the  lake 
that  bears  his  name  when  the  first  white  settlers  arrived.  [237  (24,* 
35*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  47 

Bemis,  Edward  Webster,  educator,  b.  in  Springfield,  Mass.,  April  17, 
1860;  was  graduated  at  Amherst  College  in  1880;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1883;  taught  in  the  public  schools  in  Minneapolis,  and  was  a  writer 
for  the  Pioneer  Press;  afterward  gave  lectures  at  Carleton  College, 
and  at  many  institutions  in  other  states;  was  assistant  professor  of 
political  economy  in  Chicago  University,  1892-5;  and  later  resided  in 
Cleveland,  Ohio,  where  he  was  connected  with  the  municipal  admin- 
istration.    [4;  17.] 

Bemis,  Nathan  Marvin,  pioneer  physician,  b,  in  Whitingham,  Vt, 
March  25,  1821;  came  to  Faribault,  Minn.,  in  1855,  and  resided  there. 
[18;  70.] 

Bendeke,  Karl,  physician,  b.  in  Norway,  April  21,  1841;  was  grad- 
uated from  the  medical  college  in  Christiania,  Norway,  in  1865;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1867,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1870;  five  years  later 
settled  in  Minneapolis.     [58;   169.] 

Bender,  Christian,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Germany,  Sept.  11, 
1838;  d.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  Feb.  17,  1901.  He  was  graduated  at  Mis- 
sion College,  Basel,  Switzerland,  in  1866;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1867;  settled  in  Red  Wing,  and  was  pastor  of  the  German  Lutheran 
church  more  than  thirty-three  years.     [54;   237   (14).] 

Bendixen,  C.  M.,  farmer;'  b.  in  Denmark  in  1858;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1880',  and  to  Minnesota  three  years  later;  resided  at  Mor- 
gan, Redwood  county,  after  1898;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1907-9.     [30.*] 

Benedict,  Clifford  L.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Wisconsin,  Oct.  31,  1862;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1868;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1888;  resides  in 
Mankato;  was  a  state  senator,  1899-1903.     [24;  30;  45*;  46.*] 

Benedict,  George  Washington,  journalist,  b.  in  Rochester,  N.  Y., 
March  20,  1824;  d.  at  Sauk  Rapids,  Minn.,  Feb.  15,  1910.  He  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1854,  and  engaged  in  newspaper  work.  After  1868  he 
owned  and  published  the  Sentinel  at  Sauk  Rapids.  In  1875  he  was  a 
member  of  the  Minnesota  senate.     [27*;   31;   38;   41;   237   (52*,  62*).] 

Benham,  Albert,  b.  in  Steuben  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  24,  1844;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1854;  was  financial  agent  for  Hamline  University  about 
1869;  engaged  in  agriculture;  helped  to  locate  settlers  in  this  state, 
and  to  open  new  industries  here;  resides  in  Minneapolis.     [25;  130.*] 

Benham,  Daniel  W.,  soldier,  b.  in  Ohio,  was  commandant  at  Fort 
Snelling  during  parts  of  1880-1;  attained  the  rank  of  colonel  in  1897, 
and  the  next  year  retired  from  the  army.     [11;   12.] 

Benjamin,  Arthur  Edwin,  physician,  b.  in  Hutchinson,  Minn.,  Dec. 
19,  1868;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
1892,  and  has  since  been  an  instructor  there;  resides  in  Minneapolis, 
[127A.*] 


48  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL.  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Benjamin,  John,  physician,  b.  in  England,  Jan.  5,  1S23;  d.  in  Hutch- 
inson, Minn.,  Oct.  4,  1902.  He  attended"  college  at  Liverpool;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1849,  and  settled  in  Hutchinson  in  1857.  [64; 
237(19*).] 

Benner,  Geokge  W.,  journalist,  b.  in  Illinois  in  1856;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1878;  resided  at  Grand  Meadow;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature,  1891-3.     [30.] 

Bennet,  Charles  C,  merchant,  b.  in  Malmo,  Sweden,  in  1847;  came 
to  Canada  in  1867;  settled  in  Minneapolis  about  ten  years  later,  and 
opened  a  wholesale  fur  house.     [169.] 

Bennett,  Mrs.  Adelaide  George,  b.  in  Warner,  N.  H.,  in  1849;  mar- 
ried Charles  H.  Bennett  in  1877,  and  came  with  him  to  Minnesota  in 
1878;  author  of  magazine  sketches  and  poems  relating  to  Minnesota. 
[241.] 

Bennett,  Brayton  S„  lawyer,  b.  in  Salem,  Mich,  in  1860;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1884;  was  first  lieutenant  in  the  Fifteenth  Minnesota 
Regt;  resides  in  Fosston;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1903-5.     [30.*] 

Bennett,  Charles,  b.  in  Kenosha  county,  Wis.,  Dec.  18,  1839;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1856;  served  in  the  defense  of  New  Ulm  during  the 
Indian  outbreak  in  1862,  and  later  in  the  Second  Minnesota  cavalry; 
was  a  member  of  the  legislature  in  1877-78;  resided  in  Mankato  after 
1891;  owned  a  sawmill  and  dealt  in  live  stock.     [46.] 

Bennett,  Charles  A.,  journalist,  b.  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  July  21,  1845; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  served  in  Brackett's  battalion,  1862-6;  pub- 
lished the  Journal  in  Granite  Falls  since  1879.     [24;  32.] 

Bennett,  Charles  H.,  druggist,  b.  in  Union  City,  Mich.,  July  2,  1846; 
served  in  the  134th  Illinois  Regt.,  1864;  settled  on  the  site  of  Pipe- 
stone, Minn.,  in  1874;  built  the  first  house  in  the  county,  and  was 
influential  in  founding  and  developing  the  city.     [34;  71A*;  241.] 

Bennett,  Clarence  E.,  soldier,  b.  in  New  York;  was  graduated  at 
the  U.  S.  Military  Academy  in  1855;  was  commandant  at  Fort  Snell- 
ing  during  parts  of  1877-8;  was  brevetted  lieutenant  colonel  in  1897, 
and  retired  from  the  army  the  same  year.     [11;  12;  13.] 

Bennett,  Clifton  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Shalersville,  Ohio,  Sept.  7,  1841; 
served  in  the  23d  Ohio  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1867,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  Stillwater,  Minn.;  was  clerk 
of  the  district  court,  1878-94.  [40;  41.] 

Bennett,  Elihtj  Mortimer,  pioneer,  b.  in  Mt.  Pleasant,  Pa.,  June  8, 
1828;  d.  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  March,  1904.  He  settled  there  in  1856; 
engaged  in  mercantile  business  and  farming;  later  removed  to  North 
Dakota,  but  returned  to  Rochester  a  short  time  before  his  death. 
[237   (35).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  49 

Bennett,  Leonard  Loomis,  physician  and  banker,  b.  in  Plainfield,  111., 
Oct.  7,  1839;  was  graduated  at  Rush  Medical  College,  1862;  settled  in 
Owatonna,  Minn.,  two  years  later;  organized  the  Farmers'  National 
Bank  in  1873,  of  which  he  has  since  been  president.  [24;  25;  70A; 
72.] 

Bennett,  S.  W.,  b.  in  New  York  in  1842;  served  in  the  Fifth  Wis- 
consin Regt.  the  last  year  of  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1865;  engaged  in  teaching;  settled  in  Henderson  in  1870;  was  county 
superintendent  of  schools,  1872-9.     [32.] 

Bennewitz,  John  C,  b.  in  Prussia,  June  3,  1826;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1852,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  engaged  in  farming;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1872;  settled  in  Argyle  in  1881; 
opened  a  lumber  yard  there  in  1883.     [35;   37*;   38.*] 

Benolken,  Frank,  farmer,  b.  in  McHenry  county,  111.,  in  1846;  d.  in 
Freeport,  Minn.,  Oct.  4,  1906.  He  served  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in 
Oak  township,  Stearns  county,  Minn.,  in  1869;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature,  1899-1901.     [30;   31;  237   (43*).] 

Bensel,  C.  D.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Alliance,  Ohio,  May  11,  1855;  came  to 
Minnesota  when  two  years  old;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Iowa,  1876,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the  next  year;  pub- 
lished the  Benson  Times  two  years;  settled  in  Montevideo  in  1880; 
practiced  law,  and  published  the  Valley  Blossom,  and  also  owned  a 
hotel.     [32.] 

Benson,  Ben  H.,  b.  in  Norway  in  1846;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1861;  settled  in  Benson,  Swift  county,  Minn.,  in  1869,  the  town  being 
named  for  him;  engaged  in  mercantile  business;  owned  a  farm  in 
Hantho,  Lac  qui  Parle  county,  after  1875.     [32.] 

Benson,  Charles  A.,  banker,  b.  in  Nicollet  county,  Minn.,  Feb.  9, 
1862;  resides  in  Winthrop;  was  a  state  senator  in  1903-05.     [30.] 

Benson,  David,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1841;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1867;  settled  in  Rochester,  Minn.;  removed  to  Gordon,  Ren- 
ville county;  was  a  representative  in  the  state  legislature,  1873-7. 
[30;  32.] 

Benson,  George  F.,  banker,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  April  11,  1834;  d.  in 
Lake  City,  Minn.,  March  29,  1907.  He  settled  in  Lake  City  in  1871; 
helped  to  organize  the  First  National  Bank,  and  was  its  president 
after  1893.     [25;   74;   237   (43).] 

Benson,  Henry  N.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Norseland,  Nicollet  county,  Aug.  1, 
1872;  was  graduated  at  Gustavus  Adolphus  College,  1893,  and  in  law 
at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1895;  settled  in  St.  Peter,  and  was 
city  attorney,  1898-1911;  a  state  senator,  1911.     [24;   25;  30.*] 

Benson,  Jared,  farmer,  b.  in  Mendon,  Mass.,  Nov.  8,  1821;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  May  18,  1894.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  at  Anoka, 
and  engaged  in  farming  and  cattle  raising;  was  a  member  and  speaker 

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50  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

of  the  House  of  Representatives  in  the  state  legislature  in  1861-2  and 
1864;  and  was  again  a  representative  in  1879  and  1889.  [18;  27*;  30; 
31;  41;  174*;  237  (3,  9*);  238  (May  6,  1894,*  and  May  19,  1894*);  240 
(Nov.  22,  1861).] 

Benson,  John,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Casco,  Maine,  Feb.  10,  1808; 
d.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  Oct.  15,  1889.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852; 
joined  the  Minnesota  conference  in  1865;  was  pastor  in  Farmington, 
Freeborn,  and  other  places,  but  on  account  of  ill  health  did  not  en- 
gage in  ministerial  work  during  his  later  years.     [150.] 

Benson,  John  W.,  financier,  b.  in  Dixmont,  Maine,  March  15,  1849; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1852;  settled  at  Heron  Lake 
in  1872;  engaged  in  farming,  and  was  president  of  the  First  National 
Bank  there.     [62.] 

Benson,  N.  W.,  b.  in  Sweden,  in  1858;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1869; 
engaged  in  hardware  and  implement  business,  at  Clinton,  Big  Stone 
county,  and  also  in  farming;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1901.     [30.] 

Benson,  Ramsey,  author,  b.  in  Anoka,  Minn.,  Feb.  24,  1866;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1888;  engaged  in  news- 
paper work  in  Minneapolis  and  Detroit,  and  has  published  two  books; 
resides  in  Hutchinson.     [17.] 

Bentley,  William  A.,  physician,  b.  in  Lebanon,  Conn.,  Nov.  30,  1837; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  served  in  the  army  in  the  civil  war;  re- 
sided in  Rush  City;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1877. 
[30.] 

Benton,  Arthur  Hotchkiss,  banker,  b.  in  Guilford,  Conn.,  May  29, 
1846;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1871;  lived  several  years  in  Minneapolis; 
and  after  1880  resided  in  Madelia,  where  he  established  the  Waton- 
wan County  Bank,  and  dealt  in  real  estate.     [26.*] 

Benton,  Caleb  Henry,  lawyer,  b.  in  Lunenburg,  Vt,  in  1841;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Nov.  14,  1890.  He  served  in  the  Fifth  Vermont  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  first  lieutenant;  was  graduated  at 
the  Albany  law  school  in  1866;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1871,  [58; 
121 ;_ 137*;   157*;   159.] 

Benton,  Charles  William,  educator,  b.  in  Tolland,  Conn.,  in  1852; 
was  son  of  a  missionary,  and  lived  in  Beyrut,  Syria,  1854-69;  was  grad- 
uated at  Yale  University  in  1874;  has  been  professor  of  French  and 
other  modern  languages  in  the  University  of  Minnesota  since  1880. 
[17;  24;. 127  (2*  and  8*);  127B;   237   (53*).] 

Benton,  Mrs.  Loanza  G.,  missionary,  b.  in  1821;  d.  in  Minneapolis, 
Sept.  23,  1899.  She  married  Rev.  William  A.  Benton,  and  was  asso- 
ciated with  him  in  foreign  missionary  work  for  twenty  years,  her  chief 
work  being  that  of  a  medical  missionary  in  Syria.  They  returned  to 
the  United  States  in  1869,  and  after  the  death  of  her  husband  Mrs. 
Benton  settled  in  Minneapolis,  1880.     [238  (Sept.  24,  1899).] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  51 

Benton,  Reuben  Clark,  lawyer,  b.  in  Waterford,  Vt.,  May  13,  1830; 
d.  in  Minneapolis.  He  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Vermont 
in  1854;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1855;  entered  the  Fifth  Vermont 
Regt.  at  the  beginning  of  the  civil  war  as  captain,  and  was  promoted 
to  be  lieutenant  colonel.  In  1875  he  came  to  Minnesota,  settling  in 
Minneapolis,  where  he  was  attorney  for  the  Great  Northern  railway. 
[20*;  58;  84*;  121;  137*;   237   (9).] 

Bentzoni,  Charles,  soldier,  b.  in  Prussia;  was  commandant  at  Fori 
Snelling  during  parts  of  1885-6;  attained  the  rank  of  major  in  1891, 
and  retired  from  the  army  in  1894.     [11;   12.] 

Benz,  George,  liquor  merchant,  b.  in  Germany,  April  23,  1838;  d.  in 
Chicago,  Jan.  11,  1908.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854,  and  to 
St.  Paul  two  years  later;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1873-4. 
[24;  25;  30;  68;  94;  95*;   96*;  97;   99;  111*;  174*;   237   (51*).] 

Beeg,  Albert,  secretary  of  state,  b.  in  Center  City,  Minn.,  June  25, 
1861;  was  educated  at  Gustavus  Adolphus  College;  was  register  of 
deeds  for  Chisago  county  eight  years;  secretary  of  state,  1895-1901;  a 
representative  in  the  state  legislature,  1901-02;  engaged  in  banking  at 
Warroad,  1904-06,  and  at  Baudette  since  1906.  [25;  27;  30;  100;  169; 
169A;  238  (Oct.  4,  1896).*] 

Berg,  Halvor  S.,  b.  in  Norway,  March  16,  1843;  came  to  Minnesota 
when  ten  years  old;  served  in  the  Eleventh  Minnesota  Regt,  1864-5; 
settled  on  a  farm  in  Stony  Run,  Yellow  Medicine  county,  in  1872;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1874.     [32;   169.] 

Berg,  Segur,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1820;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1853,  and  to  Minnesota  three  years  later;  settled  at  Pilot 
Mound,  Fillmore  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1877.     [30;  52.] 

Bergh,  Ole  N.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Narstrand,  Norway,  March 
13,  1842;  studied  theology  at  Augsburg  Seminary,  Minneapolis,  and 
was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1875;  was  pastor  in  Yellow  Medicine 
county,  1875-83;  later  in  Audubon,  and  in  Crookston  after  1905.  [148.] 
Berghold,  Alexander,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Austria,  Oct.  14,  1838;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1864 ;  was  ordained  priest  in  St.  Paul  the  same 
year;  settled  in  New  Ulm  in  1868;  aided  in  bringing  immigrants  to 
this  state;  has  published  several  books,  one  being  a  History  of  New 
Ulm.     [32.] 

Berghuis,  C,  journalist,  b.  at  Spring  Lake,  Mich.,  Sept.  20,  1870; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1886;  was  a  student  at  Willmar 
Seminary;  was  editor  of  the  Chippewa  County  Herald  at  Clara  City 
after  1895.     [134   (June,  1897).*] 

Berglund,  Magnus,  b.  in  Sweden,  Sept.,  1864;  came  to  the  United 
States  and  to  Freeborn  county,  Minn.,  in  1868;  was  graduated  at  the 
Baptist  Theological  Seminary,  Chicago,  1894;  was  a  home  missionary 
in  Minnesota,  and  since  1899  engaged  in  Sunday  School  work;  resides 
near  Cambridge^  Minn.     [53A.] 


52  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Bergmann,  Herman,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Germany,  May  12,  1861;  came 
to  the  United  States  with  his  parents,  who  settled  in  Freeport,  Stearns 
county,  Minn.;  was  educated  at  St.  John's  College,  and  in  1885  entered 
the  Benedictine  order;  was  ordained  a  priest  in  1889;  was  professor 
in  this  college,  and  in  1895  was  appointed  prior  of  St.  John's  Abbey. 
[132   (Sept.,  1895).] 

Beegquist,  John  G.,  b.  in  Sweden,  Jan.  11,  1849;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1868,  and  soon  afterward  to  Minnesota;  settled  in  1870  on  a 
homestead  on  the  site  of  Moorhead,  being  the  second  settler  in  that 
town;  engaged  in  farming  and  in  the  manufacture  of  brick.     [35.] 

Beegsland,  Hans  Hanson,  educator,  b.  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn., 
Jan.  23,  1858;  was  graduated  at  Red  Wing  Seminary  in  1885,  and  was 
its  principal  after  1889.     [169.] 

Bekgstrom,  Andrew,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Eda,  Sweden,  in  1838;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  Jan.  30,  1903.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1864; 
settled  in  Minneapolis  the  next  year;  was  chief  engineer  of  the  water- 
works department  of  the  city.     [169;  237  (28*).] 

Beekey,  Charles  Peter,  b.  in  Goshen,  Ind.,  March  25,  1867;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1892;  was  instructor  in 
mineralogy  there,  1893-1903;  later  an  instructor  and  assistant  professor 
of  geology  in  Columbia  University,  New  York  City.     [7A.] 

Beekey,  Peter,  banker,  b.  in  Johnstown,  Pa.,  Sept.  14,  1822;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  April  16,  1909.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1853,  settling  in 
St.  Paul,  and  engaged  in  various  business  enterprises;  was  president 
of  the  St.  Paul  National  Bank,  1883-92;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1872.     [20;  24;  25;  93A*;  94;  98*;  174*;  237  (56*).] 

Bernard,  Allen  G.,  journalist,  b.  in  England,  July  28,  1850;  d.  in 
Bralnerd,  Minn.,  Dec.  7,  1908.  He  came  to  America  when  sixteen 
years  of  age;  engaged  in  newspaper  work  in  various  states;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1889,  and  founded  a  paper  in  Itasca  county;  removed  to 
Walker  in  1897,  and  established  the  Walker  Post;  published  The  Voice 
at  Cass  Lake,  1896-1906.     [37*;   237   (51).] 

Berrisford,  Enoch  F.,  b.  in  Staffordshire,  England,  May  27,  1846; 
came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1856; 
served  in  the  Indian  war  in  1864;  engaged  in  the  bakery  business  in 
St.  Paul  after  1867.     [100;   174.*] 

Berrisford,  John,  merchant,  b.  in  Staffordshire,  Eng.,  Sept.  21,  1842; 
came  to  Scott  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  served  in  the  Third  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  1861;  owned  a  store  in  Burnsville  after  1872;  removed  to  St. 
Paul  in  1887,  and  engaged  in  the  fuel  business.     [32;  174.*] 

Berrisford,  Thomas,  Sr.,  pioneer,  b.  Staffordshire,  England,  Dec. 
17,  1813;  d.  at  Credit  River,  Scott  county,  Minn.,  Oct  1,  1873.  He 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1856,  and  the  same  year  settled  on  a 
farm  at  Credit  River;  engaged  in  general  mercantile  business,  and 
was  a  local  preacher  in  the  Methodist  church.     [174.*] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  53 

Berrisford,  Thomas,  b,  in  Staffordshire,  England,  Nov.  15,  1840;  d. 
at  Hot  Springs,  S.  D.,  March  14,  1894.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
with  his  parents  in  1856,  and  to  Minnesota  the  same  year;  resided  in 
St  Paul,  and  owned  a  bakery.  [174.*] 
— ^  Berry,  Charles  Henry,  attorney  general,  b.  in  Westerly,  R,  I.,  Sept. 
12,  1823;  d.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  Aug.  21,  1900.  He  was  chiefly  educated 
in  the  state  of  New  York,  where  he  was  also  admitted  to  the  bar.  He 
came  to  Winona  in  1855.  When  Minnesota  became  a  state  he  was 
elected  attorney  general  and  held  the  office  two  years.  In  1874-75  he 
was  a  state  senator,  and  afterward  was  U.  S.  court  commissioner.  He 
did  much  to  develop  the  educational  interests  of  Winona.  [18*;  41; 
76;  77*;  78;  136;  137*;  237  (11*).] 

Berry,  E.,  Baptist  clergyman  and  farmer,  b.  in  New  York  in  1825; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1866;  resided  in  Fairmont;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1872-3.     [30.] 

Berry,  Fred  S.,  b.  in  Nora,  111.,  Nov.  27,  1863;  came  to  St.  Paul  when 
a  child;  was  connected  with  the  John  Martin  Lumber  company  after 
1882;  became  its  secretary  and  treasurer,  1887,  and  president,  1905. 
[24;  25;  95.*] 

Berry,  James  P.,  farmer,  b.  Jan.  26,  1843;  served  in  the  Seventh 
Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  resided  in  Pleasant  Hill  township, 
Winona  county,  Minn.;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1874. 
[76.] 

Berry,  John  McDonogh,  jurist,  b.  in  Pittsfield,  N.  H.,  Sept.  18,  1827; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Nov.  8,  1887.  He  was  graduated  at  Yale  in  1847; 
studied  law;  came  to  Faribault  in  1855;  was  a  representative  in  the 
territorial  legislature  in  1857,  and  a  state  senator  in  1863;  was  asso- 
ciate justice  of  the  supreme  court,  1865-87.  [18;  30;  41;  70;  168 
(April,  1892).*] 

Berry,  William  Morse,  b.  in  Georgetown,  Maine,  Aug.  12,  1829;  set- 
tled in  Minneapolis  in  1884,  and  was  superintendent  of  the  park  sys- 
tem.    [84.*] 

Bertrand,  E.  P.,  farmer,  b.  in  Luxemburg,  Germany,  in  1838;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1856,  and  to  Minnesota  the  next  year;  resided 
in  Home,  Brown  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1877  and  1879.     [30.] 

Bestick,  James  T.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Henderson,  N.  C,  Oct.  16,  1840; 
d.  Aug.  22,  1906.  He  served  in  Massachusetts  regiments  in  the  civil 
war;  settled  in  Detroit,  Minn.,  in  1872;  engaged  in  various  occupations, 
as  shoemaking,  carpentering,  etc.;  was  judge  of  probate  for  Becker 
county,  1892-6.     [44.] 

Betcher,  Charles,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Prussia,  Jan.  31,  1830; 
d.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  June  6,  1903.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1849,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  settled  in  Red  Wing;  was  presi- 
dent of  a  lumber  company  after  1889.  [54;  167  (June  12,  1903);  237 
(28).] 


54  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Bettingeist,  John  C,  pioneer,  b.  in  Germany,  Nov.  23,  1823;  -cL  in  St. 
Paul,  Minn.,  April  23,  1906.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1849; 
settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1852;  was  the  first  to  engage  in  the  ice  business 
there;  later  owned  a  store,  and  after  1870  was  a  commission  mer- 
chant.    [237  (39*).] 

Betz,  Louis,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  3,  1862;  was  connected  with  the 
wholesale  grocery  business  eight  years,  and  with  the  Pioneer  Press 
company  ten  years ;  was  city  comptroller,  lSO'2-09 ;  later  the  treasurer 
of  the  State  Savings  Bank.     [237  (36*).] 

*  Bevans,  Henry  T.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Canton,  111.,  May  25,  1839;  came 
to  Minnesota  when  a  child;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the 
civil  war;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Red  Wing  in  1871;  settled  in 
Morris  in  1876;  was  attorney  of  Stevens  county  three  terms,  and  later 
was  U.  S.  collector  of  customs  in  Pembina;  was  assistant  adjutant 
general  of  Minnesota  after  1889,  residing  in  St.  Paul.     [73;  130.] 

BevanS,  MitTON  L.,  b.  in  Canton,  111.,  Aug.  9,  1843;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Aug.  18,  1906.  He  came  to  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  when  a  boy;  served  in 
the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1867; 
was  a  printer  for  several  years,  but  later  owned  a  store  and  was 
market  master  of  the  city  of  St.  Paul.     [130.] 

Bickel,  William,  banker,  b.  in  Baden,  Germany,  July  13,  1834;  d. 
in  Seattle,  Wash.,  March  13,  1900.  He  resided  in  St.  Paul  many  years; 
was  U.  S.  consul  in  Mexico,  and  was  connected  with  the  Treasury 
Department  at  Washington,  D.  C.     [156.] 

:  Bickel,  William,  contractor,  b.  in  Huntington,  Ind.,  Sept.  5,  1862; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1868;  resided  in  St.  Paul  after  1876;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1889.     [30.] 

Bickford,  Elmer  A.,  farmer,  b.  in  Glover,  Vt.,  in  1849;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1867,  and  three  years  later  settled  in  Otter  Tail  county, 
where  he  has  since  resided;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1895.     [30.] 

Bicknell,  William  Clarence,  lawyer,  b.  in  St.  Lawrence  county, 
N.  Y.,  June  28,  1855;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Mich- 
igan, 1885;  settled  in  Morris,  Minn.,  1886;  was  attorney  of  Stevens 
county,  1895-1907;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1907-09. 
[22*;  24;  30*;  73.] 

Bierbauer,  Jacob,  miller,  b.  in  Germany,  Aug.  28,  1819;  d.  in  Man- 
kato,  Minn.,  March  1,  1896.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1849; 
settled  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1856.     [32;  46;  83.*] 

Bierbauer,  Oscar,  b.  in  Erie,  Pa.,  Sept.  22,  1855;  came  with  his  par- 
ents to  Mankato,  Minn.,  1356;  was  register  of  deeds,  Blue  Earth 
county,  1887-97;  president  of  the  Mankato  Malting  Co.,  since  1902. 
[24;   52.] 

Bierbauer,  William,  b.  in  Einselthum,  Bavaria,  Feb.  26,  1826;  d.  in 
Mankato,  Minn.,  Nov.  30,  1893.    He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1849, 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  55 

and  settled  in  Mankato  seven  years  later,  where  he  established  a  brew- 
ery.    [23;   32;   45*;   83.*] 

Biermann,  Adolph,  state  auditor,  b.  in  Christiana,  Norway,  Nov.  19, 
1842;  served  in  the  24th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in 
Rochester,  Minn.,  in  1866,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business;  was 
auditor  of  Olmsted  county  tnree  terms,  1875-81;  was  state  auditor, 
1891-5.     [30;  66A;  98;  169.] 

Big  Eagle  (Wamdetonka),  a  sub-chief  of  the  Sioux,  b.  near  Men- 
dota  in  1827;  d.  near  Granite  Palls,  Minn.,  Jan.  5,  1906.  He  was  one 
of  the  chiefs  who  signed  a  treaty  in  Washington,  D.  C,  in  1858;  was 
a  noted  warrior,  and  engaged  in  nearly  all  the  battles  of  the  Sioux  out- 
break of  1862;  suffered  a  three  years  imprisonment  at  Rock  Island  for 
his  participation  in  the  war;  author,  through  an  interpreter,  of  "A 
Sioux  Story  of  the  War,"  Minn.  Hist.  Society  Collections,  vol.  VI,  1894, 
pp.  382-400.    [28,  VI*;  33;  116  to  120;  237  (39);  238  (July  1,  1894).*] 

Bigelow,  Charles  Henry,  b.  in  Easton,  N.  Y.,  June  4,  1835;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  July  31,  1911.  He  settled  at  St.  Paul  in  1864,  engaging  in 
lumber  business  and  insurance;  was  president  of  the  St.  Paul  Fire 
and  Marine  Insurance  Co.,  1876-1911.     [24;  25;  68.] 

Bigelow,  Edgar  A.,  farmer,  b.  in  1863  at  Zumbrota,  Minn.,  and  died 
there;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1897.     [30.] 

Bigelow,  Edward  Elisha,  physician,  b.  in  Akron,  Ohio,  July  1,  1841; 
served  in  the  29th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  graduated 
in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1867;  settled  in  Owatonna, 
Minn,  in  1877.     [24;  70A*;   72.] 

Bigelow,  Horace  Ransom,  lawyer,  b.  in  Watervliet,  N.  Y.,  March  13, 
1820;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Nov.  14,  1894.  He  received  his  early  education 
in  his  native  state;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Utica  in  1847;  came  to 
St.  Paul  in  1853  in  company  with  Charles  E.  Flandrau,  and  built  up  a 
large  law  practice.  [3*;  18;  23*;  41;  68;  93;  94;  98*;  137;  188;  237 
(9*);    238    (Nov.  15,  1894).*] 

Bigham,  D.  L.,  b.  in  Hamilton,  Ohio,  in  1844;  was  graduated  at 
Miami  University,  Ohio,  in  1866;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  in  1868  set- 
tled at  Redwood  Falls;  engaged  in  lumber  business  and  farming,  and 
was  county  superintendent  of  schools.     [32.] 

Big  Thunder.     [See  Wakeman,  John;  237   (19).] 

Bilansky,  Mrs.  Anne  Evards,  criminal,  came  to  St.  Paul  from  North 
Carolina  in  May,  1858,  and  the  next  September  married  Stanislaus 
Bilansky.  Her  husband  died  from  poisoning  March  12,  1859,  and  on 
March  23,  I860,  she  was  hung  for  his  murder.  She  was  the  first  white 
person  executed  in  Minnesota.     [238   (March  24,  I860).] 

Bill,  Edward  Clark,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y., 
July  15,  1846;  d.  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  May  11,  1892.  He  was  graduated 
in  St.  Stephen's  College,  Annandale,  N.  Y.,  1870,  and  at  Seabury  Divin- 


56  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

ity  School,  Faribault,  Minn.,  1873;  was  associate  priest  in  Faribault 
and  St.  Paul,  and  was  a  professor  in  Seabury  Divinity  School.  A 
memorial  volume  of  284  pages,  "Biographical  Sketches,"  with  thirty  of 
his  sermons,  was  published  in  1892.     [70A;  152.] 

Billings,  Harbison  Aiken,  lawyer,  b.  in  Watertown,  Vt.,  Jan.  25, 
1818;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  as  one  of  the  original  proprietors  of 
Spring  Valley.     [18.] 

Bills,  L.  W.,  lawyer,  b.  near  Oswego,  N.  Y.,  in  1863;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1884;  settled  in  Park  Rapids;  was  attorney  of  Hubbard  county 
sixteen  years;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1907.     [30.*] 

Billson,  William  W.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Springfield,  111.,  June  7,  1847; 
settled  at  Duluth;  was  U.  S.  attorney  for  this  state,  1873-81;  was  a 
state  senator,  1872  and  1883.     [24.] 

Birch,  Charles  A.,  b.  in  London,  England,  Oct.  15,  1856;  came  with 
his  parents  to  America  in  1864;  lived  in  Kandiyohi  county,  Minn.,  after 
1869;  was  graduated  at  the  state  Normal  School  at  St.  Cloud,  1880; 
was  elected  superintendent  of  schools  for  Kandiyohi  county  in 
1881;  owned  and  edited  the  Willmar  Argus,  1889-99;  and  later  was 
postmaster  at  Willmar.     [63.] 

Bird,  Charles,  pioneer,  b.  in  Rome,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  24,  1839;  d.  in  Fair- 
fax, Minn.,  Nov.  21,  1903.  He  came  to  Olmsted  county,  Minn.,  when 
eighteen  years  old;  served  in  the  Ninth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  removed  to  a  farm  in  Cairo  township,  Renville  county,  in  1869. 
[237   (35).] 

Bird,  William,  b.  in  Aberdeen,  Scotland,  June  28,  1830;  d.  in  Fair- 
mont, Minn.,  June  29,  1908.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  a  boy, 
and  lived  in  Cattaraugus  county,  N.  Y.;  served  in  the  civil  war  in  New 
York  regiments,  and  attained  the  rank  of  captain;  settled  in  Martin 
county,  Minn.,  in  1865;  was  sheriff  of  that  county  eight  years.  [121; 
237  (51).] 

Birkett,  Henry,  banker,  b.  in  Ottawa,  Canada,  July  4,  1848;  came 
to  Owatonna,  Minn.,  in  1870,  and  owned  a  jewelry  store  there,  1873-88; 
was  a  banker  and  merchant  in  Austin,  1889-1904;  president  of  the  Na- 
tional Bank  in  Mahnomen  since  1904.     [24;   72.*] 

Bishop,  Harriet  E.,  teacher,  b.  in  Vergennes,  Vt.,  Jan.  1,  1817;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  Aug.  S,  1883.  She  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1847,  to  open  the  first 
permanent  school  in  that  city.  Through  her  influence  a  Sunday  school 
was  also  soon  organized,  and  the  next  year  a  public  building  was 
erected  to  accommodate  the  school,  preaching  services,  etc.  She  was 
author  of  "Floral  Home,  or  First  Years  of  Minnesota"  (1857);  and 
other  books;  was  married  to  Mr.  McConkey.  [28,  IX;  94;  141;  165; 
237  (1).] 

Bishop,  James  Henry,  b.  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  17,  1843;  served 
in  New  York  regiments  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  first 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  0( 

lieutenant;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1879,  and  established  a  wholesale 
paper  house;  was  president  of  the  American  Savings  and  Loan  Asso- 
ciation after  1889.     [84.*] 

Bishop,  John,  pioneer,  b.  in  Canada,  April  1,  1829;  d.  at  Gull  Lake, 
Minn.,  April  9,  1905.  He  came  to  Crow  Wing,  Minn.,  when  twenty-two 
years  old;  was  an  Indian  trader,  and  later  was  one  of  the  first  set- 
tlers in  Brainerd.     [237  (31).] 

Bishop,  Judson  Wade,  soldier  and  railroad  manager,  b.  in  Evans- 
ville,  N.  Y.,  June  24,  1831;  studied  civil  engineering;  settled  in  Chat- 
field,  Minn.,  as  a  surveyor,  and  published  a  map  and  history  of  that 
county.  He  joined  the  Second  Minnesota  regiment  as  captain  in  1861, 
and  served  through  the  civil  war,  being  brevetted  brigadier  general  at 
its  close.  Later  he  was  engaged  in  constructing  railroads  in  this  state. 
He  has  resided  in  St.  Paul  since  1873;  was  president  of  the  St.  Paul 
Trust  Company  after  1883.     [2;  17;  18;  20;   24;  41;  98*;  115.] 

Bishop,  L.  H.,  b.  in  Winthrop,  Maine,  Dec.  23,  1840;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1867;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Garden  City;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878.     [30.] 

Bisseix,  Frank  Elmore,  physician,  b.  in  Hartford,  Wis.,  Dec.  27, 
1845;  served  in  the  U.  S.  navy,  1862-5;  was  graduated  at  the  Charity 
Hospital  Medical  College  in  Cleveland,  1869  j  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1871,  settling  in  Litchfield;  was  a  representative  in  the  state  legisla- 
ture, 1878-9.     [22*;   30;   65.] 

Bixby,  John,  pioneer,  b.  in  Moretown,  Vt,  Jan.  28,  1814;  d.  in  Au- 
rora, Steele  county,  Minn.,  Jan.  15,  1890'.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1856,  settling  as  a  farmer  in  that  township.  Bixby  station  was  named 
for  him.     [72;  241.] 

Bixby,  Luther,  b.  in  Vermont;  d.  in  Chicago,  111.,  Aug.  7,  1895.  He 
settled  in  Owatonna,  Minn.,  before  1864;  engaged  in  the  drug  busi- 
ness; after  1880  published  in  Minneapolis  the  Temperance  Review; 
and  in  1886  removed  to  Chicago.     [72;   241.] 

Bixby,  Tams,  journalist,  b.  in  Staunton,  Va.,  Dec.  12,  1855;  came  to 
Red  Wing,  Minn.,  with  his  parents  in  1857;  was  owner  and  editor  of 
the  Red  Wing  Republican;  was  private  secretary,  1890-97,  to  Governors 
Merriam,  Nelson,  and  Clough;  was  chairman  of  the  IT.  S.  Commission 
to  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  in  Indian  Territory,  1897-1905;  and  later 
was  general  manager  of  the  Pioneer  Press  Company,  St.  Paul.  [17; 
22*;  24;  27*;  30;  56;  95.*] 

Bjorge,  Hans  P.,  merchant  and  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1856;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1868;  settled  in  Underwood,  Otter  Tail  county;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1885-7  and  1891-3.     [30;  169.] 

Bjorge,  Henry  Olson,  lawyer,  b.  at  Lake  Park,  Minn.,  March  7,  1871; 
was  graduated  at  the  State  Normal  School  in  Moorhead,  1893,  and  in 
law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1898;  resides  at  Lake  Park;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1905-09.     [25;  30.*] 


58  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

.  Bjorgo,  Kntjdt  Knudtsen,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  Oet  2, 
1847;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  m  1848;  was  grad- 
uated from  Luther  College,  Decoraa,  Iowa,  1870,  and  the  Theological 
Seminary,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Wit.  For  many  years  he  was  pastor  in 
Becker,  Clay,  mmM.  Merman  counties,  Minn.  In  1888  he  took  charge  of 
a  ©©agregation  at  Red  Wing.  In  1891  he  was  elected  president  of  the 
Minnesota  district  of  the  Norwegian  Lutheran  synod  of  America.  He 
is  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Lutheran  Ladies  Seminary  at  Red  Wing. 
[148;  169.] 

Black,  John  M.,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  1808;  d.  in  St.  Paul 
iii  August,  1893.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  was  ordained  in  St. 
Paul,  and  was  pastor  in  Dundas,  Caledonia,  and  Houston.  During  the 
last  ten  years  of  his  life  he  resided  in  St.  Paul.    [178  (Aug.  10,  1893).] 

Black,  Mahlon,  land  surveyor,  b.  in  Hamilton  county,  Ohio,  Oct,  4, 
1820;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Oct.  25,  1901.  He  came  to  Stillwater  in  1847, 
and  engaged  in  surveying  and  lumbering;  was  a  representative  in  the 
territorial  legislature  in  1849,  1852,  and  1857;  was  postmaster  of  Still- 
water, 1857-61,  and  mayor,  1860^61;  enlisted  in  a  company  of  sharp- 
shooters in  1862,  and  served  till  near  the  close  of  the  civil  war,  attain- 
ing the  rank  of  captain.  In  1867  he  removed  to  Minneapolis,  and  was 
auditor  of  Hennepin  county,  1874-8.  [18;  41;  115;  127B;  131;  237 
(19*).] 

Blackmer,  Frank  Amos,  physician,  b.  in  Amherst,  Ohio,  Jan.  16, 
1847;  d.  in  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  July  11,  1900.  He  came  to  Minnesota  with 
his  parents  in  1857;  served  a  short  time  in  the  Fifth  Minnesota  Regt., 
but  was  severely  wounded  in  the  Indian  war  of  1862,  and  was  therefore 
discharged;  was  graduated  at  Cleveland  Medical  College,  1868;  re- 
sided in  Albert  Lea.     [23;  53;   53A.] 

Blackmer,  Heman,  lawyer,  b.  in  Amherst,  Ohio,  Jan.  3,  1850;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  when  seven  years  old;  was 
graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1873;  has  resided  in 
Albert  Lea  since  1874,  being  judge  of  probate  of  Freeborn  county,  1885- 
1909.     [24;  25;  53;   53A;  237   (38*).] 

Blackmun,  Silas,  b.  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  9,  1835; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1863,  and  settled  on  a  claim  in  Cottonwood 
county  in  1874;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1883  and 
1885.     [34.] 

Blackwell,  John,  pioneer,  b.  in  Gloucestershire,  England,  Jan.  4, 
1832;  d.  May  24,  1875.  He  came  to  Acton,  Meeker  county,  Minn.,  in 
1857;  owned  a  farm,  and  taught  the  first  school  in  Litchfield;  was  reg- 
ister of  deeds,  and  clerk  of  the  district  court.     [65.] 

Blair,  Mrs.  Margaret  Josephine  Bailey,  educator,  b.  in  Goodhue 
Center,  Minn.,  May  5,  1863;  was  married  to  John  M.  Blair  in  18S4; 
has  been  director  of  the  domestic  art  department  of  the  Agricultural 
College  of  the  University  of  Minnesota  since  1895;  is  a  lecturer  and 
writer  on  domestic  science.     [127A.*] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  59 

Blaisdell,  Humphrey  Metcalf,  lawyer  and  journalist,  b.  in  Otis, 
Maine,  Sept.  10,  1841;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Jan.  23,  1902.  He  served  in  the 
Second  Maine  and  other  regiments  in  the  civil  war ;  studied  law,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1868 ;  settled  in  Fairmont,  Minn.,  the  next 
year;  was  editor  of  the  Fairmont  News,  1887-94.  [34;  39;  121;  237 
(19).] 

Blaisdell,  William,  lumberman,  b.  in  1833;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Nov. 
27,  1901.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1852;  engaged  in  the  lumber 
business,  and  owned  much  real  estate.     [237   (19*).] 

Blake,  John  W.,  b.  in  Dover,  Maine,  Aug.  29,  1840;  served  in  the 
Foiirtii  Wls€OMsim  am€  ©ilier  regiments  in  ti*e  civil  war,  attaining  the 
rank  of  captain;  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  town  of  Marshall, 
Minn.,  1872;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1873,  and  a  state 
senator,  1875.     [30;   32;   41.] 

Blake,  Mrs.  Mary  Katherine  Evans,  author,  b.  in  Rockport,  Ind., 
Aug.  31,  1859;  was  educated  at  Rockport  Collegiate  Institute;  was 
married,  1876,  to  William  M.  Blake;  has  published  two  books;  resides 
in  Minneapolis.     [17.] 

Blakeley,  David,  secretary  of  state,  b.  in  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  in  1831; 
d.  in  New  York  city,  Nov.  7,  1896.  He  came  to  Minnesota  when  eigh- 
teen years  old,  and  engaged  in  newspaper  work  in  St.  Paul;  was  secre- 
tary of  state  of  Minnesota,  1862-6;  afterward  was  manager  of  the 
famous  Gilmore  and  Sousa  bands.     [28,  X;  58;  237  (9).] 

Blakeley,  Russell,  steamboat  captain,  b.  in  North  Adams,  Mass., 
April  19,  1815;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  4,  1901.  His  connection  with  steam- 
boating  from  Galena  to  St.  Paul  began  in  1847  and  continued  many 
years;  later  he  engaged  in  staging  and  expressing  in  Minnesota  and 
in  Dakota;  and  had  large  interests  in  banking,  insurance,  and  railway 
companies.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1862.  [20*;  28,  IV*,  IX;  41;  93*; 
94;  98*;  176  (Feb.,  1888);  237  (14*).] 

Blanchard,  John,  journalist,  b.  in  Sandusky,  Ohio,  March  31,  1842; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Sept.  12,  1899.  He  passed  his  childhood  in  Canada, 
and  was  graduated  at  Albert  College.  In  1889  he  settled  in  Minne- 
apolis, and  soon  became  connected  with  the  Minneapolis  Times,  of 
which  afterward  he  was  editor.     [23.] 

Bleecker,  George  Morton,  lawyer,  b.  in  Whippany,  N.  J.,  Nov.  19, 
1861;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1883,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  gradu- 
ated in  law  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1887,  and  has  since  prac- 
ticed in  Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1893. 
[25;   30;   137.*] 

Blegen,  J.  H.,  educator,  b.  in  Faaberg,  Norway,  Oct.  1,  1851;  came  to 
the  United  States  when  seventeen  years  old;  was  graduated  at  Augs- 
burg Seminary,  Minneapolis,  1880,  and  in  its  theological  department 
three  years  later;    was  a  professor  there  after  1887.     [148;  169.] 


60  MINNEI^QTA  HI^TQfiiCAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS 

Ble*hen  Ali)en  J  journalist  b  in  Knox  Maine  Bee  27  IS 4^  ^as 
#ra<luateel  at  "V^eslejan  College  1868  #af3  admitted  to  the  bai1  m  IStS 
practiced  in  Portland  Maine  until  1880  settled  m  Minneapolis  in 
1884  purchased  an  interest  m  the  Tribune  and  the  Journal  and  was 
editor  of  the  foijmei'  until  1888  removed  to  Seattle  Wash  m  1&96 
wfrere  h^  owns  The  Times     [54A  *] 

Bliss  tfon^  sdldier  b  in  I\few  Hampshire  d  Nov  22  1804  H^e  WaS 
bfevetted  major  m  1823  and  was  conlmandknt  at  Fort  ^nellm&  1^33  $ 
[11    12  1 

Bljss,  Joh^  H  manufacturer  b  at  Green  Bay  Wis  Oct  4  1^3.  d 
m  Honolulu  Hawaii  Oct  16  1907  He  spent  three  years  1833  6  ^it 
Fort  Snellihg  o^  wfyich  hjs  father  was  bOmman<W*  served  m  tl^p  ^n^on 
fyrn^y  during  the  civil  w^r    apd  later  resided  in  Erie  Pa     [28  Vt    ^41 1 

Bli^se^bach  Atrtiusl?  photographer  editor  b  m  Coldgne  Germany 
April  15  1861  cam6  to  the  tJhit^d  States  m  1881  settled  i#  Man 
kato   Minn    m  1§86     editor  of  The  Post  since  1&05     [25     49  J 

Block  H  C  farmer  b  lp  Germany  m  1850  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1857  resides  at  ilame  Prairie  Stearins  county  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  m  1903  5     [30  *] 

Block  Julius  H  state  treasurer  b  m  Gallon  Ohio  March  30  l&fJO^ 
came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1870  and  lrved  in  Nicollet 
county  and  later  in  Le  Sueur  county  He  held  a  position  ih  tl^e  Mih 
nesota  Hospital  for  the  Ipsane^  at  St  Peter  1879  86  >vas  sl^etin?  of 
Nicollet  obunty  18§9  1901  and  treasurer  of  Minnesota  1^01  Ot  [^* 
26*,  30,  11^] 

Blooqe*t  Elijah  Has&ell  b  in  ^eathersfleld  Vt  Fetb  16  183^  d 
in  Red  Wmg  Minn  June  6  1909  He  settled  in  Red  Wing  in  18&6 
whe>^  ho  constructed  the^  first  gram  elevator  and  later  engaged  in 
grain  business    was  mayor  1$&91901     [23    24    25    2^7  (56)] 

Kloo«b   RAtno^p  M    R   C    priest   b    in  Zanesville   Ohio   peks    $ 
18&4     was  educated  at  the  Dominican  College  of  St    Joseph^    near 
Somerset   Ohio    became  a  member  of  the  Pbminican  Order  in  1^74 
was  orjdamed1  priest  in  1&79    was  jpriof  of  Holy  Rosary  Convent  Min 
n^apo^s,  after  m$     tU  *] 

Blc-o^ce^  Samuel  b  in  Switzerland  cantei  to  the  United  States  in 
ts4&  afad  tq  Stillwater  Mmp  iii  l8^i  i3etve<l  ii*  tlie  ^irst  Minn^ota 
Regt  ni  the  civil  war  Ivas  treasurer  of  Washington  equity  thr1^ 
terms  tfegjnhn^g  m  1888  Im^  recent  year^  h^  has  established  a  snnV 
m^r  camp  at  ^Thite  BeifF  k*^     (&%  ] 

Qwmt,  Ma^th^V  ^C*  sdldiex,  b  ih  New  ftyvkk  w^s  grMuat^  at 
th^  tr  S  Military  AcWen*y  in  1853;  ^as  commandant  at  Fbrt  ty^ll 
fng  in  i,883»  and  attained  the  rank  ot  coionel  the  flattie  year,  retired 
from  the  army  in  1894     til    12  >  13  3 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  61 

Blythe,  John,  pioneer,  b.  in  England  in  1828;  d.  in  Blooming  Prairie, 
Minn.,  April  1,  1886.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  a  child,  and 
to  Summit,  Steele  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  served  in  the  First  Minne- 
sota heavy  artillery  in  the  civil  war.     [72.*] 

Boal,  James  McClellan,  pioneer,  b.  in  Pennsylvania;  d.  in  Mendota, 
Minn.,  in  1862.  He  served  a  term  in  the  army;  settled  in  St.  Paul 
about  1846  as  a  painter;  was  a  member  of  the  first  territorial  legis- 
lature; was  adjutant  general  of  the  territory,  1851-3;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  territorial  legislature,  1852;  removed  to  Mendota  in  1855. 
A  street  in  St.  Paul  is  named  McBoal  in  his  honor.     [28,  IV.  IX.] 

Boam,*  Henry,  pioneer,  b.  in  Grafton  county,  N.  H.,  Nov  .10,  1810; 
came  to.  Minnesota  in  1856  and  pre-empted  a  farm  in  Middleville, 
Wright  county,  being  the  first  settler  there.     [31.] 

Boardman,  A.  J.,  b.  in  New  Brunswick  in  1852;  was  graduated  at 
Bowdoin  College;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1878;  was  a  director  of  the 
board  of  trade  and  a  member  of  the  park  commission.     [90.*] 

Boardman,  Frederick  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Milltown,  N.  B.,  April  25,  1848; 
was  graduated  at  Bowdoin  College,  1869;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1876;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1878;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1882-3.     [22*;  25;  137.] 

Bobleter,  John,  pioneer,  b.  in  Austria,  Jan.  24,  1818;  d.  in  New  Ulm, 
Minn.,  Dec.  15,  1900.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1853;  settled 
in  New  Ulm  in  1856.     [237   (11).] 

Bobleter,  Joseph,  state  treasurer,  b.  in  Dornbirn,  Austria,  April  19, 
1846;  d.  in  New  Ulm,  Minn.,  July  5,  1909.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1858;  served  in  the  Union  army  and  navy,  1862-8,  and  in  the 
Spanish-American  war,  1898;  settled  in  New  Ulm  in  1868,  and  was 
postmaster  there  thirteen  years;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1884,  and  from  1887  to  1895  was  the  state  treasurer;  was 
afterward  cashier  of  the  Columbia  National  Bank  of  Minneapolis;  re- 
turned later  to  New  Ulm,  and  was  cashier  of  the  Brown  County  Bank. 
22*;  25;  30;  32;  98;  111*;  237   (56*);   238  (March  13,  1886).*] 

Bockman,  Marcus  Olaus,  educator,  b.  at  Langesund,  Norway,  Jan. 
9,  1849;  was  graduated  at  Christiania  University,  1867;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1875;  was  a  pastor  in  Goodhue  county,  Minn.,  1875-86; 
is  professor  and  president  of  the  Theological  Seminary  of  the  Nor- 
wegian United  Lutheran  church,  St.  Anthony  Park,  Minn.  [17;  24;  25; 
54;  148;   149;   169.] 

Bodfors,  Andrew  Daniel,  musician,  b.  in  Cambridge,  Minn.,  Dec.  13, 
1871;  was  graduated  at  the  conservatory  of  music  of  Augustana  Col- 
lege, Rock  Island,  111.,  in  1891;  resided  in  Minneapolis.     [169.] 

Bodin,  Gustav,  publisher,  b.  in  Sweden,  Feb.  5,  1844;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1868,  and  soon  afterward  settled  in  St.  Paul.  Ten 
years  later  he  removed  to  Cokato;  was  treasurer  of  Wright  county, 
1884-1890;  became  manager  of  the  Augustana  Book  Concern,  St.  Paul, 
in  1891.     [24;  31;  169.] 


62  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Bodine,  P.  P.,  journalist,  b.  in  Waupaca  county,  Wis.,  June  24,  1854; 
came  to  Minnesota  when  eighteen  years  of  age;  was  graduated  at  the 
University  of  Minnesota;  settled  at  Red  Lake  Falls  in  1885,  and  estab- 
lished the  News.     [35.] 

Boen,  Haldor  E.,  congressman,  b.  in  Norway,  Jan.  2,  1851;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1868,  settling  in  Minnesota;  engaged  in  farming 
and  in  teaching  in  Otter  Tail  county;  was  a  representative  in  Con- 
gress, 1893-5;  editor  of  The  Globe,  Fergus  Falls,  since  1895.  [10;  24; 
25;  30;  169.] 

Boenisch,  Bernhard  William,  b.  in  Breslau,  Prussia,  Dec,  1837;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Jan.  28,  1912.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1851;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1878;  founded  the  St.  Paul  Commercial 
College  in  1889.     [93A*;  100.*] 

Boeringer,  Peter,  optician,  b.  in  Basel,  Switzerland,  April  22,  1814 ; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  March  9,  1901.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1848; 
settled  in  New  Orleans,  La. ;  served  in  the  Seventh  Louisiana  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1874.     [68;  237  (14).] 

Boettcher,  Henry,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Brunswick,  Germany,  Jan. 
1,  1834;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  when  eleven  years 
of  age;  settled  in  Le  Sueur,  Minn.,  in  1855;  entered  the  ministry  in 
1861;  resided  in  Rochester,  Red  Wing,  Minneapolis,  St.  Paul,  and  other 
places,  and  was  presiding  elder  at  Le  Sueur  in  1882.     [32.] 

Boggs,  James  A.,  b.  in  Alpena,  Mich.,  in  1861;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1884,  and  settled  in  Duluth,  where  he  engaged  in  real  estate  business; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature -in  1893.    [30.] 

BoGSTAD,  R.,  educator,  b.  in  Norway,  Oct.  5,  1861;  came  to  the  United 
States  when  eighteen  years  of  age;  was  educated  in  Iowa  and  Minne- 
sota; engaged  in  teaching,  1885-90,  and  was  ordained  to  the  ministry 
in  1890;  was  professor  in  Concordia  College,  Moorhead,  18914902,  and 
later  was  its  president.     [36,*] 

Bohan,  Thomas,  lawyer,  b.  in  Tipperary,  Ireland,  in  1846;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  18,68;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1370,  settling  in  Man-, 
kato;  was  city  attorney,  1876-7,  and  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1877-9.     [30.] 

Bohannon,  Eugene  William,  educator,  b,  in  Boonville,  Ind.,  Oct.  13, 
1865;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Indiana,  1890;  engaged  in 
teaching;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1895;  was  professor  in  the  State  Nor- 
mal School  at  Mankato,  1898-1901;  has  since  been  president  of  the 
State  Normal  School  in  Duluth.    [31A.] 

Bohanon,  John  Campbell,  pioneer,  b.  in  Washington  county,  Maine, 
Aug.  23,  1817;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Sept.  8,  1898.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1850;  and  the  next  year  settled  on  a  claim  on  the  site  of  Minne- 
apolis; engaged  in  farming,  lumbering,  and  later  in  real  estate  busi- 
ness.    [60*;  180  (Sept  21,  1898.)] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  63 

Bohland,  Adam,  druggist,  b.  in  Germany,  Dec.  17,  1839;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1856,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul  the  same  year;  was  hos- 
pital steward  in  Brackett's  Battalion  in  the  civil  war.     [68;   166A.*] 

Bohland,  Peter,  farmer,  b.  in  Germany,  March  30,  1837;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  May  18,  1910.  He  came  to  the  "United  States  in  1855,  and  the 
next  year  settled  in  St  Paul;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1879.     [30;   68.] 

Bolcom,  Henry  Cable,  b.  in  Hume,  N.  Y.,  March  18,  1833;  d.  in 
Winona,  Minn.,  Feb.  10,  1899.  He  settled  in  Winona  in  1854;  served 
in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  lumber 
business,  real  estate,  and  was  manager  of  the  Winona  Gas  Light  Co. 
[167  (Feb.  17,  1899).] 

Bolles,  Lemuel,  pioneer,  b.  in  New  York;  d.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in 
1875.  He  resided  in  Stillwater,  1844-5;  then  removed  to  Afton;  owned 
a  grindstone  quarry.     [41.] 

*Bolles,  Sias,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Williamstown,  Vt.,  Sept.  5, 
1810;  d.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  Feb.  15,  1897.  He  entered  the  ministry 
in  1835;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  resided  in  Red  Wing  during  the 
later  years  of  his  life.     [180   (March  3,  1897).*] 

Bolton,  Adam  L.,  b.  in  Scipio,  Ind.,  Dec.  6,  1849;  came  to  Mankato, 
Minn.,  in  1869;  published  the  Montevideo  Leader,  1880-3;  then  settled 
in  St.  Paul,  where  he  engaged  in  the  printing  business,  and  since  1887 
has  been  Grand  Secretary  of  Minnesota,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows.     [32.] 

Bolton,  N.  H,  b.  near  Cleveland,  Ohio,  Feb.  10,  1839;  settled  in  Min- 
neapolis in  1872,  where  he  has  since  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
mill  machinery.     [25;  58.] 

Bond,  John  W.,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1825;  d.  at  Pine  Bluff,  Ark., 
March  13,  1903.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1849;  engaged  in  the  drug 
business;  was  captain  in  the  commissary  department  in  the  army, 
1861-5;  was  state  immigration  agent;  and  later  engaged  in  insurance 
business.     [94;   237   (28).] 

Bond,  Scipio,  dentist,  b.  in  Dayton,  Minn.,  April  28,  1859;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  Pennsylvania  College  of  Dental  Surgery,  1889;  has  since 
practiced  in  Anoka.     [25;  43.*] 

Bonde,  T.  E.,  b.  in  Norway  in  1843;  came  with  his  parents  to  the 
United  States  when  six  years  old;  and  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  owned  a 
farm  in  Nerstrand,  Rice  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture in  1891.     [169.] 

Bondy,  Knud  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway,  June  16,  1844;  d.  in  Clithe- 
rall,  Minn.,  Nov.  15,  1908.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1866;  resided  at 
Battle  Lake,  Otter  Tail  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  state  leg- 
islature in  1903-5.     [30*;  237  (51*).] 


64  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Bonin,  Joseph,  pioneer,  b.  near  Montreal,  Canada,  Aug.  26,  1820; 
was  employed  by  the  American  Fur  Company  after  1839;  settled  near 
Stillwater,  Minn.;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  heavy  artillery  in  the 
civil  war.    [40;  41.] 

Bonner,  D.  L.,  b.  in  Ireland,  Oct.  18,  1812;  d.  at  Stewartville,  Minn., 
May  17,  1902.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  and  was  one  of  the 
pioneer  settlers  at  Stewartville.     [237   (19).] 

Bonney,  Henry  Harrison,  b.  in  Pennsylvania,  Aug.  23,  1842;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1862;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  cavalry  in  the 
civil  war;  owned  a  farm  near  Fairmont;  was  treasurer  of  Martin 
county,  1893-1901.     [39.] 

Bonniwell,  Mrs.  Annie  Coles,  b.  in  Northampton,  England,  in  1829; 
d.  in  Hutchinson,  Minn.,  Nov.  16,  1898.  She  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1849,  and  the  next  year  married  Walter  Bonniwell;  lived  on  the 
frontier,  among  the  Indians,  and  in  logging  camps.  She  was  noted 
for  her  kindness,  hospitality,  and  fortitude.     [166  (1900).] 

Bonniwell,  William  T.,  b.  in  New  York  city,  Aug.  10,  1836;  settled 
in  Hutchinson,  Minn.,  in  1866;  was  a  state  senator,  1871  and  1879,  and 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1877.  He  engaged  in  milling  and 
dealing  in  real  estate.     [29*;  30;  64.] 

Bonwell,  Arthur,  b.  in  Brown  county,  Ohio,  July  4,  1825;  settled  in 
Blue  Earth  City,  Minn.,  in  1857;  was  county  auditor,  1860-5,  and  reg- 
ister of  deeds  one  term;  afterward  engaged  in  farming.    [51;  237  (32).] 

Boobar,  John  J.,  b.  at  Sauk  Center,  Minn.,  in  1865;  resides  at  St. 
Cloud,  where  he  is  in  the  fire  insurance  business;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1895.     [30.] 

Bookw alter,  Joseph,  b.  in  Ross  county,  Ohio,  in  1850;  came  with 
his  parents  to  Vernon  Center,  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  in  1864;  was 
graduated  at  Western  College,  Iowa,  in  1877,  and  afterward  studied 
law  at  Iowa  University;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1881.     [32.] 

Booren,  August,  b.  in  Smaland,  Sweden,  in  1850;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1866;  settled  in  Stillwater,  where  he  engaged  in  the  wholesale  to- 
bacco business;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1891-3.  [30; 
169.] 

Boostrom,  Charles  Russell,  educator,  b.  in  Oneida,  111.,  March  1, 
1864;  came  to  this  state  in  1897,  as  one  of  the  founders  of  the  South- 
ern Minnesota  Normal  College,  in  Austin;  has  been  its  president  since 
1900.     [24;   65A.*] 

Booth,  Albert  Edwin,  physician,  b.  in  Paterson,  N.  J.,  Sept.  30,  1871; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1878  with  his  parents,  who  settled  in  Lyon 
county;  'Studied  at  Hamline  University;  was  graduated  in  the  Homeo- 
pathic College  of  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1899,  and  was  a  pro- 
fessor there,  1900-1909;  has  practiced  in  Minneapolis  since  1900. 
[127A,*  B.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  65 

Booth,  Walter  Sherman,  author  and  publisher,  b.  in  Bridgewater, 
Conn.,  Sept.  28,  1827;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  June  22,  1901.  He  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  in  Fillmore  county;  studied  law  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  at  Austin  in  1861;  edited  the  Rochester  City  Post, 
and  afterward  purchased  an  interest  in  that  paper  and  the  Repub- 
lican. In  1884  he  removed  to  Minneapolis,  and  established  a  publish- 
ing house.     [22*;  237  (14*).] 

Boothkoyd,  Frank,  farmer,  b.  in  Welch,  Goodhue  county,  Minn.,  Oct. 
8,  1866,  and  resides  there;  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911. 
[30*;   56.] 

Borchert,  Ferdinand,  farmer,  b.  in  Prussia  in  1839;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1857;  settled  at  Bird  Island;  served  in  the  civil  war;  was  a 
state  senator,  1891-3.     [30.] 

Bordewicii,  Henry,  b.  in  Vaagen,  Norway,  Jan.  19,  1844;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1864;  settled  at  Granite  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1873,  engag- 
ing in  mercantile  business;  was  auditor  of  Yellow  Medicine  county, 
1874-88;  postmaster  at  Granite  Falls,  1889-93;  and  U.  S.  consul  general 
at  Christiania,  Norway,  after  1900.     [17;   24;    32;   169.] 

Bordsen,  Theodore,  b.  at  Port  Washington,  Wis.,  Feb.  11,  1850;  re- 
sided in  Alexandria,  Minn.,  after  1868;  was  register  of  deeds  three 
years,  county  auditor  nine  years,  and  county  treasurer  since  1890. 
[169.] 

Borgen,  Anton,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway  in  1851;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1871;  resides  in  Duluth;  a  representative  in  the  state  legislature, 
1909-11.     [30.*] 

Borlang,  Botolf  J.,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway,  July  18,  1842;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1854,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1862;  was  merchant 
and  postmaster  at  Norway,  in  Wanamingo,  Goodhue  county,  1867-91; 
removed  to  Kenyon  in  1891,  and  organized  a  bank,  of  which  he  is  presi- 
dent.    [24;  54.] 

Bornemann,  Bernhart,  pioneer,  b.  in  Saxony,  Germany,  in  1844;  d. 
in  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  April  26,  1903.  He  came  to  America  in  1850,  and 
to  Traverse  des  Sioux  in  1856.  Later  he  established  the  St.  Peter 
Woolen  Mills.     [237  (28).] 

Borup,  Ch.xRles  William  Wulff,  banker,  b.  in  Copenhagen,  Den- 
mark, Dec.  20,  1806;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  July  6,  1859.  He  was  well  educated 
in  his  native  country;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1828,  and  in  1848 
to  St.  Paul.  In  1854  he  established  the  banking  house  of  Borup  and 
Oakes,  the  first  in  the  territory.  [18;  41;  93*;  157;  169;  238  (July 
7,  1859).] 

Borup,  Gustav  J.,  banker,  b.  in  La  Pointe,  Wis.,  in  1841;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Oct.  15,  1897.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1849,  and  at  first  en- 
gaged in  the  freight  business,  later  in  banking.     [94;  237  (9).] 

Borup,  Theodore,  b.  in  1834;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  23,  1904.  He  came 
to  St.  Paul  in  1851;  engaged  in  commission  business,  and  later  was  a 
sutler  on  the  frontier;  resided  in  St.  Paul  after  1890.     [94;  237  (35*).] 


66 


MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 


Bosee,  D.,  farmer,  b.  in  Germany,  Oct.  9,  1830;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1854,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1866;  settled  in  Dakota  county; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1879.     [30.] 

Boss,  Andrew,  educator,  b.  in  Wabasha  county,  Minn.,  June  3,  1867; 
was  graduated  in  the  Agricultural  School  of  the  University  of  Minne- 
sota, 1891;  has  been  a  professor  there  since  1894,  residing  in  St.  An- 
thony Park,  St.  Paul.     [24;  85A;  127B;   166A.*] 

Bostwiok,  Laednek,  pioneer,  b.  in  Toronto,  Canada,  June,  1815;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  April  13,  1897.  He  came  to  St.  Anthony  in  1850,  and  was 
justice  of  the  peace  many  years;  was  assessor  of  internal  revenue, 
1862-6.     [58;   88;   137;   174.*] 

Bosworth,  James  E.,  b.  in  Maine  in  1834;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1854;  resided  in  Houston  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1901.     [30.] 

Bosworth,  William,  pioneer  farmer,  b,  in  New  York,  Feb.  8,  1807; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  and  the  next  year  was  the  first  settler  in 
St.  Martin  township,  Stearns  county.     [31.] 

Bosworth,  William  W.,  b.  in  Machias,  Maine,  Dec.  16,  1837;  came 
to  Minneapolis  in  1857;  was  connected  with  the  police  department  after 
1874;  was  appointed  captain  in  1886.     [88.*] 

Bothne,  Gisle  (Christian  Johnson),  educator,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept. 
7,  I860;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1876;  was  graduated  at  Luther 
College,  Deeorah,  Iowa,  1878;  head  of  the  department  of  Scandinavian 
language  and  literature  in  the  University  of  Minnesota  since  1907; 
author  of  History  of  Luther  College,  1897.     [17;    127B.] 

Botsford,  Isaac,  journalist,  b.  in  New  York  in  1836;  d.  in  Albert 
Lea,  Minn.,  in  1892.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  established  the 
Blue  Earth  City  News  in  1861;  served  in  Brackett's  Battalion  of 
cavalry,  1861-6;  afterward  published  the  Freeborn  County  Eagle  and 
the  Albert  Lea  Standard.     [51.] 

Bottineau,  Pierre,  pioneer,  b.  in  the  Red  River  Settlement,  Mani- 
toba, Jan.  1,  1817;  d.  at  Red  Lake  JFalls,  Minn.,  July  27,  1895.  His 
father  was  a  French  trader  and  his  mother  an  Ojibway  Indian.  He 
came  to  Fort  Snelling  in  1837,  and  was  employed  as  a  guide,  inter- 
preter, etc.  After  the  settlers  were  ejected  from  the  military  reserva- 
tion, he  lived  at  St.  Paul  six  years,  and  then  removed  to  St.  Anthony 
Falls.  [28,  IV;  35;  37;  38;  41;  58;  59;  60;  237  (9*  and  49*);  238 
(July  27,  1895*).] 

Boucher,  Francis  C,  educator,  b.  in  France,  July  19,  1828;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  July  13,  1908.  He  was  a  successful  banker  in  his  native  land 
until  his  property  was  destroyed  in  the  Franco-Prussian  war,  in  which 
he  served  as  a  soldier,  attaining  the  rank  of  colonel.  He  came  to  the 
United  States,  residing  at  first  in  Kansas,  but  in  1878  settled  in  St. 
Paul,  where  he  taught  the  French  language  and  after  1882  was  vice 
consul.     [237  (51*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES. 


67 


Boucher,  Rene,  Sieur  de  la  Perriere,  b.  at  Three  Rivers,  Canada, 
in  1668;  built  Fort  Beauharnois  on  Lake  Pepin  near  the  site  of  Fron- 
tenac,  Minn.,  in  1727;  was  a  distinguished  officer  in  the  French  colo- 
nial service.     [107;  146.] 

Bouck,  Charles  W.,  b.  in  Rockford,  111.,  Feb.  29,  1852;  came  to  Brain- 
erd,  Minn.,  1880,  and  was  a  bridge  builder  for  the  Northern  Pacific 
railroad;  removed  to  Royalton,  1885,  and  engaged  in  hardware  busi- 
ness and  real  estate;    a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30.*] 

Bouck,  Ira  W.,  merchant,  b.  in  Independence,  Iowa,  Feb.  22,  1855; 
was  graduated  at  Iowa  State  Agricultural  College,  1876;  settled  in 
Bellevue,  Morrison  county,  Minn.,  in  1880;  removed  to  Royalton;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1903-7.     [24;  25;  30*;  31.] 

Bouteixe,  Clarence  Miles,  educator,  b.  in  Antrim,  N.  H.,  July  23, 
1851;  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1858;  was  graduated  at 
the  State  Normal  School  in  "Winona,  1872;  was  superintendent  of 
schools  in  Marshall  after  1895;  author  of  several  books  and  many 
magazine  articles.     [26*;   237   (21).] 

Boutwell,  G.  P.,  merchant,  b.  at  Wadham's  Mills,  N.  Y.,  in  1843; 
served  in  the  38th  N.  Y.  regiment  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1880,  and  resides  at  Clearwater;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature, 1897-9.     [30.] 

Boutwell,  Mrs.  Hester  Crooks,  b.  on  Drummond  Island,  Lake 
Huron,  May  30,  1817;  d.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1853.  She  was  the 
daughter  of  the  Indian  trader,  Ramsay  Crooks,  and  a  half-breed  Indian 
woman;  received  good  education  at  Mackinaw  mission;  married  Wil- 
liam T.  Boutwell,  a  missionary  to  the  Indians,  and  assisted  him  in 
teaching.     [41.] 

Boutwell,  William  Thurston,  Congregational  missionary,  b.  in 
Lyndeborough,  N.  H.,  Feb.  4,  1803;  d.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  Oct,  11,  1890. 
He  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1828,  and  at  Andover  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  1831;  came  to  Minnesota  in  company  with  Rev. 
Sherman  Hall  to  establish  a  mission  among  the  Indians;  resided  at 
Pokegama,  Point  Douglas,  Marine,  and  after  1847  on  a  farm  near  Still- 
water. [28,  VII*;  40;  41;  42;  107;  110;  131*;  144;  179  (Oct.  17,  1890; 
238   (Oct.  12,  1890).] 

Bouvette,  Joseph  B.,  journalist,  b.  in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  Aug.  17,  1861; 
has  owned  and  published  the  Kittson  County  Enterprise,  at  Hallock, 
since  1894.     [37.*] 

Bovey,  Charles  A.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Bath,  Maine,  May  27,  1832;  set- 
tled in  Minneapolis  in  1869,  and  established  a  large  lumber  business. 
[85A*;   167   (Feb.  23,  1900).*] 

Bovey,  Charles  Cranston,  b.  in  St.  John,  N.  B.,  in  October,  1864; 
was  graduated  at  Yale  College  in  1890;  settled  in  Minneapolis  the  next 
year;  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  flour.     [168  (Nov.  27,  1901).*] 


68  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Bowdish,  William  Merwin,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  West  Hartwick, 
N.  Y.,  Feb.  3,  1843;  d.  in  Chatfteld,  Minn.,  April  25,  1886.  He  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1862;  was  licensed  to  preach  in  1866;  was  stationed  at 
Plainview,  Caledonia,  Fillmore,  Zumbrota,  and  other  places.     [150.] 

Bowen,  Thomas  Evans,  journalist,  b.  in  Blossburg,  Pa.,  Oct.  13,  1849; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  was  graduated  at  the  Mankato  State  Nor- 
mal School ;  engaged  in  teaching,  1870-8;  published  the  Sleepy  Eye 
Herald,  which  he  established  in  1880;  was  a  state  senator,  1887-9.  [30; 
32;   171.*] 

Bowers,  John  C,  b.  in  Blair  county,  Pa.;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1850, 
and  the  next  year  settled  at  Itasca,  Anoka  county;  wras  postmaster 
there  twenty-five  years.     [43.] 

Bowers,  John  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Rockport,  Ind.,  June  7,  1851;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1878,  and  the  same  year  settled  in  Redwood 
Falls,  Minn.;  was  judge  of  probate,  Redwood  county,  1879-85.  [24; 
92.*] 

Bowers,  Lloyd  Wheaton,  b.  in  Springfield,  Mass.,  March  9,  1859;  d. 
in  Boston,  Mass.,  Sept.  9,  1910.  He  was  graduated  at  Yale  University, 
1879,  and  in  law  at  Columbia  University,  1882;  practiced  law  at 
Winona,  Minn.,  in  patnership  with  Judge  Thomas  Wilson,  1884-93;  was 
general  counsel  of  the  Chicago  and  Northwestern  Railway  Company, 
residing  in  Chicago,  1893-1909;  was  appointed  by  President  Taft  as 
solicitor  general  of  the  United  States,  April,  1909.  [3A;  17;  237  (59*) ; 
241.] 

Bowlby,  Charles  Byard,  merchant,  b.  in  Nova  Scotia,  Nov.  19,  1853; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Dec.  31,  1907.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1893,  and  was 
proprietor  of  the  Boston  Clothing  House.     [24;   95.*] 

Bowler,  James  Madison,  b.  in  Lee,  Maine,  Jan.  10,  1838;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1858;  served  nearly  five  years  in  the  Third  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war.  In  1871  he  settled  on  a  homestead  at  Bird 
Island;  removed  to  Minneapolis  in  1901,  engaging  in  real  estate  and  loan 
business;  was  a  representative  in  the  state  legislature  in  1878;  and 
was  state  dairy  and  food  commissioner,  1899-1901.  [23*;  25;  26*;  30; 
32.] 

Bowman,  C.  V.,  clergyman,  b.  in  Marback,  Sweden,  Jan.  13,  1868; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1879,  and  to  Minneapolis  in  1892;  was 
graduated  at  North  Park  College,  Chicago,  in  1896;  was  pastor  of  the 
Swedish  Mission  Church,  Minneapolis,  1900-1908,  and  since  then  has 
been  secretary  of  the  Swedish  Christian  Mission  Association.  He  re- 
sides in  Minneapolis.     [169A.*] 

Bowman,  George  D.,  journalist,  b.  in  Wilkesbarre,  Pa,,  March  11, 
1827;  d.  at  Las  Cruces,  N.  M.,  April  27,  1903.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  the  early  50's;  was  editor  of  the  St.  Anthony  Express;  removed 
from  this  state  in  1861.     [28,  X;   237   (28).] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  69 

Bowman,  Joseph  Anthony,  dentist,  b.  in  Barnard,  Vt.,  June  10,  1S37; 
d.  at  Bethel,  Vt.,  May  7,  1905.  He  served  in  the  army  as  a  musician 
in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Minneapolis  at  the  close  of  the  war,  and 
resided  there  until  a  few  months  before  his  death.     [84*;   237  (31).] 

Bowman,  Rowland  Claude,  b.  in  Michigan  in  1870;  d.  in  Minneapolis, 
May  30,  1903.  He  was  cartoonist  on  the  Minneapolis  Tribune  after 
1897;  author  of  a  book  of  poems,  "Freckles  and  Tan,"  in  1900.  [17; 
237   (28).] 

Bowman,  Tiieophit/ts,  farmer  and  merchant,  b.  in  Chester  county, 
Pa.,  Jan.  11,  1836;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  settled  near  Northfield; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1879;  removed  to  Fisher  in 
1882,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1891.     [24;   30.] 

Boxell,  John  William,  b.  in  Muskingum  county,  Ohio,  Feb.  6,  1824; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  March  1,  1899.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854;  en- 
gaged in  farming  and  fruit  raising  in  Washington  county;  removed 
to  St.  Paul  in  1885.     [40;  156;   174;   237   (9  and  51).] 

Boxrud,  John  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1845;  settled  in  Goodhue 
county,  Minn.,  in  1862;  served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the 
civil  war;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1893-5.     [30.] 

Boyd,  Edward  A.,  physician,  b.  in  Portland,  Maine,  June  10,  1816; 
was  graduated  at  the  Homoeopathic  State  Institute,  Maine,  in  1843; 
settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1854.     [68;   93*;   94.] 

Boyd,  Harlow  James,  physician,  b.  in  Chautauqua  county,  N.  Y.,  July 
30,  1852;  d.  in  Alexandria,  Minn.,  Nov.  21,  1909.  He  came  with  his 
parents  to  Minnesota  in  1868;  was  graduated  at  Columbus  Medical 
College,  Ohio,  in  1879;  settled  in  Alexandria  in  1886.  [24;  35;  237 
(56*).] 

Boyd,  Walter  B.,  b.  in  Portland,  Maine,  in  1811;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  June 
3,  1903.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1853;  owned  a  farm  in  Little  Can- 
ada, and  was  postmaster  there.     [237   (22*  and  28).] 

Boyesen,  Alf  E.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Christiania,  Norway,  April  21,  1857; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1869;  was  graduated  at  Urbana  Univer- 
sity in  1878;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Minneapolis  in  1880;  prac- 
ticed the  next  seven  years  in  Fargo,  N.  D.,  and  since  1887  in  St.  Paul. 
[22*;   98*;   169*;   238   (Nov.  9,  1899).] 

Boyington,  Alonzo  T.,  pioneer  farmer,  b.  in  New  York,  Feb.  23,  1833; 
came  to  Clearwater,  Minn.,  in  1854,  being  one  of  the  first  settlers  in 
the  township.     [31.] 

Boylan,  John  F.,  b.  in  Illinois,  Sept.  15,  1856;  came  to  Minnesota  the 
next  year;  resided  in  Watertown,  and  was  a  dealer  in  farm  machinery; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1893.     [30.] 

Boyle,  James  P.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Glencoe,  Minn.,  Feb.  9,  1880;  settled 
in  Eveleth,  and  was  city  attorney;  a  state  senator,  1911.     [30*. I 


70  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Boynton,  Fred  C,  miller,  b.  in  Nashua,  N.  H.,  Jan.  11,  1853;  came 
with  his  father  to  Goodhue  county,  Minn.,  when  a  child;  was  head 
miller  in  the  Cataract  mill  in  Minneapolis  after  1889.  [168  (May  S, 
1891).*] 

Boyum,  Ole  E.,  b.  in  Norway,  Feb.  10,  1846;  came  with  his  parents 
to  the  United  States  in  1856,  and  to  Minnesota  the  next  year;  owned  a 
farm  in  Arendahl,  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  after  1862;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1876.     [52;  169.] 

Brace,  Charles  H.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Almira,  111.,  July  25,  1841; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Nov.  8,  1892.  He  was  educated  at  Union  Seminary, 
Illinois;  entered  the  ministry  in  1860;  settled  in  Minneapolis •  in  1884. 
[ISO  (Jan.  4,  1893).] 

Brack,  John  M.,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Shield,  Eng.,  Sept. 
9,  1808;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Aug.  4,  1893.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1852,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1857;  engaged  in  business  several  years;  was 
ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1866;  was  pastor  in  Dundas,  Sheldon,  and 
Houston.     [153.] 

Bracken,  Henry  Martyn,  physician,  b.  in  Noblestown,  Pa.,  Feb.  27, 
1854;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  Columbia  University,  1877;  set- 
tled at  Minneapolis  in  1885;  was  a  professor  in  the  medical  depart- 
ment of  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1888-1909;  secretary  of  the  Min- 
nesota State  Board  of  Health  since  1897.  [7A;  17;  24;  26*;  85A; 
93A;  127A*,  B.] 

Brackett,  Alfred  B.,  b.  in  New  Hampshire  in  1826;  settled  in  St. 
Paul  in  1856;  was  captain  of  three  cavalry  companies  raised  in  Min- 
nesota in  1862,  that  joined  the  Fifth  Iowa  cavalry;  served  in  the  civil 
war;  was  breveted  colonel  in  1864,  and  served  against  the  Indians  as 
head  of  Brackett's  battalion,  1864-6;  was  U.  S.  deputy  marshal  after 
1871.     [94;  115.] 

Brackett,  George  Augustus,  b.  in  Weston,  Maine,  Sept.  16,  1836; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  engaged  in  flour 
milling  and  railroad  building;  was  president  of  the  Minneapolis  Stock 
Yards  and  Packing  Company,  1890-3;  later  went  to  the  Klondike  gold 
region.     [19*;  20*;  84*;  85A*;  174*.  | 

Brackett,  Joseph  J,,  pioneer,  b.  in  Livingston,  Maine,  Feb.  8,  1814; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1852,  and  built  in  St.  Paul  the  first  shingle  mill 
in  the  state;  settled  on  a  claim  in  Lakeville,  Dakota  county,  the  next 
year.     [48.] 

Brackett,  Winslow  M.,  b.  in  Weston,  Maine,  July  14,  1843;  served 
as  a  musician  in  the  Sixth  Maine  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in 
Minneapolis  in  1865;  organized  the  Millers'  Fire  Association,  from 
which  grew  the  city  fire  department,  and  was  chief  engineer  until  1881 ; 
later  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  was  head  of  the  police  de- 
partment several  years.     [41;  58;  84*,] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  71 

Braden,  James  Clinton,  b.  in  Plymouth,  Ohio,  in  1835;  d.  in  San 
Antonio,  Texas,  Dec,  1877.  He  settled  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  in 
1854;  served  in  the  Sixth  and  Tenth  Minnesota  regiments  in  the  civil 
war;  was  receiver  of  the  U.  S.  land  office  at  Litchfield,  Minn.,  1869-74. 
[29;  157;  159;  237  (1).] 

Braden,  William  Wallace,  state  auditor,  b.  in  Iberia,  Ohio,  Pec.  3, 
1837;  d.  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  March  11,  1897.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1854,  and  settled  as  a  farmer  at  Lenora,  Fillmore  county.  He  served 
in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt,  1862-5,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1867-8;  and  auditor  of  Minnesota, 
1882-91.     [18;  29;  30;  41;  52;  115;  121;  122;  237  (9*).] 

Bradford,  Isaiah  Henry,  banker,  b.  in  Washington,  Wis.,  June  5, 
1857;  was  graduated  at  Upper  Iowa  University,  1876;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1880;  settling  in  Hubbard,  and  engaged  in  banking  and  real 
estate  business.     [22*.] 

Bradford,  James  F.,  merchant,  b.  in  Lebanon,  111.,  Sept.  10,  1834;  set- 
tled at  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  1865,  and  died  there  Jan.  7,  1909.     [237  (51*).] 

Bradish,  James  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Cabot,  Vt,  July  30,  1846;  served 
during  the  civil  war  in  the  Northern  army;  was  graduated  at  Ripon 
College,  1871;  and  at  Columbia  College  Law  School,  1873;  settled  in 
Minneapolis  in  1875.     [22*;   60.] 

Bradley,  Alva  W.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Medina  county,  Ohio,  April  4, 
1849;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1882,  settling  in  Duluth,  where  he  carried 
on  a  large  lumber  business  and  had  banking  and  other  financial  inter- 
ests.    [20.] 

Bradley,  Benjamin,  b.  in  1828;  d.  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  May  1,  1902. 
He  was  agent  for  the  American  Express  Company  forty  years;  resided 
in  Mankato,  Minn.     [32;   237   (19).] 

Bradley,  Charles  F.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Chicago,  111.,  Aug.  1, 
1852;  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1873,  and  Garrett  Biblical 
Institute,  1878;  came  to  Minnesota  the  same  year;  was  professor  of 
Greek  in  Hamline  University,  1881-3;  was  later  a  pastor;  now  resides 
in  Boston,  Mass.     [68;  241.] 

Bradley,  Edwin,  b.  in  Utica,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  14,  1829;  d.  in  Mankato, 
Minn.,  Jan.  9,  1907.  He  settled  in  Mankato  in  1857;  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business;  was  county  auditor,  1877-9.     [83*;  237  (43*).] 

Bradley,  George,  lawyer,  b.  in  Charleston,  Maine;  was  graduated  at 
Waterville  College,  1853;  studied  law  in  Bangor,  Maine;  came  to  Belle 
Plaine,  Minn.,  in  1857;  practiced  law  there  until  1860,  when  he  was 
appointed  receiver  of  the  U.  S.  land  office  at  Forest  City,  Minn.;  was 
Lieut.  Col.  of  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.;  later  practiced  law  in 
Minneapolis,  and  died  there  in  1878.  He  was  speaker  of  the  House  of 
Representatives  in  the  first  state  legislature,  1858.     [241.] 

Bradley,  Henry  Martin,  lumberman,  b.  in  Lee,  Mass.,  May  7,  1824; 
settled  in  Duluth  in  1890,  and  engaged  in  the  lumber  business;  was 
part  owner  of  the  Chandler  Iron  Mine.     [23*.] 


72  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Bradley,  John  E.,  educator,  b.  in  Lee,  Mass.,  Aug.  8,  1839;  was  grad- 
uated at  Williams  College,  1865;  was  superintendent  of  the  Minne- 
apolis public  schools,  1886-91;  removed  to  Jackson,  111.  [90*.] 

Bradley,  Joshua,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  1773;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Dec. 
16,  1855.  He  was  instrumental  in  founding  two  or  three  colleges, 
among  them  Denison  University,  Granville,  Ohio;  was  a  pastor  in  St 
Paul.     [94;  238  (Jan.  23,  1856).] 

Bradley,  Richard,  b.  in  Stockton,  Eng.,  Aug.  24,  1819;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
April  20,  1882.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1854,  and  was  foreman  of  a 
printing  establishment  [237  (1);  238  (April  21,  1882).] 
,  Bradshaw,  John,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Osnaburg,  Can- 
ada, Nov.  10,  1811;  d.  at  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  July  8,  1899.  He  was  grad- 
uated at  Middlebury  College,  1839,  and  Union  Theological  Seminary, 
1850;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1880;  was  pastor 'in  Glencoe  and  Mazeppa. 
[144.] 

Brady,  John  Donald,  b.  in  Port  Huron,  Mich,  July  23,  1858;  settled 
in  Duluth  in  1893.  In  1899  he  was  appointed  surveyor  general  of  logs 
and  lumber  at  Duluth.     [23.] 

Brady,  Thomas  J.,  bookkeeper,  b.  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  in  1867;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1879;  was  a  representative  from  St.  Paul  in  the  leg- 
islature, 1907-09.     [30*.] 

Bragdon,  William  W.,  b.  in  Cumberland  county,  Maine,  April  29, 
1827;  d.  in  St  Paul,  Oct  27,  1886.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857; 
served  in  the  Eleventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in 
Mankato  in  1868;  was  a  building  contractor,  and  later  engaged  in 
bridge  building.     [32;  238  (Oct  28,  1886).] 

Brainerd,  Horace  J.,  b.  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  Jan.  11,  1825;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  May  4,  1902.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1851;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  two  terms.     [30  (1873);  68;  237  (19*).] 

Brainerd,  John  C,  banker,  b.  in  Sodus,  N.  Y.,  Oct  2,  1844;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1854;  resides  at  Blooming  Prairie;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1895.     [30;  70A.] 

Braly,  George  W.,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1835;  settled  in  Redwood  Falls, 
Minn.,  in  1871,  and  two  years  later  established  the  Redwood  County 
Bank;  was  register  of  deeds,  1873-4,  and  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1880.     [32.] 

Bramhall,  William  Ely,  lawyer,  b.  in  Ithaca,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  26,  1856; 
was  graduated  at  Cornell  University,  1877,  and  Columbia  Law  School, 
1880;  has  since  practiced  in  St.  Paul.     [25;  93.] 

Branch,  George  W.,  pioneer,  b.  in  St,  George,  N.  B„  Feb.  11,  1827; 
d.  in  Shasta  county,  Cat,  Jan,  4,  1892.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1849; 
was  one  of  the  founders  of  Anoka,  1852.     [36.] 

Branch,  William,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1825;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Jan.  1,  1873. 
He  settled  in  St  Paul  in  1852;   engaged  in  building,  and  after  1865 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  73 

was  interested  in  a  railway,  being  one  of  its  directors  and  also  taking 
contracts  for  grading  its  roadbed.  He  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1866.     [237   (1);   238   (Jan.  1,  1873).] 

Bband,  Henry,  carpenter,  b.  in  Ogle  county,  111.,  Dec.  11,  1841;  set- 
tled in  St.  Paul  in  1872;  was  in  charge  of  the  St  Paul  Harvester  Works 
until  1882,  then  removed  to  Tacoma,  Wash.,  but  in  1895  returned  to 
St.  Paul.     [158*.] 

Brandenburg,  Alonzo,  b.  in  Dayton,  Ohio,  Nov.  1,  1849;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1870;  settled  in  Fergus  Falls  the  next  year;  dealt  in 
agricultural  machinery,  and  in  1882-9  was  sheriff  of  Otter  Tail  county; 
cashier  of  the  First  State  Bank  since  1902.     [25;  35;  157*.] 

Brandt,  C.  C,  farmer,  b.  in  Germany  in  1837;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1853;  served  in  Ohio  regiments  in  the  civil  war;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1865;  settled  at  Sigel,  Brown  county;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1873  and  1878.     [30.] 

Brandt,  Christian,  journalist,  b.  in  Vestre  Slidre,  Norway,  Jan.  28, 
1853;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1876;  published  the  Nordvesten  in 
St.  Paul,  1881-7;  owned  and  edited  the  Heimdal  after  1891.     [Ill;  169.] 

Brandt,  Olaf  Elias,  educator,  b.  in  Monterey,  Wis.,  Feb.  19,  1862; 
was  graduated  at  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa,  1879,  Northwestern 
University,  Watertown,  Wis.,  1880,  and  the  Theological  Seminary  in 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  1883;  was  for  several  years  pastor  in  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
and  at  Lake  View,  Chicago.  In  1897  he  became  professor  of  theology 
in  Luther  Seminary  at  Hamline,  St.  Paul,  Minn.     [148.] 

Branham,  Jesse  V.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Jennings  county,  Ind.,  July  8,  1834; 
came  to  Litchfield,  Minn.,  in  1857;  was  wounded  by  the  Indians  at  the 
time  of  the  massacre  in  1862;  was  auditor  of  Meeker  county,  1864-71; 
was  one  of  the  townsite  proprietors  of  Litchfield,  and  named  it;  en- 
gaged in  mercantile  and  real  estate  business  there.     [65.] 

Brannan,  George  W.,  b.  in  Dayton,  Ohio,  Nov.  11,  1828;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Feb.  11,  1903.  He  served  in  the  Mexican  war,  and  in  the  Sixth 
Minnesota  Regt  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  St.  Paul;  drove  a  stage 
between  St.  Paul  and  Brainerd;  also  worked  as  a  carpenter,  and  as  a 
clerk.     [237  (28*).] 

Branson,  Lewis  C,  judge,  b.  near  Flushing,  Ohio,  March  16,  1825; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Indiana;  settled  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  in 
1854;  was  judge  of  the  Sixth  judicial  district,  1858-64;  removed  to  San 
Francisco  in  1866;    now  resides  in  Seattle,  Wash.     [83.*] 

Brass,  Mrs.  Maggie.     See  Snana.     [28,  IX.*] 

Brawle,  Daniel  Franklin,  b.  near  New  Paris,  Ohio,  Jan.  11,  1818; 
d.  in  St  Vincent,  Minn.,  July  7,  1885.  He  came  to  St  Paul  in  1849; 
was  a  brickmaker  by  trade;  was  a  representative  in  the  territorial 
legislature  in  1855;  removed  to  Winnipeg  in  1870.     [156;  157*;  158.] 


74  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Brazie,  Henry  W.,  physician,  b.  in  Trumbull  county,  Ohio;  served 
in  the  Seventh  Michigan  Regt.  in  the  civil  war ;  was  graduated  at 
Cleveland  Homoeopathic  College  Hospital  in  1870;  settled  in  Minne- 
apolis in  1881;  was  a  professor  in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1886-93. 
[84;  127A.] 

Brearley,  Samuel  Laycock,  b.  in  Rochdale,  England,  Jan.  26,  1S37; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Dec.  8,  1895.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  the 
United  States  when  a  child;  served  in  the  Fourth  Ohio  Regt.  in  the 
civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  for  nearly  twenty  years  was 
foreman  in  railroad   shops  in  Minneapolis.      [121.] 

Breck,  James  Lloyd,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  June 
27,  1818;  d.  in  Benicia,  Cal.,  March  30,  1876.  He  was  graduated  at  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania  in  1838,  and  at  the  General  Theological 
Seminary,  New  York,  in  1841.  With  two  classmates  he  organized  an 
association  for  mission  work  in  the  west,  and  they  began  their  labors 
by  founding  a  mission  and  seminary  in  Nashotah,  Wis.  In  1850  Mr. 
Breck  came  to  Minnesota,  and  founded  in  Crow  Wing  and  other  places 
missions  among  the  Ojibway  Indians.  In  1858  he  established  academic 
schools  for  both  sexes  and  a  divinity  school  in  Faribault,  which  has 
since  been  the  educational  center  of  this  diocese.  In  1867  he  removed 
to  Benicia,  Cal.,  where  he  also  founded  several  successful  schools. 
[1;  4;  28,  X;  152A*;  189.*] 

Brecke,  Ole  E.,  b.  in  Winneshiek  county,  Iowa,  March  25,  1861;  was 
graduated  at  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa,  1881;  has  since  resided 
in  Minneapolis,  being  since  1896  passenger  agent  for  several  Atlantic 
steamship  lines.     [24;  169.] 

Breda,  Olaus  J.,  educator,  b.  at  Horten,  Norway,  April  29,  1853; 
studied  at  Christiania  University;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1873; 
was  graduated  from  the  Theological  Seminary,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and  was 
pastor  in  St.  Paul.  From  1879  he  was  professor  at  Luther  College, 
and  from  1883  to  1898  was  professor  of  Scandinavian  literature  and 
languages  at  the  University  of  Minnesota.  In  1898  he  resigned  and 
returned  to  Norway.     [127  (2*,  12*);  127 A*,  B;  148;  169*.] 

Breed,  David  Riddle,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Pittsburg,  Pa., 
June  10,  1848;  was  graduated  at  Hamilton  College,  Clinton,  N.  Y., 
1867,  and  Auburn  Theological  Seminary,  1870;  settled  in  St.  Paul,  and 
was  pastor  of  the  House  of  Hope  church,  1870-85;  afterward  was  pas- 
tor in  Chicago,  1885-94,  and  in  Pittsburg,  where  he  is  now  professor 
in  a  theological  seminary.     [17;  68;  238  (Nov.  19,  1897*).] 

Breed,  Samuel  S.,  b.  in  Norwich,  N.  Y.,  March  21,  1830;  settled  in 
St.  Paul  in  1863;  was  auditor  of  the  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis  and  Mani- 
toba railway,  1880-90;  removed  to  Rochester,  N.  Y.     [68.] 

Breen,  Mathias,  building  contractor,  b.  in  County  Clare,  Ireland,  in 
1833;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1851;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1868; 
constructed  many  buildings  there,  among  them  being  the  county  court- 
house.   He  owned  stone  quarries  at  St.  Cloud  and  Kasota.     [93.*] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  TO 

Bregley,  J.  A.,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway  in  1849;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1873;  resided  in  Franklin,  Renville  county;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1897.     [30.] 

Brekken,  Even,  pioneer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1829;  d  .in  Wangs,  Good- 
hue county,  Minn.,  Feb.  17,  1895.  He  came  to  the  United  States,  and 
one  year  later  settled  in  Goodhue  county;  was  an  able  friend  and  sup- 
porter of  St.  Olaf  college.     [133   (Feb.,  1895).] 

Bremer,  Otto,  b.  in  Brunswick,  Germany,  Oct.  22,  1867;  engaged  in 
banking;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1886,  settling  in  St.  Paul;  was 
bookkeeper  in  the  National  German-American  bank;  was  city  treas- 
urer, 1901-10.     [93A;    237    (36*).] 

Brennan,  Patrick  J.,  railroad  contractor,  b.  in  Ireland,  March  17, 
1835;  d.  in  Owatonna,  Minn.,  April  11,  1906.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1S50,  and  engaged  in  railroad  construction  in  Ohio  and  other 
states;  settled  in  Owatonna  in  1866.     [70A;  72;   237   (39).] 

Brennan,  Thomas,  b.  in  Burnchurch,  Ireland,  Nov.,  1838;  d.  at  Hot 
Springs,  Ark.,  Feb.,  1889.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  a  child; 
settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1866;  engaged  in  railroad  business,  and  after 
1881  in  lumbering.     [3*;   93*;   167   (March  8,  1889).] 

Brennan,  William,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1845;  d.  in  Chat- 
field,  Minn.,  June  5,  1902.  He  came  with  his  father  to  the  United 
States  in  1849;  resided  in  Chatfield  after  1857;  was  educated  at  St. 
John's  college;  was  ordained  priest  in  1872;  was  pastor  at  Birch  Coo- 
ley,  Brownville,  Anoka,  and  other  places.     [237   (19).] 

Bresett,  John  B.,  b.  in  Plattsburg,  N.  Y.,  March  13,  1838;  d.  in  Min- 
neapolis, March  17,  1892.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1856;  became  a 
member  of  the  police  force  the  next  year;  served  in  the  Eighth  Min- 
nesota Regt,  1862-5;  was  a  special  detective  for  the  city  after  1872, 
and  was  senior  captain  of  the  St.  Paul  police  department  several  years. 
[96.*] 

Brett,  George  Everett,  b.  in  Strong,  Maine,  Nov.  23,  1846;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1862;  was  a  dry  goods  merchant  in  Winona,  1863-5;  in 
Faribault,  1865-8;  and  in  Manakto  since  1868.     [24;   25;   83.*] 

Bretjer,  Charles  M.,  b.  in  Prussia  in  1842;  came  with  his  parents 
to  the  United  States  in  1851;  settled  in  Fergus  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1880, 
where  he  was  proprietor  of  the  Fergus  City  Iron  Works.     [35.] 

Bretjer,  Frank,  b.  in  Germany  in  1839;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1850,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1857;  was  president  of  the  Hook  and  Lad- 
der Association.     He  died  in  1884.     [94.] 

Brevig,  O.  L.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1866;  came  to  Minnesota  when 
two  years  old;  resides  in  Renville  county;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1895.     [30.] 

Brewster,  Henry  Webb,  educator,  b.  in  New  Lisbon,  Wis.,  June  19, 
1853;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota  in  1887.     The  fol- 


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MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 


lowing  year  he  became  connected  with  the  State  School  of  Agricul- 
ture, of  which  he  was  principal,  1894-1900;  removed  to  Chicago.  [23*; 
127A.*] 

Bridgman,  Charles,  lumberman,  b.  in  Amherst,  Mass.,  Dec.  22,  1829; 
came  to  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  in  1856,  where  he  was  one  of  the  earliest 
lumber  manufacturers  and  dealers.     [31.] 

Bridgman,  Elliott,  b.  in  Hampshire  county,  Mass.,  May  7,  1830;  d. 
in  Seattle,  Wash.,  April  22,  1906.  He  served  in  the  Northern  army, 
1861-5,  becoming  colonel;  settled  in  Sauk  Center,  Minn.,  in  1867;  en- 
gaged in  farming  and  milling  until  1880,  when  he  became  one  of  the 
proprietors  of  the  Novelty  Wood  Works.     [31;  237  (39).] 

Bridgman*  George  Henry,  clergyman  and  educator,  b.  in  Ontario, 
Canada,  Aug.  2,  1841;  was  graduated  at  Victoria  University,  Canada, 
1864;  became  a  pastor  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church;  was  presi- 
dent of  Genesee  Wesleyan  Seminary,  Lima,  N.  Y.,  1873-83;  and  has 
since  been  president  of  Hamline  University,  St.  Paul.  [17;  24;  25; 
166A.*] 

Briggs,  Asa  Gilbert,  lawyer,  b.  in  Arcadia,  Wis.,  Dec.  20,  1862;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1885,  and  from  its  law  de- 
partment two  years  later;  has  since  practiced  in  St.  Paul.  [17;  22*; 
23*;  24;  25;  26*;  137.*] 

Briggs,  Epiiraim  A.,  b.  in  Coeymans,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  14,  1837;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1859;  served  in  the  Tenth  New  York  and  other 
regiments  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Kingston,  Meeker  county,  Minn., 
in  1866;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  after  1875  dealt  in  real 
estate.     [65.] 

Briggs,  Henry  E.,  banker,  b.  in  England  in  1856;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1880,  and  to  Luverne,  Minn.,  two  years  later;  in  1884  helped 
to  organize  the  First  National  Bank  of  Pipestone,  and  was  its  cashier. 
[34.] 

Briggs,  Henry  R.,  farmer  and  miller,  b.  in  Des  Plaines,  111.,  in  1848; 
settled  in  Houston,  Minn.,  in  1864;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1897.     [30.] 

Briggs,  Hiram  Wilxard,  educator,  b.  in  Livermore,  Maine,  May  8, 
1828;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Sept.  18,  1892.  He  was  superintendent  of 
schools  in  Livermore  twenty-six  years;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1883, 
and  was  superintendent  of  the  Washburn  Memorial  Orphan  Home, 
1888-92.     [60.*] 

Briggs,  John  G.,  farmer,  b.  in  Connecticut  in  1821;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1856;  resided  at  Wasioja;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1893.     [30.] 

Briggs,  John  Q.,  farmer,  b.  in  Roscoe,  111.,  in  1849;  settled  in  Minne- 
sota in  1874;  was  a  state  senator,  1907;  resides  in  Houston.  [30*; 
61.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  77 

Briggs,  Rinaldo  R.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Lake  Mills,  Wis.,  April  20,  1851; 
came  with  his  father  to  Minnesota  when  fourteen  years  old;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1873;  practiced  in  Winona,  1S73-8,  in  Moor- 
head,  1878-90,  and  since  in  Duluth.     [25;   35.] 

Briggs,  Thomas  R.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Kent  county,  R.  I.,  Dec.  30',  1826; 
d.  at  Howard  Lake,  Minn.,  Jan.  18,  1904.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1855;  served  in  Hatch's  Battalion,  1863-6;  settled  at  Howard  Lake  in 
1872,  and  the  next  year  was  admitted  to  the  bar.     [31;  237  (35).] 

Brill,  Hascal  Russell,  judge,  b.  in  the  Province  of  Quebec,  Canada, 
Aug.  10,  1846;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1859;  studied  at  Hamline  Uni- 
versity, Red  Wing,  and  at  the  "University  of  Michigan;  settled  in  St. 
Paul,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1869.  In  1875  he  was  appointed 
judge  of  the  court  of  common  pleas,  and  since  1876  has  been  judge 
in  the  Second  judicial  district.  [17;  22*;  23*;  24;  25;  30;  41;  93; 
95*;   130*;    137;   238    (Nov.  9,  1899).] 

Brill,  William  Hascal,  journalist,  b.  in  Litchfield,  Minn.,  April  16, 
1871;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1890;  engaged 
in  newspaper  work  in  St.  Paul,  1898-1902;  has  since  traveled  exten- 
tively  in  Alaska,  Europe,  and  Asia,  as  correspondent  for  newspapers 
and  magazines;   resides  in  St.  Paul.     [17.] 

Brimhall,  William  E.,  b.  in  Hardwick,  Mass.,  Feb.  4,  1825;  d.  in 
San  Diego,  Cal.,  June  29,  1897.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1851;  engaged 
in  raising  fruits  and  vegetables,  and  later  owned  a  large  nursery;  re- 
moved to  California  in  1886.     [166  (1897*) ;  237  (9*).] 

Brink,  Charles  R.,  brickmaker,  b.  in  Oxford,  N.  J.,  April  12,  1831; 
settled  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  in  1855;  served  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1876 
and  1879.     [30;  54.] 

Brisbane,  William,  farmer,  b.  in  Glasgow,  Scotland,  Dec.  11,  1811; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1839;  settled  in  Wilton,  Waseca  county, 
Minn.,  in  1859;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1867  and 
1871.     [75.*] 

Brisbin,  John  Ball,  lawyer,  b.  in  Schuylerville,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  10,  1827; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  March  22,  1898.  He  was  graduated  at  Yale  in  1846;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1849;  and  came  to  Minnesota  in  1853,  settling 
in  St.  Paul;  was  president  of  the  territorial  council,  1856-7;  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1858  and  1863;  mayor  of  St.  Paul  in 
1857.  [20*;  28,  VIII;  68;  93;  94;  98*;  114;  237  (9*);  238  (March  23, 
1898).*] 

Brisbine,  Albert  G.,  physician,  b.  in  New  Lisbon,  Ohio,  in  1823;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  June  3,  1887.  He  was  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  Col- 
lege; settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1852.     [93;  94;   237   (1).] 

Bristol,  Warren,  lawyer,  b.  in  Lockport,  N.  Y.;  settled  on  a  claim 
on  the  site  of  a  part  of  Minneapolis;  later  removed  to  Goodhue  coun- 
ty; was  a  state  senator  in  1868.     [59.] 


78  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Britt,  George  W.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Litchfield,  Maine,  Jan.  8,  1811;  d.  at 
Lake  Eunice,  Becker  county,  Minn.,  April  4,  1893.  He  was  one  of  the 
first  settlers  there,  1870.     [44.] 

Broberg,  Peter,  merchant,  b.  in  Sweden,  Dec.  17,  1854;  came  with  his 
parents  to  the  United  States  in  1861,  and  they  were  murdered  in  the 
Indian  outbreak  in  Minnesota  the  next  year.  He  has  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business  in  New  London  since  1877,  and  is  also  president  of  a 
bank.     [24;  169.] 

Brohough,  Christopher  O.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Eidsvold,  Nor- 
way; d.  in  Horace,  N,  D.,  July  9,  1908.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1869;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry;  was  pastor  in  Red  Wing,  Min- 
neapolis, Chicago,  and  St.  Paul.     [169;   237   (51).] 

Brohough,  Gustav  O.,  educator,  b.  in  Eidsvold,  Norway;  came  to 
Red  Wing,  Minn.,  when  a  child;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of 
Minnesota,  1889;  is  a  professor  in  Red  Wing  Seminary,  and  after  1893 
was  superintendent  of  the  public  schools  in  that  city.     [169.] 

Broker,  Albert  Gustave,  lawyer,  b.  in  Prussia,  Aug.  26,  1854;  d.  in 
Wadena,  Minn.,  Aug.  8,  1907.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United 
States  when  three  years  old;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1882,  and  set- 
tled in  Wadena  the  same  year;  was  county  attorney,  1884-90.  [35; 
237  (48*).] 

Bromley,  Charles  A.,  b.  in  Plattsburg,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  31,  1829;  d.  in 
Stillwater,  Minn.,  Dec.  10,  1888.  He  settled  there  in  1853;  was  cap- 
tain in  the  First  and  Sixth  Minnesota  regiments  in  the  civil  war; 
owned  a  livery  stable.     [238  (Dec.  11,  1888).] 

Bromley,  Edward  Augustus,  b.  in  New  Haven,  Conn.,  Sept.  24,  1848; 
came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1867,  and  resided  in  St.  Paul 
and  later  in  Minneapolis.  In  1876  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Pioneer 
Press  Company,  taking  charge  of  the  Minneapolis  Advertising  depart- 
ment; was  afterward  connected  with  the  Minneapolis  Journal  and  the 
Minneapolis  Times,  and  prepared  many  fine  photographs  and  articles 
on  local  history  for  publication  in  these  newspapers.     [241.] 

Bromley,  Melvin  Herer,  pioneer,  b.  in  Chateaugay,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  8, 
1838;  d.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  May  5,  1903.  He  settled  there  in  1856; 
served  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  liv- 
ery business  in  Stillwater  forty  years.     [237   (?8).] 

Bronsoist,  David,  b.  in  Anson,  Maine,  March  19,  1834;  settled  in  Still- 
water, Minn.,  1855;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  lumbering,  man- 
ufacturing, and  banking.     [24;  25;  41.] 

Bronson,  Dexter  E.,  b.  in  Chautauqua  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1838;  served 
in  the  Sixth  Iowa  cavalry  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  cap- 
tain; came  to  Minnesota,  and  in  1881  settled  in  Breckenridge;  en- 
gaged in  hotel  and  livery  business.     [35.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  fg 

Bronson,  Edward  H.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Chemung  county,  N.  Y., 
Jan.  27,  1835;  served  in  the  32d  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  en- 
tered the  ministry  in  1867;  settled  in  Luverne,  Minn.,  in  1872.  He 
was  the  first  English-speaking  clergyman  in  Rock  county;  but  after- 
ward, on  account  of  failing  health,  gave  up  preaching,  and  opened  a 
hardware  store.     [34.] 

Brooke,  William  Ellsworth,  educator,  b.  in  Minier,  111.,  Oct.  7, 
1870;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Nebraska,  1892;  engaged  in 
teaching;  instructor  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1901-05;  later  the 
professor  of  mathematics  there,  residing  in  Minneapolis.  [7A;  17; 
127B.] 

Brooks,  Asa  D.,  pioneer  merchant,  b.  in  New  Brunswick,  Jan.  8, 
1838;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1883;  opened  the  first  general  store  at 
Deer  River  in  1892.     [38.*] 

Brooks,  Cyrus,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Westford,  Vt,  Feb.  6,  1811;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  April  21,  1902.  He  entered  the  Ohio  conference  in  1833, 
and  preached  in  that  state  twenty-three  years;  removed  to  St.  Paul 
in  1857,  and  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  in  this  state.  [68;  94; 
237  (19*).] 

Brooks,  David,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  England  in  1803;  d.  in  Min- 
neapolis, Oct.  10,  1891.  He  commenced  preaching  in  1832;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1842,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1853;  was  instrumental 
in  founding  Hamline  University;  was  chaplain  of  the  legislature  in 
1879.  He  was  agent  for  the  American  Bible  Society  many  years,  and 
also  pastor  and  presiding  elder.     [30;  41;  58;  150;  180  (Oct.  28,  1891).] 

Brooks,  Dwight  Frederick,  physician,  b.  in  Redfield,  N.  Y.,  June  10, 
1849;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  when  seven  years  old;  was 
graduated  at  Long  Island  College  Hospital,  1876;  resided  in  Minne- 
iska  during  his  early  life,  but  in  1886  removed  to  St.  Paul.  [74;  93A; 
167   (Aug.  3,  1900).*] 

Brooks,  Frank  C,  judge,  b.  in  Taunton,  Mass.,  Jan.  12,  1853;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1878;  settled  in  Minneapolis,  1884;  practiced 
law  until  1899;  was  a  judge  in  the  Fourth  judicial  district,  1899-1909. 
[24;  25;  30-.] 

Brooks,  Jabez,  educator,  b.  in  Stockport,  England,  Sept.  18,  1823;  d. 
in  San  Jose,  Cal.,  Jan.  26,  1910.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United 
States  in  1840;  was  graduated  at  Wesleyan  University,  Middletown, 
Conn.,  1850;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854  as  principal  of  the  preparatory 
department  of  Hamline  University;  was  president  of  this  university, 
1861-9;  and  was  professor  of  Greek  in  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
1869-1909.  [17;  24;  41;  58;  84;  127  (2  and  8*);  127A*,  B;  130;  237 
(53*,  59).] 

Brooks,  Lester  Ranney,  b.  in  Oswego  county,  N.  Y.,  May  19,  1847; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Nov.  11,  1902,    He  came  with  his  parents  to  Minne- 


80  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

sota  when  nine  years  old;  engaged  in  milling  in  Winona  and  later  in 
grain  elevator  business  in  Minneapolis.  [85 A*;  167  (Nov  .14,  1902*); 
168   (Sept.  24,  1897,*  and  Nov.  12,  1902*);   237   (28*).] 

Brooks,  Morgan,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  March  12,  1861;  was  graduated 
at  Brown  University  in  1881;  was  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  St. 
Paul  gas  light  company,  1887-90,  and  later  was  organizer  and  presi- 
dent of  the  Electrical  Engineering  Co.,  of  Minneapolis;  after  1898  was 
professor  of  electrical  engineering  in  the  University  of  Nebraska. 
[17.] 

Brooks,  Robert,  miller,  b.  in  North  Lopham,  Eng.,  April  11,  1828;  d. 
in  Jackson,  Minn.,  Dec.  30,  1889.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1860;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1872;  owned  an  interest  in  a  mill  in 
Jackson,  and  resided  there  after  1878.     [168   (Jan.  10,  1890).] 

Brooks,  Thomas,  b.  in  Berwick,  Pa.,  May  1,  1824;  d.  in  Rochester, 
Minn.,  March  IS,  1902.  He  settled  in  Rochester  in  1856;  was  register 
of  deeds,  1869-73;  and  after  1881  was  clerk  in  the  treasury  department, 
in  Washington,  D.  C,  several  years.     [66;  237  (19).] 

Brooks,  Walter  Freeman,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Rutland,  Mass.,  April 
17,  1861;  came  to  Minnesota  when  a  child;  was  graduated  at  the  Poly- 
technic Institute,  Worcester,  Mass.,  1886;  engaged  in  railroad  con- 
struction in  Minnesota,  and  in  railroad,  mining,  and  irrigation  engin- 
eering in  the  Pacific  coast  states  and  Mexico;  resides  in  Mankato. 
[24;   25;   45.*] 

Brooks,  William  F.,  b.  at  Battle  Creek,  Mich.,  March  1,  1863;  came 
to  Minneapolis  with  his  parents  when  ten  years  old;  was  graduated  at 
the  Polytechnic  Institute,  Worcester,  Mass.,  1884;  engaged  in  lumber 
business  in  Minneapolis,  1886;  treasurer  of  the  Backus-Brooks  Co. 
since  1900.     [24;   167   (May  26,  1893*,  and  Feb.  15,  1901*).] 

Broome,  John  M.,  b.  in  Bavaria,  Sept.  26,  1826;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1852;  resided  in  St.  Paul,  St.  Cloud,  and  New  Ulm,  and  in 
1874  established  in  Mankato  a  German  newspaper.     [32;   83.*] 

Brotherton,  David  H.,  soldier,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1831;  d.  in 
Waynesborough,  Pa.,  Sept.  17,  1889.  He  was  graduated  at  the  U.  S. 
Military  Academy  in  1854;  was  commandant  at  Fort  Snelling  during 
parts  of  1882-3;  became  lieutenant  colonel  in  1883,  and  retired  from 
the  army  the  next  year.     [11;  12;  13.] 

Brott,  George  F.,  b.  in  Tolland,  Conn.,  July  25,  1825;  d.  in  Washing- 
ton, D.  C,  in  1902.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1850;  was  elected  sheriff 
of  Ramsey  county  the  next  year;  founded  Sauk  Rapids,  St.  Cloud,  and 
Breckenridge.     [237  (19);  61.] 

Brower,  Jacob  Vradenberg,  archaeologist  and  author,  b.  in  York, 
Mich.,  Jan.  21,  1844;  d.  in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  June  1,  1905.  He  came  to. 
Long  Prairie,  Minn.,  in  1860;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  cavalry, 
1862-3;  served  in  the  U.  S.  navy,  1864-5;  studied  law  and  was  admitted 


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to  the  bar  in  1873;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1873;  was 
register  of  the  U.  S.  land  office  at  St.  Cloud,  1874-9;  explored  and 
mapped  many  ancient  mounds;  author  of  "The  Mississippi  River  and 
its  Source,"  1893,  "Quivira,"  1898,  "Mille  Lac,"  1900,  and  numerous 
other  works.     [7A;   17;   28,  XII;   29*;   30.] 

Bbower,  Ripley  Bernard,  lawyer,  b.  in  Todd  county,  Minn.,  May  22, 
1869;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1891;  set- 
tled in  St.  Cloud;  was  a  state  senator,  18994.905.  [24;  25;  30;  237 
(10).] 

Brower,  Walter  C,  journalist,  b.  in  York,  Mich.,  Feb.  29,  1852;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  I860;  having  lost  his  sense  of  hear- 
ing, he  was  educated  at  the  State  Institution  for  the  Deaf  at  Fari- 
bault; settled  in  Sauk  Center,  where  in  1880  he  commenced  the  pub- 
lication of  the  Stearns  County  Tribune.     [31.] 

Brown,  A.  A.,  b.  in  Norway,  March  27,  1841;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1850;  served  in  the  15th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war, 
attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1866;  settled  in 
Alexandria  in  1870;  was  receiver  of  the  U.  S.  land  office  in  New  Ulm, 
1873-7;  then  returned  to  Alexandria;  was  a  state  senator,  1879.    [30.] 

Brown,  Alonzo  L.,  b.  in  Auburn,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  8,  1838;  d.  in  Brownton, 
Minn.,  Oct.  11,  1904.  He  settled  in  Penn,  McLeod  county,  Minn.,  in 
1857;  served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  and  be- 
came captain  of  a  colored  regiment;  owned  a  farm  on  the  site  of 
Brownton,  which  he  surveyed  and  platted  in  1878;  author  of  "History 
of  the  Fourth  Regiment,  Minn.,"  1892,  594  pages.     [64;   237   (35).] 

Brown,  Baldwin,  b.  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  7,  1838;  came  with 
his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1849;  engaged  in  real  estate  business  in 
Minneapolis,  and  later  owned  a  livery;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1878.     [30.] 

Brown,  Calvin  Luther,  jurist,  b.  in  Goshen,  N.  H.,  April  26,  1854; 
came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1855,  and  lived  in  Shakopee  and 
Willmar;  after  being  admitted  to  the  bar,  he  settled  at  Morris  in 
1878;  was  judge  of  the  Sixteenth  judicial  district,  1887-99;  an  associate 
justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Minnesota  since  1899.  [17;  22*;  24; 
25;   26*;   30*;   35;   57*;  73;   137;  157*.] 

Brown,  Charles,  pioneer,  b.  in  Ontario  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1826;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1848,  and  With  his  brother  Job  owned  and  platted 
the  town  of  Brownsville;  was  editor  of  a  newspaper  several  years; 
died  at  the  hospital  for  the  Insane,  St.  Peter,  1873.     [61.] 

Brown,  Charles  T.,  b.  in  Wilton,  Maine,  Nov.  21,  1827;  d.  in  St. 
Peter,  Minn.,  Nov.  30,  1879.  He  settled  in  St.  Peter  in  1860;  engaged 
in  real  estate  business;  was  a  state  senator,  1865  and  1867-8,  and  a 
representative  in  1866.     [32.] 

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MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 


Brown,  Charles  William,  glass  manufacturer,  b.  in  Newburyport, 
Mass.,  June  14,  1858;  followed  a  seafaring  life  until  1885,  when  he  set- 
tled in  Minneapolis,  and  established  the  first  stained  glass  manufac- 
turing establishment  in  the  Northwest.     [22*;   85A.*] 

Brown,  Claude  Sturtevant,  b.  in  Rockfprd,  111.,  Feb.  19,  1872;  came 
to  St.  Paul,  Minn,,  in  1892,  as  clerk  in  the  state  land  department;  has 
been  deputy  state  auditor  since  1906.     [24;   30.] 

Brown,  Edward,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Colebrook,  Conn., 
Nov.  1,  1814;  d.  in  West  Superior,  .Wis.,  March  23,  1895.  He  was  or- 
dained to  the  ministry  in  1853;  was  pastor  in  Minnesota,  1864-74, 
residing  in  Zumbrota  and  Medford;  then  removed  to  Ohio,     [144.] 

Brown,  Edward  A.,  b.  in  Winneconne,  Wis.,  Oct.  15,  1856;  settled 
at  Luverne,  Minn.,  in  1872;  engaged  in  grain  buying  and  banking,  and 
owns  a  farm  of  1,000  acres.     [24;  71;  71A.J 

Brown,  Edward  Josiah,  physician,  b.  in  Burke,  Vt,  Jan.  14,  1851 ; 
was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1874,  and  from  its  medical  de- 
partment, 1878;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1882;  is  a  specialist  in  dis- 
eases of  the  eye  and  ear.     [24;  85A.] 

Brown,  Edward  M.,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1821;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  July  31* 
1903.  He  was  graduated  at  Norwich  college,  1844;  engaged  in  news- 
paper publication  in  New  Hampshire  and  Vermont;  served  in  the 
Northern  army  in  the  civil  war;  removed  to  Yankton,  S.  D.,  in  1873, 
and  to  Bismarck,  N.  D.,  in  1877,  being  receiver  of  the  U.  S.  land  office 
at  the  latter  place;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1890.    [237  (16*  and  2S*),J 

Brown,  Edward  Scott,  millwright,  b.  in  Orono,  Maine,  Feb.  9,  1830; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  resided  in  St,  Anthony  and  Stillwater; 
was  a  state  senator,  1876-7.     [30;  40;  41.] 

Brown,  Emily,  Congregational  missionary,  b.  in  Granger,  Minn. ; 
was  graduated  at  Carleton  College  in  1882;  went  to  Japan  as  a  mis- 
sionary, and  had  charge  of  the  girls'  school  at  Kobe;  returned  to  the 
United  States  on  account  of  failing  health,  and  resided  in  Dakota. 
[179   (July  11,  1890).] 

Brown,  Frederick  P.,  secretary  of  state,  b.  in  Kobbervig,  Norway, 
Aug.  12,  1838;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854,  and  settled  in  Roch- 
ester, Minn.,  in  1862;  four  years  later  removed  to  Blue  Earth  City; 
was  register  of  deeds  for  Faribault  county  eighteen  years,  1872-90; 
and  secretary  of  the  state  of  Minnesota,  1891-5.  [24;  30;  34;  51*; 
98*;  169.] 

Brown,  Frederick  Vaness,  judge,  b.  in  Washtenaw  county,  Mich., 
March  8,  1862;  came  to  Shakopee,  Minn.,  in  1869;  was  educated  at 
Hamline  University;  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  1885;  removed  to  Min- 
neapolis, 1889;  judge  in  the  Fourth  judicial  district,  1905-9.  [22*; 
24;  25;  30;  85A;  137.*] 

Brown,  Garfield  W.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Pipestone  county,  Minn.,  was  grad- 
uated in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1906;  has  since  prac- 
ticed in  Glencoe;  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.    [30.*] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  83 

Brown,  Harvey  W.,  b.  in  Utica,  N.  Y.,  in  1838;  d.  in  Minneapolis, 
Dec.  31,  1901.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1874,  and  two  years  later 
purchased  the  property  and  business  of  the  Minneapolis  Gas  Light 
Company.     [237    (19).] 

Brown,  Henry  Francis,  lumberman,  b.  at  East  Baldwin,  Maine,  Oct. 
10,  1841;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1859,  settling  in  Minneapolis,  and  en- 
gaged in  lumbering  business.  To  this  in  later  years  he  added  flour 
milling  and  other  extensive  financial  enterprises.  He  has  owned  since 
1873  a  fine  stock  farm  near  Minneapolis  known  as  Browndale.  [20*; 
22*;  24;  25;  85A*;  166A.*] 

Brown,  Hiram  D.,  printer,  b.  in  Lorraine,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  10,  1848;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  April  16,  1905.  He  came  to  Minnesota,  and  in  1870  estab- 
lished the 'Lake  City  Sentinel;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1881,  where  he 
owned  a  printing  establishment.     [68;  237  (31*).]  . 

Brown,  Horatio  D.,  banker,  b.  in  Pabius,  N.  Y.,  April  15,  1835;  d.  in 
Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  Aug.  3,  1901.  He  was  graduated  at  Union  College, 
Schenectady,  N.  Y.,  in  1855;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  settled  in 
Albert  Lea  the  next  year;  served  in  the  Fifth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the 
civil  war,  and  became  adjutant  in  the  Eleventh  regiment.  In  1865  he 
returned  to  Albert  Lea.  In  1872  he  was  a  state  senator.  The  Albert 
Lea  National  Bank  was  incorporated  in  1892,  and  Mr.  Brown  became 
its  president.     [23*;   29;   52;   53A*;   121;   237   (14*).] 

Brown,  Hosmer  A.,  farmer,  b.  in  North  Stonington,  Conn.,  Sept.  30, 
1830;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  and  founded  the  town  of  Brownsdale, 
Mower  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1870  and 
1877.     [30;  65A.*] 

Brown,  Hugh  D.,  merchant,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1855;  came  to 
Minnesota  when  two  years  old;  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  village 
of  Green  Isle,  Sibley  county,  where  he  afterward  resided;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1889.     [30.] 

Brown*  James,  lawyer,  b.  in  Butler  county,  Ohio,  March  14,  1821; 
d.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  Aug.  3,  1889.  He  was  graduated  at  Miami  Uni- 
versity, Ohio,  in  1845;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the  next  year;  settled 
in  Mankato  in  1865;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1881. 
[32;  46;  83.*] 

Brown,  James  E.,  journalist,  b.  in  1832  in  Canada,  settled  in  Fond 
du  Lac  county,  Wis.,  in  1849;  came  to  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  in 
1864;  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits  and  banking,  and  in  1900  became 
editor  of  the  Amboy  Herald.     [46.] 

Brown,  James  Warren,  b.  in  Millbridge,  Maine,  April  27,  1847;  came 
to  Minnesota  to  be  assistant  superintendent  of  the  State  Reform 
School,  in  St.  Paul,  and  filled  that  position  several  years.  In  1886  he 
became  superintendent.  The  location  and  name  of  the  institution  have 
been  changed.  It  is  now  known  as  the  Minnesota  State  Training 
School,  and  is  situated  at  Red  Wing.     [26*;  68.] 


84  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Brown,  Job,  pioneer,  b.  in  Yates  county,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  7,  1823;  served 
in  the  Mexican  war;  came  to  Minnesota  about  1848;  founded  and 
platted  the  town  of  Brownsville,  Houston  county,  and  in  1856  platted 
Riceford;  was  a  minister  in  the  Second  Advent  church  after  1868; 
later  removed  to  La  Crosse.     [61.] 

Brown,  John  Harrison,  judge,  b.  in  Mount  Holly,  Vt.,  May  1,  1824; 
d.  in  Willmar,  Minn.,  Jan.  20,  1890.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855, 
settling  at  Shakopee,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the  next  year; 
removed  to  Willmar  in  1871,  established  the  Willmar  Republican,  and 
conducted  it  three  years;  was  judge  of  the  Twelfth  judicial  district, 
1875-90.     [18;   63;   157*;   159;   160;   238   (Oct.  6,  1882).] 

Brown,  John  K.,  banker,  b.  in  Canada  in  1827;  d.  April  16,  1908. 
He  engaged  in  railroad  business;  settled  in  Jackson,  Minn.,  and  in 
1879  founded  the  first  bank  there,  of  which  he  was  president  until  his 
death.     [62.] 

Brown,  John  W.,  pioneer,  a  brother  of  the  well  known  early  settler, 
Joseph  R.  Brown,  was  born  in  Lancaster,  Pa.,  April  16,  1815;  d.  near 
South  St.  Paul,  Oct.  22,  1899.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1844.  [238 
(Oct.  24.  1899).] 

Brown,  Joseph  Renshaw,  pioneer,  b.  in  Harford  county,  Md.,  Jan. 
5,  1805;  d.  in  New  York  city,  Nov.  9,  1870.  When  only  fourteen  years 
old  he  came  to  Minnesota  with  the  troops  that  built  Fort  Snelling. 
He  afterward  became  a  trader  with  the  Sioux  Indians,  gained  great 
influence  with  them,  and  opposed  the  outbreak  in  1862.  He  owned  and 
published  the  Minnesota  Pioneer  and  later  the  Henderson  Democrat. 
He  was  secretary  of  the  territorial  council,  1849-51,  a  member  of  the 
council  in  1854-5,  and  of  the  house  in  1857.  [18;  28,  III  and  IV*;  29; 
40;  41;  42;  56;  94;  113;  114*;  166A*;  237  (1).] 

Brown,  Lewis  Dunham,  druggist,  b.  in  Brownstown,  Pa.,  April  12, 
1866;  was  educated  at  Susquehanna  Collegiate  Institute;  came  to  Min- 
nesota, 1887;  settled  in  Little  Falls,  1892;  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature, 1909-11.     [24;    30.*] 

Brown,  Luther  Montraville,  judge,  b.  in  Rutland  county,  Vt.,  Feb. 
18,  1823;  d.  in  Shakopee,  Minn.,  June  12,  1886.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  St.  Paul,  1853;  and  later  in  the  same 
year  settled  in  Shakopee.  He  was  the  first  county  attorney  of  Scott 
county;  was  a  representative  in  the  last  territorial  legislature,  and  in 
the  state  legislature  of  1874;  was  judge  of  the  Eighth  judicial  district, 
1870  and  1875-77.     [18;  29;  32;  237  (1  and  49).] 

Brown,  Nathan,  pioneer,  b.  in  Clinton  county,  N.  Y.,  April  24,  1820; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1847,  and  settled  on  the  townsite  of  Dakota, 
Winona  county;  died  there  Feb.  8,  1905.     [78;  237  (35).] 

Brown,  Orville,  journalist,  b.  in  Bllisburgh,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  10,  1812;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  Jan.  5,  1901.     He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  for  ten 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  85 

years  edited  the  Faribault  Republican.  In  1868  he  removed  to  Man- 
kato,  and  purchased  the  Mankato  Record,  which  he  managed  for  many 
years.     [18;   28,  X;  32;  83*;   237   (11  and  14).] 

Brown,  Philip  E.,  judge,  b.  in  Wisconsin,  June  19,  1856;  was  edu- 
cated at  the  University  of  Wisconsin  and  the  Albany  Law  School, 
being  graduated  at  the  latter  school  in  1881;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1883,  settling  in  Luverne:  was  judge  of  the  Thirteenth  judicial  district, 
1891-1911;  associate  justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Minnesota,  1912. 
[24;   30*;   71A.] 

Brown,  Rome  G.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Montpelier,  Vt,  June  15,  1862;  was 
graduated  at  Harvard  University,  1884;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1887;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1888.     [17;  23;  24;  25;  127A*;  137.*] 

Brown,  Samuel  P.,  farmer,  b.  in  Wilmington,  N.  C,  in  1839;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1857;  resided  at  Glencoe;  was  register  of  deeds  for 
McLeod  county  five  terms,  and  was  a  state  senator,  1891-3.     [30;   64.] 

Brown,  Sera  Smith,  lumberman,  b.  in  Baldwin,  Maine,  Aug.  7,  1841; 
served  in  the  25th  Maine  Regt.  during  two  years  of  the  civil  war, 
enlisting  as  a  private  and  rising  to  the  rank  of  captain;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1863,  and  engaged  in  lumbering;  was  surveyor  general  of 
logs  and  lumber  for  the  second  district  four  terms,  beginning  in  1889. 
[22.*] 

Brown,  Solomon  F.,  physician  and  farmer,  b.  in  Douglass,  Mass.,  in 
1817;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  settled  in  Maine  Prairie  the  follow- 
ing year,  being  the  first  physician  there;  served  in  the  Fourth  Minne- 
sota Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  becoming  first  lieutenant.     [31.] 

Brown,  Thomas  S.,  b.  at  Craigie,  Scotland,  Feb.,  1837;  d.  in  Win- 
dom,  Minn.,  Aug.  14,  1911.  He  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  par- 
ents; served  in  the  Fifth  California  Regt,  in  the  civil  war;  soon  after- 
ward settled  on  a  farm  in  Springfield,  Minn.;  was  judge  of  probate  for 
Cottonwood  county,  1896-1911.     [237   (67*).] 

Brown,  W.  H.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  South  Carolina  in  1840.  His 
mother  was  a  slave,  but  in  1851  was  set  free  with  him.  In  1864-5  he 
served  in  the  28th  U.  S.  colored  regiment;  became  pastor  of  an  African 
M.  E.  church  in  Indiana  in  1869;  settled  in  St.  Paul  ten  years  later. 
[68.] 

Brown,  Warrington  B.,  farmer,  b.  in  Colchester,  Vt.,  June  4,  1845; 
served  in  the  34th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1865,  and  settled  in  Pipestone  county;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1885,  and  a  state  senator,  1887-9.     [30;  34.] 

Brown,  William,  bricklayer,  b.  in  County  Tipperary,  Ireland;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1857;  settled  in  St.  Paul;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1907.     [30.*] 

Brown,  William  Parker,  b.  in  1830;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  May  6,  1900. 
He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  settled  in  Red  Wing,  and  engaged  in 
lumbering  business;  removed  to  Minneapolis  in  1885,  and  engaged  in 
grain  business.     [237  (11*);   238   (May  7,  1900).] 


86  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Brown,  William  Reynolds,  pioneer,  b.  near  Urbana,  Ohio,  in  1816; 
d.  in  Newport,  Minn.,  Nov.  25,  1874.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1841; 
owned  a  farm  at  Newport;  served  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.,  1862-5. 
L166A*;   238   (Jan.  7,  1875).] 

Brubaker,  George  E.,  b.  in  Lancaster,  Pa.,  in  1839;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1858;  served  in  the  Tenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war; 
resided  in  Waseca;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1901. 
[30.] 

Bruce,  S.  M.,  merchant,  b.  in  Montgomery  county,  Ind.,  Sept.  9,  1829; 
came  to  Sauk  Center,  Minn.,  in  1857,  and  built  the  first  house  there; 
served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the 
rank  of  captain;  engaged  in  farming  until  1873,  and  afterward  in  mer- 
cantile business.     [31.] 

Bruels,  Nicholas,  farmer,  b.  in  1860  in  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn., 
where  he  has  since  resided;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1893.     [30.] 

Bruns,  Henry  A.,  b.  in  Iowa,  April  9,  1847;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1871,  and  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  Moorhead,  opening  a  store  in 
a  tent  there  that  year;  later  owned  a  sawmill,  flouring  mill,  grain 
elevator,  and  hotel;  was  the  first  mayor  of  Moorhead,  and  was  county 
treasurer  several  terms.     [35.] 

Brtjnson,  Alfred,  Methodist  clergyman  and  pioneer,  b.  in  Danbury, 
Conn.,  Feb.  9,  1793;  d.  in  Prairie  du  Chien,  Wis.,  Aug.  3,  1882.  He  was 
a  traveling  preacher  in  Ohio  and  Illinois  several  years;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1837,  to  establish  a  mission  among  the  Indians  in  the  vicinity 
of  Fort  Snelling;  in  1839  was  compelled  by  ill  health  to  give  up  min- 
isterial work;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1840,  and  practiced  law  in 
Wisconsin  ten  years;  later  was  a  presiding  elder  in  Wisconsin,  and 
was  chaplain  of  the  31st  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war.     [241.] 

Brtjnson,  Benjamin  Wetherill,  pioneer,  b.  in  Detroit,  Mich.,  May 
6,  1823;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  May,  1898.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1847,  and 
in  the  fall  of  that  year  assisted  his  brother  to  survey  the  town  plat; 
owned  and  laid  out  a  large  tract  in  1852,  called  Brunson's  Addition. 
In  1861  he  enlisted  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt,  and  served  as  lieu- 
tenant three  years.  He  was  a  member  of  the  first  and  second  terri- 
torial legislatures.     [28,  IV;  41;  94;  114;  115;  121;  122;  237  (9).] 

Brush,  Charles  Henry,  lawyer,  b.  in  Ottawa,  111.,  Dec.  27,  183S;  d. 
in  Fergus  Falls,  Minn.,  May  9,  1910.  He  served  in  the  53d  Illinois 
Regt.  during  the  civil  war,  being  brevetted  colonel  at  its  close.  In 
1880  he  settled  in  Minnesota,  and  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  rais- 
ing. In  1889  he  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature.  After  1890 
he  was  U.  S.  national  bank  examiner  for  Minnesota  and  some  adja- 
cent states.     [27*;   30;  121;  237   (62).] 

Bbusletten,  Christian  L.,  merchant  and  farmer,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept. 
2,  1853;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1858,  settling  in  Minnesota;  re- 


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sides  at  Kenyon,  where  he  has  many  business  interests;   was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  state  legislature,  1897-9.     [24;  30.] 

Bryan,  Henry  S.,  machinist,  b.  in  Cazenovia,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  7,  1836; 
became  master  mechanic  of  the  Duluth  and  Iron  Range  railway  in 
1890;  resides  at  Two  Harbors.     [38.] 

Bryant,  Charles  S.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Ontario  county,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  14, 
1808;  d.  in  St  Paul,  May  1,  1885.  He  was  graduated  from  the  college 
at  Granville,  Ohio;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1829;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1859,  and  resided  in  Wabasha,  St.  Peter,  and  St.  Paul;  author 
of  "History  of  the  Great  Massacre  by  the  Sioux  Indians  in  Minnesota" 
(1862),  published  in  1872.     [68;  165;  177  (June,  1885);  237  (1).] 

Bryant,  Julian  C,  educator,  b.  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Feb.  9,  1852; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1859;  was  graduated  at  the 
University  of  Minnesota,  1878;  has  since  been  engaged  in  educational 
work,  chiefly  in  the  schools  of  St,  Paul,  being  now  principal  of  the 
Madison  school.     [26*;  111.*] 

Buck,  Adam,  b.  in  Germany,  Oct.  12,  1830;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1851,  and  the  next  year  settled  on  a  farm  in  Sibley  county;  served 
in  the  Indian  war,  and  as  captain  in  the  Eleventh  Minnesota  Regt., 
1864-5;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1861,  1868,  and  1870, 
and  a  state  senator  in  1865.     [32.] 

Buck,  Benjamin  F.,  b.  in  Bethel,  Vt,  March  13,  1825;  d.  in  Glencoe, 
Minn.,  Dec.  24,  1901.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854;  settled  in  Glen- 
coe in  1856,  and  was  proprietor  of  a  hotel.     [237  (19).] 

Buck,  C.  F.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Erie  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1847;  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1852;  settled  in  Winona,  Minn.,  in  1853;  was  U.  S.  mar- 
shal one  year;  raised  a  company  of  troops  to  serve  against  the  Indians 
in  1862;  was  a  state  senator  in  1870-1  and  1879,  and  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1877.     [29*;   30;   76;   78.] 

Buck,  Cassius  M.,  banker  b.  in  Greenwood,  Minn.,  June  19,  1859;  set- 
tled in  Faribault  in  1894,  and  was  cashier  of  the  Security  Bank,  which 
he  had  organized;  was  also  connected  with  three  banking  houses  in 
Wright  county;  was  a  state  senator,  1903-5.     [22*;  24;  30;  70A.] 

Buck,  Daniel,  judge,  b.  in  Boonville,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  8,  1829;  d.  in  Man- 
kato,  Minn.,  May"  21,  1905.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  and  soon 
afterward  settled  in  Blue  Earth  county;  removed  to  Mankato  in  1865; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1866;  a  state  senator,  1879-81; 
and  associate  justice  of  the  supreme  court  of  Minnesota,  1893-9.  [17; 
22*;  23*;   30;   32;  83*;  136;  137*;  237   (31).] 

Buck,  George  W.,  financier,  b.  in  Bradford  county,  Pa.,  in  1853;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1890;  resides  in  Duluth;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1909.     [30.*] 

Buck,  Henry  M.,  farmer,  b.  in  Oswego  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1857;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1880,  and  settled  in  Waseca  county;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature,  1893-5.     [30.] 


OO  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Buck.  Norman,  judge,  b.  in  Lancaster  county,  N.  Y.,  April  13,  1833; 
d.  in  Spokane,  Wash.,  August,  1909.  He  was  graduated  at  Lawrence 
University  in  1859;  settled  in  Winona,  Minn.,  1860;  was  first  lieuten- 
ant in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  regiment  in  the  civil  war;  was  appointed 
U.  S.  attorney  for  Idaho  in  1878,  and  associate  justice  of  the  supreme 
court  of  Idaho  in  1881.     [237   (56).] 

Buckendorf,  William,  b.  in  Germany  in  1833;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  May 
"29,  1899.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1857,  and  soon  afterward 
settled  in  Minneapolis,  where  he  established  the  first  greenhouse  in 
the  city.     [60*;  237  (9*),] 

Buceham,  Thomas  Scott,  judge,  b.  in  Chelsea,  Vt,  Jan.  7,  1836;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Vermont,  1855,  and  the  same  year  came 
to  Minnesota,  settling  at  Faribault;  was  a  state  senator,  1874-5;  and 
has  been  judge  of  the  Fifth  judicial  district,  1880-1910.  [18;  23;  24; 
25;  30;  70A;  137.] 

Bucrhout,  John,  b.  in  Tarrytown,  N.  Y.,  before  1800;  d.  in  Okaman, 
Waseca  county,  Minn.,  Nov.,  1881.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  set- 
tling in  Okaman,  owned  a  steam  flouring  mill,  and  invested  largely  in 
real  estate.     [237   (1).] 

Buckxen,  James  Addison,  pioneer,  b.  in  Jamestown,  N.  Y.,  June  2, 
1831;  d.  near  Pine  Island,  Minn.,  Jan.  10,  1903,  He  came  to  Rochester, 
Minn.,  in  1854;  was  the  first  treasurer  of  Olmsted  county,  1856;  was  a 
member  of  the  state  constitutional  convention,  1857;  removed  to  a 
farm  near  Pine  Island  in  1879.     [237   (28).] 

Buckman,  Clarence  B.,  congressman,  b.  in  Bucks  county,  Pa.,  April 
1,  1850;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1872,  and  the  same  year  founded  the 
town  of  Buckman,  in  which  he  was  one  of  the  first  settlers;  removed 
to  Little  Falls  in  1880,  engaging  in  lumber  business  and  making  rail- 
road ties;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1881,  and  a  state 
senator  in  1889  and  1899-1901;  was  a  member  of  Congress,  1903-07.  [9; 
24;  30;  31.] 

Buckman,  George  R.,  b.  in  Crown  Point,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  23,  1832;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1855,  and  two  years  later  settled  at  St.  Mary,  Waseca 
county;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was 
county  treasurer  eight  years;  was  founder  and  cashier  of  the  People's 
Bank,  Waseca.     [75.*] 

Budd,  Charles  Henry,  b.  in  Cambria,  N.  Y.,  March  21,  1848;  studied 
at  Genesee  Wesleyan  University,  1866-67,  and  was  graduated  in  law 
at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1872 ;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the  same 
year,  and  settled  in  Montevideo,  Minn.,  where  he  opened  the  first  law 
office;  was  county  attorney,  and  president  of  the  Chippewa  County 
Bank.     [24;  32.] 

Budd,  Joseph  Danly,  physician,  b.  in  Lancaster,  Wis.,  May  5,  1848; 
served  a  few  months  in  the  50th  Wisconsin  Regt.,  to  the  close  of  the 


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civil  war;  was  graduated  at  Lawrence  University,  Appleton,  Wis.,  1872; 
settled  in  Minnesota  in  1887,  and  resides  at  Two  Harbors,  being  since 
1889  chief  surgeon  of  the  Duluth  and  Iron  Range  railroad;  was  a  repre 
sentative  in  the  legislature  in  1903.     [24;   26*;   30;   37;   38;   106.] 

Budd,  William  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Roxbury,  N.  J.,  March  28,  1829;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1854;  settled  on  a  claim  that  is  now  part  of  the  site 
of  Fairmont,  Martin  county;  served  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war ;  was  clerk  of  court  of  Martin  county ;  author  of  a  history  , 
of  that  county,  124  pages,  1897;  now  resides  in  Santa  Ana,  Cal.  [34; 
39*;   241.] 

Buel,  Clarence  Clough,  journalist,  b.  in  Laona,  N.  Y.,  July  29,-1850; 
was  assistant  editor  of  the  Minneapolis  Tribune,  1874-5;  assistant 
editor  of  the  Century  magazine  since  1881;  resides  in  New  York.     [17.] 

Buell,  David  L.,  lawyer  and  farmer,  b.  in  Colchester,  Conn.,  May  26, 
1831;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  was  admitted  to  the  bar;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1863,  and  a  state  senator,  1866,  1870-2, 
and  1879.     He  resided  in  Caledonia.     [30;    61.] 

Buell,  Ovid  P.,  b.  in  1858  at  Kasota,  Minn.,  where  he  permanently 
resided;  was  employed  as  a  bookkeeper;  was  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1889.     [30.] 

Buenger,  Tiieodor  H.  K.,  Lutheran  clergyman  and  educator,  b.  April 
29,  1860,  in  Chicago,  111.;  was  graduated  at  Concordia  College,  Ft. 
Wayne,  Ind.,  1879,  and?  at  Concordia  Seminary,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  1882; 
was  ordained  a  missionary  for  northwestern  Wisconsin,  in  1882;  was 
pastor  at  New  Bremen,  111.,  1884-91,  and  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  1891-93; 
has  been  president  of  Concordia  College,  St.  Paul,  since  1893.  [25; 
148.] 

Bufflngton,  Leroy  Sunderland,  architect,  b.  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Sept. 
22,  1847;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1871;  constructed  many  important  build- 
ings there,  among  them  being  the  Federal  building,  and  also  remodeled 
and  in  1881  rebuilt  the  State  Capitol.  He  removed  to  Minneapolis  in 
1874.  The  West  hotel,  Pillsbury  Hall,  the  Library  building  and  several 
other  buildings  of  the  State  University,  were  designed  by  him.  His 
most  notable  work  was  the  invention  of  steel  frame  buildings,  for 
which  he  secured  a  patent  in  1887.     [60.*] 

Buffum,  George  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  Richmond,  N.  H.,  in  1835;  served 
in  the  First  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of 
captain;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865;  settled  in  Owatonna;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature,  1877-8  and  1887.     [30;  72.*] 

Bugbee,  Emily  Hewett,  b.  in  Pomfret,  Vt.,  in  1840;  came  to  Minne- 
sota with  her  brother  in  1855;  was  married  in  1860  to  F.  A.  Moore, 
and  afterward  resided  in  La  Crosse,  Wis.  She  contributed  many  arti- 
cles to  St.  Paul  newspapers  and  to  Eastern  magazines,  and  was  the 
author  of  many  short  poems.     [165-] 


90  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Bugbee,  George  C,  pioneer,  b.  in  St.  Johnsbury,  Vt,  April  15,  1837; 
d.  at  Hot  Springs,  Arkansas,  April  7,  1884.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis 
in  territorial  days;  engaged  in  railroad  construction,  and  later  in  load- 
ing and  shipping  lumber.     [60.*] 

Bugge,  John  Thoreson,  educator,  b.  in  Romsdal,  Norway,  Nov.  19, 
1851;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  April  30,  1891.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1875;  was  graduated  at*  Augsburg  Seminary,  Minneapolis,  in  1879, 
and  from  its  theological  department  three  years  later;  was  one  of  its 
professors,  and  also  edited  a  Norwegian  newspaper.     [148;  169.] 

Buh,  Joseph  Francis,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Austria,  March  17,  1833; 
was  ordained  priest  in  1858;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1864;  was  a 
missionary  in  Minnesota  eighteen  years,  1864-82,  and  afterward  was 
pastor  at  various  places,  being  located  at  Ely  during  recent  years. 
[38.*] 

Buhler,  John,  farmer,  b.  in  Switzerland  in  1822;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1847,and  to  Minnesota  in  1854,  settling  in  Carver  county; 
laid  out  the  town  of  Helvetia  and  named  it;  served  in  the  First  Min- 
nesota battalion,  1865.     [32.] 

Btjisson,  Joseph,  Indian  trader,  b.  near  Montreal,  Canada,  in  1797; 
d.  in  Wabasha-,  Minn.,  Oct.  10,  1857.  He  came  to  Minnesota  when  sev- 
enteen years  old  in  the  employ  of  the  American  Fur  Company;  con- 
ducted a  trading  post  at  Wabasha  after  1839;  was  one  of  the  original 
proprietors  of  "that  town.     [74.] 

Bull,  Benjamin  Seth,  b.  in  Jay,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  19,  1832;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, Nov.  21,  1889.  He  settled  there  in  1855;  engaged  in  mercan- 
tile business  and  milling;  and  during  the  later  years  of  his  life  de- 
voted his  attention  to  superintendence  of  his  large  farms.     [84.*] 

Bullard,  Clarence  E.,  lawyer,  b.  at  Fort  Madison,  Iowa,  in  1843; 
served  in  the  Sixth  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the 
rank  of  first  lieutenant;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1864;  settled  in  Vern- 
dale  in  1878;  was  clerk  of  the  district  court  of  Wadena  county,  1881-6. 
[35.] 

Btjllis,  A.  H.,  b.  in  East  Otto,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  8,  1832;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1854;  was  the  first  merchant  in  Rice  county;  later  engaged  in  real 
estate  business  and  farming  in  Delavan;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  two  terms.     [39;  51.] 

Bumford,  Richard  R.,  b.  at  Mount  Pleasant,  Wis.,  Oct.  26,  1856;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1876;  was  register  of  deeds  for  Lyon  county,  1882-8; 
afterward  engaged  iri  real  estate  and  insurance  business  in  Marshall. 
[171.*] 

Bunge,  Christian,  b.  in  Germany,  April  10,  1846;  d.  in  Eitzen,  Hous- 
ton county,  Minn.,  May  24,  1902.  He  settled  there  in  1867;  engaged  in 
farming  and  mercantile  business;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture in  1887.     [61;  237  (19).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  91 

Bunker,  John  Elbridge,  pioneer,  b.  in  Belknap,  N.  H.,  May  27,  182T; 
d.  in  Kasson,  Minn.,  March  16,  1898.  He  settled  in  Dodge  county, 
Minn.,  in  1855;  owned  a  farm,  and  was  one  of  the  townsite  proprietors 
of  Kasson.     [50.*] 

Bunn,  Charles  Wilson,  lawyer,  b.  in  Galesville,  Wis.,  May  21,  1855; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1874;  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1875;  practiced  in  Wisconsin  until  1885,  when  he  removed 
to  St.  Paul;  general  counsel  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Co.  since 
1896.     [17;  20;  23*;  24;  25;   93;   127A*;  137.] 

Bunn,  George  Lincoln,  jurist,  b.  in  Sparta,  Wis.,  June  25,  1865;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1885,  and  from  its  College 
of  taw,  1888;  settled  at  St.  Paul  in  1888;  was  judge  in  the  Second 
judicial  district,  1897-1911;  was  appointed  an  associate  justice  of  the 
Minnesota  Supreme  Court,  1911.  [23;  24;  25;  30;  95*;  137;  238  (Nov. 
9,  1899).] 

Bunnell,  Lafayette  Houghton,  physician,  b.  in  Rochester,  N.  Y., 
in  1824;  d.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  July,  1903.  He  was  one  of  the  pioneer 
settlers  of  Homer,  Minn.;  served  in  the  Mexican  war,  and  was  sur- 
geon of  the  36th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  author  of  "Discov- 
ery of  the  Yosemite"  (349  pages,  1880),  and  'Winona  and  its  Envi- 
rons"  (694  pages,  1897).     [78;   237   (28).] 

Bunnell,  Milie,  journalist,  b.  in  Goodrich,  Mich.,  Dec.  4,  1861;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1883;  was  founder  and  editor  of  the  Duluth  Herald, 
1883-9;  manager  of  the  Duluth  News-Tribune  Co.  since  1899.     [24;  25.] 

Bunnell,  Willard  Bradley,  pioneer,  b.  in  Homer,  N.  Y.,  in  1814; 
came  to  Winona  county,  Minn.,  in  1842;  was  an  Indian  trader,  and 
helped  to  remove  the  Winnebagoes  from  Iowa  to  Minnesota,  1848;  set- 
tled on  a  claim  in  Homer,  where  he  died  in  August,  1861.     [78.] 

Burbank,  Henry  Clay,  b.  in  Lewis,  N.  Y.,  May  4,  1835;  d.  in  Roch- 
ester, Minn.,  Feb.  23,  1905.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1853;  with  his 
brother,  James  C.  Burbank,  engaged  in  forwarding  and  commission 
business,  and  wholesale  grocery  business.  The  firm  transported  sup- 
plies and  furs  for  the  Hudson  Bay  Company,  and  owned  wagon  trains 
and  steamboats  on  the  Red  River  of  the  North.  He  was  a  state  sen- 
ator in  1873.     [30;  98*;  174*;  237  (35).] 

Burbank,  James  C,  b.  in  Ludlow,  Vt,  in  1822;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  June 
2,  1876.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1850;  engaged  at  first  in  lumber- 
ing, and  later  in  express  and  forwarding  business,  which  became  very 
extensive.  After  1867  he  engaged  in  insurance,  banking,  and  railroad 
enterprises.     [28,  IV*;   29;   94;   98*;   166A*;   238   (June  3,  1876).] 

Burbank,  Justin  Edwards,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Wash- 
ington, N.  H.,  March  18,  1825;  d.  there,  Nov.  4,  1897.  He  was  grad- 
uated at  Dartmouth  College,  1848,  and  Andover  Theological  Seminary, 


92  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

1851;  resided  in  Minnesota,  1858-70,  being  pastor  in  Carimona,  Union, 
and  Quincy.     [144.] 

Burch,  Edward  Parrish,  engineer,  b.  in  Menomonie,  Wis.,  Aug.  20, 
1870;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1891;  was  electric 
engineer  of  the  Twin  City  Rapid  Transit  Co.,  1892-1900;  resides  in 
Minneapolis.     [17;   24;   25;   127A*.] 

Burchard,  Henry  M.,  b.  in  Paris,  N.  Y„  Nov.  18,  1825;  was  grad- 
uated at  Hamilton  College;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1850;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1866;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  two 
terms;  settled  in  Marshall  in  1876.     [32.] 

Burchard,  Rodman,  b.  in  Paris,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  26,  1808 ;  d.  in  Plain- 
view,  Minn.,  Feb.  6,  1883.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  and  engaged 
in  mercantile  business  in  Greenville,  Wabasha  county;  removed  to 
Plainview  about  1866.     [74.] 

Burckhardt,  John,  b.  in  Baden,  Germany,  Nov.  14,  1844;  d.  in  Rus- 
sell, Minn.,  March  9,  1909.  He  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  par- 
ents when  four  years  old;  served  in  the  46th  Illinois  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  settled  in  Russell,  Minn.,  in  1894,  owned  much  real  estate,  and 
was  director  in  the  Russell  State  Bank.     [237  (51).] 

Burdick,  John  W.,  b.  in  Connecticut  in  1842;  came  to  St.  Paul  in 
1856;  served  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  sur- 
veyor of  Martin  county  two  years;  resided  in  St.  Paul  after  1879; 
was  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Bailey  Manufacturing  Co.     [94.]    . 

Burdick,  Richard  C.,  b.  in  Michigan  in  1834;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Oct.  13, 
1902.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1851;  was  a  representative  in  the  ter- 
ritorial legislature  in  1855;  was  employed  by  transportation  and  sur- 
veying companies;  lived  part  of  the  time  in  Pembina  and  in  Minne- 
apolis.    [94;  237  (19*).] 

Burdick,  W.  H.,  b.  in  Vermont,  June  27,  1834;  settled  in  Owatonna, 
Minn.,  in  1865,  owned  a  sash,  door,  and  blind  factory,  and  a  planing 
mill,  and  later  was  a  building  contractor.     [72.] 

Burdorf,  Fred  V.,  farmer,  b.  in  Germany  in  1857;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1881;  resides  in  Gibbon,  Sibley  county;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1907.     [30*.] 

Burgess,  Gideon  A.,  educator,  b.  in  Providence,  R.  I.,  May  29,  1854; 
was  graduated  at  Brown  University  in  1878,  and  at  Cobb  Divinity 
School,  Maine,  in  1881;  became  pastor  of  a  Baptist  church  in  Minne- 
apolis in  1889;  and  the  next  year  was  elected  president  of  Parker 
College,  Winnebago  City.     [39.] 

Burgess,  Samuel  W.,  in  Grafton,  Vt,  in  1840;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1856;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.,  1861-3,  and  the  Second 
Minnesota  cavalry,  1863-6;  settled  in  Mankato  in  1872,  and  engaged 
in  the  lumber  business.     [32;  237  (34*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  93 

Burkard,  Leopold,  farmer,  b.  in  Ketsch,  Germany,  March,  1813; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1850,  and  to  Minnesota  three  years  later. 
He  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Centerville,  Anoka  county,  where 
he  was  a  blacksmith,  kept  a  hotel,  and  also  had  a  farm.     [31.] 

Burkdoll,  A.  R.,  journalist,  b.  in  Marion,  Iowa,  in  1852;  was  grad- 
uated at  Western  College,  Iowa,  in  1877;  came  to  Minnesota  tne  next 
year,  and  in  1881  established  the  Wykoff  News  in  Wykoff,  Fillmore 
county.     [52.] 

Burke,  Andrew  H.,  governor  of  North  Dakota,  b.  in  New  York  City, 
May  15,  1850;  when  only  twelve  years  old,  joined  the  75th  Indiana 
Regt.  as  a  drummer  boy;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1877,  and  was  a  book- 
keeper in  Minneapolis  until  1880,  when  he  removed  to  Dakota.  He 
became  governor  of  the  state  of  North  Dakota  in  1891,  and  after  serv- 
ing through  one  term  he  returned  to  Minnesota  and  settled  in  Duluth, 
where  he  engaged  in  the  grain  commission  business.     [22*;   27*.] 

Burke,  John  P.,  b.  in  New  Jersey,  March  18,  1841;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1869,  resided  at  Wells,  and  was  a  dealer  in  agricultural  im- 
plements; was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1895.  [30;  39; 
237  (29*).] 

Burke,  Martin,  soldier,  b.  in  Maryland;  d.  April  24,  1882.  He  was 
commandant  at  Fort  Snelling  in  1857;  was  brevetted  brigadier  general 
in  1865.     [11;   12.] 

Burkiiardt,  Henry,  butcher,  b.  in  Switzerland  in  1836;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1854,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1860;  resided  at  Reed's 
Landing;   was  a  state  senator,  1887-93.     [30;   74.] 

Burkleo,  Samuel,  pioneer,  b.  in  Kent  county,  Del.,  March  31,  1800; 
d.  in  Lakeland,  Minn.,  in  1874.  He  came  to  Marine  Mills  in  1839;  re- 
moved to  Stillwater  ten  years  later,  and  after  1858  resided  on  the 
farm  where  he  died;  was  a  member  of  the  first  territorial  legislature. 
[41;  42;  131.] 

Burley,  D.  Q.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Vermont,  Sept.  28,  1821;  was  one  of 
the  original  settlers  of  Minnesota  City,  1852;  served  in  the  Eighth 
Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war.     [237    (34*).] 

Burlingame,  James  M.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Sterling,  Conn.,  1839;  was  grad- 
uated from  the  law  department  of  the  University  of  Michigan  in  1861; 
served  in  the  157th  N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Owatonna, 
Minn.,  in  1867;  was  city  attorney  nine  years,  and  county  attorney 
eleven  years;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1885.     [72*.] 

Burmester,  John  Henry,  banker,  b.  in  Hanover,  Germany,  Feb.  8, 
1850;  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  in  1856,  and  to  Fari- 
bault county,  Minn.,  the  same  year;  engaged  in  mercantile  business 
at  Wells,  and  was  the  first  president  of  the  German-American  State 
Bank.     [39;  237  (32*).] 


94  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Burnand,  Eugene,  b.  in  Switzerland  about  1805;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  March 
6,  1880.  He  was  educated  at  Heidelberg  University;  taught  for  a  time 
in  England;  came  to  the  United  States  about  1850;  settled  in  St.  Paul 
in  1856;  was  a  teacher,  an  immigrant  agent,  and  after  1862  a  justice 
of  the  peace.     [237  (1).] 

Burnap,  Alvares  E.,  b.  in  Plainfield,  N.  H.,  April  24,  1831;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1854;  owned  a  farm  in  Orion,  near  Chatfleld;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1876  and  1878.     [30;  66A.] 

Buhnap,  Sidney,  farmer  and  banker,  b.  in  Orion,  Olmsted  county, 
Minn.,  Jan.  3,  1859;  removed  to  Chatfield  in  1897;  was  cashier  of  the 
First  National  Bank  there,  1S97-1910,  and  was  city  treasurer  seven 
years.     [66A.] 

Buenham,  Franklin  James,  lawyer,  b.  in  Norwich,  Vt.,  Dec.  31,  1842; 
d.  in  Moorhead,  Minn.,  April  17,  1898.  He  served  in  the  Ninth .  N.  H. 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  first  lieutenant;  was  grad- 
uated at  Dartmouth  College,  1869;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1872,  and  set- 
tled in  Moorhead  in  1875.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  First 
National  Bank  of  Moorhead,  1881;  was  its  president  after  1882.  [35; 
121;  237  (9*).] 

Burnham,  John  Winthrop,  b.  in  Deny,  N.  H.,  Nov.  19,  1829;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  in  Plainview;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature,  1858-9;  served  in  the  Tenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the 
civil  war,  and  became  captain  in  a  colored  regiment;  resided  in  Wheat- 
land, N.  D.,  1878-99,  and  later  in  Plainview.     [74;  237   (29) ;   241.] 

Burningham,  Henry,  pioneer,  died  in  St.  Paul,  July  25,  1891.  He 
came  to  Fort  Snelling  in  1849;  was  assistant  surgeon  there  four  years; 
engaged  in  the  drug  business  in  St.  Paul;  and  a  short  time  before  his 
death  became  deputy  building  inspector.     [238   (July  26,  1891).] 

Burnquist,  Joseph  Alfred  Arner,  lawyer,  b.  in  Dayton,  Iowa,  July 
22,  1879;  was  graduated  at  Carleton  College,  Northfield,  Minn.,  1902; 
studied  at  Columbia  University,  1902-04,  and  was  graduated  in  law  at 
the  University  of  Minnesota,  1905;  settled  in  St.  Paul;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature,  1909-11.     [30*;  127A*;  169A*.] 

Burns,  J.  H.,  lawyer,  came  to  Minnesota  in  1884;  was  graduated  at 
the  Northern  Indiana  Law  School;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1901.     [30.] 

Burns,  James  H.,  journalist,  b.  in  Wisconsin;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in 
1880;  engaged  in  newspaper  work;  was  appointed  deputy  state  oil  in- 
spector in  18S7,  and  the  same  year  purchased  the  St.  Paul  Herald. 
[99.] 

Burns,  John,  pioneer,  b.  in  Wicklow,  Ireland;  d.  in  Winona  county, 
Minn.,  March,  1870.  He  settled  on  a  claim  at  Homer  in  1851.  Burns 
creek  is  named  for  him.     [78.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  95 

Burns,  Peter,  farmer,  b.  in  Ireland,  Aug.  27,  1838;  came  with  his 
parents  to  the  United  States  when  nine  years  old;  resided  in  Stew- 
artville,  Olmsted  county,  Minn.;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1879.     [30.] 

Burns,  William  H.,  b.  in  New  York,  Feb.  14,  1840;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
June  1,  1899.  He  served  in  the  Ninth  New  York  and  other  regiments 
in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1886,  and  engaged  in  lumber 
business.     [122;  156;  167  (June  9,  1899).] 

Burr,  Walter  T.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Mt.  Vernon,  Chio,  in  1853;  settled 
in  St.  Paul  in  1878,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the  next  year;  was 
municipal  judge  several  years.     [93.] 

Burrows,  Randall  King,  b.  in  Mystic,  Conn.,  Nov.  28,  1829;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1869,  settling  in  Pine  City;  was  a  state  senator  in 
1874.     [18.] 

Burt,  David,  clergyman,  b.  in  Munson,  Mass.,  Aug.  2,  1822;  d.  in 
Northfield,  Minn.,  Sept.  24,  1881.  He  was  graduated  at  Oberlin,  Ohio; 
came  to  Winona,  Minn.,  in  1858,  as  pastor  of  the  Congregational 
church;  in  1870  became  superintendent  of  schools  for  the  county  of 
Winona;  was  state  superintendent  of  public  instruction,  1875-81.  [18; 
30;  68;  237   (1).] 

Burt,  Grover  C,  b.  in  Oswego,  N.  Y.,  May  28,  1827;  d.  in  Mankato, 
Minn.,  June  26,  1890.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  in  Win- 
nebago City;  removed  in  1863  to  Mankato,  and  was  proprietor  of  a 
hotel.     [29*;  32;  83*.] 

Burton,  Hazen  James,  merchant,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  July  14,  1847; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1880,  settling  at  Minneapolis;  established  the 
Plymouth  Clothing  House  in  1882,  and  a  branch  in  1888  under  the  same 
name  in  St.  Paul.     [20*;  24;  25;  84*.] 

Burton,  Marion  Leroy,  Congregational  clergyman  and  educator,  b. 
in  Brooklyn,  Iowa,  Aug.  30,  1874;  lived  during  his  boyhood  in  Minne- 
apolis; was  graduated  at  Carleton  College,  1900,  and  at  Yale  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  1906;  was  principal  of  Windom  Institute,  Montevideo, 
Minn.,  1900-03;  pastor  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  1908-9;  and  became  presi- 
dent of  Smith  College,  Northampton,  Mass.,  in  1909.     [17;  237  (54).] 

Burton,  Richard  Eugene,  educator  and  author,  b.  in  Hartford,  Conn., 
March  14,  1859;  was  graduated  at  Trinity  College,  1883,  and  Johns 
Hopkins  University,  1888;  engaged  in  editorial  work;  professor  of 
English  in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1898-1902,  and  again  since 
1906;  editor  for  the  Lothrop  Publishing  Co.,  1902-4;  author  of  several 
volumes  of  essays  and  poetry.     [17;   127   (13*);   127A*,  B.;   237   (53).] 

Burwell,  Henry,  journalist,  b.  in  Bluffton,  Ind.,  in  1872;  came  to 
Duluth  in  1890;  was  editor  and  publisher  of  the  Iron  Trade  Journal 
after  1898.     [106*.] 


96  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Burwell,  Jule  H.,  b.  at  Franklin  Mills,  Ohio,  Feb.  14.  1846;  served 
in  an  Indian  war  in  the  Third  Colorado  cavalry,  1864;  settled  in  St. 
Paul  in  1878,  and  was  vice  president  and  general  manager  of  a  firm 
of  wholesale  dealers  in  farm  machinery,  wagons,  etc.  [98*;  176  (April, 
1886*).] 

Bury,  Thomas  A.,  b.  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  in  1858;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1880;  settled  at  Two  Harbors  in  1884;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1901.     [30;  106*.] 

Busch,  Friedrich,  banker,  b.  in  Reuthen,  Germany,  Oct.  8,  1839;  d. 
Jan.  27,  1908.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1860,  settling  in  Red 
Wing,  Minn.;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  there  until  1875,  when 
he  removed  to  Mankato  to  be  associated  with  John  F.  Meagher  in  the 
hardware  business;  later  was  cashier  and  afterward  president  of  the 
Goodhue  County  bank  at  Red  Wing.     [56;  237  (48).] 

Busch,  Henry  Fredrick  William,  gardener,  b.  in  Stockhausen,  Ger- 
many, Dec.  12,  1849;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1869;  settled  in 
Minneapolis  in  1870;  engaged  in  gardening,  and  in  1887  built  the  first 
greenhouse  in  the  state  for  the  cultivation  of  early  vegetables.     [60*.] 

Bush,  Avery  K.,  farmer,  seed  expert,  b.  in  Oakham,  Mass.,  April  17, 
1851;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  was  educated  at  Carleton  College; 
resided  at  Dover,  and  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1899- 
1903;  later  removed  to  Minneapolis.     [24;  30.] 

Bush,  John,  pioneer,  b.  in  New  York  in  1789;  came  to  Fort  Snelling 
in  1825;  and  engaged  in  the  fur  trade;  built  a  log  house  on  the  site 
of  St.  Paul  in  1837.  Afterward  he  lived  at  Red  Wing,  St.  Peter,  and 
Redwood  Falls.     [29.] 

Bushnell,  Chester,  pioneer,  b.  in  Norwich,  Conn.,  Aug.  4,  1803;  d.  in 
Plymouth,  Hennepin  county,  Minn.,  Jan.  26,  1874.  He  came  to  Minne- 
apolis in  1854;  owned  a  hotel  five  years,  and  then  removed  to  a  farm 
in  Plymouth.     [60.] 

Bushnell,  Horace,  eminent  clergyman  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  b.  April 
14,  1802;  d.  Feb.  17,  1876.  He  resided  temporarily  in  Minneapolis,  and 
traveled  in  Minnesota  Territory  for  his  health.     [1;  84,  p.  760.] 

Bushnell,  John  Edward,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Saybrook, 
Conn.,  Oct.  21,  1858;  was  graduated  at  Yale  College,  1880,  and  at  its 
divinity  school,  1883;  was  pastor  in  Fairfield,  Conn.,  1884-8,  and  in 
New  York  until  1901;  has  since  been  pastor  of  Westminster  Church, 
Minneapolis.     [17;  85A*.] 

Bushnell,  William  M.,  b.  in  Lafayette,  111.,  Jan.  23,  1853;  d.  in  Mon- 
terey, Mexico,  Jan.  1,  1901.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1874;  engaged 
in  the  sale  of  agricultural  implements  and  machinery,  and  later  dealt 
in  real  estate.     [28,  IX;  93*;  166A*;  237  (11.)] 

Busse,  Christian  E.,  b.  in  Prussia,  March  20,  1832;  d,  in  Shakopee, 
Minn.,  June  12,  1903.     He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854;   settled 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  97 

in   Shakopee   in   1857;    engaged   in  mercantile   business   there   and   at 
Chaska.     [32;    237    (28).] 

Buswell,  George  W.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  May  15,  1841;  set- 
tled in  Winona,  Minn.,  in  1856;  served  in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Begt. 
in  the  civil  war;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Winona;  removed  to 
Blue  Earth  City  in  1869;  was  chief  clerk  of  the  House  in  the  state 
legislature  in  1877.     [30.] 

Butler,  A.  H.,  b.  in  Marseilles,  N.  Y.,  in  1816;  d.  in  Minnesota,  Dec. 
7,  1874.  He  settled  in  Newburg,  Fillmore  county,  in  1856;  was  county 
treasurer  several  years,  and  a  representative  in  the  legislature.  [52.] 
Butler,  Aaron  R.,  journalist,  b.  in  Chippewa  county,  Wis.,  March 
4,  1877;  came  to  Minnesota  when  sixteen  years  old;  engaged  in  print- 
ing business;  settled  at  Bagley  in  1899,  where  he  founded  and  pub- 
lished the  Bagley  Independent.     [37.] 

Butler,  Alford  Augustus,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  Portland,  Me., 
Sept.  23,  1845;  was  graduated  in  theology  at  Griswold  College,  Daven- 
port, Iowa,  1873;  was  rector  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  1891-4;  was  profes- 
sor in  Seabury  Divinity  School,  1894-1905;  author  of  several  religious 
books,  and  lecturer  on  Egypt  and  Palestine;  resides  in  Faribault.  [17; 
24.] 

Butler,  Charles  J.,  b.  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  March  6,  1822;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1851;  settled  in  Stillwater  in  1856;  was  a  member  of  the 
state  constitutional  convention,  1857;  engaged  in  towboat  business. 
[41.] 

Butler,  D.,  farmer,  b.  in  Tipperary,  Ireland,  Aug.  11,  1824;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1851,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  in  Kil- 
kenny, Le  Sueur  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1879.     [30.] 

Butler,  Henry  Cuktiss,  lawyer,  b.  in  Perry,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  25,  1828;  was 
graduated  at  Hamilton  College  in  1848;  studied  law,  and  came  to  St. 
Paul  in  1850;  removed  to  Rochester  in  1864.     [18*;  66.] 

Butler,  John,  b.  in  Dublin,  Ireland,  in  1824;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Nov.  17, 
1900.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1854;  built  the  first  railroad  in  the 
state,  from  St.  Paul  to  Minneapolis;  engaged  in  the  grocery  business; 
and  afterward  was  a  drayman.     [94;   237   (11).] 

Butler,  Joseph,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  1799;  d.  in  Minnesota 
in  1872.  He  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1827;  was  pastor  of  a 
church  in  Illinois  twenty-three  years;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1863,  and 
resided  in  Wabasha.     [153.] 

Butler,  Levt,  physician,  b.  in  Jennings  county,  Ind.,  in  1818;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  April  17,  1878.  He  was  graduated  at  Ohio  Medical  Col- 
lege, 1844;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  and  settled  in  Minneapolis  two 
years  later;  was  surgeon  of  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt,  1861-3;  after- 
ward resided  in  Minneapolis  and  engaged  in  the  lumber  business;  was 
a  state  senator,  1871-3.     [29*;   30;  84*;   115.] 

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98  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Butler,  Nathan,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Hancock,  Maine,  Nov.  5,  1831; 
was  graduated  at  Waterville  College,  Maine;  settled  at  St.  Anthony 
Falls,  Minn.,  in  1856;  was  surveyor  of  the  land  grant  of  the  Great 
Northern  Railway  Co.;  resided  on  a  farm  near  Barnesville,  Clay  coun- 
ty, and  later  in  Minneapolis.     [174*.] 

Butler,  Patrick,  pioneer,  b.  in  Wicklow,  Ireland,  in  1823;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  May  4,  1900.  He  came  to  the  "United  States  in  1846,  and  settled 
in  Dakota  county,  Minn.,  in  1S55;  owned  a  farm  near  Northfield  until 
1888,  and  then  removed  to  St.  Paul.     [238  (May  5,  1900).] 

Butler,  Pierce,  lawyer,  b,  in  Waterford,  Minn.,  March  17,  1866;  was 
graduated  at  Carleton  College,  1887;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the  next 
year;  settled  in  St.  Paul;  was  county  attorney  of  Ramsey  county, 
1893-7.     [17;  22*;  23*;  24;  25;  98*;  127B;  238  (Aug.  6,  1897*).] 

Butler,  William,  building  contractor,  b.  in  Dakota  county,  Minn.,  in 
1865;  resided  in  St.  Paul,  and  was  a  member  of  the  firm  that  built  the 
new  state  capital ;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1901; 
removed  in  1905  to  New  York  City.     [30.] 

Butterfield,  Marcus  Quincy,  lawyer,  b.  in  Farmington,  Maine,  April 
7,  1815;  d.  Dec.  15,  1886.  He  came  to  Anoka  in  1860;  was  lieutenant 
and  captain  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt,  1862-65;  and  afterward 
was  several  years  attorney  for  Anoka  county.    [18;  31;  43.] 

Butters,  Reuben,  pioneer,  b.  in  Union,  Maine,  May  26,  1816;  came 
to  the  Minnesota  valley,  settled  at  Kasota,  in  1851;  was  a  farmer, 
quarryman,  and  merchant;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1857-8,  1863,  and  1864;  and  a  state  senator,  1867-8.     [18;  32;  41.] 

Button,  James,  farmer,  b.  in  Coventry,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  17,  1818;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1855;  settled  in  Rochester;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1878.     [30.] 

Butts,  Charles  M.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Plainview,  Minn.,  May  12,  1857; 
was  admitted  to  the* bar  in  1879;  settled  at  St.  Paul  in  1887.  [25;  93; 
98*.] 

Butts,  Edmund  Gregory,  lawyer,  b.  in  Kortright,  N.  Y.,  May  7,  1832; 
was  graduated  at  the  State  Normal  School,  Albany,  in  1854;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1861;  served  in  the  37th  New  York  Regt.  in  the 
civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865,  settling  at  Stillwater;  was  pro- 
bate judge  for  Washington  county  ten  years,  and  postmaster  at  Still- 
water eight  years.     [22*;  29;  41.] 

Buxton,  Edward  T.,  banker,  b.  in  Warsaw,  N.  Y.,  April  20,  1854; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1888,  and  was  vice  president  of  the  First  Na- 
tional Bank  of  Wabasha;  removed  to  Duluth  in  1895;  treasurer  of  the 
Red  Cliff  Lumber  Company  since  1897.     [31A.] 

Buxton,  Thomas  Jefferson,  banker,  b.  in  Washington  county,  Pa., 
Nov.  18,  1833;  d.  in  Hudson,  Wis.,  Oct.,  1903.  He  served  in  the  66th 
Ohio  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  in  1869  settled  in  Minneapolis,  established 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  V^ 

the  City  Bank,  was  its  cashier  and  later  its  president.  [58;  84*;  237 
(32).] 

Bye,  Andrew,  pioneer,  b.  in  Norway,  Jan.  5,  1839;  came  to  Wilming- 
ton, Houston  county,  Minn.,  in  1853;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota 
heavy  artillery  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture in  1878.     [30;  61.] 

Byebs,  John,  pioneer,  b.  in  Montgomery  county,  Ohio,  Oct.  6,  1829; 
settled  in  Hastings,  Minn.,  in  1850;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1875;   owned  several  farms.     [48.] 

Byknes,  William,  b.  in  Ireland;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Dec.  1,  1867.  He 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1849,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1852;  served 
in  the  Tenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  sheriff  of  Hennepin 
county.     [58.] 

Byrnes,  William  Joseph,  physician,  b.  in  Minneapolis,  Jan.  5,  1859; 
was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1882,  and 
afterward  studied  in  Europe;  has  practiced  in  Minneapolis  since  1882. 
[24;  26*;  84;   85A.] 

Cadwell,  Francis,  judge,  b.  in  Fulton  county,  Ohio,  May  28,  1842; 
was  graduated  at  Hillsdale  College,  Mich.,  1860;  studied  law  at  North- 
western Christian  University,  Indianapolis;  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  1863;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1864,  settling  at  Le  Sueur;  was  judge 
in  the  Eighth  judicial  district,  1891-1905.     [25;   30.] 

Cady,  Franklin  W.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Lake  county,  Ohio,  Jan.  15,  1826; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1861,  settling  on  a  farm  in  Verona,  Faribault 
county;  was  county  auditor  two  terms.     [39*;  51.] 

Cady,  Ira  M.,  journalist,  b.  in  Wayne  county,  N.  Y.,  June  1,  1853; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1883,  and  three  years  later  settled  in  Magnolia. 
Since  1893  he  has  published  the  Magnolia  Advance.     [71A.] 

Cady,  Resolvo  O.,  physician,  b.  in  Dublin,  Ireland,  Oct.  8,  1819;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1827;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  Geneva, 
N.  Y.,  1844;   settled  in  Buffalo,  Minn.,  in  1862.     [18;   31.] 

Cady,  Seward  H.,  b.  in  Saratoga  Springs,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  22,  1838;  d.  in 
Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  July  17,  1903.  He  settled  in  Albert  Lea  in  1873, 
and  established  a  newspaper  called  the  Albert  Lea  Enterprise.  [29*; 
237    (28).] 

Caiiill,  W.  F.,  miller,  b.  near  Dublin,  Ireland,  in  1830;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis in  June,  1886.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1849;  settled  at 
St.  Anthony,  Minn.,  in  1853;  owned  and  operated  several  flouring  mills. 
[58;  168   (June  25,  1886*).] 

Caillet,  Louis  E.,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Lyons,  France,  in  1832;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Nov.  28,  1897.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1853;  was 
ordained  priest  in  St.  Paul  in  1857;  was  pastor  of  St.  Mary's  church, 
1867-95,  and  was  afterward  rector  of  St.  Paul  Seminary.     [237  (9).] 


100  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Caine,  William,  physician,  b.  on  the  Isle  of  Man  in  1818;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  June  19,  1867.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1827;  was  grad- 
uated at  Geneva  Medical  College,  and  in  1851  at  Cleveland  Homoeo- 
pathic College;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1857.  [93;  94;  238  (June  20, 
1867).] 

Caine,  William  Harris,  physician,  b.  in  Ravenna,  Ohio,  May  lto, 
1854;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Sept.  16,  1902.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1860; 
was  graduated  at  Hahnemann  Medical  College,  Chicago,  in  1877;  set- 
tled in  Stillwater.     [20;  40;  237   (19).] 

Cairncross,  Alex,  merchant  and  banker,  b.  iij  Scotland;  came  to  the 
United  States  when  twenty-five  years  old,  and  to  Meeker  county,  Minn., 
in  1870;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Litchfield,  was  interested 
in  woolen  mills,  and  was  president  of  the  Meeker  County  Bank.     [65.] 

Cairns,  Charles  Sumner,  lawyer,  b.  at  Duncan  Falls,  Ohio,  July  4, 
1856;  was  graduated  at  Muskingum  College,  Ohio,  1876,  and  in  law 
at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1882;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1883,  set- 
tling in  Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1893. 
[22*;  24;  25;  26*;  30;  85A.] 

Calderwood,  John  Frank,  b.  in  Redford,  Mich.,  May  27,  1859;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1881,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  bookkeeper  till 
1888,  when  he  became  city  comptroller.  Later  he  was  auditor  of  the 
Minneapolis  Street  Railway  Company.     [22*;  90*.] 

Calderwood,  Willis  Greenleaf,  b.  in  Dodge  county,  Wis.,  July  25, 
1866;  was  graduated  at  the  Wesleyan  Methodist  Seminary,  Minnesota, 
1886;  engaged  in  teaching;  secretary  of  the  Prohibition  National  Com- 
mittee since  1904;  resides  in  Minneapolis.     [17;   24;   85A*.] 

Caldwell,  James  C,  banker,  b.  in  Columbia  county,  Wis.,  June  22, 
1864;  settled  in  Jackson  county,  Minn.,  in  1899;  engaged  in  farming 
at  Heron  Lake;  removed  to  Lakefield  in  1903;  president  of  the  First 
National  Bank  there  after  1906.     [62*.] 

Calhoun,  David  T.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Tennessee,  June  22,  1853;  d.  in  St. 
Cloud,  Minn.,  Oct.  19,  1906.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  St.  Cloud 
in  1857;  was  graduated  at  Cumberland  University  in  1874;  practiced 
law  at  Little  Falls  and  at  St  Cloud.     [31;  137*;  237  (43).] 

Calhoun,  John  Franklin,  b.  in  Licking  county,  Ohio,  April  28,  1854; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1881,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  and  engaged  in 
real  estate  and  loaning  business;  was  a  state  senator,  1903-09.  [22*; 
24;  25;  30.]      " 

Calkins,  Franklin  Welles,  author,  b.  in  Iowa  county,  Wis.,  June 
5,  1857;  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar;  explored  the  Black 
Hills  and  the  northwest  frontier;  author  of  many  books  and  newspaper 
stories  and  articles;  resides  in  Underwood,  Minn.     [17.] 

Callender,  J.  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  Massachusetts  in  1825;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1856;  settled  in  Jordan;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature, 1876-7,     [30.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  101 

Cameron,  D.  C,  b.  in  Kalamazoo,  Mich.,  March  14,  1841;  came  to  La 
Crescent,  Minn.,  in  1860;  served  in  the  First  Wisconsin  Battery  in  the 
civil  war;  was  superintendent  of  schools  of  Houston  county,  1877-1886. 
[61.] 

Cameron,  Daniel,  pioneer  farmer,  b.  in  Deerfield,  N.  Y.,  April  2,  1825; 
came  in  1855  to  Minnesota,  settling  at  La  Crescent;  was  a  state  sen- 
ator, 1S64-5.     [18;   61.] 

Cameron,  Leroy  Learned,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  1869;  d. 
Aug.  4,  1896.  He  was  graduated  at  Union  College  in  1889,  and  later 
at  Princeton  Seminary;  was  pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church 
in  St.  Paul.     [153.] 

Cameron,  Murdoch,  fur  trader,  b.  in  Scotland;  d.  at  Lac  qui  Parle, 
Minn.,  in  1811.  He  established  a  trading  post  at  Lac  qui  Parle  at  an 
early  day,  and  accumulated  considerable  wealth.     [28,  I.] 

Cameron,  William  G.,  physician,  b.  in  New  York,  Nov.  3,  1873;  was 
graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  1897;  was 
assistant  physician  in  the  Northern  Pacific  hospital,  Brainerd,  Minn., 
1898-1900;   then  settled  in  Staples.     [37.] 

Cammack,  Edward  A.,  b.  in  Chicago,  111.,  Jan.  20,  1855;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1879;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1884;  president  and  general  man- 
ager of  the  Crescent  Creamery  Co.     [24;   25;   95*.] 

Camp,  George  Albert,  b.  in  Charlotte,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  9,  1830;  d.  at  Lake 
Minnetonka,  Minn.,  May,  1892.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1851,  and 
settled  at  St.  Anthony;  served  in  the  Ninth  Minnesota  Regt.  against 
the  Indians,  1862-4,  and  later  in  the  South,  attaining  the  rank  of  major; 
afterward  resided  in  Minneapolis,  and  engaged  in  lumbering;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1875.     [29;   84*;  121.] 

Camp,  John  H.,  merchant,  b.  in  Ashtabula,  Ohio,  in  1838;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  April  4,  1885.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1858,  and  settled  in  St. 
Paul  the  next  year.  During  the  later  years  of  his  life  he  dealt  largely 
in  real  estate.     [237   (1).] 

Campbell,  Alexander  S.,  miller,  b.  in  Rice  county,  Minn.,  Dec.  20, 
1859;  settled  in  Austin,  1886;  was  a  state  senator,  1903-09;  mayor  of 
Austin,  1899-1900,  and  1910-11.     [24;   30;   65A*.] 

Campbell,  Clement  C,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Wisconsin 
in  1851;  was  educated  at  Ripon  College,  and  at  Chicago  and  Yale 
theological  seminaries;  was  pastor  in  Connecticut,  Dakota,  Wisconsin, 
and  in  St.  Paul,*Minn.,  1904-11.     [237   (36).] 

Campbell,  Cyrus  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  Bedford,  N.  H.,  March  23,  1826; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1858;  settled  in  Anoka  in  1866,  and  engaged  in 
the  door,  sash  and  blind  business,  and  later  in  farming.     [31.] 

Campbell,  David,  pioneer,  b.  in  Ontario,  Canada,  April  27,  1831;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  Watab,  Benton 
county,  engaged  in  farming  and  lumbering,  and  kept  a  hotel.     [31.] 


102  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Campbell,  Dugald,  pioneer,  b.  in  Glasgow,  Scotland,  Aug.  1,  1819; 
came  to  America  in  1825,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1849;  owned  a  farm  in 
Florence,  Goodhue  county.  In  1870  he  removed  to  Cormorant,  Becker 
county,  where  he  was  the  first  settler.     [44.] 

Campbell,  Erford  Andre,  banker,  b,  in  Cortland  county,  N.  Y.,  April 
4,  1836;  d.  in  Winthrop,  Minn.,  Dec.  13,  1898.  He  served  two  years  in 
the  Seventh  Wisconsin  Regt.  during  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1865,  settling  in  Sibley  county;  engaged  in  real  estate  and  insur- 
ance business.  In  1888  he  became  president  of  the  State  Bank  of 
Winthrop;  in  1895  he  assisted  in  organizing  the  Minneapolis,  New  Ulm 
and  Southwestern  Railroad  Company;  and  also  had  milling  and  farm- 
ing interests.     [22*;   121*.] 

Campbell,  Francis  M.,  b.  in  Maine  in  1837;  served  in  the  18th  Maine 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1866,  and  the  next  year 
settled  in  Princeton;  was  proprietor  of  a  hotel  until  1879;  was  presi- 
dent of  the  Bank  of  Princeton,  and  treasurer  of  Mille  Lacs  county,  and 
also  engaged  in  lumber  business.     [31.] 

Campbell,  Frank  W.,  b.  in  Adrian,  Mich.,  March  25,  1856;  was  a 
mail  carrier  in  Minneapolis  twenty  years;  became  superintendent  of 
the  St.  Anthony  postoffice  station  in  1899.     [237   (20*).] 

Campbell,  Gabriel,  educator,  b.  in  Dalrymple,  Scotland,  Aug.  19,  1838; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1842;  was  captain  in  the  17th  Michigan 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Michigan, 
1865,  and  Chicago  Theological  Seminary,  1868;  was  professor  of  phil- 
osophy in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1867-81,  in  Bowdoin  College, 
1S81-3,  and  in  Dartmouth  College  since  1883.     [17.] 

Campbell,  John  L.,  b.  at  Mendota,  Minn.,  in  1832;  was  lynched  for 
the  murder  of  the  Jewett  family,  May  3,  1865,  at  Mankato,  Minn.  He 
was  the  youngest  son  of  the  half-breed,  Scott  Campbell;  was  intem- 
perate and  cruel,  and  committed  several  murders.  In  1861-4  he  was  a 
member  of  Brackett's  Battalion,  from  which  he  deesrted  to  join  the 
outlawed  Sioux.     [28,  IV.] 

Campbell,  Lewis  William,  b.  in  Harrington,  Maine,  July  24,  1841; 
served  in  Maine  regiments  during  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minneapolis 
in  1869,  and  has  since  resided  in  that  city,  being  engaged  in  flour 
milling.     [19*;  85A*.] 

Campbell,  Mark,  merchant,  b.  in  Crawford  county,  Pa.,  April  25, 
1833;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  engaged  in  farming,  and  after  1863 
owned  a  store  in  Troy,  Winona  county,     [76.] 

Campbell,  Nathaniel,  lawyer,  b,  in  St.  Clair  county,  Mich.,  Nov.  11, 
1857;  studied  law,  and  edited  a  newspaper  in  Kansas;  later  was  reg- 
ister of  deeds  for  Kingfisher  county,  Oklahoma;  settled  in  Crookston, 
Minn.,  in  1896;  was  mayor  two  terms,  beginning  in  1900.     [37*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  103 

Campbell,  Otho  H.,  b.  in  Hartford,  Conn.,  Aug.  1,  1844;  served  in 
the  22d  Connecticut  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Kingston,  Meek- 
er county,  Minn.,  in  1866,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business;  later 
owned  a  mill  in  Manannah.     [65.] 

Campbell,  Samuel  Lewis,  lawyer,  b.  in  Chenango  county,  N.  Y.,  Aug. 
16,  1824;  d.  in  Wabasha,  Minn.,  Jan.  17,  1910.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1855,  settling  at  Wabasha;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1876-9.     [IS;   23*;   30;   74;   237   (62*).] 

Campbell,  Samuel  M.,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Steuben  county, 
N.  Y.,  in  1823;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Nov.  17,  1892.  He  was  graduated  at 
Auburn  Theological  Seminary  in  1849;  was  pastor  in  New  York  state 
thirteen  years,  and  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  in  Minneapolis, 
1881-9;  author  of  two  books,  "Across  the  Desert,"  and  "The  Story  of 
Creation."     [154A*.] 

Campbell,  Scott,  pioneer,  b.  at  Prairie  du  Chien  in  1790;  d.  near  St. 
Paul  in  1850.  He  was  the  son  of  a  Scotch  trader  and  an  Indian 
woman;  was  interpreter  at  Fort  Snelling  twenty-five  years;  settled  in 
St.  Paul  in  1843;  bought  a  small  claim  which  he  sold  in  1848  to  Wil- 
liam Hartshorn.  His  wife  was  named  Margaret  and  was  a  Menominee 
half-breed.  Two  of  their  sons  were  concerned  in  the  Sioux  outbreak 
of  1862,  and  one  of  them  was  executed  at  Mankato.     [28,  IV;  94.] 

Campbell,  W.  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Canada  in  1837;  came  to  Minnesota, 
and  settled  in  Bear  Valley,  Wabasha  county;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1873.     [30.] 

Campbell,  W.  H.,  b.  in  Mississippi;  came  to  Wabasha,  Minn.,  in 
1857;  served  in  the  Confederate  army  one  year  in  the  civil  war,  being 
impressed  into  the  service  while  visiting  in  the  South;  returned  to 
Wabasha  in  1863;  was  county  auditor,  1872-81;  later  owned  a  farm  of 
1,600  acres  near  Crookston.     [74.] 

Campbell,  Wallace,  lawyer,  b.  in  Waverly,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  8,  1863;  was 
graduated  at  Hamilton  College,  Clinton,  N.  Y.,  1883,  and  Columbia  Law 
School,  1884;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1886,  and  engaged  in  law  prac- 
tice and  banking.     [21;   24;   25;   26*;   85A.] 

Campbell,  William  A.,  b.  in  Pocahontas  county,  Iowa,  1874;  came 
to  Minnesota,  1892;  resides  in  Minneapolis;  is  a  traveling  salesman; 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1909-11.     [30*.] 

Campbell,  William  M.,  farmer,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  April  11, 
1839;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1858,  settling  in  Litchfield;  served  in  the 
1st  and  2nd  Minnesota  cavalry,  1863-5;  was  sheriff  of  Meeker  county 
two  terms;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878-9.     [30;  65.] 

Campbell,  William  W.,  b.  in  Cattaraugus  county,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  22, 
1832;  served  in  the  18th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in 
Ada,  Minn.,  in  1878;  owned  a  farm,  and  after  1881  engaged  in  real 
estate  business.     [35.] 


104  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Canby,  Edwakd  R.  S.,  soldier,  b.  in  Kentucky;  was  graduated  at  the 
U.  S.  Military  Academy  in  1839;  was  commandant  at  Fort  Snelling  in 
1856;  attained  the  rank  of  major  general  in  1865;  was  murdered  by 
Modoc  Indians  in  Oregon,  April  11,  1873.  The  town  of  Canby,  Minn., 
was  named  for  him.     [1*;  11;   12;   13.] 

Caneday,  David  A.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Readsborough,  Vt,  July  21,  1830; 
settled- at  Taylor's  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1853;  was  editor  of  the  St.  Croix 
Monitor,  1861-2,  and  of  the  St.  Croix  Dalles,  1881-4.  He  served  in  the 
Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.,  1862-5;  afterward  engaged  in  mining  in  Pine 
county,  Minn.,  and  in  Wisconsin.     [41;    42.] 

Canestoep,  Ole  O.,  farmer,  b.  in  Sweden,  May  21,  1847;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1862,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1871;  settled  at  Elbow 
Lake,  Grant  county;  was  county  treasurer  many  years,  and  a  state 
senator,  1891-3  and  1907-9.     [30*;    35;    57*;   169.] 

Canfield,  A.,  physician,  b.  in  Morris  county,  N.  Y.,  April  28,  1822; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1854;  lived  in  Dakota  county  thirteen  years; 
settled  in  Sauk  Center  in  1867.     [31.] 

Canfield,  Edwin  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Westfield,  Wis.,  Dec.  27,  1855; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1866;  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  1881,  and  has  since  practiced  law  in  Luverne;  was  a  state  senator, 
1907-09.     [24;   25;   30*;   34;   71;   71A*.] 

Canfield,  Job  A.,  b.  in  Knox  county,  Ohio,  Jan.  20,  1824;  d.  in  Otisco, 
Waseca  county,  Minn.,  Jan.  28,  1884.  He  settled  on  a  farm  in  Otisco 
in  1856;  served  in  the  Tenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  the 
first  judge  of  probate  of  Waseca  county,  1857-60,  and,  again  held  that 
office,  1870-8.     [75.] 

Canfield,  Mannin  F.,  druggist,  b.  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  April  14,  1845; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1853;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Heavy  Ar- 
tillery in  the  civil  war;  settled  at  Long  Prairie  in  1882.     [35.] 

Canfield,  Thomas  Hawley,  b.  in  Arlington,  Vt.,  in  1822;  engaged  in 
railway  management;  was  influential  in  forming  the  Northern  Pacific 
Railway  Co.,  and  in  promoting  its  interests  in  Congress.  He  platted 
along  its  line  in  Minnesota  the  towns  of  Kimberly,  Aitkin,  Brainerd, 
Motley,  Aldrich,  Wadena,  Perham,  Audubon,  Lake  Park,  Hawley,  Glyn- 
don,  and  Moorhead;  and  later  owned  a  farm  of  5,500  acres  at  Lake 
Park.     [35;  176  (Feb.,  1885*).] 

Cannon,  Henry  White,  b.  in  Delhi,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  27,  1850;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1870,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  Stillwater;  organized 
the  Lumberman's  National  Bank,  and  was  its  cashier  and  acting  presi- 
ident,  1871-84;  was  U.  S.  comptroller  of  the  currency,  1*884-6;  president 
of  the  Chase  National  Bank,  New  York  City,  1886-1904,  and  later  chair- 
man of  its  directors.     [17;  40;  41.] 

Cansdell,  John  A.,  settled  on  a  farm  near  Rice  Lake,  Steele  county, 
Minn.;  served  in  the  army  in  the  civil  war;  later  resided  in  Owatonna, 


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and  engaged  in  mercantile  business;  was  treasurer  of  Steele  county, 
1877-84.     [72.] 

Cant,  William  Alexander,  judge,  b.  in  Westfield,  Wis.,  Dec.  23, 
1863;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1881;  was  graduated  at  the  State  Normal 
School  in  St.  Cloud,  1883;  began  the  practice  of  law  in  Duluth,  1886; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1895;  and  has  been  judge  in 
the  Eleventh  judicial  district  since  1897.     [23;  24;  30.] 

Canterbury,  James  Rudolph,  b.  in  Pomeroy,  Ohio,  March  15,  1858; 
settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1882;  was  connected  with  the  fire  depart- 
ment, 1883-95;  has  been  its  chief  since  1900.     [26*;   88*;  85A*.] 

Cantwell,  P.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1825;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1848,  and  settled  in  Le  Sueur,  Minn.,  in  1852,  being  one  of 
the  first  settlers  there;  was  a  carpenter  and  wheelwright.     [32.] 

Canty,  Thomas,  jurist,  b.  in  London,  England,  April  25,  1854;  came 
to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  when  two  years  old;  settled  in 
Minneapolis  in  1880,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the  next  year.  In 
1891-4  he  was  judge  in  the  Fourth  judicial  district,  and  in  1894-1900 
was  an  associate  justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Minnesota.  [17; 
22*;   23*;   24;   30;   84*;   137*.] 

Capehart,  Augustus  R.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Georgia  in  1836;  settled  in  St. 
Paul  in  1856;  practiced  law  and  dealt  in  real  estate;  removed  to 
Phoenix,  Arizona,  in  1905.     [85;  89*;  241.] 

Capser,  Anthony,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Bavaria,  Germany,  Feb.  27,  1841; 
d.  in  Collegeville,  Minn.,  Sept.  24,  1898.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
when  a  child;  entered  the  Benedictine  order  in  1862;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1865;  was  ordained  a  priest  the  next  year;  resided  in  St.  Cloud, 
and  engaged  in  missionary  work;  was  a  professor  in  St.  John's  Col- 
lege several  years.     [132   (Sept.,  1898*).] 

Capser,  Joseph,  merchant,  b.  in  Bavaria,  March  5,  1833;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1846,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  settling  as  a 
farmer  near  St.  Joseph,  Stearns  county;  removed  in  1864  to  Sauk  Cen- 
ter, and  engaged  in  mercantile  business  there  many  years;  was  a  state 
senator  in  1875-6,  and  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1889.  [18;, 
30;   31.] 

Cardinal,  Clement,  farmer,  b.  in  St.  Our,  Canada,  March  31,  1837; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1850;  for  several  years  engaged  in  the  fur  trade 
with  the  Indians;  served  in  the  Fifth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  Indian 
war,  1862;  settled  in  Centerville,  Anoka  county,  in  1863.     [31.] 

Cardozo,  Isaac  N.,  b.  in  Richmond,  Va.,  June  25,  1820;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Nov.  2,  1887.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1842;  settled  in  St.  Paul 
in  1857;  was  appointed  U.  S.  commissioner  in  1858  and  held  this  posi- 
tion until  his  death.     [237  (1).] 

Carel,  Hubert  Charles,  b.  in  Olney,  111.,  Aug.  18,  1872;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  University  of  Minnesota,   1893;    instructor  in   chemistry 


106  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

there,  1895-8;  assistant  professor,  1898-1904,  and  later  professor  to 
1907;  chemist  of  the  State  Board  of  Health  since  1900,  residing  in 
Minneapolis.     [7A.] 

Carey,  Charles  H.,  b.  in  Salisbury,  Vt.,  May  22,  1856;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1867;  settled  in  Elmore,  Faribault  county,  in  1883;  was  one 
of  the  proprietors  of  the  Exchange  Bank,  and  dealt  in  stock  and  hay. 
[39.] 

Caeey,  Hubbard,  merchant,  b.  in  Lake  county,  111.,  in  1857;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  when  an  infant;  resides  in  Adams;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1909.     [30*.] 

Carey,  John  Richard,  b.  in  Bangor,  Maine,  March  3,  1830;  d.  in 
Duluth,  Minn.,  Aug.  25,  1905.  He  came  to  Minnesota  with  a  New  Eng- 
land colony  in  1852;  the  plan  of  founding  a  town  being  abandoned,  he 
remained  two  years  in  St.  Paul;  later  went  to  the  head  of  Lake  Supe- 
rior, and  settled  on  the  site  of  Duluth;  was  judge  of  probate  four  years, 
and  register  in  the  U.  S.  land  office,  and  U.  S.  commissioner;  was  city 
justice  of  Duluth  in  1873.     [20;  23*;  27*;  28,  XII;  174*.] 

Cargill,  Samuel  D.,  b.  on  Long  Island  about  1848;  d.  in  West  Baden, 
Ind.,  March  15,  1903.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1888;  was  presi- 
dent of  the  Cargill  Elevator  Company,  and  had  many  other  financial 
interests.     [237  (28*).] 

Cariveau,  F.  A.,  grocer,  b.  in  Canada  in  1835;  came  to  St.  Paul  in 
1856;  was  first  lieutenant  and  afterward  captain  in  the  Fifth  Minne- 
sota Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  afterward  opened  a  grocery  in  St.  Paul, 
[68.] 

.  Carl,  Matthew  S.,  banker,  b.  in  Ontario,  Canada;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1892,  settling  at  Clara  City,  where  he  organized  a  state  bank 
the  same  year,  and  has  since  been  its  cashier;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1905.     [30*.] 

Carle,  Frank  Austin,  journalist,  b.  in  Spencerport,  N.  Y.,  July  21, 
1851;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1874;  was  man- 
aging editor  of  the  Pioneer  Press,  St.  Paul,  18S0-9;  editorial  writer" 
for  the  Minneapolis  Tribune  since  1901.     [17;  24.] 

Carleton,  Frank  Henry,  lawyer,  b.  in  Newport,  N.  H.,  Oct.  8,  1849; 
was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1872;  came  to  Minneapolis  and 
engaged  in  newspaper  work;  after  studying  law  in  St.  Paul,  and  acting 
as  secretary  to  Gov.  Pillsbury,  he  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1882.  [3*; 
22*;  23*;  26*;  85A*;  90*.] 

Carley,  James  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Oronoco,  Minn.,  in  1870;  was  grad- 
uated in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1904;  was  attorney  for 
Wabasha  county  eight  years;  resides  in  Plainview;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1909.     [30*.] 

Carli,  Christopher,  pioneer  physician,  son  of  an  Italian  merchant, 
was  born  in  Frankfort-on-the-Main,  Germany,  Dec.  7,  1811;  d.  in  Still- 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  107 

water,  Minn.,  Nov.  6,  1887.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1832,  and 
to  what  is  now  Minnesota  in  1S41.  With  Major  Joseph  R.  Brown,  in 
the  summer  of  that  year,  he  built  the  first  log  house  on  the  present 
site  of  Stillwater.  He  practiced  among  the  Indians  and  early  settlers 
in  a  territory  of  more  than  a  hundred  miles  radius;  and  opened  the 
first  drug  store  and  the  first  bank  in  Stillwater.     [18;  40;  41;  42.] 

Carli,  Lydia  Ann  Brown,  b.  near  Lancaster,  Pa.,  March  13,  1818;  d. 
in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  Aug.  11,  1905.  She  married  Paul  Carli  in  1834; 
came  with  him  to  the  St.  Croix  valley  in  1841,  being  the  first  white 
woman  in  that  region.  In  1846  her  husband  was  drowned.  The  next 
year  she  married  her  brother-in-law,  Dr.  Christopher  Carli;  was 
mother  of  twelve  children,  and  was  noted  for  her  hospitality,  courage, 
and  piety.     [40;   41;   42;   176   (June,  1902*);   237   (5).] 

Carli,  Paul,  pioneer,  b.  in  Italy,  July  25,  1805;  was  drowned  in  Lake 
St.  Croix,  near  his  home  in  Afton,  Minn.,  in  1846.  He  married  Lydia 
Ann  Brown,  sister  of  Joseph  R.  Brown,  in  1834;  settled  in  Afton  in 
1841.     [41.] 

Carlson,  A.  J.,  miller,  b.  in  Sweden,  April  20,  1837 ;  d.  at  East  Union, 
Minn.,  March  20,  1909.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854,  and  to 
Minnesota  in  1860;  served  in  the  Ninth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  Indian 
and  civil  wars;  resided  in  San  Francisco  township,  Carver  county. 
[32;   237   (51*).] 

Carlson,  C.  J.,  banker,  b.  near  Cokato,  Minn.,  Aug.  23,  1870;  was 
postmaster  there,  1894-98;  cashier  of  the  Farmers'  and  Merchants' 
Bank  of  Cokato;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1909.     [30*.] 

Carlson,  Carl  Albert,  merchant,  b.  at  Marine  Mills,  Minn.,  Sept.  5, 
1866;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1887,  and  engaged  in  grocery  business; 
was  a  representative  in  the  state  legislature  in  1893.     [30.] 

Carlson.  Carl  J.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden,  May  13,  1849; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1871;  studied  at  Augustana  College  and 
Seminary,  Rock  Island,  111.,  and  was  ordained  in  1880;  was  pastor  in 
South  Dakota,  and  since  1889  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.     [148;  169.] 

Carlson,  Frank  A.,  farmer,  b.  at  Taylor's  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1863;  set- 
tled in  Litchfield;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903-05, 
[30*.] 

Carlson,  John  M.,  building  contractor,  b.  in  Sweden,  Nov.  29,  1841 
came  to  the  United  States  when  twenty-five  years  old,  and  to  St.  Paul 
two  years  later,  where  he  constructed  many  important  buildings.     [25 
169.] 

Carlson,  John  S.,  educator,  b.  in  Frodenge,  Sweden,  Nov.  8,  1857 
came  to  the  United  States  when  a  child;  was  graduated  at  Augustana 
College,  Rock  Island,  in  1885;  was  professor  of  history  in  Gustavus 
Adolphus  College,  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  1887-98;  and  professor  of  Scan- 
dinavian languages  in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1899-1907.  [127 
(14*);  127B;  169.] 


108  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Carlstkom,  John  Alfred,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Smaland,  Swe- 
den, Oct.  3,  1857;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1886;  was  graduated 
from  the  theological  department  of  Augustana  College,  Rock  Island, 
in  1889;   was  pastor  at  St.  Cloud,  Minn.     [169.] 

Carlton,  Frank  C,  b.  at  Black  Earth,  Wis.,  in  1855;  came  to  Min- 
nesota while  an  infant;  was  superintendent  of  schools  for  Steele 
county,  and  in  1907  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature.     [30*.] 

Carney,  Patrick  H.,  b.  near  Clones,  Ireland,  Jan.  18,  1838;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1844,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1866;  settled  in  Man- 
kato  in  1871;  engaged  in  wholesale  liquor  business,  and  after  1890 
was  manager  of  the  Standard  Cement  works.     [83*.] 

Carnihan,  A.  J.,  b.  in  New  Brunswick,  April  13,  1838;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1855;  settled  on  a  farm  on  the  site  of  Benson,  1870;  was 
sheriff  of  Swift  county  several  years.     [32.] 

Carpenter,  Clarence  Palmer,  journalist  and  lawyer,  b.  in  Eastford, 
Conn.,  Feb.  4,  1853;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1855; 
worked  at  the  printing  trade  and  farming.  In  1884  he  established  the 
Dakota  County  Tribune  in  Farmington;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1890;  and  in  1895  purchased  the  Northfield  Independent.  [22*;  24; 
25;  174*.] 

Carpenter,  Fred  Warner,  lawyer,  b.  in  Sauk  Center,  Minn.,  Dec.  12, 
1873;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1897; 
practiced  in  San  Francisco,  1897-99;  was  secretary  to  Governor  Taft 
in  the  Philippine  Islands;  was  appointed  his  private  secretary  when 
he  became  president,  and  held  this  position  until  June,  1910;  was  then 
appointed  U.  S.  minister  to  Morocco.     [17;  237  (54*,  63*) ;  241.] 

Carpenter,  George  Celoftus,  merchant,  b.  in  Columbia  county,  Wis., 
March  22,  1855;  settled  at  Buffalo,  Minn.,  in  1886;  was  sheriff  of 
Wright  county,  1892-6;  has  been  a  state  senator  since  1907.     [24;  30*.] 

Carpenter,  Niles,  banker,  b.  in  New  York  in  1825;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1856;  settled  in  Rushford;  was  county  auditor  six  years;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1858  and  1873.     [30.] 

Carpenter,  S.  P.,  b.  in  Washtenaw  county,  Mich.,  June  1,  1835;  set- 
tled in  Sauk  Rapids,  Minn.,  in  1871,  and  engaged  in  hotel  business  nine 
years;  was  sheriff  of  Benton  county,  1874-8,  and  was  afterward  clerk 
of  the  district  court.     [31.] 

Carpenter,  Warren,  Sb.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Foxborough,  Mass,,  June  27, 
1817;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Dec.  29,  1886.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1858,  and 
engaged  in  real  estate  business.     [238   (Dec.  30,  1886).] 

Carpenter,  Willet,  pioneer,  b.  near  Elmira,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  14,  1830;  d. 
in  Winona,,  Minn.,  April  30,  1890.  He  settled  there  in  1854;  engaged 
in  real  estate  and  railroad  business,     [78.] 

Carrier,  Augustus  H.,  clergyman,  b.  in  Hartford  county,  Conn.;  was 
graduated  at  Yale  College,  1851;   studied  at  Andover  Seminary;   was 


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ordained  by  a  Congregational  Council,  1856;  supplied  Plymouth 
Church,  Minneapolis,  one  year,  and  was  pastor  of  the  First  Presby- 
terian church  there,  1867-71 ;  later  was  pastor  at  Erie,  Pa.,  Indianapolis, 
Ind.,  and  Santa  Barbara,  Cal.     [154A.] 

Carringtox,  George  L.,  b.  in  Connecticut,  April  21,  1838;  d.  in  Albert 
Lea,  Minn.,  Nov.  27,  1900.  He  settled  in  Albert  Lea  in  1896,  was  pres- 
ident of  the  electric  light  company,  and  engaged  in  real  estate  and 
other  business.     [237   (11*).] 

Carrothers,  Mrs.  Helen  Mar,  b.  in  Waukesha,  Wis.,  Aug.  27,  1843; 
was  married  to  James  Carrothers,  a  carpenter,  in  1856,  and  with  him 
came  to  Winona,  Minn.,  the  same  year.  In  1858  they  removed  to  a 
farm  in  Renville  county,  and  at  the  time  of  the  Indian  outbreak,  in 
1862,  Mrs.  Carrothers  and  her  two  young  children  were  taken  captives. 
After  great  sufferings  and  danger  they  escaped  and  reached  the  white 
soldiers.  In  1896  she  was  married  to  Lemon  Howard  Tarble,  and  re- 
sided near  Dodge  Center.     [241.] 

Carson,  Alexander  N.,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Tennessee  in 
1848;  d.  in  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  Dec,  1899.  He  was  ordained  to  the 
ministry  in  Ohio;  was  pastor  in  St.  Paul,  1892-5,  and  later  in  New 
Jersey  and  California.     [154*;   238   (Dec.  20,  1899*).] 

Carter,  Theodore  G.,  b.  in  Allegany  county,  N.  Y.,  Feb.,  1832;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1856;  two  years  later  settled  in  St.  Peter,  and  was 
cashier  in  a  bank;  served  in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  afterward  engaged  in  real  estate 
and  insurance  business.     [32.] 

Carver,  Henry  Ladd,  b.  at  Nunda,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  6,  1830;  d.  at  Lake 
Minnetonka,  Minn.,  Aug.  9,  1893.  He  was  educated  at  the  Poughkeep- 
sie  law  school;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1854;  settled  in  St.  Paul 
the  same  year;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1861-2;  served 
in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of 
lieutenant  colonel.     [28,  VIII;   68;   93;   94;   121;   124;   156;   159;  163.] 

Carver,  Jonathan,  explorer,  b.  in  Stillwater,  now  Canterbury,  Conn., 
in  1732;  d.  in  London,  England,  Jan.  31,  1780.  He  commanded  a  com- 
pany in  the  French  war,  and  in  1763,  when  the  treaty  of  peace  was 
declared,  he  resolved  to  explore  the  newly  acquired  possessions  of 
Great  Britain  in  the  Northwest.  In  1766  he  traveled  from  Boston  to 
the  upper  Mississippi  river,  and  spent  the  ensuing  winter  with  the 
Sioux  on  the  Minnesota  river  in  the  vicinity  of  the  site  of  New  Ulm. 
On  his  return,  according  to  statements  published  after  his  death,  he 
negotiated  a  treaty,  May  1,  1767,  at  Carver's  cave,  in  the  east  edge  of 
the  present  city  of  St.  Paul,  by  which  two  Sioux  chiefs  granted  to  him 
a  large  tract  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  the  Mississippi,  extending 
from  the  Falls  of  St.  Anthony  to  the  south  end  of  lake  Pepin.  This 
purported  grant  was  investigated  in  1823  by  a  committee  of  Congress, 
and  it  was  decided  that  it  can  confer  no  rights  under  the  laws  of  the 


110  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

United  States.  Carver  continued  his  explorations  by  a  canoe  journey 
along  the  north  and  east  coast  of  lake  Superior.  He  returned  to  Bos- 
ton in  October,  1768;  soon  sailed  to  England,  and  spent  the  remainder 
of  his  life  in  London,  publishing  Travels  through  the  Interior  Parts 
of  North  America  (1778)  and  A  Treatise  on  the  Culture  of  the  To- 
bacco Plant  (1779).  [1*;  3*;  4;  28,  I*,  II*,  IV*;  107;  108;  109*;  114*; 
176   (Aug.,  1896*).] 

Carver,  O.  F.,  b.  in  Genesee  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1830;  came  to  St.  Paul 
in  1858,  and  engaged  in  teaching  and  bookkeeping;  settled  in  St. 
Cloud  in  1870;  was  manager  of  a  lumber  yard  and  flouring  mill  at 
Sauk  Center,  1870-4;  and  afterward  was  employed  in  McClure's  Bank 
in  St.  Cloud.     [31.] 

Case,.  Christopher  Francis,  journalist,  b.  in  South  Manchester, 
Conn.,  Nov.  1,  1839;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Michigan, 
1868;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1874,  settling  in  Marshall,  and  edited  the 
Marshall  Messenger  until  1883;  published  a  history  of  Lyon  county, 
1882,  and  the  Lyon  County  Reporter  since  1890.     [22*;  24;  32.] 

Case,  Emanuel,  pioneer,  b.  in  New  York;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Aug.  4, 
1871.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1851;  owned  a  store  in  St.  Anthony, 
and  later  took  a  claim  on  the  site  of  Minneapolis;  was  president  of 
the  company  that  built  the  first  bridge  across  the  Mississippi  river. 
[59;   157*.] 

Case,  George  E.,  b.  in  Manchester,  Mich.,  April,  1841;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Minnesota  in  1851;  served  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt., 
1862-5,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  engaged  in  farming  and  rail- 
road building;  resided  at  Kasota;  was  a  state  senator  in  1881.     [32.] 

Case,  J.  A.,  b.  in  1823;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  May,  1896.  He  settled  in  St. 
Paul  in  1853,  and  engaged  in  surveying  and  civil  engineering.  [237 
(11).] 

Case,  John  Higley,  lawyer,  was  graduated  at  Yale  in  1855;  came 
to  Faribault  in  1858;  was  a  state  senator  in  1871.     [18*.] 

Case,  Sweet  W.,  b.  in  New  York,  March  31,  1820;  came  with  his 
father  to  Minnesota  in  1851;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1861;  was  clerk 
of  court  in  Hennepin  county  many  years.     [59;  60;  166A*.] 

Case,  Walter  Luman,  lawyer,  b.  in  Wilson,  N.  Y.,  April  23,  1863; 
was  graduated  at  Wilson  Collegiate  Institute,  1884;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1893,  settling  at  Duluth;  removed  to  Cloquet  in  1897;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1907.     [24;  25;  30*;   111.] 

Casey,  Thomas,  educator,  b.  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  27,  1855;  was 
graduated  at  Northern  Indiana  Normal  School,  Valparaiso,  1882;  en- 
gaged in  teaching  in  Crookston  and  other  Minnesota  towns  after  1883; 
was  superintendent  of  schools  for  Polk  county,  1901-09,  residing  in 
Crookston.     [36;  37;  38.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  Ill 

Cash,  Daniel  Gilbert,  lawyer,  b.  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  Feb.  11,  1843; 
served  through  the  civil  war  in  the  27th  Michigan  Regt.,  attaining  the 
rank  of  major;   settled  in  Duluth  in  1870.     [23*;   25.^ 

Cashman,  Thomas  E.,  b.  near  Owatonna,  Minn.,  Sept.  2,  1871;  is 
manager  of  the  Clinton  Falls  Nursery  Company;  has  been  a  state 
senator  since  1907;   resides  in  Owatonna.     [24;   25;   30*;   70A*.] 

Cass,  John  L.,  journalist,  b.  in  Richmond,  Wis.,  April  14,  1851;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1864;  settled  at  Lake  Benton  in  1879, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the  next  year;  after  1887  published  the 
Lake  Benton  News.     [34.] 

Cass,  Lewis,  statesman,  b.  in  Exeter,  N.  H.,  Oct.  9,  1782;  d.  in  De- 
troit, Mich.,  June  17,  1866.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1803  in 
Ohio;  served  in  the  war  of  1812,  attaining  the  rank  of  brigadier  gen- 
eral; was  governor  of  the  territory  of  Michigan;  negotiated  twenty- 
two  treaties  with  Indian  tribes;  in  1820  led  an  expedition  to  explore 
the  headwaters  of  the  Mississippi;  became  secretary  of  war  in  Presi- 
dent Jackson's  cabinet  in  1831;  was  minister  to  France;  was  Dem- 
ocratic candidate  for  U.  S.  president;  was  secretary  of  state  in  Presi- 
dent Buchanan's  cabinet;  was  U.  S.  senator  twelve  years.  Cass  lake 
and  Cass  county  in  this  state  are  named  in  his  honor.  [1*;  28,  VIP; 
114*;    238    (June  20,  1866).] 

Casseday,  John  J.,  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the 
civil  war;  resided  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  after  1866,  where  he  estab- 
lished the  Casseday  Marble  Works.     [237  (27*).] 

Castle,  Henry,  b.  in  England  in  1858;  came  to  the  United  States 
with  his  parents  in  1863;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1872,  settled  at  Elk 
River,  and  was  register  of  deeds  and  clerk  of  the  district  court.     [31.] 

Castle,  Henry  Anson,  journalist,  b.  near  Quincy,  111.,  Aug.  22,  1841; 
was  graduated  at  McKendree  College,  111.,  1862;  joined  the  73d  Illinois 
Regt.  as  a  private,  and  was  promoted,  before  the  close  of  the  civil  war, 
to  the  rank  of  captain  in  the  137th  Illinois  Regt.  In  1866  he  came  to 
St.  Paul;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1873;  adjutant 
general  of  the  state,  1875-6;  editor  of  the  St.  Paul  Dispatch,  1876-85; 
state  oil  inspector,  1883-6;  postmaster  of  St.  Paul,  1892-96;  and  auditor 
of  the  U.  S.  Post  Office  Department,  1897-1903.  [17;  20*;  23;  24;  27*; 
29;  30;  93*;  95*;  98*;  155*;  176  (March,  1888*).] 

Castle,  James  Nathan,  congressman  and  lawyer,  b.  in  Shefford, 
Canada,  May  23,  1836;  d.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  Jan.  2,  1903.  He  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1861;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  St.  Paul  in  1865; 
settled  in  Stillwater;  was  a  state  senator,  1869-70  and  1879;  was  a 
representative  in  Congress,  1891-3.     [10;   30;  40;  41;   137;  237  (28*).] 

Caswell,  Arthur  A.,  b.  in  Anoka,  Minn.,  Sept.  30,  1867;  published 
the  Anoka  Herald,  1889-92;  was  editor  of  the  Princeton  Union  six 
years;  was  first  lieutenant  in  the  Fourteenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the 


112  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Spanish  war;  resided  in  Anoka  after  1901,  and  has  been  county  audi- 
tor since  1904.     [24;  43*.] 

Caswell,  Irving  A.,  journalist,  t>.  in  Anoka  county,  Minn.,  Feb.  25, 
1870;  owned  and  published  the  Anoka  Herald,  1892-1901;  was  post- 
master at  Anoka,  1901-4;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of 
Minnesota,  1904;  .clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court  since  1909.  [30*;  43; 
127A*;   238   (Dec.  16,  1893*).] 

Caswell,  Nathan  C,  pioneer,  b.  in  Canada,  Aug.  28,  1835;  d.  in 
Litchfield,  Minn.,  April  20,  1904.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  built 
the  first  house  in  Meeker  county  the  same  year;  founded  the  town 
of  Manannah;  engaged  in  hunting,  trapping  and  farming.  [35;  237 
(35).] 

Caswell,  Mrs.  Sarah  M.,  b.  in  New  York,  May  31,  1827;  d.  in  Red- 
wood Falls,  Minn.,  Feb.  22,  1901.  She  married  Daniel  Caswell  in  1848, 
and  came  with  him  in  1852  to  Minnesota,  where  they  founded  the  town 
of  Le  Roy.  After  her  husband's  death  she  resided  on  a  farm  several 
years,  and  in  1884  removed  to  Redwood  Falls.     [237  (14).] 

Cates,  Abraham  Barker,  physician,  b.  in  East  Vassalboro,  Maine, 
May  12,  1854;  was  graduated  at  Colby  College,  1874,  and  Harvard  Med- 
ical School,  1880;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1881,  settling  in  Minneapolis; 
professor  of  obstetrics,  University  of  Minnesota,  since  1888.  [24; 
85A.] 

Cathcart,  Alexander  H.,  merchant,  b.  in  Toronto,  Canada,  July  24, 
1820;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Oct.  3,  1899.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1850,  and 
engaged  in  dry  goods  business.  [28,  IX;  29;  94;  237  (9*);  238  (Oct. 
4,  1899*).] 

Cathcart,  Johx  .W.,  b.  about  1829,  in  Toronto,  Canada;  was 
killed  by  guerrillas  near  Vicksburg,  Miss.,  April  11,  1864.  He  settled 
in  St  Paul  in  1851,  and  engaged  in  dry  goods  business.  Later  he 
leased  a  plantation  in  the  South.     [28,  IV;  29;  94.] 

Catherwood,  Samuel  D.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Sumner,  Minn.,  Nov.  12,  1859; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1883;  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1888;  practiced  law  in  Austin,  and  was  attorney  of  Mower 
county,  1893-99.     [24;   79*.] 

Catlin,  Frederick  M.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Brie,  Pa.,  in  1859;  was  gradu- 
ated at  Cornell  University,  1882;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  two  years 
later;   settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1884.     [24;   93;   93A.] 

Catliiv,  George,  artist,  b.  in  Wilkesbarre,  Pa.,  July  26,  1796;  d.  in 
Jersey  City,  N.  J.,  Dec.  23,  1872.  He  traveled  extensively  in  both 
Europe  and  America,  painting  and  exhibiting  portraits  of  Indians,  pic- 
tures of  hunting  scenes,  etc.  He  visited  Fort  Snelling  and  explored 
Minnesota,  1835-36.     [1;   4;  114*.] 

Caulfield,  Joiix,  b.  in  Castine,  Maine,  May,  1854;  came  to  St.  Paul 
with  his  parents  when  five  years  old;   was  in  the  service  of  the  St. 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  113 

Paul  water  department  after  1870;    secretary  of   the  board  of  water 
works  since  1874.     [25;   98*;    100;   237   (36*).] 

Cavalier,  Charles  T.,  known  as  the  "Father  of  Pembina,"  b.  in 
Springfield,  Ohio,  March  6,  1818;  d.  in  Pembina,  N.  D.,  Aug.  2,  1902. 
He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1841;  settled  at  Red  Rock,  near  St.  Paul;, 
in  1845  opened  the  first  harness  shop  in  that  city,  and  later,  in  com- 
pany with  Dr.  Dewey,  the  first  drug  store;  was  territorial  librarian, 
1849-50;  became  collector  of  customs  for  this  district;  with  headquar- 
ters at  Pembina,  and  removed  there  in  1851;  afterward  engaged  in 
trade  with  the  Indians,  being  associated  with  Commodore  Kittson  in 
an  extensive  fur  trade.  He  laid  out  the  original  plat  for  the  town  of 
Pembina,  and  was  the  first  postmaster  there.  Cavalier  county  in 
North  Dakota  was  named  for  him.     [237   (19);   241.] 

Cavallin,  J.  0.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden,  Nov.  25,  1844; 
came  to  the  United  States  with  his  mother  in  1863,  and  lived  in  Min- 
nesota; was  graduated  at  Augustana  College,  1870;  was  ordained,  and 
after  1880  resided  in  Moorhead;  was  president  of  Hope  Academy. 
[35;  54;  169.] 

Cavanaugh,  Dennis,  pioneer,  b.  in  St.  Thomas,  Ont.,  Dec.  3,  1838; 
d.  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  Dec.  11,  1909.  He  came  with  his  parents  to 
Faribault  in  1856;  served  in  the  Tenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  engaged  in  milling,  and  after  1871 
owned  a  hardware  store.     [24;  70;   70A;  121;  237  (56*).] 

Cavanaugh,  James  M.,  lawyer  and  congressman,  b.  in  Springfield, 
Mass.,  in  1823;  d.  in  Leadville,  Colorado,  in  1879.  He  settled  in  Min- 
nesota in  1854,  and  was  this  state's  first  representative  in  Congress, 
1858-9;  the  next  year  removed  from  the  state;  was  active  in  national 
politics.     [10;   237   (1).] 

Cavender,  Abram  Holmes,  pioneer,  b.  in  Hancock,  N.  H.,  July  22, 
1815;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  June  16,  1906.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1848,  and 
engaged  in  blacksmithing  and  wagonmaking  thirty-three  years.  [28, 
IV;   94;   237   (6,  22*);   238   (June  2,  1895*).] 

Cayton,  Edward  W.,  b.  in  Providence,  R.  I.,  Jan.  11,  1859;  settled 
in  Minneapolis  in  1876;  joined  the  fire  department  in  1881,  and  was 
promoted  to  a  captaincy  in  1885.     [88*.] 

Cederstam,  Peter  A.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden,  Feb.  19, 
1830;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1853,  and  to  Minnesota  two  years 
later,  being  the  first  Swedish  Lutheran  minister  in  this  state;  resided 
in  St.  Peter,  Vasa,  Duluth,  and  other  places,  and  in  1874  settled  in 
Stockholm,  Wright  county.     [31.] 

Cesander,  G.  M.,  educator,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1863;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1869  with  his  parents,  who  settled  in  Rockport,  111.;  removed 
to  Minnesota,  and  studied  at  Gustavus  Adolphus  College;  was  super- 
intendent of  schools  of  Sibley  county,  1894-1906,  residing  in  Winthrop; 
assistant  superintendent  of  public  instruction  since  1909.     [30*.] 

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114  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Chadbourn,  Charles  Henry,  banker,  b.  in  Sanford,  Maine,  Nov.  8, 
1831;  d.  May  5,  1900.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1860,  settling  at  first 
in  Rochester,  but  in  1887  removed  to  Minneapolis,  having  in  both  of 
these  cities  large  banking  interests.     [19*;   85A.] 

Chadbourn,  Nathaniel,  b.  in  Maine,  Dec.  16,  1826;  d.  in  Blue  Earth 
City,  Minn.,  Nov.  3,  1901.  He  settled  there  in  1869;  was  president  of 
the  City  Bank  of  Chadbourn  Bros.     [237   (19).] 

Chadbourn,  William  Hobbs,  Jr.,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  Oct.  17,  1865;  was  graduated  at  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of 
Technology,  1886;  engaged  in  railway  engineering;  since  1906  chief  en- 
gineer of  the  Chicago  Great  Western  railway,  residing  in  St.  Paul. 
[17.] 

Chadbourne,  C.  H.,  farmer,  b.  near  Lexington,  Mass.,  June  17,  1831; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  and  settled  in  Baldwin,  Sherburne  county, 
the  next  year,  being  one  of  its  first  settlers;  was  a  representative  in 
the  state  legislature  in  1874;  removed  to  Princeton  in  1890;  took 
charge  of  a  creamery  until  1899,  when  he  was  appointed  a  state  dairy 
inspector.     [31;  41;  237  (13*),] 

Chadderdon,  Joseph,  judge,  b.  in  Middleburgh,  N.  Y.,  May  19,  1845; 
d.  in  Redwood  Falls,  Minn.,  July  1,  1902.  He  came  with  his  parents 
to  Minnesota  in  1854;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1868;  resided  in 
Jordan;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1872-5;  settled  in 
Redwood  Falls  in  1894,  and  was  judge  of  the  municipal  court.  [30; 
32;   237    (19).] 

Chadwick,  Miles  B.,  lawyer,  b.  near  Franklin,  Pa.,  in  1843;  was 
graduated  at  Allegheny  College,  Pa.,  in  1867,  and  at  the  Ohio  Law  Col- 
lege, in  1869;  settled  in  Owatonna,  Minn.,  the  next  year;  was  county 
auditor  four  terms  after  1878;  was  clerk  of  the  state  legislature,  1874-5. 
[72.] 

Chaffee,  James  Franklin,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Attica,  N.  Y.,  Nov. 
5,  1827;  d.  in  Pasadena,  Cal.,  Dec.  6,  1911.  He  entered  the  ministry 
when  less  than  twenty-one  years  of  age;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857, 
and  was  pastor  in  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  Duluth,  etc.;  was  presiding 
elder  of  the  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul  district  five  years.  [58;  84*; 
241.] 

Challman,  Samuel  A.,  educator,  b.  in  Sweden,  Nov.  18,  1867;  came 
to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  when  a  few  months  old;  was 
graduated  at  Augustana  College,  Rock  Island,  111.,  in  1886;  after  1893 
was  superintendent  of  schools  in  Detroit,  Minn.,  and  in  Montevideo; 
now  state  school  inspector,  residing  in  Minneapolis.     [26*;  169.] 

Chalmers,  William,  pioneer,  b.  in  Ottawa,  Canada,  Dec.  8,  1828;  set- 
tled in  Stillwater;  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  St.  Croix  Lumber 
Co.,  and  later  became  its  president;  retired  in  1903.     [42*.] 

Chamberlain,  Dan  T.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Wayne  county,  N.  Y.,  June  18, 
1852;   came  with  his  parents  to  Hastings,  Minn.,  in  1864;   was  grad- 


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115 


uated  at  Albany  law  school,  1874;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1879;  published  the  Hastings  News,  and  later  the  Hastings 
News  Era;  removed  to  Michigan  in  1886,  and  practiced  law  in  Mus- 
kegon.    [30;   48.] 

Ciiamberlaix,  Francis  A.,  banker,  b.  in  Bangor,  Maine,  April  20, 
1855;  came  to  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  when  a  child;  studied  two  years  at 
the  University  of  Minnesota;  is  president  of  the  Security  National 
Bank  of  Minneapolis.     [85A*;   127A.*] 

Ciiamberlaix,  George  C,  b.  in  Newbury,  Vt.,  Feb.  24,  1837;  served 
in  the  Ninth  Vermont  Regt  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1366;  published  the  Jackson  Republic  eleven  years;  was  county  audi- 
tor two  years,  and.  also  served  in  the  legislature;  became  half  owner 
of  the  Marikato  Free  Press  in  1881.     [32.] 

Chamberlaix,  Howard  Boardman,  lawyer,  b.  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  in 
1860;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1903;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1905.     [30*.] 

Ciiamberlaix,  Jacob  Sherril,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  Buffalo,  N. 
Y.,  Jan.  16,  1820;  d.  in  Illinois,  Sept.  10,  1900.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1852,  and  resided  in  this  state  until  1864,  doing  missionary  work 
and  building  churches.     [157.] 

Ciiamberlaix,  Leon  T.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Clyde,  N.  Y.,  April  3,  1862; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1864,  and  resided  in  Hastings; 
was  educated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1884,  and  the  St.  Louis 
Law  School,  1885;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1887;  was  city  attorney, 
1893-5;  assistant  counsel,  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Co.,  1895-1910;  re- 
moved to  Los  Angeles,  Cal.     [24;  25;  93;  238  (March  11,  1893).] 

Ciiamberlaix,  Selaii,  contractor,  b.  in  Brattleboro,  Vt.,  May  4,  1812; 
d.  in  1878.  He  constructed  railroads  in  Vermont,  Pennsylvania,  Ohio, 
and  Wisconsin.  The  bonds  taken  by  him  and  others  in  payment  for 
railroads  partially  built  in  Minnesota  were  repudiated  by  the  vote  of 
the  people  of  the  state,  Nov.  6,  1860;  but  the  claims  were  compromised, 
in  1882,  by  the  payment  of  half  their  amount.  He  aided  in  the  con- 
solidation of  the  lines  composing  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  and  St.  Paul 
railway  system.     [1.] 

Chamberlix,  George  Campbell,  journalist,  b.  in  Newbury,  Vt.,  Feb. 
24,  1837;  d.  in  Bradford,  Vt.,  Nov.  8,  1896.  He  served  in  the  Ninth 
Vermont  Regt.,  1862-5,  attaining  the  rank  of  adjutant;  settled  in  Jack- 
son, Minn.,  in  1866,  where  he  published  the  Jackson  Republican,  1870- 
81;  was  county  auditor  one  term,  and  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture, 1871-2;  removed  to  Wells  River,  Vt,  in  1893.     [155*.] 

Chamberlix,  Jeiiiel  Westox,  physician,  b.  in  Rock  Falls,  Wis.,  Oct. 
28,  1857;  studied  his  profession  at  Rush  Medical  College,  and  subse- 
quently in  Europe;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1884.  He  devotes  his  atten- 
tion to  diseases  of  the  eye  and  ear.     [3*;   26*.] 


116  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Chamberlin,  M.  C,  journalist,  b.  in  Genesee  county,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  20, 
1826;  settled  in  Lac  qui  Parle,  Minn.,  in  1874,  and  four  years  later 
started  the  Lac  qui  Parle  Independent.     [32.] 

Chambers,  Alexander,  farmer,  b.  in  Argyle,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  8,  1803;  d. 
in  Owatonna,  Minn.,  May.  18,  1876.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1859, 
settling  in  Owatonna;  was  commissioned  a  brigadier  general  in  the 
state  militia  by  Governor  Ramsey;  was  president  of  the  State  Agri- 
cultural Society  in  1868."   [166A*.] 

Chambers,  Carlos  Lord,  physician,  b.  in  Freeport,  111.,  ApriM2,  1858; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Dec.  5,  1904.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  Mantor- 
ville,  Minn.,  when  nine  years  old;  was  graduated  at  Carleton  College, 
1881,  and  Rush  Medical  College,  Chicago,  1883;  practiced  in  Canby, 
and  after  1892  in  Kasson.     [24;   50*.] 

Chambers,  Clarke,  farmer,  b.  in  Ellicottville,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  2,  1839; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1859,  settling  in  Owatonna;  was  sheriff  of 
Steele  county,  1876-83;  member  of  the  board  of  managers  of  the  State 
Agricultural  Society,  1882-97.     [166A*.] 

Chambers,  George  W.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Muscatine,  Iowa,  in  1849; 
d.  in  Shakopee,  Minn.,  June  28,  1898.  He  settled  in  Stillwater,  Minn., 
in  1879,  and  resided  there  until  a  few  weeks  before  his  death.  [167 
(July  1,  1898),] 

Chambers,  Julius,  journalist,  b.  in  Bellefontaine,  Ohio,  Nov.  21,  1850; 
was  graduated  at  Cornell  University,  1870;  made  a  canoe  expedition 
to  Lake  Itasca  in  1872;  resides  in  New  York  City;  author  of  many 
books,  one  being  "The  Mississippi  River"  (308  pages,  1910),  and  arti- 
cles in  magazines  and  newspapers.     [17;   28,  VII*.] 

Chambers,  Marshall,  b.  in  Muscatine,  Iowa,  Nov.,  1847;  had  charge 
of  a  lumber  mill  in  Lakeland,  Minn.,  nine  years;  later  was  inspector 
of  lumber  for  the  Minneapolis  district.     [167   (Aug.  11,  1893).] 

Champlin,  Ezra  T.,  farmer,  b.  in  Ferrisburg,  Vt,  April  2,  1839;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1860;  served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1875,  1887,  and  1891,  being  speaker  of  the  House  in  1891; 
resides  at  Vernon  Center,  Blue  Earth  county.     [24;   32;  46.] 

Chandler,  Gilbert,  b,  in  Garland,  Maine,  March  3,  1824;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1869;  ten  years  later  settled  on  a  farm  in  Richfield, 
Hennepin  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  three  terms, 
[60*.] 

Chandler,  James  O,,  merchant,  b.  in  Dexter,  Maine,  Sept,  21,  1837; 
d.  in  Janesville,  Minn.,  Dec.  21,  1907.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857; 
served  as  paymaster's  clerk  in  the  U.  S.  army,  1863-5;  settled  in  Janes- 
ville, Waseca  county,  in  1866;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1878.     [30;   75;   237   (48).] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  117 

Chandler,  John  A.,  b.  in  1831;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  March  31,  1902.  He 
was  continuously  in  the  service  of  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  and  St.  Paul 
railway  forty-nine  years,  and  for  more  than  thirty  years  was  its  gen- 
eral agent.     He  resided  in  St.  Paul  after  1870.     [237   (19*).] 

Chandler,  Joseph,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Woodstock, 
Conn.,  Aug.  12,  1819;  d.  at  St.  Anthony  Park,  Minn.,  July  27,  1892. 
He  was  graduated  at  Yale  College  in  1842;  was  ordained  to  the  min- 
istry in  1846;  was  pastor  in  Glencoe,  Minn.,  1876-81;  and  later  at  St. 
Cloud  and  Lakeland;  resided  in  St.  Anthony  Park  after  1891.  [144; 
179  (Aug.  5,  1892).] 

Chandler,  Martin  Spencer,  b.  in  Jamestown,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  14,  1824; 
d.  Feb.  24,  1893.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  opened  a  farm  at 
Pine  Island;  was  sheriff  of  Goodhue  county  for  more  than  twenty 
years.     [18;   29;   41;   54;   56.] 

Chaney,  Josiah  Blodget,  librarian,  b.  in  Falmouth,  Maine,  Oct.  16, 
1828;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  June  11,  1908.  He  followed  the  printer's  trade 
after  1841;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1858,  settling  at  St.  Anthony;  served> 
in  the  second  company  of  Minnesota  sharpshooters,  allied  with  the 
First  Minnesota  Regt.,  1861-2;  resided  in  St.  Paul  after  1864;  was  a 
member  of  the  city  school  board,  1872-75;  was  assistant  librarian  of 
the  Minnesota  Historical  Society  after  May,  1887,  having  charge  of  its 
extensive  newspaper  department.  [25;  28,  XII*;  68;  190;  237  (51*); 
238   (April  28,  1895*).] 

Chaney,  Lucian  West,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Barnard,  Vt, 
Oct.  16,  1822;  d.  in  Dundas,  Minn.,  Jan.  13,  1900.  He  was  graduated 
at  the  University  of  Vermont,  1844,  and  later  studied  at  Andover  The- 
ological Seminary;  was  pastor  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  1872-81,  and  after- 
ward in  Waseca  and  other  towns.     [83;   144;   190.] 

Chaney,  Lucian  West,  Jr.,  educator,  b.  in  Heuvelton,  N.  Y.,  June 
2b,  1857;  was  graduated  at  Carleton  College,  1878;  taught  in  Mankato 
and  Faribault;  superintendent  of  schools  in  Glencoe  two  years;  pro- 
fessor of  biology  and  geology  in  Carleton  College,  1882-1907;  explored 
in  the  Rocky  Mountains,  Montana,  where  Chaney  glacier  is  named  for 
him;  removed  to  Oberlin,  Ohio;  author  of  numerous  scientific  papers. 
[1;   4;   7A;   17;   24;   70A;   128   (1);   190*,] 

Chapel,  Charles  E.,  b.  in  Rock  county,  Wis.,  Aug.  6,  1843;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Winnebago  City.,  Minn.,  in  1856;  served  in  the 
Fifth  Minnesota  Regt,  1862-5;  was  sergeant-at-arms  of  the  state  sen- 
ate, 1871,  and  janitor  of  the  state  capitol,  1872-85;  then  became  mili- 
tary storekeeper  of  Minnesota,  and  later  was  sheriff  of  Ramsey  county; 
removed  to  Forest  Lake;  custodian  of  the  old  capitol,  1911-12.  [30; 
51*;  95*.] 

Chapin,  Nathan  Colton,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Hartford, 
Conn.,  Sept.  20,  1823;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Dec.  11,  1892.    He -was  grad- 


118  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

uated  at  Yale  College,  1844,  and  Union  Theological  Seminary,  1849; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1871;  was  pastor  in  Faribault  and  Rochester. 
[144.] 

Chapman,  Charles  A.,  b.  in  Cambridge,  Mass.,  Oct.  14,  1833;   was 
graduated  from  the  engineering  department  of  Harvard  College,  1856 
settled  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1857;   became  county  auditor  in  1862 
engaged  in  real  estate  and  insurance  business  after  1874.     [32;   45* 
46;   83*.] 

Chapman,  J.  U.  C,  farmer  and  merchant,  b.  in  New  York  in  1813; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  in  Le  Sueur  county;  was  a  state 
senator,  4887-9.     [30;  32.] 

Chapman,  Willis  A.,  journalist,  b.  in  Coles  county,  111.,  Sept.  19, 
1853;  settled  in  St.  James,  Minn.,  in  1877,  and  established  the  St. 
James  Journal.     [34.] 

Charles,  Thomas  C,  farmer,  b.  in  New  York  in  1837;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1868;  settled  at  South  Bend,  Blue  Earth  county;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1873.     [30.] 

Chase,  Aaron  M.,  b.  in  Washington  county,  Maine,  April  7,  1813;  d. 
at  Taylor's  Falls,  Minn.,  Sept.,  1892.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1848; 
engaged  in  lumbering  at  Taylor's  Falls,  and  after  1866  was  manager 
of  the  St.  Croix  Dam  company.     [40;   41;  167   (Sept.  9,  1892).] 

Chase,  Charles  E.,  merchant  and  miller,  b.  in  Lincoln  county, 
Maine,  May  14,  1846;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1870,  and  settled  in  Anoka 
the  next  year.     [25;  31;  43.] 

Chase,  E.  W.,  b.  in  Haverhill,  Mass.,  Feb.  20,  1820;  d.  in  Richfield, 
Minn.,  June  12,  1883.  He  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1867,  and  two  years 
later  removed  to  St.  Paul;  was  secretary  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian 
Association,  1869-76,  and  afterward  was  secretary  of  the  St.  Paul  Re- 
lief Society.     [238   (June  14,  1883).] 

Chase,  John  Gale,  farmer,  b.  in  Alexandria,  N.  H.,  July  8,  1828; 
settled  in  Canisteo,  Dodge  county,  Minn.,  in  1864;  was  county  treas- 
urer, 1882-6.     [49.] 

Chase,  Jonathan,  lumberman,  b.  in  Sebec,  Maine,  Jan.  1,  1819;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  Feb.  2,  1904.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  and  en- 
gaged in  the  lumber  business  on  Rum  river;  later  owned  an  interest 
in  the  large  mills  at  Gull  river,  Cass  county.  He  resided  in  Minne- 
apolis.    [31;  60;  237  (20*,  35).] 

Chase,  Josiah  Hook,  b.  in  Kingston,  N.  H.,  Sept.  15,  1830;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  in  Minneapolis  the  same  year,  and  was 
the  first  merchant  on  the  west  side  of  the  river.     [88*.] 

Chase,  Kelsey  D.,  b.  in  Little  Valley,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  1,  1841;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1860;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt.  during  the 
civil  war;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  real  estate,  and  railway 
and  mining  development,  residing  successively  in  Rochester,  Owaton- 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  119 

na,  Duluth,  Crookston,  and  since  1887  in  Faribault;  was  president  of 
the  Duluth,  Missabe  and  Northern  Railway  Co.,  1890-3;  president  of 
the  Chase  State  Bank  in  Faribault.     [24;  25;  70A.] 

Chase,  Kelsey  Stillman,  banker,  b.  in  Crookston,  Minn.,  April  15, 
1878;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1903; 
cashier  of  the  Chase  State  bank,  Faribault,  since  1905;  appointed 
state  superintendent  ;£  banks,  1910.     [30*;   127A*.] 

Chase,  Wilbur  F.,  merchant,  b  .in  Lincoln,  Maine,  June  6,  1842; 
served  in  the  civil  war  in  Maine  regiments;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1866,  and  settled  in  Anoka  in  1872;  engaged  in  mercantile  business, 
and  later  dealt  in  lumber.     [31;   43*.] 

Chatfield,  Andrew  Gould,  jurist,  b.  in  Butternuts,  Otsego  county, 
N.  Y.,  Jan.  27,  1810;  d.  in  Belle  Plaine,  Minn.,  Oct.  3,  1875.  He  was 
associate  justice  of  the  supreme  court  of  Minnesota  Territory,  1853-7; 
was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  town  of  Belle  Plaine,  and  practiced  law 
there,  1857-71;  was  judge  of  the  Eighth  judicial  district,  1871-5.  [18; 
29;  41;   51;   94;  156*;  168   (March,  1892*);   237   (1).] 

Cheadle,  Alton  B.,  banker,  b.  in  Amesville,  Ohio,  Feb.  12,  1870; 
came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1872;  resided  in  Jackson  after 
1883,  where  he  is  cashier  of  the  First  National  Bank.     [62*.] 

Cheadle,  Asa,  pioneer,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1824;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1855;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Kasota  in  1863;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1861.     [32.] 

Cheadle,  Henry  W.,  b.  in  Meigs  county,  Ohio,  Feb.  19,  1865;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1872  with  his  parents,  who  settled  in  Blue  Earth 
county;  attended  Carleton  College;  removed  to  Duluth  in  1886,  and 
engaged  in  real  estate  business;  has  been  city  clerk  since  1898;  a 
state  senator,  1911.     [24;   30*.] 

Cheatham,  John  W.,  b.  a  slave  in  Union  county,  Mo.,  in  1S55;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Minneapolis  as  soon  as  freed  by  the  Emancipation 
Proclamation,  1863;  was  a  member  of  the  fire  department  after  1888; 
became  captain  in  1899.     [88*.] 

Cheney,  William,  b.  in  1833;  d.  in  Chicago,  July  21,  1901.  He  was 
a  pioneer  resident  of  Minneapolis.  Monthly  reports  of  his  weather 
observations  were  published  during  many  years  in  the  Minneapolis 
Tribune.     [190;   237   (14*).] 

Chenvert,  Bruno,  pioneer,  b.  in  Quebec  in  1821;  d.  at  Traverse  des 
Sioux,  Minn.,  May  18,  1877.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1845,  and  lived 
for  a  time  in  the  St.  Croix  valley;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1850  as  a 
carpenter,  but  removed  the  next  year  to  Traverse  des  Sioux,  where 
he  was  an  Indian  trader  in  the  employ  of  Henry  M.  Rice.     [237  (1).] 

Cheshire,  Isaac,  b.  in  Shropshire,  Eng.,  in  1830;  d.  May  21,  1882. 
He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1846,  and  settled  in  Mankato,  Minn., 
in  1866;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  after  1875  was  deputy 
county  auditor.     [171*.] 


120  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Chesley,  B.  M.,  farmer,  b.  in  New  York  in  1842;  served  in  a  N.  Y. 
regiment  in  the  civil  war;  settled  at  Ada,  Minn.,  in  1885;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature,  1891-3.     [30.] 

Chester,  Albert  Huntington,  chemist  and  mining  engineer,  b.  in 
Saratoga  Springs,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  22,  1843;  was  graduated  at  the  Columbia 
School  of  Mines,  1868;  was  professor  of  chemistry  and  metallurgy  at 
Hamilton  College,  Clinton,  N.  Y.,  1870-92.  During  the  years  1875-80 
he  explored  the  great  iron  ore  deposits  of  the  Vermilion  range  in 
Minnesota,  an  account  of  which  was  given  by  him  in  the  Eleventh 
Annual  Report  of  the  Geological  and  Natural  History  Survey  of  this 
state  for  the  year  1S82,  pages  154-167.  He  resides  in  New  Brunswick, 
N.  J.     [1.] 

Chewning,  R.  J.,  b.  in  Virginia  in  1833;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855; 
served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the 
rank  of  captain;  engaged  in  lumber  business  in  Farmington;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature,  1867-8,  and  a  state  senator,  1869-73. 
[30.] 

Child,  Elisha  Adrian,  merchant,  b.  in  Paris,  Me.,  in  1850;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1876;  resided  in.  Glencoe,  and  was  a  dealer  in  farm 
machinery;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1881-5,  and  a  state 
senator,  1887-9.     [30;   64.] 

Child,  H.  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Maine  in  1845;  served  in  the  First  Maine 
cavalry  four  years;  settled  in  Glencoe,  Minn.,  in  1866;  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1870;  was  county  attorney  two  years;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1873.     [30.] 

Child,  James  Erwin,  journalist  and  lawyer,  b.  in  Jefferson  county, 
N.  Y.,  Dec.  19,  1833;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1S55,  settling  in  Wilton; 
removed  to  Waseca  in  1868;  was  editor  of  the  Wilton  News,  later  of 
the  Waseca  News,  and  after  1874  of  the  Minnesota  Radical;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature,  1861  and  1874;  and  a  state  senator 
in  1872,  1874,  and  1883.  He  was  the  Prohibition  candidate  for  gov- 
ernor in  1886.     [18;  25;   75*;   137*.] 

Child,  Sampson  Reed,  lawyer,  b.  in  Paris,  Maine,  Sept.  22,  1861; 
was  graduated  at  Bowdoin  College,  1884;  came  to  Minneapolis  the 
same  year;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1886.     [25;  S5A*.] 

Child,  Simeon  P.,  manufacturer,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1836;  came  to  Waseca 
county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  served  in  the  Indian  and  civil  wars;  settled  in 
Blue  Earth  City  in  1866;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1872-3  and  1877,  and  a  state  senator,  1874-5;  resided  in  St.  Paul  after 
1892;  removed  to  Shakopee.     [30;   51*;   111.] 

Childress,  Arthur  B.,  judge,  b.  in  Kingston,  Tenn.,  Aug.  17,  1871; 
was  graduated  at  Grant  University,  1892,  and  in  law  at  the  University 
of  Minnesota,  1898;  settled  in  Northfield,  Minn.,  1898;  was  county  at- 
torney of  Rice  county,  1907-10;  was  elected  judge  of  the  Fifth  judicial 
district,  1910.     [25;  30;  137.] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  121 

Childs,  Henry  Warren,  attorney  general,  b.  in  Belgium,  N.  Y.,  Nov. 
24,  1848;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Aug.  30,  1906.  He  was  graduated  at  Cazenovia 
Seminary;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1881;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1883,  settling  at  first  in  Fergus  Falls,  but  in  1887  removed  to  St.  Paul; 
was  attorney  general  for  the  state,  1893-1899;  author  of  several  papers 
and  addresses  published  in  the  Minnesota  Historical  Society  Collec- 
tions. [22*;  25;  27*;  28,  XII*;  30;  95*;  137;  237  (39*);  238  (Oct.  4, 
1896*).] 

Chilton,  Edwin  Young,  physician,  b.  in  Burkesville,  Ky.,  Aug.  25, 
1849;  was  graduated  at  Miami  Medical  College,  1874;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1880,  and  settled  at  Howard  Lake;  was  a  state  senator,  1899- 
1903.     [24;   30;  31.] 

Chilton,  William  G.,  pioneer,  b.  near  Kingston,  Ontario,  Feb.  12, 
1846;  d.  in  Burlington,  Becker  county,  Minn.,  Aug.  26,  1902.  He  set- 
tled in  Minnesota  in  1870,  and  opened  one  of  the  first  farms  in  Becker 
county.     [44.] 

Chinnock,  Renville,  lawyer,  b.  in  Hudson,  Wis.,  Nov.  20,  1869;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1888,  and  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  State  Univer- 
sity, 1893;  settled  in  St.  Paul;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1903.     [25;   30.] 

Chisholm,  Alexander,  farmer,  b.  in  Massachusetts  in  1847;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1862,  and  settled  at  New  Paynesville,  Stearns  county; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1883  and  1895.     [30.] 

Chisholm,  Archibald  Mark,  miner  and  banker,  b.  in  Alexandria, 
Ontario,  April  25,  1864;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  in  1888  began  mining 
on  the  Vermilion  Range.  The  town  of  Chisholm  was  founded  by  him 
and  is  named  in  his  honor.  He  was  president  of  the  First  National 
bank  there,  and  also  vice  president  of  a  state  bank  at  Hibbing.  Since 
1900  he  has  resided  in  Duluth.     [31A*.] 

Chittenden,  Albert  Jerome,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  West- 
brook,  Conn.,  July  26,  1838;  d.  in  New  Marlboro,  Mass.,  Feb.  4,  1901. 
He  was  graduated  at  Ripon  College,  Wis.,  in  1868,  and  at  Chicago 
Theological  Seminary  in  1875.  He  was  superintendent  of  Indian  mis- 
sions at  White  Earth,  Minn.,  1868-72;  and  afterward  was  pastor  in 
Iowa  and  Illinois.     [144;   191.] 

Chittenden,  Alson  Cornelius,  merchant,  b.  in  Westbrook,  Conn., 
July  29,  1845;  owned  a  store  in  Atwater,  Minn.,  and  later  at  Marshall. 
[32;   124;  191.] 

Chittenden,  Edwin  Sedgwick,  lawyer,  b.  in  Rensselaerville,  N.  Y., 
Jan.  1,  1843;  d.  at  Fort  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  Oct.  8,  1908.  He  was  grad- 
uated at  the  University  of  Rochester,  1865,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1867;  resided  in  St.  Paul  after  1869.     [24;  25;  93;  237  (51*).] 

C  ho  ate,  Augustus  B.  lawyer,  b.  in  Wayne  county,  Ohio,  Aug.  3, 
1853;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  was  graduated  at 


122  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

the  State  Normal  School,  Winona,  187S,  and  at  Union  College  of  Law, 
Chicago,  1883;   settled  in  Minneapolis,  1886.     [24;   25;   26*;    90*.] 

Choitart,  Medard.     See  Groseilliers. 

Chowen,  George  W.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Greene  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1822; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  May  5,  1887.  He  came  to  St.  Anthony,  Minn.,  in 
1850,*  was  register  of  deeds  for  Hennepin  county  several  terms,  be- 
ginning in  1860;  was  clerk  of  the  district  court;  during  the  later  years 
of  his  life  conducted  an  abstract  office.     [59;  84*.] 

Chowen,  William  S.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Roxbury,  N.  Y.,  June  22,  1826; 
d.  at  Groveland,  Lake  Minnetonka,  Feb.  8,  1912.  He  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1852,  settling  on  a  farm  in  Minnetonka  township;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  first  state  legislature;  served  in  the  Eleventh  Min- 
nesota Regt.  in  the  civil  war.     [58;   60*;   241.] 

Christensen,  Ferdinand  Sneedorf,  banker,  b.  in  Copenhagen,  Den- 
mark, April  18,  1837;  d.  in  Rush  City,  Minn.,  Oct.  2,  1895.  He  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1866,  and  to  Minnesota  two  years  later,  where 
he  engaged  in  newspaper  publication;  settled  in  Rush  City  in  1870; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878;  was  land  agent  of  a 
railway  company;  founded  the  Bank  of  Rush  City  in  1882;  was  vice 
consul  for  Denmark  after  1883.     [30;   169*;   237   (9*).] 

Christensen,  H.  P.,  b.  in  Denmark,  Aug.  27,  1832;  came  to  the  Unit- 
ed States  in  1857,  and  to  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1859;  engaged  in  mercan- 
tile business  eight  years,  and  afterward  had  a  real  estate  and  insur- 
ance office.     [45;  83*.] 

Christensen,  Jurgen  P.,  b.  in  Denmark,  Sept.  24,  1846;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1857,  and  to  Minnesota  the  same  year;  resided  in 
Mankato  after  1860,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business;  removed  to 
California  in  1890.     [83*.] 

Christensen,  Oscar  Francis,  lawyer,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  June  29,  1876; 
was  graduated  at  the  St.  Paul  College  of  Law,  1902;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature,  1907-09.     [24;  25;  30*.] 

Christenson,  Andrew  A„  b.  in  Norway,  Oct.  19,  1863;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1865,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1872  with  his  parents,  who 
settled  in  Lyon  county;  was  sheriff  of  this  county,  1894-1905;  resides 
at  Tracy;  assistant  sergeant-at-arms  of  the  state  senate,  1911,     [30*.] 

Christenson,  Nels,  carpenter,  b.  in  Denmark  in  1850;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1876;  resides  in  Evan,  Brown  county;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1895.     [30.] 

Christian,  George  Henry,  manufacturer,  b.  in  Wetumpka,  Ala.,  in 
1839;  set-tied  in  Minneapolis  in  1865;  was  a  partner  of  C.  C.  Washburn 
in  flour  milling  until  1875;  later  was  chief  owner  and  manager  of  the 
Hardwood  Manufacturing  and  Storage  company,  and  president  of  the 
Consolidated  Milling  company.  [24;  84*;  168  (Aug.  10,  1883*,  and  Oct. 
4,  1895*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  123 

Christian,  John  Augustus,  miller,  b.  in  Wilmington,  N.  C,  Sept.  12, 
1832;  d.  at  Lake  Minnetortka,  Minn.,  July  2,  18S6.  He  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1869;  settled  in  Minneapolis,  and  engaged  in  flour  milling  and 
other  business  enterprises.     [168  (July  2,  1886*).] 

Christian,  Llewellyn,  miller,  b.  in  Wetumpka  county,  Ala.,  June 
10,  1841;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1872,  and  engaged  in  extensive  flour 
milling  at  Minneapolis,  where  he  afterward  resided;  also  in  flour  mill- 
ing at  Shakopee,  and  in  grain  commission  business.     [23;  24;  25.] 

Christianson,  Charles  C,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Hammer- 
fest,  Norway,  July  15,  1857;  d.  in  Hinckley,  Minn.,  April  23,  1893.  He 
came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  when  ten  years  old;  set- 
tled in  Minneapolis  in  1885,  and  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1887; 
aided  in  organizing  there  the  first  Swedish  Presbyterian  church  in 
this  state;  was  pastor  in  Hinckley  and  Sandstone  after  1891.     [153.] 

Christianson,  Christian  O.,  b.  in  Norway,  April  4,  1850;  came  to 
the  United  States  with  his  parents  when  eight  years  old,  and  to  Min- 
nesota in  1871;  returned  to  Iowa,  but  in  1880  settled  on  a  homestead 
in  Polk  county,  Minn.;  after  1885  engaged  in  real  estate  business  in 
Crookston;  was  judge  of  probate,  1887-9.     [35;   169.] 

Christianson,  Garriel  Theodore,  lawyer,  b.  near  Deerfield,  Wis., 
Nov.  3,  1855;  d.  in  Minnewaukan,  N.  D.,  Jan.  29,  1910.  He  came  with 
his  parents  to  western  Minnesota  in  1862;  studied  law  at  Iowa  Uni- 
versity, and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1879;  settled  in  Renville;  was 
county  attorney  .for  Renville  county,  1883-89  and  1891-93;  removed  to 
Minnewaukan  in  1901,  where  he  was  president  of  the  First  National 
Bank.     [237   (62).] 

Christie,  Frank  C.  J.,  b.  in  Freeborn  county,  Minn.,  March  19,  1875; 
removed  to  Austin,  1899,  and  engaged  in  the  sale  of  farm  implements; 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Christie,  William,  farmer,  b.  in  Franklin  county,  Vt.,  March  24, 
1844;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1864,  settling  in  Oakland,  Freeborn  county; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1893;  removed  to  Austin, 
1898,  there  dealing  in  agricultural  implements.     [24;   30.] 

Christlieb,  Benjamin  F.,  b.  in  Cumberland  county,  Pa.,  Oct.  10,  1836; 
was  educated  as  a  civil  engineer;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1859,  and  set- 
tled at  Long  Lake,  Hennepin  county;  was  engaged  in  surveying  for 
railroads,  and  after  1877  in  mercantile  business;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1891.     [60*.] 

Christmas,  Charles  W.,  surveyor,  b.  in  Brownville,  Pa.,  in  1796;  d. 
June  17,  1884.  He  settled  at  St.  Anthony,  Minn.,  in  1850;  took  a  claim 
in  1852  which  was  afterward  a  part  of  Minneapolis.     [29*;  59;  241.] 

Christopherson,  Hans,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway,  March  7,  1830;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1850,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  in 
Hartland,  Freeborn  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1879.     [30.] 


124  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Chbistopherson,  Henry,  b.  in  Norway,  Nov.  26,  1844;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1863,  settling  in  Fillmore'  county,  Minn.;  served  in 
the  Second  Minnesota  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  opened  a  hardware 
store  in  Lanesboro  in  1876;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1878.     [30;  52.] 

Church,  Calvin,  pioneer,  b.  in  New  York;  resided  in  the  St.  Croix 
valley  before  Minnesota  Territory  was  organized;  settled  at  St.  An- 
thony in  1848;  owned  a  claim  in  what  is  now  the  center  of  Minne- 
apolis in  1851.     [59;   60*.] 

Churchill,  Orlando  A.,  b.  in  Windsor  county,  Vt.,  in  1825;  settled 
at  Little  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1S55;  engaged  in  mercantile  business;  was 
auditor  of  Morrison  county  several  years.     [41.] 

Chute,  Richard,  b.  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Sept.  23,  1820;  d.  in  Chicago, 
111.,  Aug.  1,  1893.  He  was  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  in  Minneapolis, 
bringing  his  family  to  the  Falls  of  St.  Anthony  in  1854.  He  obtained 
an  interest  in  the  water  power  of  the  falls,  and  through  his  efforts 
appropriations  were  made  by  Congress  for  the  preservation  of  the 
falls.  He  died  while  attending  the  World's  Exposition  in  Chicago. 
[19*;  23*;  41;  58;  84*;  85A*;  127A*;  167  (Aug.  4,  1893);   192.] 

Chute,  Richard  Henry,  b.  in  Woburn,  Mass.,  March  14,  1843;  served 
in  Massachusetts  regiments  during  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank 
of  captain;  later  engaged  in  lumber  business  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Eau 
Claire,  Wis.,  and  since  1893  in  Minneapolis.     [85A.] 

Chute,  Samuel  Hewes,  physician,  b.  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  Dec.  6,  1830; 
was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  College  of  Ohio,  Cincinnati,  1852; 
settled  at  Minneapolis  in  1857.  He  engaged  in  real  estate  operations, 
and  in  the  management  of  the  St.  Anthony  Falls  Water.  Power  Com- 
pany. Like  his  brother,  Richard,  he  was  closely  identified  with  the 
progress  and  growth  of  Minneapolis.     [23*;   24;   S5A*;   192.] 

Clague,  Frank,  lawyer,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1865;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1881;  settled  at  Redwood  Falls;  was  attorney  of  Redwood  county,  1895- 
1903;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1903-5,  being  speaker  of 
the  House  in  1905;  a  state  senator  since  1907.     [30*.] 

Clapp,  Moses  Edwin,  U.  S.  senator,  b,  in  Delphi,  Ind.,  May  21,  1851; 
was  graduated  at  the  Wisconsin  Law  School,  1873;  removed  to  Min- 
nesota in  1881,  settling  at  Fergus  Falls;  was  attorney  general  of  the 
state,  1887-93;  afterward  resided  in  St.  Paul,  practicing  law;  United 
States  senator  since  1901.  [10;  17;  23;  24;  25;  27*;  30;  35;  98*;  100; 
137.] 

Clark,  A.,  b.  in  Addison  county,  Vt,  in  1816;  served  as  captain  in 
the  Third  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  after  1871  owned  a  general 
store  at  Minnesota  Lake,  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.     [32.] 

Clark,  Alden  H.,  Congregational  missionary,  b.  in  Minneapolis  in 
1878;  was  graduated  at  Amherst  College,  1896,  and  Union  Theological 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  125 

Seminary,  1903;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  Minneapolis  the  next 
year;  became  a  missionary  to  India  in  1904.  [Missionary  Herald 
(Aug.,  1904*).] 

Clark,  Charles  H.,  b.  in  Bath,  N.  Y.,  June  19,  1835;  d.  in  Richfield, 
Minn.,  Nov.  23,  1885.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  engaged  in 
farming  at  Richfield,  near  Minneapolis;  was  secretary  of  the  State 
Agricultural  Society  in  1863  and  1866-71;  was  deputy  collector  of  in- 
ternal revenue  ten  years;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1868- 

9,  1872-3,  and  1875.     [30   (1873);   166A*;   237   (1).] 

Clark,  Mrs.  Charlotte  A.,  b.  in  Hartford,  Conn.,  in  1795;  d.  at  Colo- 
rado Springs,  Colo.,  July  13,  1873.  She  married  Lieut.  Nathan  Clark 
in  1816,  and  came  to  Minnesota  in  1819  with  the  troops  who  built  Port 
Snelling.  With  Mrs.  Snelling  she  established  there  the  first  Sunday 
School  in  Minnesota.    Her  husband  died  in  1836.     [237   (1).] 

Clark,  Edwin,  b.  in  Grafton  county,  N.  H.,  Feb.  25,  1834;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1857,  and  published  the  first  daily  newspaper  in  Minne- 
apolis, 1857-63;  was  Indian  agent  for  the  Ojibways,  1865-7;  settled  in 
Melrose  in  1867;  was  one  of  the  townsite  proprietors,  and  took  an 
active  part  in  developing  the  water  power,  building  mills,  and  making 
other  improvements.  He  now  resides  in  Minneapolis.  [28,  XII;  31; 
174*;  193.] 

Clark,  Gardiner  K.,  clergyman,  b.  in  Bradford,  Vt.,  Feb.  28,  1796; 
d.  in  Saratoga,  Winona  county,  Minn.,  March  18,  1870.  He  was  grad- 
uated at  Union  College,  and  at  Auburn  Theological  Seminary;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1855;  organized  a  Congregational  church  at  Saratoga, 
and  was  its  pastor.     [143.] 

Clark,  George  Archibald,  lawyer,  b.  in  Eden  Prairie,  Minn.,  Nov.  7, 
1864;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1891;  was  secre- 
tary to  the  president  of  Stanford  University,  and  later  was  associate 
professor  there;  became  assistant  in  the  United  States  Department  of 
Commerce  and  Labor  in  1909;  has  written  many  essays,  reports,  and 
magazine  articles,  on  scientific  subjects.     [127A.] 

Clark,  George  Washington,  pioneer,  b.  in  Copenhagen,  N.  Y.,  June 

10,  1827;  d.  Aug.  3,  1897.  He  was  the  first  settler  on  the  site  of  Wino- 
na, Minn.,  1851,  and  planted  one  of  the  first  apple  orchards  in  the 
state.     [76;   77;  78;  166   (1898*).] 

Clark,  Greenleaf,  jurist,  b.  in  Plaistow,  N.  H.,  Aug.  23,  1835;  d.  at 
Lamanda  Park,  near  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  Dec.  7,  1904.  He  was  grad- 
uated at  Dartmouth  College,  1855,  and  at  the  Harvard  Law  School, 
1857;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1858.  He  prac- 
ticed his  profession  until  he  was  appointed  associate  justice  of  the 
supreme  court  of  the  state  in  1881.  The  next  year  he  resumed  his 
law  practice,  from  which  he  retired  in  1888.     He  became  a  regent  of 


126  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

the  State  University  in  1S79,  and  president  of  the  board  of  regents 
in  1901.  [23*;  28,  XII*;  68;  93;  93A;  95*;  127  (10*);  127B;  136;  137*; 
193;   237   (31*);   238   (Aug.  6,  1897*).] 

Clark,  James  Henry,  farmer  and  carpenter,  b.  in  Manchester,  Vt, 
May  24,  1830;  d.  in  Excelsior,  Minn.,  Oct.  30,  1905.  He  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1854,  and  settled  at  Excelsior;  served  in  Illinois  regiments  in 
the  civil  war;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1877^8.  [30;  237 
(39*).] 

Clark,  James  T.,  b.  in  Auburn,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  20,  1852;  engaged  in  rail- 
road work  after  1870;  resided  in  St.  Paul  after  1883;  became  general 
traffic  manager  of  the  Chicago,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis  and  Omaha  rail- 
way in  1896.     [24;   25;   95*.] 

Clark,  John,  b.  in  Unity,  N.  H.,  in  1825;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1878, 
and  settled  at  Windom,  where  he  engaged  in  real  estate  business;  was 
a  state  senator,  1887-9.     [30;  34.] 

Clark,  John  B„  soldier,  b.  in  Kentucky;  d.  Aug.  23,  1847.  He  at- 
tained the  rank  of  major  in  1845;  was  commandant  at  Port  Snelling, 
1846-7.     [11;  12.] 

Clark,  John  Bates,  educator,  b.  in  Providence,  R.  I.;  Jan.  26,  1847; 
was  graduated  at  Amherst  College,  1872;  studied  at  Heidelberg  and 
Zurich  Universities,  1872-5;  was  professor  of  political  economy  and 
history  in  Carleton  College,  Northfield,  Minn.,  1877-82;  and  later  was 
professor  in  Smith  College,  Amherst  College,  and  after  1895  in  Co- 
lumbia University;  author  of  several  books  on  economics.     [4*;  17.] 

Clark,  John  Sinclair,  educator,  b.  in  Nova  Scotia,  Feb.  25,  1849; 
came  to  Minneapolis  in  1870;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Min- 
nesota in  1876;  has  been  professor  of  Latin  there  since  1880.  [58;  127 
(2*);  127A*,  B.] 

Clark,  JcJseph  Healy,  b.  in  Gilmanton,  N.  H.,  Feb.  10,  1819;  d.  in 
Claremont,  Dodge  county,  Minn.,  Sept.  23,  1879.  He  settled  on  a  claim 
in  Claremont  in  1855;  was  county  superintendent  of  schools,  and  a 
state  senator  three  terms.     [49.] 

Clark,  Kenneth,  banker,  b.  at  Fort  Plain,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  18,  1847;  was 
graduated  at  Union  College,  1869;  settled  in  St.  Paul,  1870;  was  part- 
ner in  a  large  furniture  establishment  twenty  years,  and  was  con- 
nected with  many  other  financial  enterprises;  president  of  the  Mer- 
chants' National  Bank  of  St.  Paul  since  1897.     [23;  24;  25;  93A;  95*.] 

Clark,  Malcolm,  b.  at  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  in  1817;  d.  near  Helena, 
Mont.,  Aug.  18,  1869.  He  came  with  his  father,  Maj.  Nathan  Clark,  to 
Minnesota  in  1819,  and  spent  his  early  boyhood  at  Fort  Snelling. 
Afterward  he  lived  much  with  the  Indians,  and  became  allied  to  them 
by  marriage.    He  was  killed  by  Indians  at  his  trading  post.     [28,  III.] 

Clark,  Merrill  M.,  b.  in  Shrewsbury,  Vt.,  Aug.  30,  1843;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1857,  and  settled  in  Garden  City,  Blue  Earth  county; 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  127 

served  in  the  Fifth  Iowa  cavalry,  1861-6;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1876;  engaged  in  the  drug  business,  and  later  in  insur- 
ance;  was  railway  station  agent  after  1880.     [30;   32.] 

Clark,  Nathan,  soldier,  b.  near  Worcester,  Mass.,  May,  1789;  d.  at 
Fort  Winnebago,  Wis.,  Feb.  18,  1836.  He  entered  the  army  as  second 
lieutenant  in  the  37th  Infantry  in  1812;  was  stationed  at  Fort  Snell- 
ing,  1819-27.     [28,  I,  III.] 

Clark,  Sumner  Calvin,  lawyer,  b.  in  Walpole,  N.  H.,  Nov.  6,  1S18; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  and  settled  in  St.  James  in  1870;  built  the 
first  building  there;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1873;  was  county  sur- 
veyor of  Watonwan  county,  and  judge  of  probate.     [39.] 

Clark,  Thomas  Chalmers,  physician,  b.  in  Quincy,  Mass.,  April  22, 
1853;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1870,  settling  in  Stillwater;  was  gradu- 
ated at  Rush  Medical  College,  1881.     [22;  23;   24;   25.] 

Clark,  William  Wyckoff,  physician,  b.  in  1821  in  Pennsylvania;  d. 
in  Mankato,  Minn.,  Jan.  1,  1878.  He  was  graduated  at  Cleveland  Med- 
ical College  in  1848,  and  settled  in  Mankato  in  1858;  was  surgeon  in 
the  Tenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war.     [83*;  139.] 

Clark,  William  Wyckoff,  lawyer,  b.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  March  10, 
1862;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1882;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1885,  and  settled  in  Minneapolis.     [22*;  25.] 

Clarke,  Francis  Byron,  b.  in  Madison  county,  N.  Y.,  July  1,  1839;  d. 
in  Portland,  Oregon,  April  24,  1911.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1871; 
was  in  the  employ  of  the  West  Wisconsin  railway  company;  later 
was  traffic  manager  of  the  Great  Northern  railway.     [23;   95*;   98*.] 

Clarke,  George  A.,  b.  in  Waterville,  Maine,  Feb.  1,  1832;  d.  at  the 
Soldiers'  Home,  Minnehaha,  Minn.,  Nov.  25,  1910.  He  settled  in  Blue 
Earth  county,  Minn.,  in  1854;  served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt. 
during  the  civil  war;  later  engaged  in  real  estate  and  insurance  busi- 
ness in  Mankato;  removed  to  the  South  in  1889.     [29*;  83*;  237  (62*).] 

Clarke,  Hopewell,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Williamsport,  Pa.,  March  10, 
1854;  engaged  in  railroad  engineering  in  Minnesota  after  1880;  was 
land  commissioner  of  the  St.  Paul  and  Duluth  Railroad  Co.,  1888-99, 
and  later  was  interested  in  developing  mines  on  the  Mesabi  range; 
resides  in  St.  Paul.     [17;  24;  25.] 

Clarke,  Hovey  C,  b.  in  Flint,  Mich.,  May  7,  1859;  studied  at  the 
University  of  Michigan;  has  engaged  in  lumber  business  in  Minne- 
apolis since  1886;  treasurer  of  the  Shevlin-Carpenter  Co.  and  other 
lumber  companies.     [85A*.] 

Clarke,  Josiaii  F.,  pioneer,  b.  in  China,  Maine,  March  9,  1823;  d.  in 
Anoka,  Minn.,  Feb.  20,  1906.  He  settled  in  Anoka  county  in  1854; 
served  as  a  musician  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war; 
was  county  treasurer  in  1866;  was  a  carpenter  by  trade.     [237  (39).] 


128  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Clarke,  Nehemiah  Parker,  stock  farmer,  b.  in  Hubbardston,  Mass., 
April  8,  1836;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  in  St.  Cloud,  where 
for  several  years  he  was  a  merchant,  and  afterward  engaged  in  lum- 
bering, express  business,  and  stock  raising;  owned  a  farm  of  2,000 
acres,  and  had  the  largest  and  finest  herds  of  cattle  in  the  state.  [18; 
31;  41;  166A*.] 

Clarke,  Robert  J.,  b  .in  Ireland,  April  24,  1862;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1883,  and  to  Minnesota  the  next  year,  settling  in  St.  Paul; 
was  a  letter  carrier,  1888-1906,  and  later  in  tailoring  business;  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Clarke,  Ziba  Burt,  banker  and  journalist,  b.  in  Licking  county,  Ohio, 
Oct.  18,  1844;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1859;  served  four  years  in  the 
civil  war;  was  the  first  settler,  in  1870,  upon  the  site  of  the  town  of 
Lac  qui  Parle.  In  1874  he  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature.  The 
next  year  he  removed  to  Benson,  where  he  owned  and  edited  the 
Times,  and  later  the  Advocate.     [18;   32.] 

Clausen,  Albert  Christian,  b.  in  Charlestown,  Mass.,  May  6,  1849; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1872,  settling  in  St.  Paul  and  engaging  in  the 
grain  business;  was  chief  grain  inspector  of  the  state,  1889-1901;  sec- 
retary of  the  Railroad  and  Warehouse  Commission.     [24;   30*;   111.] 

Clausen,  Claus  Lauritz,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Denmark,  Nov. 
3,  1820;  d.  in  Paulsbo,  Wash.,  Feb.  20,  1892.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1843;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry,  and  was  one  of  the  most 
prominent  Lutherans  in  this  country.  He  was  chaplain  of  the  15th 
Wisconsin  Regt.,  1861-2;  was  pastor  in  Blooming  Prairie  and  Austin, 
Minn.,  after  1878.     [65A*;   169;   170.] 

Clausen,  Peter,  artist,  b.  in  Denmark  in  1830;  studied  art  in  Co- 
penhagen and  Stockholm;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1866,  settling 
in  Minneapolis,    He  is  a  well  known  painter  of  natural  scenery.     [169.] 

Claussen,  Oscar,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  Dec.  2, 
1860;  was  graduated  at  the  Polytechnic  School,  Zurich,  Switzerland, 
1882;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1885;  had  charge  of  the  engineering  de- 
partment of  the  Northwest  General  Electric  Company,  1890-3;  was 
city  engineer,  1899-1902,  and  1911-12.  [24;  25;  111;  238  (July  22, 
1899*).] 

Clay,  Mark  W.,  merchant,  b.  in  Hooksett,  N.H.,  March  31,  1835;  d. 
in  Hutchinson,  Minn.,  Jan.  28,  1901.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855, 
and  opened  a  boot  and  shoe  store  in  Oronoco;  served  as  captain  in 
the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Hutchinson  in 
1885,  engaged  in  real  estate  business,  and  had  other  financial  inter- 
ests.    [66;  237   (14*).] 

Clayton,  William  Z.,  b.  in  Freeman,  Maine  ,in  1837;  came  to  Min- 
nesota about  1857;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Battery  of  Light 
Artillery,  1861-5,  becoming  its  captain;  later  resided  in  Winona  county, 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  129 

and  in  Clayton  township,  Mower  county,  which  was  named  for  him; 
was  a  farmer  and  dealer  in  real  estate;  removed  to  Bangor,  Maine. 
[65A.] 

Cleary,  James  Mathew,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  Sept.  8, 
1849;  was  educated  in  St.  Francis  Seminary  and  St.  Lawrence  Col- 
lege, Wisconsin;  entered  the  priesthood  in  1872;  has  been  many  years 
pastor  in  Minneapolis;  well  known  as  a  temperance  advocate  and 
public  lecturer.     [24;  85A.] 

Cleary,  Peter,  farmer,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1838;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1849,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  settled  in  Scott  county;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1859  and  1876-7.     [30.] 

Cleland,  Alexander  M.,  b.  in  Alliance,  Ohio,  Nov.  22,  1862;  engaged 
in  railway  service  after  1878;  became  general  passenger  agent  of  the 
Northern  Pacific  railway  in  1904;  resides  in  St.  Paul.     [17;   24;   25.] 

Clement,  Andrew  A.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Claremont,  N.  H.,  April  9,  1814; 
d.  Feb.  20,  1882.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1854;  engaged  in  hotel  busi- 
ness there,  and  after  1857  in  Minneapolis.     [174*.] 

Clement,  Thomas  Burr,  banker,  b.  in  Manlius,  N.  Y.,  June  19,  1834; 
settled  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  in  1864;  was  president  of  the  First  Na- 
tional Bank  of  that  city.  In  1875  he  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature, and  in  1878-85  a  state  senator.     [18;    22*;    30;   70.] 

Clements,  Frederic  Edward,  botanist,  b.  in  Lincoln,  Neb.,  Sept.  16, 
1874;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Nebraska,  1894;  professor  of 
botany  in  the  University  of  Minnesota  since  1907,  residing  in  Minne- 
apolis.    [7A;    17;   127A*,  B.] 

Clemmer,  Mary.     See  Ames,  Mrs.  Mary  Clemmer. 

Cleveland,  Howard  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  June  1,  1859; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Oct.  13,  1888.  He  was  graduated  at  Columbia  Law 
School  in  1879;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1882;  and  practiced  law 
in  St.  Paul.     [93;   238   (Oct.  14,  1888).] 

Cleveland,  John  R.,  b.  in  Peterborough,  N.  Y.,  in  1829;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Jan.  4,  1902.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1857;  was  deputy  U.  S. 
marshal  ten  years,  chief  of  police  in  St.  Paul  four  years,  and  later 
chief  of  detectives  of  the  great  Northern  railway.    237  (19).] 

Clitiierall,  George  B.,  b.  in  Fort  Johnson,  N.  C,  June  13,  1814;  d. 
Oct.  21,  1890.  He  was  appointed  by  President  Buchanan  U.  S.  land 
agent  with  headquarters  at  St.  Paul;  resided  there  several  years; 
removed  to  Alabama.  He  presented  to  the  Minnesota  Historical  So- 
ciety a  chair  that  was  used  by  Washington  in  his  home  at  Mount 
Vernon.     [237   (2).] 

Close,  A.  M.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Nova  Scotia,  Feb.  4,  1821;  d.  in  Hopkins, 
Minn.,  Oct.  25,  1903.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1853,  settling  at  Glen- 
coe;   built  the  first  house  in  Hopkins,  Hennepin  county.     [237    (28).] 

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MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 


Close,  William,  b.  in  Ohio,  Sept.  9,  1827;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1855;  settled  in  Richland,  Rice  county;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1870;  resided  in  Faribault  after  1876,  and  engaged  in 
insurance  business.    *[70.] 

Clotjgh,  David  Marston,  governor,  b.  in  Lyme,  N.  H.,  Dec.  27,  1846; 
came  to  Minnesota  with  his  father's  family  in  1857,  settling  at  Spen- 
cer Brook;  removed  to  Minneapolis  in  1866;  and  established  one  of 
the  most  successful  lumber  enterprises  in  the  state.  He  was  a  state 
senator,  1886-90;  was  lieutenant  governor,  1893-5;  and  governor,  1895- 
99;  removed  to  Everett,  Washington,  where  he  has  since  engaged  in 
lumber  business.  [3;  17;  20*;  22*;  27*;  2S,  XIII*;  30;  84*;  86;  90*; 
95*;  127  (10*);  166A*;  167  (April  24,  1891*,  and  April  4,  1902*).] 

Clotjgh,  Gilbeet,  lumberman,  b.  in  Lyme,  N.  H.,  Aug.  26,  1839;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  December,  1888.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  Min- 
neapolis in  1857;  engaged  in  logging  and  lumbering  after  1866.  [58; 
S6;   167   (Jan.  4,  1889).] 

Clough,  Joel  Barber,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Palmer,  Mass.,  Oct.  30, 
1823;  d.  in  Minneapolis  in  1887.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1861,  set- 
tling on  a  farm  near  Minneapolis;  was  chief  engineer  of  several  rail- 
roads, and  also  city  engineer  of  Minneapolis.     [60.] 

Clough,  William  Pitt,  lawyer,  b.  in  Freetown,  N.  Y.,  March  20, 
1845;  was  graduated  at  the  Normal  School  at  Edinboro,  Pa.,  in  1862; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1868,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  this  state. 
After  1872  he  resided  in  St.  Paul;  gained  prominence  as  attorney  for 
the  Northern  Pacific  railroad  company;  and  later  became  vice-presi- 
dent of  the  Great  Northern  railway  company;  removed  to  New  York 
City.     [17;  23;  68;  93*;  95*;  238  (Aug.  6,  1897*).] 

Cobb,  Daniel,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Onondaga  county,  N.  Y.,  Nov. 
7,  1818;  d.  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  Dec.  25,  1894.  He  entered  the  min- 
istry in  1843;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  was  chaplain  of  the  Sixth 
Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  chaplain  in  the  legislature  two 
years;  was  pastor  in  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  and  other  towns,  and  was 
presiding  elder  many  years.     [58;  180  (Jan.  23,  1895).] 

Cobb,  Harrison  J.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Ripley,  Maine,  May  4,  1837;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1854,  and  after  1857  resided  in  Minneapolis.  He  en- 
gaged in  mercantile  business  a  few  years,  and  later  was  an  extensive 
lumber  dealer.     [174*.] 

Cobb,  Sheridan  Grant,  physician,  b.  in  Cascade,  Minn.,  Aug.  14, 
1862;  was  graduated  at  the  Hahnemann  Medical  College,  Chicago, 
1884;  settled  in  Merriam  Park,  St.  Paul,  1889;  founder  of  the  Cobb 
Hospital,  1902.     [24;  25;  93A*;  127B.] 

Cochran,  George  C,  journalist,  b.  in  Natchez,  Miss.,  about  1841;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  Jan.  17,  1908,    He  was  educated  at  West  Point  Mill- 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  131 

tary  Academy  and  the  University  of  New  York  City;  was  a  newspaper 
writer,  and  for  almost  fifteen  years  was  connected  with  the  Minne- 
apolis Journal.     [237   (48).] 

Cochran,  Thomas,  Jr.,  b.  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  July  31,  1843;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Dec.  25,  1906.  He  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  the 
City  of  New  York,  1863,  and  Columbia  Law  School,  1865;  settled  at 
St.  Paul  in  1868,  and  engaged  in  real  estate  and  loaning  business. 
[25;  28,  XII;  131A;  176  (April,  1886);  237   (43*).] 

Coe,  John  N.,  soldier,  b.  in  Maine;  was  commandant  at  Fort  Snell- 
ing  in  1876;  attained  the  rank  of  lieutenant  colonel  in  1898,  and  the 
next  year  retired  from  the  army.     [11;   12.] 

Coe,  O.  A.,  farmer,  b.  in  Geauga  county,  Ohio,  March  %  1818;  came 
to  Red  Lake,  Minn.,  in  1844,  to  take  charge  of  the  Indian  Agency 
farm;  settled  in  Belle  Prairie  in  1853,  being  the  first  settler  there. 
[31.] 

Coe,  S.  B.,  physician,  b.  in  Randolph,  Ohio,  Aug.  14,  1835;  was  edu- 
cated at  Oberlin  College  and  at  Rush  Medical  College;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1861,  settling  in  Morristown;  served  as  assistant  surgeon 
in  the  Minnesota  heavy  artillery  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1877.     [30.] 

Coe,  William  Tatnal,  lawyer,  b.  at  Riverside,  Iowa,  May  18,  1870; 
settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1888;  was  graduated  at  the  State  University, 
1894,  and  from  its  law  department,  1896;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1897.     [24;   25;   30.] 

Coffin,  Bartlett  Y.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Paoli,  Ind.,  May  22,  1822; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Sept.  7,  1900.  He  was  educated  at  Depauw  Uni- 
versity; settled  in  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  taught  at  the 
Winnebago  Agency;  served  in  the  defense  of  New  Ulm,  1862,  and  was 
captain  of  a  militia  company,  1863;  engaged  in  home  missionary  work 
in  the  vicinity  of  Mankato  many  years.     [83;  180  (Oct.  3,  1900).] 

Coffin,  Samuel,  b.  in  Guilford  county,  N.  C,  April  15,  1809;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  settled  in  Oshawa,  Nicollet  county;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1863.     [32.] 

Coffin,  W.  F.,  journalist,  b.  in  Indiana  in  1849;  came  with  his  par- 
ents to  Minnesota  in  1856;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  heavy  artil- 
lery in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  newspaper  publication  in  several 
towns,  and  in  1880  bought  the  Montevideo  Leader.     [32.] 

Cogan,  Daniel  J.,  R.  C.  priest  and  educator,  b.  in  Dublin,  Ireland, 
May  28,  1836;  d.  at  Sauk  Center,  Minn.,  Jan.  16,  1889.  He  was  grad- 
uated at  St.  Patrick's  College,  Cork,  in  1860;  was  ordained  a  priest; 
came  to  the  United  States,  and  settled  in  Minnesota  as  a  teacher  in 
St.  John's  College  in  1875;  founded  the  Grove  Lake  Academy  the  next 
year.  This  school  removed  to  Sauk  Center  in  1883.  [31;  132  (Jan., 
1889).] 


132  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Coggswell,  Amos,  lawyer,  b.  in  Boscawen,  N.  EL,  Sept.  29,  1825;  d. 
in  Owatonna,  Minn.,  Nov.  15,  1892.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856; 
entered  land  near  Owatonna,  and  practiced  law  in  that  city;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature,  and  speaker  of  the  House,  in,  1859; 
and  a  senator,  1872-75.     [18;   30;  70A*;  72;   239   (Feb.  24,  I860).] 

Coggswell,  James,  journalist,  b.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1854;  set- 
tled at  Two  Harbors  in  1890,  where  he  established  the  Iron  News. 
[106;    238    (Dec.  27,  1893*).] 

Coghlan,  Charles  J.,  b.  on  Prince  Edward's  Island,  Dec.  24,  1846; 
served  in  the  16th  Wisconsin  Regt,  1865;  came  to  Minnesota;  settled 
in  Lac  qui  Parle  in  1872;  published  the  Lac  qui  Parle  Press,  and  was 
register  of  deeds,  1875-82.     [32.] 

Cokefair,  Charles  Colt,  b.  in  Essex  county,  N.  J.,  in  1848;  was  edu- 
cated at  Pennington  Collegiate  Institute;  engaged  in  developing  iron 
mines  in  Pennsylvania;  settled  in  Duluth,  Minn.,  1899,  where  he  is 
president  and  general  manager  of  the  Great  Northern  Development 
Company.     [31A.] 

Colburn,  Nathan  Pierce,  lawyer,  b.  in  Hebron,  N.  H.,  Dec.  22,  1825; 
d.  in  November,  1909.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  in 
Preston;  was  a  member  of  the  constitutional  convention;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1857;  removed  to  Rushford  in  1883;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1866  and  1871;  mayor  of  Rushford 
one  year;  and  county  attorney  ten  years.     [18;   22*;  52;  237  (56*).] 

Colby,  C.  M.,  b.  in  Plainfield,  N.  H.,  Jan.  27,  1831;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1855;  four  years  later  settled  on  a  farm  in  Sumner  township, 
Fillmore  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878.     [30.] 

Colby,  Carl  W.,  journalist,  b.  in  Plainview,  Minn.,  Aug.  1,  1875; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1903;  settled  at  Sand- 
stone in  1905,  where  he  owns  and  edits  the  Pine  County  Courier  and 
also  the  Firilayson  News.     [42.] 

Cole,  Albert  L.,  merchant,  b.  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1848; 
d.  in  San  Benito,  Texas,  March  5,  1908.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1882;  resided  in  Fergus  Falls  and  later  settled  in  Walker,  Cass  county; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903-05;  and  was  the  nom- 
inee for  governor  of  Minnesota  on  the  Republican  ticket  in  1906,  be- 
ing defeated  in  the  election  by  John  A.  Johnson.     [30*;  237  (48*).] 

"Cole,' Aloxzo  B.,  physician,  b.  in  Canton,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  28,  1848;  was 
graduated  at  New  York  Homoeopathic  Medical  College,  1878;  settled 
in  Fergus  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1881,  and  was  its  mayor  two  terms;  was  a 
state  senator,  1895-7,  and  1903-05.     [25;   30.] 

Cole,  Emerson,  banker,  b.  in  Coos  county,  N.  H.,  in  1838;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1865,  and  settled  in  Minneapolis;  engaged  in  the  lum- 
ber business,  and  later  in  banking;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature, 1891-3.     [30;  90*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  133 

Cole,  Gordon  Earl,  attorney  general,  b.  in  Cheshire,  Mass.,  June  18, 
1833;  d.  in  London,  while  traveling  for  his  health,  Oct.  4,  1890.  He 
was  graduated  at  the  Dane  Law  School  of  Harvard  University,  1854; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  in  Faribault;  was  attorney  general 
of  Minnesota,  1860-6;  and  a  state  senator,  1866.  [18*;  28,  VIII;  41; 
69;  70;  93;  127  (5*);   238  (Oct.  5,  1890).] 

Cole,  Horace  Sanford,  farmer,  b.  in  Wintersport,  Maine,  Jan.  6, 
1840;  d.  at  Spring  Green,  AVis.,  Dec.  17,  1898.  He  served  in  the  First 
Maine  cavalry  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  set- 
tled in  Minneapolis  in  1868;  removed  to  Fergus  Falls  in  1879.     [121.] 

Cole,  James  Monroe,  physician,  b.  in  Fayetteville,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  4, 
1824;  came  to  Winona  in  1854,  being  the  first  physician  there;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature,   1877-8.      [18;    30;    78.] 

Cole,  Thomas,  mason,  b.  in  Canada  in  1847;  served  in  the  156th  Illi- 
nois Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1882;  resided  at 
Fergus  Falls;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1891-3.     [30.] 

Cole,  Thomas  F.,  b.  in  Keweenaw  county,  Mich.,  in  1862;  president 
of  the  Oliver,  Minnesota,  and  Chandler  Iron  Companies;  resides  in 
Duluth.     [17;   24.] 

Coleman,  John,  farmer,  b.  in  Ireland,  Nov.  20,  1852;  came  with  his 
parents  to  the  United  States  in  1864;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Anoka 
county,  Minn.,  in  1876;  superintendent  of  the  State  Asylum,  Anoka, 
since  1899.     [25;  31.] 

Coller,  Julius  Anthony,  lawyer,  b.  at  Shakopee,  Minn.,  Feb.  22, 
1859;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1889;  was  city  recorder  of  Shakopee, 
1881-91;  clerk  of  the  district  court  of  Scott  county,  1882-91,  and  county 
attorney,  1891-5;  has  been' a  state  senator  since  1899.  [24;  25;  30*; 
103*.] 

Collester,  Eugene  B.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Gardner,  Mass.,  in  1849;  was 
graduated  at  Amherst  College,  1873;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1880;  re- 
sides in  Waseca,  and  was  its  mayor  in  1887;  was  a  state  senator,  1895- 
7,  and  1903-5.     [30;  75.] 

Collester,  M.  D.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Marlborough,  N.  H.,  Jan.,  1839;  was 
graduated  at  Middlebury  College,  1865;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
Newport,  N.  H.;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1867,  and  settled  in  Waseca. 
[75.] 

Collier,  F.  J.,  b.  in  New  York;  came  to  Wabasha,  Minn.,  in  1855; 
owned  a  store  and  a  farm;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1870,  and  superintendent  of  the  county  poor  farm  after  1878.     [74.] 

Collin,  Carl  J.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Elmboda,  Sweden,  Oct. 
9,  1857;  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  mother  when  twelve  years 
old;  lived  in  Minnesota;  was  graduated  from  the  theological  depart- 
ment of  Augustana  College,  Rock  Island,  in  1882;  afterward  was  pas- 
tor at  Duluth.     [169.] 


134  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Collins,  Henry  B.,  lawyer,  b.  in  New  York,  March  30,  1832;  settled 
in  Freeborn  county,  Minn.,  in  1859;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1862; 
was  district  attorney,  1864-8;  resided  in  Alden,  where  he  owned  a 
store  and  a  farm,  and  also  practiced  law.     [53.] 

Collins,  Loben  Warren,  jurist,  b.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  Aug.  7,  1838; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1854;  served  in  the  Seventh 
Minnesota  Regt.  during  the  civil  war,  being  brevetted  captain  before 
its  close;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1865;  settled  at  St.  Cloud  in  1866; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1881-3;  judge  in  the  Seventh 
judicial  district,  1883-7;  associate  justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Minnesota,  1887-1904;  has  resided  in  Minneapolis  since  1900.  [17;  22*; 
24;  26*;  30;  41;  95*;  115;  132  (March,  1888*);  137*;  168  (April, 
1892*);   174*;   176   (Aug.,  1887).] 

Collins,  Paul  Valorous,  journalist,  b.  in  Camden  Ohio,  July  22, 
1860;  engaged  in  newspaper  work  after  1880;  published  the  St.  Peter 
Tribune;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1890;  publisher  of  the  Northwest- 
ern Agriculturist  and  the  Home  Magazine.     [24;   85A*.] 

Colquhoun,  Archibald,  b.  in  Nova  Scotia,  Sept.  2,  1835;  settled  on 
a  claim  in  Summit,  Steele  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  served  in  the  Elev- 
enth Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1873  and  1880-2.     [30;  70A;  72.] 

Colvill,  William,  soldier,  b.  in  Forestville,  N.  Y.,  April  5,  1830;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  June  12,  1905.  He  came  to  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  in  1854, 
and  the  next  year  established  the  Red  Wing  Sentinel,  a  Democratic 
newspaper.  He  served  as  captain  and  colonel  of  the  First  Minnesota 
Regt.,  1861-4;  was  colonel  of  the  First  Minnesota  Heavy  Artillery, 
1865,  and  was  brevetted  brigadier  general;  He  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1865,  and  again  in  1878;  and  was  attorney  general 
of  the  state,  1866-8.     [18;  28,  X;  30;  41;  54;  115;  237  (27*,  50*).] 

Combs,  William  Solomon,  b.  in  New  York  city,  March  13,  1831; 
came  to  St.  Paul  in  1851;  was  a  bookseller  and  stationer.  [25;  68; 
94.] 

Comer,  William,  b.  in  Cheshire,  Eng.,  in  1812;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1846,  and  to  Taylor's  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1854;  was  county  treas- 
urer, 1860-8,  and  afterward  was  register  of  the  U.  S.  land  office.  [40; 
41.] 

Comfort,  John  Woolman,  physician,  b.  in  Bucks  county,  Pa.,  in  1804; 
d.  in  Wyoming,  Chisago  county,  Minn.,  Feb.  9,  1881.  He  was  gradu- 
ated at  Jefferson  Medical  College,  Philadelphia,  in  1836;  settled  in 
Chisago  county,  Minn.,  in  1855.     [41;  237   (1).] 

Commerford,  M.  C,  journalist,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1848;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1862,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1869;  was  associate  editor 
of  the  Minneapolis  News;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1873.     [30.] 


Minnesota  biographies.  135 

Compton,  James,  b.  near  Meadville,  Pa.,  Jan.  14,  1840;  d.  in  Min- 
neapolis, Jan.  14,  1908.  He  served  during  the  civil  war  in  Pennsyl- 
vania and  Illinois  regiments,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain.  In  1872 
he  came  to  Minnesota  and  settled  in  Fergus  Falls.  He  assisted  in 
organizing  the  First  National  Bank  of  Fergus  Falls,  and  was  its 
cashier  until  1891.  He  was  a  state  senator,  1883-9;  and  after  1900 
was  commandant  of  the  Minnesota  Soldiers'  Home.  [26*;  30;  35; 
98*;  237   (48*).] 

Comstock,  Ada  Louise,  educator,  b.  in  Moorhead,  Minn.,  Dec.  11, 
1876;  was  graduated  at  Smith  College,  1897;  engaged  in  teaching  in 
the  University  of  Minnesota  after  1899,  becoming  professor  of  rhetoric, 
and  in  1907  dean  of  women.     [127A*,  B.] 

Comstock,  Alfred  Erwin,  physician,  b.  in  Fayette,  Iowa,  Feb.  21, 
1872;  was  graduated  at  Upper  Iowa  University,  1895,  and  at  Hahne- 
mann Medical  College,  Chicago,  1899;  settled  in  St.  Paul,  and  was 
professor  in  the  medical  department  of  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
1901-9.     [127A*,  B.] 

Comstock,  Charles  W.,  b.  in  Penobscot  county,  Maine,  Sept.  6,  1851 ; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Stevens  county,  Minn.,  in  1872;;  owned  a 
farm,  and  after  1878  dealt  in  farm  machinery  in  Hancock;  published 
the  Olive  Branch  in  Hancock  five  years.     [73.] 

Comstock,  Edgar  F.,  railroad  contractor,  b.  in  Passadumkeag,  Maine, 
March  4,  1845;  served  in  the  First  Maine  Cavalry  in  the  civil  war; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1866,  and  settled  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature,  1887-9  and  1893,  and  a  state  senator,  1903. 
[30;  85A.] 

Comstock,  Otis  E.,  journalist,  b.  in  Chautauqua  county,  N.  Y.,  Feb. 
18,  1848;  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1856;  settled  in  Cale- 
donia about  1873;  owned  and  edited  the  Journal  after  1879.     [61.] 

Comstock,  Solomon  Gilman,  congressman,  b.  in  Argyle,  Maine,  May 
9,  1842;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1869,  settling  in  Moorhead;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1871;  was  a  representative  in  the  state  legislature, 
1876-7  and  1879-81;  a  state  senator,  1883-7;  and  a  representative  in 
Congress,  1889-91.  [10;  17;  18;  24;  25;  26*;  27*;  30;  35;  36;  37;  38; 
47*;   127B.] 

Comstock,  Willard  Lee,  lawyer,  b.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  Nov.  24,  1861; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Mankato,  1890,  and  practiced  there;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1893.  [24;  25;  26*;  30;  45*;  46*.] 
Conable,  Morris  Robinson,  b.  in  Fabius,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  9,  1852;  d.  in 
Monrovia,  Cal.,  Sept.  15,  1907.  He  was  educated  at  Cornell  Univer- 
sity as  a  civil  engineer;  taught  in  Philadelphia;  came  to  St.  Paul  in 
1890,  and  engaged  in  printing  business  as  a  member. of  the  H.  L.  Col- 
lins Company.     [28,  XII.] 

Conard,  William  J.,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Ohio,  Dec.  17, 
1852;  was  graduated  at  Chicago  Seminary,  and  has  engaged  in  home 
missionary  work  in  Minnesota  since  1887;  resides  in  Marshall.     [37.] 


136  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Cone,  Heman  A.,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1839;  d.  in  Windom,  Minn.,  Aug. 
17,  1902.  He  served  in  the  army  in  the  civil  war;  settled  on  a  farm 
in  Cottonwood  county  in  1870;  was  register  of  deeds,  1872-8,  and 
county  treasurer,  1887-94.     [34;  237  (19).] 

Cone,  Royal  Day,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  New  Berlin,  N.  Y.,  Nov. 
8,  1821;  d.  in  Hudson,  Wis.,  April  29,  1898.  He  came  to  Winona,  Minn., 
in  1855;  was  twice  mayor  of  that  city.  [18;  23*;  76;  180  (May  25, 
1898).] 

Congdon,  Chester  Adgate,  lawyer,  b.  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  June  12, 
1853;  was  graduated  at  Syracuse  University,  1875;  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1877;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1879;  was  assistant  U.  S.  dis- 
trict attorney,  1881-6;  removed  to  Duluth  in  1892;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  state  legislature,  1909-11.     [17;   24;   30*;   93.] 

Conkey,  Charles  Henry,  merchant  and  miller,  b.  in  Beekmantown, 
N.  Y.,  Oct.  3,  1828;  came  to  Minnesota,  settling  in  Fillmore,  in  1859; 
and  removed  to  Preston  in  1867.  From  1874  to  1877  he  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  state  senate.     [18;  30.] 

Conkey,  James  Henry,  pioneer,  b.  in  Plattsburg,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  25,  1820; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  April  11,  1908.  In  company  with  R.  B.  Langdon  and 
others,  he  did  the  first  grading  on  the  St.  Paul  and  Pacific  railroad, 
1859;  was  part  owner  of  the  Union  planing  mill  in  Minneapolis  after 
1872.     [58;   85A*.] 

Conley,  Alonzo  Theodore,  physician,  b.  in  Jefferson  county,  N.  Y., 
Dec.  6,  1847;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Iowa, 
1874;   settled  at  Cannon  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1876.     [24;   80*.] 

Conley,  Hiram  E.,  physician,  b.  in  Palo,  Iowa,  July  11,  1855;  was 
graduted  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Iowa,  1884;  settled  at 
Cannon  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1881.     [24;   56;   80.] 

Conley,  Kerry  E.,  b.  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  Sept.  1,  1866;  was 
graduated  at  the  Ophthalmic  College  and  Hospital,  Chicago,  1895; 
was  a  merchant  in  Spring  Valley,  1887-1904;  manufacturer  of  cameras 
and  photographic  supplies  in  Rochester  since  1904;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature,  1909-11.     [24;   25;   30*;   66A.] 

Connolly,  Alonzo  Putnam,  printer,  b.  in  Sheffield,  N.  B.,  Oct.  15, 
1836;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  settling  in  St.  Anthony;  was  one  of 
the  publishers  of  the  Advertiser,  the  first  daily  newspaper  there; 
served  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt,  1862-5,  becoming  regimental  ad- 
jutant; organized  the  National  Guards  in  this  state,  1870-71;  resided 
in  Chicago,  1880-1903,  and  later  in  Minneapolis;  author  of  "The  Min- 
nesota Massacre  and  the  Sioux  War  of  1862-63,"  273  pages,  1896.     [241.] 

Connor,  Elias  H.,  pioneer,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Maine,  in  1824;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Dec,  1902.  He  came  to  Lakeland,  Minn.,  in  1848,  and 
settled  at  St.  Anthony  the  next  year;  built  the  first  suspension  bridge 
there,  and  also  built  the  first  bridge  across  the  St.  Croix  at  Taylor's 
Falls.     [41;  237  (28*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  137 

Conrad,  Jacob  E.,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  North  Carolina, 
April  7,  1814;  d.  May  6,  1896.  He  was  educated  at  Mission  Institute, 
Quincy,  111.;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Blue 
Earth  county,  and  devoted  his  life  to  home  missionary  work  in  the 
various  settlements  in  that  part  of  the  state;  after  1890  resided  with 
his  son  in  Blue  Earth  City.     [39;  51*;  153;  178  (May  28,  1896*).] 

Conroy,  Joseph  Farrell,  b.  at  Niagara,  Canada,  in  1853;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1891,  and  engaged  in  insurance  business  in  Minneapolis; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1907-9.     [30*.] 

Constats,  H.  B.,  b.  in  Germany,  Dec.  10,  1840;  came  to  St.  Paul  in 
1854,  and  settled  in  New  Ulrn  in  1872;  was  assistant  cashier  of  a  bank 
five  years;  was  county  auditor,  1877-84.     [32.] 

Constans,  Henry  P.,  pioneer,  b.  in  France,  April  29,  1834;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1851,  settling  in  Minnesota;  in  1856,  with  others, 
selected  the  site  of  Blue  Earth  City,  and  laid  out  the  town;  built  the 
first  hotel  there;  was  sheriff  of  Faribault  county  four  years.  [39*; 
51*.] 

Constans,  William,  b.  in  Alsace-Lorraine  (then  belonging  to 
France),  June  12,  1829;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1847;  settled  in 
St.  Paul  in  1850,  and  engaged  for  several  years  in  freighting  and  com- 
mission business;  afterward  opened  a  wholesale  grocery,  and  sold 
brewery  supplies;  retired  from  business  in  1890,  excepting  care  of  real 
estate  investments.     [23*;  24;  94.] 

Constant,  Frank  Henry,  educator,  b.  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  July  25, 
1869;  was  graduated  at  Cincinnati  University,  1891;  professor  of 
structural  engineering  in  the  University  of  Minnesota  since  1895.  [127 
(10*);   127B.] 

Converse,  Myla  S.,  b.  in  New  York,  March  19,  1843;  d.  in  Detroit, 
Minn.,  Nov.  9,  1905.  He  served  in  the  Fifteenth  Mass.  Regt.  and  in 
the  First  U.  S.  Cavalry  during  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1872;  was  military  storekeeper  of  the  state,  1892-9,  and  later  was 
deputy  United  States  marshal.     [30;   237   (39*).] 

Converse,  Philip  S.,  b.  in  Thompson,  Conn.,  July  15,  1872;  came  the 
next  year  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents,  who  settled  in  Becker  coun- 
ty; attended  the  Grand  Forks  Business  College  and  the  State  Normal 
School,  St.  Cloud;  has  been  register  of  deeds  of  Becker  county  since 
1902;   a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.     [25;   30*.] 

Conway,  Charles,  journalist,  b.  in  Indiana  in  1822;  served  in  the 
Mexican  war;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1849;  engaged  in  printing  and  real 
estate  business ;  published  the  Central  Record  at  Rochester,  Minn.,  and 
afterward  lived  in  Dresbach.     [94.] 

Conwell,  Russell  Herman,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Worthington, 
Mass.,  Feb.  15,  1842;  was  graduated  at  Albany  University,  1866;  was 
captain,  and  later  lieutenant  colonel,  in  the  civil  war;   practiced  law 


138  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

in  Minneapolis,  1865-7,  and  the  next  year  was  immigration  agent  to 
Germany  for  the  state, of  Minnesota;  removed  to  Boston  in  1870;  was 
ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1879;  was  pastor  in  Philadelphia,  1881-91; 
founded  Temple  College  there  in  1888,  and  has  since  been  its  presi- 
dent.   He  is  a  well  known  author  and  lecturer.     [17.] 

Cook,  Benjamin  S.,  b.  in  Center  county,  Pa.,  in  1833;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1856;  resided  in  Mantorville,  1860-73;  was  superintendent 
of  the  St.  Paul  street  railway  company,  1873-5;  settled  in  Owatonna 
the  next  year;  engaged  in  real  estate  and  loaning  business.     [72.] 

Cook,  Charles  F.,  b.  Dec.  24,  1866,  in  Austin,  Minn.,  where  he  still 
resides;  studied  in  the  Eastman  Business  College,  Poughkeepsie,  N. 
Y.;  engaged  in  real  estate  and  insurance  business;  mayor  of  Austin, 
1903-6,  and  a  state  senator^,  1911.     [30*;  65A*.] 

Cook,  Mrs,  Frances  Olin,  b.  in  Janesville,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  11,  1833;  d. 
in  Rochester,  Minn.,  Dec.  3,  1900.  She  married  John  R.  Cook  in  1857; 
settled  in  Rochester  the  same  year,  where  her  husband  engaged  in 
mercantile  business  and  was  president  of  the  First  National  Bank. 
After  his  death  in  1880,  Mrs.  Cook  succeeded  him  in  the  presidency  of 
the  bank,  and  held  the  position  a  few  years.     [237  (11).] 

Cook,  Franklin,  pioneer,  b.  in  Campton,  N.  H.,  March  30,  1828;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  June  5,  1887.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  engaged 
in  surveying,  and  in  construction  of  mill  dams  and  bridges.  During 
the  last  twelve  years  of  his  life  he  engaged  in  quarrying.     [174*.] 

Cook,  George,  b.  in  Akron,  Ohio,  Jan.  19,  1852;  came  to  Red  Wing, 
Minn.,  in  1879;  was  superintendent  of  the  Red  Wing  Stoneware  Com- 
pany thirty  years;  was  the  founder  of  the  sewer  pipe  industry  in  Red 
Wing.     [56.] 

Cook,  George  F.,  journalist,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  Nov.  3,  1856;  was 
graduated  at  Harvard  College,  1879;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1883,  and 
soon  afterward  settled  in  Breckenridge ;  published  the  Wilkin  County 
Gazette,  and  later  the  Echo;  was  postmaster  after  1885.     [35.] 

Cook,  Jabez  Wyatt,  b,  in  Massachusetts  in  1838;  d.  in  Caledonia, 
Minn.,  Jan.  23,  1880.  He  settled  in  Caledonia  in  1862;  was  register  of 
deeds  for  Houston  county  six  years.     [29*;  61.] 

Cook,  John  B.,  b.  in  Oneida  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  12,  1818;  d.  in  Ala- 
meda, Cal.,  May  23,  1910.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  at 
St.  Paul;  engaged  in  milling  and  real  estate  business;  served  in  the 
civil  war;  established  the  St.  Paul  Omnibus  Co.,  and  was  its  presi- 
dent.   [25;  237  (50*).] 

Cook,  John  Ramsey,  banker,  b,  at  Clear  Creek,  Ohio,  May  31,  1825; 
d.  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  Sept,  10,  1880.  He  settled  in  Rochester  in 
1856;  engaged  in  mercantile  business;  in  1864  organized  the  First 
National  Bank,  and  was  its  president;  in  1869  built  a  large  hotel. 
[66;   66A*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  139 

Cook,  Lysander,  b.  in  Lewis  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1829;  settled  in  Lyra, 
Minn.,  in  1864;  removed  to  Vernon  Center,  Blue  Earth  county,  in  1878; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1875.     [32.] 

Cook,  Martin  W.,  b.  in  Rawdon,  Canada,  Nov.  5,  1826;  d.  in  Roch- 
ester, Minn.,  March  6,  1897.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  settled 
in  Rochester,  where  he  owned  a  nursery.     [166  (1897*).] 

Cook,  Michael,  carpenter  and  soldier,  b.  in  Morris  county,  N.  J., 
March  17,  1828;  d.  Dec.  27,  1864,  from  wounds  received  in  the  battle 
of  Nashville.  He  came  to  Minnesota,  settling  at  Faribault,  in  1855; 
was  territorial  and  state  senator,  1857-62;  served  as  major  in  the 
Tenth  Minnesota  Regt  Cook  county,  established  in  1874,  was  named 
in  his  honor.     [IS;   70.] 

Cook,  Richard,  clergyman,  b.  in  Lincolnshire,  England,  Nov.  25, 
1821;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  21,  1899.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1844;  engaged  in  the  ministry  of  the  Methodist  church  after  1850; 
united  with  the  Presbytery  of  St.  Paul  in  1890.     [153.] 

Cook,  Rufus,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Campton,  N.  H.,  March  18,  1826; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  July  12,  1903.  He  came  there  in  1857;  compiled  and 
published  the  first  map  of  Hennepin  county,  1858;  resided  in  Boston, 
Mass.,  1864-83,  and  then  returned  to  Minneapolis.     [174*;  237  (28*).] 

Cook,  Stephen,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  New  Haven,  Vt.,  in 
1796;  d.  in  Austin,  Minn.,  Oct.  13,  1864.  He  came  to  Austin  in  1856, 
being  the  first  minister  there.     [143.] 

Cooke,  Elbridge  Clinton,  lawyer,  b.  in  Tiskilwa,  111.,  in  1852;  was 
graduated  at  Yale  University,  1877;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1879; 
settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1886.     [17;   24;  25;  90.] 

Cooke,  Harvey  E.,  journalist,  b.  in  Northampton,  Mass.,  April  27, 
1849;  d.  at  Hot  Springs,  Ark.,  Nov.  23,  1898.  He  served  in  the  First 
N.  Y.  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1872;  estab- 
lished the  Polk  County  Journal  in  Crookston  in  1877.     [35;   155.] 

Cooke,  Lytle  Osman,  farmer,  b.  in  Virginia,  July  25,  1855;  resided 
in  Kellogg,  Minn.,  and  removed  to  Lake  City;  was  county  surveyor  of 
Wabasha  county  six  years,  and  register  of  deeds  four  years;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature,  1901,  and  a  state  senator  since  1903. 
[24;  25;  30*.] 

Coolbaugh,  Daniel  Manasseh,  pioneer,  b.  in  Pennsylvania;  settled 
at  St.  Anthony  in  1851,  on  a  claim  on  a  part  of  the  site  of  Minne- 
apolis.    He  died  in  1866.     [59;   157*.] 

Collen,  John,  b.  in  Maasbracht,  Germany,  Sept.  20,  1844;  came  to 
Wright  county,  Minn.,  in  1863;  served  in  the  U.  S.  Infantry,  1867-70; 
returned  the  next  year  to  Wright  county,  and  engaged  in  farming; 
opened  a  furniture  store  in  1875  at  Delano;  also  engaged  in  the  lum- 
ber and  grain  elevator  business.     [31.] 


140  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL.  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Cooley,  Clayton  R.,  b.  in  Houston  county,  Minn.,  Oct  16,  1859; 
spent  most  of  his  boyhood  in  Iowa,  but  returned  to  Minnesota  in  1884, 
settling  in  Minneapolis;  engaged  in  investigating  titles  to  real  estate; 
was  auditor  of  Hennepin  county,  1892-6,  and  later  deputy  collector  of 
U.  S.  customs.     [22*;   25;   26.] 

Cooley,  De  Witt  Clinton,  lawyer,  b.  in  Orange  county,  N.  Y.,  July 
4,  1824;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1845;  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1851; 
resided  in  Pennsylvania,  1864-74,  then  returned  to  St.  Paul.  [68;  69; 
93;   94.] 

Cooley,  George  Washington,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  New  York  city, 
Jan.  17,  1845;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1864;  settled  in  Minneapolis,  was 
assistant  engineer  of  the  Northern  Pacific  railroad,  and  during  several 
years  county  surveyor  for  Hennepin  county;  secretary,  since  1906,  of 
the  State  Highway  Commission.     [24;  26;  58;  85A.] 

Cooley,  Grove  Benjamin,  lawyer,  b.  in  Attica,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  10,  1827; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Aug.  20,  1884.  He  settled  in  Mantorville,  Minn.,  in 
1858;  was  county  attorney  four  years,  and  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1872;  removed  to  Minneapolis  the  same  year,  and  after  1874 
was  judge  of  the  municipal  court.     [58;   157*;  161.] 

Cooley,  Jerome  Eugene,  b.  in  Hume,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  26,  1844;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1868;  settled  at  Duluth  in  1873,  and  has  engaged  in  lum- 
ber, fishery,  and  real  estate  business.     [24;   31;    166A*.] 

Cooley,  Roger  William,  lawyer,  b.  in  Decorah,  Iowa,  Dec.  25,  1859; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1882;  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  Minnesota,  1884;  lecturer  on  law  in  the  Universities  of  Min- 
nesota, Michigan,  and  Chicago;  author  of  a  series  of  volumes  on  insur- 
ance laws;  resided  in  St.  Paul,  and  removed  in  1910  to  Ann  Arbor, 
Mich.     [17.] 

Coolidge,  Marshall  Harvey,  manufacturer  and  contractor,  b.  in 
Dotyville,  Wis.,  July  27,  1860;  settled  at  Minneapolis  in  1886.  [24; 
25;   167    (Nov.  9,  1900*).] 

Coon,  Galen  H.,  b.  in  Rutland,  Wis.,  Aug.  25,  1856;  was  graduated 
in  law  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1880;  settled  at  Northfield, 
Minn.,  in  1880;  practiced  law  till  1891;  later  in  real  estate  and  lumber 
business,  with  office  in  St.  Paul  since  1900.     [24;  70.] 

Coon,  Hiram  L.,  physician,  b.  in  Grafton,  N,  Y.,  Aug.  25,  1828;  d.  in 
Northfield,  Minn.,  .Oct.  16,  1887.  He  was  graduated  at  Rush  Medical 
College,  Chicago,  in  1854;  settled  in  Northfield,  Minn.,  in  1861.  [70; 
139.] 

Coon,  W.  L.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Dutchess  county,  N.  Y.,  Dec,  1821;  came 
to  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1856;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1860;  served 
in  the  Second  Minnesota  cavalry,  1862-5.     [32.] 

Cooper,  Charles  Hermance,  educator,  b.  in  La  Crosse,  Wis.,  June 
16,  1855;  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1877;  was  a  professor 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  141 

in  Carleton  College,  Northfield,  Minn.,  1888-98;  has  since  been  presi- 
dent of  the  State  Normal  School  at  Mankato.     [24;   46;   83;   128   (1).] 

Cooper,  David,  judge,  b.  in  Frederick  county,  Md.,  July  22,  1821;  d. 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1845;  was 
appointed  one  of  the  first  associate  justices  of  the  supreme  court  of 
Minnesota,  1849;  retired  from  the  bench  in  1853,  and  practiced  law  in 
St.  Paul  until  1864,  when  he  removed  to  Nevada.  [41;  68;  94;  168 
(March,  1892*).] 

Cooper,  James,  pioneer,  b.  near  Belfast,  Ireland,  June  24,  1805;  d. 
at  Cooper's  Corners,  Anoka  county,  Minn.,  April  2,  1893.  He  came  to 
America  about  1834;  lived  in  Canada  and  Pennsylvania;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1856,  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  Anoka  county.  Later  he 
owned  a  country  store.     [43.] 

Cooper,  James  Heaton,  farmer,  b.  in  Washington  county,  Pa.,  Sept. 
2,  1829;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1863;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  owned  a  farm  in  Houston  county,  and  was 
county  auditor  two  terms;  removed  to  Eyota,  Olmsted  county,  in  1881. 
[66.] 

Cooper,  Jason  W.,  wholesale  grocer,  b.  in  Coopersville,  N.  Y.,  Oct. 
17,  1843;  served  in  the  34th  N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1864;  resided  at  first  in  Minneapolis,  and  later  in  St.  Paul. 
[24;   25;   93A;   95*.] 

Cooper,  John,  farmer  and  lumberman,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Jan. 
1,  1836;  d.  in  Riverside,  Cal.,  Jan.  8,  1907.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1856;  served  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  Indian  and  civil 
wars.  He  afterward  owned  several  farms  near  St.  Cloud,  and  for 
twelve  years  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  lumber.  During  the  last 
ten  years  of  his  life  he  spent  his  winters  on  his  ranch  in  California. 
[26*;  174*;   237   (43*);   166A*.] 

Cooper,  Joseph,  farmer,  b.  at  Fairfax  Court  House,  Va.,  March  20, 
1820;  followed  a  seafaring  life,  1830-44,  and  had  charge  of  a  vessel 
on  the  Great  Lakes,  1844-53;  settled  at  Ridgeway,  Winona  county, 
Minn.,  engaged  in  farming  and  kept  a  hotel;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1879.     [30;  76.] 

Cooper,  M.  L.,  commission  merchant,  b.  in  New  York  in  1835;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Jan.  25,  1873.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1863;  settled  in 
Brownsville;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1873.  [30;  238 
(Jan.  26,  1873).] 

Cooper,  Milton,  building  contractor,  b.  in  1810;  d.  in  Minneapolis, 
Feb.  12,  1901.  He  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1861;  aided  in  the  construc- 
tion of  government  buildings  at  Fort  Snelling,  and  built  many  fine 
residences  in  Minneapolis.     [237   (14).] 

Copeland,  Joiix,  b.  in  Wigtonshire,  Scotland,  Dec.  28,  1845;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1874;    settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1879,  and  became 


142  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

general  foreman  of  the  car  department  of  the  yards  of  the  C,  St.  P., 
M.  and  Omaha  railway;  since  1900  engaged  in  sale  of  railway  supplies. 
[25;  27*;   95.*] 

Copp,  William,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Burlington  county,  N.  J.,  Aug. 
19,  1823;  d.  in  Northfield,  Minn.,  Jan.  2,  1903.  He  was  captain  in  the 
Ninth  Indiana  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1869,  and 
was  pastor  in  many  towns,  including  Litchfield,  Windom,  and  Sauk 
Rapids;  also  preached  in  Dakota,  and  organized  the  first  mission 
church  of  any  denomination  in  that  territory;  resided  in  Northfield 
during  the  last  seven  years  of  his  life.     [237   (2S).'\ 

Corcoran,  Patrick  B.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1825;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1847,  and  to  Hennepin,  county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  was 
one  of  the  first  settlers  in  the  town  of  Corcoran,  which  was  named  for 
him;  engaged  in  mercantile  business.     [58.] 

Corey,  Gilbert  M.,  farmer,  b.  in  Fairhaven,  Vt,  in  1840;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1857;  served  in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  resides  in  Houston  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture, in  1899.     [30.] 

Corey,  Hampden  A,,  pioneer,  b.  in  Northampton,  Mass.,  Jan.  20,  1822; 
settled  on  a  claim  in  Wiscoy,  Winona  county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature,  1870-3.     [30;   77*.] 

Corey,  Henry  B.,  building  contractor,  b.  in  Illinois  in  1844;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1852;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  cavalry,  1863-6; 
resided  in  Hamilton,  Mower  county;  was  postmaster  of  the  legislature, 
1876-7.     [30.] 

Corliss,  Eben  E.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Fayston,  Vt,  Sept.  1,  1841;  came  with 
his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1870;  settled  at 
Battle  Lake,  and  built  the  first  frame  house  in  Otter  Tail  county; 
removed  to  Fergus  Falls  in  1874;  was  county  attorney  ten  years,  and 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1872;  was  a  member  of  the  State 
Capitol  Commission,  1893-1908;  custodian  of  the  capital  since  1910. 
[24;  25;  30*;   35;  237  (65).] 

Cormack,  John  W.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Illinois  in  1816;  came  to  the  site 
of  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1844;  engaged  in  lumbering  on  the  St.  Croix 
and  Mississippi  rivers;  settled  in  Princeton  in  1874,  and  died  there 
in  1885.     [31;   41;   59.] 

Cornells,  Louis,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Belgium,  April  3,  1843;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1865;  engaged  in  missionary  work  in  Wisconsin 
and  Minnesota;  settled  at  Minneota,  Lyon  county,  Minn.,  in  1881. 
[32.] 

Cornell,  Francis  Russell  Edward,  jurist,  b.  in  Coventry,  N.  Y.,  Nov. 
17,  1821;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  May  23,  1881.  He  was  graduated  at  Union 
College  in  1842;  was  admitted  to  the  bar;  and  in  1854  settled  in  Min- 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  143 

neapolis.  He  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1861-2  and 
1865;  attorney  general,  1868-74;  and  associate  justice  of  the  supreme 
court,  1875-81.  [18;  19*;  30;  41;  58;  59;  84*;  85;  168  (April,  1892*); 
194;  237  (1).] 

Cornish,  William  Dalton,  judge,  b.  in  Middleboro,  Mass.,  April  29, 
1849;  d.  in  Chicago,  Nov.  7,  1908.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1870; 
came  to  Minnesota  the  same  year,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature,  1883-5;  was  judge  of  the  Second  judicial 
district,  1890-93;  removed  to  Orange,  N.  J.;  was  vice  president  of  the 
Union  Pacific  and  other  railroad  lines.     [93;   95*;   237   (51*).] 

Cornwell,  Byron  Cook,  dentist,  b.  in  Oswego,  N.  Y.,  July  27,  1851; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Jan.  30,  1910.  He  was  graduated  at  the  Philadelphia 
Dental  College,  1883;  practiced  after  1889  in  St  Paul.  [25;  176  (Nov., 
1898*).] 

Cornwall,  Chauncey  C,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Erie  county,  N. 
Y.,  April  13,  1812;  settled  in  Plainview,  Minn.,  in  1865.     [74.] 

Cornwell,  Elijah  Roscoe,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Willoughby, 
Ohio,  Sept.  17,  1847;  served  in  the  39th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  settled  in  Plainview,  Minn.,  in  1867.     [74.] 

Cornwell,  F.  J.,  merchant,  b.  in  Savannah,  Ga.,  in  1836;  came  to 
Minnesota  when  twenty  years  old;  settled  in  Plainview  in  1866.     [74.] 

Cornwell,  Leon  L.,  banker,  b.  in  Olmsted  county,  Minn.,  Oct.  12, 
1872;  engaged  in  teaching  twelve  years;  was  cashier  of  the  Citizens' 
State  Bank  of  Pine  Island  after  1903;  and  was  president  of  the  Zum- 
bro  Falls  State  Bank  after  1907.     [56.] 

Corriston,  Frank  T.,  b.  in  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  Feb.  10,  1868;  was  grad- 
uated in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1890,  and  practiced  in 
Minneapolis;  was  captain  in  the  Thirteenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the 
Philippine  war,  1898,  and  was  detailed  as  judge  of  the  Inferior  Provost 
Court  of  Manila;  returned  to  Minneapolis,  and  after  1907  was  super- 
intendent of  police.     [85A;   123.] 

Corser,  Elwood  Spencer,  b.  in  Gates,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  3,  1835;  served  in 
the  93d  N.  Y.  regiment  in  the  civil  war;  settled  at  Minneapolis,  1871, 
engaging  in  real  estate  business.     [24;  25;  85A;   195*.] 

Corson,  Benjamin  Franklin,  b.  in  West  Lebanon,  Me.,  Dec.  29, 
1831;  d.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  Dec.  22,  1909.  He  first  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1852;  returned  to  Maine  in  1855;  settled  in  Glencoe,  Minn.,  in 
1877;  was  bookkeeper  in  the  McLeod  County  bank  sixteen  years,  and 
was  editor  of  the  Glencoe  Register,  1904-07;  afterward  resided  in  Red 
Wing.     [237   (56).] 

Corson,  Charles  V.,  journalist,  b.  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  1,  1864; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Glencoe,  Minn.,  in  1878;  was  editor  of  the 
Enterprise  after  1888,     [64.] 


144  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Corson,  H.  H.,  b.  in  Montgomery  county,  Pa.,  Sept.  19,  1847;  was 
city  engineer  of  Minneapolis,  1871-3;  settled  in  New  Richmond,  Wa- 
seca county,  Minn.,  in  1877,  and  owned  an  interest  in  a  grain  elevator 
and  a  mill.     [75.] 

Cory,  Allen,  merchant,  b.  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  July  4, 
1845;  served  in  the  193d  N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Fari- 
bault county,  Minn.,  in  1866;  engaged  in  farming,  and  after  1889  owned 
a  hardware  store  in  Easton.     [39.] 

Cory,  Empson,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Thorntown,  Ind.,  Oct. 
2,  1859;  d.  in  Wadena,  Minn.,  Aug.  11,  1895.  He  was  graduated  at 
Wabash  College,  1885,  and  Yale  Theological  Seminary,  1888;  settled 
in  Wadena,  Minn.,  in  1892.     [144.] 

Cory,  Henry  William,  judge,  b.  in  Cooperstown,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  26,  1845; 
was  graduated  at  Tufts  College,  1867;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1871,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul  the  same  year;  was  judge  of  the  munic- 
ipal court,  1885-95.     [24;   98*.] 

Cosgrove,  Carson  N.,  b.  in  Westfield,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  22,  1853;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1870,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  Le  Sueur;  engaged  in 
the  sale  of  agricultural  machinery;  was  president  of  the  Minnesota 
State  Agricultural  Society,  1902-7,  and  its  secretary,  1907-10.  [25;  32; 
166A*.] 

Costain,  John,  merchant,  b.  on  the  Isle  of  Man,  March  2,  1845; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1869;  settled  in  Hawley,  Minn.,  in  1873; 
removed  to  Moorhead  in  1893;  was  judge  of  probate,  and  engaged  in 
insurance  business.     [35;  47*.] 

Cotter,  Joseph  Bernard,  R.  C.  bishop,  b.  in  Liverpool,  England,  Nov. 
19,  1844;  d.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  June  27,  1909.  He  came  with  his  par- 
ents to  the  United  States  in  1850,  and  in  1855  they  settled  in  Minne- 
sota. He  was  ordained  priest  in  1871  in  the  Cathedral  of  St.  Paul, 
and  afterward  was  a  pastor  in  Winona.  In  1889,  when  the  See  of 
Winona  was  established,  he  was  elected  its  first  bishop.  He  was 
active  in  establishing  temperance  societies  among  Catholics.  [17; 
23;   24;   26;  77;   146;  237   (56*).] 

Cotterell,  Richard  Lloyd,  b.  in  Worcestershire,  Eng.,  Jan.  12,  1815; 
d.  in  Dover,  Olmsted  county,  Minn.,  April  19,  1891.  He  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1846;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Dover,  Minn.,  ten  years 
later;  was  one  of  the  first  to  engage  in  fruit  culture  in  that  part  of 
the  state.     [166  (1891).] 

Cotton,  Joseph  Bell,  lawyer,  b.  at  Albion,  Ind.,  Jan.  6,  1865;  was 
graduated  at  the  Michigan  Agricultural  and  Mechanical  College,  Lan- 
sing, 1886;  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  and  two  years  later  settled  in 
Duluth;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1893.  [17;  22*; 
23;  24;  25;  27*;  30;  137.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  145 

Couillard,  Cornelius,  b.  in  Frankfort,  Maine,  Oct.  31,  1813;  d.  in 
Richfield,  Minn.,  Sept.  29,  1901.  He  came  to  St.  Anthony  Palls,  Minn., 
in  1854;  pre-empted  a  homestead  in  Richfield  township,  Hennepin 
county.     [60*;   237   (14).] 

Countryman,  Ambrose  D.,  lawyer,  b.  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y., 
Feb.  8,  1850;  when  five  years  old,  he  came  with  his  parents  to  Min- 
nesota; was  graduated  in  law  at  Washington  University,  St.  Louis, 
1874;  practiced  four  years  in  Minneapolis;  settled  at  Appleton,  Minn., 
in  1878.     [22*;  24;  25;  32;  157*.] 

Countryman,  Gratia  Alta,  b.  in  Hastings,  Minn.,  1866;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1889;  was  assistant  in  the  pub- 
lic library  of  Minneapolis,  1889-1904,  and  since  has  been  its  librarian. 
[85A;    127A*.] 

Countryman,  Levi  N.,  b.  in  Orleans,  N.  Y.,  July  11,  1832;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1855,  and  settled  on  a  farm  near  Hastings;  was  grad- 
uated at  Hamline  University,  Red  Wing,  in  1861;  served  in  the  civil 
war;  later  engaged  in  the  sale  of  threshing  machines,  and  resided  in 
Minneapolis.     [130*.] 

Countryman,  Marcellus  L.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Hastings,  Minn.,  in  1862; 
studied  law  at  Washington  University;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1885;  settled  in  St.  Paul  the  next  year;  was  attorney  for  the  Great 
Northern  railway  company.     [93.] 

Countryman,  Peter  F.,  b.  in  Jefferson  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1829;  d.  in 
Hastings,  Minn.,  Feb.  16,  1906.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  set- 
tling in  Hastings;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  later  owned  a 
farm  at  Nininger;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war.     [48;   56;   237   (39).] 

Couper,  John  Clinton,  b.  in  Morristown,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  24,  1830;  set- 
tled in  Sciota,  Dakota  county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature,  1862;  served  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  removed  to  Northfield  in  1866;  was  judge  of  the  municipal  court, 
1895-1906.     [24;  48;  70A*;   174*.] 

Courtney,  Walter,  surgeon,  b.  in  Moore,  Ontario,  Sept.  18,  1855;  was 
graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1883;  chief  sur- 
geon of  the  Northern  Pacific  railway  since  1888;  resides  in  Brainerd. 
[17;   24;   25.] 

Courturier,  Maxcell,  b.  near  Sorel,  Canada,  in  1816;  came  to  Minne- 
sota as  a  voyageur  for  the  American  Fur  company ;  later  was  employed 
by  Joseph  R.  Brown;  took  a  claim  on  the  site  of  St.  Paul  in  1846; 
afterward  resided  on  Gray  Cloud  island.  [237  (4);  238  (May  27, 
1894*).] 

Covell,  Louis  E.,  journalist,  b.  in  Olmsted  county,  Minn.,  May  17, 
1869;  was  graduated  at  the  Mankato  Normal  school,  1890,  and  in  law 
at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1894;  settled  in  Atwater,  and  was 
editor  and  proprietor  of  the  Republican  Press.     [63.] 

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146  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Covert,  Joseph,  farmer,  b.  in  Sullivan  county,  N.  Y.,  April  28,  1828; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  in  Faribault;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1876  and  1879.     [30;  70.] 

Covey,  J.  B.,  physician,  b.  in  Duchess  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1784;  d.  in 
Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1851.    He  settled  there  in  1844.     [41.] 

Cowan,  D.  W.,  physician,  b.  in  Canada  in  1862;  resides  in  Sand- 
stone, Minn.;  was  a  state  senator  in  1903-05.     [30.] 

Cowan,  John  C,  educator,  b.  in  Ontario,  Canada,  in  1860;  engaged 
in  teaching  in  Kittson  county,  Minn.,  1879-1894;  was  superintendent  of 
schools  for  that  county,  1901-09,  residing  in  Hallock.     [37.] 

Cowdeey,  Lyman  Emmet,  b.  in  Palmyra,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  18,  1836;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Nov.  29,  1910.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1859,  and  set- 
tled in  Rochester  in  1865;  was  register  of  deeds  in  Olmsted  county  six 
years;  engaged  in  real  estate  business,  and  later  owned  a  grain  ele- 
vator, in  Kasson;  removed  to  Minneapolis  in  1899.     [66.] 

Cowtn,  James,  b.  on  the  Isle  of  Man,  July  25,  1843;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1867;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1874,  and  four  years  later 
settled  in  Adrian;  engaged  in  grain  and  lumber  business,  and  owned 
much  real  estate.     [34.] 

Cowing,  John  B.,  merchant,  b.  in  England,  July  30,  1842  ;d.  in  Alex- 
andria, /Minn.,  Jan.  14,  1912.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United 
States  in  1849;  served  in  the  11th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war; 
settled  in  Alexandria,  Minn.,  in  1865;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1878-9.     [30;  237  (68).]' 

Cowling,  Donald  John,  educator,  b.  in  Cornwall,  England,  Aug.  21, 
1880;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1882;  was  graduated  at  Lebanon 
Valley  College,  Pennsylvania,  1902;  engaged  in  teaching;  president 
of  Carleton  College,  Northfield,  Minn.,  since  1909.     [17;   241.] 

Cox,  Albert  Jeffrey,  physician  and  druggist,  b.  in  Trempealeau, 
Wis.,  March  2,  1862;  was  graduated  at  Gale  College,  Galesville,  Wis., 
1882,  and  Rush  Medical  College,  1886;  settled  at  Tyler,  Minn.,  in  1886. 
[22*;  24;  34.] 

Cox,  Benedict  A.,  contractor,  and  builder,  b.  in  New  York  City, 
March  21,  1847;  d.  in  St  Paul,  Minn.,  May  3,  1901.  He  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1883,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul;  with  business  partners,  he  built 
the  West  Hotel,  Minneapolis,  the  Ryan  Hotel,  the  Globe,  N.  Y.  Life 
Ins.,  and  Endicott  buildings  in  St.  Paul,  and  the  Spaulding  Hotel  and 
other  buildings  in  Duluth.    [93A*.] 

Cox,  E.  St.  Julien,  judge,  b.  in  Geneva,  Switzerland,  in  1835;  studied 
law  in  Wisconsin,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1854;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1857;  settled  in  St.  Peter;  was  captain  in  the  First  Minne- 
sota Mounted  Rangers  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1873,  and  a  state  senator,  1874;  was  judge  of  the  Ninth 
judicial  district,  1877-82.    [30;  32.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  147 

Cox,  Ulysses  Orange,  b.  in  Farmland,  Ind.,  Sept.  29,  1864;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  University  of  Indiana,  1900;  was  head  of  the  department 
of  biology  in  the  State  Normal  School,  Mankato,  Minn.,  1891-1905,  and 
of  the  Indiana  State  Normal  School,  Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  since  1905. 
[7A.] 

Coykendall,  Horatio  G.,  b.  in  Peoria  county,  111.,  Dec.  7,  1840;  d.  in 
Rochester,  Minn.,  March  22,  1906.  He  served  in  Illinois  regiments  in 
the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  later  resided  in  St.  Paul, 
Minn.,  and  engaged  in  railroad  building.     [93A*;   121.] 

Crafts,  Amasa,  b.  in  Jay,  Maine,  April  22,  1807;  d.  in  Minneapolis, 
Feb.  13,  1893.  He  took  a  claim  on  the  site  of  Minneapolis  in  1853; 
engaged  in  lumber  and  furniture  business  ten  years,  and  owned  val- 
uable real  estate.     [196.] 

Crafts,  Leo  Melville,  physician,  b.  in  Minneapolis,  Oct.  3,  1863;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1886,  and  Harvard  Medical 
School,  1890;  settled  in  Minneapolis,  1891;  has  been  professor  in  the 
medical  department  of  Hamline  University  since  1893.  [22*;  24;  25; 
85A;   127A*;   196.] 

Crafts,  Letitia  May,  librarian,  b.  in  Minneapolis,  Sept.  27,  1860; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1881;  was  assistant 
librarian  there,  1883-1910.     [127A*,  B;   196;   237   (13*).] 

Craig,  H.  B.,  farmer,  b.  in  St.  Andrews,  N.  B.,  in  1836;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1856;  served  in  the  Minnesota  Independent  Cavalry  in 
the  civil  war;  settled  on  a  farm  at  Orrock,  Sherburne  county,  in  1866; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1893-5,  and  1903-5.     [30*.] 

Craig,  Robert  6.,  physician,  b.  in  New  York  city,  June  8,  1834;  d. 
at  Janesville,  Minn.,  July  13,  1907.  He  was  graduated  at  Albany  Med- 
ical College,  1855;  served  as  surgeon  in  the  10th  ,N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the 
civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1866,  settling  at  Janesville;  was  a 
state  senator,  1883-5  and  1891-3.     [24;  30;  75;  237   (43).] 

Craig,  Thomas  R.,  b.  in  Ontario,  Canada,  in  1825;  d.  in  Warren, 
Minn.,  Aug.  2,  1893.  He  settled  therein  1879,  and  was  register  of  deeds 
for  Marshall  county  eleven  years.     [180  (Sept.  27,  1893).] 

Grain,  Andrew  J.,  farmer,  b.  in  Logan  county,  Ky.,  in  1847;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1877;  resided  at  Shaokatan,  Lincoln  county;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1889.     [30.] 

Crandall,  Charles  Schretz,  b.  in  Erie  county,  Ohio,  Jan.  18,  1840; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  and  settled  in  Owatonna  about  1860;  for 
eight  years  he  was  editor  of  the  Owatonna  Journal,  and  for  eighteen 
years  engaged  in  the  hardware  business;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1874,  and  a  state  senator,  1887,  and  1891-93.  [23;  30; 
70A;   72.] 

Crandall,  L.  S.,  physician,  b.  in  Allegany  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1834; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1863;  practiced  medicine  and  owned  a  drug 
store  in  Lamberton  after  1878.     [32.] 


1,48  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Crandall,  Lathan  Augustus,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Plymouth,  N. 
Y.,  Sept.  20,  1850;  was  graduated  at  Hillsdale  College,  1873,  and  Roch- 
ester Theological  Seminary,  1881;  pastor  in  Minneapolis  since  1904. 
[17;   24.] 

Crandall,  N.  C,  b.  in  Watertown,  N.  Y.,  March  18,  1838;  came  tu 
Minnesota,  settling  in  Dakota  county  in  1861;  owned  a  farm,  and  en- 
gaged in  teaching;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878. 
[30.] 

Crane,  Prank  Irving,  lumberman,  b.  at  Sharon  Center,  Ohio,  Sept. 
26,  1848;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1863,  and  to  Austin 
in  1864;  after  1873  engaged  in  lumber  business,  and  has  had  many  other 
financial  interests;  was  mayor  of  Austin  three  terms;  president  of 
the  Austin  National  Bank.     [24;  25;  111;  167  (Feb.  2,  1894*).] 

Crane,  Peter  Bela,  b.  in  Wisconsin,  March  6,  1847;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1869,  settling  at  first  on  a  farm  near  Montevideo;  removed 
to  Minneapolis,  and  became  president  of  the  National  Mutual  Life  As- 
sociation.    [22*;  32.] 

Crane,  Ralph  E.,  farmer,  b.  in  Canton,  N.  Y.,  April  22,  1858;  was 
graduated  at  Eastman's  Business  College,  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y,  1877; 
settled  at  Grand  Meadow,  Minn.,  in  1887;  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature, 1911.     [30*;   65A.] 

Crane,  William  Iler,  lecturer,  b.  in  Delaware  county,  Ohio,  Aug.  27, 
1866;  was  graduated  at  Ohio  Wesleyan  University,  1888;  engaged  in 
teaching,  1888-1905;  has  written  many  papers  and  articles  on  educa- 
tional subjects;  resides  in  Minneapolis.     [17.] 

Crary,  Benjamin  F.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Indiana,  Dec.  12,  1821; 
d.  in  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  in  1896.  He  was  graduated  at  Pleasant  Hill 
Academy  (now  Belmont  College),  1842;  was  admitted  to  the  Methodist 
Conference  of  Indiana  in  1845  as  an  itinerant  iDreacher;  was  presi- 
dent of  Hamline  University,  then  at  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  1857-60;  state 
superintendent  of  public  instruction,  1861-2;  and  chaplain  of  the  Third 
Minnesota  regiment  in  the  civil  war.  In  1864  he  became  editor  of  the 
Central  Christian  Advocate;  was  presiding  elder  in  Colorado  after 
1872;  resided  in  California  after  1880.     [130*.] 

Crary,  Charles  Wesley,  physician,  b.  in  Potsdam,  N.  Y.,  May  6, 
1835;  was  graduated  at  Albany  Medical  College,  1858;  served  as  cap- 
tain in  the  98th  N.  Y.  Regt.,  1861-2,  and  afterward  was  surgeon  in 
other  regiments;  settled  in  Lake  City,  Minn.,  in  1876.     [74.] 

Cratte,  David,  b.  near  Minnehaha  Falls,  Minn.,  March  15,  1837;  came 
with  his  father  to  the  site  of  Wabasha  when  a  child;  was  a  raft  pilot 
on  the  Mississippi  twenty-six  years.     [74.] 

Cratte,  Oliver,  pioneer,  b.  in  Liverpool,  Eng.,  Oct.  4,  1800;  d.  in 
Wabasha,  Minn.,  April  22,  1884.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1825,  and 
resided  at  Mendota;  settled  on  the  site  of  Wabasha  in  1839,  being  the 


M I NN ESOT  A  BIOG  MA rH  IES.  1  49 

government  blacksmith  for  that  band  of  Sioux.  He  and  Joseph  Buis- 
son  were  the  first  white  settlers  in  that  place.     [74;   237   (1).] 

Cravatii,  Llewellyn  S.,  pioneer  farmer,  b.  in  Cortland  county,  N. 
Y.,  March  11,  1838;  came  to  Winona  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  settled  on 
a  farm  in  Hamden,  Becker  county,  in  1870;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1871.     [37;  38.] 

Craven,  Joseph  W.,  journalist,  b.  in  Maine  in  1856;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1857;  resided  in  Carver  county,  where  he  taught  school  and 
engaged  in  farming;  was  editor  and  publisher  of  the  Norwood  Times; 
was  a  state  senator,  1891-3.     [30;  238  (Jan.  5,  1894*),] 

Cray,  Lorin,  judge,  b.  in  Clinton  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  19,  1844;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1859;  served  three  years  in  the  Ninth  Minnesota 
Regt. ;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1875,  and  settled  at  Mankato;  was 
judge  of  the  Sixth  judicial  district,  1900-08.  [24;  25;  30;  32;  45*;  83*; 
137*.] 

Cray,  Willard  R.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Highgate,  Vt,  May  5,  1853;  was 
graduated  at  Middlebury  college,  1876;  came  to  Minnesota  the  next 
year,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1878;  resides  in  Minneapolis; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1897.     [30;   85 A;   90*.] 

Cresap,  Charles  W.,  b.  in  Newcastle,  Ohio,  Dec.  9,  1833;  settled  in 
Eyota,  Minn.,  in  1856;  engaged  in  blacksmith  business  and  the  sale  of 
agricultural  machinery;  was  enrolling  clerk  in  the  state  senate  in 
1879.     [30;  66;   66A*.] 

Cressey,  Timothy  Robinson,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Pomfret,  Conn., 
Sept.  18,  1800;  d.  in  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  Aug.  30,  1870.  He  was  grad- 
uated at  Amherst  College,  1828,  and  Newton  Theological  Seminary, 
1830;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1851;  was  pastor  at  St.  Paul,  Red  Wing, 
Faribault,  and  Hastings;  afterward  was  chaplain  of  the  Second  Min- 
nesota Regt,  1861-3.     [141;  237  (1);  238  (Sept.  9,  1870).] 

Cressy,  Charles  A.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Newbury,  N.  H.,  in  1843; 
served  in  New  Hampshire  regiments  in  the  civil  war;  was  graduated 
at  the  Conference  Seminary  of  Tilton,  N.  H.,  in  1869;  studied  theology 
at  Boston  University;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1882;  was  chaplain  of 
the  Thirteenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  Philippine  war.     [123.] 

Cressy,  E.  W.,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  1807;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Sept. 
14,  1883.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852,  and  organized  the  first  Bap- 
tist church  in  Minneapolis;  later  was  pastor  in  Hastings,  Pine  Island, 
and  Richfield.     [141.] 

Cretin,  Joseph,  R.  C.  bishop,  b.  in  Lyons,  France,  in  1800;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Feb.  22,  1857.  He  studied  and  became  a  priest  in  his  native 
land,  with  the  intention  of  becoming  a  missionary.  At  the  age  of 
twenty-two  years  he  came  to  Dubuque,  and  worked  there  and  among 
the  Winnebago  Indians  for  ten  years.  Having  been  appointed  by  the 
seventh  council  of  Baltimore,  in  1849,  to  the  newly  erected  see  of  St. 


150  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Paul,  he  went  to  France  to  secure  priests  for  his  diocese,  and  there 
received  episcopal  consecration.  Bishop  Cretin  did  much  to  promote 
immigration  to  Minnesota;  he  founded  many  churches,  schools,  and 
convents,  in  this  state,  and  carried  on  an  extensive  work  among  the 
Indians.  The  cathedral  of  St.  Paul  was  built  under  his  direction,  at  a 
cost  of  $70,000.     [1;  3;  4;  28,  IV*;  93;  94;  145*;  146*.] 

Ckist,  Henry  James,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Lawrenceburg,  Ind.; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Dakota  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  served  in  the 
Eleventh  Minn.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  graduated  at  Hamline  Uni- 
versity, Red  Wing,  Minn.,  in  1869,  and  at  Garrett  Biblical  Institute, 
1870;  joined  the  Minnesota  conference;  was  pastor  at  Cannon  Falls, 
Duluth,  St.  Paul,  and  other  places;  removed  to  Texas,  and  in  1887  to 
California.     [48;  130*.] 

Crist,  John  J.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Lawrenceburg,  Ind.,  in  1846; 
d.  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  March  8,  1894.  He  came  to  Minnesota  with  his 
parents  in  1856;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Battalion  in  the  civil 
war;  was  graduated  at  Northwestern  University,  1877;  joined  the  Min- 
nesota conference  the  same  year;  was  pastor  in  various  places,  in- 
cluding Winona  and  Monticello.     [150;   180   (March  21,  1894).] 

Critchett,  Ernest  Thomas,  educator,  b.  in  Concord,  N.  H.,  July  30, 
1863;  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1885;  came  to  Minnesota 
soon  afterward,  and  engaged  in  teaching;  was  superintendent  of  pub- 
lic schools  in  New  Ulm,  1894-1910;  removed  to  Minneapolis,  1910,  be- 
coming assistant  state  inspector  of  high  schools.     [25;  26*.] 

Crittenden,  M.  H.,  manufacturer,  b.  in  Washtenaw  county,  Mich.,  in 
1834;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  gal- 
vanized iron  cornice,  roofs,  etc.,  in  St.  Paul  after  1867;  later  opened 
an  office  and  factory  in  Minneapolis.     [58.] 

Crocker,  Augustus  Luther,  b.  in  Paris,  Maine,  May  4,  1850;  was 
graduated  at  Bowdoin  College,  1873;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1880, 
engaging  in  real  estate  and  investment  business.     [17;  22*;  24;  25.] 

Crocker,  George  Washington,  flour  manufacturer,  b.  in  Hermon, 
Maine,  in  1832;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1855;  was  part  owner  of  sev- 
eral mills.     [84*;  85A.] 

Crocker,  Stephen  Loveland,  druggist,  b.  in  Genesee  county,  N.  Y., 
Dec.  12,  1845;  settled  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  in  1868;  died  in  Denver, 
Colo.,  March  3,  1904.     [70;    70A*.] 

Croffut,  William  Augustus,  author,  b.  in  Redding,  Conn.,  Jan.  29, 
1835;  enlisted  as  a  private  soldier  in  the  U.  S,  army  in  1861;  and  after- 
ward held  positions  on  various  newspapers,  among  them  being  the 
St.  Paul  Times,  and  the  Minneapolis  Tribune.  He  traveled  extensively, 
and  was  well  known  as  a  newspaper  correspondent;  author  of  several 
books;  now  lives  in  Washington,  D.  C.    [1;  4;  17;  28,  X;  29;  94;  165.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  151 

Ceo mb,  John,  banker,  b.  in  Perthshire,  Scotland,  Feb.  27,  1843;  d.  in 
Crookston,  Minn.,  Dec.  10,  1908.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1869,  settling  in  Otter  Tail  county,  Minn.;  removed  to  Becker  county, 
and  was  its  first  auditor;  was  appointed  register  of  the  U.  S.  Land 
office  at  Crookston  in  1881;  for  the  last  twenty  years  of  his  life  was 
president  of  the  Merchants'  National  Bank  of  Crookston.     [237  (51*).] 

Cronkhite,  Edgar,  b.  at  Glens  Falls,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  20,  1826;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1853;  came  to  Minnesota,  settling  in  Rochester; 
served  in  the  Indian  war,  1862;  resided  in  Waseca  county  after  1867; 
was  county  auditor,  1870-80;  owned  a  farm  near  Alma  City.     [75*.] 

Cronkhite,  John  Q.,  farmer,  b.  in  Olin,  Iowa,  in  1853;  d.  there,  Dec. 
9,  1901.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1882;  resided  at  Argyle;  was  a 
state  senator,  1895-7;  was  editor  and  publisher  of  the  Argyle  Banner. 
[30;  237  (19).] 

Crooks,  Mrs.  Mary  (Maiikahta-Heiya-win),  an  Indian  woman  of 
the  Medawakanton  band  of  Sioux,  b.  at  Kaposia,  near  St.  Paul;  d.  at 
the  Indian  settlement  near  Morton,  Minn.,  March,  1899.  She  and  her 
husband,  John  Crooks  (Tukon-we-chas-tay),  were  Christians,  and  at 
the  time  of  the  Sioux  massacre  were  kind  to  some  of  the  white  cap- 
tives. Her  name  is  inscribed  on  the  monument  erected  in  honor  of 
the  friendly  Indians  at  Morton,  Minn.     [241.] 

Crooks,  Ramsay,  fur  trader,  b.  at  Greenock,  Scotland,  Jan.  2,  1787; 
d.  in  New  York  city,  June  6,  1859.  As  a  member,  and  subsequently* 
president,  of  the  American  Fur  Company,  he  was  well  known  through- 
out the'  Northwest.  He  was  identified  with  the  fur  trade  in  Minnesota, 
and  had  great  influence  with  the  Indians.  Crookston,  Minn.,  was 
named  for  him.     [28,  III.] 

Crooks,  Samuel  Stearns,  manufacturer,  b.  in  Hopkinton,  Mass.,  April 
30,  1851;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1883,  where  he  engaged  in  the  man- 
ufacture of  shoes.     [3*.] 

Crooks,  William,  b.  in  New  York  city,  June  20,  1832;  d.  in  Port- 
land, Oregon,  Dec.  17,  1907.  He  was  graduated  from  the  department 
of  civil  engineering  at  the  West  Point  military  academy;  settled  in 
St.  Paul  in  1857,  as  chief  engineer  of  the  St.  Paul  and  Pacific  rail- 
road; served  as  colonel  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war; 
was  a  representative  in  the  state  legislature,  1875-7,  and  a  state  sen- 
ator, 1881.  The  first  locomotive  used  in  Minnesota,  in  1862,  was  named 
William  Crooks  in  his  honor.     [28,  XII;   30;   94;   115;   237   (48*).] 

Crosby,  Alton,  journalist,  b.  in  Centerville,  Mass.,  Oct.  26,  1858;  set- 
tled in  Willmar,  Minn.,  in  1876;  became  sole  proprietor  of  the  Will- 
mar  Republican  Gazette  in  1892.  He  also  owned  the  Raymond  News 
after  1902.     [38;  63*.] 

Crosby,  Francis  Marion,  judge,  b.  in  Wilmington,  Vt.,  Nov.  13,  1830; 
d.  in  Hastings,  Minn.,  Nov.  15,  1910.    He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 


152  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

1855,  and  practiced  in  his  native  town  three  years;  came  to  Hastings, 
Minn.,  in  1858;  was  judge  of  the  First  judicial  district,  1872-1910.  [18; 
24;  25;  30;  41;  48;  56*;  237  (40*,  59*,  62).] 

Crosby,  John,  b.  in  Hampden,  Maine,  Nov.  1,  1829;  d.  in  Minneapolis, 
Dec.  29,  1887.  He  settled  there  in  1877,  and  with  C.  S.  Washburn 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  flour.     [84*;   168   (Dec.  30,  1887*).] 

Crosby,  Oliver,  manufacturer,  b.  in  Dexter,  Maine,  Jan.  29,  1856; 
was  graduated  as  a  mechanical  engineer  at  Maine  State  College,  1876; 
settled  in  St.  Paul  the  same  year;  president  of  the  American  Hoist 
and  Derrick  Co.     [24;   25;   95*.] 

Crosby,  Simon  Percy,  lawyer,  b.  in  Dexter,  Maine,  Sept.  24,  1858; 
was  graduated  at  Maine  State  College,  1879;  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  1883;  settled  in  St.  Paul  the  same  year.     [93;  98*;   137.] 

Cross,  David  E.,  merchant,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1840;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1861;  served  in  the  army  in  the  civil  war;  resided  at  Amboy,  Blue 
Earth  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1895.  [30; 
45*.] 

Cross,  Edwin  Childs,  physician,  b.  in  Bradford,  Vt.,  April  16,  1824; 
was  graduated  at  Norwich  University,  Vt.,  in  1846;  came  to  Minne- 
sota and  settled  in  Rochester  in  1858,  where  he  had  a  large  practice. 
[18.] 

Cross,  Elisiia  Wild,  physician,  b.  in  Bradford,  Vt.,  July  13,  1828; 
d.  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  Nov.  21,  1899.  He  served  as  surgeon  in  the 
Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  attained  the  rank  of  major. 
[121.] 

Cross,  Judson  Newell,  lawyer,  b.  in  Pogueland,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  16,  1838; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Aug.  31,  1901.  He  was  a  student  at  Oberlin  Col- 
lege when  the  civil  war  began;  enlisted  in  the  Seventh  Ohio  Regt, 
and  during  the  first  year  of  the  war  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  cap- 
tain; in  1864  was  made  adjutant  general  of  the  military  district  of 
Indiana.  After  the  close  of  the  war  he  studied  law,  and  in  1875  set- 
tled in  Minneapolis.  [3*;  22*;  26*;  58;  84*;  90*;  121;  166  (1901*); 
237  (14*).] 

Cross,  William  F.,  farmer  and  merchant,  b.  in  Hanover,  N.  H., 
March  15,  1833;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1859,  settling  in  Red  Wing; 
served  in  the  Sioux  war,  1863-6,  as  a  lieutenant  in  Hatch's  Battalion 
of  cavalry;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1891;  secretary 
of  the  State  Agricultural  Society,  1892-5;  removed  to  Colorado,  1896, 
and  to  Boise,  Idaho,  1906.     [166A*.] 

Crossett,  Horatio  N.,  b.  in  Canada,  June  15,  1832;  d.  in  Faribault, 
Minn.,  April  23,  1902.  He  settled  in  Faribault  in  1868,  and  was  super- 
intendent of  the  Northwestern  division  of  the  United  States  Express 
Co.     [237  (19).] 

Crossfield,  Amasa  Scott,  lawyer,  b.  in  Canada,  July  15,  1855;  was 
graduated  at  the  Georgetown  law  school  in  1884,  and  was  admitted  to 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  153 

the  bar  the  same  year;   settled  in  Minnesota  in  1885  at  Brown's  Val- 
ley; was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1889.     [30.] 

Crothers,  Samuel  McChord,  Unitarian  clergyman,  b.  in  Oswego,  111., 
June  7,  1857;  was  graduated  at  Princeton  University,  1874,  and  Union 
Theological  Seminary,  1877;  studied  also  at  Harvard  Divinity  School, 
1881-2;  was  a  Presbyterian  pastor  in  Nevada  and  California,  1877-81; 
entered  the  Unitarian  ministry  in  1882;  was  pastor  in  St.  Paul,  Minn., 
1886-94,  and  in  Cambridge,  Mass.,  since  1894;  author  of  many  books 
and  magazine  articles.     [17.] 

Crowley,  Philip,  b.  in  County  Tipperary,  Ireland,  in  1818;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Jan.  9,  1902.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1849;  settled  in 
St.  Paul  in  1857,  and  became  city  engineer;  was  superintendent  of 
schools  for  Dakota  county,  1870-8;  resided  in  West  St.  Paul.  [93A*; 
174*;   237   (19*).] 

Cruttenden,  Joel  D.,  pioneer,  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1848,  but  later 
resided  at  St.  Anthony  and  Crow  Wing;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1857;  served  in  the  quartermaster's  department  in  the 
c'ivil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  colonel;  after  the  war  removed  to 
Bayfield,  Wis.     [94.] 

Culkin,  William  E.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Oswego,  N.  Y.,  in  1861;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1880;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1882;  resided  at  Buf- 
falo; was  attorney  of  Wright  county  several  years,  and  a  state  sen- 
ator, 1895-7.     [30.] 

Cullen,  J.  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Ulster  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1830;  d.  in  St. 
George,  Benton  county,  Minn.,  April  23,  1871.  He  was  the  first  per- 
manent settler  in  St.  George,  coming  there  in  1857.     [31.] 

Cullen,  John  K.,  merchant  and  farmer,  b.  in  Ireland,  Nov.  24,  1824; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1849,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1873;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1874;  settled  in  Marysville,  Wright 
county.     [31.] 

Culver,  George,  pioneer,  b.  in  Cayuga  county,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  19,  1818; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  March  13,  1879.  He  settled  at  Long  Prairie,  Minn.,  in 
1848,  and  engaged  in  the  Indian  trade;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1853, 
and  continued  in  the  same  business  twenty-two  years.  Later  he  was 
proprietor  of  the  Metropolitan  hotel.     [28,  IV;  94;   237   (1).] 

Culver,  Joshua  B.,  b.  in  Armenia,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  12,  1830;  d.  in  Du- 
luth,  July  17,  1883.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1856,  and  engaged  in 
mercantile  pursuits  two  years;  was  afterward  receiver  of  the  land 
office  at  Buchanan,  now  included  in  Duluth;  served  through  the  civil 
war  in  the  Thirteenth  Michigan  Regt,  enlisting  as  a  private,  and 
being  promoted  to  the  rank  of  colonel.  At  the  close  of  the  war  he 
settled  in  Duluth,  and  was  its  first  mayor.     [23;   28,  IX;   29;   161.] 

Cummings,  Allen,  b.  in  Herkimer  county,  N,  Y.,  April  21,  1840; 
served  in  the  35th  N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Blue  Earth 
City,  Minn.,  in  1868;  was  sheriff  of  Faribault  county  eight  years.     [51.] 


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MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL.  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 


Cummings,  I.  N.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Crawford  county,  Pa.,  Feb.  28,  1818; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  and  the  next  year  organized  a  company 
who  founded  and  settled  the  town  of  Spring  Valley;  opened  the  first 
store  there,  and  built  a  mill.     [52.] 

Cummings,  James,  farmer,  b.  in  Ontario,  Canada,  in  1862;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1882;  resides  near  Mallory;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1899-1901.     [30.] 

Cummings,  James  P.,  building  contractor,  b.  in  St.  Paul  in  1864,  and 
resides  there;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1907.     [30*.] 

Cummings,  Robert  Winthrop,  b.  in  Lycoming,  Pa.,  June,  1825;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1845,  and  settled  on  a  farm  at  St.  Anthony  in  1848; 
after  1853  engaged  in  real  estate  business.     [32;  41;  84*.] 

Cummins,  A.  R.,  farmer,  b.  in  Hamburg,  N.  Y.,  July  23,  1811;  set- 
tled in  Lynd,  Lyon  county,  Minn.,  in  1868;  was  the  first  county  treas- 
urer.    [32.] 

Cummins,  Horace,  b.  in  Bristol,  Wis.,  Aug.  25,  1843;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1857;  resided  at  Eagle  Lake,  served  in  the  2nd  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  farming,  and  later  owned  a  grain 
elevator;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1877-1881.  He  went 
to  Alaska  in  1903,  and  for  two  years  was  general  superintent  for  the 
Alaska  Fish  and  Lumber  Co.     [30;   46.] 

Cummins,  James,  b.  in  Canada,  March  30,  1838;  served  in  the  25th 
Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Lynd,  Minn.,  in  1867,  and 
was  the  first  sheriff  of  Lyon  county.     [32.] 

Cunningham,  John  R.,  farmer,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1842;  settled  in 
Greenwood,  Minn.,  in  1857;  served  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1897.     [30.] 

Cunningham,  Robert  A.,  clergyman,  b.  in  County  Mayo,  Ireland, 
Jan.  6,  1864;  came  to  Canada  in  1884,  and  to  Breckenridge,  Minn.,  in 
1899;  was  pastor  of  the  M.  E.  church  there,  and  later  of  Methodist 
churches  in  other  places  until  1903,  when  he  settled  at  Nassau  and 
united  with  the  Congregational  denomination,  being  pastor  there  and 
at  Marietta.     [38.] 

Cunningham,  W.  I.  W.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Ripley  county,  Ind., 
June  10,  1831;  d.  in  Sleepy  Eye,  Minn.,  April  3,  1882.  He  was  licensed 
to  preach  in  Minnesota  in  1857;  was  pastor  in  Wisconsin  eight  years; 
and  later  returned  to  Minnesota.     [150,] 

Cunningham,  William,  b.  in  Ireland,  Nov.  1,  1843;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Oct.  19,  1898.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  when 
five  years  old;  served  in  the  Sixth  N.  Y.  cavalry,  1861-5;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1872,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1876;  engaged  in  stock  commis- 
sion business.     [93*;   122.] 

Currie,  Archibald,  Sr.,  b.  in  Argyleshire,  Scotland,  in  1816;  came 
with  his  parents  to  America  when  five  years  old;   settled  in  Minne- 


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sota  in  1861;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Winona  county  until 
1872;  then  removed  to  Currie,  named  for  his  son,  and  built  a  mill 
there;  afterward  engaged  in  real  estate  and  loaning  business.  [34.] 
Currie,  Daniel,  farmer,  b.  in  Canada,  April  10,  1847;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Minnesota  when  nine  years  old;  owned  a  farm  in  Arendahl, 
Fillmore  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878.  [30; 
52.] 

Currie,  E.  A.,  teacher,  b.  in  Canada,  Feb.  25,  1851;  came  to  Minne- 
sota when  ten  years  old;  was  graduated  at  the  State  University,  1877; 
was  superintendent  of  schools  in  Murray  county  two  years,  and  prin- 
cipal of  schools  at  Tracy  after  1881.     [32.] 

Currie,  Neil,  merchant  and  banker,  b.  in  Canada,  Dec.  15,  1842; 
was  the  founder  of  the  village  of  Currie,  named  in  his  honor,  1872; 
built  the  first  store  there,  and  in  1874  aided  in  organizing  the  Murray 
County  Bank.     [34.] 

Currie,  Robert,  farmer,  b.  in  Ayrshire,  Scotland;  was  drowned  in 
Chisago  lake,  in  1883.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854,  and  the 
next  year  settled  in  Center  City,  Minn.;  was  superintendent  of 
schools,  judge  of  probate,  and  clerk  of  the  district  court.     [41.] 

Currier,  Frederick  Mortimer,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  Dec.  30,  1852; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1876;  owned  a  farm  in  Decoria,  Blue  Earth 
county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1891;  resided  in 
Mankato  after  1893,  engaging  in  wholesale  confectionery  business; 
was  mayor,  1899-1901.     [24;   46;    83*.] 

Currier,  Henry,  farmer,  b.  in  New  Hampshire  in  1837;  served  in 
the  Third  Wisconsin  battery  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of 
lieutenant;  settled  in  Dodge  county,  Minn.,  in  1867;  was  a  state  sen- 
ator, 1895-7.     [30.] 

Curtice,  David  L.,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  New  York,  in  1828;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  April  15,  1902.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1856;  was  city  engineer, 
and  also  engaged  in  railroad  surveying;  during  the  later  years  of  his 
life  owned  a  stationery  store.     [94;   237   (19*).] 

Curtis,  Charles  A.,  b.  in  Hallowell,  Maine,  Oct.  4,  1825;  was  grad- 
uated at  Norwich  University,  1860;  served  as  second  lieutenant  in 
the  regular  army  in  the  civil  and  Indian  wars;  was  professor  in  Nor- 
wich University,  1869-75,  and  its  president,  1875-80;  was  commandant 
of  Shattuck  School,  Faribault,  Minn.,  after  1880.     [70.] 

Curtis,  Gold  Tompkins,  lawyer,  b.  in  Morrisville,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  16, 
1821;  d.  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  July  24,  1862.  He  was  graduated  at  Ham- 
ilton College,  1840;  settled  in  Stillwater  in  1854;  was  a  member  of 
the  state  constitutional  convention,  1857;  and  was  lieutenant  and  cap- 
tain in  the  Fifth  Minnesota  Regt.     [18;   40;   41;   137*.] 

Curtis,  Virgil  C,  educator,  b.  in  Columbus,  Pa.,  in  1844;  was  grad- 
uated at  Tufts  College,  Mass.,  in  1866;    taught  school  in   Stillwater, 


156  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Minn,,  1883-6,  and  in  Winona,  1886-90;   was  superintendent  of  schools 
in  St.  Paul  in  1896-8.     [95*;  238   (Dec.  5,  1896).] 

Curtiss,  Charles  Carroll,  educator,  b.  in  Clinton,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  23, 
1837;  was  graduated  at  the  Normal  School  at  Albany  in  1858;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1869;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1874,  and  established 
a  business  college;  in  1879  opened  a  branch  in  St.  Paul.  He  was  prom- 
inent in  masonic  circles.     [58;  84*;  163*;   176  (Jan.,  1885*).] 

Cushman,  Charles  Metcaxf,  pioneer,  b.  in  Attleboro,  Mass.,  July 
6,  1829;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  April  2Q,  1906.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis 
in  1857;  taught  school  there  one  term,  and  after  1858  owned  a  book 
and  stationery  store.     [85A*;  174*.] 

Cutler,  Edward  Hutchins,  wholesale  druggist,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass., 
May  3,  1848;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1863;  member  since  1871  of  the 
firm  of  Noyes  Brothers  and  Cutler,  St.  Paul.     [24;   25;   95*;  197.] 

Cutter,  Ammi,  b.  in  Westbrook,  Maine,  May  20,  1819;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
July  24,  1896.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  settling  in  Anoka; 
served  "in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.  as  first  lieutenant,  and  after- 
ward as  captain  and  assistant  quartermaster;  engaged  in  manufac- 
turing flour  and  lumber  in  Anoka,  and  also  in  publishing  the  Anoka 
City  Herald.  Later  he  practiced  as  a  magnetic  physician  in  St.  Paul. 
[31;  43;  166A*.] 

Cutter,  Oscar  L.,  banker,  b.  in  Westbrook,  Maine,  in  1846;  d.  Sept. 
4,  1898.  He  came  to  Anoka,  Minn.,  in  1865;  was  county  auditor  several 
terms;  was  secretary  of  the  state  senate,  1887-9,  and  later  was  cashier 
of  the  Anoka  State  Bank.     [43.] 

Cutter,  Sumner  C,  b  .in  Sebec,  Maine,  in  1832;  d.  in  Minneapolis, 
April  13,  1902.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  in  Minneapolis, 
where  he  engaged  in  building  mills.     [237  (19).] 

Cutts,  Anson  Bailey,  b.  in  Lillington,  N.  C,  Oct.  23,  1866;  removed 
to  Chicago  in  18S3,  and  engaged  in  railroad  official  service;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1887;  general  passenger  agent  of  the  Minneapolis  and 
St.  Louis  railway  since  1894;   resides  in  Minneapolis.     [22*;   24;   25.] 

Cutts,  C.  E.,  b.  in  Orwell,  Vt,  Aug.  2,  1835;  settled  in  Forest  City, 
Minn.,  in  1856;  was  county  treasurer  and  county  auditor;  was  a  state 
senator,  1872-4  and  1879,  and  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1876.     [30.] 

Cutts,  E.  H.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  May  31,  1831;  was 
graduated  at  Norwich  University  in  1849;  was  the  first  settler  in 
Walcott,  Rice  county,  Minn.,  1854;  enlisted  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  1862,  and  later  was  captain  in  a  colored  regiment;  resided  in 
Faribault  after  1875.     [70.] 

Cutts,  Elijah  J.,  merchant,  b.  in  Kennebec  county,  Maine,  Aug.  17, 
1844;  d.  at  Howard  Lake,  Minn.,  Sept.  22,  1897.    He  served  in  the  22d 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  157 

N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1869;  resided  in 
Minneapolis  and  Buffalo;  settled  at  Howard  Lake  in  1877;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1877  and  1880.     [30;   31;  166  (1897),] 

Dacey,  James  F.,  manufacturer,  b.  in  Canandaigua,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  3, 
1853;  engaged  in  railroad  work,  1866-88;  settled  in  Duluth,  1889,  and 
established  the  Gogebic  Steam  Boiler  works.     [31A*.] 

Daggett,  Benjamin  F.,  b.  in  Wiscasset,  Maine,  Sept.  31,  1821;  d.  in 
Sauk  Rapids,  Minn.,  Aug.  31,  1901.  He  settled  at  Elk  River,  Minn.,  in 
1855,  and  engaged  in  lumbering;  afterward  resided  at  Little  Falls  and 
Sauk  Rapids.     [237   (14).] 

Daggett,  Frank  E.,  journalist,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1837;  d.  in  Litch- 
field, Minn.,  Oct.  14,  1876.  He  learned  the  printer's  trade,  and  for  a 
time  worked  on  the  St  Paul  pioneer;  served  in  the  First  Vermont  and 
the  Sixth  Minnesota  regiments  in  the  early  part  of  the  civil  war.  and 
later  was  first  lieutenant  in  a  colored  regiment.  He  published  the 
Wabasha  Herald,  1866-70,  and  established  the  Litchfield  Ledger  in 
1872.     [65;   155;   238   (Oct.  15,  1876).] 

Daggett,  Oscar,  merchant,  b.  in  Morrison  county,  Minn.,  in  1857; 
resided  at  Sauk  Center;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1899- 
1901.     [30.] 

Dahl,  John  F.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Bergen,  Norway,  in  1870;  came  to  Min- 
nesota the  next  year;  was  graduated  in  Jaw  at  the  University  of  Min- 
nesota, 1892;  resides  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature, 1895-7.     [30.] 

Dahle,  Ole,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  May  15,  1853;  was 
educated  at  Augsburg  Seminary,  Minneapolis,  1881-6;  was  pastor  in 
Morris,  Minn.,  1886-9,  Duluth,  1889-95,  and  in  Aitkin  county  after  1895. 
[148.] 

Dahlstrand,  Carl  Axel,  journalist,  b.  in  Stockholm,  Sweden,  July 
10,  1846;  d.  in  1884.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1871;  was  as- 
sociate editor  of  the  Minnesota  Stats  Tidning,  Minneapolis,  after  1877. 
[169.] 

Dailey,  M.  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Granville,  N.  Y.,  Ap-ril  19,  1821;   settled, 
in  Owatonna,  Minn.,  in  1856;   was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1857;   was 
register  of  deeds  five  years;   was  a  state  senator  in  1863;   served  in 
the  army  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  major;  was  engrossing 
clerk  in  the  senate  in  1877;  later  resided  in  Minneapolis.     [29;  30;  72.] 

Dakin,  Robert,  lawyer,  b.  in  England,  June  30,  1833;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1855;  settled  in  Red  Wing;  was  clerk  of  the  district  court 
of  Goodhue  county-  twelve  years;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1865,  and  clerk  of  a  committee  on  the  grasshopper  plague, 
1877.     [30.] 

Dale,  Alpheus,  carpenter,  b.  in  Union  county,  Pa„  Jan.  7,  1844; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1865;  resides  in  North  Minneapolis;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1895-7.     [30.] 


158  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Dale,  Hans  J.,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway,  Nov.  16,  1849;  came  to  the 
United  States  when  ten  years  old;  settled  in  Willmar,  Minn.,  in  1874; 
later  resided  at  Renville,  where  he  engaged  in  mercantile  business 
and  banking.     [35;   63*.] 

Dale,  Henry  Newton,  physician,  b.  in  Butler  county,  Ohio,  Aug.  2, 
1831;  d.  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  June  13,  1909.  He  was  graduated  at  the 
Ohio  Medical  College,  Cincinnati,  in  1856;  settled  in  Rice  county, 
Minn.,  the  same  year,  and  resided  in  Faribault  after  1867.  [29;  70; 
237   (56).] 

Dale,  O.  G.,  b.  in  Norway,  Feb.  7,  1861;  came  with  his  parents  to 
the  United  States  when  eight  years  old,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1870; 
was  graduated  at  the  State  Normal  School,  Mankato,  1886;  settled  in 
Madison,  Minn.;  Was  superintendent  of  schools  for  Lac  qui  Parle 
county,  1887-9,  and  county  auditor,  1889-97;  was  a  state  senator  since 
1903.     [24;  30*;  169.] 

Dalen,  G.  G.,  merchant,  b.  in  Mower  county,  Minn.,  in  1857;  resides 
in  Hayfield,  Dodge  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1903-5.     [30*.] 

Dallimore,  G.  A.,  veterinary  surgeon,  b,  in  Canada  in  1846;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1879,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1884;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1897.     [30.] 

Dalrymple,  Alton  R.,  b.  in  Warren  county,  Pa.,  Oct.  20,  1853;  d.  in 
St.'  Paul,  Feb.  15,  1901.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1877;  owned  a  large 
farm  in  the  Red  river  valley,  and  for  twenty-four  years  managed  the 
40,000  acre  farm  of  his  uncle,  Oliver  Dalrymple,  and  also  his  steam- 
boats and  grain  elevators;  resided  in  St.  Paul  after  1886.     [237  (14).] 

Dalrymple,  Oliver,  bonanza  farmer,  b.  in  Warren  county,  Pa.,  in 
1830;  d.  in  Casselton,  N.  D.,  Sept  3,  1908.  He  studied  at  Yale  Col- 
lege and  later  at  Yale  Law  School;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1855; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1860;  engaged  in 
extensive  farming  operations  after  1866,  cultivating  2,500  acres  in 
Washington  county  for  ten  years;  and  after  1876  he  developed  much 
larger  tracts  in  the  Red  river  valley  in  North  Dakota,  amounting  to 
about  30,000  acres  devoted  to  wheat  growing,  probably  the  largest 
wheat  farm  in  the  world.     [23*;   93;   237   (51*).] 

Daly,  John,  farmer,  b.  in  New  Brunswick,  Nov.  28,  1847;  came  to 
Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1870,  and  five  years  later  settled  on  a  farm  in 
May  township,  Washington  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature, 1891.     [42*.] 

Daly,  M.  J.,  lawyer,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  March  13,  1861;  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1886;  resides  in  Perham;  was  attorney  of  Otter  Tail  county, 
1890-S,  and  a  state  senator,  1899-1902.     [25;   30;    35.] 

Daly,  Peter,  b.  in  County  Clare,  Ireland,  June  27,  1838;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1857;   served  in  the  U.  S.  army,  1857-72;   settled  in 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  159 

St.  Paul  in  1870,  where  he  was  inspector  of  public  works  for  the 
state  and.  the  XJ.  S.  government;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  and 
railway  construction,  and  built  the  first  house  in  Hallock,  Minn. 
[241.] 

Dalzell,  John  Afton,  lawyer  b.  in  Waddington,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  14,  1861; 
was  graduated  at  Hamilton  College,  1884;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1886;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1890,  and  settled  at  Morton;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature,  1907-09.     [24;    30*.] 

Damon,  Albert  B.,  farmer,  b.  in  Troy,  Maine,  June  4,  1824;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1852;  the  next  year  settled  on  the  site  of  Princeton,  and 
built  the  second  house  there;  served  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt., 
1862-5;  later  settled  on  a  farm  in  Baldwin,  Sherburne  county.     [31.] 

Damp,  George  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  Fremont,  Ohio,  in  1838;  d.  in  Fari- 
bault, Minn.,  Nov.  28,  1908.  He  served  in  the  First  Wisconsin  cavalry 
in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1866;  was  a  representative 
in  the  state  legislature  in  1889  and  1895;  resided  near  Faribault.  [30; 
70A;   237   (51).] 

Dana,  Malcolm  McGregor,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  1837,  in 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y.;  d.  there  July  25,  1897.  He  was  graduated  at  Am- 
herst college,  1859,  and  at  Union  Theological  seminary,  N.  Y.,  1863; 
settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1878,  and  was  pastor  of  Plymouth  church  ten 
years;  removed  to  Lowell,  Mass.,  in  1888;  author  of  a  "History  of 
Carleton  College,"  and  "Annals  of  Norwich,  Conn.,  1861-65."  For  sev- 
eral years  he  was  one  of  the  editors  of  the  Advance,  published  in 
Chicago.     [7;  68;  144;  179  (Aug.,  1897);  237  (9);  238  (July  26,  1897).] 

Dana,  Napoleon  Jackson  Tecumseh,  general,  b.  in  Fort  Sullivan, 
Eastport,  Maine,  April  15,  1822;  d.  in  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  July  15,  1905. 
He  was  graduated  at  the  U.  S.  military  academy,  1842;  served  in  the 
Mexican  war;  was  in  garrison  duty,  chiefly  in  Minnesota,  till  1855; 
was  a  banker  in  St.  Paul,  1855-1861;  went  as  colonel  with  the  First 
Minnesota  Regt.  to  the  civil  war;  was  commissioned  major  general 
of  volunteers  in  November,  1862;  resigned  from  the  army  in  1865; 
afterward  engaged  in  mining  and  railroad  operations  in  the  western 
states.  During  his  later  years  he  lived  in  Washington,  D.  C.  [1;  4*; 
17;  28,  XII;  115;  237  (27*).] 

Dane,  Henry  J.,  merchant,  b.  in  Mont  Vernon,  N.  H.,  Feb.,  25, 
1834;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  and  settled  in  Le  Sueur;  engaged  in 
mercantile  business  after  1866.     [32.] 

Danehy,  Patrick  J.,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  at  Waupun,  Wis.,  in  1858;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  March  5,  1904.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  Minne- 
apolis when  an  infant;  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  in  1881;  later 
studied  in  Europe;  was  a  professor  in  St.  Thomas  College,  St.  Paul, 
and  was  pastor  in  Faribault  and  Minneapolis.     [237  (35*).] 


160  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Danforth,  William,  surveyor,  b.  in  Merrimack  county,  N.  H.,  May 
2,  1823;  d.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  Nov.  24,  1897.  He  was  captain  in  the 
16th  Vermont  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  in 
1870.     [54;    166    (1898*).] 

Daniel,  H.  M.,  miller,  b.  in  Virginia  in  1829;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1856;  settled  at  Fillmore;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1873.     [30.] 

Daniels,  A.  I\.,  ~u.  in  Arcade,  N.  Y.,  April  26,  1836;  came  to  Rock 
Lake,  Lyon  county,  Minn.,  in  1876,  being  one  of  the  earliest  settlers 
there;  was  county  register  of  deeds,  1881-2.     [32.] 

Daniels,  Asa  Wilder,  physician,  b.  in  Stratford,  N.  H.,  Jan.  15, 
1829;  was  graduated  at  Ohio  Medical  College;  came  to  Minnesota  in, 
1853;  settled  in  St.  Peter  in  1861;  served  as  surgeon  in  the  Indian 
war  of  1862,  and  established  a  hospital  in  the  Court  House  at  St. 
Peter  for  the  wounded  refugees.     [32;    237    (61*);    241.] 

Daniels,  Jared  Waldo,  physician,  b.  in  Stratford,  N.  H.,  June  15, 
1827;  d.  at  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  May  3,  1904.  He  studied  medicine  in 
New  York,  and  in  1855  came  to  Minnesota.  Soon  after  his  arrival 
he  was  appointed  to  the  Indian  Agency  at  Yellow  Medicine.  In  1862 
he  was  appointed  assistant  surgeon  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Infantry, 
and  later  was  surgeon  in  the  Second  Minnesota  cavalry,  with  the  rank 
of  major.  He  had  great  influence  with  the  Indians,  and  became  in- 
spector of  Indian  agencies.  In  1887  he  retired  from  public  service 
and  settled  in  Faribault.  In  1900  he  removed  to  Los  Angeles.  [23*; 
121.] 

Daniels,  JFohn  Franklin,  b.  in  Hartland,  Vt.,  Aug.  15,  1827;  d.  in 
Fairmont,  Minn.,  April  22,  1903.  He  came  to  Fairmont  in  1866;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1873.     [39;    237    (28).] 

Daniels,  John  V.,  banker,  b.  in  Summit,  N.  Y.,  1808;  d.  in  Roch- 
ester, Minn.,  Sept.  23,  1881.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling 
in  Rochester.  He  was  a  state  senator,  1862-7,  and  1876-7,  and  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  two  terms.     [30;   66;   237   (1).] 

Daniels,  Milton  J.,  banker,  b.  in  New  York,  April  18,  1838;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1857;  served  in  the  Ninth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  settled  in  Rochester  in  1866,  and  became  president  of  the  Union 
National  Bank  in  1881;  was  a  representative  in  the  state  legislature, 
1883-5,  and  a  state  senator,  1887-9.     [30;   66.] 

Daniels,  Peter,  lumberman,  b.  in  Nelson,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  5,  1807;  set- 
tled in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  in  1857,  and  built  the  Red  Wing  Mills.     [54,] 

Danielson,  George  W.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Toronto,  Ont,  June  22t  1827; 
came  to  the  site  of  Duluth  in  1853;  the  next  year  built  the  first  house 
there;  served  in  the  Union  army  during  the  civil  war;  was  appointed 
Indian  farmer  at  Tower,  Minn,,  in  1882;  during  later  years  resided  in 
Duluth,     [237    (32*).] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  161 

Danz,  Frank,  Jr.,  musical  director,  b.  in  New  York  City,  May  11, 
1851;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  24,  1911.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1866 
with  his  parents,  who  settled  in  St.  Paul;  was  a  teahcer  of  music  in 
New  York  City,  1867-83;  returned  to  St.  Paul  in  1883,  and  was  leader 
of  bands  in  that  city  and  Minneapolis.     [24;   25;   93A;   237   (59).] 

Danzl,  Ferdinand,  b.  in  Bavaria,  Dec.  23,  1835;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1856,  and  to  Minnesota  the  next  year;  settled  in  St.  Jo- 
seph, Stearns  county,  and  owned  a  lumber  mill,  a  flour  mill,  and  a 
farm.     [31.] 

Darby,  Benjamin  Edwin,  journalist,  b.  on  Prince  Edward  Island, 
Feb.  18,  1848;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1871,  and  engaged  in  teaching; 
established  the  People's  Press  at  Owatonna  in  1874,  and  has  since 
been  its  publisher.     [24;  25;  70A;  72;  238  (Dec.  17,  1893*).] 

Dare,  Arthur  Newman,  journalist,  b.  in  Jordan,  N.  Y.,  May  25,  1850; 
came  to  Minneapolis  in  1867  with  his  parents;  has  been  editor  of  the 
Elk  River  Star-News  since  1875;  was  a  member  of  the  legislature, 
1895-9,  and  Speaker  of  the  House  in  1899;  was  state  expert  printer, 
1903-07.  [22*;  24;  26*;  30;  38;  237  (36*);  238  (Dec.  9,  1893*,  and 
Jan.  3,  1899).] 

Darelius,  August  Benson,  lawyer,  b.  in  Sweden,  July  3,  1859;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1873,  and  to  Minneapolis  in  1876;  was  grad- 
uated in  law  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1889,  and  has  since  prac- 
ticed in  Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1891. 
[24;   169.]* 

Darling,  A.  B.,  farmer,  b.  in  Franklin  county,  Vt,  Jan.  26,  1824; 
was  graduated  at  Bakersfield  Academy  in  1844;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1854,  and  the  next  year  conducted  the  government  survey  of  the 
Sioux  Reservation,  west  of  Fort  Ridgely,  dividing  it  into  townships. 
In  1880  he  settled  on  a  farm  at  Clear  Lake.     [31.] 

Darling,  John  Henry,  b.  at  Lake  Ridge,  Mich.,  April  15,  1847;  was 
graduated  as  a  civil  engineer  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1873;  has 
since  been  employed  on  government  engineering  work;  settled  in 
Duluth,  1884.     [31A.] 

Darling,  William  Lafayette,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Oxford,  Mass., 
March  24,  1856;  was  graduated  at  Worcester  Polytechnic  Institute, 
1877;  settled  in  St.  Paul,  and  engaged  in  railway  engineering;  since 
1905  chief  engineer  of  the  Northern  Pacific  railway.     [17.] 

Darlington,  Sarah  P.,  educator,  b.  in  Pennsylvania;  d.  in  Faribault, 
Minn.,  Feb.  19,  1881.  Se  came  to  Faribault  in  1862;  engaged  in 
teaching,  and  had  charge  of  the  Episcopal  girls'  school,  St.  Mary's 
Hall,  from  its  beginning  in  1866  to  the  time  of  her  death.  [70;  152; 
241.] 

Darragh,  Edward  J.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Painesville,  Ohio,  June  20,  1869; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1882  to  pursue  his  studies;  later  attended 
li 


162  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Notre  Dame  University,  Indiana;  returned  to  Minnesota,  settling  in 
St.  Paul  in  1887;  and  in  1890  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  In  1895  he 
was  elected  corporation  attorney  for  the  city  of  St.  Paul.  [22*;  95*; 
100;  238   (Nov.  9,  1899).] 

Darrow,  Daniel  C,  physician,  b.  in  Neenah,  Wis.,  Jan.  4,  1850;  was 
graduated  at  Rush  Medical  College,  Chicago,  1884;  settled  in  Moor- 
head,  Minn.;  established  a  hospital  there  in  1893,  and  is  its  presi- 
dent.    [24;  25;  35;  36.] 

Dart,  Charles  Henry,  merchant,  b.  in  Forest  City,  Minn.,  Feb.  5, 
1862;  was  treasurer  of  Meeker  county,  1893-4;  was  a  state  senator, 
1899-1905;  resides  in  Litchfield.     [24;   30.] 

Dartt,  E  .H.  S.,  b.  in  Salisbury,  Vt,  Nov.  24,  1824;  d.  in  Owatonna, 
Minn.,  Jan.  31,  1903.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1868,  and  settled  in 
Owatonna;  conducted  an  experiment  station  for  trees.  [166  (1895*); 
237   (28*).] 

Daugherty,  Frank  Bertine,  contractor,  b.  in  Rosendale,  Wis.,  June 
7,  1850;  d,  in  Pine  City,  Minn.,  June  8,  1911.  He  settled  in  Duluth  in 
1878;  was  a  state  senator,  1891-3  and  1899-1902.  [27*;  30;  237  (59, 
67*).] 

d'Autremont,  Charles,  Jr.,  lawyer,  b.  at  Angelica,  N.  Y.,  June  2, 
1851;  after  studying  a  year  in  Switzerland,  was  graduated  at  Columbia 
Law  School  in  1875;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1882,  settling  in  Duluth; 
was  county  attorney  of  St.  Louis  county,  1884-6,  and  mayor  of  Duluth, 
1892-4.     [22*;  24;  25.] 

Davenport,  Edward  J.,  lawyer,  b.  at  Middlebury,  Vt.,  in  1852;  was 
graduated  at  Middlebury  College;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1871;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1874;  was  clerk  of  the  district  court  of  Hen- 
nepin county  many  years;  resided  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1889.     [30;   58.] 

Davenport,  James,  b.  in  Connecticut,  July,  1812;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Feb. 
4,  1887.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1856,  and  opened  a  bookstore;  au- 
thor of  many  sketches  and  stories.  [68;  94;  237  (1);  238  (Feb.  5, 
1887).] 

Davenport,  William,  soldier,  b.  in  Pennsylvania;  was  commandant 
at  Fort  Snelling,  1836-7;  was  brevetted  colonel  in  1838.     [11;  12.] 

Davidson,  Charles,  educator,  b.  near  Hudson,  Ohio,  July  29,  1852; 
was  graduated  at  Iowa  College,  1875;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1879, 
and  established  the  Minneapolis  Academy.    [58.] 

Davidson,  Charles  H.,  b.  in  Liberty ville,  111.,  March  15,  1846;  d.  in 
Austin,  Minn.,  Sept.  22,  1901.  He  came  with  his  father  to  Austin 
when  eleven  years  of  age;  engaged  in  newspaper  work;  was  the  first 
president  of  the  Austin  National  Bank,  1889.    [28,  XII;  237  (14).] 

Davidson,  James  Hamilton,  lawyer,  b.  in  Burlington,  Ohio,  Jan.  25, 
1839;   was  graduated  at  Ohio  Wesleyan  University  in  1861;   served 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  163 

in  the  14th  Kentucky  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of 
colonel;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1866,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the 
next  year;  was  editor  of  the  Daily  Press,  1S66-70;  practiced  law  in 
Chicago,  1895-1906;  then  returned  to  St.  Paul.     [17;  93*.] 

Davidson,  James  Wheeler,  b.  in  Austin,  Minn.,  June  14,  1872;  was 
graduated  at  the  Northwestern  Military  Academy,  Highland  Park, 
111.;  was  in  the  U.  S.  consular  service  in  Formosa  and  China,  1897- 
1905;  later  in  lumber  business,  residing  in  Calgary,  Alberta;  author 
of  several  books  on  Formosa.     [17.] 

Davidsox,  John  D.,  farmer,  b.  in  Connecticut  in  1844;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1853;  resides  in  Mapleton;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1907.     [30*.] 

Davidson,  William,  pioneer,  b.  in  Scotland,  Oct.  21,  1810;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1829,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1853;  opened  prob- 
ably the  first  farm  in  Winona  county,  near  Winona.     [76.] 

Davidson,  William  Frsox,  b.  in  Lawrence  county,  Ohio,  Feb.  4, 
1825;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  May  26,  1887.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  In  1854, 
bringing  his  steamboat,  "Frank  Steele,"  and  engaged  in  steamboat- 
ing  business  on  the  Minnesota  and  Mississippi  rivers.  He  also  built 
several  large  business  blocks  in  St.  Paul.  [23*;  41;  98*;  176  (April 
1886);    237    (1).] 

Davidson,  William  N.,  b.  in  Sardinia,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  7,  1833;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  Iowa;  settled  in  Luverne,  Minn.,  in  1878;  was 
attorney  of  Rock  county  two  terms;  was  city  attorney  for  Luverne 
nine  years;  was  judge  of  probate,  and  for  the  past  thirty  years  has 
been  county  surveyor.     [71;   71A.] 

Da  vies,  Daniel  T.,  b.  in  Wales  in  1851;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in 
1882;  is  president  of  the  Davies  Packing  Co.,  and  was  meat  inspector 
of  Minneapolis  two  terms;  was  a  representative  in  the  state  legisla- 
ture in  1897.     [30;   171*.] 

Davies,  David,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Tirgwyn,  Wales,  July 
12,  1789;  d.  in  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  April  17,  1861.  He  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1837;  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1840;  settled 
on  a  farm  in  Cambria,  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  and  engaged  in 
farming  and  ministerial  work.     [171.] 

Davies,  David  J.,  b.  in  Wales,  March  31,  1814;  d.  Sept.  22,  1891.  He 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1844;  was  a  missionary  to  the  Indians 
in  Nebraska,  1853-60;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Beaver  township,  Fillmore 
county,  Minn.,  in  1861.     [171*.] 

Davies,  John  E.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Nefyn,  Wales,  July  26,  1795;  d.  in 
Cambria,  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  May  26,  1867.  He  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1839;  was  the  first  settler  in  Cambria,  1855.     [171.] 


164  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Davies,  Joseph,  lawyer,  b.  in  Watonwan  county,  Minn.,  Sept.  27, 
1868;  was  graduated  at  the  State  Normal  School,  Mankato,  1896;  was 
county  superintendent  of  schools,  1899-1908;  resides  in  St.  James;  a 
representative  in  the  legislature,  1909-11.     [24;   30*.] 

Davies,  Richard,  -Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Wales,  Jan.  1, 
1804;  d.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  July  24,  1887.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1837;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1854;  settled  at  South 
Bend,  Minn.,  in  1855;  organized  several  churches;  owned  a  farm  near 
Blue  Earth  City,  and  after  1874  resided  in  Mankato.     [171*.] 

Davis,  A.  B.,  b.  in  Shiloh,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  15,  1836;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1857;  served  as  captain  in  Brackett's  Battalion  of  cavalry  in  the 
civil  war;  was  sheriff  of  Faribault  county  six  years;  and  later  was 
postmaster  of  Winnebago  City.     [51.] 

Davis,  Alfred,  farmer,  b.  in  Birmingham,  Eng.,  in  1839;  d.  in  Ma- 
pleton,  Minn.,  Feb.  3,  1909.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  ten 
years  old;  served  in  the  Fifth  Kansas  Cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  set- 
tled in  Minnesota  in  1865,  at  Medo,  Blue  Earth  county;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1889;  removed  to  Mapleton.  [30;  237 
(51).] 

Davis,  Andrew,  merchant,  b.  at  Elk  River,  Minn.,  July  31,  1866,  and 
resides  there;  has  been  a  representative  in  the  state  legislature  since 
1907.     [30*.] 

Davis,  Buel  Turner,  teacher,  b.  in  Decatur,  111.,  July  31,  1852;  was 
graduated  at  the  State  Normal  School,  Kansas;  engaged  in  newspaper 
work  several  years;  and  in  1891  became  principal  of  the  city  schools 
of  Winona,  Minn.     [77*.] 

Davis,  C.  F.,  miller,  b.  in  Oxford  county,  Me.,  Sept.  4,  1819;  d.  in 
St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  Feb.  17,  1888.  He  settled  in  St.  Cloud  in  1867;  built 
a  flour  mill  at  Clearwater;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1863.     [31;   168   (March  2,  1888).] 

Davis,  Charles  E.,  b.  in  Wales  in  1844;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1865,  settling  in  Le  Sueur,  Minn.;  removed  to  Lake  Crystal  in 
1869,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business;  after  1892  engaged  in  grain 
commission  business  in  Minneapolis.     [32;   171.] 

Davis,  Charles  H.,  merchant,  b.  in  Meshoppen,  Pa.,  Sept.  19,  1856; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1879,  settling  at  Bird  Island;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1889.     [30.] 

Davis,  Charles  L.,  journalist,  b.  in  Chester,  Vt.,  Aug.  23,  1833;  set- 
tled in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  in  1858;  was  first  lieutenant  and  afterward 
captain  in  the  Tenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in 
newspaper  work,  and  after  1869  owned  and  published  the  Red  Wing 
Argus.     [54.] 

Davis,  Charles  Russell,  lawyer  and  congressman,  b.  in  Pittsfield, 
ill.,  Sept.  17,  1849;   came  with  his  father  to  Le  Sueur  county,  Minn., 


MINNESOTA    BIOGRAPHIES.  165 

in  1853;  removed  in  1866  to  St.  Peter;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1872;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1889  ,and  a  state  sen- 
ator, 1891-3;  has  been  a  representative  in  Congress  since  1903.  [9; 
17;  22*;  24;  30*;  32;  237  (45).] 

Davis,  Cushmax  Kellogg,  statesman,  b.  in  Henderson,  N.  Y.,  June 
16,  1838;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Nov.  27,  1900.  He  spent  his  childhood  in 
Waukesha,  Wis.;  was  graduated  at  Michigan  University,  1857;  studied 
law,  and  began  practice  at  Waukesha  in  1859;  served  during  most  of 
the  civil  war  as  assistant  adjutant  general  on  the  staff  of  Gen.  Willis 
A.  Gorman;  was  compelled  by  typhoid  fever  to  leave  the  army  in  1864; 
came  the  next  year  to  Minnesota,  and  resumed  the  practice  of  law  in 
St.  Paul.  In  1867  he  was  elected,  as  a  Republican,  to  the  state  leg- 
islature; was  IT.  S.  district  attorney  for  this  state,  1868-71;  was  gov- 
ernor of  Minnesota,  1874-6;  was  U.  S.  senator  from  1887  until  his 
death.  As  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Pensions,  he  was  author, 
in  1890,  of  the  pension  act  that  ended  the  demand  for  excessive  pen- 
sion legislation;  as  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Foreign  Relations, 
he  reported  to  the  senate,  April  13,  189S,  the  resolutions  which  were 
a  practical  declaration  of  war  against  Spain.  In  August,  1898,  he 
was  appointed  a  member  of  the  Spanish-American  Peace  Commission. 
He  was  a  profound  student  of  French  and  English  literature,  and  of 
international  law;  author  of  many  published  speeches  and  addresses, 
of  lectures  on  Hamlet  and  Madame  Roland  (1882),  The  law  in  Shakes- 
peare (1884),  and  Lectures  on  International  Law  (1897).  [1;  2*;  7; 
10;  17;  18*;  20;  22*;  23;  26*;  27*;  28,  IV*,  XIII*;  30;  41;  68;  93; 
95*;   109*;   136;   137;   171*;   237    (11*).] 

Davis,  Edward  E.,  merchant,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Maine,  May  28,  1840; 
served  in  the  24th  Maine  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Anoka, 
Minn.,  in  1866,  engaged  in  farming  and  mercantile  business,  and  con- 
ducted a  meat  market.     [31.] 

Davis,  Edward  J.,  physician,  b.  in  Wales,  July  6,  1839;  came  with 
his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  infancy;  served  in  the  146th  N. 
Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  was  grad- 
uated at  Albany  Medical  College,  1868;  settled  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  the 
same  year;    removed  to  Weiser,  Idaho,  in  1900.     [83*;    171*.] 

Davis,  Ellery  C,  b.  in  Washington,  N.  H.,  Jan.  24,  1832;  d.  in  Crook- 
ston,  Minn.,  Jan.  17,  1912.  He  was  captain  of  the  85th  Indiana  Regt. 
in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  railroad  contracting;  came  to  Minnesota, 
and  graded  part  of  the  Great  Northern  railway;  built  the  first  frame 
house  in  Crookston,  1872;  took  a  claim  on  part  of  the  townsite;  was 
the  first  mayor  of  the  city.     [35;  237  (68).] 

Davis,  George,  b.  in  Lancaster,  Mass.,  Sept.  22,  1832;  d.  in  1879.  He 
settled  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1853;  was  sheriff  of  Washington  coun- 
ty, 1861-71;  clerk  of  the  district  court  several  years,  and  county  audi- 
tor after  1876.     [40;  41.] 


166  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Davis,  Geoege  F.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Dixfield,  Me.,  Oct.  14,  1864;  was  grad- 
uated, at  Maine  Wesleyan  Seminary,  1885,  and  the  Albany  Law  School, 
1889;  settled  in  Duluth  the  same  year;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1899.     [30.] 

Davis,  George  Henry,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  Buxton,  Maine, 
May  27,  1842;  d.  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  Jan.  11,  1907.  He  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1869;  was  graduated  at  Seabury  Divinity  school,  Faribault, 
in  1875;  was  rector  of  a  church  in  Brainerd,  1888-95,  in  Mankato,  1895- 
1905,  and  then  became  warden  of  Seabury  Divinity  school.  [83;  237 
(43).] 

Davis,  Horace  S.,  physician,  b.  in  Marion  county,  Ohio,  May  26,  1855; 
was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1884;  and  later  took  post  grad- 
uate and  polyclinic  courses  in  New  York;  settled  in  Duluth  in  1888. 
[31A.] 

Davis,  James  P.,  physician,  b.  in  England,  July,  1843;  d.  at  the 
Soldiers'  Home,  Minnehaha,  Aug.  29,  1909.  He  came  with  his  parents 
to  the  -United  States  when  two  v^ars  old;  served  in  the  Fourth  Vir- 
ginia Regt.  in  the  civil  wai ,  was  graduated  at  Missouri  Medical  Col- 
lege; came  to  Minnesota  in  1873,  and  settled  in  Kellogg,  Wabasha 
county,  in  1S75.     [74;   237   (5.6).] 

Davis,  L.  R.,  b.  in  Berkshire  county,  Mass.,  Dec.  25,  1815;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  Wisconsin;  settled  in  Lac  qui  Parle,  Minn.,  in 
1872;  was  county  attorney,  and  county  superintendent  of  schools;  and 
was  county  auditor,  1881-3.     [32.] 

Davis,  Marcus  J.,  real  estate  dealer,  b.  in  Oswego,  N.  Y.,  May  29, 
1842;  first  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865,  and  bought  land  near  Duluth; 
was  elected  mayor  in  1890.     [20.] 

Davis,  T.  C,  b.  in  Strafford  county,  N.  H.,  Sept.  4,  1830;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1863;  settled  in  Farmington;  was  the  first  president  of 
the  Farmington  Bank;  engaged  in  real  estate  business  and  collecting. 
[48.] 

Davis,  Thomas  Moore,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  April  8,  1818;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Sept.  2,  1877.  He  became  connected  with  railroad  business 
in  1855,  and  was  treasurer  of  the  St.  Paul  and  Duluth  railroad  at  the 
time  of  his  death.    He  resided  in  St  Paul.     [237  (1).] 

Davis,  William  M.,  b.  in  Jo  Daviess  county,  111.,  May  13,  1842;  came 
to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1855;  served  in  the  Fourth  Minne- 
sota Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Murray  county;  built 
the  first  house  in  Fulda,  1880;  engaged  in  real  estate  business,  and 
selling  farm  machinery.     [34.] 

Davis,  William  Stearns,  educator,  b.  in  Amherst,  Mass.,  April  30, 
1877;  was  graduated  at  Harvard  University,  1900;  was  instructor  and 
professor  in  several  colleges,  and  since  1909  professor  of  history  in 
the  University  of  Minnesota;  author  of  several  novels  and  an  Outline 
History  of  the  Roman  Empire.     [17.] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  167 

Davis,  William  W.,  Sr.,  b.  in  Wales,  Jan.  23,  1829;  d.  in  Oakland, 
Cal.,  Nov.  18,  1905.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1848;  settled  at 
South  Bend,  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  in  1858,  and  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business.     [171*;   237   (39).] 

Davis,  William  W.,  Jr.,  b.  at  South  Bend,  Minn.,  May  13,  1862;  re- 
sides in  Mankato;  was  a  bookkeeper  fifteen  years,  and  later  cashier 
of  the  Mankato  Savings  Bank.     [25;  171*.] 

Davison,  Daniel,  steamboat  captain,  b.  in  Pennsylvania,  July  27, 
1826;  settled  in  Read's  Landing,  Minn.,  in  1861,  and  was  captain  and 
pilot  on  the  Mississippi.     [74.] 

Dawson,  A.  F.,  b.  in  Derbyshire,  Eng.,  December,  1849;  came  to 
the  United  States  with  his  father  when  nine  years  old;  lived  in  Fill- 
more county,  Minn.;  engaged  in  building  mills;  owned  a  machine 
shop  in  Preston,  Minn.     [168   (July  29,  1887*).] 

Dawson,  Barnabas,  b.  in  England,  Sept.  25,  1825;  d.  at  Clear  Grit, 
Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  Feb.  4,  1882.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1851;  built  at  Carimona  the  first  mill  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn.; 
served  in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  resided  in 
Lanesboro,  and  after  1877  conducted  a  hotel  at  Clear  Grit.     [52.] 

Dawson,  William,  banker,  b.  in  County  Cavan,  Ireland,  Oct.  1, 
1825;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  19,  1901.  He  came  to  America  in  1846;  set- 
tled in  St.  Paul  in  1861;  was  mayor  of  that  city,  1878-81.  [28,  IX; 
68;  93*;  176  (April,  1886,  and  Jan.,  1895);   237   (14*).] 

Day,  A.  A.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Washington  county,  Maine,  May  28,  1838; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1854;  engaged  in  lumber  business  in  Minne- 
apolis until  1879;  then  settled  on  his  farm  of  960  acres  in  Empire, 
Dakota  county.     [48.] 

Day,  Burt  W.,  journalist,  b.  in  Green  county,  Wis.,  July  5,  1859; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1877;  engaged  in  newspaper  publication  in  Fair- 
mont and  Jackson,  and  in  1887  purchased  the  Hutchinson  Leader;  was 
first  assistant  secretary  of  the  state  senate  in  1886.     [64.] 

Day,  David,  pioneer  physician,  b.  in  Virginia,  Sept.  19,  1825;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  March  8,  1896.  He  was  graduated  from  the  medical  depart- 
ment of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  1849;  came  to  St.  Paul  the 
same  year;  was  register  of  deeds;  was  a  member  of  the  territorial 
legislature,  1852-3;  opened  a  drug  store  in  1854;  was  postmaster  of 
St.  Paul  in  1875.  [28,  IV*;  29;  32;  68;  93;  94;  237  (9*);  238  (March 
9,  1896*).] 

Day,  Ditus,  b.  in  Wilbraham,  Mass.,  Oct.  10,  1817;  settled  at  Castle 
Rock,  Minn.,  in  1855;  owned  a  farm,  and  after  1858  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  sorghum  syrup;  was  postmaster  nine  years.  [48;  166 
(1895*).] 

Day,  Edwin  W.,  b.  in  Granville,  N.  Y.  Nov.  14,  1832;  d.  in  Edgerton, 
Minn.,  1905.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  served  in  the  Ninth  Minne- 


168  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

sota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Osborn,  Pipestone 
county,  in  1878;  was  county  superintendent  of  schools,  1879-81,  and 
register  of  deeds,  1887-90.  Later  he  was  postmaster  at  Edgerton  eight 
years.     [34;  237  (31).] 

Day,  Frank  A.,  journalist,  b.  in  Green  county,  Wis.,  Sept.  30,  1855; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1874,  settling  in  Fairmont,  and  the  same  year 
established  the  Sentinel,  of  which  he  was  editor  and  publisher  until 
1910;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878,  and  a  state  sen- 
ator, 1887-95,  being  president  of  the  senate  in  1895;  was  lieutenant 
governor,  1895-7;  was  private  secretary  of  Governor  Johnson,  1905-9; 
removed  to  Missoula,  Montana,  in  1910.  [22*;  24;  25;  30;  34;  39*; 
238   (March  30,  1886*.).] 

Day,  Hakwood  Galtjsiia,  journalist  and  lawyer,  .b.  in  Jericho,  Vt, 
July  15,  1844;  served  in  the  13th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1868;  came  to  Lanesboro,  Minn.,  in  1878; 
removed  to  Albert  Lea  in  1883,  where  he  has  since  owned  and  pub- 
lished the  Freeborn  County  Standard.     [24;   25;   52;   53A*;  155*.] 

Day,  J.  C,  pioneer,  b.  in  Fayette  county,  Pa.,  Jan.  30,  1822;  served 
in  the  First  Missouri  Regt.  in  the  Mexican  war;  came  to  Houston 
county,  Minn.,  in  1855,  and  two  years  later  settled  in  La  Crescent; 
was  a  member  of  the  state  constitutional  convention,  and  of  the  first 
state  senate;  had  charge  of  a  ferry  across  the  Mississippi  several 
years.     [61.] 

Day,  Leonard,  lumberman,  b.  in  Leeds,  Maine,  May  6,  1811;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Feb.  2Q,  1886.  He  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1854,  and  en- 
gaged extensively  in  logging  and  lumber  manufacture.     [18.] 

Day,  Oscar  Fayette  Gaines,  journalist,  b.  in  Chicago,  111.,  Oct.  7, 
1860;  studied  for  the  stage,  but  soon  engaged  in  newspaper  work; 
musical  composer,  and  author  of  novels,  drama,  and  lyrics;  resides 
in  Minneapolis.     [17.] 

Day,  William  Henry  Harrison,  lumberman,  b.  in  Washington 
county,  Maine,  in  1839;  was  killed  in  a  railroad  wreck,  Jan.  22,  1903. 
He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1854.     [237   (28*).] 

Dayton,  Daniel,  b.  in  Bennington  county,  Vt.,  Aug.  29,  1800;  set- 
tled in  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  owned  a  farm  and  a  hotel; 
served  in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the 
rank  of  first  lieutenant;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1859- 
60;  resided  in  Harmony.     [52.] 

Dayton,  Francis  Henry,  traveling  salesman,  b.  in  Kings  ville,  Ohio, 
July  30,  1845;  d.  in  Orion,  Mich.,  Dec.  1,  1897.  He  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1853;  served  in  the  Seventh  Iowa  Regt,  1862-3;  resided  in 
Stillwater  and  St.  Paul;  was  sergeant-at-arms  in  the  legislature  in 
1879;  was  custodian  of  the  Court  House  and  City  Hall,  St.  Paul, 
1896-7.     [30;    122.] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  169 

Dayton,  Lymax,  b.  in  Southington,  Conn.,  Aug.  25,  1810;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Oct.  20,  1865.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1849,  and  invested 
largely  in  real  estate  in  the  city  of  St.  Paul;  was  the  projector  and 
president  of  the  Lake  Superior  and  Mississippi  Railroad.  Dayton 
BlufT,  in  St.  Paul,  was  named  for  him.     [29*;   31;   41;   60*;  94.] 

Deakin,  Robert  L.,  lawyer,  b.  in  England  in  1834;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Feb.  9,  1902.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1845;  settled  in  Min- 
nesota ten  years  later;  resided  in  Red  Wing  and  St.  Paul;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1865,  and  assistant  clerk  in  the 
legislature,  1878-87.     [30;  237   (19).] 

Dealy,  Dennis  J.,  farmer,  b.  in  1868  in  Scott  county,  Minn,  where 
he  afterward  resided;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1899- 
1901.     [30.] 

Dean,  Edmund,  pioneer,  b.  in  New  York  in  1804;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Feb.  13,  1876.  He  settled  there  at  an  early  day,  and  invested  largely 
in  real  estate.     [238   (Feb.  15,  1876).] 

Dean,  Eugene,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1823;  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1850;  settled  in  Hastings,  Minn.,  in  1855;  was  county  treasurer,  1857- 
60;  engaged  in  farming,  grocery  business,  and  contracting.     [48.] 

Dean,  Franklin  B.,  banker,  b.  in  Windsor  county,  Vt.,  July  22,  1834; 
settled  in  Glencoe,  Minn.,  in  1857,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business 
five  years;  was  county  superintendent  of  schools,  and  after  1862  was 
county  auditor;  engaged  in  real  estate  business,  1872-83;  and  after- 
ward was  cashier  of  the  McLeod  County  Bank.     [64.] 

Dean,  I.  N.,  b.  in  Huntingdon,  Pa.,  in  1835;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1856;  founded  the  town  of  Blakeley,  Scott  county,  which  he  named 
in  honor  of  Capt,  Russell  Blakeley,  of  St.  Paul;  was  the  first  post- 
master and  the  first  merchant  there;  served  in  the  Fourth  Minne- 
sota Regt,  1861-5;  engaged  in  farming  after  1874.     [32.] 

Dean,  John,  farmer,  b.  in  Parkham,  Ohio,  Oct.  24,  1831;  came  to  St. 
Paul  in  1850;  engaged  in  lumbering,  and  was  pilot  of  rafts  on  the 
Mississippi  river  seventeen  years;  then  settled  in  Sunrise  City,  Chi- 
sago county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1879.     [30.] 

Dean,  Joseph,  an  Indian  trader,  b.  in  Ireland,  Jan.  10,  1826;  d.  in 
Eureka  Springs,  Ark.,  May  20,  1890.  He  settled  in  St.  Anthony  in 
1850;  took  the  first  claim  at  Bloomington  Ferry,  1852;  was  treasurer  of 
Hennepin  county;  was  one  of  the  proprietors  of  the  Pacific  mills  in 
Minneapolis,  and  was  cashier  of  the  Security  Bank,  1877-82.  [21*; 
59;  84*;   87;  167   (May  23,  1890);   174*.] 

Dean,  William  Blake,  merchant,  b.  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  Sept.  26,  1838; 
settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1856  and  engaged  in  the  hardware  business; 
was  a  founder  in  1860  of  the  firm  of  Nicols  and  Dean;  has  beeen  largely 
interested  in  banking,  railroads,  and  other  financial  enterprises;  was 


170  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

a  state  senator,  1891-4,  and  drafted  the  bill  .which  was  enacted  as  a 
law  for  building  the  new  state  capitol.  [17;  23;  24;  25;  26*;  27;  30; 
93A;   95*;   98*';   238    (Aug.  6,  1897*).] 

Dean,  William  J.,  merchant,  b.  near  Port  Hope,  Ontario,  July  19, 
1843;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  served  three  years 
in  the  Ninth  Minnesota  Regt.  during  the  civil  war;  settled  at  Minne- 
apolis in  1877,  and  has  since  been  a  wholesale  dealer  in  agricultural 
implements.     [25;   26*;   85A*;   174*.] 

Deane,  Erasmus  Miller,  b.  in  Hartford  county,  Conn.,  May  8,  1819; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  9,  1889.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1862;  dealt  in 
farm  machinery  in  St.  Paul;  organized  the  St,  Paul  Harvester  Works 
in  1872,  of  which  he  was  president.     [68;   238   (April  10,  1889).] 

Deans,  George  H.,  b.  in  Maine,  April  11,  1859;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1872;  resides  in  Foreston,  and  is  engaged  in  lumber  and  mercantile 
business  and  farming;  sergeant-at-arms  of  the  Minnesota  house  of 
representatives,  1911.     [30*.] 

Dearborn,  Greenleaf,  soldier,  b.  in  Massachusetts;  d.  Sept.  9,  1846. 
He  was  brevet  ted  major  in  1829,  and  was  commandant  at  Fort  Snell- 
ing,  1841-3.     [11;   12.] 

Dearing,  Sam,  farmer,  b.  in  Conway,  N.  H.,  Oct.  1,  1834;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1865,  settling  in  Hennepin  county;  two  years  later  re- 
moved to  West  St.  Paul.  Here  he  cultivated  a  model  farm  and  had  a 
dairy.  As  the  city  enlarged  he  platted  and  sold  his  farm  as  city  lots. 
[20;  93*;  98*.] 

Dearth,  Elmer  Henry,  b.  in  Sangerville,  Me.,  June  6,  1859;  set- 
tled in  Minnesota  in  1883;  was  editor  and  publisher  of  newspapers  at 
Henderson  and  Le  Sueur,  1884-91;  later  was  connected  with  insur- 
ance business,  and  removed  to  St.  Paul;  was  insurance  commissioner 
of  the  state,  1897-9  and  1901-5.  [24;  25;  26*;  30;  93A*;  95*;  111; 
237  (24*,  36*).] 

De  Camp,  Horace,  b.  in  Sing  Sing,  N.  Y.,  May  10,  1827;  settled  in 
Moorhead,  Minn.,  in  1872,  and  built  the  first  frame  house  there;"  was 
register  of  deeds,  1877-88.     [35;   91.] 

De  Carufel,  Charles  Arthur  Sicard,  R.  C,  priest,  b.  in  Quebec, 
Canada,  Aug.  4,  1836;  attended  Nicollet  College;  was  ordained  in 
1859;  was  pastor  at  Mendota,  Minn.,  after  1878.     [48,] 

Decker,  Calvin  D.,  b.  in  Mower  county,  Minn.;  was  graduated  at 
Carleton  College,  1886;  engaged  in  hardware  business  in  Austin  nine 
years;  was  purchasing  agent  for  the  "University  of  Minnesota,  and  was 
secretary  of  its  board  of  regents  after  1905,     [127A*.] 

Decker,  Jacob  S.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Flatbrookville,  N.  J.,  Oct.  14,  1831; 
settled  on  a  farm  near  Austin,  Minn.,  in  1856.     [65A*;  111;  174*.] 

De  Coster,  F.  V.,  merchant,  b.  in  Buckfield,  Maine,  Nov.  19,  1838; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  Kingston, 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  171 

Meeker  county;  enlisted  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.,  1861,  and 
later  was  captain  in  another  regiment;  removed  to  Litchfield  in  1871. 
[65.] 

Dedon,  William  S.,  farmer,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1845;  came  -to  Minne- 
sota in  1S56;  served  in  the  civil  war;  resides  at  Taylor's  Falls;  was  a 
state  senator,  1891-3.     [30;   169.] 

Deegan,  Joiix,  farmer  ,b.  in  Jefferson  county,  Wis.,  in  1858;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1875;  resided  at  Prior  Lake,  Scott  county;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903-5.     [30*.] 

De  Gonnor,  Nicholas,  b.  in  France,  Nov.  19,  1691;  d.  in  Quebec, 
Canada,  Dec.  16,  1759.  He  entered  the  Order  of  the  Jesuits  at  Bor- 
deaux in  1710;  came  to  Canada  in  1725;  founded  a  Sioux  mission  in 
1727,  with  Guignas,  at  Fort  Beauharnois,  near  the  present  village  of 
Frontenac,  Minn.     [114;    146.] 

De  Graff,  Andrew,  railroad  builder,  b.  near  Amsterdam,  N.  Y.,  Oct. 
21,  1811;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Nov.  7,  1894.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857 
to  construct  the  Transit  railroad,  and  afterward  built  many  railroads 
in  this  state.     [20*;  75;  93*;  98*;  237  (9*);  238  (Nov.  8,  1894).] 

De  Graff,  Charles  A.,  b.  in  New  York  in  1843;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  July 
20,  1887.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1858,  and  engaged  in  railroad  con- 
struction; served  in  the  army  during  the  civil  war;  afterward  owned 
a  large  farm  near  Janesville.     [29*;   75*;   93;   166A*.] 

De  Graff,  Ira,  pioneer,  b.  in  Richmondville,  N.  Y.,  about  1828;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  8,  1888.  He  came  to  Minnesota  at  an  early  day  and 
engaged  in  railroad  construction.  His  home  was  in  Winona.  [238 
(Feb.  9,  1888).] 

Deinard,  Samuel  N.,  b.  in  Rossein,  Russia,  Jan.  25,  1872;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania;  was  rabbi  in  Terre  Haute, 
Ind.,  and  Chicago,  111.;  since  1902  rabbi  in  Minneapolis,  and  also  assist- 
ant professor  of  Semitic  languages  in  the  University  of  Minnesota.    [147.] 

De  Kay,  Willett  W.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Orange  county,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  23, 
1831;  d.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  June,  1891.  He  settled  in  Red  Wing, 
Minn.,  in  1854;  served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war, 
attained  the  rank  of  first  lieutenant.     [54;   55.] 

De  la  Barre,  William,  b.  in  Vienna,  Austria,  April  15,  1849;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1865,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1878,  settling  in 
Minneapolis;  introduced  important  new  machinery  into  some  of  the 
Minneapolis  flouring  mills;  has  been  a  member  of  the  Minneapolis 
Mill  Co.  since  1880.     [24;   85A;   168   (July  1,  1892*).] 

De  Laittre,  Howard  M.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Maine  in  1846;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1869,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1895.     [30.] 

De  Laittre,  John,  lumberman  and  banker,  b.  in  Ellsworth,  Maine, 
March  5,  1832;    came  to  Minnesota  in  1865,  settling  in  Minneapolis, 


172  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

and  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  woolen  goods,  flour,  and  lumber; 
was  president  of  the  Nicollet  National  Bank,  1884-8,  and  of  the  Farm- 
ers* and  Mechanics'  Savings  Bank  since  1905;  was  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  State  Capitol  Commissioners,  1893-1907.     [19*;  24;  25;  111*.] 

De  Laittre,  Karl,  b.  in  Minneapolis,  June  23,  1874;  was  graduated 
at  Harvard  University,  1897;  engaged  in  wholesale  grocery  business  in 
Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1905.  [24; 
30*.] 

Delano,  Francis  Roach,  b.  in  New  Braintree,  Mass.,  Nov.  20,  1823; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  6,  1887.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1853,  and  en- 
gaged in  lumbering  in  the  St.  Croix  valley;  was  the  first  warden  of 
the  Minnesota  state  prison;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1860,  and  became 
general  superintendent  of  the  St.  Paul  and  Pacific  railroad;  was 
largely  interested  in  railroad  construction  in  the  state,  and  during  the 
later  years  of  his  life  was  right  of  way  agent  for  the  Manitoba  (now 
the  Great  Northern)  railway.  In  1875  he  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature.  The  St.  Paul  fire  department  was  reorganized  and  greatly 
aided  by  him.  The  town  of  Delano  was  named  in  his  honor.  [41; 
93;   198;  237   (1);   241.] 

De  La  Vergne,  Atjrelius  F.,  lawyer,  b.  in  France  about  1816;  d.  in 
Iowa.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  a  child,  and  settled  in 
Minnesota  in  territorial  days;  was  a  member  of  the  legislature  in 
1856;  resided  in  Winnebago  City,  1864-9;  then  removed  to  Iowa.     [51.] 

De  Mair,  Xavier,  pioneer,  b.  on  the  Red  River  of  the  North  in  1813; 
came  to  Mendota,  Minn.,  in  1838;  owned  a  claim  in  St.  Paul  in  1840; 
lived  in  St.  Peter,  1852-77,  and  later  in  St.  Paul.     [94.] 

Demars,  Gustave,  physician,  b.  in  Namur,  Belgium,  Dec.  2,  1835; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1858;  studied  medicine;  lived  in  Chi- 
cago, 1870-1883,  and  then  settled  in  Hallock,  Minn.     [35;  37*.] 

Demeritt,  James  Y.,  farmer,  b.  in  Woodstock,  N.  H.,  Feb.  16,  1822; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  in  Brockway  township,  Stearns 
county,  where  he  was  one  of  the  first  residents.     [31.] 

Demeules,  Alfonse  John,  merchant,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  28,  1854; 
d.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  April  25,  1901.  After  1875  he  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business  at  Sauk  Rapids;  removed  to  Mankato  in  1900.  [31; 
237  (14).] 

Demeules,  Louis,  pioneer,  b.  in  Canada,  Feb.  18,  1832;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Sept.  30,  1885.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1852;  engaged  in  grocery  busi- 
ness, and  later  was  employed  in  the  office  of  the  register  of  deeds. 
[68;  94;   238   (Sept.  1,  1885).] 

Demeules,  Z.,  merchant  and  real  estate  dealer,  b.  in  Canada,  in 
1838;  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1856;  removed  to  Osseo,  Hennepin  county, 
in  1861;  resided  in  Minneapolis  after  1871,  and  engaged  in  real  estate 
business;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1872-3.     [30;  90*.] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  173 

Deming,  Portius  C,  b.  in  Milton,  Vt.,  Dec.  12,  1854;  settled  at  Min- 
neapolis in  1882,  and  engaged  in  real  estate,  loans,  and  insurance  busi- 
ness;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1899-1901.     [25;   30.] 

Demo,  Anthony,  b.  in  Alburgh  Springs,  Vt.,  April  13,  1835;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  in  Hokah;  engaged  in  building  railroad 
cars;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1879.     [30.] 

Denby,  Alfred  F.,  merchant,  b.  in  England,  Aug.  16,  1850;  came  to 
the  United  States  when  a  child;  owned  a  mill  in  Freeborn  county, 
Minn.,  and  later  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Oakland;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1879-81.     [53.] 

Denegre,  James  Denis,  lawyer,  b.  in  New  Orleans,  La.,  May  5,  1868; 
was  graduated  at  Princeton  University,  1889,  and  in  law  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Minnesota,  1891;  settled  in  St.  Paul,  and  has  practiced 
there  since  1891;   a  state  senator,  1911.     [24;   25;   30*.] 

Denison,  Lucirs  W.,  physician,  b.  in  Brookfield,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  17,  1819; 
settled  in  Faribault  about  1850;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture, 1878-9.     [18;   30;   70.] 

Denninger,  P.  G.,  physician,  b.  in  Berlin,  Germany,  Jan.  20,  1848; 
came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1862,  and  to  Minne- 
sota in  1871;  was  graduated  at  Hahnemann  Medical  College,  Chicago, 
1878;  settled  in  Faribault  in  1881.     [70.] 

Dennis,  George  E.,  physician,  b.  in  Livonia,  Mich.,  Nov.  27,  1839; 
d.  May  22,  1907.  He  served  in  the  First  Michigan  cavalry  in  the  civil 
war;  was  graduated  at  Hahnemann  Medical  College,  Chicago,  in  1883; 
settled  in  Minneapolis  the  next  year.     [84;  154A*.] 

Denny,  Henry  Rockwood,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Keene,  N.  H., 
Feb.  22,  1839;  settled  in  Carver,  Minn.,  in  1867;  was  postmaster  there 
ten  years;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1874-6,  1879,  and 
1881.  Later  he  resided  in  St.  Paul,  and  was  U.  S.  marshal,  1882-6; 
was  secretary  of  the  Minnesota  Agricultural  Society,  1888-9.  [30;  41; 
157*;   166A*.] 

De  Noyon,  Jacques,  b.  at  Three  Rivers,  Lower  Canada;  traversed 
a  part  of  the  northern  boundary  of  Minnesota  about  the  year  1688, 
passing  through  Rainy  lake,  wintered  on  the  Rainy  river,  and  prob- 
ably went  as  far  west  as  the  Lake  of  the  Woods.     [114;   146.] 

Densmore,  Orrin,  b.  in  Sullivan  county,  N.  H.,  Sept.  22,  1805;  d. 
June  3,  1872.  He  commenced  teaching  at  the  age  of  sixteen ;  settled 
in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  in  1857;  had  charge  of  a  sawmill,  and  later  was 
judge  of  probate;  in  1869-70  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature. 
[56.] 

Denton,  Frederick  Warner,  b.  in  New  Jersey;  was  graduated  at  the 
School  of  Mines,  Columbia  College,  in  1889;  was  mining  engineer  for 


174  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

the  Minnesota  Iron   Company,   1894-5;    was  professor   of  mining   and 
metallurgy  in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1895-8.     [127  (10*).] 

Denzer,  Geoege  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Le  Sueur  county,  in  1868;  resides 
at  Le  Sueur;  a  representative  in  the  legislature  since  1905.     [30*.] 

Derby,  George  Horatio,  soldier,  b.  in  Dedham,  Mass.,  April  3,  1823; 
d.  in  New  York,  May  15,  1861.  He  was  graduated  at  West  Point  in 
1846;  served  in  the  Mexican  war;  became  assistant  in  the  topogra- 
phical bureau  in  Washington,  and  conducted  explorations  and  surveys 
in  Minnesota  territory,  1849.     [1.] 

Derham,  Hugh,  b.  in  Ireland,  May  7,  1829;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1849,  and  to  Rosemount,  Minn.,  in  1855;  owned  a  farm  of 
900  acres;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1872.     [48.] 

Dermott,  Joshua,  b.  in  Armagh  county,  Ireland,  Nov.,  1828;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1848,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  in 
Fridley,  Anoka  county.  In  1877  he  purchased  the  Manomin  hotel 
which  he  afterward  conducted,  and  also  owned  a  farm.     [31.] 

Desnoyer,  Stephen,  b.  in  St.  Joseph,  Canada,  in  1805;  d.  in  Rose 
township,  near  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Dec.  4,  1877.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in 
1843,  and  settled  on  a  tract  of  land  near  by,  where  he  kept  a  hotel 
and  engaged  in  trade  with  the  Indians.     [68;  237  (1).] 

Dessert,  Joseph,  b.  in  Maskenongee,  Canada,  Jan.  8,  1819;  came  to 
Minnesota,  in  the  employ  of  the  American  Fur  Company,  in  1840,  and 
spent  four  years  trading  with  the  Indians  on  Sandy  and  Pokegama 
lakes;  then  settled  in  Mosinee,  Wis.,  and  engaged  in  lumber  business. 
[167  (April  27,  1900*).] 

Deuel,  Burr,  miller,  b.  in  New  York  in  1827;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1855;  settled  in  Quincy,  Olmsted  county;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1875,  and  a  state  senator,  1877-8.     [30.] 

Deutsch,  Henry,  lawyer,  b.  in  Minneapolis,  Aug.  28,  1874;  was  grad- 
uated in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1894,  and  at  Yale  Uni- 
versity, 1895;  resides  in  Minneapolis.     [24;  25;  85A*;  137.] 

Deveraux,  J.  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  New  York  in  1831;  served  in  the 
Tenth  Minnesota  Regt  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Fillmore;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1873.     [30.] 

Devekeux,  John  C,  journalist,  b.  in  Wexford,  Ireland,  April  30,  1831; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1839  with  his  father,  and  later  settled  in 
St.  Paul;  served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attain- 
ing the  rank  of  captain;  afterward  established  the  Northwestern 
Chronicle,  a  Catholic  newspaper.     [68;  94.] 

Dewey,  James  J.,  physician,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Aug.  16,  1855;  was  grad- 
uated at  Rush  Medical  College,  Chicago,  in  1878;  the  next  year  com- 
menced the  practice  of  medicine  in  St.  Paul.     [68;  93.] 


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Dewey,  John  J.,  pioneer  physician,  b.  in  New  York;  was  graduated 
at  Albany  Medical  College;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1847,  the  first  phy- 
sician in  the  city;  opened  the  first  drug  store  in  the  state,  at  St.  Paul, 
1848;  was  a  member  of  the  first  territorial  legislature.     [28,  IV,  IX.] 

De  Wolf,  Milo  T.,  b.  in  Oswego  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  7,  1847;  came 
to  Cottonwood  county,  Minn.,  in  1871;  owned  a  farm  of  one  thousand 
acres,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  buisness  at  Bingham  Lake.     [34.] 

De  Wolf,  Moses  L.,  b.  in  Herkimer  county,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  17,  1826;  d. 
in  Adrian,  Minn.,  Sept.  8,  1903.  He  served  in  a  New  York  regiment  in 
the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1871;  owned  a  farm  in  Cotton- 
wood county;  settled  in  Adrian  in  1885.     [237   (28).] 

Diamond,  John,  b.  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  Jan.  14,  1828;  d.  in  Mankato, 
Minn.,  Aug.  6,  1904.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  settling  in  Man- 
kato; owned  a  farm  near  the  city  limits;  was  sheriff  of  Blue  Earth 
county  three  terms,  beginning  in  1869.     [83*;   237  (35).] 

Dibble,  Daniel  Keeney,  farmer,  b.  in  Byron,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  8,  1827; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  settling  in  Mantorville;  was  county  treas- 
urer four  years.     [49.] 

Dibble,  William  B.,  pioneer,  b.  in  New  York  in  1815;  d.  in  1884. 
He  came  to  the  St.  Croix  valley  in  1839;  was  one  of  the  founders  of 
Marine,  Minn.;  settled  at  Point  Douglas  in  1844;  established  ferries  to 
Prescott,  Wis.,  and  to  Hastings.    He  also  owned  a  farm.     [41.] 

Dibell,  Homer  B.,  judge,  b.  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  in  1865;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Indiana,  1889,  and  at  Northwestern 
University  Law  School,  1890;  settled  in  Duluth;  has  been  judge  in 
the  Eleventh  judicial  district  since  1900.     [30.] 

Dick,  Samuel  Medary,  Methodist  clergyman,  b.  in  Pickaway  county, 
Ohio,  April  4,  1857;  was  graduated  at  Ohio  Wesleyan  University, 
1887;  since  1907  pastor  of  the  Wesley  M.  E.  church,  Minneapolis. 
[17.] 

Dickerman,  Charles  E.,  b.  in  New  Portage,  Ohio,  June  12,  1834;  d. 
April  26,  1905.  He  dealt  extensively  in  St.  Paul  real  estate  after  1870, 
and  later  owned  and  platted  additions  to  Duluth.  He  resided  in  St. 
Paul  after  1886.     [93*;  95*.] 

Dickey,  Courtland  Nay,  b.  in  Jefferson  county,  Ind.,  Jan.  1,  1855; 
came  to  Minneapolis  in  1883;  was  clerk  of  the  district  court,  Henne- 
pin county,  1893-1905.     [22;   24;   25.] 

Dickey,  James  W.,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Janesville,  Ohio, 
Nov.  10',  1811;  d.  in  West  Union,  Iowa,  April  12,  1894.  He  was 
ordained  by  the  Presbytery  of  Erie;  settled  at  Howard  Lake,  Wright 
county,  Minn.,  in  1876.     [31;    153.] 

Dickey,  Thomas  E.,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  Nova  Scotia,  April 
2,  1836;    came  to  Minnesota  when  eighteen  years  old;    was  graduated- 


176  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

at  Seabury  Divinity  School,  Faribault,  in  1867;  was  rector  at  Moor- 
head,  and  in  1882  built  the  Bishop  Whipple  School  there.     [35.] 

Dickey,  William  B.,  merchant,  b.  in  Smithfield,  N.  Y.,  in  1843;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1859;  served  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of 
first  lieutenant;  resided  in  Zumbrota;  was  a  state  senator,  1899-1901. 
[30.] 

Dickinson,  Daniel  Ashley,  jurist,  b.  in  Hartford,  Vt.,  Oct.  28,  1839; 
d.  in  Duluth,  Feb.  12,  1902.  He  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College, 
1860;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1862;  settled  in  Mankato  in  1868; 
was  judge  of  the  Sixth  Judicial  district,  1875-81;  and  associate  jus- 
tice of  the  supreme  court,  1881-94;  removed  to  Duluth  in  1895.  [18 ; 
30;   32;   51;   83*;   93;   121;   136;   168   (April,  1892*);   237   (19*).] 

Dickinson,  Horace  Danforth,  judge,  b.  in  Ogdensburg,  N.  Y.,  July 
25,  1866;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  the  same  year;  has 
lived  in  Minneapolis  since  1876;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Minnesota,  1890;  was  judge  of  the  municipal  court,  1901-5; 
and  judge  of  the  Fourth  Judicial  district  since  1905.     |24;  25;  30.] 

Dickinson,  William  Franklin,  banker,  b.  in  Amherst,  Mass.,  in  1843 ; 
d.  in  Hot  Springs,  Ark.,  Dec.  22,  1901.  He  came  to  Faribault,  Minn., 
when  thirteen  years  of  age;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the 
civil  war;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Faribault;  removed  to 
Redwood  Falls  in  1871,  where  he  established  a  bank.  [156;  157*;  237 
(19*.] 

Dickinson,  William  P.,  dentist,  b.  in  New  Hampshire,  in  1842; 
served  in  the  21st  Iowa  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  graduated  at  the 
Pennsylvania  College  of  Dental  Surgery  in  1884;  settled  in  Minne- 
apolis in  1890;  was  professor  in  the  dental  department  of  the  State 
University,  1891-  1905.     [84;   127A*.] 

Dickmeyer,  John  Henry,  b.  in  Washington  county,  Ohio,  May  8, 
1866;  d.  in  Fairfax,  Minn.,  July  19,  1907.  He  came  to  Minnesota  when 
an  infant;  settled  in  Fairfax  in  1892,  and  was  head  of  the  Dickmeyer 
Implement  Co.;    was  mayor  four  years.     [237   (43.)] 

Dickson,  Frederick  Newberry,  judge,  b.  in  Northfield,  Minn.,  May 
15,  1863;  was  graduated  at  Carleton  College,  1885;  settled  at  St.  Paul 
in  1886,  and  in  1888  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  In  1901  he  was  ap- 
pointed assistant  U.  S.  attorney,  and  in  1911  a  judge  in  the  Second 
judicial  district  of  Minnesota.  [22*;  24;  137;  237  (65*);  238  (Nov.  9, 
1899.] 

Dickson,  John  M,,  banker,  b.  at  Fox  Lake,  Wis.,  Feb.  24,  1858;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1878;  settled  in  Fulda,  Murray  county,  engaged  in 
mercantile  business,  and  later  owned  a  bank.    [34.] 

Dickson,  Robert,  fur  trader,  b.  in  England;  d.  in  Queenstown,  Canada. 
He  commenced  trading  with  the  Sioux  as  early  as  1790,  and  had  a  post 
near  Sauk  Rapids.     He  incited  the  Indians  against  the  Americans  dur- 


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ing  the  war  of  1812  between  Great  Britain  and  the  United  States.  In 
1817  he  lived  at  lake  Traverse,  and  was  arrested  and  sent  to  St.  Louis, 
charged  with  complicity  with  Lord  Selkirk  in  an  effort  to  alienate  the 
Sioux  from  this  government.     [28,  I.] 

Diepoldee,  Henry,  pioneer,  b.  in  Bavaria,  Germany,  Aug.  25,  1822; 
d.  in  New  Ulm,  Minn.,  Feb.  12,  1904.  He  came  to  the  "United  States  in 
1852;  settled  at  Milford,  Brown  county,  Minn.,  in  1854;  aided  in  the  de- 
fense of  Fort  Ridgely  in  the  Indian  outbreak,  1862;  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business  at  West  Newton,  Nicollet  county,  and  owned  a  saw- 
mill.    [32;  237  (35).] 

Diepolder,  Joseph,  farmer,  b.  in  Brown  county,  Minn.,  in  1857;  set- 
tled at  Lafayette,  Nicollet  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture, 1891-3.     [30.] 

Diessner,  Henry  R.,  physician,  b.  in  Hanover,  Germany,  Nov.  4,  1853; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1868,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1874,  settling  in 
Waconia;  was  graduated  at  the  Hahnemann  Medical  College,  Chicago, 
1883;  has  since  practiced  in  Waconia;  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture, 1911.     [30*.] 

Diggles,  Arthur  M.,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  May  18,  1S55;  was  wounded 
near  San  Ildefonso  in  the  Philippine  war,  and  died  May  24,  1899.  He 
was  graduated  at  Yale  College,  1876;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1886; 
engaged  in  real  estate  and  insurance  business;  served  as  captain,  and 
later  as  major,  in  the  Thirteenth  Minnesota  Regt,  1898-99.  [123;  238 
(Sept.  10,  1899).] 

Dike,  William  Hammond,  b.  in  Pittsford,  Vt,  May  18,  1813;  d.  in 
Faribault,  Minn.,  May  22,  1888.  He  came  to  Faribault  in  1857,  and 
engaged  in  banking,  real  estate  and  milling  business.  The  first  flour 
shipped  to  eastern  cities  from  this  state  was  from  his  mill,  in  1858. 
At  the  opening  of  the  civil  war  he  raised  a  company  in  two  days,  and 
became  its  captain  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.     [18;  70;  237  (2).] 

Dilley,  G.  W.,  b.  in  Richland,  Ohio,  May  12,  1839;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1856;  owned  a  farm,  and  engaged  in  livery  business  in  Farmington; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878.     [30.] 

Dilley,  James  F.,  b.  in  Richland,  Ohio,  in  1841;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1856;  served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  becoming 
first  lieutenant;  settled  in  Chaska  in  1873,  and  engaged  in  livery  busi- 
ness and  kept  &  hotel;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1873 
and  1876-7.     [30;  32.] 

Dillon,  James,  blacksmith,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1825;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1848,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1856;  was  prominent  as  a  temperance 
worker;  in  later  years  dealt  in  real  estate.     [94.] 

Diment,  James  M.,  miller,  b.  in  Dane  county,  Wis.,  in  1850;  settled  in 
Minnesota  in  1879;  resided  in  Owatonna;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1889.     [30.] 

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Dimond,  Alfbed  Stewart,  journalist,  d.  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  Dec.  25, 
1905.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  the  50's;  resided  in  St.  Paul,  and  in 
1876  established  at  Excelsior  the  Tourist  and  Sportman,  and  published 
it  for  twenty-five  years.     [237(39).] 

Dinehart,  C.  E.,  banker,  b.  in  Berkshire  county,  Mass.,  in  1845;  set- 
tled in  Slayton,  Minn.,  in  1884;  owned  a  farm  of  1,100  acres,  and  was 
president  of  the  State  Bank  of  Slayton  and  the  First  National  Bank  of 
Iona.     [237  (49*).] 

Dinehart,  Clarence  Christopher,  state  treasurer,  b.  in  Chicago,  111., 
April  3,  1877;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  June  8,  1910.  He  came  to  Slayton,  Minn., 
in  1884;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1899,  and  the 
law  school  of  Harvard  University,  1905;  was  state  treasurer,  1907-1910. 
[24;  25;  30*;  127A*;  237  (59*).] 

Dingman,  George  L.,  merchant,  b.  in  Marilla,  Erie  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct. 
10,  1853;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1876,  settling  in  Brownsdale;  removed 
to  Minneapolis  in  1883;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1895; 
assistant  dairy  and  food  commissioner,  1901-05.     [25;  30.] 

Dinkel,  Michael,  pioneer,  b.  in  Bavaria,  Germany,  Aug.  16,  1833 ;  d.  in 
Long  Prairie,  Minn.,  Feb.  19,  1903.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when 
eighteen  years  old;  served  in  the  regular  army,  1852-6,  and  as  captain 
in  Missouri  regiments  in  the  civil  war;  settled  on  a  farm  at  Long 
Prairie,  Minn.,  in  1867;  was  sheriff  of  Todd  county,1874-80.     [237  (28*).] 

Dion,  John  B.,  pioneer  millwright,  b.  in  Canada  in  1820;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Dec.  6, 1896.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  the  40's;  built  several  flour  mills, 
and  afterward  invested  largely  in  real  estate.     [238  (Dec.  7,  1896).] 

Dittman,  C.  M.,  banker,  b.  in  Germany,  March  22,  1847;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1867,  settled  in  Minnesota;  resided  in  Farmington  after 
1876,  where  he  helped  to  organize  the  Farmington  Bank,  and  was  its 
cashier.     [48.] 

Diven,  Clarence  Leslie,  Unitarian  clergyman,  b.  in  Winchester,  Ky., 
Feb.  28,  1854;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Jan.  18,  1900.  He  was  graduated  at  the 
University  of  Missouri,  1880;  studied  at  Union  Theological  Seminary, 
and  in  1883  was  graduated  from  the  Theological  department  of  Harvard 
University.  He  was  pastor  of  Congregational  churches  in  Montana, 
Washington,  and  Connecticut;  and,  having  become  a  Unitarian,  he  was 
pastor  of  Unity  Church,  St.  Paul,  after  1898.     [238  (Jan.  19,  1900*).] 

Dix,  Charles  Woodman,  pioneer,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  July  26,  1851; 
d.  in  Detroit,  Minn.,  Aug.  27,  1896.  He  settled  there  in  1873;  engaged 
in  mercantile  business,  and  was  postmaster  ten  years.     [44.] 

Dobbin,  James,  educator,  b.  in  Salem,  N.  Y.,  June  29,  1833;  was  grad- 
uated at  Union  College,  1859,  and  came  to  Faribault,  where  he  taught 
one  year  in  connection  with  Rev.  J.  L.  Breck.  Returning  to  New  York, 
he  pursued  his  studies,  teaching  at  the  same  time,  for  four  years.    In 


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1864  he  returned  to  Faribault,  studied  theology,  and  since  1867  has 
been  rector  of  the  Shattuck  School.  [17;  18;  23*;  24;  25;  26*;  29;  70; 
70A*.] 

Dobbin,  Joseph  L.,  lawyer,  b.  in  1846;  was  graduated  at  the  University 
of  Michigan;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1883;  resided  in  Minneapolis;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1901.     [30.] 

Dobbs,  John,  b.  in  New  York,  Jan.  24,  1827;  d.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  Sept. 
23,  1890.  He  settled  there  in  1857;  established  a  book-bindery,  which 
was  afterward  consolidated  with  the  Republican  newspaper  publishing 
company.     [76;  77.] 

Dobbyn,  F.  W.,  educator,  b.  near  London,  Ontario,  in  1872;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1890;  was  graduated  from  the  Normal  School  in  Winona  in 
1896;  was  principal  of  the  Atwater  High  school;  was  superintendent  of 
schools  for  Kandiyohi  county,  1904-6.     [63*.] 

Dobner,  Leonard  J.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Lake  City,  Minn.,  Feb.  16,  1862;  was 
graduated  at  Hamline  University,  1884;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1886, 
and  has  since  practiced  in  St.  Paul.     [24;  25;  93;  93A;  98*;  100;  137.] 

Dodd,  A.  M.,  b.  in  Orange  county,  N.  J.,  March  26,  1834;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1856;  engaged  in  commission  business,  and  later  in  real 
estate;  was  register  of  deeds  eight  years;  resided  in  Stillwater;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1879.     [30.] 

Dodd,  John  V.  I.,  lawyer,  b.  in  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  in  1860;  d.  in  Pomona, 
Cal.,  June  7,  1902.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1883;  was  city  attor- 
ney of  St.  Peter  three  years;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1887;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1893;  removed  to  California  in -search  of 
health.     [30;  237  (19*).] 

Dodd,  William  B.,  b.  in  New  Jersey;  came  to  Minnesota  about  1851; 
was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  town  of  St.  Peter.  He  was  killed  in  the 
defense  of  New  Ulm  against  the  Sioux  outbreak,  Aug.  22,  1862.     [18.] 

Dodge,  D.  J.,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  1845;  came  to  Waseca  county, 
Minn.,  in  1857;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  cavalry  in  the  civil  war; 
settled  in  Janesville  in  1869;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1881.     [75.] 

Dodge,  E.  N.,  farmer,  b.  in  Delaware  county,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  14,  1823;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1865,  settling  at  first  in  Plainview,  but  removed  in  1878 
to  Dodge  county;  was  a  state  senator,  1887-9.     [30.] 

Dodge,  Henry  M.,  b.  in  Chelsea,  Vt.,  Aug.  6,  1802;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Sept.  27,  1878.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1855;  engaged  in  mercantile 
business;  during  the  last  fifteen  years  of  his  life  was  a  justice  of  the 
peace.     [94;  237   (1).] 

Dodge,  James  Albert,  educator,  b.  in  Salem,  Mass.,  March  27,  1848; 
was  graduated  at  Harvard  University,  1869;  studied  in  Europe  four 
years;  was  professor  of  chemistry  in  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
1880-93;    removed  to  California.     [58;    127    (2*);    127B.] 


180  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Dodge,  John  S.,  miller,  b.  in  Pulaski,  N.  Y.,  March  15,  1853;  com- 
menced milling  in  1870  at  Beaver,  Minn.;  was  head  miller  in  the 
Washburn  mills  in  Minneapolis  after  1878.  [26*;  168  (Holiday  num- 
ber, 1884-5,  and  May  8,  1891*).] 

Dodge,  Levi  Parker,  physician,  b.  in  Sunapee,  N.  H.,  May  25,  1839; 
was  graduated  from  the  medical  department  of  Dartmouth  College, 
1863;  came  to  Minnesota  and  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Farm- 
ington  in  1865,  where  he  had  an  extensive  practice.     [18;  48.] 

Dodge,  M.  M.,  physician,  b.  in  New  Lyme,  Ohio,  Oct.  28,  1842;  served 
in  the  40th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  graduated  at  Hahne- 
mann Medical  College,  Chicago,  1872;  settled  in  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  in 
1874.     [53.] 

Dodge,  Ossian  Euclid,  vocalist,  b.  in  Cayuga,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  22,  1820; 
d.  in  London,  England,  Nov.  4,  1876.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1862; 
owned  a  music  store,  and  dealt  in  real  estate;  was  secretary  of  the 
St.  Paul  Chamber  of  Commerce,  1869-73;  was  a  well  known  news- 
paper writer,  and  the  author  of  many  songs  and  sketches.  [1;  238 
(Nov.  8,  1876).] 

Dodge,  Willis  Edward,  lawyer,  b.  in  Lowell,  Vt,  May  11,  1857  ;d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Nov.  19,  1911.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1880;  lived 
twelve  years  in  Fargo  and  Jamestown,  N.  D.;  settled  at  Minneapolis  in 
1892;  was  general  counsel  for  the  Great  Northern  Railway  Co.,  1900-9, 
then  residing  in  St.  Paul.     [17;  22*;  23*;  24;  25;  137.] 

Doe,  Alpheus  Edwin,  lawyer,  b.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  Nov.  2,  1863; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1886;  judge  of  probate  of  Washington 
county  since  1907;  resides  in  Stillwater.     [137.] 

Doe,  Alpheus  King,  pioneer,  b.  in  Maine  in  1838;  d.  in  Stillwater, 
Minn.,  June  20,  1907.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  settling  in  Still- 
water; engaged  in  lumber  business;  was  county  treasurer  four  years, 
and  clerk  of  the  district  court  twelve  years,     [237  (43).] 

Dole,  Alexander  M.,  b.  in  Waterbury,  Vt.,  March  1,  1814;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Oct.  11,  1888.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1863,  and  in- 
vested largely  in  Minneapolis  real  estate;  engaged  in  lumbering  and 
mercantile  business  in  Canada  and  Wisconsin;  settled  in  Minneapolis 
in  1872,  where  he  established  the  Star  Oil  Company.     [60*.] 

Donahower,  Fred  A.,  banker,  b.  in  Chester  county,  Pa.,  Sept.  30, 
1830;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1853;  started  a  bank  in  St.  Peter  in  1857, 
which  became  in  1871  the  First  National  Bank;  was  its  cashier,  1871- 
89,  and  later  its  president.     [24;  25;  32.] 

Donahower,  Jeremiah  C,  banker,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1837;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1855;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt.,  1861-4, 
and  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  captain;  resided  in  St.  Peter;  was 
appointed  U.  S.  marshal  in  1890;  later  removed  to  St.  Paul.  [20;  23; 
32;  98*;  115.] 


Ml NNUSOTA   BIOG  RAPHIES.  1  81 

Donahower,  William  J.,  lawyer,  b.  in  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  in  1865; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1889;  settled  in  St.  Paul;  was  assistant 
attorney  general  of  Minnesota,  1899-1904,  and  attorney  general,  1904- 
05.     [30.] 

Donahue,  William  H.,  judge,  b.  in  Allen,  Mich.,  Sept.  6,  1859;  d. 
in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  May  2,  1909.  He  was  graduated  in  law  at  the 
University  of  Michigan,  1881;  settled  in  Minneapolis;  was  appointed 
judge  in  the  Fourth  judicial  district  in  1909.     [30;  137;   237   (56).] 

Donald,  Alexander,  physician,  b.  in  Hamilton,  111.,  March  17,  1848; 
was  graduated  at  Hahnemann  Medical  College,  Chicago,  1878;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1880;  practiced  seven  years  in  Stillwater,  and  since  1887 
in  St.  Paul.     [25;   40.] 

Doxaldsox,  A.  B.,  journalist,  b.  in  Muskingum  county,  Ohio,  Feb.  20, 
1831;  d.  in  Alexandria,  Minn.,  Nov.  27,  1883.  He  was  graduated  at 
Ohio  Wesleyan  University;  taught  twenty  years  in  Ohio;  served  in 
the  U.  S.  Navy  in  the  civil  war;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1866;  was 
a  professor  in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1868-73;  the  next  year 
accompanied  the  Custer  expedition  to  the  Black  Hills  as  special  cor- 
respondent for  the  Pioneer  Press;  after  1875  owned  and  published  the 
Alexandria  Post.     [237   (1);   238   (Nov.  29,  1883).] 

Donaldson,  Charles  R.,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Dakota  county, 
Minn.,  in  1862;  settled  in  Stewart  in  1878;  was  a  state  senator  since 
1907.     [30*.] 

Donaldson,  I.  N.,  b.  in  Westmoreland  county,  Pa.,  Dec.  10,  1841; 
came  to  Rice  county,  Minn.,  in  1862;  engaged  in  mercantile  business 
in  Dundas  after  1871 ;  was  register  of  deeds  of  Rice  county,  1877-81. 
[70.] 

Doxaldsox,  J.  H.,  b.  in  Muskingum  county,  Ohio,  Sept.  5,  1835;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1856;  served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the 
civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  major;  after  1877  engaged  in  real 
estate  business  in  Minneapolis.      [58.] 

Donaldson,  John  B.,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Bluff  ton,  Ind., 
Jan.  9,  1852;  was  graduated  at  Wabash  College,  Crawfordsville,  Ind., 
1874,  and  Union  Seminary,  N.  Y.,  1877;  was  pastor  in  Hastings,  Minn., 
1880-7;  editor  of  the  Northwestern  Presbyterian,  1887-97,  residing  in 
Minneapolis;    removed  to  Davenport,  Iowa.     [48;    131  A.] 

Donaldson,  Lawrence  S.,  merchant,  b.  in  Scotland,"  in  1858;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1878;  settled  at  Minneapolis  in  1882,  and  es- 
tablished, with  his  brother,  William,  the  large  department  store  called 
the  Glass  Block.     [24;   26*.] 

Donaldson,  Nicholas  Mills,  judge,  b.  in  Cambridge,  N.  Y.,  Nov. 
12,  1809;  d.  in  Owatonna,  Minn.,  Feb.,  1878.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1856;  settled  in  Owatonna;  was  judge  of  the  Fifth  judicial  district, 
1858-71.     [18;   29;   70A;  72;   237   (1).] 


182  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Donaldson,  Robert  S.,  b.  in  Perry  county,  Ohio,  iii  1828;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1855;  served  as  captain  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt, 
and  afterward  as  lieutenant  colonel  of  a  regiment  of  colored  troops; 
settled  in  Grafton,  Sibley  county,  in  1877,  and  was  a  dealer  in  agri- 
cultural implements.     [32;    64.] 

Donaldson,  William,  merchant,  b.  in  Scotland,  June  16,  1849;  d.  in 
1899.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1877,  and  four  yars  later  set- 
tled in  Minnesota.  In  partnership  with  his  brother,  Lawrence  S.,  he 
conducted  and  owned  one  of  the  largest  mercantile  establishments  in 
Minneapolis.     [20;    84*.] 

Donaldson,  William  Taylor,  merchant,  b.  in  Clermont  county,  Ohio, 
July  21,  1825;  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1851.  He  died  at  White  Bear  lake, 
April  8,  1904.     [93*;  94;  237  (35*).] 

Donnelly,  Ignatius,  politician  and  author  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Nov. 
3,  1831;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Jan.  1,  1901.  He  was  educated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools,  studied  law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  his  native 
city;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  was  lieutenant  governor,  as  a 
Republican,  1860-3;  and  was  representative  in  Congress,  1863-9;  later 
served  several  terms  in  the  state  legislature,  and  was  a  national 
leader  in  the  Farmers'  Alliance  movement,  and  in  the  Populist  party; 
author  of  many  published  speeches  and  addresses,  and  of  numerous 
books,  including  Atlantis,  the  Antediluvian  World  (1882),  Ragnarok, 
the  Age  of  Fire  and  Gravel  (1883),  and  The  Great  Cryptogram, 
Francis  Bacon's  Cipher  in  the  so-called  Shakespeare  Plays  (1888).  He 
lived  many  years  at  Nininger,  a  few  miles  west  of  Hastings,  and  was 
often  called  "the  Sage  of  Nininger."  [1;  3*;  4*;  7;  10;  17;  18;  22*; 
28,  XIII;  29;  41;  56;  94;  137;  165;  237   (14*);   238  (Dec.  13,  1863).] 

Donnelly,  John  G.,  educator,  b.  in  County  Tyrone,  Ireland;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Sept.  3,  1900.  He  came  to  the  United  States,  and  s-ettled  in 
Minnesota  in  1866;  engaged  in  teaching;  after  1872  was  principal  of 
a  St.  Paul  public  school,  excepting  the  years  1883-6,  when  he  engaged 
in  mercantile  business.     [237  (10*,  11*).] 

Donnelly,  Michael  J.,  b.  in  County  Tyrone,  Ireland,  Nov.  4,  1859; 
came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  when  five  years  old; 
removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1875;  was  educated  at  the  Naval  Academy, 
Annapolis;  later  engaged  in  newspaper  work  in  the  Twin  Cities. 
[100.] 

Donnelly,  Stanislaus  J.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Nininger,  Minn.,  Aug.  26, 
1861;  was  graduated  at  St.  John's  College,  Stearns  county;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1885,  settling  in  St.  Paul  ;was  assistant  county 
attorney  of  Ramsey  county,  1891-6.  [24;  25;  93A;  137;  238  (Nov.  9, 
1899).] 

Donohue,  M.  E.,  merchant,  b.  in  Ireland,  Sept.  29,  1837;  came  to 
America  in  1847;  ten  years  later  settled  in  Henderson,  Minn.;  re- 
sided in  Faxon  and  other  places  after  1860,  but  returned  to  Hender- 
son in  1875;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1879.     [30.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  183 

Donohue,  William  F.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Hudson,  Wis.,  April  23,  1866; 
was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1896;  resides  in 
Melrose,  and  was  city  attorney  two  years;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1899.     [30.] 

Doran,  Frank  Beecher,  b.  in  Lisbon,  111.,  May  1,  1839;  served  in  the 
52d  Illinois  Regt,  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1881,  en- 
gaging in  fuel  business;  was  mayor,  1896-8.     [24;   25;   93A;  95*;   96*.] 

Doran,  Michael,  banker,  b.  in  County  Meath,  Ireland,  Nov.  1,  1829; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1850,  and  in  1856  to  Le  Sueur  county, 
Minn.,  where  he  engaged  in  farming  and  banking;  removed  to  St. 
Paul  in  1877;  was  a  state  senator,  1875-9.  [18;  20*;  23*;  24;  30;  41; 
95*;   174*;   237   (10*,  30*).] 

Dorion,  Charles  N.,  physician,  b.  in  Canada,  in  1834;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Feb.,  1894.  He  was  graduated  at  Hahnemann  Medical  College,  Chi- 
cago, in  1869;  later  continued  his  studies  in  Europe;  resided  in  St. 
Paul  after  1878.     [68;  93*;  237  (3).] 

Dorival,  Edward  P.,  b.  in  New  York  city,  Nov.  14,  1840;  settled  in 
Caledonia,  Minn.,  in  1860;  was  auditor  of  Houston  county,  1862-4; 
afterward  engaged  in  mercantile  business.     [61.] 

Dorman,  John  M.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Rockbridge  county,  Va.,  in  1814; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1846;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865;  re- 
sided in  St.  Peter,  New  Ulm,  Beaver  Falls,  and  after  1881  in  Renville; 
was  county  attorney  several  terms.     [32.] 

Dorr,  Caleb  D.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Penobscot  county,  Maine,  July  9, 
1824;  came  to  St.  Anthony  Falls  in  1847;  engaged  in  lumbering,  and 
resided  in  Minneapolis;  was  part  owner  of  the  first  steamboat  on  the 
Mississippi  river  above  the  Falls  of  St.  Anthony.  In  1859  he,  with 
others,  built  the  Cataract  flouring  mill,  the  first  one  in  Minneapolis, 
except  the  little  government  mill  that  was  built  in  1822.  [28,  IX*; 
41;  59.;  167   (April  26,  1901);  174*.] 

Dorr,  Russell  R.,  b.  in  Ghent,  N.  Y.,  in  1847;  was  educated  at  Union 
College;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1880;  was  president  and  general  man- 
ager of  the  Bankers'  Life  Association.     [93;   176   (Feb.,  1888).] 

Dorr,  William  R.,  b.  in  New  York  in  1854;  d.  in  Chicago,  Dec.  1, 
1904.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1889;  was  treasurer,  and  later  secre- 
tary and  general  manager,  of  the  Horn  and  Danz  tinware  manufac- 
turing company.     [95*;   237   (35*).] 

Dorrance,  George,  b.  in  Middlebury,  Vt.,  Dec.  28,  1814;  d.  in  Wal- 
cott,  Rice  county,  Minn.,  Nov.  10,  1882.  He  settled  in  1854  on  the 
farm  where  he  died;  cultivated  a  large  apple  orchard.  [70A*;  166 
(1892).] 

Dorsett,  Charles  William,  caterer,  b.  in  Sinclairville,  N.  Y.,  Sept. 
28,  1850;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1875,  and  in 
law  at  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  1876;  settled  in  Minneapolis,  1876;  was  twice 
nominee  for  governor  of  Minnesota  on  the  Prohibition  ticket.     [85A*.] 


184  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Dorsey,  John  H.,  physician,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1855;  came  to 
Glencoe,  Minn.,  in  1878;  was  superintendent  of  schools  in  MeLeod 
county,  1881-2;  published  the  MeLeod  Democrat,  1883;  was  surgeon 
in  the  Fourteenth  Minnesota  Regt.  during  the  Spanish  war;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1901-9.     [30*;   64.] 

Doud,  Chauncey,  b.  in  Turin,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  15,  1809;  settled  in  Winona, 
Minn.,  in  1852;  engaged  in  lumber  business,  and  in  the  manufacture 
of  barrels.    [77.] 

Doud,  Freeman  D.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Hume,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  6,  1836;  d.  in 
Bemidji,  Minn.,  March  3,  1909.  He  served  in  the  18th  Wisconsin 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Crookston,  Minn.,  in  1882;  removed  to 
Lake  Bemidji  in  1890,  and  owned  a  part  of  the  townsite.     [237  (51).] 

Doud,  Roscoe  T.,  b.  in  Jefferson  county,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  22,  1835;  set- 
tled in  Winona,  Minn.,  in  1865,  and  extensively  engaged  in  lumber  and 
cooperage  business.     [24;   76.] 

Doughty,  Asa  B.,  b.  on  Long  Island,  N.  Y.,  in  1826;  settled  in  Lake 
City,  Minn.,  in  1857;  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  plows,  and  after 
1880  was  president  of  the  Lake  City  Flour  Mill  Co.     [74.] 

Doughty,  J.  E.,  lawyer,  b.  in  1840;  d.  in  Lake  City  Minn.,  July  14, 
1884.  He  served  in  the  23d  Ohio  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  attaining 
the  rank  of  major;  was  graduated  in  law  at  Columbia  College,  1871, 
and  soon  afterward  settled  in  Lake  City;  was  a  state  senator,  1875-6. 
[238  (July  15,  1884).] 

Doughty,  John  Coleman,  b.  in  Rockaway,  Long  Island,  July  4,  1846; 
came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  when  nine  years  old;  owned  a 
hardware  store  in  Lake  City,  and  also  an  interest  in  the  Jewell  Nur- 
sery company.     [74.] 

Doughty,  Samuel,  banker,  b.  in  Rockaway,  N.  J.,  in  1818;  came  to 
Lake  City,  Minn.,  in  1855;  was  one  of  the  owners  of  the  townsite; 
after  1874  was  president  of  the  Lake  City  Bank.     [74.] 

Douglas,  Andrew,  b.  in  Dodge  county,  Wis.;  d.  on  his  farm  near 
Thief  River  Falls,  Minn.,  Feb.  14,  1898.  During  the  administration  of 
President  Cleveland  he  was  chief  of  the  corps  for  estimating  the  tim- 
ber on  the  Chippewa  reservation.     [167  (Feb.  25,  1898).] 

Douglas,  James,  merchant,  b.  in  Scotland,  March  13,  1821;  came 
with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1832;  and  in  1871  came  to 
Minnesota,  settling  at  Moorhead.  There  was  only  one  hous-e  there 
when  he  arrived,  but  he  opened  a  store  in  a  small  shed,  and  within  a 
few  years  developed  a  large  mercantile  business.  He  also  built,  in 
1875,  the  steamers  Manitoba  and  Minnesota  for  the  Red  river  trade, 
and  secured  the  building  of  a  flouring  mill  at  Moorhead.     [18.] 

Douglas,  Wallace  Barton,  attorney  general,  b.  in  Leyden,  N.  Y., 
Sept.  21,  1852;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Michigan, 


M I N  N  E  S  O  T  A   B I O  OR  A  P 1 1 1 E  S .  18.") 

1875;  settled  at  Moorhead,  Minn.,  in  1883;  was  city  attorney  six  years; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1895-7;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in 
1899,  and  was  attorney  general  of  Minnesota,  1899-1904;  and  asso- 
ciate justice  of  the  State  Supreme  Court,  1904-5.  [22*;  28*;  24;  25; 
26*;  27*;   30;   35;   47*;   237   (36*).] 

Douglass,  Harrison,  b.  in  Macedon,  N.  Y.,  March  21,  1825;  d.  in 
Fargo,  N.  D.,  March  17,  1902.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  built 
an  elevator  in  1878  at  Douglass,  Olmsted  county,  which  station  was 
named  for  him.     [237   (19).] 

Dow,  James  C,  journalist,  was  editor  of  the  Dakota  Weekly  Journal, 
published  at  Hastings,  Minn.,  in  1857;  was  a  representative  in  the 
first  state  legislature,  1858,  and  the  same  year  became  register  of 
the  U.  S.  land  office  in  Henderson.     [28,  X.] 

Dow,  James  Jabez,  educator,  b.  Feb.  15,  1848,  in  Midnapore,  India, 
where  his  parents  were  missionaries;  came  to  the  United  States  with 
them  when  a  few  months  old.  He  served  two  years  in  the  Second 
Maine  cavalry  during  the  civil  war.  In  1865  the  family  settled  in 
Minnesota.  He  was  graduated  in  1874  at  Carleton  College,  in  its  first 
class.  Since  1875  he  has  resided  in  Faribault,  being  superintendent 
of  the  State  School  for  the  Blind.     [24;   26*;  70;  70A.] 

Dow,  John  Ware,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Vianora,  Maine,  Dec,  1799; 
d.  at  Delano,  Minn.,  April  29,  1876.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1850; 
served  on  the  Point  Douglas  circuit.     [150.] 

Dow,  William  L.,  b.  in  Milltown,  Maine,  in  1829;  d.  at  Little  Falls, 
Minn.,  March  9,  1903.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  the  next 
year  settled  in  Little  Falls;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  cavalry  and 
other  regiments,  1861-6;  engaged  in  lumber  business  until  1869,  and 
was  afterward  county  surveyor.     [31;   237   (28).] 

Dower,  William,  merchant,  b.  in  Michigan,  May  23,  1860;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1870;  was  treasurer  of  Wadena  county,  1894-1904;  re- 
sides in  Wadena;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1907-09. 
[25;   30*.] 

Dowlan,  John,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1829;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  July  6,  1899. 
He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1850;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1856; 
engaged  in  the  fuel  business;  was  prominent  in  city  politics.  [238 
(July  7,  1899).] 

Dowling,  Michael  John,  b.  in  Huntington,  Mass.,  Feb.  17,  1866; 
came  to  Minnesota  when  a  boy.  In  1880,  in  a  blizzard,  he  suffered  the 
loss  of  both  legs,  one  arm,  and  part  of  the  other  hand;  yet,  notwith- 
standing this  great  misfortune,  he  has  gained  a  position  of  influence 
in  the  state.  In  1901  he  was  a  member  of  the  house  of  representa- 
tives, and  was  elected  its  speaker.  He  resides  in  Olivia,  and  was 
editor  of  the  Renville  Star;  deals  in  real  estate,  and  is  president  of 
the  Olivia  State  Bank.     [17;  22*;  24;  25;  26*;  27*;   30.] 


186  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Dowling,  P.  E.,  journalist,  b.  in  Canada;  resides  in  Eveleth,  and 
is  editor  of  the  Eveleth  Star;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1903-5.     [30*.] 

Downeb,  John  B.,  b.  in  Washington  county,  Vt.,  July  8,  1811;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1856  and  settled  in  Wabasha;  engaged  in  hotel  keep- 
ing, and  later  in  mercantile  business  and  milling;  in  1864  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature;  in  1865-9  was  receiver  of  the  U.  S. 
land  office.     [29.] 

Downey,  John  Florin,  educator,  b.  in  Hiramsburg,  Ohio,  Jan.  10, 
1846;  served  in  the  11th  Michigan  regiment  in  the  civil  war;  was  grad- 
uated at  Hillsdale  College,  Mich.,  in  1870;  has  been  professor  of 
mathematics  and  astronomy  in  the  University  of  Minnesota  since 
1880,  and  dean  of  the  College  of  Science,  Literature  and  the  Arts 
since  1903.     [7A;  17;   24;   58;   127   (2*);   127B;  237   (53*).] 

Downs,  Henry,  building  contractor,  b.  in  England  in  1837;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1852,  and  to  Minnesota  the  next  year;  served 
in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  superintendent 
of  construction  of  the  Hospital  for  the  Insane  at  St.  Peter  eleven  years ; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1885  and  1889.     [30;  90.] 

Downs,  Thomas,  building  contractor,  b.  in  England  in  1842;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Nov.  6,  1910.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1853;  served  in 
the  Second  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  resided  in  Minneapolis; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1895;  was  custodian  of 
the  state  capitol  after  1907.     [30;  32;  237  (59*,  62).] 

Doyle,  Dennis,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1818;  d.  in  Kilkenny,  Le  Sueur 
county,  Minn.,  March  20,  1902.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1856, 
settling  on  the  homestead  where  he  died;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1872.     [237   (19).] 

Doyle,  James  G.,  b.  in  St.  Sylvester,  Canada,  Nov.  28,  1860;  came 
to  Minneapolis  when  eight  years  old;  became  a  member  of  the  police 
force  in  1886;  and  was  superintendent  of  police  after  1899.     [88*.] 

Doyle,  Otis  F.,  contractor,  b.  in  Wright  county,  Minn.,  in  1870;  re- 
sides in  St.  Cloud;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1907-09. 
[30*.] 

Drake,  Elias  Fkanklin,  b.  in  Urbana,  Ohio,  Dec.  21,  1813;  d.  in 
California,  Feb.  14,  1892.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1861;  built  the  first 
railroad  in  Minnesota,  from  St.  Paul  to  St.  Anthony,  in  1862;  was 
influential  in  constructing  the  railroad  from  St.  Paul  to  Sioux  City, 
Iowa,  completed  in  1872;  was  a  state  senator,  1874-5.  [28,  IV*,  VIII, 
IX*;   29;   41;   68;   93*;   93A;   95*;   111*;   238   (Feb.  16,  1892*).] 

Dbebekt,  F.  T.,  journalist,  b.  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  March  7,  1834;  set- 
tled in  Owatonna,  Minn.,  in  1876,  where  he  published  the  Journal  and 
Herald.  After  1889  he  owned  and  edited  the  Chatfield  Democrat. 
[72;  238  (Nov.  27,  1893*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  187 

Dreher,  Otto,  b.  in  Oberndorf,  Germany,  Feb.  12,  1839;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1853,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1857;  served  in  the  Third 
Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  was 
register  of  deeds  of  Ramsey  county,  1878-81.     [68;   94.] 

Dresbach,  George  B.,  b.  in  Pickaway  county,  Ohio,  Aug.  27,  1827; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  and  founded  the  village  of  Dresbach, 
Winona  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1868  and 
1878;  owned  a  farm  and  stone  quarries.     [30;   76.] 

Dresbach,  George  B.,  Jr.,  b.  in  Onalaska,  Wis.,  April  18,  1857;  when 
an  infant  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota;  was  editor  of  the 
Winona  Democrat,  1879-81;  later  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  brick 
in  Dresbach,  Winona  county.     [76.] 

Dresbach,  Michael  Roush,  b.  in  Mifflinburg,  Pa.,  Dec.  2,  1836;  set- 
tled on  a  claim  in  Dodge  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  served  in  the  Second 
Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1878;  engaged  in  insurance  business  in  Dodge  Center  after 
1879;  was  one  of  the  authors  of  a  History  of  Dodge  county,  1884. 
[30;   49.] 

Dressel,  Charles  Z.,  farmer,  b.  in  1856  in  Le  Sueur  county,  Minn., 
and  resided  there;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1895. 
[30.] 

Dressel,  Philip,  b.  in  Germany,  March  20,  1826;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1847,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1854;  settled  in  Sharon,  Le  Sueur 
county,  two  years  later;  was  postmaster  at  Dresselville  after  1864,  and 
county  treasurer  after  1869.     [32.] 

Drew,  Benjamin,  b.  in  Massachusetts  in  1812;  d.  July  19,  1903.  He 
came  to  St.  Paul  in  territorial  days,  and  owned  a  feed  store;  was  the 
first  principal  of  the  St.  Paul  public  schools,  1858-9;  later  resided  in 
Washington,  D.  C,  and  was  proof-reader  in  one  of  the  government 
departments;  removed  to  Plymouth,  Mass.;  author  of  many  poems 
and  several  books,  one  of  his  books  being  entitled  "Pens  and  Types." 
The  Drew  School  in  St.  Paul  was  named  for  him  in  1895.     [237   (7).] 

Drew,  Charles  A.,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  in  1840;  d.  in  Lake  City, 
Minn.,  Nov.  5,  1907.  He  served  in  a  Massachusetts  regiment  in  the 
civil  war;  settled  in  Northfield,  Minn.,  in  1866,  and  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business;  removed  to  Lake  City  a  few  months  before  his  death. 
[237   (48).] 

Drew,  Charles  Cheney,  b.  in  Holderness,  N.  H.,  Oct.  24,  1825;  set- 
tled in  Rock  county,  Minn.,  in  1876;  engaged  in  furniture  business  and 
farming;  built  a  store  at  Pipestone  in  1880;  resided  later  in  Luverne. 
[34;  71A.] 

Drew,  Charles  Wayland,  physician  and  chemist,  b.  in  Burlington, 
Vt,  Jan.  18,  1858;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Vermont,  1877, 
and  from  its  medical  department,  1880;   came  to  Minnesota  in  1881, 


188  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

settling  in  Minneapolis,  where  in  1886  he  established  the  Minnesota 
Institute  of  Pharmacy.     [22*;   24;   25;    85A.] 

Drew,  Edward  B.,  farmer,  b.  in  Pulteney,  N.  Y.,  June  20,  1827;  d.  in 
Chicago,  June  10,  1902.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852;  settled  oh 
Rolling  Stone  creek,  Winona  county;  raised  the  first  wheat  in  southern 
Minnesota;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1875-6  and  1879; 
removed  to  Chicago  in  1889.     [30;  76;   241.] 

Drew,  James  Bryant,  clergyman,  b.  in  Saco,  Maine,  Nov.  11,  1838; 
d.  in  West  Mansfield,  Mass.,  April  8,  1903.  He  was  a  minister  of  the 
Free  Baptist  church ;  was  pastor  of  the  Congregational  church  at  Sauk 
Rapids,  Minn.,  1884-7;  and  was  superintendent  of  the  Congregational 
Union  in  St.  Paul,  1887-98.     [143.] 

Drew,  James  Meddtck,  b.  in  Rollingstone  Valley,  Minn.,  Feb.  17, 
1863;  was  graduated  at  the  State  Normal  School,  Winona;  has  been 
an  instructor  in  the  School  of  Agriculture,  University  of  Minnesota, 
since  1893,  and  its  registrar  since  1903,  residing  in  St.  Anthony  Park, 
St.  Paul.     [127BJ 

Drew,  John,  pioneer,  b.  in  Redding,  Conn.,  in  April,  1817;  d.  in 
Duluth,  Minn.,  Sept.  1,  1909.  He  settled  in  Duluth  in  1869;  was  twice 
mayor,  and  was  prominent  in  business  circles  of  northern  Minnesota. 
[237  (56*).] 

Driscoll,  Frederick,  journalist,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  July  31,  1834; 
d.  in  Chicago,  March  23,  1907.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1858;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1860;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1862, 
and  for  thirty-six  years  was  general  manager  of  the  Pioneer  Press 
Company.     [17;  27*;   28,  XII;   68;  95*;  163*;   237  (43*).] 

Driver,  John  Merritte,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Illinois;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  Illinois  Agricultural  College,  1876,  and  in  theology  at 
the  Boston  University,  1885.  He  is  a  well  known  composer  of  vocal 
and  piano  music,  and  also  a  lecturer  and  author.  He  became  pastor 
of  the  Centenary  M.  E.  church  in  Mankato  in  1897.     [26*.] 

Drommerhausex,  Henry,  farmer,  b.  in  Germany  in  1847;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1858,  and  settled  in  Freeborn  county;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1897.     [30.] 

Drury,  Edward,  pioneer,  b.  in  Ireland;  d.  at  Midland  Junction,  Wa- 
basha county,  Minn.,  April  29,  1906.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1865,  and  to  Wabasha  the  next  year;  engaged  in  lumber,  business,  and 
after  1875  in  farming;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1874-5.     [237   (39).] 

Drury,  Michael  E.,  lumberman,  b.  in  County  Kerry,  Ireland,  in 
1840;  came  to  the  United  States  when  thirteen  years  old,  and  set- 
tled in  Wabasha,  Minn.,  in  1857;  engaged  in  lumber  business,  and  after 
1885  in  banking.     [74;   237   (19*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  189 

Dubois,  C.  H.,  journalist,  b.  at  High  Falls,  N.  Y.,  March  24,  1847; 
was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Michigan;  in  1879  estab- 
lished a  weekly  newspaper  in  Minneapolis,  called  the  Saturday  Even- 
ing Spectator.     [58.] 

Dudley,  John,  lumberman,  b.  in  Penobscot  county,  Maine,  June  29, 
1814;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1855,  and  owned  large  lumber  yards  in 
several  of  the  smaller  towns  of  the  state,  as  well  as  in  the  city  of 
his  home,  Minneapolis.  He  was  also  interested  in  flouring  mills,  and 
in  the  First  National  Bank  of  Minneapolis.     [20*;  41;  48;  60*.] 

Dudley,  Joseph  Francis,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Raymond, 
N.  H.,  June  11,  1830;  d.  in  Fargo,  N.  D.,  June  4,  1907.  He  was  grad- 
uated at  Dartmouth  College,  1858,  and  Bangor  Theological  Seminary, 
1862;  came  to  Minnesota;  was  pastor  in  St.  Paul,  1863-6,  and  in 
Winona,  1866-69,  and  later  in  Wisconsin  and  North  Dakota.     [144.] 

Duea,  Sivert  B.,  banker,  b.  in  Iowa  in  1876;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1886,  and  has  since  lived  in  Pipestone  county;  cashier  of  the  First 
National  Bank  in  Ruthton;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1909;  a  state  senator,  1911.     [30*.] 

Duel,  Julius  H.,  journalist,  b.  in  Mecklenburg,  Germany,  July  16, 
1858;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  when  ten  years  old, 
and  to  Lakeland,  Minn.,  soon  afterward;  was"  one  of  the  publishers 
of  the  St.  Croix  Post  at  Stillwater  after  1878.     [40.] 

Duffy,  Francis  J.,  journalist,  b.  in  Watertown,  Wis.,  Feb.  14,  1855; 
settled  at  East  Grand  Forks,  Minn.,  in  1882,  and  was  editor  and  pro- 
prietor of  the  Courier.     [35.] 

Duffy,  John,  journalist,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1848;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1867;  later  settled  in  Hastings,  Minn.,  and  was  editor  of 
the  Hastings  Union.     [48.] 

Dugan,  W.  T.,  b.  in  New  York,  Jan.  5,  1812;  d.  in  Wabasha,  Minn., 
Feb.  22,  1901.  He  settled  there  in  1858;  was  twice  mayor  of  that  city. 
[237  (14).] 

Dugas,  William,  pioneer,  b.  at  Three  Rivers,  Canada,  May  17,  1809; 
came  to  St.  Paul  in  1844;  two  years  later  made  a  claim  at  St.  An- 
thony; was  a  representative  in  the  territorial  legislature  in  1849; 
engaged  in  hotel  business,  and  conducted  a  ferry  at  St.  Anthony; 
owned  a  farm  in  Dayton  after  1866.     [41;   58.] 

Du  Lutii,  Daniel  Greyselon,  soldier  and  explorer,  b.  in  France;  d. 
in  Montreal,  Canada,  Feb.  25,  1710.  He  visited  the  large  village  of 
the  Sioux  at  Mille  Lacs  in  1679,  and  planted  the  French  flag  there. 
The  next  year  he  rescued  Father  Hennepin  from  captivity  among 
these  Sioux.  The  city  of  Duluth  was  named  for  him.  [1;  28,  I,  IX; 
31A;   107;   109;   113;   114;   131;    146;   237   (29).] 


190  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Dunbar,  C.  S.,  b.  in  Seneca,  N.  Y.,  May  16,  1831;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1858;  settled  in  Foster,  Faribault  county,  in  1861;  served  in 
the  Second  Minnesota  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1876.     [51.] 

Dunbar,  Wells  E.,  b.  in  Suffield,  Conn.,  July  7,  1837;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1854;  resided  in  Caledonia;  was  a  surveyor,  and  later  an 
insurance  agent;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1879. 
[30;   61.] 

Dunbar,  William  Franklin,  state  auditor,  b.  in  Westerly,  R.  I.,  Nov. 
10,  1820;  d.  in  Caledonia,  Minn.  He  settled  in  Caledonia  in  1854,  and 
opened  a  farm  near  the  town.  From  1858  to  1861  he  was  auditor  of 
the  state.     [18;  51.] 

Duncan,  William  T.,  physician,  b.  in  Granby,  Canada,  Jan.  6,  1856; 
was  graduated  at  McGill  Medical  College,  1882;  the  next  year  settled 
in  Fergus  Falls,  Minn.     [24;   25;   35;   37.] 

Duncanson,  W.,  pioneer,  b.  in  1821;  d.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  Dec.  8, 
1900.  He  was  the  first  settler  in  Warren,  Winona  county,  Minn.,  and 
resided  on  his  farm  there  after  1855.     [237  (11).] 

Dunham,  Dewit  C,  physician,  b.  in  Brownton,  Ohio,  in  1843;  was 
graduated  at  the  Western  Reserve  Medical  College,  1868,  and  settled 
in  Minnesota  the  same  year;  resided  at  Anoka;  was  a  state  senator, 
1895-7.     [30;   31.] 

Dunham,  J.  C,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway,  July  2Q,  1842;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1850,  and  to  Minnesota  two  years  later;  settled  in 
Otter  Tail  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1889. 
[169.] 

Dunham,  S.  C,  lumberman  and  farmer,  b.  in  Connecticut  in  1825; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  in  Faribault;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1873.     [30.] 

Dunlava,  Thomas  Anthony,  b.  in  County  Mayo,  Ireland,  July  26, 
1843;  d.  in  Crookston,  Minn.,  Nov.  2,  1896.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  when  two  years  old;  served  in  New  York  regiments  in  the  civil 
war,  attaining  the  rank  of  lieutenant;  was  register  of  the  U.  S.  land 
office  at  Crookston  after  1894.     [121.] 

Dunn,  Andrew  Clarkson,  lawyer,  b.  in  New  York  city,  Oct.  9,  1834; 
came  to  Minnesota  when  twenty  years  old,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  St.  Paul  the  same  year;  built  the  first  house  in  Winnebago 
City  in  1856,  established  a  sawmill,  and  founded  the  town.  He  was 
secretary  of  the  first  state  senate,  and  chief  clerk  of  the  House  in 
1864-66.       [18;  34;  39*;  51*;  237  (29*).] 

Dunn,  C.  S.  H.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Maryland  in  1855;  d.  in  Lon- 
don, Eng.,  Aug.  17,  1894.  He  was  graduated  at  Drew  Theological  Sem- 
inary, Madison,  N.  J.,  in  1878,  and  the  same  year  settled  in  Minnesota; 
was  pastor  at  Moorhead,  and  after  1881  at  St.  Peter.  [32;  180  (Dec. 
5,  1894).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  191 

Dunn,  Edwin,  lumber  merchant,  b.  in  Wayne  county,  Pa.,  July  27, 
1834;  d.  in  Eyota,  Minn.,  July  8,  1901.  He  served  in  the  25th  N.  Y. 
cavalry  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  lieutenant;  in  1865 
came  to  Minnesota,  and  two  years  later  settled  in  Eyota,  Olmsted 
county;  was  sergeant-at-arms  in  the  state  senate  in  1873.  [30;  66; 
121.] 

Dunn,  Howard  Harrison,  lawyer,  b.  in  Jackson,  Minn.,  Oct.  29,  1867; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1890;  practiced  in  Jackson,  1890-2,  in  Fair- 
mont, 1892-8,  and  later  in  Albert  Lea;  was  a  state  senator  in  1897,  and 
speaker  of  the  House  of  Representatives,  1911.  [24;  25;  26*;  30*; 
39;  53A*.] 

Dunn,  James  Henry,  physician,  b.  in  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  May  29, 
1853;  d.  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  June  16,  1904.  He  came  with  his  parents 
to  Minnesota  in  1854;  was  graduated  at  the  state  normal  school  in 
Winona,  1872;  studied  medicine  in  Chicago  and  New  York,  and  after- 
ward in  Germany,  France,  and  Italy;  practiced  in  Minneapolis,  and 
was  a  professor  in  the  medical  department  of  the  University  of  Min- 
nesota, 1888-1904.     [3*;    22*;    23;    26*;    32;    84*;    237    (35*).] 

Dunn,  John  Benjamin,  physician,  b.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  Nov.  27, 
1859;  was  graduated  at  the  State  Normal  School,  1880,  and  at  Rush 
Medical  College,  1883;  practiced  in  Shakopee,  1883-92;  has  resided 
in  St.  Cloud  since  1893,  where  he  is  surgeon  to  St.  Raphael's  Hospital. 
[24;   26*.] 

Dunn,  M.  T.,  b.  in  Wisconsin  in  1863;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1864 
with  his  parents,  who  settled  in  Richland,  Rice  county;  was  cashier 
of  the  First  State  Bank,  Le  Roy,  1892-1905;  removed  to  Brainerd,  and 
in  1906  organized  the  Citizens'  State  Bank,  of  which  he  is  president. 
[166A*.] 

Dunn,  Robert  Campbell,  editor,  auditor  of  state,  b.  in  County  Ty- 
rone, Ireland,  Feb.  14,  1855;  came  to  the  United  States  when  fourteen 
'  years  of  age;  settled  in  Princeton,  Minn.,  in  1876,  and  has  since  been 
editor  and  publisher  of  the  Princeton  Union;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1889,  1893,  and  1911;  was  auditor  of  the  state, 
1895-1903.     [22*;  23;  24;  25;  26*;  27*;  30*;  95*;   238   (Jan.  7,  1894*).] 

Dunn,  Winslow  Whitman,  lawyer,  b.  in  Washington  county,  Minn., 
Aug.  7,  1862;  resides  in  St.  Paul;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1885;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1899-1901,  and  a  state  senator  since 
1903.     [25;.  30*;  93;  93A*.] 

Dunnell,  Mark  Bootiiby,  lawyer,  b.  in  Buxton,  Me.,  June  28,  1864; 
came  to  Owatonna,  Minn.,  when  a  boy;  was  graduated  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Rochester,  1886,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1888;  was 
U.  S.  deputy  consul  general  at  Shanghai,  China,  1889-92;  author  of 
several  law  books;  resides  in  Owatonna.     [17;  24.] 


192  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Dunnell,  Mark  Hill,  congressman,  b.  in  Buxton,  Maine,  July  2, 
1823;  d.  in  Owatonna,  Minn.,  Aug.  9,  1904.  He  was  graduated  at  Wa- 
terville  college  (now  Colby  University)  in  1849;  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1856.  In  1861  he  was  appointed  United  States  consul  to  Vera 
Cruz.  In  1865  be  came  to  Minnesota,  settling  at  Winona,  and  later 
removed  to  Owatonna.  He  was  a  representative  in  the  state  legisla- 
ture in  1867,  and  for  the  next  three  years  was  state  superintendent  of 
public  instruction.  He  was  a  member  of  Congress,  1871-83,  and  again 
in  1889-91.     [17;   18*;   27*;   30;   41;   72;   237   (35).] 

Dunnington,  William  P.,  b.  in  Morgantown,  Va.,  May  27,  1832;  d. 
in  Bemidji,  Minn.,  May  21,  1910.  He  served  in  the  Second  California 
cavalry,  1861-4;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1875;  was  register  of  the  U.  S.  land  office  at  Red- 
wood Falls,  1876-88.     [32;  237   (62*);  241.] 

Dunsmoor,  Frederick  Alanson,  physician,  b.  in  Richfield,  Minn.,  May 
28,  1853;  was  graduated  at  Bellevue  Medical  College,  1875,  and  has 
since  practiced  in  Minneapolis;  has  been  professor  in  the  medical 
department  of  the  University  of  Minnesota  since  its  organization, 
1889.     [22*;  24;  2^;  58;  84*;  85A.] 

Dunwell,  Dennis  William  Chauncy,  b.  in  Pleasant  Valley,  N.  Y., 
Aug.  13,  1817;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1850;  was  mayor  of  West  St. 
Paul,  1861;  resided  in  Lewiston,  Idaho,  after  1862.     [156*;  157*.] 

Dunwoody,  E.  E.,  miller,  b.  in  Delaware  county,  Pa.,  April  30,  1848; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1875;  two  years  later  settled  in  New  Richland, 
Waseca  county;  owned  a  mill  and  a  grain  elevator.     [75.] 

Dunwoody,  William  Hood,  miller  and  banker,  b.  in  Chester  county, 
Pa.,  March  14,  1841;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1869,  settling  at  Minne- 
apolis, and  has  since  been  identified  with  its  grain  business  and  flour 
milling.     [17;  20*;  22*;  23*;  24;  25;  84*;  85A*;  168  (July  10,  1891*).] 

DuKANT,  Edward  White,  lumberman,  b.  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  April  8, 
1S29;  came  to  Stillwater,  Minn.,  when  nineteen  years  of  age;  for  fifteen 
years  was  a  river  pilot  between  Stillwater,  St.  Paul,  and  St.  Louis. 
Afterward  he  engaged  in  the  general  lumber  business  in  Stillwater, 
He  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1873  and  1875,  and  a  state 
senator  in  1887-89  and  1903.  [18;  20;  29;  30;  40;  41*;  105*;  157*; 
166A*;   174*.] 

Durfee,  I.  P.,  farmer,  b.  in  Rhode  Island,  Jan.  1838;  settled  in  Min- 
nesota in  1872;  resided  at  Worthington;  was  a  state  senator,  1877. 
[30.] 

Durkee,  William  C,  b.  in  St.  Lawrence. county,  N.  Y.,  May  27,  1842; 
d,  in  Columbus,  Kansas,  Oct.  27,  1882.  He  came  with  his  parents  to 
Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1856;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  and  other 
regiments  in  the  civil  war;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1868;  after 
1869  was  clerk  of  the  district  court  in  Blue  Earth  county.  [32;  83*; 
141.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  193 

Durment,  Edmund  S.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Brown  county,  Ind.,  March  19, 
1860;  was  graduated  in  law  at  Columbian  University,  Washington,  D. 
C,  1884;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1885,  and  has  since  practiced  in  St. 
Paul;  was  a  state  senator,  1907-09.     [24;   25;   30*;   93;   93A.] 

Durnam,  John  M.,  pioneer,  b.  in  New  Brunswick,  April  11,  1820;  d. 
in  Elgin,  Minn.,  Oct.,  1885.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852,  and  the 
same  year  started  the  first  door  and  sash  factory  in  St.  Anthony; 
afterward  engaged  in  farming  near  Minneapolis.  He  was  widely 
known  as  a  temperance  reformer.     [237  (1).] 

Durst,  George  M.,  b.  in  Alleghany  county,  Md.,  March  10,  1846; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1868;  taught  school  in  Fillmore  county,  and  set- 
tled near  Marshall  in  1871;  was  superintendent  of  schools  for  Lyon 
county  ,and  also  engaged  in  insurance  business.     [32.] 

Dustin,  Daniel  H.,  b.  in  New  York;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  July  10,  1854. 
He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1853,  as  U.  S.  district  attorney.     [94.] 

Dustin,  George  Wesley,  miller,  b.  in  Winnebago  county,  Wis.,  Oct. 
21,  1848;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1866;  engaged  in 
milling  in  various  towns,  and  after  1879  was  proprietor  of  the  Verona 
mills,  Faribault  county.     [34.] 

Dustin,  William,  b.  in  Topsham,  Vt.,  June  29,  1826;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1858,  settling  in  Faribault  county;  was  county  treasurer  two 
terms;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Blue  Earth  City  until  1882; 
then  removed  to  Nebraska,  and  founded  the  town  of  Dustin.  [39; 
51*.] 

Dutches,  Gilbert,  b.  in  Rensselaer  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  14,  1820;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  Oct.  1,  1873.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1870,  and  conducted 
the  Metropolitan  Hotel  there.     [237  (1);  238   (Oct.  2,  1873).] 

Du  Tour,  Frederick  Eugene,  journalist,  b.  in  Lewis  county,  N.  Y., 
Sept.  24,  1845;  came  to  Chaska,  Minn.,  with  his  parents,  when  ten 
years  of  age;  served  through  the  civil  war  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota 
Regt.  and  the  First  Minnesota  Heavy  Artillery,  of  which  latter  he  was 
second  lieutenant;  purchased  in  1866  the  Chaska  Valley  Herald,  which 
he  edited  many  years;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1872-3,  and  a  state  senator,  1899-1909.     [18;   25;   30;   32.] 

Dutton,  Charles  Elvan,  physician,  b.  in  Delaware  county,  Iowa, 
June  22,  1862;  was  graduated  at  Bayless  College,  1882,  and  three  years 
later  settled  in  Minneapolis;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Minnesota  in  1889;  was  assistant  surgeon,  with  rank  of  cap- 
tain, 14th  Minnesota  Regt,  in  the  Spanish- American  war,  1898.  [24; 
26*.] 

Duxbury,  Francis  Adelbert,  lawyer,  b.  in  .Harmony,  Minn.,  April  11, 
1862;  taught  school  in  Fillmore  county,  1883-94;  was  admitted  to  the 
bar,  1895;   settled  in  Caledonia;   a  state  senator,  1911.     [24;   25;   30*.] 

13 


194  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Dwelle,  Abner,  pioneer  farmer,  b.  in  Greenwich,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  2,  1805; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1854,  settling  on  the  site  of  Lake  City,  of  which 
he  was  one  of  the  founders.     [18;  74.] 

Dwelle,  Henry,  pioneer,  b.  in  Truxton,  N.  Y.,  May  9,  1837;  d.  in 
Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  March  18,  1903.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854; 
served  in  the  Seventh  Wisconsin  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  resided 
in  Lake  City,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business.     [237   (28).] 

Dwelle,  Thomas  L.,  b.  in  Michigan,  Sept.  12,  1840;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Lake  City,  Minn.,  in  1854;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  owned  a  farm  on  the  site  of  Lake  City.     [74.] 

Dwight,  Charles  C,  b.  in  Vershire,  Vt,  Aug.  21,  1856;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1876,  and  four  years  later  opened  a  boot  and  shoe  store 
in  Albert  Lea;  has  been  in  milling  business  since  1888;  president  of 
the  Albert  Lea  Milling  Co.     [24;   53.] 

Dwinnell,  William  Stanley,  lawyer,  b.  in  Lodi,  Wis.,  Dec.  25,  1862; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1886;  settled  in  Min- 
neapolis in  1889;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1899;  a 
state  senator,  1911.     [24;   25;    30*;   85A*.] 

Dyar,  Emerson  R.,  banker,  b.  in  Franklin  county,  Maine,  in  1844; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1866;  was  president  of  the  Fergus  Falls  Na- 
tional Bank,  and  cashier  of  the  Dover  bank,  and  also  engaged  in  grain 
business  at  Dover  Center.  In  1883  he  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature.    [168   (Jan.  12,  1883).] 

Dybdal,  Thore  E.,  b.  in  Norway  in  1858;  came  with  his  parents  to 
•  the  United  States  in  1867 ;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Grant  county,  Minn., 
in  1879;  was  auditor  of  the  county,  1891-99.     [57*.] 

Dyckson,  J.  W.,  lawyer,  b.  in  New  York;  d.  in  Winona,  Minn., 
March  20,  1903.  He  was  graduated  at  Allegheny  City  College,  Penn- 
sylvania, in  1860,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1862;  settled  at 
Winona  in  1870.     [76;   237   (28).] 

Dye,  J.  B.,  educator,  b.  in  Montgomery  county,  N.  Y.,  July  13,  1834; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  settled  in  Waseca  in  1873;  engaged  in 
teaching;   was  county  superintendent  of  schools,  1886-91.     [75,] 

Dye,  Walter  G.,  journalist,  b.  in  Nelson,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  20,  1832;  d.  in 
Winona,  Minn.,  March,  1894.  He  settled  there  in  1854;  was  business 
manager  of  the  Republican,  1855-81.     [76;  78*.] 

Dyer,  A.  S.,  farmer,  b.  in  Oneida  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1845;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1865;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1897-9. 
[30.] 

Dyer,  William  J.,  music  dealer,  established  a  music  house  in  Fari- 
bault, Minn.,  in  1870;  two  years  later  removed  this  business  to  St. 
Paul,  and  in  1875  opened  a  music  store  in  Minneapolis,  and,  with  his 
Ibrother,  Charles  p.  Dyer,  conducted  the  two  bouses     [90*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  195 

Dyke,  Edwin  W.,  state  treasurer,  b.  in  Chittenden,  Vt,  Feb.  10,  1820; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  settling  in  Faribault,  and  engaged  in 
loaning  business;  was  treasurer  of  Minnesota,  1873-76;  removed  to 
Santa  Monica,  Cal.,  in  1900.     [237   (61).] 

Dykeman,  Howard,  banker,  b.  in  New  York  state  in  1869;  d.  in 
Spokane,  Wash.,  Nov.  30,  1911.  He  came  to  Breckenridge,  Minn.,  in 
1887;  became  cashier  of  the  First  National  Bank  there  in  1891;  was 
stock  owner  and  director  in  several  other  banks  in  Minnesota  and 
Dakota;  was  mayor  of  Breckenridge  several  years.     [38;   237  (59).] 

Earl,  Robert,  farmer,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1832;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1859;  settled  in  Freedom,  Waseca  county;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  four  years.     [32.] 

Earl,  Robert  O.,  physician,  b.  in  Allamakee  county,  Iowa,  Aug.  27, 
1872;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minneapolis  when  ten  years  old;  was 
graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1896;  settled 
in  St.  Paul;  is  president  of  the  Mounds  Park  Sanitarium.  [93A*; 
169A*.] 

Eastman,  Alvaii,  journalist,  b.  at  Lovell  Center,  Me.,  Aug.  22,  1858; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1880,  and  resided  at  Anoka,  where  he  published 
the  Anoka  Herald  until  1891;  was  a  representative  in  the  state  legis- 
lature in  1889;  removed  to  St.  Cloud  in  1892,  and  established  the 
daily  Journal-Press;  was  receiver  of  the  U.  S.  land  office  at  St.  Cloud, 
1898-1907;  president  of  the  State  Normal  School  Board.  [24;  30;  36*; 
155*.] 

Eastman,  Arthur  Maynard,  physician,  b.  in  St.  Anthony,  Minn., 
May  1,  1855;  was  graduated  at  Hahnemann  Medical  College,  Phila- 
delphia, in  1879;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1881.     [93;  100*.] 

Eastman,  Charles  Alexander  (Sioux  name,  Ohiyesa),  b.  in  Red- 
wood Falls,  Minn.,  in  1858;  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1887, 
and  in  medicine  at  Boston  University,  1890;  was  U.  S.  government 
physician  and  attorney  for  his  people,  the  Sioux,  in  Minnesota,  North 
Dakota,  South  Dakota,"  and  Nebraska,  1890-1903;  later  has  resided 
in  Amherst,  Mass.;  well  known  as  a  lecturer,  and  author  of  several 
books  relating  to  Indian  life  and  history.     [17.] 

Eastman,  Job,  pioneer,  b.  in  Lovell,  Maine,  Oct.  1,  1827;  d.  in  Wa- 
dena, Minn.,  in  October,  1909.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1853;  en- 
gaged in  logging  and  lumber  business,  and  owned  a  hotel  at  Anoka. 
[237  (56).] 

Eastman,  John  Whittemore,  b.  in  Conway,  N.  H.,  Oct.  28,  1820;  d. 
Feb.  19,  1899.  He  came  to  St.  Anthony,  Minn.,  in  1854;  engaged  in 
flour  milling,  and  later  in  lumber  business.     [84*;  174*.] 

Eastman,  Seth,  soldier,  b.  in  Maine;  d.  in  Washington,  D.  C,  Aug. 
31,  1875.  He  was  graduated  at  the  U.  S.  Military  Academy  in  1829; 
was  commandant  at  Fort  Snelling  during  parts  of  1841-8;  was  brevet- 
ted  brigadier  general  in  1866.     [11;  12;  13.] 


196  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Eastman,  William  Wallace,  b.  in  Conway,  N.  H.,  Feb.  6,  1827;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  July  25,  1902.  He  settled  in  St.  Anthony  in  1854;  was 
interested  in  the  improvement  of  Nicollet  island,  which  he  purchased; 
engaged  in  many  other  enterprises,  among  them  being  the  first  woolen 
and  paper  mills,  the  early  railroads  of  the  state,  the  lumber  industry, 
and  the  erection  of  several  business  blocks.  He  constructed  a  tun- 
nel, which  by  undermining  a  part  of  the  Falls  of  St.  Anthony  endan- 
gered the  existence  of  the  falls  and  water  power,  leading  to  a  large 
expenditure  for  their  preservation.     [84;    99*;.   174*;    237    (19*).] 

Easton,  Augustus  B.,  journalist,  b.  in  Mesopotamia,  Ohio,  March  1, 
1828;  came  to  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1857;  editor  of  the  Stillwater 
Gazette,  which  he  established  in  1870;  author  and  editor  of  the  His- 
tory of  the  Saint  Croix  Valley  (two  volumes,  1,290  pages,  1909).  [40; 
41;   42*;   199*.] 

Easton,  Elijah,  pioneer,  b.  in  Afton,  N.  Y.,  May  18,  1815;  d.  in 
Owatonna,  Minn.,  Feb.  27,  1905.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1866,  and 
settled  on  a  farm  near  Owatonna;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1868;  was  postmaster  in  Owatonna,  1870-6.     [237   (32*,  35).] 

Easton,  Jason  Clark,  banker,  b.  in  West  Martinsburg,  N.  Y.,  May 
12,  1823;  d.  in  La  Crosse,  Wis.,  April  25,  1901.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1856,  and  settled  at  Chatfield.  There  and  in  several  other  towns 
of  southern  Minnesota  he  had  extensive  interests  in  banking,  farm 
lands,  and  railways;  removed  to  La  Crosse  in  1883.  [18*;  52;  199*; 
237   (14).] 

Easton,  William  Edwards,  journalist,  b.  in  Mesopotamia,  Ohio,  Dec. 
27,  1850;  came  to  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1857,  with  his  father's  family. 
In  1870  he  was  associated  with  his  father  in  establishing  the  Still- 
water Gazette,  which  in  1882  began  a  daily  issue.  The  Gazette  Print- 
ing Company  consists  now  of  Mr.  Easton  and  W.  C.  Masterman.  [22*; 
24;  40;  42;  199*.] 

Easton,  William  Starr,  bookkeeper,  b.  in  Colchester,  Conn.,  Dec. 
3,  1821;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  June  18,  1902.  He  resided  in  Ottawa,  111.,  and 
removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1882;  was  author  of  the  Easton  Genealogy 
(249  pages,  1899).     [199*.] 

Eastwood,  Carl  S.,  journalist,  b.  in  Wisconsin,  Aug.  21,  1858;  en- 
gaged in  newspaper  publication  in  various  towns  in  Iowa  and  Min- 
nesota; settled  in  Jackson  county  in  1885,  and  was  proprietor  of  the 
Heron  Lake  News.     [34.] 

Eaton,  Alcinus  Young,  lawyer,  b.  in  Columbiana  county,  Ohio,  in 
1842;  was  graduated  at  Mt.  Union  College,  Ohio,  1862,  and  the  Ohio 
State  Law  College,  1870;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1879;  settled  at  Buf- 
falo; was  attorney  of  Wright  county;  was  a  state  senator,  1887-93. 
[30;  31.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  197 

Eaton,  Andrew,  b.  in  Windsor,  Conn.  ,Sept.  18,  1824;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1872;  settled  in  Wells  the  next  year,  and  engaged  in  the 
grain  trade  and  milling.     [39.] 

Eaton,  Burt  W.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Gerry,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  29,  1854;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Rochester,  Minn.,  in  1&55;  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1879,  and  has  since  practiced  in  Rochester.     [24;   66.] 

Eatox,  Frank  W.,  b.  in  Rockingham  county,  N.  H.,  in  1849;  d.  in 
Duluth,  Minn.,  April  27,  1907.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1868;  set- 
tled two  years  later  in  Duluth,  engaged  in  real  estate  business,  and' 
was  an  owner  of  valuable  iron  mining  property.     [31;   237   (43*).] 

Eatox,  Guy  Arthur,  b.  in  Red  Oak,  Iowa,  Oct.  27,  1871;  was  grad- 
uated as  a  civil  engineer  at  Claverack  College,  N.  Y.,  1889;  settled  in 
Duluth  in  1899,  and  engaged  in  mining  and  timber  business;  post- 
master of  Duluth  since  1906;  was  appointed  state  inspector  of  illum- 
inating oils,  1910.     [24;    25;    30*;    31A.] 

Eatox,  Joseph  S.,  physician,  b.  in  Rochester,  Vt.,  June  4,  1842;  d. 
in  Benson,  Minn.,  Jan.  19,  1908.  He  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  par- 
ents while  a  boy;  enlisted  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war,  and  afterward  was  captain  in  the  Eleventh  regiment;  studied 
medicine  in  Philadelphia,  and  practiced  in  Mankato  several  years; 
settled  at  Benson  in  1879.     [237   (48).] 

Eatox,  Samuel  S.,  b.  in  Barton,  Vt.,  June  27,  1825;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Dec.  5,  1899.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  in  St.  Paul,  and 
engaged  in  the  insurance  business.  [28,  IX;  94;  237  (9*);  238  (Dec. 
6,  1899*).] 

Eatox,  Samuel  William,  b.  in  Concord,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  7,  1815;  en- 
gaged in  farming  in  Wisconsin,  and  in  1860  was  ordained  a  Univer- 
salis! clergyman;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1861;  settled  in  Rochester, 
where  he  was  editor  of  the  Post;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture in  1868.     [66.] 

Eatox,  William  Ames,  b.  in  Hamburg,  Iowa,  in  1866;  came  to  St. 
Louis  county,  Minn.,  1889;  has  resided  in  Duluth  since  1899;  is  one 
of  the  prominent  developers  of  iron  mines  on  the  Mesabi  Range. 
[31A.] 

Eberhard,  John  A.,  merchant,  b.  in  Prussia,  Oct.,  1838;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1843;  settled  at  Mound  Prairie,  Houston  county, 
1854;  served  in  the  53d  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1877.     [30;    61.] 

Eberhart,  Adolpii  Olson,  governor,  b.  in  Sweden,  June  23,  1870; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1891;  was  graduated  at  Gustavus  Adolphus 
College,  1895;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1898,  and  settled  in  Man- 
kato; was  state  senator,  1903-5;  lieutenant  governor,  1907-09;  governor 
of  Minnesota  after  the  death  of  Governor  Johnson,   1909-10,  and  by 


198  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

election  in  1910  for  the  next  biennial  term.     [3A*;   17;   24;  25;   30*; 
46*;   127A*;   169A*.] 

Eberman,  William  S.,  b.  in  Waterloo,  111.,  April  22,  1846;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1856;  served  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  engaged  in  the  drug  business  ten  years;  was  chemist  for  the 
State  Dairy  and  Food  Commission,  1889-99;  removed  west,  and  after 
1904  resided  in  Oklahoma.     [130*.] 

Eckhoff,  C,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Germany,  March  26,  1848; 
came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  when  a  child;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  Lutheran  Seminary,  Mendota,  111.,  in  1875;  five  years 
later  settled  in  Spring  Valley,  Minn.     [52.] 

Eckholdt,  Haftan  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Christiania,  Norway,  Oct.  10, 
1845;  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  when  five  years  old, 
and  to  Waseca,  Minn.,  in  1858;  served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  light 
artillery  three  years;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of 
Michigan,  1873;  resided  in  Rochester.     [169.] 

Eckman,  F.  M.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Wright  county,  Minn., 
June  10,  1867;  was  graduated  at  Augustana  College,  Rock  Island,  111., 
1889,  and  at  its  Theological  Seminary,  1892;  studied  later  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Upsala;  was  ordained  in  1894;  was  pastor  at  Brainerd, 
Minn.,  two  years,  and  since  1896  at  Chisago  Lake.     [38;  148.] 

Eckman,  J.  W.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Wright  county,  Minn., 
Dec.  7,  1869;  was  graduated  at  Gustavus  Adolphus  College,  1893,  and 
Augustana  Theological  Seminary,  1896;  was  pastor  in  Massachusetts, 
and  later  at  Dunnell,  Minn.;  was  chaplain  of  the  senate  of  Minnesota 
in  1907.     [30.] 

Eckstein,  Andkew  J.,  druggist,  b.  in  Germany,  Sept.  9,  1861;  came 
with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1864,  and  to  Minnesota  the 
same  year;  was  graduated  at  the  Mankato  Normal  School,  1877;  en- 
gaged in  the  drug  business  in  New  Ulm  since  1879.     [24;  25;  32.] 

Eckstein,  Joseph  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Austria  in  1857;  came  with  his 
parents  to  the  United  States  in  1864,  settling  in  Minnesota;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  Mankato  Normal  School,  1876;  settled  in  New  Ulm,  taught 
there  four  years,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1880.     [32.] 

Eckstrom,  P.,  b.  in  Sweden,  Jan.  20,  1845;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1867;  settled  in  Meeker  county,  Minn.;  owned  a  farm  in 
Greenleaf,  and  after  1874  engaged  in  real  estate  business  in  Litch- 
field; was  sheriff  of  the  county  six  years.    [65.] 

Eddy,  Ethan  P.,  b.  in  Wyoming  county,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  12,  1819;  set- 
tled in  Amherst,  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  in  1853;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature.     [52.] 

Eddy,  Fkank  Marion,  congressman,  b.  in  Pleasant  Grove,  Minn., 
April  1,  1856;  passed  his  boyhood  in  Iowa  and  Minnesota;  taught 
school  a  few  years,  and  was  land  examiner  for  the  Northern  Pacific 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  199 

Railroad  company;  was  clerk  of  the  district  court  of  Pope  county, 
1884-94;  and  was  a  representative  in  Congress,  1895-1903.  [10;  17; 
22*;  26*;  27*;  30;  57;  67;  174.] 

Eddy,  Henry  Turner,  educator,  b.  in  Stoughton,  Mass.,  June  9,  1844; 
was  graduated  at  Yale  College,  1867;  was  professor  in  the  University 
of  Cincinnati,  1874-90;  president  of  Rose  Polytechnic  Institute,  Terre 
Haute,  Ind.,  1891-4;  professor  of  engineering  and  mechanics  in  the 
University  of  Minnesota  since  1894.  [7A;  17;  24;  85A*;  127  (9*); 
127A*,  B.] 

Eddy,  Volora  D.,  educator,  b.  in  Java,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  7,  1840;  d.  in 
Rush  City,  Minn.,  Aug.  20,  1907.  He  served  in  the  48th  N.  Y.  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war;  settled  at  Taylor's  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1868;  engaged  in 
teaching;  was  county  superintendent  of  schools  seventeen  years;  re- 
sided in  Rush  City  after  1890,  and  published  the  Rush  City  Post. 
[41;   237  (48);  238   (Dec.  21,  1893*).] 

Edelbrock,  Alexius,  R.  C.  priest  and  educator,  b.  at  Duelmen,  West- 
phalia, Sept.  12,  1843;  d.  in  New  York  city,  May  IS,  1908.  He  came 
to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  in  1850,  and  soon  afterward  to 
St.  Cloud,  Minn.;  was  educated  at  St.  Vincent  College,  Pennsylvania; 
joined  the  Benedictine  order  in  1861;  was  ordained  a  priest  in  1867; 
was  president  of  St.  John's  College,  Minnesota,  1867-75,  and  abbot  of 
St.  John's  Abbey,  1875-89;  later  was  a  pastor  in  New  York  city  until 
his  death.     [132  (July  and  Aug.,  1888*,  and  1908*);  146;  237  (51*).] 

Edelbrock,  Joseph,  pioneer  and  merchant,  b.  in  Westphalia,  Prussia, 
in  1826;  d.  in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  Sept.  26,  1907.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1847;  settled  in  St.  Cloud,  1855;  was  sheriff  of  Stearns 
county  two  years,  and  register  of  deeds  four  years.     [41;  237  (48).] 

Edert,  John,  b.  in  Germany,  Oct.  29,  1824;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1852,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1854;  removed  to  Shakopee  in  1857, 
and  was  proprietor  of  a  hotel;  was  treasurer  of  Scott  county  four- 
teen years.     [32.] 

Edgar,  Randolph,  journalist,  b.  in  Minneapolis,  Aug.  31,  1884;  was 
educated  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  and  at  Harvard  University;  managing 
editor  of  The  Bellman,  Minneapolis,  since  1908.     [17.] 

Edgar,  William  Crowell,  journalist,  b.  in  La  Crosse,  Wis.,  Dec.  21, 
1856;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1882,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  business 
manager  of  the  Northwestern  Miller  since  1884,  and  its  editor  since 
1886;  established  The  Bellman,  as  its  editor,  1906;  author  of  "The 
Story  of  a  Grain  of  Wheat"  (195  pages,  1903).  In  1891  he  organized 
a  relief  movement  for  the  famine  sufferers  of  Russia,  and  in  1906  was 
chairman  of  a  Minneapolis  committee  which  sent  thirty-five  carloads 
of  flour  to  the  needy  of  San  Francisco  after  the  great  earthquake  and 
conflagration  there.     [17;   24;   25;   85A;   241.] 

Edgarton,  Charles  J.,  grocer,  b.  at  Oriskany  Falls,  N.  Y.,  May  11, 
1860;  came  with  his  parents  to  Anoka  county,  Minn.,  in  1874;  engaged 


200  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

in  grocery  business  in  Anoka  after  1893;    was   city  treasurer,   1899- 
1901.     [36*.] 

Edgerton,  Albert,  lawyer,  b.  in  Coventry,  N.  Y.,  April  20,  1815;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  Nov.  2,  1896.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1844;  set- 
tled in  St.  Paul  in  1857.     [124;   237   (9*);   238   (Nov.  3,  1896*).] 

Edgerton,  Alonzo  Jay,  lawyer,  b.  in  Rome,  N.  Y.,  June  7,  1827;  d. 
in  Sioux  Falls,  S.  D.,  Aug.  9,  1896.  He  was  graduated  at  Wesleyan 
University  in  1850;  came  to  Mantorville,  Minn.,  in  1855,  and  was  there 
admitted  to  the  bar;  served  as  captain  in  the  Tenth  Minnesota  Regt, 
1862-4,  and  in  1865  was  brevetted  brigadier  general.  In  1878  he  re- 
moved to  Kasson.  He  was  a  state  senator  in  1859,  and  again  in 
1877-8.  He  was  a  U.  S.  senator  by  appointment  from  March  to  De- 
cember, 1881.     [10;   18;   30;   49;   93A*;   115;   121;   237   (7*).] 

Edgerton,  Erastus  Smith,  banker,  b.  in  Franklin,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  9, 
1816;  d.  in  the  same  place,  April  13,  1893.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in 
1853,  and  established  one  of  the  first  banks  in  Minnesota;  later  organ- 
ized the  Second  National  Bank  of  St.  Paul,  was  its  president  many 
years,  and  was  also  connected  with  other  banking  institutions  in  this 
and  other  states.  [23;  28,  VIII;  68;  93*;  94;  98*;  176  (April,  1886*); 
238   (April  17,  1893).] 

Edgerton,  George  Becker,  lawyer,  b.  in  Mantorville,  Minn.,  June  11, 
1857;  attended  the  Columbia  Law  School;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1880;  practiced  ten.  years  in  Kasson;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1890; 
was  assistant  attorney  general"  of  Minnesota,  1893-99.     [22*;  25;   49.] 

Edmands,  Thomas  Merrill,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Chelms-; 
ford,  Mass.,  Jan.  14,  1858;  was  drowned  in  the  Red  river,  Dec.  21,  1905. 
He  was  graduated  at  Darmouth  College,  1883,  and  Andover  Seminary, 
1888;  was  pastor  in  Wadena  and  other  Minnesota  towns,  1889-1902; 
removed  to  Wahpeton,  N.  D.     [144.] 

Edquist,  Joshua  Anderson,  educator,  b.  at  Knoxville,  111.,  April  16, 
1862;  graduated  at  Augustana  College,  Rock  Island,  111.,  1886,  and 
studied  later  at  the  Universities  of  Wisconsin  and  Minnesota;  has 
been  a  professor  in  Gustavus  Adolphus  College,  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  since 
1889.     [7A;  148;   169.] 

Edsall,  Samuel  Cook,  Episcopal  bishop,  b.  in  Dixon,  111.,  March  4, 
1860;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1882;  commenced  work  as  a  lay 
missionary  in  Chicago  in  1887;  was  ordained  deacon  in  1888,  and 
priest  the  next  year;  was  elected  missionary  bishop  of  North  Dakota 
in  1898,  and  bishop  coadjutor  for  Minnesota,  1901.  After  Bishop  Whip- 
ple's death,  in  1901,  he  succeeded  him  as  bishop  of  this  state.  He 
resides  in  Minneapolis.     [17;   24;  152A*;   237   (16*).] 

Edson,  James  C,  lawyer,  b.  at  Edson's  Corners,  Otsego  county,  N. 
Y.,  Feb.  25,  1825;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1860,  and  the  next  year  set- 
tled at  Glencoe;   served  through  the  civil  war,  at  first  as  a  captain 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  201 

in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt,  and  later  as  its  colonel;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1878,  and  judge  of  the  Eighth  judicial 
district,  1886-91.     [18;   29;   30;   64*.] 

Edwards,  Andrew  Wesley,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Ontario,  Canada, 
Aug.  1,  1847;  d.  in  Denver,  Colo.,  Nov.  6,  1897.  He  was  graduated  at 
Illinois  Wesleyan  University;  was  a  member  of  the  Minnesota  con- 
ference, 1881-8,  being  pastor  in  Brainerd,  Crookston,  St.  Paul,  and 
other  places;  removed  to  Colorado  in  1889.     [151*.] 

Edwards,  Charles  G.,  farmer,  b.  at  Sodus  Point,  N.  Y.,  in  1836; 
served  in  Ohio  regiments  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1870;  settled  in  Spring  Valley;  was  a  state  senator  in  1877  and  1887-9; 
was  appointed  collector  of  customs  for  the  district  of  Minnesota  in 
1889.     [30;   52;   98*.] 

Edwards,  Clement  Stanislafs,  lawyer,  editor,  b.  in  New  York  City, 
March  4,  1869;  came  to  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  in  boyhood;  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1894,  and  settled  at  Albert  Lea;  editor  of  the  Times 
Enterprise;  was  captain  in  the  12th  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  Spanish- 
American  war,  1898.     [22*;    24;    25.] 

Edwards,  Elijah  E.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Delaware,  Ohio,  Jan. 
26,  1831;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  was  a  professor  in  Hamline  Univer- 
sity, Red  Wing,  1857-9;  was  pastor  at  Taylor's  Falls,  1860-2;  chaplain 
of  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.,  in  the  civil  war;  after  1885  was  again 
pastor  at  Taylor's  Palls;  was  president  of  the  Colorado  State  Agri- 
cultural College.     [41*;    130*.] 

Edwards,  Isaac  Brooks,  merchant,  b.  in  North  Carolina  in  1804;  d. 
in  Watertown,  Carver  county,  Minn.,  April,  1862.  He  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1855,  settling  in  Minneapolis,  and  after  1859  engaged  in 
general  mercantile  business  in  Watertown.     [32;    85.] 

Edwards,  Maurice  Dwight,  clergyman,  b.  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  April 
29,  1847;  was  graduated  at  Hamilton  College,  1870,  and  Auburn  The- 
ological Seminary,  1874;  settled  in  St.  Paul  the  same  year,  and  has 
since  been  continuously  pastor  of  the  Dayton  Avenue  Presbyterian 
church.     [24;   25;   68.] 

Edwards,  Moyle,  b.  in  Wisconsin;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1880,  set- 
tling in  Fergus  Falls;  removed  to  Breckenridge,  and  is  editor  of  the 
Wilkin  County  Gazette;  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911. 
[30*.] 

Edwards,  William  Chalmers,  b.  in  Virgil,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  23,  1846;  d. 
May  28,  1910.  He  engaged  extensively  in  lumber  business,  residing  in 
Kansas,  1870-83,  and  later  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.;  principal  donor  of  Ed- 
wards Hall,  Macalester  College,  1904.     [24;  25;  93A*.] 

Edwards,  William  R.,  journalist,  b.  in  Palmyra,  Ohio,  in  1840;  was 
graduated  at  the  State  Normal  University  of  Illinois,  1869;   was  prin- 


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cipal  of  the  public  schools  in  Faribault,  Minn.,*  was  superintendent  of 
schools  for  Lyon  county,  1888-9;  afterward  published  the  Tracy  Re- 
publican.    [171*;   238   (Dec.  13,  1893*).] 

Effertz,  Peter,  b.  in  Prussia  in  1845;  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1864,  settling  in  Minnesota;  built  in  1872  the  first  house  in  Norwood, 
Carver  county;  kept  a  hotel,  and  owned  land  adjoining  the  village; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1907.     [30*;  32.] 

Egan,  James  Joseph,  judge,  b.  in  Ireland,  September,  1842;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Jan.  9,  1911.  He  came  ,to  the  "United  States  with  his  parents  in 
1848,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  served  in  the  Indian  war  of  1862,  and 
later  was  lieutenant  in  the  First  Minnesota  heavy  artillery;  resided 
in  Duluth,  1869-77,  and  afterward  in  St.  Paul;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature,  1869  and  1875;  was  county  attorney  of  Ramsey  county 
eleven  years;  was  judge  in  the  Second  judicial  district,  1891-97.  [30; 
93;  94;  121;  237   (67*).] 

Egan,  Martin  Joseph,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  near  Cottage  Grove,  Minn., 
Oct.  27,  1856;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Nov.  1,  1908.  He  was  educated  at  St. 
Thomas  College,  St.  Paul;  was  ordained  priest  in  1891;  was  pastor 
in  Minneapolis  and  other  places,  being  at  Lakeville  and  Farmington 
after  1904.     [146.] 

Ege,  James  H.,  b.  at  Pine  Grove  Furnace,  Pa.,  March  20,  1844; 
served  in  the  93rd  Illinois  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Minne- 
apolis in  1869,  and  has  engaged  in  stock  and  real  estate  business;  was 
sheriff  of  Hennepin  county,  1889-93;  sergeant-at-arms  of  the  state 
senate,  1907-11.     [30*;   90.*] 

Eggen,  Johannes  Mueller,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  near  Trondhjem, 
Norway,  April  20,  1841;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1865;  was  grad- 
uated in  theology  at  Augustana  College  the  next  year;  was  pastor  in 
Mower  county,  Minn.,  after  1882;  author  of  several  religious  books. 
[169.] 

Eggleston,  Benjamin  Osro,  artist,  b.  in  Belvidere,  Minn.,  Jan,  22, 
1867;  resided  in  Minneapolis  three  years;  settled  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y., 
in  1890,  where  he  became  a  well  known  painter.     [3*.] 

Eggleston,  Edward,  M.  E.  clergyman  and  author,  b.  in  Vevay,  Ind., 
Dec.  10,  1837;  d.  at  Joshua's  Rock,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  4,  1902.  Delicate 
health  prevented  his  receiving  a  college  education,  and  led  him  to 
seek  the  climate  of  Minnesota  in  1856.  He  was  agent  for  the  Bible 
Society  in  this  state,  and  held  pastorates  during  nine  years  at  St, 
Peter,  St.  Paul,  Stillwater,  and  Winona;  later  lived  at  Joshua's  Rock, 
Lake  George,  N.  Y.;  author  of  many  books  of  fiction,  essays,  and  his- 
tory.    [1;  3*;  17;  237   (19*).] 

Egleston,  Marvin,  merchant,  b.  in  Floyd,  N.  Y.;  served  in  the  146th 
N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  came  to 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  203 

Minnesota,  and  after  1871  engaged  in  mercantile  business  with  his 
brother,  D.  J.  Egleston,  in  Wykoff;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature, 1871-2.     [52.] 

Eichhorn,  Edmund,  b.  in  Boehlen,  Germany,  Aug.  15,  1825;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1848,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  was  a  grocer  in 
Hastings  sixteen  years;  was  register  of  deeds  of  Dakota  county;  re- 
moved to  Minneapolis  in  1873,  and  engaged  in  real  estate,  loaning, 
and  insurance  business.     [84*;   85A.] 

Eigexbrodt,  Charles,  farmer,  b.  in  Germany  in  1840;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1858;  resided  at  Richland;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1897.     [30.] 

Eiken,  Andrew,  b.  in  Houston  county,  Minn.,  April  27,  1860;  set- 
tled in  Crookston,  Minn.,  in  1881,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business; 
was  register  of  deeds  of  Polk  county,  1887-91.     [35.] 

Eisenmenger,  Louis,  b.  in  Wittenberg,  Germany,  June  16,  1838;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  March  9,  1901.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1852,  and 
to  Minnesota  in  1858;  served  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  In- 
dian and  civil  wars;  resided  in  St.  Paul,  and  after  1869  engaged  in 
the  meat  business.     [93A;   237   (14).] 

Ekdahl,  Charles,  farmer  and  merchant,  b.  in  Smaland,  Sweden, 
Sept  22,  1829;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854,  settling  in  Wash- 
ington county,  Minn. ;  served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1874;  postmaster  at 
Otisville  since  1888.     [24;   169.] 

Ekman,  Carl,  journalist,  b.  in  Vexio,  Sweden,  Oct.  25,  1851;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1879,  settling  in  St.  Paul;  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business,  and  after  1893  in  newspaper  work;  became  general 
manager  of  the  Svenska  Folkets  Tidning,  Minneapolis,  in  1899.  [169; 
169A.] 

Ekman,  O.  B.,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1865;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1883; 
resides  in  War  Road,  Roseau  county,  and  deals  in  real  estate;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903  and  1905.     [30*.] 

Eldred,  C.  J.  C,  b.  in  Rensselaer  county,  N.  Y.,  March  23,  1827 ;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  in  Sparta,  Chippewa  county,  ten  years 
later;  was  the  first  register  of  deeds  of  the  county.     [32.] 

Eldridge,  Ariel,  pioneer,  b.  in  Hartford,  Vt.,  June  10,  1815;  came  to 
Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1848;  engaged  in  carpenter  work,  and  after  1862 
owned  a  book  and  stationery  store.     [41.] 

Eldridge,  Mrs.  Sarah  L.  Judd,  b.  in  1802;  d.  in  Stillwater,  Minn., 
Oct.  12,  1886.  She  married  Ariel  Eldridge  in  1849;  taught  the  first 
school  in  Stillwater.     [41.] 

Elfelt,  Abram  S.,  merchant,  b.  in  Pennsylvania,  March  10,  1827;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  April  4,  1888.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1850;  enga.ged  in 
mercantile  business  eighteen  years,  and  later  was  occupied  with  real 
estate  interests.     [41;  93*;  94.] 


204  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS 

Elfelt  Charles  D  merchant  b  in  Millerstown  Pa  Aug  29  1328 
d  m  St  Paul  April  28  1899  He  settled  m  St  Paul  m  1849  and  en 
gaged  in  the  wholesale  dry  goods  business  many  years  [28  IX  41 
237   (9)     238   (April  28    1899)  ] 

Elftman  Arthur  Hlgo  b  m  Prescott  Wis  March  28  1872  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota  1892  was  an  assistant  on 
the  Geological  Survey  of  this  state  1892  7  later  engaged  m  mining 
engineering    resides  m  Tonopah    Nevada      [7A  ] 

Elg  Charles  b  in  Sweden  Feb  8  1859  came  to  the  United  States 
settled  in  Fergus  Falls  Minn  after  1887  was  proprietor  of  the  ma 
chine  and  boiler  works  there     [35  ] 

Elias    James  B    miller    b    in  Fulton  county    N    Y    Aug    10    1834 
settled  m  Milton    Dodge  county    Minn     m  1876    and  purchased  the 
Milton  mill     [49  ] 

Eliason  Adolph  Oscar  banker  b  in  Montevideo  Mmn  May  26 
1873  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota  1896  and  Har 
vard  University  1897  engaged  with  his  father  m  banking  and  in 
other  lines  of  business  in  Montevideo     [241  ] 

Eliaso^  Gustav  b  in  Norway  m  1848  led  a  seafaring  life  several 
years  came  to  the  United  States  m  1871  settled  m  Montevideo 
Mmn  the  next  year  engaged  in  lumber  business  and  real  estate 
and  m  1878  established  the  Bank  of  Montevideo  which  he  still  con 
ducts     [32    169    241] 

Eller   Homer  C    lawyer   b   m  Mishawaka   Ind    July  9   1845    d   m 
St  Paul   Nov   3   1896     He  was  a  musician  m  the  29th  Indiana  Begt 
during  the  civil  war    was  graduated  m  law  at  the  University  of  Michi 
gan  1868  and  settled  the  next  year  in  St   Paul      [22*    93    98*    137* 
237   (9)     238   (Nov    4    1896*)  1 

Ellertsoiv  N  F  b  in  Norway  June  20  1837  came  to  the  United 
States  when  six  years  old  settled  m  Norway  township  Fillmore 
county  Mmn  in  1856  was  a  representative  m  the  legislature  in  1875 
and  1879      [30  ] 

Ellingson  Christopher  b  m  Kock  county  Wis  m  185o  came  to 
Minnesota  the  next  year  settled  m  Minneapolis  m  1874  and  engaged 
in  livery  and  undertaking  business  was  a  representative  m  the  leg 
islature  m  1895      [30     169) 

Ellingson   Ole  J    b   in  Norway  Jan   26   1825    came  to  the  United 
States  m  1853    settled  m  Freeborn  county   Mmn    three  years  later 
was  county  treasurer   1859  61    served  m  the  Fourth  Minnesota  ftegt 
in  the  civil  war    engaged  m  farming  in  Albert  Lea   after  1864     t$$  ] 

EixiNGSOK  Sevfb  farmer  b  in  Norway  in  1839  came  to  the  United 
States  with  his  parents  in  1850  and  to  Minnesota  in  1856  served  in 
the  Third  Iowa  Regt  in  the  civil  war  settled  m  1868  in  Blooming 
ton  where  he  was  postmaster  twenty  years  was  a  representative  m 
the  legislature   1887  9     [30    169  ] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  205 

Elliott,  Adolphus  Fitz,  physician,  b.  in  Corinna,  Maine,  in  1836; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  April  26,  1901.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1855; 
served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  one  of  the 
founders,  and  the  first  president,  of  the  Minnesota  Academy  of  Natural 
Sciences.  From  the  bequest  of  his  widow,  Elliott  Hospital  of  the 
University  of  Minnesota  was  founded,  1911.     [84*;  127B;  237  (14*).] 

Elliott,  Charles  Burke,  jurist,  b.  near  Chester  Hill,  Ohio,  Jan.  6, 
1861;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Iowa,  1881;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1884,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  judge  in  the  Fourth 
judicial  district,  1894-1905;  associate  justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Minnesota,  1906-09,  and  later  of  the  Philippine  Islands;  author  of 
books  and  magazine  articles  on  law.  [17;  20;  22*;  24;  25;  26*;  30*; 
127  (12*);  127B;  137*.] 

Elliott,  Howard,  b.  in  New  York,  Dec.  6,  1860;  was  graduated  at 
Harvard  University,  1881;  engaged  in  railway  service;  since  1903 
president  of  the  Northern  Pacific  railway,  residing  in  St.  Paul.  [17; 
24;   25.] 

Elliot,  Jacou  Smith,  physician,  b.  in  Northwood,  N.  H.,  Aug.  10, 
1808;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1855;  bought  a  claim  which  was  after- 
ward platted  as  Elliot's  Addition  to  Minneapolis;  was  interested  in 
the  water  power  of  St.  Anthony  Falls;  removed  to  California  in  1876. 
The  site  of  Elliot  Park  was  donated  by  him  to  the  city  and  named  in 
his  honor.     [84*;   85.] 

Elliott,  Julius  W.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1822;  d.  in  Missouri 
in  1876.  He  organized  a  company  who  came  to  Minnesota  in  1853, 
being  among  the  earliest  settlers  in  Fillmore  county;  platted  the  vil- 
lage of  Elliota  on  his  claim  in  Canton  township;  removed  to  Missouri 
in  1871.     [52.] 

Elliott,  Washington  Sterling,  b.  in  Dixonburg,  Pa.,  in  1848;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1864;  engaged  in  farming  and  in  railway  work;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1893;  resided  in  Minneapolis. 
[30.] 

Elliot,  Wymax,  horticulturist,  b.  in  Corinna,  Maine,  May  19,  1834; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1854;  established  a  market  garden  near  Minne- 
apolis, which,  as  the  city  grew,  was  platted  and  sold  as  an  addition 
to  the  city.     [20*;  84*;  166  (1896*);   166 A*.] 

Ellis,  Robert  S.,  evangelist,  died  in  Minneapolis,  Feb.  6,  1904.  He 
entered  the  ministry  of  the  Methodist  church  in  1859;  served  in  the 
Union  army  in  the  civil  war,  and  lost  his  eyesight;  was  a  street 
preacher  and  mission  worker  in  Minneapolis.     [237   (35*).] 

Ellis,  Salathiel,  artist,  b.  in  Windsor  county,  Vt,  Nov.  13,  1803; 
d.  in  San  Jose,  Cal.,  Oct.  28,  1879.  He  settled  on  a  farm  in  Milton, 
Dodge  county,  Minn.,  in  1858.  He  was  a  sculptor  of  note,  having 
made  bronze  medals  for  the  government,  and  a  colossal  bronze  statue 
of  Elias  Howe.     [49.] 


206 


MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 


Ellison,  Smith,  pioneer,  b.  in  Madison  county,  111.,  March  15,  1823; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Sept.  28,  1899.  He  settled  in  Minnesota,  on  the  St. 
Croix  river,  in  1844;  engaged  in  lumbering,  and  later  in  mercantile 
business  and  banking;  was  a  representative  in  the  state  legislature  in 
1866.     [18;  27*;  41*;   167   (Oct.  6,  1899);   237   (2,  11).] 

Elmquist,  Charles  E.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Osceola,  Wis.,  Jan.,  1872;  came 
to  Minnesota  when  fourteen  years  of  age;  learned  the  printer's  trade; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1898;  resided  in  Rush 
City;  was  attorney  for  Chisago  county,  1900-1908;  was  State  Railroad 
Commissioner  since  1908.     [30*.] 

Elmquist,  John  G.,  merchant,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1849;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1869,  and  settled  in  Minnesota  the  same  year;  resided 
in  St.  Paul;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1887-9.  [30;  98*; 
100;  169.] 

Elward,  John  EL,  inventor,  b.  in  Providence,  R.  I.,  Feb.  22,  1839 ; 
was  first  lieutenant,  and  afterward  major,  in  an  Illinois  regiment  in 
the  civil  war;  resided  in  Stillwater,  Minn.;  invented  important  farm 
machinery,  including  the  Elward  harvester,  manufactured  by  the  St. 
Paul  Harvester  Works.     [40.] 

Elwell,  James  T.,  b.  in  Ramsey  county,  Minn.,  July  2,  1855;  studied 
in  Carleton  College;  settled  in  Minneapolis,  and  engaged  in  manufac- 
turing; platted  Elwell's  Addition  to  Minneapolis  in  1882;  built  many 
houses,  and  dealt  in  real  estate;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture, 1899,  and  a  state  senator  since  1907.  [24;  30*;  43*;  85A*;  90*; 
127A*.] 

Ely,  Edmund  F.,  missionary,  b.  in  Wilbraham,  Mass.,  Aug.  3,  1809; 
d.  in  Santa  Rosa,  Cal.,  Aug.  29,  1882.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1832, 
under  the  auspices  of  the  American  Board  of  Foreign  Missions,  and 
located  at  Sandy  lake.  In  1839  the  mission  station  was  removed  to 
Pokegama.  He  afterward  lived  in  St.  Paul,  and  in  a  suburb  of  Du- 
luth.    The  town  of  Ely,  Minn.,  is  named  for  him.     [28,  IX;  31A;  131.] 

Ely,  Edward,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Upper  Middletown,  Conn., 
Sept.  17,  1812;  was  graduated  at  Madison  University,  Hamilton,  N.  Y.; 
settled  in  Winona,  Minn.,  in  1852;  was  the  first  minister  there,  but 
later  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  insurance,  and  real  estate.     [76.] 

Emerson,  E.  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1850;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1855;  was  register  of  deeds  in  Dodge  county  four  years;  resides  in 
West  Concord;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1899  and 
1907.     [30*.] 

Emerson,  John  O.,  farmer,  b.  in  Indiana  in  1845;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1874,  and  settled  near  Perham;  was  a  representative  in  the 
state  legislature  in  1897.     [30.] 

Emery,  G.  D.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Northfield,  Minn.,  Dec.  26,  1855;  was  the 
first  white  child  born  in  Rice  county;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1877; 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  207 

was  attorney  of  Le  Sueur  county,  1879-81,  and  then  settled  in  Hen- 
derson.    [32.] 

Emery,  John  G.,  b.  in  Orono,  Maine,  May  20,  1828;  d.  in  Minneapolis, 
March,  1893.  He  engaged  in  lumbering  and  the  manufacture  and  sale 
of  sawmill  machinery  in  Wisconsin  and  Michigan;  settled  in  Minne- 
apolis in  1887,  where  he  established  the  Minnesota  Granite  and  Polish- 
ing Co.     [167  (March  17,  1893).] 

Emery,  Sloan  M.,  b.  in  Columbus,  Texas,  in  1848;  settled  in  Lake 
City,  Minn.,  in  1871;  was  vice  president  of  the  Lake  City  Bank,  1873-9, 
and  afterward  a  member  of  the  Jewell  Nursery  company;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1873.     [74.] 

Emmel,  Henry  J,,  farmer,  b.  in  Cumberland,  Md.,  March  17,  1844; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  at  Spring 
Hill,  Stearns  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878, 
and  in  1909.     [30*.] 

Emmett,  Lafayette,  jurist,  b.  in  Mount  Vernon,  Ohio,  May  8,  1822; 
d.  in  Santa  Fe,  N.  M.,  Aug.  11,  1906.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1851, 
settling  in  St.  Paul;  was  attorney  general  of  the  territory,  1853-8,  and 
chief  justice  of  the  supreme  court  of  the  state,  1858-65;  he  removed 
to  Faribault  in  1872,  and  later  to  Ortonville;  resided  in  Las  Vegas, 
New  Mexico,  after  1885.  [69;  93;  94;  136;  168  (April,  1892*);  237 
(43).] 

Emmons,  H.  G.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Norway,  Oct.  16,  1828;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1850,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  in  Nunda, 
Freeborn  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1877-8. 
[30;  53.] 

Emmons,  William  Harvey,  b.  in  Mexico,  Mo.,  Feb.  1,  1876;  was 
graduated  at  Central  College,  Mo.,  1897;  studied  at  the  University  of 
Chicago,  1901-4;  lecturer  and  associate  professor  of  geology  there, 
1907-11;  assistant  on  the  U.  S.  Geological  Survey  since  1904;  professor 
of  geology  in  the  University  of  Minnesota  since  1911.     [7A.] 

Endreson,  Guri,  b.  in  Hugen,  Norway,  March  26,  1813;  d.  in  Dovre, 
Minn.,  June  20,  1881.  She  came  with  her  husband,  Lars  Endreson,  to 
Kandiyohi  county,  Minn.,  in  1857.  At  the  time  of  the  Indian  outbreak, 
in  1862,  her  husband  and  a  son  were  massacred,  but  she  displayed 
great  courage,  rescuing  three  wounded  men,  and  finally  escaping  to 
safety  with  them.     [63*;  237   (49).] 

Engberg,  Hans,  banker,  b.  in  Halsingland,  Sweden,  July  10,  1853; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1869,  and  to  Isanti  county,  Minn.,  the 
same  year;  was  county  auditor,  1878-88;  engaged  in  banking  after 
1892,  being  president  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Cambridge  after 
1906.     [25;   169A*.] 

Engel,  Jacob  Christian  Herman,  lawyer,  b.  in  Indianapolis,  Ind., 
Dec.   30,  1864;    came  to  Anoka,  Minn.,  in  1873;    engaged  in  grocery 


208  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

business,  1879-88;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1889;  was  judge  of  pro- 
bate, 1891-9;  removed  to  Duluth  in  1906,  as  register  of  the  IT.  S.  land 
office.     [24;   25;   43*.] 

Engel,  Julius,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  April  24,  1869,  near  Lodz, 
Russia;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1888;  was  graduated  at  the  Mar- 
tin Luther  College,  New  Ulm,  Minn.,  1892;  was  pastor  at  Montrose, 
Wright  county,  Minn.,  after  1895,  and  at  Wellington,  Renville  county, 
since  1902.     [148.] 

Engel,  Peter,  R.  C.  abbot,  b.  in  St.  Nicholas,  Wis.,  Feb.  3,  1856;  was 
graduated  at  St.  John's  University,  Collegeville,  Minn.,  1879;  entered 
the  order  of  St,  Benedict;  abbot  of  St.  John's  Abbey  since  1895.  [17; 
24;    132-  (Sept.,  1895*).] 

Engelbert,  Eric  M.,  merchant  and  farmer,  b.  in  Dalsland,  Sweden, 
April  22,  1859;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1863, 
and  to  Minnesota  the  same  year;  resided  in  Winthrop;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1891,  and  in  the  same  year  removed  to 
Kennedy,  Kittson  county.     [37*;   38*;   169.] 

Engler,  John  F.,  b.  in  Chanhassen,  Carver  county,  Minn.,  Nov.  23, 
1855;  d.  in  Chaska,  Nov.  13,  1903.  He  was  judge  of  probate  after  1898. 
[237  (35*).] 

Englund,  H.  J.,  physician,  b.  in  Anderasen,  Sweden,  Dec.  7,  1856; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1866,  and  to  Cambridge,  Minn.,  the  same 
year;  was  graduated  at  Bennett  College,  Chicago,  in  1888;  and  after- 
ward practiced  medicine  in  Cambridge.     [44*;   169.] 

Engstrom,  Augustus  Ericson,  educator,  b.  in  Sweden,  March  22, 
1851;  d.  in  Cannon  Falls,  Minn.,  Oct.  13,  1899.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  when  eighteen  years  old,  settling  in  Goodhue  county,  Minn.  ; 
was  graduated  at  Carleton  College,  1878;  taught  in  Cannon  Falls,  and 
after  1881  was  county  superintendent  of  schools.  [80*;  169;  177 
(Nov.,  1899*).] 

Enmegahbowh,  John  Johnson,  Episcopal  clergyman,  an  Indian,  b. 
in  Canada,  about  1812;  d.  at  White  Earth,  Minn.,  June  12,  1902.  Dur- 
ing fifty  years  he  was  an  interpreter  for  the  mission  of  the  Episcopal 
church  among  the  Ojibways;  was  ordained  deacon  in  Faribault  in 
1859,  and  later  was  ordained  priest;  removed  with  the  tribe  to  White 
Earth  in  1868.     [152A*;  237  (19,  21*).] 

Ensign,  Josiah  Davis,  judge,  b.  in  Erie  county,  N.  Y.,  May  14,  1833; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Ohio,  1857;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1868, 
and  settled  in  Duluth,  1870;  has  been  judge  in  the  Eleventh  judicial 
district  since  1889.     [23;  24;  25;   30;   31A*;   137.] 

Epple,  Valentine,  b.  in  Germany,  Feb.  13,  1830;  d.  in  Delano,  Minn., 
March  27,  1904.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1851;  settled  in  St. 
Paul  in  1856;  removed  to  Delano,  Minn,,  in  1869,  and  engaged  in  the 
dry  goods  business;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1873. 
[29*;   237   (35).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES. 


209 


Erb,  Christian,  pioneer,  b.  in  Alsace,  France,  March  18,  1829;  d.  in 
Faribault,  Minn.,  March  20,  1908.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1840,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  lived  in  Wheeling  township,  Rice 
county,  and  after  1867  in  Cannon  City;  removed  to  Faribault  in  1S95; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1868.     [237    (48).] 

Erdahl,  Absalom,  b.  in  Norway,  Dec.  18,  1858;  came  with  his  par- 
ents to  Minnesota  when  six  years  old;  owned  a  farm  in  Faribault 
county;   was  register  of  deeds  1891-97.     [39.] 

Erdahl,  Gullik  M.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  Oct.  5,  1840; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1847;  was  graduated  at  Luther  College, 
1866,  and  Concordia  Seminary,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  in  1869;  since  1875 
minister  for  congregations  in  Grant  county,  Minn.     [148.] 

Erdmann,  Charles  Andrew,  physician,  b.  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  Aug. 
3,  1866;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  and  in  medi- 
cine at  the  University  of  Minnesota  in  1893;  has  been  professor  of 
anatomy  there  since  1897.     [85A;   127A*,  B.] 

Erickson,  Edward  L.,  b.  at  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  Aug.  25,  1872;  was 
graduated  at  Gustavus  Adolphus  College,  1895;  clerk  in  the  state  treas- 
ury department  since  1901;  appointed  deputy  state  treasurer,  1910. 
[30*.] 

Erickson,  Ellend,  farmer,  b.  in  Vik  in  Sogne,  Norway,  Oct.  7,  1835; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1854,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1860;  served 
in  the  15th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  at  Albert  Lea; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1889-91.  [30;  169;  237 
(38*).] 

Erickson,  Erick  O.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1852;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1868;  settled  in  Watson,  Chippewa  county;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature,  1885,  and  a  state  senator,  1891-3.     [30;  169.] 

Erickson,  Frank,  b.  in  Norway  in  1839;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1868,  settling  in  Minnesota;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  at 
Lanesboro;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1877.     [30;  169.] 

Erickson,  J.  L.,  banker,  b.  in  Dalsland,  Sweden,  in  1858;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1865,  and  to  Goodhue  county,  Minn.,  the  same 
year;  removed  to  Clinton  in  1888,  and  engaged  in  banking  and  real 
estate  business.  With  his  brother,  John  H.,  he  purchased  and  platted 
the  townsite  of  Clinton  in  1886.     [38.] 

Erickson,  Ole  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  Sweden,  Sept.  10,  1836;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1854,  settling  in  Marine,  Washington  county, 
Minn.;   was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1876-7.     [30;   169.] 

Ericson,  Eric,  educator,  b.  in  Jefferson  county,  Wis.,  in  1844;  served 
in  the  army  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Renville  county,  Minn.,  in 
1872;  was  county  auditor,  1872-8,  and  county  superintendent  of  schools, 
1883-1904.      [169.] 

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210  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Ericson,  Gustav,  b.  in  Hadeland,  Norway,  in  1849;  owned  a  farm  at 
Canby,  Minn.,  after  1876;  was  surveyor  of  Lac  qui  Parle  county  two 
years;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903-5.     [30*.] 

Ekicson,  William  M.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  July  15,  1880; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1906;  county  attorney  of  Goodhue  county 
since  1907.     [56;  169A.*] 

Ernst,  Henry,  educator,  b.  May  17,  1842,  in  Germany;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1859;  was  graduated  at  Concordia  College,  Fort 
Wayne,  Ind.,  1862,  and  Concordia  Theological  Seminary,  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  1865;  was  pastor  in  Wisconsin,  Illinois,  and  Indiana;  has  been 
professor  and  president  of  Luther  Seminary,  Lake  Phalen,  St.  Paul, 
since  1885.    [17;  24;  148.] 

Erwin,  William  Wallis,  lawyer,  b.  in  Erwin,  N.  Y.,  July  12,  1842; 
d.  in  Miami,  Fla.,  Sept.  12,  1908.  He  served  in  the  74th  New  York 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  until  ill  health  compelled  him  to  resign;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1864;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1870,  and  rapidly 
attained  prominence  as  a  lawyer,  especially  in  the  defense  of  those 
accused  of  crimes.  He  removed  to  Minneapolis  in  1899,  and  to  Florida 
a  few  years  later.     [20*;  68;  69;"  93*;  237  (51*).] 

Esch,  Michael,  b.  in  Prim,  Prussia,  in  1836;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  July 
10,  1873.  He  was  in  his  second  term  as  city  treasurer  of  St.  Paul  at 
the  time  of  his  death.     [238   (July  12,  1873).] 

Espy,  John,  lawyer,  b.  in  Nanticoke,  Luzerne  county,  Pa.,  Sept.  21, 
1842;  served  in  the  First  Iowa  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  graduated 
at  the  Albany  Law  School,  1866;  practiced  in  Wilkes-Barre,  Pa.,  1866- 
78;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1879,  settling  in  St.  Paul,  where  he  prac- 
ticed law  and  built  several  business  blocks.  [20*;  24;  25;  27*;  93*; 
93A*;  137*.] 

Essig,  Jacob,  farmer,  b.  in  Illinois,  May  16,  1853;  came  when  twelve 
years  old  with  his  parents  to  New  Ulm,  Minn,;  resided  in  Milford, 
Brown  county,  after  1880.  He  invented  a  grain  separator  and  pat- 
ented it  in  1878.     [32.] 

Estabrook,  George  M.,  d.  in  Newport,  Minn.,  Aug.  6,  1900,  being  over 
eighty  years  of  age.  He  came  to  Minnesota  before  1850;  engaged  in 
lumbering  at  Stillwater;  settled  in  Newport  in  1874;  was  an  expert 
millwright,  and  constructed  several  large  dams  on  the  Mississippi  and 
St.  Croix  rivers.     [237   (11).] 

Estby,  H.  C,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway  in  1857;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1872;  resided  near  Cyrus,  Pope  county;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1899.     [30;   67.] 

Esterley,  George  W.,  manufacturer,  b.  near  Whitewater,  Wis.,  April 
25,  1842;  established  the  plant  of  the  Minneapolis-Esterly  Harvester 
Company  in  1892  at  St.  Louis  Park,  and  engaged  in  the  manufacture 
of  farm  machinery.     [60*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  211 

Estes,  William  R.,  b.  near  Princeton,  Ind.,  March  4,  1852;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1867;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1887-9;  was  appointed  United  States  consul  in  Jamaica  in 
1890,  and  afterward  was  consul  in  Hamburg,  Germany.  After  1897 
he  owned  and  conducted  the  Madelia  Messenger.     [26*;   30.] 

Estrem,  Ole,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  Dec.  18,  1835;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1857;  was  graduated  at  Concordia  Seminary, 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  1867;  was  pastor  in  Willmar,  Grove  City,  and  Atwater, 
Minn.,  18774902;"  removed  to  Waco,  Texas,  in  1904.     [148.] 

Eustis,  J.  Mage,  pioneer,  b.  in  Oxford  county,  Maine,  Dec.  15,  1827; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Oct.  31,  1898.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1857; 
built  the  Nicollet  hotel;  during  the  civil  war  had  the  contract  for 
feeding  Minnesota  soldiers;  also  engaged  in  lumber  and  real  estate 
business.     [58;  237   (9).] 

Eustis,  Warren  C,  physician,  b.  in  Kingfield,  Me.,  June  3,  1846; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1854;  was  graduated  in  the 
first  class  from  the  State  University,  1873,  and  at  Bellevue  Medical 
College,  1877;  settled  in  Parmington,  Minn.,  the  same  year,  and  later 
removed  to  Owatonna.     [24;   48.] 

Eustis,  William  Henry,  lawyer,  b.  in  Jefferson  county,  N.  Y.,  July 
17,  1847;  was  graduated  at  Wesleyan  University,  1873,  and  Columbian 
Law  School,  1874;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1881,  settling  in  Minne- 
apolis, and  engaged  in  law  practice;  was  mayor  in  1893.  [3*;  17; 
19*;   20*;   22*;   24;   25;   26*;   27*;   84*;   85A*.] 

Eustrom,  Hans,  b.  in  Trane,  Sweden,  Jan.  25,  1833;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1851,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  served  in  the  army 
in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  settled  in  Hallock  in 
1879;  was  county  auditor  eight  years,  and  was  land  agent  for  the 
Great  Northern  railway.     [169.] 

Eva,  Frederick  W.,  b.  in  Cornwall,  Eng.,  April  19,  1860;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1883,  and  engaged  in  grain  business;  was  chief  inspector 
of  grain  for  Minnesota  after  1902;  resides  in  St.  Paul.  [30*;  237 
(36*).] 

Evans,  David  C,  b.  in  Wales,  April  28,  1820;  d.  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal., 
Jan.  5,  1910.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1836;  settled  in  Blue 
Earth  county,  Minn.,  in  1853;  was  a  state  senator  in  1859;  served  as 
brigadier  general  of  militia  in  the  Indian  war,  1862;  resided  in  Man- 
kato  and  was  county  treasurer  after  1874.     [32;  171;  237  (56).] 

Evans,  David  Edward,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  near  Oshkosh, 
Wis.,  March  1,  1855;  was  graduated  from  the  college  at  Ripon,  Wis., 
in  1877,  and  from  Lane  Theological  Seminary,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in 
1882;  was  pastor  in  Litchfield,  Minn.,  and  in  Minneapolis.     [171*.] 

Evans,  E.  P.,  b.  in  Strafford  county,  N.  H.,  in  1817;  came  to  Garden 
City,  Minn.,  in  1856;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  and  milling;  was 
major  of  militia  in  1862.     [32.] 


212  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Evans,  George  L.,  b.  in  Berlin,  Wis.,  in  1857;  d.  at  Redwood  Palls, 
Minn.,  Dec.  5,  1909.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1878,  and  settled  at 
Redwood  Falls  in  1880;  was  register  of  deeds  in  Redwood  county, 
1881-96;   and  judge  of  probate  after  1900.     [32;   237    (56*).] 

Evans,  Joshua  Thomas,  b.  near  Cambria,  Wis.,  Jan.  16,  1861;  was 
graduated  at  McCormick  Theological  Seminary,  Chicago,  in  1888;  the 
same  year  settled  in  Minneapolis,  as  district  superintendent  for  the 
American  Bible  Society.     [171*.] 

Evans,  Louis  A.,  lawyer,  b.  near  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Nov.  2,  1822; 
d.  in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  June  18,  1897.  He  came  to  St.  Cloud  in  1856; 
was  clerk  of  the  district  court  twelve  years,  and  was  editor  of  the 
St.  Cloud  Times  several  years;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture in  1865,  and  a  state  senator  in  1867.     [18;  22*;  31;  41;  237  (9).] 

Evans,  Margaret  J.,  educator,  b.  in  Utica,  N.  Y,,  Jan.  9,  1842;  was 
graduated  at  Lawrence  College,  Appleton,  Wis.,  in  1869;  became  con- 
nected with  Carleton  College,  Northfield,  Minn.,  in  1874,  as  principal 
of  the  ladies'  department  and  preceptress;  later  was  dean  of  the 
women's  department  until  1908;  was  president  of  the  Minnesota  Fed- 
eration of  Women's  Clubs,  1895-9.     [17;  128  (1);  171*;  237  (15).] 

Evans,  Owen  J.,  physician,  b.  in  Oneida  county,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  5,  1840; 
was  graduated  at  Albany  Medical  College,  1862;  was  surgeon  in  the 
40th  N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1865;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  two  terms.     [58;    84;    171.] 

Evans,  Robert  Grenap,  lawyer,  b.  in  Troy,  Ind.,  March  18,  1854;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  Aug.  25,  1901.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1876; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1884,  settling  in  Minneapolis.  He  was  appointed 
U.'S.  district  attorney  for  Minnesota  by  President  McKinley.  [22*; 
26*;  90*;  171*;  237  (14*).] 

Evenson,  Christof,  b.  in  Norway,  Jan.  1,  1823;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1851,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  owned  a  farm  in  Houston; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878.     [30.] 

Evenson,  Even,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1844;  d.  near  Litchfield, 
Minn.,  Jan.  27,  1911.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1857;  settled 
in  Meeker  county,  Minn.,  in  1860;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota 
cavalry  in  the  civil  and  Indian  wars;  resided  at  Greenleaf;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature,  1887-9.     [30;  65*;  169,  237  (67).] 

Evebdeix,  Lyman  B.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Oneida  county,  N.  Y.,  June  26, 
1842;  d.  in  Breckenridge,  Minn.,  Sept.  11,  1904.  He  served  in  the 
First  Wisconsin  Regt.,  1861-3,  and  was  afterward  captain  in  the  35th 
Regt.;  was  graduated  at  Ripon  College,  Wis.,  in  1868;  engaged  in 
teaching  and  journalism;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1876;  settled  in 
Breckenridge,  Minn.,  in  1879;  was  county  attorney,  1881-2.     [35;  121.] 

Everett,  Maiilon  R.,  banker  and  lawyer,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1842;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1867,  settling  at  Waterville;   was  superintendent  of 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  213 

schools  in  Le  Sueur  county  nine  years,  and  county  attorney  six  years; 
was  a  state  senator,  1899-1905.     [30.] 

Evebett,  Ritten  House,  farmer,  b.  in  Champaign  county,  111.,  Feb. 
17,  1833;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  in  Cleveland,  Le  Sueur 
county;  served  in  the  Eleventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1869.     [32;   166A.*] 

Everett,  William,  miller,  b.  in  Sussex  county,  N.  J.,  July  6,  1829; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1859,  settling  near  Lake  Shetek.  His  family 
were  all  murdered  or  captured  at  the  beginning  of  the  Sioux  outbreak, 
1862,  and  he  was  badly  wounded;  removed  to  Waseca  in  1867,  and 
was  half  owner  of  the  Waseca  City  Roller  Mill.     [75*.] 

Everhard,  John  Jacob,  physician,  b.  in  Doylestown,  Ohio,  Nov.  25, 
1829;  was  graduated  at  Rush  Medical  College,  Chicago,  in  1856;  set- 
tled in  Mantorville,  Minn.,  in  1860;  removed  to  Kasson  in  1874.  [49.] 
Everts,  T.  H.,  physician,  b.  in  Indiana  in  1835;  studied  medicine 
at  the  Universities  of  Michigan  and  Iowa;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856, 
settling  in  Rushford;  was  a  state  senator  in  1873.     [30.] 

Ev.iex,  John  Oluf,  educator,  b.  in  Calumet,  Mich.,  Dec,  13,  1874; 
was  graduated  at  Augsburg  Seminary,  Minneapolis,  1895;  studied 
theology,  1895-98;  studied  in  Leipzig,  Germany,  1898-1902;  professor 
of  theology  at  the  United  Lutheran  Church  Theological  Seminary  in 
St.  Paul,  1903-05,  and  professor  of  theology  in  Augsburg  Seminary, 
Minneapolis,  since  1909.     [17;   148.] 

Exner,  Franz  Frederick,  b.  in  Silesia,  Austria,  March  23,  1868;  was 
graduated  at  Carleton  College,  Northfleld,  Minn.,  1895;  taught  in  the 
high  school  at  Madelia,  1895-8;  professor  of  chemistry  in  Carleton 
College  since  1903.     [7A.] 

Eyre,  D.  E.  merchant,  b.  in  England;  came  to  the  United  States 
with  his  parents  when  a  child;  settled  in  Hastings,  Minn.,  in  1857; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1872-4.     [48.] 

Eyrich,  G.  M.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Germany  in  1850;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  18J1;  was  graduated  at  Concordia  College,  St. 
Louis;  was  ordained  in  St.  Paul  in  1873;  was  pastor  at  Le  Sueur  after 
1879.     [32.] 

Faber,  George  M.,  merchant,  b.  in  Lebanon  county,  Pa.,  Dec.  14, 
1827;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1867,  and  settled  in  Fergus  Falls  in  1870. 
Lake  Alice  in  that  city  is  named  for  his  daughter.     [35.] 

Faber,  Nicholas,  merchant,  b.  in  Luxemburg,  Germany,  May  24,  1840; 
came  to  the  United  States,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1852;  served  in  the 
Northern  army  in  the  civil  war;  opened  a  store  in  Champlin,  Henne- 
pin county,  in  1866  ;  was  postmaster  there  eighteen  years.     [43;  60.] 

Faber,  Paul,  b.  in  Germany  in  1827;  came  to  the  United  States; 
settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1852;  owned  a  grocery  and  a  hotel;  was  a  mem- 


214  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

ber  of  the  state  constitutional  convention,  1857;  and  a  representative 
in  the  legislature,  1869-70.     [94.] 

Fackler,  Johannes,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Bavaria,  Dec.  23, 
1852;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1872;  was  graduated  at  Concordia 
College,  Springfield,  111.,  in  1876;  was  ordained  a  minister  in  Maple 
Grove  and  Corcoran,  Hennepin  county,  in  1876,  where  he  has  since 
been  pastor.     [148.] 

Faddis,  W.  A.,  educator,  b.  near  Enon  Valley,  Pa.,  Feb.  12,  1827; 
engaged  in  teaching  in  several  states;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865, 
and  two  years  later  settled  in  St.  Paul  as  principal  of  the  St.  Paul 
Business  College.     [68;  97.] 

Fahnestock,  Edwakd  George,  b.  in  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  Oct.  3,  1829;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  Dec.  10,  1907.  He  was  graduated  at  the  College  of 
Pennsylvania,  1847,  and  in  medicine,  1850;  served  in  the  civil  war, 
attaining  the  rank  of  lieutenant  colonel;  resided  in  South  Dakota 
several  years;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1894,  and  was  assistant  sec- 
retary of  the  Retail  Lumbermen's  Insurance  Association.  [121;  167 
(Dec.  13,  1907*).] 

Fairbank,  D.  C,  farmer,  b.  in  Pennsylvania,  July  4,  1829;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1873;  resided  in  Dodge  Center;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1879.     [30.] 

Fairbanks,  John  H.,  b.  in  Champlain,  N.  Y.,  in  1802;  d.  at  White 
Earth,  Minn.,  April  22,  1880.  He  entered  the  employ  of  the  American 
Fur  Company  in  1818,  and  was  engaged  as  an  Indian  trader  for  them, 
chiefly  in  the  region  of  Leech  lake,  for  sixty  years,  until  the  business 
of  the  company  was  closed.     [237   (1);  238  (April  23,  1880).] 

Fairbanks,  Robert,  b.  at  Sandy  Lake,  Minn.,  Sept.  21,  1825;  d.  in 
April,  1901,  at  White  Earth,  Minn.  He  was  educated  at  Fredonia,  N. 
Y.;  settled  at  Crow  Wing  in  1851;  removed  to  White  Earth  in  1868; 
engaged  in  mercantile  business.     [44;   237   (14).] 

Fairchild,  Edward  Eugisne,  banker,  b.  in  Stockbridge,  Mass.,  Jan. 
16,  1840;  served  in  the  126th  New  York  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  set- 
tled in  Kasson,  Minn.,  in  1871;  with  his  brother  organized  the  First 
National  Bank  of  Kasson  in  1874,  and  has  since  been  its  cashier. 
[24;  50*.] 

Fairchild,  Henry  Shields,  b.  in  Warren  county,  Ohio,  Aug.  18,  1826; 
came  to  St.  Paul  in  1857,  where  he  has  since  engaged  in  real  estate 
business.  He  secured  for  the  state  the  site  of  the  new  capitol  and 
the  state  fair  ground.  [24;  25;  68;  93A;  94;  111*;  166A*;  176  (April, 
1886).] 

Fairclouoh,  George  Herbert,  organist,  b.  in  Hamilton,  Ont,  Jan.  30, 
1869;  studied  music  in  Berlin,  Paris,  and  London;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1900,  settling  in  St.  Paul;  was  conductor  of  the  St.  Paul  Choral 
Club.     [17;  24;  25;  93A.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  215 

Fairfield,  G.  A.,  journalist,  b.  in  Dayton,  Mich.,  Oct.  9  ,1859;  pur- 
chased the  News  at  Heron  Lake,  Minn.,  in  1894,  and  was  afterward 
its  publisher.     [39.] 

Falk,  Edward  G.,  b.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  July  22,  1859;  settled  in 
Minneapolis  in  1879,  and  engaged  in  harness  business;  was  adjutant 
in  the  Thirteenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  Philippine  war,  and  attained 
the  rank  of  captain.     [123.] 

Falkenshield,  A.,  physician,  b,  in  Denmark  in  1821;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1853,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1856;  practiced  medicine,  and 
was  a  portrait  painter  and  photographer;  died  in  St.  Paul,  Oct.  29, 
1896.     [94.] 

Faixey,  Charles  F.,  physician,  b.  in  Granville,  Ohio,  April  4,  1815; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1836,  and  two  years  later  was  graduated 
in  medicine  at  Willoughby  University,  Ohio;  settled  in  Breckenridge, 
Minn.,  in  1879.     [35.] 

Falstrom,  Jacob,  b.  in  Stockholm,  Sweden,  July  25,  1793;  d.  in  July, 
1859.  He  came  to  America  when  fourteen  years  old;  was  an  Indian 
trader  for  the  American  Fur  Company,  and  was  at  the  site  of  Fort 
Snelling  ten  years  before  the  fort  was  built;  settled  at  Lakeland, 
Washington  county,  in  1840,  and  engaged  in  missionary  work,  being 
the  first  Scandinavian  to  settle  in  Minnesota;  removed  to  Valley 
Creek  in  1850.     [40;   42;   63;    169;   169 A.] 

Fancher,  John  K.,  b.  in  Mexico,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  3,  1840;  came  to  Man- 
torville,  Minn.,  in  1863;  taught  music,  and  was  editor  of  the  Mantor- 
ville  Express;  removed  to  Dodge  Center  in  1878,  and  was  appointed 
postmaster  there  the  next  year.     [49.] 

Fanning,  Edward,  b.  in  Wabasha  county,  Minn.,  Nov.  30,  1862;  re- 
sides in  Stewartville ;  was  sergeant-at-arms  of  the  legislature,  1897- 
1903,  and  was  a  member  of  the  House  in  1905.     [30*.] 

Fanning,  J.  B.,  b.  in  Canada,  Jan.  1,  1845;  came  to  Minnesota  with 
his  parents  when  five  years  old;  owned  a  farm  in  Rosemount;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878.     [30.] 

Fanning,  John  Thomas,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Norwich,  Conn.,  Dec. 
31,  1837;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Feb.  6,  1911.  He  served  in  the  Third  Conn. 
Regt.  in  .the  civil  war,  and  later  was  lieutenant  colonel  of  militia; 
settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1886.  He  designed  and  constructed  many  of 
the  most  important  works  in  hydraulic  and  hydro-electric  engineering 
in  Minnesota  and  other  states,  from  New  England  to  the  Pacific  coast. 
[4*;  7A;  17;  23;  24;  25;  85A*;  237  (67).] 

Farber,  J.  L.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Clinton  county,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  12, 
1837;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  was  graduated  at  Galesville,  Wis., 
University;  was  pastor  in  Minnesota  twenty-eight  years;  resided  in 
Hutchinson.     [130*.] 


216  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Faribault,  Alexander,  b.  in  Prairie  du  Chien,  Wis.,  June,  1806;  d. 
in  Faribault,  Minn.,  Dec.  28,  1882.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1821,  and 
was  for  a  time  United  States  agent  at  Fort  Snelling;  was  the  founder 
of  the  city  of  Faribault,  in  which  he  built  the  first  house;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  territorial  legislature  in  1851.     [23*;    70.] 

Faribault,  Jean  Baptiste,  pioneer,  b.  in  Berthier,  Quebec,  in  1774; 
d.  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  Aug.  20,  1860.  He  was  educated  in  the  Ber- 
thier village  school,  and  became  in  1796  agent  in  the  Northwest  for 
the  American  Fur  Company.  During  ten  years  he  retained  this  posi- 
tion, and  then  entered  into  business  for  himself  at  Mendota.  His 
influence  with  the  Indian  tribes  west  of  the  Mississippi,  from  the 
Missouri  to  the  Red  river,  was  great.  He  endeavored  to  teach  them 
agriculture,  and  was  the  first  white  settler  to  cultivate  the  soil  in 
this  state.  He  spent  his  last  years  in  the  town  of  Faribault,  founded 
by  his  son  Alexander.  A  county  of  Minnesota  is  named  in  his  honor. 
[1;  4;  23*;  28,  I,  III;  32;  51*;  56;  85;  114;  237  (1);  238  (Aug.  26, 
I860).] 

Faribault,  Mrs.  Mary  Elizabeth,  a  half-breed  Indian,  daughter  of 
Capt.  Alex.  Graham,  an  officer  in  the  British  army,  b.  July  15,  1805, 
within  the  present  limits  of  Minnesota;  d.  in  Elizabethtown,  Minn., 
April  8,  1875.  She  married  Alexander  Faribault  in  1823,  at  Mendota, 
and  resided  in  that  vicinity  many  years,  and  later  at  Faribault,  Minn. 
[237   (1).] 

Faricy,  Robert  Joseph,  farmer,  b.  in  1857  at  Credit  River,  Scett 
county,  Minn.,  where  he  resided  and  engaged  in  farming;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature,  1887-9.     [30.] 

Faries,  Isaiah,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Clark  county,  Ind., 
April  22,  1822;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  March  23,  1898.  He  was  graduated 
at  Miami  University,  1846;  studied  theology  at  Oxford,  Ohio;  settled 
in  Minnesota  in  1866;  resided  chiefly  in  Minneapolis.     [153.] 

Farley,  F.  L.,  b.  in  Black  Hammer,  Houston  county,  Minn.,  1868, 
and  has  since  resided  there  (Spring  Grove  P.  O.) ;  a  representative 
in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Farley,  Jesse  P.,  b.  in  Tennessee  in  1813;  d.  in  Dubuque,  Iowa,  May 
9,  1894.  He  was  a  leading  merchant  in  Dubuque;  organized  a  steam- 
boat line  running  to  St.  Paul;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1873,  as  receiver 
of  the  St.  Paul  and  Pacific  railroad;  resided  in  St.  Paul  several  years, 
engaging  in  railway  enterprises.     [237   (9).] 

Farmer,  Benjamin  Franklin,  b.  in  Burke,  Vt,  July  14,  1831;  d.  in 
Spring  Valley,  Minn.,  April  27,  1902.  He  settled  in  Spring  Valley  in 
1857;  was  at  first  a  blacksmith,  but  after  1873  engaged  in  banking, 
and  at  the  time  of  his  death  was  cashier  of  the  First  National  Bank 
of  Spring  Valley.     [52;   174*;  237   (19*).] 

Farmer,  James  Duane,  lawyer,  b.  in  Madison,  Ohio,  July  3,  1839; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;   was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1859;   then 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  217 

removed  to  Spring  Valley,  where  lie  practiced  many  years,  and  was 
for  several  terms  the  county  attorney  of  Fillmore  county.     [18;  52.] 

Parmer,  James  Parker,  merchant,  b.  in  Redfield,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  24, 
1838;  served  in  the  59th  N.  Y.  infantry  and  the  First  N.  Y.  veteran 
cavalry  in  the  civil  wax;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1866;  opened  the 
first  store  in  Sherburne  in  1879.     [39.] 

Farmer,  John  M.,  b.  in  Virginia  in  1819;  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1851, 
and  the  next  year  purchased  the  townsite  of  Le  Sueur;  engaged  in 
grocery  business  in  St.  Paul  until  1855;  then  settled  in  Le  Sueur,  and 
engaged  in  steamboating;  was  postmaster  after  1874.     [32.] 

Farmer,  John  Qcjincy,  judge,  b.  in  Burke,  Vt,  Aug.  5,  1823;  d.  on 
a  railway  train,  August,  1904.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Ohio 
in  1851;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1864,  settling  in  Spring  Valley;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature,  1866-8,  being  speaker  of  the  House 
the  last  two  years;  and  was  a  state  senator  in  1871-2;  was  judge  of 
the  Tenth  judicial  district,  1880-93.  [18*;  22*;  26*;  30;  52;  237  (35*).] 
Farmin,  Mahlon,  b.  in  Dodge  county,  Wis.,  June  20,  1840;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Houston,  Minn.,  in  1857;  served  in  the  Second 
Wisconsin  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Caledonia;  was  register 
of  deeds  for  Houston  county,  1881-84.     [61.] 

Farnham,  Daniel  R.,  pioneer,  b.  in  South  Bridgton,  Maine,  April  24, 
1824;  d.  in  Rockford,  Minn.,  Sept.  19,  1903.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1853,  and  three  years  later  settled  in  Rockford;  was  postmaster  there 
sixteen  years.     [237   (32*).] 

Farnham,  Edwin  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Massachusetts,  Dec.  7,  1839; 
served  in  Ellsworth's  Zouaves  and  in  the  17th  Mass.  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  settled  in  Delano,  Minn.,  in  1868;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1871;  removed  to  Cokato  in  1874.     [31.] 

Farnham,  Rufus,  pioneer,  b.  in  Washington  county,  Maine,  Feb.  2, 
1822;  came  to  St.  Anthony  in  1849;  engaged  in  lumbering,  and  owned 
a  farm  on  the  site  of  Minneapolis  after  1853.     [60*.] 

Farnham,  Silas  E.,  journalist,  b.  in  Anoka,  Minn.,  March  15,  1855; 
owner  and  publisher  of  the  Lac  qui  Parle  County  Press,  Madison, 
Minn.,  since  1884.     [238   (Nov.  30,  1893*).] 

Farnham,  Stephen  Silas,  merchant  and  lumberman,  b.  in  1824;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  May  1,  1909.  He  came  from  Maine  to  Minnesota  in 
1848;  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  at  St.  Anthony;  owned  a  store  in 
Anoka  after  1850;  served  in  the  6th  Iowa  cavalry  in  the  civil  war. 
[167  (May  7,  1909).] 

Farnham,  Sumner  Wellington,  lumberman,  b.  in  Calais,  Maine, 
April  2,  1820;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  April  2,  1900.  He  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1848,  and  engaged  in  logging  and  lumber  manufacturing; 
opened  the  first  bank  at  St.  Anthony  Falls  in  1854;  was  a  member  of 
the  territorial  legislature  in  1852  and  1856.  [28,  IX*;  59;  84*;  167 
(April  6,  1900*);  237  (11*).] 


218  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Farnsworth,  Ezra,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  Jan.  3,  1843;  served  in  the 
26th  Mass.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1879;  engaged  in  farming  at  Hancock  three  years; 
settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1882,  and  engaged  in  real  estate  and  loaning 
business.     [25;  84*;  87.] 

Faenswobth,  Sumner  Amasa,  educator,  b.  in  Bristol,  Wis.,  Nov.  26, 
1852;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1877;  was  principal  of  the  Cleveland 
High  School  in  St.  Paul,  1886-1907;  later  engaged  in  real  estate  busi- 
ness; was  elected  city  treasurer,  1910.  [24;  26*;  93A;  111*;  237 
.(42*).] 

Farnum,  Edwin  James,  b.  in  Meriden,  N.  H.,  Dec.  10,  1836;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Aug.  27,  1909.  He  served  in  the  Quartermaster's 
Department  in  the  civil  war,  and  soon  after  the  war  resumed  service 
in  this  department,  having  the  rank  of  captain,  and  residing  in  Chi- 
cago, Fort  Benton,  and  after  1879  in  St.  Paul.     [121.] 

Farrar,  Andrew  P.,  b.  in  Meredith,  N.  H.,  in  1827;  settled  in  Brain- 
erd,  Minn.,  in  1877,  where  he  was  superintendent  of  the  railroad  ma- 
chine shops.     [31.] 

Fabbar,  Habby  Cassius,  b.  in  Winona  county,  Minn.,  May  3,  1861; 
was  graduated  at  the  State  Normal  School  of  Winona  in  1888;  en- 
gaged in  teaching,  and  was  county  superintendent  of  schools,  1893-5. 
[77.] 

Farrell,  Jebemiah,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1825;  d.  in  Franklin,  Minn.,  Jan. 
22,  1902.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1851;  settled  in  Mankato, 
Minn.,  in  1869;  removed  in  1871  to  a  farm  in  Bandon,  Renville  county, 
being  the  first  settler  there,  and  giving  the  township  its  name.  [237 
(19).] 

Farbington,  Eugene,  farmer,  b.  in  Schuyler,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  31,  1836;  d. 
in  Preston,  Minn.,  July  17,  1907.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1858,  set- 
tling in  Fillmore;  served  in  the  Eleventh  Minnesota  Regt,  1864-5; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1875  and  1879.  [30;  52; 
237  (43*).] 

Fabeington,  George,  banker,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1826;  settled  in  St. 
Paul  in  1851;  was  a  representative  in  the  territorial  legislature,  1852-3; 
removed  to  Madison,  Wis.    [94.] 

Fabeington,  John,  b.  in  County  Galway,  Ireland,  in  1827;  d.  in  New 
York,  Dec.  8,  1905.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States 
wh«n  seven  years  of  age,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1850;  engaged  in 
the  fur  trade,  and  in  later  years  was  interested  in  banking  and  real 
estate.     [23*;   28,  XII;  94;   237   (39*).] 

Farrington,  Phii^nder  P.,  farmer,  b.  in  Andover,  Maine;  was  the 
first  settler  in  Greenbush,  Mille  Lacs  county,  Minn.,  coming  there  in 
1856;   served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Mounted  Rangers,  1862-5.     [31.] 

Farrington,  Ray  G.,  lawyer,  b.  in  McGregor,  Iowa,  April  30,  1872; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1896,  and  the  same  year  settled  in  Orton- 


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219 


ville,  Minn.;  was  attorney  of  Big  Stone  county,  1899-1903,  and  a  state 
senator,  1907-09.     [24;  25;   30*.] 

Farrington,  Robert  I.,  b.  in  Providence,  R.  I.,  Sept.  5,  1861;  engaged 
in  railroad  business  after  1882,  being  connected  with  the  Northern 
Pacific  and  Great  Northern  railways;  became  a  vice  president  of  the 
Great  Northern  in  1902;  resides  in  St.  Paul.     [17;  24.] 

Farwell,  Henry  B.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Ridott,  111.,  Oct.  1,  1845;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  April  20,  1903.  He  studied  law  at  the  University  of  Michigan; 
settled  in  St  Paul  in  1883.     [93;  93A;  237  (28*).] 

Faude,  John  J.,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  Tuttlinger,  Germany, 
Aug.  29,  1852;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  April  2,  1901.  He  came  with  his 
parents  to  the  United  States  in  1858;  was  graduated  at  Racine  Col- 
lege and  later  at  the  divinity  school  at  Nashotah,  Wis.;  became  rector 
of  Gethsemane  parish,  Minneapolis,  in  1890.     [237  (14*).] 

Faulkner,  Charles  Edward,  b.  in  Earlville,  N.  Y.,  July  12,  1844; 
served  in  Pennsylvania  regiments  in  the  civil  war;  resided  in  Kan- 
sas; came  to  Minneapolis  in  1897,  where  he  has  since  been  superin- 
tendent of  the  Washburn  Memorial  Orphans'  Home.     [85A*.] 

Fay,  Marcus  L.,  b."  in  Woodstock,  Canada  ,in  1848;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1894,  settling  in  Virginia;  discovered  many  iron  mines,  and 
is  president  and  treasurer  of  the  Tisora  Mining  Company.  Since  1907 
he  has  resided  in  Duluth.     [31A.] 

Fayram,  Frederick,  journalist,  b.  in  Rotherham,  England,  April  3, 
1852;  came  to  Canada  w,ith  his  parents  in  1861;  was  engaged  with 
the  Free  Press,  Detroit,  Mich.,  1875-94;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1895, 
settling  in  Minneapolis,  and  was  treasurer  and  general  manager  in 
publication  of  "The  Housekeeper,"  1895-1910.     [24;    85A*.] 

Featherstonhaugii,  George  William,  b.  in  London,  England,  1780; 
d.  in  Havre,  France,  Sept.  28,  1866.  He  traveled  in  1835  from  Green 
Bay  to  Fort  Snelling,  the  Minnesota  river  valley,  and  the  Coteau  des 
Prairies;  and  in  1847  he  published  in  London  an  account  of  this  jour- 
ney in  two  volumes,  entitled  "A  Canoe  Voyage  up  the  Minnay  Sotor." 
[1;  114.] 

Feeney,  M.  J.,  farmer,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1861;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1863,  settling  in  Le  Sueur  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature, 1899-1901.     [30.] 

Feeser,  Louis,  Sr.,  b.  in  Germany,  May  3,  1827;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  March 
21,  1903.  He  came  to  the  United  States  before  the  civil  war;  settled 
in  St.  Paul  in  1871;  was  the  first  court  reporter  of  Ramsey  county. 
[237  (28).] 

Feig,  Henry,  farmer,  b.  in  Minneapolis,  July  21,  1861;  resides  at 
Atwater;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1891  and  1895-7. 
[30;  63.] 


220  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Felch,  Charles  J.,  b.  in  Cattaraugus  county,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  1,  1818;  d. 
Nov.  1,  1893.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  in  Mower  county, 
of  which' lie  was  the  first  probate  judge;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1866:7.     [65A.] 

Felland,  Ole  Gunderson,  educator,  b.  in  Koshkonong,  Wis.,  Oct.  10, 
1853;  was  graduated  at  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa,  in  1874,  and  at 
Concordia  Seminary,  St.  Louis,  in  1879;  was  pastor  in  Rochester  and 
Kasson,  Minn.,  two  years,  and  after  1881  was  professor  in  St.  Olaf 
College,  Northfield.     [133   (Dec,  1908);   148;   169.] 

Feller,  William  H.,  b.  in  Milan,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  25,  1821;  d.  in  Welcome, 
Martin  county,  Minn.,  Jan.  18,  1902.  He  served  in  a  Wisconsin  regi- 
ment in  the  civil  war;  settled  on  a  farm  at  Elgin,  Minn.,  in  1866; 
was  president  of  the  State  Agricultural  Society  in  1869;  was  appointed 
receiver  of  the  U.  S.  land  office  in  Duluth  in  1869,  and  was  register  of 
the  same  office,  1873-7;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1878;  resided  in  Martin  county  after  1900.     [30;  74;  166A*;  237  (19).] 

Fellows,  Moses  Gilbert,  journalist,  b.  in  Orange  county,  Vt,  Dec. 
27,  1825;  was  graduated  at  Madison  University,  N.  Y.,  in  1856;  en- 
gaged in  newspaper  publication  in  various  places;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1873;  was  proprietor  and  editor  of  the  Lanesboro  Journal  after 
1882.     [52;   124.] 

Felton,  William,  b.  in  Pennsylvania,  June  15,  1802;  came  to  Hast- 
ings, Minn.,  in  1852;  kept  a  hotel,  and  established  the  first  ferry  there 
across  the  Mississippi;  removed  to  a  farm  in  Nininger,  Dakota  county, 
in  1856.     [32;   48.] 

Felton,  William,  merchant,  b.  in  Ohio  in  18 3 £L;  served  in  the  90th 
Ohio  Regt  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  major;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1871;  settled  in  Breckenridge;  was  treasurer  of  Wilkin 
county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1873.     [30.] 

Fender,  W.  J.,  b.  in  Kingston,  Ontario,.  Sept.  14,  1839;  settled  in 
Minneapolis  in  1867;  invented  in  1874  the  Standard  Purifiers,  used  in 
the  process  of  manufacturing  flour.     [58.] 

Fenholt,  William,  pioneer,  b.  in  Saxony,  Germany,  May  12,  1835;  d. 
in  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  Aug.  16,  1904,  He  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1854,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1858;  served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  owned  a  hotel  at  Albert  Lea.     [237  (35).] 

Fenton,  Erasmus  D.,  b.  in  Ellicott,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  8,  1820;  d.  in  Austin, 
Minn.,  Oct.  29,  1900.  He  settled  in  Austin  in  1857;  engaged  in  the 
boot  and  shoe  trade,  and  later  in  livery  business.     [237  (11).] 

Fenton,  Peter,  b.  in  Ohio,  March  23,  1830;  settled  in  Olmsted  county, 
Minn.,  in  1861;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1872.     [53.] 

Fenton,  William,  died  in  St.  Paul,  Oct.,  1903.  He  settled  there  in 
1858;  surveyed  and  platted  West  St.  Paul;  in  later  years  devoted 
himself  to  street  preaching.     [237  (28*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  221 

Fergus,  James,  b.  in  Scotland,  Oct.  13,  1813;  d.  near  Lewiston,  Mont., 
June  25,  1902.  He  came  to  America  when  nineteen  years  of  age; 
founded  the  town  of  Little  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1853,  and  built  a  bridge 
across  the  Mississippi  there;  in  1856  was  one  of  the  founders  of  Fer- 
gus Falls,  the  town  being  named  in  his  honor;  removed  in  1862  to 
Montana,  and  was  a  prominent  pioneer  of  that  territory  and  state, 
where  a  county  is  named  for  him.     [41;  237   (1.9*).] 

Ferguson,  James,  b.  in  Glasgow,  Scotland,  in  1864;  entered  the 
service  of  the  St.  Paul  fire  department  in  1886,  and  became  one  of 
its  captains  in  1893.     [96*.] 

Ferguson,  Sam  T.,  manufacturer,  b.  in  Dixmont,  Maine,  Dec.  29, 
1835;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  settled  at  Minneapolis;  was 
manager  of  the  Monitor  Plow  Works,  and  invented  and  patented  sev- 
eral improvements  in  plows;  after  1882  engaged  in  lumber  and  found- 
dry  business.     [20*;   24;   84*.] 

Ferguson,  T.  M.,  farmer,  b.  in  La  Salle  county,  111.,  in  1847;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1890;  resides  in  Barker,  Carlton  county;  a  represent- 
ative in  the  state  legislature  in  1909-11.     [30*.] 

Fernstrom,  H.,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Glanshammar,  Sweden,  Jan.  26, 
1857;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1880,  and  the  next  year  settled 
in  Minneapolis;  became  chief  engineer  of  the  Chicago  Great  Western 
railway  in  1885.     [169.] 

Ferris,  Allen  Frank,  banker,  b.  in  Perrysburg,  N.  Y.,  July  22,  1865; 
d.  in  Brainerd,  Minn.,  Sept.  7,  1903.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1872, 
settling  in  Brainerd,  where  he  was  president  of  the  First  National 
Bank;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1895-1901,  and  a  state 
senator,  1903.     [22*;  23;  26*;   27*;   30;   111*;  237  (28*).] 

Ferris,  Edwin  L.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Osage,  Iowa,  Jan.  10,  1864; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Dec.  12,  1897.  He  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1890;  was 
pastor  at  several  places,  including  Moorhead,  St.  Paul,  and  Minne- 
apolis.    [151*.] 

Ferris,  William,  b.  in  New  York;  settled  in  Brainerd,  Minn.,  in 
1872;  was  express  agent  until  1880,  when  he  established  the  Bank  of 
Brainerd.     [31.] 

Fetzner,  Charles,  b.  in  Germany,  April  24,  1852;  came  to  the  "United 
States  with  his  parents  in  1853  and  to  Minnesota  in  1861;  settled  in 
Brownsville  in  1871;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878. 
[30.] 

Ficker,  Peter,  b.  in  Germany,  Feb.  17,  1842;  came  to  the  United 
States,  settling  in  Minnesota;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1873-5;  was  one  of  the  proprietors  of  a  brewery  in  Hastings  after 
1874.     [30;  48.] 

Fiddes,  Alexander,  merchant,  b.  in  Campsie,  Stirlingshire,  Scotland, 
March  15,  1840;   came  to  the  United  States  in  1869,  settled  in  Jack- 


222  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

son,  Minn.,  and  engaged  in  the  hardware  business.  In  1877  and  1884 
he  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature.  He  has  been  postmaster 
of  Jackson  three  terms,  amounting  to  twenty  years.  [27*;  30;  34; 
39*;  62*.] 

Field,  Thaddeus  Crane,  merchant,  b.  in  Somers,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  1,  1836; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  10,  1906.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1856;  engaged 
in  an  extensive  dry  goods  business.     [94;  95*;  237  (39*).] 

Field,  Thomas  R.,  merchant,  b.  in  Providence,  R.  I.,  Sept.  29,  1848; 
came  to  Houston,  Minn.,  in  1868;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  there 
after  1874.     [61.] 

Fillmore,  Charles,  half-brother  of  President  Fillmore,  b.  in  New 
York  about  1820;  d.  in  St.  Paul  in  1854.  He  settled  there  in  1852. 
[94.] 

Finch,  George  R»,  merchant,  b.  in  Delaware,  Ohio,  Sept.  24,  1839; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  June  1,  1910.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1863,  and  en- 
gaged in  wholesale  dry  goods  business.  [24;  95*;  98*;  100;  166A*; 
237   (59*).] 

Finch,  Horace  A.,  b.  in  Turin,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  17,  1842;  served  in  the 
16th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Berlin  township, 
Steele  county,  Minn.;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1883. 
[72.] 

Finch,  Jeremiah  Englis,  physician,  b.  in  Woodstock,  Canada,  Nov. 
22,  1829;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  in  Hastings;  was  sur- 
geon of  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt,  1862-3.     [18;  48;  115.] 

Findley,  Samuel  J.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Prairie  du  Chien,  Wis.;  came  to 
Fort  Snelling  at  an  early  date;  was  bookkeeper  for  Franklin  Steele 
several  years;  was  a  representative  in  the  territorial  legislature.  He 
died  in  1854.     [59;  60*.] 

Findley,  Thomas  Maskell,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  West 
Mahoning,  Pa.,  Sept.  29,  1847;  was  graduated  at  Monmouth  College, 
1874,  and  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  1879;  was  pastor  in  St. 
Paul,  1885-7,  and  the  next  ten  years  in  Duluth;  since  1898  pastor  at 
large  for  the  St.  Cloud  Presbytery;  resides  in  Spicer,  Minn.     [17;  24.] 

Finehout,  John  William,  judge,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Aug.  2,  1873;  was 
graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1897;  *  practiced  law 
in  St  Paul;  and  since  1902  has  been  one  of  the  municipal  judges.  In 
the  Spanish-American  war,  1898-9,  he  was  captain  in  the  Fifteenth 
Minnesota  Regt     [24;  25;  100*.] 

Finhart,  Ole  O.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1824;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1848,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1854;  settled  in  Grand  Meadow; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1873.     [30.] 

Finke,  William  F.,  educator,  b.  in  St.  Croix  county,  Wis.,  Jan.  8, 
1859;   was  graduated  at  the  German-English  College,  Galena,  111.,  in 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  223 

1880;  became  a  Methodist  clergyman;  was  a  professor  in  St.  Paul's 
College,  St.  Paul  Park,  Minn.,  after  1889,  and  its  president  after  1900.  [17.] 
Finney,  Jerry  M.,  farmer,  b.  in  Washington  county,  Wis.,  Nov.  8, 
1850;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1879;  resided  at  Clinton;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature,  1895-7     [30;  38.] 

Finney,  Jonathan,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1828;  was 
graduated  at  Washington  College,  Pa.,  in  1852;  entered  the  ministry  in 
1856;  served  in  the  162d  Ohio  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Min- 
nesota in  1865  on  a  farm  near  Red  Wing;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1872  and  1877.     [30.] 

Finseth,  Anders  K.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1836;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1853,  and  to  Minnesota  two  years  later;  settled  at 
Kenyon,  Goodhue  county;  was  a  state  senator,  1875-8  and  1887-9.  [30; 
98;   169.] 

Fischer,  Richard,  lumberman,  b.  in  Baden,  Germany,  Jan.  29,  1821; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1851;  settled  in  New  Ulm,  Minn.,  in  1857; 
served  as  second  lieutenant  in  the  First  Minnesota  battery  one  year 
in  the  civil  war;  was  register  of  deeds  of  Brown  county,  1862-4.  [32.] 
Fish,  Daniel,  lawyer  ,b.  at  Cherry  Valley,  111.,  Jan.  31,  1848;  served 
in  the  45th  Illinois  Regt,  1864-5;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1871; 
came  the  same  year  to  Minnesota,  settling  at  Delano;  removed  to 
Minneapolis  in  1880.  He  revised  and  codified  the  general  laws  of  Min- 
nesota, this  condensed  code  being  adopted  by  the  state  legislature  in 
1905;  compiler  of  "Lincoln  Bibliography;  a  List  of  Books  and  Pam- 
phlets relating  to  Abraham  Lincoln,"  380  pages,  1906.  [17;  22*;  24; 
25;   137.] 

Fish,  Everett  W.,  physician  and  journalist,  b.  in  Livingston  county, 
N.  Y.,  Dec.  2,  1845;  was  gradauted  at  Union  Seminary  in  1863;  engaged 
in  newspaper  work,  and  later  was  professor  of  chemistry  in  Pulte 
Medical  College,  Cincinnati;  settled  in  Glenwood,  Minn.,  in  1886,  and 
established  the  Central  Minnesotian.     [35;   67.] 

Fisher,  Frank  I.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Gardner,  Mass.,  Nov.  21, 
1857;  d.  in  Woonsocket,  Dakota,  Dec.  7,  1888.  He  was  graduated  at 
Lawrence  University,  Appleton,  Wis.;  settled  in  Minnesota;  was  pas- 
tor in  Herman,  Minneapolis,  and  St.  Paul.     [150.] 

Fisher,  Jacob,  pioneer,  b.  near  Hamilton,  Canada,  Nov.  30,  1813; 
came  to  the  St.  Croix  valley  in  1842;  built  the  first  house  in  Stillwater 
for  Paul  Carli,  1843,  and  the  same  year  commenced  to  build  the  first 
sawmill  there;  owned  a  claim  on  the  site  of  Stillwater;  served  in  the 
army  during  the  civil  war.     [40;   41.] 

Fisher,  Jacob,  banker,  b.  in  Hightstown,  N.  J.,  April  25,  1848;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1867,  and  the  next  year  settled  at  Long  Prairie,  Todd 
county;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  in  1888  established  a  bank. 
[35.] 


224  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Fisher,  John,  b.  in  Ontario,  Canada,  Feb.  26,  1825;  d.  in  New  Rich- 
mond, Wis.,  July  24,  1901.  He  settled  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1847,  and 
conducted  a  warehouse;  was  the  second  mayor  of  that  city;  removed 
to  Houlton,  Wis.,  in  1887.     [237   (14).] 

Fisher,  Louis  E.,  journalist,  b.  in  Wrentham,  Mass.,  July  19,  1821; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  March  6,  1888.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854,  and  as- 
sisted in  publishing  the  Daily  Pioneer,  owned  by  Earle  S.  Goodrich, 
which  was  the  first  daily  published  in  Minnesota.  [28,  X;  29*;  94; 
237  (2);  238  (March  18,  1888*).] 

Fisher,  William  A.,  b.  in  Belleville,  111.,  July  7,  1846;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, March  21,  1911.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  I860,  settling  in 
Hennepin  county;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.,  1864-5;  re- 
moved to  Minneapolis,  1874;  was  proprietor  of  the  Hotel  Waverly, 
1889-1910;  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30*;  237  (59*).] 

Fisher,  William  H.,  b.  in  Hunterdon  county,  N.  J.,  Dec.  24,  1844; 
engaged  in  railroad  business  after  1864;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1873; 
was  president  and  manager  of  the  St.  Paul  and  Duluth  Railroad  Co., 
1883-99;  vice  president  and  general  manager  of  the  Duluth  and  Win- 
nipeg Railroad  Co.,  1888-93.     [25;   41*;   93*.] 

Fisk,  James  L.,  b.  in  New  York  in  1835;  d.  at  the  Soldiers'  Home, 
Minnehaha,  Nov.  2,  1902.  He  settled  in  Minnesota  about  1850;  served 
in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of 
captain;  resided  at  the  Soldiers'  Home  after  1897.     [237  (28).] 

Fisk,  Wilbur,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Sharon,  Vt.,  June  7, 
1839;  served  in  the  Second  Vermont  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in 
Freeborn  county,  Minn.,  in  1875;  was  ordained  in  1876;  was  pastor  at 
Freeborn.     [53;  237  (38*).] 

Fisk,  Woodbury,  miller,  b.  in  Warner,  N.  H.,  Jan.  15,  1826;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Jan.  18,  1889.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1856;  en- 
gaged at  first  in  hardware  business,  but  later  was  member  of  a  prom- 
inent milling  firm,  and  was  also  interested  in  banking  and  railway 
enterprises.     [168  (Jan.  25,  1889);  238  (Jan.  19,  1889).] 

Fitch,  Alfred  Hooker,  b.  in  Ellsworth,  Ohio,  Jan.  17,  1835;  d.  in  Min- 
neapolis, Minn.,  Dec.  6,  1906.  He  was  graduated  at  Plattsville  Acad- 
emy in  1857;  served  in  the  33d  Wisconsin  regiment  in  the  civil  war, 
attaining  the  rank  of  major;  settled  in  Anoka,  Minn.,  in  1876;  was 
mayor  of  Anoka,  and  for  eight  years  was  clerk  of  the  district  court. 
[121.] 

Fitch,  Andrew  P.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Ypsilanti,  Mich.,  Nov.  11,  1839;  d. 
in  Salinas,  Cal.,  Aug.  31,  1911.  He  served  in  the  Eleventh  Iowa  Regt. 
in  the  civil  war;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1866;  settled  in  Glencoe, 
Minn,,  in  1868;  was  attorney  of  McLeod  county  several  terms,  and  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1876;  removed  to  Olympia,  Wash., 
in  1890,  and  to  Salinas  Cal.,  in  1899.     [64;   237   (67).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  225 

Fitchette,  John,  b.  in  Richmond,  Va.,  in  1849;  d.  in  Minneapolis, 
Dec.  13,  1902.  He  entered  the  Union  army  when  fifteen  years  old,  and 
served  until  the  close  of  the  war;  settled  in  Minneapolis  about  1886, 
and  engaged  in  restaurant  business;  was  captain  of  police  in  1902 
under  the  administration  of  Mayor  Ames,  and  was  prominent  in  the 
municipal  scandals  preceding  the  mayor's  resignation.     [237   (28*).] 

Fitzgerald,  R.  J.,  surgeon,  b.  in  Nicaragua,  C.  A.,  Sept.,  13,  1860;  was 
graduated  at  Claverack  College,  1879,  and  Albany  Medical  College, 
1882;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1882;  served  as  surgeon  and  major  in 
the  Thirteenth  Minnesota  Regt,  in  the  Philippine  war.     [123.] 

Fitzpatrick,  Matthew,  farmer,  b.  in  Stewartville,  Minn.,  in  1873; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1909;  owns  a  farm,  and  sells 
grain  and  farm  machinery  in  Stewartville.     [30*.] 

Fitzpatrick,  Patrick,  lawyer,  b.  in  Galena,  111.,  March  17,  1851;  d. 
at  Wauwatosa,  Wis.,  Sept.  1,  1908.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1861; 
was  educated  at  the  State  Normal  School,  Winona,  and  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Minnesota;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1881,  and  settled 
at  Winona;  was  county  attorney  ten  years;  was  a  state  senator,  1899- 
1908.     [24;  25;  30;  77;  237  (51).] 

Fitzpatrick,  Thomas,  building  contractor,  b.  in  Dublin,  Ireland,  Jan. 
13,  1833;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Dec.  30,  1907.  He  came  with  his  parents  to 
the  United  States  when  six  years  old;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1857. 
[24;  25;  93*.] 

Fjelde,  Jacob  He.nrik  Gerhard,  sculptor,  b.  in  Aalesund,  Norway, 
April  10,  1855;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  May  5,  1896.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1887,  settling  in  Minneapolis,  where  he  sculptured  many 
busts  of  distingushed  Minnesota  citizens,  the  group  of  "Hiawatha  and 
Minnehaha,"  the  monument  to  Ole  Bull,  and  other  works.     [22*;  169.] 

Fjeldstad,  H.  O.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn 
in  1863;   was  graduated  at  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa,  in  1888 
studied  theology  one  year  in  Norway,  and  later  at  Northfield,  Minn, 
was   graduated   at  Augsburg   Seminary,   Minneapolis,   1891;    was   pas- 
tor at  Granite  Falls  after  1894.     [38.] 

Fjelstad,  R.  K.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Nissedal,  Norway,  Sept. 
1,  1849;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1861;  engaged  in  farming;  was 
graduated  at  Luther  Theological  Seminary,  Madison,  Wis.,  and  was 
ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1884;  was  pastor  at  Norway  Lake,  Minn., 
after  1886.     [169.] 

Fjesetii,  Lars  I.,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept.  17,  1844;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1867;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Lincoln  county,  Minn.;  was 
county  treasurer,  1889-95,  residing  at  Lake  Benton.     [34.] 

Fladager,  Mons,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway,  May  7,  1829;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1858;  two  years  later  opened  the  first  store  in  Spring 
Grove,  Houston  county,  Minn.     [61.] 
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226  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Fladeland,  T.,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway,  Oct.  18,  1831;  came  with 
his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1843;  settled  in  Sauk  Center,  Minn., 
in  1866;  opened  a  general  store  there  in  1871.     [31.] 

Flagstad,  Olaf  J.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Hemnas,  Norway,  Dec. 
13,  1873;  was  graduated  at  Augsburg  Seminary,  College  Department, 
Minneapolis,  1896,  and  began  study  of  theology  the  same  year;  was 
pastor  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  1899-1903,  and  in  St.  Paul  after  1904. 
[148.] 

Flaherty,  Stephen  A.,  judge,  b.  in  Sheboygan,  Wis.,  April  11,  1855; 
settled  in  Morris,  Minn.,  in  1881;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the  next 
year;  was  county  attorney  of  Stevens  county,  1887-95;  judge  of  the 
Sixteenth  judicial  district  since  1901.     [24;  30;  72.] 

Flandrau,  Charles  Eugene,  jurist,  b.  in  New  York  city,  July  15, 
1828;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Sept.  9,  1903.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1851;  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1853,  and  opened  a  law  office  in  partnership 
with  Horace  R.  Bigelow;  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  St.  Peter, 
1854;  was  a  member  of  the  state  constitutional  convention,  1857;  was 
associate  justice  of  the  supreme  court  of  Minnesota,  1857-64;  resided 
in  Minneapolis,  1867-70,  then  returned  to  St.  Paul;  author  of  "The  His- 
tory of  Minnesota  and  Tales  of  the  Frontier"  (408  pages,  1900),  and 
many  papers  in  the  Minnesota  Historical  Society  Collections.  During 
the  Sioux  outbreak,  in  August,  1862,  Judge  Flandrau  commanded  the 
Volunteer  forces  in  their  defense  of  New  Ulm  against  the  attacks  of  the 
Sioux,  and  on  account  of  his  important  services  received  from  Gov. 
Ramsey  the  commission  of  colonel.  [17;  18;  20*;  21;  22;  23*;  28,  X*; 
32;  41;  68,  93*  94;  95*;  98*;  114*;  136;  137*;  168  (March,  1892)*;  237 
(7*,  28*).] 

Flandrau,  Charles  Macomb,  author,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Dec.  9, 
1871;  was  graduated  at  Harvard  University,  1895;  author  of  novels, 
chiefly  of  college  life;  resides  in  St.  Paul.    [17;  24.] 

Flannery,  George  Perry,  lawyer,  b.  in  Marquette  county,  Wis.,  Feb. 
12,  1852;  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  when  two  years  of  age; 
was  educated  at  Faribault,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1873;  prac- 
ticed several  years  in  Dakota,  and  in  1887  settled  in  Minneapolis. 
[22*;  24;  25;  90.] 

Flannigan,  Charles  L.,  physician,  b.  in  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  18, 
1848;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1860;  was  graduated 
from  the  medical  department  of  the  State  University  of  New  York, 
1871;  settled  in  Waverly,  Wright  county,  in  1878,  where  he  practiced 
medicine  and  owned  a  drug  store.     [31.] 

Flather,  John  Joseph,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  June  9,  1862;  was 
graduated  at  Yale  University,  1885;  was  instructor  in  mechanical 
engineering  at  Purdue  University,  1891-S;  professor  of  the  same  de- 
partment in  the  University  of  Minnesota  since  1898;  author  of  several 
books  on  mechanics.     [7A;    17;   24;   127    (13*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  227 

Flathers,  John  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  Hendricks  county,  Ind.,  in  1845; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  resided  at  Pleasant  Grove,  Olmsted  coun- 
ty; was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1887-9.     [30.] 

Fleer,  Herman,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Westfalen,  Germany,  May 
20,  1852;  came  to  the  United  States  while  an  infant;  was  graduated  at 
the  theological  seminary  at  Marthasville,  Mo.,  in  1878;  became  pastor 
of  St.  John's  church,  Minneapolis,  the  same  year.     [58.] 

Fleming,  James,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  County  Kilkenny,  Ireland,  Dec. 
25,  1847;  d.  in  Shieldsville,  Minn.,  Feb.  27,  1909.  He  was  ordained  in 
1872;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1879;  was  pastor  in  several  towns,  being 
in  St.  Paul,  1887-94,  and  in  Shieldsville  after  1900.     [146.] 

Fleming,  R.  L.,  b.  in  Crawford  county,  Pa.,  Jan.  17,  1830;  settled  on 
a  farm  in  Fountain,  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1874-5.     [52.] 

Fleming,  William  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Dickinson  Center,  N.  Y.,  Dec. 
27,  1848;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1882,  settling  in  Brainerd;  was  super- 
intendent of  schools  for  Crow  Wing  county  five  years,  and  later  was 
city  attorney  and  county  attorney;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1889  and  1893.     [22*;   24;  30,] 

Fletcher,  George  Henry,  lawyer,  b.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  Feb.  18, 
1860;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1881;  studied  law, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Minneapolis  in  1883;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1893.     [22*;   30;   90*.] 

Fletcher,  Henry  Erskine,  miller,  b.  in  Lyndon,  Vt.,  July  31,  1843; 
settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1879,  and  has  been  interested  in  many  mill- 
ing, lumbering,  and  railroad  and  elevator  enterprises  in  that  city,  and 
also  in  stock  raising  in  Montana.     [20*;  24;  25;  84*;  «5A*;  90*.] 

Fletcher,  Jonathan  Emerson,  b.  in  Thetford,  Vt.,  in  1806;  d.  on  his 
farm  in  Muscatine,  Iowa,  April  6,  1872.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1846  as  Indian  agent  of  the  Winnebagoes,  and  held  that  position  eleven 
years,  settling  with  the  tribe  in  three  different  locations  in  the  ter- 
ritory.    [237   (1).] 

Fletcher,  Lafayette  G.  M.,  b.  in  Stockholm,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  13,  1830; 
d.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  Jan.  21,  1910.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854, 
and  settled  on  a  homestead  in  Blue  Earth  county,  adjoining  the  pres- 
ent city  of  Mankato;  was  a  state  senator  in  1883-5;  engaged  in  real 
estate  business  and  banking.     [23;  24;  25;  32;  46*;  83*;  237  (62*).] 

Fletcher,  Loren,  congressman,  b.  in  Mount  Vernon,  Maine,  April 
10,  1833;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  in  Minneapolis,  and 
engaged  in  mercantile  business  and  later  in  flour  milling  and  lumber- 
ing; was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1873-83,  being  speaker  of 
the  House  in  1881-3;  and  represented  his  district  in  Congress,  1893-1903 
and  1905-7.  [17;  20*;  22*;  24;  25;  26*;  27*;  30;  84;  90*;  168  (Jan. 
12,  1883);  174*.] 


ZZO  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Fletcheb,  William,  soldier,  b.  in  New  York;  attained  the  rank  of 
captain  in  1866;  was  commandant  at  Fort  Snelling  in  1870;  retired 
from  the  army  in  1887.     [11;  12.] 

Fliesburg,  Oscar  Alfred,  physician,  b.  in  Smaland,  Sweden,  April  5, 
1851;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1874;  was  graduated  at  the  College 
of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  Chicago,  in  1885;  settled  in  St.  Paul,  and 
later  practiced  his  profession  at  North  Branch  and  Minneapolis;  the 
author  of  a  volume  of  Swedish  poems,  entitled  "Wild  Roses  and  This- 
tles," and  of  other  poems  and  essays.     [38;  169.] 

Flint,  Samuel  M.,  judge,  b.  in  Braintree,  Vt.,  Aug.  4,  1818;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Oct  6,  1881.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  his  native  town; 
settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1854;  was  both  city  and  county  attorney,  and 
also  judge  of  the  municipal  court.     [237  (1).] 

Floathe,  Charles  Magnus,  b.  in  Norway,  July  28,  1838;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1882;  and  the  next  year  settled  at  Two  Harbors, 
Minn.;  was  secretary  and  treasurer  for  the  Scandinavian  Co-operative 
Mercantile  Co. ;  was  register  of  deeds  for  Lake  county  twenty  years, 
18894908.     [106*;   169.] 

Flom,  A.  A.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway,  March  25,  1838;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1858,  settling  in  Goodhue  county,  Minn.;  served  in 
the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  resided  on  a  farm  in  Leon 
township  after  1868;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1873. 
[30;  54.] 

Flournoy,  Richard  Thomas,  b.  in  Virginia,  Jan.  2,  1842;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Nov.  22,  1899.  During  the  civil  war  he  served  in  the  Confed- 
erate army,  attaining  the  rank  of  colonel.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in 
1879,  and  was  lumber  freight  agent  for  railroads.  [156;  167  (Nov. 
24,  1899*).] 

Flower,  Marcus  T.  C,  b.  in  Springfield,  Mass.,  Oct.  3,  1814;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Jan.  4,  1903.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  on  a 
farm  near  Owatonna;  resided  in  Mankato,  1860-73;  then  removed  to 
St  Paul;   engaged  in  hotel  business.     [83*;   237   (28*).] 

Flower,  Mark  Deloss,  b.  at  Chagrin  Falls,  Ohio,  March  31,  1842;.  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  3,  1907.  He  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in 
1855;  served  throughout  the  civil  war  in  Illinois  regiments,  being 
appointed  in  1863  to  the  rank  of  adjutant  general.  After  the  war  he 
resided  in  St.  Paul;  was  adjutant  general  of  Minnesota,  1870-76,  and 
held  other  political  positions  and  had  large  financial  interests.  He 
owned  a  steamboat  and  several  barges  until  1877.  He  was  deputy 
collector  of  customs  for  the  port  of  St.  Paul  several  years,  and  after- 
ward was  president  and  manager  of  the  St.  Paul  Union  Stock  yards; 
was  a  representative  in  the  state  legislature  in  1905;  and  the  same 
year  was  appointed  postmaster  of  St.  Paul,  and  held  this  position  till 
his  death.       [23*;  25;  27*;  30*;  ()S;  93A;  94;  237  (43*).] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  229 

Fly nx,  Arthur  J.,  merchant,  b.  in  Waterford,  Ireland,  July  27,  1845; 
came  to  the  United  States  with  his  grandparents  in  1850,  and  to  Min- 
nesota in  1856;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Mounted  Rangers  in 
the  civil  war;   opened  a  hardware  store  in  Caledonia  in  1874.     [61.] 

Fly xx,  Birxey,  b.  in  Canada,  July  25,  1831;  settled  in  Redwood 
Falls,  Minn.,  in  1864;  engaged  in  real  estate  business;  was  clerk  of  the 
district  court,  1865-9.     [32.] 

Flyxx,  Daxikl,  b.  in  Elgin,  111.,  May  18,  1843;  came  with  his  par- 
ents to  Meeker  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  settled  in  Litchfield  in  1873, 
engaged  in  lumber  business,  dealt  in  farm  machinery,  and  owned  a 
grain  elevator.     [65.] 

Flyxx,  J.  C,  farmer  and  lumberman,  b.  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  in  1844; 
served  in  the  Independent  Battalion  of  Minnesota  Cavalry  in  the  civil 
war;  settled  in  Little  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1878;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature,  1887-9.     [30;   176   (Nov.,  1892).] 

Flyxx,  Michael  J.,  merchant,  b.  in  Kane  county,  111.,  Aug.  15,  1840; 
came  to  Meeker  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  served  in  the  Second  Minne- 
sota cavalry,  1863-5;  settled  in  Litchfield  in  1870;  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business,  and  dealt  in  lumber  and  grain;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1885.     [65*.] 

Flyxx,  Thomas,  pioneer  farmer,  b.  in  Mayo,  Ireland,  in  1828;  came 
to  America  in  1831;  was  the  first  settler  on  the  site  of  Rush  City, 
Chisago  county,  Minn.,  1857.     [41.] 

Flyxx,  William  D.,  physician,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1842;  d.  at  Redwood 
Falls,  Minn.,  Nov.  22,  1897.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United 
States;  served  in  the  23d  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  grad- 
uated at  Rush  Medical  college,  Chicago,  in  1868;  came  to  Minnesota 
the  same  year,  and  in  1870  settled  in  Redwood  Falls.  [237  (9);  238 
(Nov.  24,  1897*).] 

Fobes,  Frank  B.,  b.  in  St.  Lawrence,  N.  Y.,  in  1839;  d.  in  Albert  Lea, 
Minn.,  April  12,  1902.  He  settled  in  Albert  Lea  in  1861;- served  in 
the  Fourth  Minnesota  and  other  regiments  in  the  civil  war,  becoming 
first  lieutenant;  engaged  in  the  hardware  business,  and  later  estab- 
lished a  telephone  exchange;  was  county  treasurer  six  years.  [237 
(19).] 

Fobes,  O.  B.,  merchant,  b.  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  July  30, 
1832;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1861;  served  in  the  Fourth  Wisconsin 
Regt,  1863-5;   settled  in  Albert  Lea  in  1871.     [53.] 

Foell,  Jacob,  b.  in  1862  in  Minneapolis,  where  he  still  lives;  is  pro- 
prietor of  the  People's  Sanitary  Company;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1897.     [30.] 

Foland,  Walter  Alphonso,  lawyer,  editor,  b.  in  Dayton,  Ohio,  March 
12,  1846;  was  graduated  at  the  Indiana  State  University,  1870,  and 
from  its  law  department  in  1873;   came  to  Minnesota  the  next  year, 


230  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

and  settled  in  Benson  in  1876;  editor  and  publisher  of  the  Benson  Times 
since  1885.     [25;  32.] 

Foley,  James  G.,  b.  in  Washington  county,  Maine,  March  15,  1843; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1854;  engaged  in  lum- 
bering; served  in  the  Fifth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was 
auditor  of  Washington  county,  1881-84.     [40.] 

Foley,  Thomas,  wholesale  grocer  and  railroad  contractor,  b.  in 
Lanark  county,  Ontario,  in  1841;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Feh.  28,  3HW7..  »e 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1879,  and  to  Minnesota  the  same  year, 
settling  in  St.  Paul;  was  interested  in  lumbering  and  other  lines  of 
business  at  St.  Cloud,  Foley,  Milaca,  and  elsewhere.     [237  (43).] 

Foley,  Timothy,  b.  in  Lanark  county,  Ont,  Canada,  Aug.  15,  1839; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1879;  engaged  in  railroad  contracting,  lumber 
business,  and  flour  milling;  resided  in  St.  Cloud,  and  later  in  St.  Paul. 
[24;  95*.] 

Follett,  Denis,  b.  in  England,  March  3,  1840;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1856,  settling  in  Hastings,  Minn.;  was  assistant  cashier,  and 
later  vice  president,  of  the  First  National  Bank  there.     [25;  48;  56*.] 

Follett,  Lewis  S.,  banker,  b.  in  England  in  1825;  d.  in  1903.  He 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1847,  and  to  Hastings,  Minn.,  in  1856. 
Three  years  later  he  organized  a  bank  which  became  the  First  Na- 
tional Bank  of  Hastings;  was  at  first  its  cashier,  and  afterward  its 
president.     [56.] 

Follingstad,  Ole,  farmer  and  banker,  b.  in  Norway,  Aug.  15,  1834; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1861,  settling  as  a  farmer  in  Wanamingo, 
Minn.;  was  president  of  the  Farmers'  State  Bank  of  Wanamingo.    [56.] 

Follman,  Peter,  physician,  b.  in  Germany  in  1829;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1861,  and  to  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  in  1869;  re- 
sided in  Mankato,  where  he  practiced  medicine  and  owned  a  drug 
store.     [32;  83*.] 

Folsom,  Edwin  Augustus,  merchant  and  lumberman,  b.  in  Exeter, 
N.  H.,  June  30,  1833;  d.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  July  29,  1906.  He  came 
to  Stillwater  in  1856;  served  as  captain  and  major  in  the  Eighth 
Minnesota  Regt.,  1862-5,  at  first  against  the  hostile  Sioux  and  after- 
ward in  the  South,  and  before  the  close  of  the  war  was  brevetted 
colonel.  He  was  treasurer  of  Washington  county  six  years.  [18;  40; 
41;  42*.] 

Folsom,  George  B.,  pioneer,  b.  in  St.  Johns,  N.  B.,  April  9,  1815; 
came  to  Taylor's  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1853;  was  the  first  settler  in  Rush- 
seba,  1855;  was  receiver  of  the  U.  S.  land  office,  Taylor's  Falls,  1875-85. 
[41.] 

Folsom,  Levi  Woodbury,  lawyer,  b.  in  Tamworth,  N.  H.,  in  1821; 
was  graduated  at  Pennsylvania  College,  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  in  1847;  was 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  231 

admitted  to  the  bar  in  1850;  settled  at  Taylor's  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1854; 
practiced  law  and  dealt  in  real  estate.     [40;  41;  42;  200.] 

Folsom,  Simeon  Pearl,  pioneer  surveyor  and  lawyer,  b.  at  Ascot, 
P.  Q.,  Canada,  Dec.  27,  1819;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Dec.  31,  1907.  He  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1847,  settling  at  St.  Paul;  engaged  in  surveying  and 
real  estate  business;  was  the  first  city  surveyor,  1854;  served  in  the 
Seventh  Minnesota  Regt,  1862-5;  attorney  after  1879  in  municipal  and 
railway  service.  [28,  IV;  24;  32;  41;  43*;  68;  93A;  200;  237  (48, 
51*).] 

Folsom,  Ward  W.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Tarn  worth,  N.  H.,  Oct.  13,  1824; 
came  to  Areola,  Minn.,  in  1846;  engaged  in  lumbering  and  in  hotel 
business;  resided  in  St.  Paul  after  1857;  was  employed  during  three 
years  of  the  civil  war  in  the  quartermaster's  department,  St.  Louis, 
Mo.     [41;  200.] 

Folsom,  William  Henry  Carman,  b.  in  St.  Johns,  N.  B.,  June  22, 
1817;  d.  at  Taylor's  Falls,  Minn.,  Dec.  15,  1900.  He  came  to  the  St. 
Croix  valley  in  1845;  engaged  in  lumber  business;  settled  at  Taylor's 
Falls  in  1850;  was  a  member  of  the  state  constitutional  convention, 
1857;  was  a  state  senator  five  sessions,  and  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  one  term;  author  of  a  history  of  the  St.  Croix  valley,  enti- 
tled "Fifty  Years  in  the  Northwest,"  763  pages,  1888.  [40;  41*;  200; 
237   (11).] 

Folstrom,  Jacob.     See  Falstrom. 

Folwell,  William  Watts,  educator  and  author,  b.  in  Romulus,  N. 
Y.,  Feb.  14,  1833;  was  graduated  at  Hobart  College,  1857,  and  became 
assistant  professor  of  mathematics  there;  traveled  and  studied  in 
Germany;  served  with  the  50th  N.  Y.  engineers  during  the  civil  war, 
and  was  brevetted  lieutenant  colonel;  was  president  of  the  University 
of  Minnesota,  1869-84,  and  its  professor  of  political  science  and  libra- 
rian, 1875-1907;  author  of  Minnesota,  the  North  Star  State  (382  pages, 
1908),  and  University  Addresses  (224  pages,  1909).  [1;  4*;  17;  24; 
28,  XII;  84;  127   (2*);  127A*,  B*;   166A*;   237  (53*).] 

Fontaine,  Louis,  merchant,  b.  in  Quebec,  Canada,  Jan.  11,  1840; 
came  to  Minnesota  when  fourteen  years  of  age;  served  in  the  Fourth 
Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Crookston  in  1878.     [35.] 

Foot,  Silas  Buck,  wholesale  merchant,  b.  in  New  Milford,  Pa.,  Nov. 
7,  1833;  d.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  May  22,  1908.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1857,  settling  at  Red  Wing,  which  was  afterward  his  home;  estab- 
lished in  St.  Paul,  in  1881,  the  large  boot  and  shoe  firm  of  Foot, 
Schulze  and  Co.     [22*;  24;  25;  28,  XII;  93A*;  237  (51*).] 

Foote,  Charles  M.,  b.  in  Herkimer  county,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  21,  1848; 
came  to  Minneapolis  in  1870;  engaged  in  a  general  publishing  busi- 
ness.    [99*.] 

Foote,  Hiram  W.,  b.  near  Janesville,  Wis.,  Feb.  9,  1846;  was  grad- 
uated at  Carroll  College,  Waukesha;  served  the  last  year  of  the  civil 


MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

war  in  the  134th  Illinois  Regt.;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1872,  settling 
in  St.  Paul,  where  he  represented  the  oil  refineries  of  Cleveland;  re- 
moved to  Minneapolis  in%1882;  was  state  oil  inspector,  1893-7.  [22*; 
30.] 

Footner,  William  J.,  b.  in  Montreal,  Canada,  in  1846;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
May  4,  1901.  He  engaged  in  railroad  work  at  the  age  of  sixteen; 
came  to  St.  Paul  in  1879;  organized  the  Great  Northern  express  com- 
pany in  1888,  and  became  its  general  manager  and  vice  president. 
[95*;  237  (14*).] 

Forbes,  Andrew  C,  lawyer,  b.  in  Quebec,  Canada,  in  1848;  d.  in 
Marshall,  Minn.,  July  2,  1889.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1871,  and 
settled  in  Marshall,  Lyon  county;  was  county  attorney  eight  years; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1889.  [30;  32;  238  (July 
3,  1889).] 

Forbes,  Melvin  J.,  b.  in  Bridgewater,  Mass.,  Dec.  31,  1848;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1870,  settling  in  Duluth,  and  after  1874  engaged  in  grain 
commission  business;  president  of  the  Consolidated  Elevator  Co.  since 
its  incorporation  in  1894.     [20;  23;  24.] 

Forbes,  Robert,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Canada,  Nov.  13,  1844;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1870;  was  pastor  in  Albert  Lea,  Faribault,  Minne- 
apolis, and  other  places;  was  presiding  elder  of  the  St.  Paul  district, 
and- later  of  the  Duluth  district;  was  chaplain  of  the  Senate  of  Min- 
nesota, 1895-7,  and  of  the  House  in  1903.     [30.] 

Forbes,  William  Henry,  pioneer,  b.  on  Montreal  Island,  Canada, 
Nov.  13,  1815;  d.  at  Devil's  Lake  Indian  Agency,  Dakota,  July  20,  1875. 
He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1837;  was  clerk  for  the  American  Fur  Com- 
pany ten  years  at  Mendota;  in  1847  took  charge  of  the  "St.  Paul  Out- 
fit" for  the  same  company;  was  a  member  of  the  territorial  council 
four  sessions;  served  in  the  army  during  Indian  campaigns,  1862-6, 
being  brevetted  major  in  1866;  was  appointed  Indian  agent  at  Devil's 
Lake  in  1871.     [28,  IV,  VI,  IX;   29;   41;   94;   114;   237   (1).] 

Force,  Jacob  Francis,  physician,  b.  in  Stillwater,  N.  Y.,  March  2, 
1843;  served  in  the  125th  New  York  Regt.  during  the  civil  war,  at- 
taining the  rank  of  captain;  was  graduated  at  Albany  Medical  Col- 
lege, 1871;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1872,  settling  at  Heron  Lake;  was 
postmaster  there  eight  years;  removed  in  1885  to  Minneapolis,  where 
he  became,  in  1895,  president  of  the  Northwestern  Life  Association. 
[22*;  26*.] 

Ford,  Frank,  lawyer,  b.  in  Milledgeville,  Ohio,  in  1855;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  Law  School  of  Cincinnati  College,  1882;  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  and  settled  in  St.  Paul  the  same  year;  was  judge  of  the 
municipal  court,  1886-91.     [93.] 

Ford,  James  William,  educator,  b.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  Dec.  20,  1846; 
was  graduated  at  Madison  University,  Hamilton,  N.  Y.,  in  1873.    After 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  233 

1889  lie  was  principal  of  the  Pillsbury  Academy  at  Owatonna,  Minn. 
In  1904  lie  purchased  a  half  interest  in  the  Pratt  green-houses  in 
Anoka,  and  removed  to  that  city.     [22*;   43;   141   (1889).] 

Ford,  John  A.,  pioneer,  b.  in  1811;  d.  at  Red  Rock,  Minn.,  May  9, 
1895.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1841;  kept  a  supply  store,  and  in  later 
years  engaged  in  farming;  was  a  member  of  the  territorial  legisla- 
ture in  1851.     [40;  41;  237   (9*);  238   (May  11,  1895*).] 

Ford,  John  D.,  physician,  b.  in  Cornish,  N.  H.,  April  18,  1816;  d.  in 
Winona,  Minn.,  Oct.  29,  1867.  He  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  Col- 
lege, 1839,  and  at  the  Medical  College  of  Philadelphia,  1843;  settled 
in  Winona,  1856;  engaged  in  insurance  business;  and  was  prominently 
identified  with  establishing  the  normal  school  system  of  the  state. 
[1'8;  76.] 

Ford,  Joseph,  b.  in  New  York  in  1825;  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1851; 
studied  law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar;  was  clerk  of  the  house  of 
representatives,  1852-3;  served  in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.  during 
the  civil  war;  was  the  first  settler  in  Northfield,  and  built  the  first 
house  there.     [94.] 

Ford,  Nathan,  merchant,  b.  of  American  parents  in  Aleppo,  Syria, 
July  13,  1849;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1881,  and  dealt  in  pianos  and 
organs.     [97;  124.] 

Ford,  Orville  D.,  farmer,  b.  in  Lebanon,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  26,  1831;  came 
to  Minnesota  .in  1855,  settling  on  the  site  of  the  present  town  of 
Mazeppa;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1862;  was  lieu- 
tenant in  the  First  Minnesota  Heavy  Artillery,  1865.     [18;   74;   115.] 

Foreman,  William,  farmer  and  grain  buyer,  b.  in  Ireland,  in  1846; 
came  to  Steuben  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1848,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1854; 
resides  in  Wabasha;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1895, 
and  a  state  senator  in  1907.     [30*.] 

Forepatjgh,  Joseph  Lybrandt,  merchant,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Jan. 
6,  1834;  d.  July  8,  1892.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1858;  engaged  in 
wholesale  and  retail  dry  goods  business,  and  later  in  the  manufac- 
ture of  shoes.     [3*.] 

Forsyth,  Asa,  b.  in  Chautauqua  county,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  22,  1812;  d.  in 
Winona,  Minn.,  Sept.  27,  1891.  He  settled  there  in  1858;  engaged  in 
real  estate  and  loaning  business,  and  dealt  in  grain.     [78.] 

Fortier,  George  M.,  physician,  b.  in  St.  David,  Canada,  April  15, 
1857;  was  graduated  at  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  Mon- 
treal, 1881;  settled  in  Little  Falls,  Minn.,  the  same  year.     [24;   31.] 

Fortier,  J.,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Quebec,  Canada,  July  19,  1854;  was 
graduated  in  1872  at  Nicollet  College,  Canada;  was  ordained  in  1879; 
settled  in  Belle  Prairie,  Minn.,  in  1880.     [31.] 

Fosen,  Amos  Nelson,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept.  26,  1837;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1855,  and  the  next  year  was  one  of  the  first  set- 


234  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

tiers  in  Litchfield,  Minn.;  was  treasurer  of  Meeker  county  three  terms. 
[65;  169.] 

Fosmark,  O.  N.,  Lutheran  clergyman  and  educator,  b.  in  Columbia 
county,  Wis.,  Nov.  17,  1853;  was  graduated  at  Luther  College,  De- 
corah,  Iowa,  1875,  and  at  the  Theological  Seminary,  St,  Louis,  1878; 
came  to  Fergus  Falls,  Minn.,  the  same  year;  was  pastor  there  and 
also  president  of  the  Park  Region  Lutheran  College,  which  he  estab- 
lished.    [37.] 

Fosnes,  Christopher  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Fosnes,  Norway,  July  2,  1862; 
came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  when  five  years  old,  and 
lived  in  Winona  county,  Minn.;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1884;  set- 
tled in  Montevideo;  was  a  representative  in  the  state  legislature, 
1897-9.     [22*;   24;   30.] 

Foss,  Almon  E.,  journalist,  b.  in  Grafton  county,  N.  H.,  Oct.  18,  1842; 
came  to  Winnebago  City,  Minn.,  in  1866  with  his  father;  engaged  in 
newspaper  publication  in  various  towns,  but  after  1884  resided  in 
Winnebago  City,  and  was  one  of  the  proprietors  of  the  Press-News. 
[39.] 

Foss,  James  F.  R.,  banker,  b.  in  Biddeford,  Maine,  March  17,  1848; 
served  in  the  U.  S.  navy  during  two  years  of  the  civil  war;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1883,  settling  at  Minneapolis,  and  organized  the  Nicollet 
National  Bank,  of  which  he  was  the  first  cashier,  and  later  was  presi- 
dent.    [20;  21*;  22*;  24.] 

Foss,  Louis  O.,  farmer,  b.  in  Wisconsin  in  1854;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1879;  resided  near  Elbow  Lake;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature, 1897-9.     [30;  35;  57*.] 

Fosseen,  Manley  L.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Leland,  111.,  Dec.  10,  1869;  was 
graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1895;  settled  in  Min- 
neapolis; was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1903-5,  and  a  state 
senator  since  1907.     [24;   25;   30*.] 

Foster,  A.  D.,  pioneer,  b.  near  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  Aug.  22,  1801;  came  to 
St.  Anthony  in  1848;  engaged  in  logging  and  mercantile  business,  and 
later  in  fruit  culture.     [41;   58;   59.] 

Foster,  Addison  Gardner,  lumberman,  b.  in  Belchertown,  Mass.,  Jan. 
28,  1837;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1859;  resided  in  Wabasha  and  after 
1871  in  St.  Paul;  engaged  in  lumber  business  in  Tacoma,  Wash.,  after 
1887;  was  a  United  States  senator  1899-1905.  [17;  167  (Oct  26,  1894*, 
and  Feb.  3,  1899*).] 

Foster,  Alonzo  P.,  farmer,  b.  in  Orange,  Vt.,  May  5,  1816;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1S56,  and  settled  in  Plainview;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  the  next  year;  removed  to  Winona  in  1866,  and  owned 
and  platted  Foster's  addition  to  that  city;  returned  to  Plainview  in 
1878.     [74.] 

Foster,  Andrew  J.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Cooper,  Maine,  June  8,  1827;  set- 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  235 

tied  in  St.  Anthony  in  1849;  engaged  in  lumbering;  in  1852  pre- 
empted a  part  of  the  site  of  Minneapolis;  later  engaged  in  real  estate 
business  and  owned  a  grocery.     [58.] 

Foster,  Henry,  pinaeer,  b.  in  Trumbull  county,  Ohio,  April  22,  1825; 
was  MsmstaeoSL  blacksmith  for  the  Winnebago  Indians,  and  came  with 
the  tribe  to  Long  Prairie,  Minn.,  in  1848;  later  engaged  in  trade  with 
these  Indians  at  their  Agency  in  Blue  Earth  county;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1872;  resided  in  St.  Clair  (formerly  Win- 
nebago Agency),  Minn.     [83*.] 

Foster,  M.  J.,  farmer,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1823;  settled  in  Forest- 
ville,  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  in  1854;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1858  and  1865.     [52.] 

Foster,  Scott  A.,  b.  in  Washington  county,  N.  Y.,  June  2,  1856;  came 
with  his  father  to  Wabasha  county,  Minn.,  when  a  child;  engaged  in 
teaching,  and  was  county  superintendent  of  schools,  1883-6.     [74.] 

Foster,  Thomas,  journalist,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  May  18,  1818;  d. 
in  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  March  31,  1903.  He  engaged  in  newspaper 
work,  and  studied  and  practiced  medicine;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1849,  as  private  secretary  to  Gov.  Ramsey;  was  part  owner  and  editor 
of  the  Daily  Minnesotian,  1857-61;  during  the  civil  war  served  in  the 
commissary  department,  with  rank  of  captain;  established  the  Duluth 
Minnesotian,  the  first  newspaper  published  in  that  city,  1869;  later 
resided  in  Tennessee,  and  in  Washington,  D.  C,  where  he  was  em- 
ployed in  one  of  the  government  departments;  removed  to  California 
in  1902.     [28,  X;  93;  237  (28);  241.] 

Foulke,  William,  lawyer,  b.  in  Morgan  county,  Ohio;  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1868;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1883.  [24;  25;  93;  93A*; 
98*.] 

Fournier,  Alexis  Joseph,  artist,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  July  4,  1865;  re- 
ceived his  education  chiefly  in  Wisconsin,  and  took  his  first  les- 
sons in  painting  from  an  old  scene  painter  in  Milwaukee.  In  1893-4 
he  studied  art  in  Europe,  and  had  the  honor  in  both  1894  and  1895  of 
having  one  of  his  pictures  exhibited  in  the  Salon  de  Champs-Elysees ; 
art  director  of  the  Roycroft  Shops,  East  Aurora,  N.  Y.  [22*;  89;  238 
(Feb.  16,  1896*).] 

Fowler,  Andrew  J.,  b.  in  Lebanon,  Conn.,  June  13,  1835;  settled  in 
Lake  City,  Minn.,  in  1861;  was  connected  with  the  First  National  Bank, 
1871-6;  was  treasurer  of  Wabasha  county,  1876-82,  and  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature,  1870-1.     [74.] 

Fowler,  Charles  Rollin,  lawyer,  b.  in  Jordan,  Minn.  Sept.  17,  1869; 
was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1892;  has  prac- 
ticed in  Minneapolis  since  1893;  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1911.     [24;  30*;  127A*.] 


236  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Fowleb,  J.  G.,  b.  in  Yorkshire,  Eng.,  June  20,  1844;  came  with  his 
parents  to  the  United  States  in  1850,  and  to  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1858; 
served  in  the  Ninth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  register  of 
deeds,  1876-81.     [32.] 

Fowler,  William,  b.  in  Agawam,  Mass.,  Sept.  8,  1826;  d.  in  Redlands, 
California,  May  24,  1905.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852;  settled  on  a 
farm  in  Newport;  served  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  was  president  of  the  State  Agricultural  Society,  1875-7,  and  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1877-8;  removed  in  1891  to  Red- 
lands,  Cal.,  of  which  city  he  was  mayor  for  ten  years.     [30;  40;  166A*.] 

Fox,  Aaron,  b.  in  Mentor,  Ohio,  in  1833;  settled  in  Minneiska,  Minn., 
in  1856;  was  trader  with  the  Indians,  and  later  owned  a  grocery,  and 
was  postmaster.     [74.] 

Fox,  Charles  T.,  b.  in  Towanda,  Pa.,  Feb.  7,  1860;  settled  in  Min- 
neapolis in  1882;  engaged  in  railway  and  banking  enterprises;  in  1888 
became  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Sidle,  Fletcher,  and  Holmes 
Co.,  and  later  was  connected  with  the  Northwestern  Consolidated  Mill- 
ing Co.     [168  (June  5,  1891*,  and  Nov.  27,  1891*).] 

Fox,  Patrick,  pioneer,  b.  in  Tipperary  county,  Ireland,  in  1819;  d. 
at  Taylor's  Falls,  Minn.,  Nov.  3,  1904.  He  came  with  his  parents  to 
the  United  States  in  1823;  settled  at  Taylor's  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1844; 
engaged  in  lumbering  and  mercantile  business;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1860.     [41;  237   (35).] 

Fraiim,  Juercen,  b.  in  Germany  in  1853;  came  with  his  parents  to 
the  United  States  when  two  years  old  and  soon  afterward  to  Minne- 
sota; was  a  representative  from  Olmsted  county  in  the  legislature, 
1871-2.     [66.] 

Franchere,  Gabrtel,  explorer  and  merchant,  bl  in  Montreal,  Nov.  3, 
1786;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  12,  1863.  He  joined  the  expedition  fitted 
out  by  John  Jacob  Astor  to  establish  a  fur-trading  station  on  the  Co- 
lumbia river,  to  which  he  sailed  from  New  York  in  September,  1810, 
on  the  voyage  around  Cape  Horn.  He  wrote,  in  French,  the  first  his- 
tory of  the  Astor  expeditions,  published  in  1820;  of  which  a  transla- 
tion in  English  was  published  in  1854.  During  the  last  thirty  years 
of  his  life  he  was  a  fur  merchant  at  Sault  Ste.  Marie  and  in  New  York 
city.     [1;  28,  VI*.] 

Francis,  Charles  L.,  physician,  b.  in  Oxford,  Maine,  in  1823;  d.  in 
Oklahoma  City,  Dec.  26,  1906.  He  was  graduated  from  the  medical 
department  of  Bowdoin  College;  settled  in  Sterling,  Blue  Earth  county, 
Minn.,  in  1856.     [32;  45*;  237  (43).] 

Frank,  Jonx,  farmer,  b.  in  Wurtemberg,  Germany,  Feb.  13,  1834; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1854,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling 
in  Le  Roy,  Mower  county;  served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt., 
1861-5;   was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1883.     [65A*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  237 

Fraxkexfield,  Amos,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Bucks  county,  Pa., 
March  14,  1845;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1861;  served  in  the  Tenth  Min- 
nesota Regt.  in  the  civil  war;   settled  in  Glencoe  in  1872.     [64.] 

Frankenfield,  Jacob,  merchant,  b.  in  Bucks  county,  Pa.,  Aug.  7, 
1838;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  settling  in  Henderson,  and  engaged 
in  the  hardware  business;  was  a  state  senator,  1874-5;  and  in  1875 
became  collector  of  customs  for  the  Minnesota  district,  with  office  at 
Pembina,  Dakota.     [18.] 

Frankforter,  George  Bell,  educator,  b.  in  Potter,  Ohio,  April  22, 
1860;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Nebraska,  1886;  spent  four 
years  in  study  at  German  universities,  and  received  the  degree  of 
Ph.  D.  at  the  University  of  Berlin,  1893;  has  since  been  dean  of  the 
School  of  Chemistry  in  the  University  of  Minnesota.  [7A;  17;  24; 
26*;  127  (8*);  127A*,  B;  237   (53*).] 

Franklin,  German  B.,  b.  in  Cattaraugus  county,  N.  Y.,  April  4,  1844; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1863;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  heavy  artil- 
lery, 1864-5;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Blue  Earth  City;  was 
auditor  of  Faribault  county,  1893-1909.     [39.] 

Frankson,  Thomas,  b.  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  1869;  was  grad- 
uated in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1900;  is  in  law  practice 
and  real  estate  business  at  Spring  Valley;  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Fraser,  William  Carlisle,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Dover,  Olmsted 
county,  Minn.,  May  21,  1869;  was  county  surveyor,  1894-1903;  resides 
in  Rochester;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903-5.  [30*; 
66A.] 

Frasier,  S.  W.,  journalist,  b.  in  Valparaiso,  Ind.,  in  1855;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1870;  established  the  Brown's  Valley  Reporter  in  1880; 
was  clerk  of  the  district  court,  1882-96.     [32.] 

Frater,  John  Taylor,  b.  near  Uniontown,  Ohio,  April  19,  1848;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1881,  and  settled  in  Brainerd;  was  county  treasurer 
of  Crow  Wing  county,  1888-1904;  was  a  state  senator,  1905;  Indian 
agent  at  Leech  Lake  Agency  since  1907.     [22*;  24;   25;  27*;   30.] 

Frazee,  Randolph  L.,  pioneer,  b.  at  Hamden  Junction,  Ohio,  July  3, 
1841;  d.  at  Pelican  Rapids,  Minn.,  June  4,  1906.  He  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1866.  The  town  of  Frazee,  Becker  county  ,was  named  for  him, 
and  he  owned  mills  there.  He  was  a  representative  in  the  state  leg- 
islature in  1875  and  1883;  removed  to  Pelican  Rapids  in  1890.     [44.] 

Frazee,  Theodore,  merchant,  b.  in  Vinton  county,  Ohio,  May  9,  1848; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1868;  engaged  in  farming  and  lumber  business; 
settled  in  Pelican  Rapids  in  1877;  opened  a  store,  and  was  vice  presi- 
dent of  a  bank.     [35.] 

Frazer,  Sheldon  Lord,  lawyer,  b.  in  Steubenville,  Ohio,  Oct.  8,  1845; 
settled  in  Duluth  in  1887;  was  receiver  of  the  United  States  land  office 
there  five  years;  and  was  afterward  a  land  attorney.     [23*.] 


238  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Frazieb,  Charles  R.,  educator,  b.  in  Vernon  county,  Wis.,  in  1869; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin;  engaged  in  teaching 
in  Minnesota,  at  Waterville,  Little  Falls,  and  Winona;  was  assistant 
superintendent  of  public  instruction  in  Minnesota,  1909-10;  then  re- 
moved to  the  Pacific  coast.     [30.] 

Fredenburg,  David  V.,  miller,  b.  in  New  Jersey,  Dec.  14,  1840;  d. 
in  Alexandria,  Minn.,  Jan.  2,  1907.  He  came  to  Minnesota,  and  in 
1867  settled  in  Alexandria,  where  after  1883  he  was  proprietor  of  the 
Crown  Roller  mill.     [35;   237   (43).] 

Frederick,  Adolph,  music  dealer,  b.  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  Dec.  18, 
1844;  served  in  the  Confederate  army  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1867;  resided  in  St.  Paul  and  Stillwater;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature,  1876-7.     [30.] 

Freeborn,  William,  pioneer,  b.  in  Ohio,  in  1816;  d.  in  California. 
He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1848;  removed  to  Red  Wing  in  1853,  being 
one  of  its  first  settlers;  was  a  member  of  the  territorial  council,  1854-7. 
He  emigrated  to  Montana  in  1864,  and  later  settled  in  California,  in 
1868.    Freeborn  county  is  named  for  him.     [28,  IV;  56;  94.] 

Freeman,  Ambrose,  b.  near  Culpeper  Court  House,  Va.,  Feb.  25,  1823; 
was  killed,  July  24,  1863.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  185J,  settling  on 
a  farm  near  St.  Cloud.  At  the  beginning  of  the  Indian  outbreak,  in 
1862,  he  organized  the  Northern  Rangers  and  was  their  captain.  The 
following  year  he  accompanied  Gen.  Sibley's  expedition  as  first  lieute- 
nant of  the  First  Minnesota  Mounted  Rangers,  and  was  shot  by  an 
Indian  on  the  plains.     [31;  41;  237  (9).] 

Freeman,  D.  H.,  b.  in  Edgar  county,  111.,  in  1849;  came  to  St.  Cloud, 
Minn.,  in  1857;  engaged  in  livery  business;  was  register  of  the  U.  S. 
land  office,  1879-86;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1887. 
[176  (Aug.,  1887).] 

Freeman,  E,  Herbert,  journalist,  b.  in  Hudson,  Wis.,  Feb.  26  1853; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Hastings,  Minn.,  when  a  child ;  learned  the 
printing  trade;  was  one  of  the  editors  of  the  Hastings  Union,  1875-80, 
and  afterward  established  the  Hastings  Daily  News.     [48.] 

Freeman,  Edward  Monroe,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Feb.  12,  1875;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1898;  instructor  and  as- 
sistant professor  of  boiany  there,  1898-1905;  professor  in  the  College 
of  Agriculture  of  this  University  since  1907,  residing  in  St.  Anthony 
Park,  St.  Paul.     [7A;   127B.] 

Freeman,  Everett  P.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Hartford,  Conn.,  Jan.  22,  1837; 
was  graduated  at  Yale  College,  1860;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1861; 
settled  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  the  same  year;  was  county  attorney,  1867-8 
and  1879-84;  was  a  state  senator,  1S74-5.     [32;   45*;   83*.] 

Freeman,  George  W.,  b.  in  St.  Ives,  England,  May  24,  1845;  came  to 
the  United  States  when  eight  years  old.     In  1855  the  family  settled 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES. 


239 


in  St.  Paul,  Minn.  In  1887  he  became  president  of  the  firm  of  C. 
Gotzian  and  Co.,  boot  and  shoe  manufacturers.  [23*;  24;  95*;  98*; 
100*.] 

Freeman,  Henry  B.,  soldier,  b.  in  Ohio;  was  commandant  at  Fort 
Snelling  in  1881;   attained  the  rank  of  colonel  in  1898.     [11;   12.] 

Freeman,  John,  pioneer,  b.  in  Northamptonshire,  Eng.,  in  1805; 
came  to  the  United  States  and  in  1855  settled  in  Freeborn  county, 
Minn.,  on  a  claim  in  the  township  that  was  afterward  named  Freeman 
in  his  honor.     [53.] 

Freeman,  Orrin  W.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Milo,  Maine,  July  28,  1850;  was 
graduated  at  Maine  Wesleyan  Seminary,  and  in  law  at  the  University 
of  Michigan;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1878;  settled  in  Adrian,  No- 
bles county,  Minn.,  in  1887.     [34.] 

Freeman,  Samuel  M-,  grocer,  b.  in  Kennebec  county,  Me.,  Sept.  1, 
1824;  d.  in  Medford,  Minn.,  Jan.  5,  1906.  He  came  to  Steele  county, 
Minn.,  in  1855,  settling  in  Medford;  served  in  the  Tenth  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  postmaster  after  1886.     [72;   237   (39).] 

Frelin,  Julius  Theophilus,  educator,  b.  in  France,  March  13,  1870; 
came  to  Minnesota,  and  taught  in  this  state  nine  years;  served  in  the 
Twelfth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  Spanish-American  war;  engaged  in 
teaching  in  the  Philippine  Islands  three  years;  was  graduated  at  the 
University  of  Minnesota,  1905;  was  instructor  there,  1905-07,  and  since 
assistant  professor  of  French.     [127A*.] 

Fremling,  John,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Frammestad,  Sweden, 
June  21,  1842;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1870,  and  to  Welch,  Minn., 
in  1882;  was  pastor  at  Vasa,  Goodhue  county,  after  1889.     [169.] 

Fremont,  John  Charles,  explorer,  b.  in  Savannah,  Ga.,  Jan.  21, 
1813;  d.  in  New  York,  July  13,  1890.  He  was  known  as  "The  Path- 
finder," on  account  of  his  explorations  in  the  Rocky  Mountain  region; 
was  nominated  in  1856  for  president  of  the  United  States.  He  accom- 
panied Nicollet  in  1838  on  his  expedition  through  southern  and  south- 
western Minnesota.     [1;   4*;    20*.] 

French,  A.  B.,  farmer,  b.  in  Michigan  in  1850;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1855;  resided  at  St.  Peter;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1895.     [30.] 

French,  Andrew,  farmer,  b.  in  Green  Lake  county,"  Wis.,  Dec.  10, 
1859;  came  to  Minnesota  when  four  years  old;  resides  at  Plainview; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1891-3;  and  a  member  of  the 
State  Board  of  Equalization,  1906-08.     [24;   30.] 

French,  Mrs.  Anne  Warner,  author,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Oct.  14,  1869; 
was  married  to  Charles  Ellis  French  in  1888;  author,  A  Woman's  Will 
(1904),  Susan  Glegg  and  her  Friend,  Mrs.  Lathrop  (1904),  Seeing 
France  with  Uncle  John  (l.Uu6),  and  other  books;  resides  in  St.  Paul, 
[17.] 


240  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

French,  E.  D.,  b.  in  New  York  in  1843;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865; 
resided  at  Redwood  Falls,  and  engaged  in  real  estate  business;  was 
a  state  senator,  1895-7.     [30.] 

French,  George  D.,  banker,  b.  in  Winona  county,  Minn.,  Feb.  6,  1856; 
was  register  of  deeds  for  that  county,  1895-1905;  resides  in  St.  Charles; 
was  a  state  senator,  1909.     [30*.] 

French,  George  Franklin,  physician,  b.  in  Dover,  N.  H.,  Oct.  30, 
1837;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  July  13,  1897.  He  was  graduated  at  Harvard 
College,  1859;  was  surgeon  in  the  army,  1863-5;  was  brevetted  lieu- 
tenant colonel  at  the  close  of  the  war;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1879; 
was  president  of  the  Minnesota  Academy  of  Medicine  after  1890. 
[121.] 

French,  Hiram  E.,  teacher,  b.  in  Iowa,  Oct.  23,  1851;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1857;  was  graduated  at  Northern  Indiana  Normal  School, 
1880;  settled  in  Pipestone  in  1884,  where  he  was  principal  of  the  pub- 
lic schools.     [34.] 

French,  John  R.,  pioneer  b.  in  Cornwall,  Eng.,  Oct.  9,  1835;  came 
with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1844,  and  to  Minnesota  in 
1855;  was  the  first  settler  in  Acoma,  McLeod  county,  in  1856;  served 
in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war.     [64.] 

French,  Lafayette,  lawyer,  b.  in  Lorain  county,  Ohio,  Nov.  19,  1848; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1872,  and  settled  in  Austin,  Minn.;  was 
county  attorney,  1874-9;   and  mayor,  1885-8.     [24;   79*;   111.] 

Frick,  Johannes  B.,  educator,  b.  in  Norway,  July  15,  1835;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Aug.  26,  1908.  He  was  graduated  at  Christiania  Univer- 
sity, 1862,  and  the  same  year  came  to  the  United  States;  was  many 
years  a  pastor  in  Wisconsin;  became  professor  in  theology  in  1888  at 
the  Luther  Seminary  in  Minneapolis  (now  located  at  Hamline,  St. 
Paul),  and  was  elected  its  president,  which  position  he  resigned  on 
account  of  ill  health  in  1902.     [148;  149;  169;  237  (51*).] 

Fridley,  Abram  McCormack,  pioneer,  b.  in  Steuben  county,  N.  Y., 
May  1,  1817;  came  to  Long  Prairie  in  1851  as  agent  for  the  Winne- 
bago Indians;  was  afterward  a  farmer  in  Manomin  (now  Fridley) 
township,  Anoka  county;  in  1869  opened  a  large  farm  in  Becker,  Sher- 
burne county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1855,  1869-71, 
and  1879.     [18;   30;  41;   43*.] 

Friedmann,  Joseph,  merchant,  b.  at  Cold  Spring,  Minn.,  in  1871; 
resides  in  Eden  Valley,  where  he  deals  in  real  estate  and  general 
merchandise;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1907-09.     [30*.] 

Friedricii,  John  Henry,  grocer,  b.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  Sept.  19, 
1870;  d.  there  Oct.  10,  1903.  He  served  in  the  Thirteenth  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  the  Philippine  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  lieutenant  colonel. 
[123;   237   (28*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  241 

Frink,  Frederick  Wtllard,  b.  in  Rutland  county,  Vt.,  June  24,  1828; 
d.  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  March  15,  1906.  He  came  to  Minnesota,  set- 
tling on  a  farm  in  Rice  county,  in  1854;  removed  to  Faribault  two 
years  later;  was  auditor  of  Rice  county,  1863-84;  author  of  many 
papers  on  the  history  of  this  county.     [18;  29;  70;  70A;   237  (39*).] 

Frink,  G.  W.,  b.  in  Lorraine,  N.  Y.,  June  24,  1829;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  territorial  days;  settled  on  the  site  of  Montevideo,  and  in  1870 
laid  out  the  town;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1873; 
engaged  in  milling  and  later  owned  a  grocery.     [30;    32.] 

Frisbie,  Stephen  N.,  b.  in  Guilford,  Conn.,  Oct.  6,  1824;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  in  Oakland,  Freeborn  county;  engaged  in 
farming,  wheat  buying,  and  conducting  a  lumber  yard;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1879.     [30;   53.] 

Frisbie,  William  Albert,  journalist,  b.  in  Danbury,  Conn.,  Dec.  12, 
1867;  was  graduated  at  Iowa  College,  1889;  engaged  in  newspaper 
work  on  the  staff  of  the  Minneapolis  Journal;  author  of  juvenile  books 
of  fiction.     [17.] 

Fritz,  Andrew  E.,  b.  in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  Jan.  28,  1870;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  State  Normal  School  there,  1891;  manufacturer  of  blank 
books;   was  appointed  state  public  examiner,  1911.     [30*.] 

Fritz,  Michael  D.,  publisher,  b.  in  Milan,  Ohio,  April  8,  1868;  be- 
gan to  learn  the  printer's  trade  in  1884;  removed  to  South  Dakota  in 
1888,  and  established  the  Castlewood  Republican.  In  1891  he  accepted 
a  position  with  the  Free  Press  Co.,  Mankato,  Minn.,  and  in  1902  pur- 
chased an  interest  in  the  company  and  became  its  secretary  and  man- 
ager.    [24;    25;    46.] 

Frizzell,  Gilbert  A.,  b.  in  Canaan,  Vt.,  July  13,  1836;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1860;   was  treasurer  of  Olmsted  county,  1880-83.     [66.] 

Frogner,  S.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Norway,  Feb.  28,  1824;  d.  in  Herman, 
Minn.,  Feb.  5,  1905.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1870,  and  set- 
tled in  Herman  in  1871;  built  the  first  store  there,  and  was  postmas- 
ter many  years.     [237   (35).] 

Froshaug,  Saxe  J.,  physician;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1880;  was 
graduated  in  medicine,  1895;  resides  in  Benson;  a  state  senator,  191.1. 
[30*.] 

Froslee,  Tjiorvald  H.,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway  in  1865;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1887,  and  settled  at  Vining,  Otter  Tail  county;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1897.     [30.] 

Frost,  Edwin  P.,  teacher,  b.  in  Charlestown,  N.  H.,  May  4,  1839;  was 
graduated  at  Amherst  College,  1865;  was  principal  of  the  high  school 
in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  after  1880.     [40.] 

Frost,  James  C,  b.  in  Rumford,  Maine,  Nov.  11,  1816;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1852,  and  settled  in  Anoka;  was  sheriff  of  Anoka  county 
fourteen  years;  was  a  member  of  the  first  state  legislature.  [31;  41; 
43.] 

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242       .      MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Fkost,  John  August,  Lutheran  clergyman  b.  in  Morlunda,  Sweden, 
Aug.  26,  1854;  came  to  the  United  States  was  graduated  in  theology 
at  Augustana  College,  Rock  Island,  111.,  in  1886;  settled  in  Minne- 
sota; pastor  in  St.  Paul  since  1893.     [169.] 

Froula,  Vaclav  K.,  educator,  b.  in  1873;  was  graduated  at  Chicago 
University,  1898;  engaged  in  teaching  in  Evanston  and  in  Quincy,  111.; 
was  principal  of  the  Central  High  School,  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  1907-10. 
[237   (50*).] 

Frovold,  K.  P.,  b.  in  Eggedal,  Norway,  Jan.  1,  1844;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1866;  settled  in  Benson,  Minn.,  in  1872;  was  county 
auditor  after  1874.     [169.] 

Fry,  Christian,  physician,  b.  in  Allegany  county,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  16, 
1851;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Louisville,  Ky., 
1874;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1883;  owned  a  drug  store,  and  in  1893-1904 
was  part  owner  of  the  Hotel  Ryan.     [24;  93A;  95*.] 

Fry,  George  L.,  merchant,  b.  in  Bartholomew  county,  Ind.,  Nov.  14, 
1851;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  Douglas 
county,  1868;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Osakis  after  1883. 
[35.] 

Fryberger,  Harrison  Earl,  lawyer,  b.  in  Goodhue  county,  Minn., 
Jan.  10,  1867;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1890, 
and  from  its  law  department  in  1892;  resides  in  Minneapolis;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903.     [24;  25;   30.] 

Frye,  Pascal  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Dracut,  Mass.,  May  17,  1850;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  Illinois  in  1886;  settled  in  Willmar,  Minn.,  the 
same  year;  owned  a  farm  in  the  town  of  Kandiyohi;  was  county  at- 
torney, 1899-1901.     [63.] 

Fuchs,  Edmund  J.,  druggist,  b.  in  Germany,  1874;  came  to  the  Unit- 
ed States  and  to  Minnesota  in  1880  with  his  father,  settling  in  St. 
Paul;  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Fuhrmann,  Henry  C,  b.  in  Saxony  in  1830;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1850;  settled  in  Winona,  Minn,  in  1867,  and  engaged  in  real 
estate  and  insurance  business;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1889.     [30.] 

Fuller,  Alpheus  G.,  pioneer,  d.  in  Scotland,  Conn.,  April  13,  1900. 
He  came  to  St.  Paul  from  Connecticut  as  early  as  1850,  and  in  1856 
built  and  owned  a  hotel  there.  The  next  year  he  removed  to  South 
Dakota,  and  aided  in  founding  the  first  white  settlement  in  that  state, 
at  Sioux  Falls.  Later  he  resided  at  Fort  Randall  and  Yankton. 
[28,  X.] 

Fuller,  Caroline  Macomjjek,  author,  b.  in  Bangor,  Maine;  was  grad- 
uated at  Smith  College,  1895;  author  of  songs  and  books  of  fiction; 
resides  in  Minneapolis.     [17.] 

Fuller,  Francis  Lord,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Wilbraham, 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  243 

Mass.,  Oct.  1,  1814;  d.  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  June  17,  1881.  He  was 
graduated  at  Amherst  College,  1839,  and  Hartford  Theological  Sem- 
inary, 1842;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  the  following  year;  was 
pastor  in  Michigan  and  Illinois;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1871,  and  was 
pastor  in  Saratoga,  Spring  Valley,  and  Hamilton;  removed  to  Kansas 
•  City  in  1880.     [144.] 

Fuller,  G.  W.,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Broome  county,  N.  Y.,  Sept. 
24,  1824;  was  graduated  at  Denison  University,  1847;  was  a  home  mis- 
sionary at  Chatfield,  Minn.,  1858-65;  pastor  at  Lake  City,  1865-72;  after- 
ward engaged  in  nursery  business  in  Litchfield.     [65.] 

Fuller,  Hiram  J.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Pomfret,  N.  Y.,  April  27,  1824;  d.  in 
Mankato,  Minn.,  July  10,  1904.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852,  and 
settled  in  Mankato;  owned  a  farm  in  Lime  township;  was  the  first 
treasurer  of  Blue  Earth  county,  1853.     [83;  237  (35).] 

Fuller,  Jane  Gay,  b.  in  Windham,  Conn.;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1854;  traveled  extensively  through  the  territory,  and  collected  many 
Indian  legend-s,  which  she  afterward  wrote  in  poetry;  author  also  of 
many  short  poems  and  magazine  articles.     [165.] 

Fuller,  Jerome,  judge,  b.  in  Litchfield  county,  Conn.,  in  1803;  d.  in 
Brockport,  N.  Y.,  in  1880.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1835;  was 
appointed  chief  justice  of  the  territory  of  Minnesota  in  1851,  and 
filled  the  position  one  year.     [168  (March,  1892)  ;  237  (1).] 

Fuller,  M.  C,  b.  in  New  York  in  1827;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865, 
and  settled  on  a  farm  at  Rochester  the  next  year;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1873.     [30.] 

Fuller,  M.  J.,  farmer,  b.  in  Irasburg,  Vt.,  July  1,  1840;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1859;  resided  in  Lake  City;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1879.     [30.] 

Fuller,  Wiieaton  M.,  journalist,  b.  in  1863  at  Little  Falls,  Minn., 
and  d.  there,  Oct.  31,  1908.  He  was  editor  and  publisher  of  the  Little 
Falls  Transcript,  and  vice  president  of  the  Little  Falls  Electric  and 
Water  Power  Company;  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1893,  and 
a  state  senator,  1895-7.     [30;  237   (51).] 

Fullerton,  Samuel  Ferguson,  b.  in  Charlemont,  Scotland,  Feb.  2, 
1858;  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  while  still  a  child, 
and  in  1879  settled  in  Duluth.  In  1895  he  was  appointed  a  member  of 
the  state  board  of  Game  and  Fish  Commissioners.     [26*;   27*;   100*.] 

Fulmer,  Nelson  B.,  b.  in  Onondaga  county,  N.  Y.,  May  19,  1843; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1865;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Alexandria  in, 
1873;  was  attorney  of  Douglas  county;  removed  to  St.  Cloud  in  1880, 
where  he  was  general  agent  for  the  McCormick  Machine  Company. 
[31.] 

Fulton,  Samuel  G.,  b.  in  Medford,  Mass.,  Sept.  7,  1851;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1872;  settled  at  Northern  Pacific  Junction,  later  named 
Carlton;   was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in#1877.     [30.] 


244  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Fulton,  Thomas  C,  lawyer,  b.  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  in  1871;  came  to 
Minnesota  the  next  year;  was  graduated  at  Cornell  University  in  1895, 
and  later  from  its  law  department;  resides  at  White  Bear  Lake;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1899  and  1903-05.     [30*.] 

Funk,  William  Albert,  lawyer,  b.  in  La  Salle  county,  111.,  Feb. -25, 
1854;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1875;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1887, 
practiced  eight  years  in  Lakefield,  and  in  1895  removed  to  Mankato. 
[24;   25;  26*;   34;  39;  46.] 

Furber,  Joseph  E.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Wolfborough,  N.  H.,  May  13,  1840; 
d.  in  Detroit,  Minn.,  March  21,  1897.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1868; 
engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Detroit  after  1875.     [44.] 

Furber,  Joseph  W.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Farmington,  N.  H.,  Aug.  29,  1814; 
d.  in  Cottage  Grove,  Minn.,  July  10,  1884.  He  came  to  the  St.  Croix 
valley  in  1840,  and  settled  on  a  farm  at  Cottage  Grove;  was  a  member 
of  the  territorial  legislature  in  1849  and  in  1857,  being  its  speaker; 
was  appointed  marshal  of  the  territory  in  1851.  [28,  IX;  29;  40;  41; 
131.] 

Furber,  P.  P.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Farmington,  N.  H.,  in  1788;  d.  in  Cot- 
tage Grove,  Minn.,  Jan.  28,  1871.  He  settled  in  Cottage  Grove  in 
1849;  later  resided  in  St.  Paul  and  Prescott,  Wis.  [238  (Jan.  31, 
1871).] 

Furber,  Samuel  W.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Farmington,  N.  H.,  May  2,  1819; 
settled  at  Cottage  Grove,  Minn.,  in  1860;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1862.     [40;  41;  124.] 

Furlong,  John  J.,  farmer,  b.  in  County  Tipperary,  Ireland,  Feb.  2, 
1849;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  when  three  years 
old.  They  settled  in  1856  in  Minnesota  on  a  farm  near  Austin,  where 
he  still  resides.  In  1887  he  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
and  again  in  1891-5.     [22*;  24;   30;  65A*;  166A*.] 

Fust,  Charles,  b.  in  Germany  in  1832;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1869; 
resided  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1901.     [30.] 

Gabrielson,'  Gabriel,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept.  15,  1825;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1854;  opened  the  first  store  in  Newburg,  Fill- 
more county,  Minn.     [52.] 

Gage,  Addison,  Jr.,  journalist,  b.  in  Westfield,  Mass.,  in  1857;  d.  in 
Aiioka,  Minn.,  Sept.  17,  1883.  He  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  par- 
ents; was  graduated  at  the  State  University,  1879;  the  next  year  be- 
came managing  editor  of  the  Minneapolis  Evening  Journal.     [237  (1).] 

Gage,  George  M.,  educator,  b.  in  Waterford,  Maine,  Aug.  22,  1834; 
settled  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1868;  was  in  charge  of  the  state  normal 
school  until  1872;  then  removed  to  St.  Paul,  and  was  superintendent 
of  the  city  schools  two  years;  later  engaged  in  publication  of  educa- 
tional magazines}  removed  to  Portland,  Oregon.     [83.] 


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Gacxox,  Marcel,  pioneer,  b.  in  Canada,  Aug.  17,  1825;  was  employed 
by  the  American  Fur  Company  several  years;  settled  in  Stillwater, 
Minn.,  in  1845;  engaged  in  lumbering;  served  in  a  Minnesota  Inde- 
pendent Battalion,  1863-6.     [41.] 

Gaixes,  Alyix  Dexxts,  educator,  b.  in  Berkshire,  Vt.,  June,  1850; 
was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1880;  came  to  Minnesota,  and 
taught  school  in  Spring  Valley  and  Glenville;  was  superintendent  of 
schools  for  Douglas  county,  1890-4;  professor  in  the  School  of  Agri- 
culture, University  of  Minnesota,  1895-8;  has  since  engaged  in  real 
estate  business  in  Minneapolis.     [127    (10*);    241.] 

Gaixey,  P.  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Winona  county,  Minn.,  in  1863;  resides 
in  Elba;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1901.     [30.] 

Gale,  Amory,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Royalston,  Mass.,  Aug.  21, 
1815;  d.  in  Joppa,  Palestine,  Nov.  25,  1874.  He  was  graduated  at 
Brown  University,  1843,  and  Newton  Theological  Seminary,  1846; 
came  to  Minneapolis  in  1857,  and  was  pastor  of  the  First  Baptist 
church  one^year;  later  was  general  missionary  for  Minnesota  of  the 
American  Baptist  Home  Mission  Society,  1858-74.     [18;    141;    142;    237 

(1).] 

Gale,  Edmund,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  England,  Nov.  12, 
1821;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  March  19,  1899.  He  came  to  the  United  States; 
was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1856;  was  pastor  of  a  church  in  Fari- 
bault, Minn.,  1866-73,  and  again  in  1881-91,  and  in  Medford,  1894-6; 
afterward  resided  in  St.  Paul.     [70;   70A;   143   (1898*);   144.] 

Gale,  Edward  Chexery,  lawyer,  b.  in  Minneapolis,  Aug.  21,  1862; 
was  graduated  at  Yale  University,  1884,  and  at  Harvard  law  school; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1888;  resides  in  Minneapolis.     [85A*;  137.] 

Gale,  Harlow  A.,  b.  in  Worcester,  Mass.;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Dec. 
14,  1901.  He  was  graduated  at  Union  College,  N.  Y.,  in  1856;  set- 
tled in  Minneapolis  the  same  year;  engaged  in  real  estate  business; 
in  1872  bought  and  platted  Gale's  first  addition  to  Minneapolis,  and 
in  1873  the  second.     [58;   237   (19).] 

Gale,  Harlow  Stearns,  educator,  b.  in  Minneapolis,  June  29,  1862; 
graduated  at  Yale  College,  1885;;  studied  in  Leipzig  and  Berlin,  Ger- 
many, 1890-4;  was  instructor  in  psychology  in  the  University  of  Min- 
nesota, 1895-1903;  later  assistant  in  the  city  engineer's  department, 
Minneapolis.     [74;   127   (9*);   127B;   241.] 

Gale,  James  H.,  soldier,  b.  in  Maryland;  attained  the  rank  of  cap- 
tain in  1817;  was  commandant  at  Fort  Snelling,  1829-31,  when  he 
resigned  from  the  army.     [11;   12.] 

Gale,  Samuel  Chester,  b.  Royalston,  Mass.,  Sept.  15,  1827;  was 
graduated  at  Yale  college,  1854;  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1857,  and  dur- 
ing many  years  was  prominent  in  real  estate,  loan  and  insurance 
business;  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Minnesota  Academy  of  Nat- 
ural Sciences.     [18*;  19*;  25;   58;  84*;   85A*.] 


246  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Gallagher,  Peter  Joseph,  R.  C.  clergyman,  b.  in  County  Mayo,  Ire- 
land, Sept.  7,  1854;  came  to  the  United  States  when  ten  years  old,  and 
to  Minnesota  in  1866;  entered  the  priesthood  in  1877;  was  pastor  in 
St.  Paul,  and  since  1889  in  Winona.     [24;  77.] 

Galley,  Henry,  furniture  manufacturer,  b.  in  England,  Dec.  24,  1833; 
d.  in  Royalton,  Minn.,  in  Oct.,  1904.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1850,  and  to  Minnesota  five  years  later;  in  1863  settled  at  Elk  River. 
[31;  237  (35*).] 

Galpin,  George,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1818;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1853;  joined  the  Minnesota  Conference  in  1859;  was 
pastor  at  Minnetonka,  Montevideo,  Marshall,  and  Redwood  Falls ;  after 
ward  resided  in  Minneapolis.     [180  (Oct.  7,  1896*).] 

Galt,  William  Wiley,  farmer,  b.  in  Minnesota  in  1855;  resides  at 
Myrtle,  Freeborn  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1899.     [30;   237    (38*).] 

Galtier,  Ltjcian,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  France,  1811;  d.  at  Prairie  du 
Chien,  Wis.,  Feb.  21,  1866.  He  studied  theology  in  his  native  land; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1838,  with  a  band  of  missionaries;  was 
ordained  priest  at  Dubuque  in  1840,  and  the  same  year  settled  at 
Mendota,  Minn.  He  built  a  log  chapel,  which  he  dedicated  to  St.  Paul, 
in  1841,  from  which  the  city  of  St.  Paul  received  its  name.  In  1844 
he  removed  to  Keokuk,  Iowa,  and  four  years  later  returned  to  France. 
Afterward  he  again  came  to  America,  and  resided  at  Prairie  du  Chien 
until  his  death.     [28,  III,  IV*;  94;  108;  145;  146*.] 

Galusha,  Reuben  Barney,  lawyer,  b.  in  Shaftsbury,  Vt,  Sept.  10, 
1832;  d.  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  Aug.  10,  1902.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1857,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  St.  Paul;  was  attorney  fon 
the  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  and  Manitoba  railway  twelve  years.  [93; 
124;   237   (19*).] 

Galvin,  Henry,  pioneer,  b.  in  Westmeath  county,  Ireland,  in  1820; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  27,  1903.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1854;  was  a 
member  of  the  police  force,  1856-1881;  later  was  sergeant-at-arms 
for  the  city  council.     [237  (28*).] 

Gandrtjd,  Peter  A.,  merchant,  b.  in  Northfield,  Minn.,  April  27,  1868; 
settled  in  Kandiyohi  county  in  1892;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature, 1901-05.     [30*;   63*.] 

Gannett,  William  Channing,  Unitarian  clergyman,  b.  in  Boston, 
Mass.,  March  13,  1840;  was  graduated  at  Harvard  College,  1860,  and 
Harvard  Divinity  School,  1868;  was  pastor  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  1877-83, 
and  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  1889-1908;  author  of  numerous  books  and 
pamphlets.     [17.] 

Gardener,  Patrick  S.,  farmer,  b.  in  Limerick,  Ireland,  May  8,  1828; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1850,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  served 
in  the  Minnesota  cavalry  in  the  Indian  and  civil  wars,  attaining  the 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  247 

rank  of  captain;  resided  at  Lake  "Washington,  Le  Sueur  county;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1877.     [30.] 

Gardner,  E.  P.,  druggist,  b.  in  Monson,  Mass.,  in  1817;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1873,  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  New  Auburn,  Sibley  county; 
five  years  later  removed  to  the  village,  where  he  was  postmaster  and 
owned  a  drug  store.     [32.] 

Gardner,  George  T.,  druggist,  b.  in  Albion,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  18,  1848;  set- 
tled in  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  in  1873;  was  clerk  of  the  district  court  of 
Freeborn  county,  1881-88.     [53.] 

Gardner,  George  Washington,  banker,  b.  in  Columbia,  111.,  Feb.  22, 
1862;  came  with  his  parents  to  Hastings,  Minn.,  when  two  years  old; 
after  1891  was  president  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Hastings;  re- 
sides in  St.  Paul.     [56*.] 

Gardner,  J.  Welles,  b.  in  South  Lancaster,  Conn.,  April  9,  1841; 
a.  in  California,  May  5,  1876.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1860;  served 
as  paymaster  in  the  U.  S.  navy,  1863-5;  engaged  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness and  milling  in  Minneapolis.     [238   (May  6,  1876).] 

Gardner,  Stephen,  miller  and  banker,  b.  in  Bolton,  Mass.,  Dec.  7, 
1806;  d.  in  Hastings,  Minn.,  March,  1889.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1864,  settling  at  Hastings,  where  the  same  year  he  built  the  Vermil- 
lion flouring  mill,  celebrated  many  years  for  its  high  grade  of  flour; 
was  president  of  banks  in  Hastings,  Minneapolis,  and  Cannon  Falls. 
[18*;  29;  48;  56*;  168  (March  15,  1889).] 

Garland,  Nathaniel,  first  sheriff  of  Waseca  county,  1857-9;  engaged 
in  mercantile  business  in  Wilton,  1864-8;  afterward  resided  in  Wa- 
seca; was  drowned  in  Clear  Lake  in  1880.     [75.] 

Garlock,  William,  b.  in  Montgomery,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  15,  1818;  d.  in 
Winona,  Minn.,  July  11,  1894.  He  settled  there  in  1856;  was  a  dealer 
in  grain;  and  was  one  of  the  organizers,  and  a  director,  of  three 
banks.     [76;  77;  78.] 

Garrard,  Israel,  b.  in  Ohio,  Oct.  22,  1825;  d.  in  Frontenac,  Minn., 
Sept.  21,  1901.  He  was  graduated  at  Harvard  College,  and  at  the 
Cincinnati  law  school;  purchased  and  settled  upon  a  large  estate  at 
Frontenac,  on  Lake  Pepin,  in  1854;  raised  a  company  of  Ohio  troops 
for  the  civil  war;  served  as  colonel  in  the  Seventh  Ohio  Regt.,  and 
was  promoted  to  be  brigadier  general.  He  was  widely  known  for  his 
liberality,  and  for  his  aristocratic  and  luxurious  mode  of  life.  [54; 
237   (14*,  17*).] 

Garrard,  Lewis  H.,  farmer  and  author,  b.  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  June, 
1829;  d.  at  Lakewood,  N.  Y.,  July,  1887.  He  visited  Minnesota  in  1854, 
and  in  1858  settled  in  Frontenac,  where  he  had  a  farm  of  5,000  acres; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1859;  removed  to  Lake  City 
in  1870,  and  was  for  three  years  president  of  the  First  National  Bank 
there;  resided  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  after  1880.     [18;  30;  54*;  237  (2).] 


248  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Garratt,  Wilson  C,  pioneer,  b.  in  Canada  in  1830;  came  to  Fillmore 
county,  Minn.,  in  1853,  being  one  of  the  first  settlers;  served  in  the 
Second  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  afterward  helped  to  organize 
Jackson  county,  and  was  its  register  of  deeds  eight  years;  removed  to 
Fountain,  Fillmore  county,  in  1875;  engaged  in  selling  furniture  and 
flour.     [52.] 

Garretty,  Frank  Dillon,  b.  in  Ireland,  Feb.  4,  1827;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Minn.,  Sept.  1,  1911.  He  came  to  the  United  States  at  an  early  age; 
served  as  lieutenant  in  the  15th  Kentucky  Regt,  1861-3,  and  in  the 
regular  army,  1865-93,  retiring  with  the  rank  of  major;  was  recruit- 
ing officer  in  St.  Paul,  1886-8,  and  afterward  made  this  city  his  home. 
[121.] 

Garrish,  Charles,  died  in  St.  Charles,  Minn.,  Jan.,  1903.  He  settled 
in  Winona  county  in  1855;  was  a  member  of  the  state  constitutional 
convention,  1857.     [237   (28).] 

Garrison,  John,  pioneer,  b.  in  Broome  county,  N.  Y.,  March  14,  1802; 
d*.  in  Mantorville,  Minn.,  June  21,  1871.  He  settled  in  Dodge  county  in 
1855;  owned  a  farm,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Mantor- 
ville.    [49.] 

Garrison,  Oscar  E.,  civil  engineer,  b.  at  Fort  Ann,  N.  Y.,  July  21, 
1825;  d.  on  his  farm  in  Crow  Wing  county,  Minn.,  April  2,  1886.  He 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1850;  explored  Lake  Minnetonka,  and  built  the 
first  house  upon  its  banks;  surveyed  and  platted  the  village  of  Way- 
zata  in  1854;  removed  to  St.  Cloud  in  1860;  served  in  the  Northern 
Rangers  against  the  Sioux,  1862.     [31;   41;  237   (1).] 

Gaktsibe,  F.  E.,  b.  in  Bradford  county,  Pa.,  in  1862;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1884;  settled  in  Winona;  was  postmaster  there  eight  years; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1909.     [30*.] 

Garver,  James  Alexander,  physician,  b.  in  Hamilton,  Ohio,  March 
19,  1814;  d.  in  Wasioja,  Minn.,  Dec.  15,  1901-  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1856,  settling  in  Wasioja;  served  as  surgeon  in  Indiana  regiments 
during  the  civil  war;  removed  to  Dodge  Center  in  1875.  [18;  49; 
156.] 

Garvin,  Charles  Frederick,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Essex,  Vt,  in 
1827;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Feb.  14,  1909.  He  joined  the  Vermont  con- 
ference; came  to  Minnesota  in  1867;  was  pastor  in  many  places,  and 
after  1881  resided  in  Hamline,  St.  Paul.     [237   (56*).] 

Gaskill,  James  R.  M.,  physician,  b.  in  Madison  county,  111.,  in  1820; 
was  graduated  at  McKendree  college,  1843,  and  in  the  medical  depart- 
ment of  the  Missouri  State  University,  1854;  was  surgeon  in  an  Illi- 
nois regiment,  1864-5;  settled  in  Marine  ,Minn.,  in  1855;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  first  state  legislature,  and  also  in  1872-3.  [29*;  30; 
40;   41.] 

Gates,  Ezra  W.,  miller  and  farmer,  b.  in  Waukon,  Wis.,  Jan,  9,  1851; 
came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1857;  resides  at  Garden  City; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1905-7.     [24;   25;   30*.] 


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Gates,  H.  N.,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Fowler,  N.  Y.,  May 
31,  1820;  was  graduated  at  Union  College,  1846,  and  Hartford  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  1850;  engaged  in  missionary  work  at  Detroit  and 
other  Minnesota  towns  after  1872.     [44.] 

Gates,  Joseph  A.,  physician,  b.  in  Olmsted  county,  Minn.,  Sept.  11, 
1870;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
1895;  settled  in  Kenyon;  built  the  Kenyon  telephone  exchange  in 
1901;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1905-09.  [24;  26*;  30*; 
56.] 

Gates,  Oliver  H.,  educator,  b.  in  Adams  county,  Pa.,  in  1860;  en- 
gaged in  teaching  in  Pennsylvania,  1886-8;  later  taught  in  North  Da- 
kota Indian  Schools  until  1899,  then  becoming  superintendent  of  the 
Vermilion  Lake  Training  School  for  Indians,  at  Tower,  Minn.     [37.] 

Gates,   W.   Almoxt,   lawyer,   b.   in   Middlefield,   Ohio,    in   1854;    was 
graduated  at  Oberlin  College,  1878;   was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1881, 
and  came  to  Minnesota  the  same  year;  was  attorney  of  Sauk  Center 
after  1887  resided  in  St.  Paul;   was  agent  for  the  state  in  relation  to 
hospitals  for  the  insane;    removed  to  California  in   1903.      [93;    111* 
237    (32*).] 

Gates,  Warren,  pioneer,  b.  in  Bennington  county,  Vt.,  Jan.  31,  1828 
was  the  first  settler  in  Alma  City,  Waseca  county,   Minn.,   1865;   en- 
gaged in  the  manufacture  of  wagons.     [75.] 

Gaugiian,  James  Henry,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  Feb.  27,  1855;  was  educated 
in  Catholic  schools  of  Wisconsin  and  Minnesota,  and  studied  theology 
in  Canada;  was  ordained  priest  in  1883,  and  after  1900  was  pastor  of 
St.  Joseph's  church,  Red  Wing.     [26*.] 

Gailt,  Z.  S.,  banker,  b.  in  Lyons,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  19,  1843;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1853,  and  lived  at  Traverse  des  Sioux;  was  elected  register 
of  deeds  for  Nicollet  county  in  1870,  and  county  auditor,  1873;  was 
cashier  of  the  Nicollet  County  Bank  after  1885.     [237   (45*).] 

Gausewitz,  William,  pharmacist,  b.  in  Manitowoc  county,  Wis.,  in 
1863;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1884,  and  resides  in  Owatonna;  was  a 
member  of  the  state  senate,  1899-1902.     [30;   72.] 

Gausta,  Heriuorn  N.,  artist,  b.  in  Telemarken,  Norway,  in  1854; 
came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1867;  settled  in  Min- 
neapolis in  1889.     He  is  well  known  as  a  portrait  painter.     [169.] 

Gaithier,  John  B.,  pioneer,  b.  in  New  York  in  1803;  was  one  of  the 
original  contractors  of  the  Erie  canal;  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1838;  plat- 
ted an  addition  to  West  St.  Paul;  died  in  1884.     [94.] 

Gay,  Picard  du,  French  explorer;  accompanied  Hennepin  and  Ako 
on  a  voyage  to  explore  the  sources  of  the  Mississippi  in  1680.  They 
discovered  the  Falls  of  St.  Anthony,  which  were  named  by  Hennepin. 
They  were  captured  by  the  Indians,  but  were  released  and  returned 
to  Canada.     [1.] 


250  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Gaylord,  Nelson  Beeman,  farmer  and  miller,  b.  in  Pennsylvania, 
Nov.  1,  1823;  d.  at  Belvidere  Mills,  Minn.,  Dec.  27,  1903.  He  came  to 
Goodhue  county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  erected  a  grist  mill  in  1861,  and  was 
instrumental  in  establishing  Belvidere  Mills  postoffice  in  1878,  of 
which  he  was  postmaster  many  years.     [54;  237  (35).] 

Gear,  Ezekiel  Gilbert,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  Middletown, 
Conn.,  Sept.  13,  1793;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Oct.  13,  1873.  He  was  or-< 
dained  to  the  ministry  in  1814;  was  appointed  chaplain  at  Fort  Snell- 
ing  in  1837;  was  transferred  to  Fort  Ripley  in  1860,  and  seven  years 
later  was  placed  on  the  retired  list  because  of  his  advanced  age. 
[28,  XII*;  59;  85;  152A*;  237  (1).] 

Gearey,  E.  C,  farmer,  b.  in  Hudson,  N.  Y.,  June  11,  184i;  served  in 
the  149th  N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  becoming  lieutenant  colonel; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1$65,  and  settled  in  Plainview;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1879.     [30.] 

Gearhart,  Nathaniel  Alward,  lawyer,  b.  in  Livingston  county,  N. 
Y.,  Sept.  25,  1843;  d.  Jan.  10,  1906.  He  served  in  the  104th  N.  Y.  Regt., 
1861-4;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1887,  and  settled  in  Duluth;  was  admit- 
ted to  the  bar,  and  practiced  ten  years;  was  judge  of  the  municipal 
court,  1898-1904.     [Ill;   241.] 

Geddes,  George,  merchant,  b.  in  Albany,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  5,  1836;  settled 
in  Anoka,  Minn.,  in  1869;  was  auditor  of  Anoka  county,  1881-84.  [31; 
43.] 

Geddes,  Thomas  Timothy,  merchant,  b.  in  Frankfort,  111.,  Sept.  9, 
1860;  came  with  his  parents  to  Anoka,  Minn.,  in  1869,  where  he  has 
since  resided.     [24;   43*.] 

Geddes,  William  R.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Albany,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  28,  1855;  d. 
in  Rochester,  Minn.,  Oct.  10,  1911.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  Blue 
Earth  county,  Minn.,  in  1864;  engaged  in  newspaper  work  in  Man- 
kato  and  studied  law,  and  in  1891  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  In  1898 
his  brother,  Charles  D.  Geddes,  joined  him  in  the  legal  firm  of  W.  R. 
and  C.  D.  Geddes.     [46;   237   (67*).] 

Gedney,  Matthias  A.,  b.  in  New  York  city,  Oct.  24,  1822;  d.  in  Min- 
neapolis, Feb.  20,  1905.  He  settled  there  in  1879,  and  established  a 
large  pickling  business.     [237   (35*).] 

Geib,  John,  b.  in  Prussia  in  1834;  d.  in  Winthrop,  Minn.,  in  1901. 
He  came  to  the  United  States  when  eight  years  old;  settled  in  Hen- 
derson, Minn.,  in  1855;  served  in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the 
civil  war;  engaged  in  milling,  and  later  in  farming;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1878.     [30;  32;  237  (14).] 

Geissel,  George,  farmer,  b.  in  Bavaria  in  1844;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1856;  served  in  the  Third  Ohio  Light  Artillery  during  the  civil  war; 
settled  in  Morrison  county,  Minn.;  was  a  state  senator,  1891-3.  [30; 
98*.] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  251 

Geissler,  John  M.,  farmer,  b.  in  Wurtemberg,  Germany,  in  1829; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1847,  and  settled  in  Minnesota  ten  years 
later;  served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  resides 
at  Nunda,  Freeborn  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1893-5.     [30.] 

Genin,  J.  B.  M.,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  near  Lyons,  France,  Nov.  4,  1»839; 
came  to  America  in  1860;  had  charge  of  a  mission  in  northern  Canada, 
and  later  among  the  Sioux  on  the  Red  river;  settled  in  Dultuh  in 
1873.     [31.] 

Genis,  Claude,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  France,  Oct.  4,  1838;  d.  in  Min- 
neapolis, July  27,  1910.  He  was  ordained  a  priest  in  1861;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1863,  settling  in  Minnesota;  engaged  in  mission- 
ary work  five  years;  was  pastor  in  Austin,  1869-74;  in  Faribault,  1874- 
82;  and  later  in  Graceville,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  and  other  places  in 
this  state.     [70;   146;   241.] 

Gentry,  William  T.,  soldier,  b.  in  1832  in  Indiana;  d.  at  Fort  Snell- 
ing,  Minn.,  June  28,  1885.  He  was  graduated  at  the  U.  S.  Military 
Academy  in  1856;  was  brevetted  lieutenant  colonel  in  1884;  and  was 
commandant  at  Fort  Snelling,  1884-5.     [11;   12;   13;   121.] 

George,  August  F.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Germany,  Jan.  31,  1857;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1874;  settled  in  Ada,  Minn.,  in  1880,  and  engaged 
in  mercantile  business;  was  the  first  treasurer  of  Norman  county, 
1882-3,  and  county  auditor,  1887-93.     [35.] 

George,  James,  lawyer,  b.  in  Alexandria,  N.  Y.,  May  27,  1819;  d.  in 
Rochester,  Minn.,  March  7,  1881.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1844; 
served  through  the  Mexican  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  was 
colonel  of  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt,  1862-4.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1854,  settling  on  a  farm  in  Olmsted  county,  near  the  present  city 
of  Rochester.     [18;   66;   237   (1).] 

George,  Perry,  farmer,  b.  in  Sheldon,  N.  Y.,  April  8,  1847;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1861;  resided  in  Lake  City;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1879.     [30.] 

Gerber,  J.  W.,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Oneida  county,  N.  Y.,  Nov. 
12,  1854;  settled  in  Luverne,  Minn.,  in  1878,  owned  a  store,  and  had 
many  other  financial  interests.     [34;   71.] 

Gerdtzen,  Ernst  Adolph,  lawyer,  b.  in  Hamburg,  Germany,  April 
28,  1822;  d.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  Dec.  18,  1895.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1848,  and  settled  in  Winona  in  1856;  was  clerk  of  the  dis- 
trict court  seventeen  years.     [23*;   76.] 

Gere,  Thomas  Parke,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Wellsburg,  N.  Y.,  Sept. 
10,  1842;  d.  in  Chicago,  111.,  Jan.  8,  1912.  He  came  with  his  parents  to 
Minnesota  when  ten  years  old;  resided  in  Chatfield;  served  in  the 
Fifth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  Indian  and  civil  wars;  became  general 
superintendent  of  the  eastern  division  of  the  Chicago,  St.  Paul,  Min- 


252  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

neapolis  and  Omaha  railroad  in  1882;  removed  to  Sioux  City,  Iowa, 
and  later  to  Chicago.     [52;  68;  237  (68).] 

Gerken,  John,  b.  in  Germany,  Nov.  11,  1842;  d.  in  Henderson,  Minn., 
July  3,  1904.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1848,  and  to  Minnesota 
in  1859;  served  in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt,  1862-5;  was  mayor  of 
Henderson  five  years,  and  county  treasurer  four  years.  [32;  237 
(35).] 

Gerlagh,  George  N.,  building  contractor,  b.  July  3,  1857,  in  St.  Paul, 
where  he  still  resides;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1895. 
[30.] 

Gerlich,  H.  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Wisconsin  in  1845;  came  to  Mankato, 
Minn.,  in  1868,  and  eleven  years  later  settled  in  Decoria.;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1875.     [32.] 

Gerould,  James  Thayer,  librarian,  b.  in  Goffstown,  N.  H.,  Oct.  3, 
1872;  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1895;  engaged  in  library 
work  in  several  universities;  librarian  of  the  University  of  Minne- 
sota since  1906.     [85A;    127A*,   B.] 

Gerrish,  Charles,  pioneer,  b.  in  Canterbury,  N.  H.;  settled  in  Sara- 
toga, Winona  county,  Minn.,  in  1855)  was  a  member  of  the  state  con- 
stitutional convention,  1857;  removed  from  his  farm  to  St.  Charles  in 
1876.     [76.] 

Gerseth,  Knut,  educator,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept.  16,  1865;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1871;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minne- 
sota, 1893,  and  later  at  the  University  of  Heidelberg,  Germany;  was 
principal  of  Glenwood  Academy,  Glenwood,  Minn.,  1898-1902,  and  later 
professor  of  history  in  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa.     [148.] 

Gerstenhauer,  Eugene,  journalist,  b.  in  Rhoda,  Germany*  May  2, 
1834;  d.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  Dec.  10,  1910.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1850,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  in  New  Ulm,  and 
aided  in  founding  a  newspaper  that  is  now  the  New  Ulm  Pioneer; 
served  in  the  First  Minnesota  battery  in  the  civil  war;  after  1873  pub- 
lished the  Winona  Adler,  and  later  was  employed  on  the  Westlicher 
Herald  in  Winona  till  1909.     [237   (62).] 

Gervais,  Basil,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Sept.  4,  1839,  being  the  first  child 
born  there  of  white  parents.  When  fourteen  years  old,  he  commenced 
rafting  logs  down  the  Mississippi,  and  afterward  engaged  in  farming 
near  White  Bear  lake.     [68;  94;  237  (6*,  42*) ;  238  (May  6,  1894*).] 

Gervais,  Benjamin,  pioneer,  b.  at  Riviere  du  Loup,  Canada,  July 
15,  1786;  d.  in  New  Canada,  Minn.,  Jan.,  1876.  He  settled  on  the  Red 
river  in  the  Selkirk  Colony  in  1812;  came  to  Fort  Snelling  in  1827; 
and  when  settlers  were  ordered  to  leave  the  military  reservation,  in 
1838,  he  opened  a  farm  in  what  is  now  St.  Paul.     [28,  IV;  237  (1).] 

Gervais,  Severe,  pioneer,  b.  at  St.  Boniface,  Canada,  Aug.  11,  1829; 
came  with  his  parents  to  St.  Paul  in  1836;  owned  a  farm  in  Little 
Canada,  Ramsey  county.     [68.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  253 

Gesner,  N.  A.,  b.  in  New  York  in  1837;  served  in  the  40th  N.  Y. 
Regt  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  lieutenant  colonel;  set- 
tled in  Lake  City,  Minn.,  in  1868;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture in  1873.     [30.] 

Getchell,  Nathaniel,  farmer,  b.  in  Wesley,  Maine,  Nov.  9,  182S; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1852,  and  three  years  later  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  town  of  Brockway,  Stearns  county;  served  in  the  Min- 
nesota Mounted  Rangers,  1862-3.     [31.] 

Getchell,  Warren  H.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Bloomfield,  Maine,  Feb.  25, 
1825;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  owned  a  farm  in  Afton,  Washington 
county;  removed  to  Minneapolis  in  1882;  was  secretary  of  the  Twin 
City  Iron  Works.     [174*.] 

Getmax,  Jerry  E.,  b.  in  West  Monroe,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  25,  1837;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1859;  served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  settled  in  Kasson  in  1877;  was  sheriff  of  Dodge  county  four 
terms.     [49.] 

Getty,  Dantee,  b.  in  Ireland,  Feb.  16,  1826;  d.  at  White  Bear,  Minn., 
Nov.  13,  1903.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in 
1833,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  settled  at  White  Bear  in  1864;  estab- 
lished the  White  Bear  Mencantile  Co.     [237   (28).] 

Getty,  George  Franklin,  lawyer,  b.  near  Grantsville,  Md.,  Oct.  17, 
1855;  was  graduated  at  the  Ohio  Normal  University,  1879,  and  in  law 
at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1882;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1884,  set- 
tling in  Minneapolis.     [20;   22*;    25;   26*.] 

Getty,  John  Jerome,  farmer,  b.  in  Onondaga  county,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  15, 
1821;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1853;  was  founder  of  the  township  of 
Getty,  Stearns  county,  in  1857.     [31.] 

Geyermanx,  Peter,  merchant,  b.  in  Waldesch,  Germany,  Dec.  13, 
1825;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1851,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1855. 
Two  years  later  he  built  a  store  in  Shakopee,  and  carried  on  a  trade 
in  general  merchandise  many  years.     [18.] 

Gheen,  Edward  Hickman,  rear  admiral,  U.  S.  navy,  b.  in  Delaware 
county,  Pa.,  Dec.  11,  1845;  was  graduated  at  the  U.  S.  Naval  Academy, 
1867;  served  in  the  navy  forty  years,  and  retired  at  his  own  request 
in  1902;  later  resided  in  St.  Paul.     [17;  24.] 

Ghostley,  Harry,  b.  in  Berkley,  Eng.,  Jan.  28,  1844;  came  to  Min- 
nesota when  ten  years  old;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war;  resided  in  Hennepin  county;  was  a  brick  mason;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878.     [30.] 

Gibbon,  Homer  E.,  educator,  b.  in  Marion  county,  W.  Va.,  in  1847; 
d.  in  Baudette,  Minn.,  Nov.  5,  1905.  He  served  in  the  85th  and  other 
Ohio  regiments  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1873;  resided 
in  Ottawa,  Le  Sueur  county,  and  was  superintendent  of  schools  for 
that  county  twelve  years;  removed  to  Baudette  in  1901.  [32;  237 
(39*).] 


254  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Gibbon,  John,  brigadier  general,  b.  near  Holmesburg,  Pa.,  April  26, 
1827;  d.  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  Feb.  6,  1896.  He  was  graduated  at  the  U. 
S.  military  academy  at  West  Point  in  1847;  served  in  the  civil  war; 
was  temporarily  located  at  Fort  Snelling,  Minn.,  in  1878,  and  was  its 
commandant  during  parts  of  1880-2;  was  commander-in-chief  of  the 
Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion  at  the  time  of  his  death.  [11; 
12;  13;  121;  237  (9*).] 

Gibbs,  Hem  an  R.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Chittenden  county,  Vt,  March  16, 
1815;  d.  in  St.  Anthony  Park,  Minn.,  Nov.  19,  1891.  He  settled  there 
upon  a  farm  in  1849.     [174*.] 

Gibbs,  Mrs.  Jane  de  Bow  Stevens,  b.  in  New  York  about  1828;  came 
to  Minnesota  with  the  family  of  the  Presbyterian  missionary,  Rev.  J. 
D.  Stevens,  in  1835;  resided  at  various  mission  stations;  was  mar- 
ried when  twenty  years  old  to  Heman  R.  Gibbs,  and  settled  on  a  claim 
at  St.  Anthony  Park,  where  they  afterward  resided,  being  the  first 
white  settlers  there.     [174*;  237  (7).] 

Gibbs,  John  La  Porte,  lieutenant  governor,  b.  in  Bradford  county, 
Pa.,  May  3,  1838;  d.  in  Owatonna,  Minn.,  Nov.  28,  1908.  He  was  grad- 
uated at  Susquehanna  Collegiate  Institute,  1860,  and  in  law  at  the 
University  of  Michigan,  1861;  came  to  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  in  1861,  and 
soon  afterward  settled  on  a  farm  in  Geneva;  was  a  representative  in 
in  the  legislature,  1864-5,  and  again  in  1876-7  and  1885,  being  speaker 
of  the  House  during  his  last  two  terms.  In  1897-9  he  was  lieutenant 
governor  of  the  state.  122*;  27*;  30;  53;  53A*;  237  (51*);  238  (Oct. 
4,  1896*).] 

Gibbs,  John  P.,  b.  in  Jennings  county,  Ind.,  Feb.  19,  1840;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Feb.  16,  1903.  He  served  in  the  26th  Indiana  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1866;  settled  on  a  farm  in  New  Haven, 
Meeker  county,  and  later  resided  at  Bird  Island;  was  commissioner 
of  Itasca  Park  after  1901.     [237  (28).] 

Gibbs,  Oliver,  Jr.,  horticulturist,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1832;  served  in 
the  Second  Wisconsin  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Lake  City, 
Minn.,  in  1869;  was  secretary  of  the  Minnesota  State  Horticultural 
Society  after  1881;  was  superintendent  of  Minnesota  exhibits  at  the 
Cotton  Centennial  Exposition,  in  New  Orleans,  1884-5;  removed  to 
Prescott,  Wis.     [74.] 

Gibeau,  Samuel,  b.  in  Illinois,  April  3,  1868;  came  to  Minnesota 
with  his  parents  in  1875;  settled  in  Lambert,  Red  Lake  county,  in 
1890;  opened  a  store,  and  was  postmaster;  was  county  register  of 
deeds,  1899-1905.     [38*.] 

Gibson,  Charles,  lawyer,  b.  in  Montgomery  county,  Va.,  in  1825; 
studied  law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  St.  Louis;  was  promi- 
nent in  Missouri  politics  as  a  Unionist,  at  the  time  of  the  civil  war; 
spent  many  summers  in  Minnesota  after  1860,  and  planned  and  owned 
the  Hotel  St.  Louis  on  Lake  Minnetonka.     [60*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES. 


255 


Gibson,  Frederic  M.,  physician,  b.  in  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  in  1856; 
was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1884;  later 
studied  in  Europe;  settled  in  Minneapolis;  was  homoeopathic  pro- 
fessor of  ophthalmology  in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1895-1904. 
[127  (10*).] 

Gibson,  Fremont  S.,  b.  in  Essex  county,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  23,  1856;  set- 
tled in  Luverne,  Minn.;  was  proprietor  of  a  bank  at  Beaver  Creek 
after  1885,  and  also  owned  flouring  mills.     [34.] 

Gibson,  James  S.,  physician,  b.  in  Ayr,  Ontario,  Nov.  9,  1842;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1853;  was  graduated  at  Chicago 
Medical  College,  1869;   settled  in  Atwater  in  1873.     [63*.] 

Gibson,  Otis  W.,  physician,  b.  in  Wellsboro,  Pa.,  in  1839;  served  in 
the  U.  S.  army  as  surgeon,  1861-6;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1867;  was 
a  state  senator,  1887-9;  resided  at  Austin,  and  was  its  mayor  in  1888. 
[30.] 

Gibson,  Paris,  b.  in  Brownfield,  Me.,  July  1,  1830;  was  graduated  at 
Bowdoin  college,  1851;  settled  in  Minneapolis,  1858;  built  the  first 
flouring  mill  there;  removed  to  Fort  Benton,  Montana,  in  1879,  and 
was  the  founder  of  the  city  of  Great  Falls  in  1882;  was  U.  S.  senator 
from  Montana,  1901-05.     [3;   17;   237    (15*,  63).] 

Gibson,  Reuben  B.,  pioneer,  b.  in  New  Hampshire;  settled  on  a 
claim  in  Hennepin  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  first  state  leg- 
islature.    [59.] 

Giddings,  Arthur  E.,  judge,  b.  in  Anoka,  Minn.,  Oct.  2,  1867;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1889,  and  from  its  college 
of  law,  1892;  settled  in  Anoka;  was  city  attorney,  and  later  county 
attorney  two  terms;  judge  of  the  Eighteenth  judicial  district  since 
1899.     [24;  25;  30;  43.] 

Giddings,  Aurora  W.,  physician,  b.  in  Williamsfield,  Ohio,  Nov.  2, 
1830;  was  graduated  at  the  Albany  Medical  School,  1854,  and  settled 
in  Anoka,  Minn.,  the  same  year.     [18;  25;  43.] 

Giddings,  John  I.,  b.  in  Williamsfield,  Ohio,  March  7,  1835;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1854,  and  settled  in  Anoka  in  1860;  removed  to  New 
York  in  1864,  but  returned  to  Anoka  eight  years  later,  and  engaged  in 
the  manufacture  of  doors,  sash,  and  blinds.     [31.] 

Gideon,  Peter  M.,  horticulturist,  b.  in  Champaign  county,  Ohio,  Feb. 
9,  1820;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1853,  settling  on  the  south  shore  of 
Lake  Minnetonka  at  Gideon's  bay;  engaged  in  planting  and  cultivat- 
ing apples  and  other  fruits;  was  superintendent  of  the  State  Fruit 
Farm;  later  engaged  in  the  nursery  business.     [60*;   85.] 

Giescke,  William,  b.  in  Hanover,  Germany,  in  1831;  d.  at  Los  An- 
geles, Cal.,  Feb.,  1905.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1849,  and  to 
Minnesota  in  1855;   resided  on  a  farm  in  Nicollet  county  until  1866, 


256  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

then  removed  to  New  Ulm;  was  sheriff  of  Brown  county,  1867-76.     [32; 
237   (35).] 

Giffokd,  George  F.,  journalist,  b.  in  Clark  county,  Ky.,  Sept.  19,  1856; 
settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1882;  was  editor  of  the  St.  Paul  Globe,  and  later 
was  interested  in  the  North  Star  Press  Association.  [100;  238  (Dec. 
20,  1899).] 

Gilbert,  Cass,  architect,  b.  in  Zanesville,  Ohio,  Nov.  24,  1859;  came 
with  his  parents  to  St.  Paul  when  eight  years  old.  He  studied  his  pro- 
fession in  the  large  cities  of  America  and  in  Europe,  and  has  had  an 
extensive  practice  since  1883,  now  having  offices  in  St.  Paul  and  New 
York  city.  In  1895  his  design  for  the  new  State  Capitol  of  Minnesota 
was  selected,  and  he  was  architect  in  charge  of  construction,  1895-1905. 
He  has  resided  in  New  York  city  since  1899.     [3;  4;  17;  22*;  24;  25.] 

Gilbert,  Charles  Benajah,  educator,  b.  in  Wilton,  Conn.,  March  9, 
1855;  was  graduated  at  Williams  College,  1876;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1878;  taught  in  Mankato  and  Winona;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1883; 
was  principal  of  the  high  school  six  years,  and  superintendent  of  the 
city  schools,  1889-96;  removed  to  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  and  later  to  New 
York  City;  author  and  editor  of  many  educational  books.     [17;   95*.] 

Gilbert,  Charles  C,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1822;  was  graduated  at  the  IT.  S. 
Military  Academy,  1846;  was  commandant  at  Fort  Snelling  during 
parts  of  1878-9;  was  brevetted  colonel  in  1881;  retired  from  the  army 
in  1886.     [11;  12;  13.] 

Gilbert,  F.  W.,  civil  engineer,  d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  17,  1909.  He 
was  connected  with  the  Northern  Pacific  railway  after  1881;  was  its 
general  superintendent  after  1903,  residing  in  St.  Paul.     [237   (56).] 

Gilbert,  Gideon  K.,  banker,  b.  in  New  Haven,  Conn.,  March  30,  1832; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  Glencoe; 
engaged  in  farming  and  mercantile  business;  in  1875  established  the 
Bank  of  Glencoe,  of  which  he  was  president.     [64*.] 

Gilbert,  L.  C,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Augusta,  N.  Y.,  in 
1805;  d.  in  Eden,  Brown  county,  Minn.,  June  8,  1878.  He  was  grad- 
uated at  Western  Reserve  College,  Ohio,  1833;  and  at  Auburn  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  N.  Y„  1836;  was  a  home  missionary  in  Illinois  and 
Minnesota;   purchased  a  farm  in  Eden  in  1874.     [32.] 

Gilbert,  Maiilox  Nobkis,  Episcopal  bishop,  b.  in  Laurens,  N.  Y„ 
March  23,  1848;  d.  in- St.  Paul,  March  2,  1900.  He  was  graduated  at 
Seabury  Divinity  School,  Faribault,  1875;  was  ordained  priest  in  Deer 
Lodge,  Montana,  1875;  and  was  consecrated  bishop  in  Chicago,  in 
1880.  He  commenced  his  work  in  the  ministry  in  Montana,  but  in 
1881  settled  in  St.  Paul,  becoming  the  rector  of  Christ  Church;  after 
1886  he  was  associate  bishop  of  Minnesota.  [3*;  4;  7;  23*;  68;  124; 
152;  152A*;  156  ;237  (11*);   238  (March  3,  1900*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  257 

Gilbert,  Newington,  pioneer,  b.  in  Onondaga  county,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  17, 
1815;  settled  in  Woodbury,  Washington  county,  Minn.,  in  1851;  was  a 
member  of  the  state  constitutional  convention,  1857;  removed  to  Val- 
ley Creek  in  1864.     [40.] 

Gilbertsen,  G.  O.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1853;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1880;  resides  at  Halstad;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1897.     [30.] 

Gilbertson,  Ole,  pioneer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1841;  came  to  the  United 
States  with  his  mother  when  eight  years  old;  served  in  the  12th  Iowa 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  owned  a  farm  in  Gilchrist,  Pope  county,  Minn., 
after  1867;  was  county  treasurer,  1887-90.     [30;   67.] 

Gilbertson,  Teman,  pioneer,  b.  in  Norway,  March  15,  1837;  came  to 
the  United  States  when  ten  years  old,  and  to  Spring  Grove,  Houston 
county,  Minn.,  in  1854;  owned  a  farm  and  a  hotel;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1871.     [61.] 

Gile,  John  R.,  b.  in  Addison,  N.  Y.,  April  16,  1829;  settled  on  a  farm 
in  Winona  county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  removed  to  Winona  in  1865,  and 
owned  The  Democrat;  afterward  engaged  in  commission  business. 
[77.] 

Giles,  George,  b.  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  March  28,  1841;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1868;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Belle  Plaine;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1878.     [30.] 

Gilfillan,  Charles  Duncan,  b.  in  New  Hartford,  N.  Y.,  July  4,  1831; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Dec.  18,  1902.  He  was  educated  at  Homer  Academy  and 
Hamilton  college;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1851,  read  law  at  Stillwater, 
and  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1854;  was  president  of  the  company  that  in 
1869  completed  the  St.  Paul  Water  Works;  was  for  three  terms  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature,  and  a  state  senator  in  1878-85.  During 
his  later  years  he  engaged  largely  in  farming  in  Redwood  county,  and 
was  president  of  the  Minnesota  Valley  Historical  Association,  inter- 
ested in  the  erection  of  monuments  and  tablets  commemorating  events 
of  the  Sioux  massacre  and  war  in  1862.  [18;  23;  28,  IV*;  30;  41;  68; 
93*;  94;  95*;   237  (28*).] 

Gilfillan,  James,  jurist,  b.  in  Bannockburn,  Scotland,  March  9,  1829; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Dec.  16,  1894.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  his 
infancy;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1850;  settled  at  St.  Paul  in  1857; 
served  as  captain  in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.,  and  as  colonel  of 
the  Eleventh  Minnesota  Regt.,  1864-5;  was  chief  justice  of  the  su- 
preme court  of  the  state,  1869-70  and  1875-94.  [7;  18;  23;  27;  30;  41; 
93;  94;  95*;  115;  121;  137*;  168   (April,  1892*).] 

Gilfillan,  John  Bachop,  congressman,  b.  in  Barnet,  Vt,  Feb.  11, 
1835;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  at  St.  Anthony;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1860,  and  has  since  practiced  law  in  Minneapolis. 
From  1876  to  1885  he  was  a  state  senator;   and  in  1885-7  represented 

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258  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

his  district  in  Congress;  author  of  "History  of  the  University  of  Min- 
nesota," in  the  Minn.  Hist.  Society  Collections,  Vol.  XII,  1908,  pages  43- 
84.     [10;  22*;  24;  25;  27*;  30;   84*;  111*;  127B;  137.] 

Gilfillan,  Joseph  Alexander,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  near  London- 
derry, Ireland,  Oct.  23,  1838;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  studied  the- 
ology at  the  General  Theological  Seminary,  New  York,  1865-9;  was 
rector  in  Duluth  and  Brainerd,  and  was  missionary  to  the  O  jib  way 
Indians  in  Northern  Minnesota,  1873-98;  removed  to  Washington,  D.  C; 
author  of  "The  Ojibway,  a  Novel  of  Indian  Life,"  457  pages,  1904.   [241.] 

Gilham,  Edwin,  b.  in  Macoupin  county,  111.,  in  1845;  served  in  the 
Fifth  Iowa  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Luverne,  Minn.,  in 
1868;  engaged  in  trapping  and  hunting,  and  owned  a  farm;  was  sheriff 
of  Rock  county,  1879-90.     [30;   34.] 

Gill,  William,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Bridgefield,  England, 
March  28,  1829;  d.  in  Bozeman,  Mont,  Aug.  20,  1901.  He  was  grad- 
uated at  Illinois  College,,  1859,  and  Andover  Theological  Seminary, 
1862;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1875;  was  pastor  in  Mantorville,  Alexan- 
dria, Glyndon,  and  other  places;  removed  to  Wisconsin  in  1891.     [144.] 

Gillespie,  Abram  L.,  b.  in  Shiloh,  111.,  Feb.  14,  1836;  d.  in  Stillwater, 
Minn.,  Dec.  20,  1901.  He  first  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  but  soon 
removed  to  Colorado;  served  in  the  Second  Wisconsin  cavalry,  1861-6; 
settled  in  the  St.  Croix  valley  after  the  civil  war,  and  engaged  in  log- 
ging and  lumbering  at  Stillwater.     [237  (19).] 

Gillett,  Harbison,  machinist,  b.  in  Cooperstown,  N.  Y.,  in  1824;  set- 
tled in  Lake  City,  Minn.,  in  1856,  where  he  established  a  machine 
shop  and  a  foundry.     [74.] 

Gillette,  George  M.,  manufacturer,  b.  in  Niles,  Mich.,  Dec.  19,  1858; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1880;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1889,  and  resides  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1903.     [25;  30.] 

Gilligan,  Mrs.  Mary  Smith,  centenarian,  b.  in  County  Leitrim,  Ire- 
land, in  1796;  married  Michael  Gilligan  when  seventeen  years  of  age; 
came  with  him  to  the  United  States,  and  some  years  later  settled  on 
a  farm  near  Anoka,  Minn.,  where  she  resided  forty-four  years.  Her 
husband  died  at  the  age  of  one  hundred  and  three  years;  and  Mrs. 
Gilligan  has  the  distinction  of  living  in  three  centuries.     [237  (13*).] 

Gillitt,  Harvey,  merchant,  b.  in  New  York  in  1830;  d.  in  Hastings, 
Minn.,  Oct.  3,  1903.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1851;  platted  the  town 
of  La  Crescent;  engaged  in  steamboat  business;  and  after  1856  owned 
an  addition  to  the  city  of  Hastings;  in  1870  purchased  a  store  there. 
[48;  237  (28).] 

Gillitt,  William,  steamboat  captain,  b.  in  Onondaga  county,  N.  Y., 
June  19,  1832;  d.  in  Hastings,  Minn.;  1902.  He  settled  in  Hastings  in 
1858,  and  for  several  years  was  a  captain  on  the  Mississippi.     [48.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  259 

Gillrup,  Victor,  merchant,  b.  near  Copenhagen,  Denmark,  May  29, 
1840;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1862;  served  in  a  New  York  regi- 
ment in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Shell  Rock,  Freeborn  county,  Minn., 
where  he  established  the  first  store;  removed  to  Albert  Lea  in  1885; 
was  county  register  of  deeds,  1884-89.     [24;   53;    53A.] 

Gilman,  Charles,  b.  in  Gilmanton,  N.  H.,  Jan.  3,  1803;  d.  in  St. 
Cloud,  Minn.,  May  30,  1895.  He  owned  two  thousand  acres  of  land  in 
Benton  county,  Minn.,  and  an  interest  in  the  Sauk  Rapids  water 
power.     [237  (9).] 

Gilman,  Charles  Andrew,  lieutenant  governor,  b.  in  Gilmanton,  N. 
H.,  Feb.  9,  1833;  came  to  Sauk  Rapids,  Minn.,  in  1855,  and  removed  to 
St.  Cloud  in  1861.  He  was  receiver,  and  afterward  register,  of  the 
U.  S.  land  office  at  St.  Cloud  for  several  years;  was  a  member  of  the 
state  senate  in  1868-9,  and  of  the  House  in  1875-9,  being  speaker  the 
last  two  years;  was  lieutenant  governor,  1880-7;  and  state  librarian, 
1894-9.     [18;  30;   41;   237   (45).] 

Gilman,  David,  b.  in  Saratoga  county,  N.  Y.,  April  29,  1812;  d.  in 
Watab,  Minn.,  May,  1885.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1848,  being  em- 
ployed by  the  American  Fur  Company;  settled  the  next  year  in 
Watab,  Benton  county,  where  he  was  sheriff  four  years;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  territorial  legislature  in  1850,  and  a  member  of  the 
constitutional  convention,  1857.     [31;    41;    237    (1).] 

Gilman,  Horace  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Effingham,  N.  H.,  in  1834;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1857,  settling  at  Winnebago  City;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1877.     [30;   39;   51*.] 

Gilman,  James  B.,  pioneer,  b.  near  Dansville,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  29,  1831; 
d.  April  7,  1904.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  about  1853;  owned  a  machine 
shop  and  foundry;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  later  owned  a  farm  in  Dakota  county;  after  1882  resided  in 
Minneapolis.     [237  (35).] 

Gilman,  John  Melvin,  lawyer,  b.  in  Calais,  Vt.,  Sept.  7,  1824;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  Sept.  26,  1906.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  settling  in 
St.  Paul;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1865,  1869,  1870, 
and  1877.  [18;  23*;  28,  IV;  30;  41;  68;  93;  93A*;  94;  95*;  98*;  137*; 
237   (43*);  238   (Nov.  9,  1899).] 

Gilmore,  Clark  William,  lawyer,  b.  in  Potsdam,  N.  Y.,  July  8,  1852; 
was  graduated  at  the  Normal  School  in  Potsdam,  1872;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1874;  studied  law  in  Rochester,  was  admitted  to  the  bar, 
and  began  practice  in  Mankato.  In  1882  he  removed  to  Pipestone, 
where  he  was  county  attorney  three  terms,  and  municipal  judge  since 
1906.  In  the  Spanish-American  war,  1898,  he  was  captain  in  the  Fif- 
teenth Minnesota  Regt.     [23;  71A.] 

Gilmore,  David  McKinney,  b.  in  Newville,  Pa.,  May  21,  1840;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Feb.  14,  1900.    He  served  in  the  Pennsylvania  cavalry  in 


260  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

the  civil  war,  and  attained  the  rank  of  captain;  settled  in  Minneapolis 
in  1860.     [121;  238  (Feb.  15,  1900).] 

Gilmore,  G.  M„  b.  in  Sullivan  county,  N.  H.,  April  24,  1824;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1855,  and  the  next  year  bought  a  farm  on  the  site  of 
Faribault;   engaged  in  milling  and  mercantile  business.     [70.] 

Gilpin,  Joseph,  journalist,  b.  in  Lockport,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  4,  1842;  served 
in  the  60th  Massachusetts  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  on  a  home- 
stead in  Alexandria,  Minn.,  in  1867;  published  the  Alexandria  Post, 
1870-5;  and  in  1878  established  the  Douglas  County  News.     [35.] 

Giltinan,  George  M.,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  in  1853;  was  graduated 
as  a  civil  engineer  at  the  Polytechnic  College  of  Pennsylvania,  1873; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1876,  settling  in  Stevens  county,  and  engaged 
in  farming;  was  county  auditor,  1885-9;  and  afterward  was  appointed 
state  weighmaster.     [30;  73.] 

Giltinan,  John  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  in  1857;  d.  in 
Morris,  Minn.,  Nov.  14,  1900.  He  was  graduated  at  Georgetown  Col- 
lege, Washington,  D.  C;  settled  in  Morris  in  1877;  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  St.  Paul;  was  assistant  city  clerk  there,  1886-99;  then  re- 
turned to  Morris.     [237   (11).] 

Giltner,  H.  C,  lawyer  and  farmer,  b.  in  Tompkins  county,  N.  Y., 
Aug.  7,  1808;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1860;  was  admitted  to  the  bar, 
and  was  attorney  of  McLeod  county;  resided  on  a  farm  in  Martins- 
burg,  Renville  county,  after  1880.     [32.] 

Ginther,  Edward,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  at  Mount  Laffee,  Pa.,  Feb.  25,  1846; 
d.  in  West  Union,  Minn.,  Dee.  29,  1908.  He  came  to  Minnesota  with 
his  parents  dn  1856;  was  ordained  at  St.  John's  College  in  1879;  was 
pastor  in  Millerville,  St.  Martin,  St.  Paul,  Duluth,  and  West  Union. 
[132  (1909);  146.] 

Gipson,  Henry  E.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Aurora,  Ind.,  April  2,  1863; 
settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1889,  where  he  has  since  dealt  in  lumber. 
[25;  167  (Aug.  4,  1893*,  and  Jan.  11,  1901*).] 

Girling,  Thomas  H.,  printer,  b.  in  Nottingham,  Eng.,  Dec.  11,  1865; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1872,  settling  at  Minneapolis;  founded  the  Great 
Western  Printing  Co.,  1895,  and  has  since  been  its  president;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903.     [25;   30.] 

Gish,  Henry  L.,  farmer,  b.  in  Clark  county,  Ohio,  in  1838;  was  one 
of  the  pioneers  of  Le  Sueur  county,  settling  in  Waterville  in  1857; 
served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1876.     [32.] 

Gjertsen,  Henry  John,  lawyer,  b.  in  Tromsoe,  Norway,  Oct.  8,  1861; 
came  to  the  United  States  when  six  years  old,  with  his  parents,  who 
settled  in  Hennepin  county,  Minn.;  attended  Red  Wing  Seminary  six 
years;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1883,  and  settled  at  Minneapolis; 
was  a  state  senator,  1903-05.  [22*;  24;  25;  26*;  27*;  30;  85A;  111; 
169.*] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  261 

Gjertsen,  Melchior  Falk,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Sogne,  Nor- 
way, Feb.  19,  1847;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1864;  was  ordained 
in  1868,  and  held  pastorates  in  Illinois  and  Wisconsin,  and  since  1881 
in  Minneapolis.     [22*;   25;   26*;   169.] 

Glader,  Gustavus  Adolphtjs,  b.  in  Sweden,  Feb.  3,  1839;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1853;  served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.  in 
the  Indian  and  civil  wars;  settled  at  Lake  Elizabeth,  Kandiyohi 
county,  in  1869;  was  a  state  senator,  1891-3;  resided  in  Atwater  after 
1897.     [30;   63*;  169.] 

Glazier,  Willard,  author,  b.  in  Fowler,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  22,  1841;  d.  in 
1905.  He  served  in  New  York  regiments  in  the  civil  war,  attaining 
the  rank  of  captain;  published  several  books  on  the  civil  war;  ex- 
plored the  headwaters  of  the  Mississippi  river  in  1881,  and  published 
a  book  in  which  he  claimed  the  discovery  of  its  true  source  above 
Lake  Itasca.     [1;  3*;  4;  17;  28,  VI,  VII;  237  (5).] 

Glenn,  Edwin  F.,  b.  in  Guilford  county,  N.  C,  in  1857;  was  grad- 
uated at  West  Point  Military  Academy,  1877;  was  stationed  at  Fort 
Snelling,  1882-7,  and  was  professor  of  military  science  and  tactics  in 
the  University  of  Minnesota,  1888-91;  was  graduated  from  its  law 
department  in  1891;  became  captain  and  acting  judge  advocate,  U.  S, 
Army,  in  1894.     [127   (12).] 

Glessner,  William,  b.  in  Somerset  county,  Pa.,  Jan.,  1816;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Oct.  18,  1894.  He  settled  in  St.  Anthony  in  1854,  and 
engaged  in  the  furniture  business.     [237    (9*).] 

Glines,  Albert,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Canada  in  1823;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1856;  opened  the  first  store  in  Elgin;  afterward  engaged 
in  mercantile  business  in  Lake  City  until  1880;  then  removed  to  Ap- 
pleton.     [32.] 

Glotfelter,  Charles  Weymouth,  farmer,  b.  in  McLean  county,  111., 
in  1858;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1870;  resides  in  Waterville;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1907;  president  of  the  State  Agri- 
cultural Society,  1911-12.     [30*.] 

Glotzbach,  Frank  L.,  druggist,  b.  in  Natrona,  Pa.,  Sept.  11,  1872; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1887,  and  settled  in  Faribault;  was  a  state  sen- 
ator since  1907.     [25;    30*;    70A*.] 

Gluck,  Frederick,  pioneer,  b.  in  Saxony,  Germany;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1849,  and  to  Brownsville,  Minn.,  in  1854;  owned  a 
farm,  and  after  1865  a  brewery;  was  a  state  senator  in  1859.     [61.] 

Gmeiner,  John,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Bavaria,  Dec.  5,  1847;  came  with 
his  parents  to  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  in  1849;  was  ordained  priest  in  1870; 
was  professor  in  St.  Thomas  Seminary,  St.  Paul,  seven  years;  pastor 
at  Springfield,  Minn.,  since  1902;  author  of  several  books  treating  of 
religion  and  science.     [17;   24.] 

Goar,  M.  A.,  merchant,  b.  in  Indiana,  Jan.  17,  1857;    d.   in  Fergus 


262  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Falls,  Minn.,  Dec.  11,  1903.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1883;  resided 
at  Kennedy,  Kittson  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1897.     [30;   37*;   237   (35*).] 

Godfrey,  Ard,  b.  in  Orono,  Maine,  Jan.  18,  1813;  d.  in  Minneapolis, 
Oct.  15,  1894.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1847;  assisted  Franklin 
-Steele  to  build  the  first  saw  mill  at  the  Falls  of  St.  Anthony  in  1849, 
and  was  the  first  postmaster  there.  [32;  41;  58;  59;  84*;  167  (Oct. 
19,  1894);   174*;   237   (9*).] 

Godfrey,  Gusa,  a  negro  who  was  one  of  the  leaders  in  the  Indian 
massacres  of  1862,  b.  in  1839;  d.  at  the  Santee  Reservation,  Nebraska, 
in  July,  1909.  He  was  living  with  the  Sioux  at  the  time  of  the  out- 
break, and  incited  and  assisted  them  in  fearful  cruelties;  but,  although 
captured  and  tried,  he  obtained  his  freedom  on  account  of  giving 
state's  evidence  against  his  Indian  companions.     [237  (56).] 

Godfrey,  Percy  Downing,  lawyer,  b.  in  Hampton,  N.  H.,  March  12, 
1871;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1887;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Minnesota,  1892,  and  has  since  practiced  in  St.  Paul.  [22*; 
24;   25;   26;   137*.] 

Goelz,  John,  b.  in  Germany,  July  29,  1829 ;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1873,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1878;  was  teacher  of  a  Catholic 
school  in  Stillwater  after  1880.     [40.] 

Goetzinger,  W.  H.,  journalist,  b.  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  Jan.  11,  1871; 
settled  at  Elbow  Lake  in  1890,  and  five  years  later  purchased  the 
Herald.     [57.] 

Goff,  F.  V.,  farmer,  b.  in  West  Winfield,  N.  Y.,  May  1,  1844;  served 
in  the  52d  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Blue  Earth 
county,  Minn.,  in  1865;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1879.     [30.] 

Goiffon,  Joseph,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  France,  March  3,  1824;  d.  in 
Hugo,  Minn.,  May  6,  1910.  He  was  ordained  in  1852;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1857,  settling  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.;  was  missionary  in 
the  Red  river  valley  three  years,  and  lost  both  of  his  feet  because 
they  were  frozen  in  a  severe  storm ;  was  pastor  in  Little  Canada, 
Centerville,  and  neighboring  churches,  1861-1905.     [31;  146;  237  (62).] 

Gold,  William  Henry,  banker,  b.  in  Davis,  111.,  March  20,  1865;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1880,  and  owned  lumber  yards  in  Renville,  Correll, 
Brownton,  and  other  towns ;  since  1895  has  engaged  in  banking  and 
mortgage  loan  business;  resides  in  Redwood  Falls.  [17;  24;  25;  167 
(Jan.  27,  1893*).] 

Goldsmith,  Julius  M.,  banker,  b.  in  Port  Washington,  Wis.,  in  1857; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  May  4,  1904.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1882;  was  treas- 
urer of  the  State  Savings  Bank  after  1890.     [237   (35*).] 

Good,  Emanuel,  b.  in  Dauphin  county,  Pa.,  Sept.  27,  1827;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Feb.  5,  1891.    He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1850;  engaged  in  lumber 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  263 

business,  and  also  later  in  real  estate  and  mercantile  business.     [93*; 
94;    238  (Feb.  7,  1891).] 

Good,  John  D.,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  Jan.  31, 
1841;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Dec,  1902.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1862,  and 
settled  on  a  farm  in  Stevens  county  in  1869;  resided  in  Morris  after 
1871;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1875.     [73;  237  (28*).] 

Goodfeixow,  Reuben  Simeon,  merchant,  b.  in  Hyde,  Lancashire, 
England,  Oct.  28,  1840;  d.  in  Troy,  N.  Y.,  June  1908.  He  came  to  the 
United  States  with  his  parents  while  still  an  infant;  served  in  the 
civil  war  in  a  New  York  regiment;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1878; 
engaged  in  the  dry  goods  business  until  1902,  when  he  sold  his  inter- 
est in  the  firm  of  R.  S.  Goodfellow  and  Co.,  but  continued  to  reside 
in  Minneapolis.     [23;  84*;  87;  237  (20*,  51*).] 

Goodhue,  Horace,  educator,  b.  in  Westminster,  Vt,  Feb.  23,  1842; 
was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1867,  and  at  once  became  a 
teacher  in  Carleton  College,  Northfield,  Minn.;  was  professor  of  Greek 
there  until  1907;  later  was  mayor  of    Northfield.     [128   (1);   201.] 

Goodhue,  Isaac  Newton,  pioneer,  b.  in  Hebron,  N.  H.,  in  1813;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  Oct.  17,  1903.  He  was  graduated  at  Amherst  College, 
and  at  Harvard  Law  School;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1849,  and  assisted 
his  brother  in  publishing  the  first  St.  Paul  newspaper;  removed  to 
Lowell,  Mass.,  in  1854,  and  filled  a  position  in  the  legal  department 
of  the  internal  revenue  service  twenty-five  years;  returned  to  Min- 
nesota in  1889.     [201;   237   (28*).] 

Goodhue,  James  Madison,  journalist,  b.  in  Hebron,  N.  H.,  March  31, 
1810;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Aug.  27,  1852.  He  was  graduated  at  Amherst 
College,  1833;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  New  York,  1840;  practiced 
law  in  Illinois  and  Wisconsin;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1849,  and  estab- 
lished in  St.  Paul  the  first  newspaper  in  the  territory,  called  the  Min- 
nesota Pioneer.  He  was  a  man  of  very  forcible  character  and  of  high 
moral  principles.  As  a  vigorous  writer,  he  did  much  to  upbuild  St. 
Paul  and  Minnesota,  and  made  strong  personal  friends  and  enemies. 
Because  of  his  scathing  editorial  against  the  U.  S.  marshal,  Alexander 
Mitchell,  and  Judge  David  Cooper,  a  brother  of  the  latter  attacked 
Mr.  Goodhue,  Jan.  15,  1851,  on  the  street  in  front  of  the  building  in 
which  the  legislature  was  sitting,  and  stabbed  him  twice,  severely 
wounding  him,  and  being  shot  in  return.  [28,  I,  IV,  VI,  X;  56;  94; 
107;  108;  11.4*;  158;  201.] 

Gooding,  Alpiionso,  farmer,  merchant,  and  grain  dealer,  b.  at  Hen- 
rietta, N.  Y.,  Jan.  30,  1829;  d.  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  Oct.  5,  1906.  He 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1858,  settling  in  Eyota;  removed  to  Rochester 
in  1865;  was  treasurer  of  Olmsted  county  two  terms.     [66A*.] 

Goodkind,  Louis,  dry  goods  merchant,  b.  in  Bavaria,  Germany,  in 
1826;   d.  in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  15,  1904.     He  came  to  the  United  States 


264  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

when  a  boy,  and,  in  1871,  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  mercantile 
firm  known  in  later  years  as  Mannheimer  Brothers.     [237  (35*).] 

Goodnow,  James,  lumberman,  b.  near  Danville,  Ind.,  Oct.  1,  1826; 
a.  in  Excelsior,  Minn.,  Aug.  8,  1908.  He  served  in  the  12th  Indiana 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  lieutenant  colonel;  set- 
tled in  Minneapolis  in  1869,  and  engaged  in  lumber  business;  removed 
to  Excelsior  in  1893.     [167  (Aug.  14,  1908];  237  (51).] 

Goodnow,  John  Finley,  lumberman,  b.  in  Greensburg,  Ind.,  June  29, 
1858;  d.  in  Galaga,  Spain,  Dec.  7,  1907.  He  came  with  his  parents  to 
Minneapolis  in  1870;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota 
in  1879.  After  1883  he  engaged  in  the  lumber  and  fuel  business  in 
Minneapolis.  In  1897  he  was  appointed  U.  S.  consul  general  at  Shan- 
ghai, China.  In  1904  he  engaged  in  commercial  business  there,  and 
shortly  before  his  death  he  went  to  Spain.     [17;  22*;  27;  237  (48*).] 

Goodeich,  Aaron,  jurist,  b.  in  Sempronius,  N.  Y.,  July  6,  1807;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  June  23,  1887.  He  practiced  law  in  Tennessee;  re- 
moved to  St.  Paul  in  1849;  was  chief  justice  of  Minnesota  terri- 
tory, 1849-51;  took  a  prominent  part  in  the  organization  of  the  state, 
and  in  revising  the  laws  and  code  of  practice;  was  one  of  the  found- 
ers of  the  Republican  party  in  Minnesota;  was  appointed  secretary 
of  the  U.  S.  legation  at  Brussels  in  1861,  and  filled  that  post  eight 
years;  author  of  "A  History  of  the  Character  and  Achievements  of 
the  so-called  Christopher  Columbus,"  403  pages,  published  in  1874. 
[18*;  27;  28,  IV*;  29;  32;  41;  68;  69;  93;  94;  157*;  158;  168  (March, 
1892*);  237  (1).] 

Goodeich,  Asa  Friend,  physician,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Oct.  10,  1865;  was 
graduated  at  the  Hahnemann  Medical  College,  Philadelphia,  1889;  has 
since  practiced  in  St.  Paul;  was  a  professor  in  the  medical  depart- 
ment of  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1897-99.     [22*;  25;  127  (12*).] 

Goodrich,  Augustus  J.,  b.  in  Le  Roy,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  27,  1818;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  May  31,  1887.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul,  and  was  associated 
with  his  brothers  in  the  publication  of  the  Pioneer;  later  was  secre- 
tary and  treasurer  of  the  St.  Paul  Gas  Co.  fifteen  years.  [94;  237 
(1);  238  (June  1,  1887).] 

Goodrich,  Calvin  G.,  b.  in  Oxford,  Ohio,  March  12,  1856;  came  to 
Minnesota  with  his  father  in  1868,  and  has  since  lived  in  Minneapolis; 
after  1877  was  successively  secretary,  general  manager,  and  vice  pres- 
ident, of  the  street  railway  system,  becoming  in  1909  president  of  the 
Twin  City  Rapid  Transit  Co.  .  [24;  85A*.] 

Goodrich,  Calvin  Gibson,  physician,  b.  in  Petersburg,  Va.,  May  11, 
1820;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Jan.  10,  1881.  He  was  graduated  at  the  Ohio 
Medical  College,  Cincinnati;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1868.  [84*; 
237   (1).] 

Goodrich,  Daniel  F.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Maine,  Nov.  13,  1836;  d.  in  Blue 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  265 

Earth  City,  Minn.,  Sept.,  1889.  He  was  graduated  at  Colby  University, 
1859;  served  in  the  Northern  army  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank 
of  first  lieutenant;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1866;  came  to  Minne- 
sota the  next  year,  settling  in  Blue  Earth  City;  was  a  state  senator, 
1878  and  1883-9.     [30;   39*;   51.] 

Goodrich,  Earle  S.,  journalist,  b.  in  Genesee  county,  N.  Y.,  July  27, 
1827;  studied  law,  and  learned  the  printer's  trade;  settled  in  St.  Paul 
in  1854,  where  he  purchased  the  Pioneer  and  published  it  over  ten 
years.  In  the  civil  war  he  was  commissioned  as  captain.  He  was 
afterward  interested  in  the  St.  Paul  Gas  Company,  and  in  railroad 
construction.     [28,  IV*;   29;  93;   94.] 

Goodrich,  Evans,  pioneer,  b.  in  Chautauqua  county,  N.  Y.,  July  6, 
1828;  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1850,  and  two  years  later  settled  in  Man- 
kato;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged 
in  farming  until  1877,  and  later  in  wholesale  liquor  business.  [32;  83.] 
Goodrich,  Frederick  N.,  b.  in  Vermont,  Feb.  5,  1823;  came  to  Hous- 
ton county,  Minn.,  in  1854;  was  elected  county  surveyor  in  1856;  was 
a  representative  in  the  state  legislature  in  1865  and  1875;  resided  in 
Houston  after  1866,  and  was  postmaster  after  1873.     [61.] 

Goodrich,  George  W.,  b.  in  Eddington,  Maine,  Nov.  4,  1852;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  resided  in  Anoka  after  1866; 
was  county  superintendent  of  schools,  1881-86.     [31;   43*.] 

Goodrich,  John,  b.  in  Somerset  county,  Maine,  in  1828;  settled  in 
Stillwater,  Minn.,  1854;  served  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the 
civil  war;  was  deputy  surveyor  of  logs  and  lumber  many  years.  [40.] 
Goodrich,  Moses,  Universalist  clergyman,  b.  in  New  York  city,  Oct. 
24,  1817;  d.  in  Anoka,  Minn.,  in  1880.  He  was  graduated  at  New  York 
University,  1846;  studied  theology  at  Clinton  Liberal  Institute;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  settled  in  Anoka  in  1864;  was  county  super- 
intendent of  schools,  1871-81.     [43.] 

Goodsell,  Charles,  farmer,  b.  in  New  Haven,  Conn.,  July  27,  1818; 
came  to  Minnesota  on  a  prospecting  tour  in  1857,  and  four  years  later 
removed  his  family  to  this  state.  In  1865  he  bought  a  farm,  on  which 
the  village  of  Howard  Lake,  laid  out  by  him  in  1869,  has  been  built. 
[18;  29.] 

Goodsell,  Charles  H.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Wisconsin,  Nov.  26,  1840;  d. 
at  Fergus  Falls,  Minn.,  Jan.,  1905.  He  came  with  his  father  to  North- 
field,  Minn.;  served  in  an  Ohio  regiment  in  the  civil  war;  later  estab- 
lished a  bank  in  Northfield;  removed  to  Fergus  Falls  in  1872,  where 
he  owned  a  sawmill.     [237   (35).] 

Goodsell,  Charles  M.,  d.  in  Northfield,  Minn.,  May  3,  1869.  He  was 
one  of  the  chief  founders  of  Carleton  College,  in  Northfield,  having 
removed  there  for  this  purpose  from  Illinois  in  1859.     [129*.] 

Goodsell,  Henry,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Sussex,  England,  Feb.  14, 
18&9;  came  to  the  United  States  when  a  boy;  was  graduated  at  Ham- 


266  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

line  University,  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  in  1866;  entered  the  ministry,  and 
was  pastor  at  Mazeppa,  Zumbrota,  and  other  places;  removed  to  Wis- 
consin in  1875,  and  many  years  later  resided  in  California,     [130*.] 

Goodsell,  J.  F.,  teacher,  b.  in  Indiana,  May  16,  1852;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Minnesota  when  three-  years  old;  resided  in  Frankford, 
Mower  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1879.     [30.] 

Goodsell,  Wallace,  merchant,  b.  in  Macoupin  county,  111.,  Sept.  14, 
1850;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1861,  and  to  the  site 
of  Howard  Lake  in  1865,  where  after  1875  he  engaged  in  mercantile 
business.     [31.] 

Goodspeed,  John,  farmer,  b.  in  North  Vassalboro,  Me.,  in  1856;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1867;  resides  in  Richfield;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1899  and  1909.     [30*.] 

Good  Thunder,  a  Sioux,  b.  about  1815;  d.  at  the  Indian  agency  near 
Redwood  Falls,  Feb.  15,  1901.  During  the  Sioux  outbreak  in  1862  he 
was  friendly  to  the  white  settlers,  and  was  the  chief  of  scouts  for 
Gen.  Sibley.  The  village  of  Good  Thunder  was  named  for  him.  [237 
(14*).] 

Goodwin,  David  Marcus,  physician,  b.  in  Tunbridge,  Vt.,  Oct.  12, 
1833;  d.  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  Sept.  14,  1908.  He  was  graduated  at 
New  York  Medical  College,  1856;  was  surgeon  in  the  army  during 
the  civil  war;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1866;  removed  to  California 
in  1901.     [84*;  237  (51).] 

Gordon,  Charles  William,  b.  in  Spiceland,  Ind.,  July  2,  1830;  d.  at 
Long  Lake,  Minn.,  Sept.  27,  1891.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856; 
served  in  the  Eleventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in 
farming  and  fruit  culture  in  Hennepin  county.     [166   (1892).] 

Gordon,  Hanford  Lennox,  lawyer  and  author,  b.  in  Andover,  N.  Y., 
Dec.  30,  1836;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  and  settled  in  Clearwater. 
He  enlisted  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in  1861,  but  failing  health 
soon  compelled  him  to  leave  the  army.  Afterward  he  practiced  law 
in  St.  Cloud,  and  for  four  years  was  register  of  the  U.  S.  land  office 
there;  was  a  state  senator,  1867-8;  resided  in  Minneapolis,  1878-88; 
later  removed  to  Los  Angeles,  Cal.;  author  of  several  books  of  poems, 
relating  largely  to  Minnesota  and  the  Northwest.     [19*;   165;  241.] 

Gordon,  John,  b.  about  1836;  d.  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  2,  1901.  He 
settled  in  Duluth  in  1872;  was  agent  for  lake  steamship  transporta- 
tion companies  eleven  years;  removed  to  Buffalo  in  1883.    [237  (14).] 

Gordon,  Richards,  wholesale  hat  merchant,  b.  in  Wexford,  Ireland, 
Nov.  27,  1829;  d.  in  New  Rochelle,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  21,  1911.  He  came  to 
the  United  States  with  his  parents  when  an  infant;  settled  in  St. 
Paul  in  1854.    [237  (59*).] 

Gordon,  Samuel  F.,  pioneer  farmer,  b.  in  Orange  county,  Vt.,  in 
1844;  d.  in  Wadena,  Minn.,  June  2^f  1904.  He  served  in  the  civil  war, 
attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  settled  in  Wadena  in  1872.    [237  (35).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  '267 

Gordon,  Samuel  Y.,  journalist,  b.  in  Lexington,  Ind.,  Sept.  14,  1861; 
came  to  Minnesota  when  a  child;  in  1885  established  the  Inter-Lake 
Tribune  at  Brown's  Valley,  and  has  since  been  its  editor;  was  elected 
lieutenant  governor  in  1910.     [30*;   38.] 

Gore,  Charles  W.,  b.  in  Le  Roy,  Ohio,  March  20,  1838;  settled  in 
Rusliford,  Minn.,  in  1857;  served  in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war;  owned  a  sawmill  and  a  flouring  mill.     [52.] 

Gores,  Francis  X.,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  New  Trier,  Minn.,  May  30, 
1856;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  24,  1909.  He  was  ordained  in  1884;  was 
pastor  at  Oakdale,  1885-98,  and  at  New  Trier,  1898-99,  and  afterward 
in  St.  Paul.     [146.] 

Gores,  N.  P.,  merchant,  b.  in  Dakota  county,  Minn.,  in  1860;  en- 
gaged in  mercantile  business  at  New  Trier,  Dakota  county,  after  1884; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1895.     [30.] 

Gorham,  David,  pioneer,  b.  in  Quebec,  Canada;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1849;  took  a  claim  on  the  site  of  Minneapolis;  engaged  in  lumber 
business,  and  after  1867  resided  on  a  farm  in  Plymouth.  [41;  58;  60.]' 
Gorham,  John,  farmer,  b.  in  Barre,  Mass.,  Feb.  4,  1830;  d.  in  Elling- 
ton, Dodge  county,  Minn.,  Aug.  7  ,1883.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1855;  resided  at  Rice  Lake,  Dodge  county;  was  a  state  senator,  1879. 
[30;   49.] 

Gorman,  Mrs.  Cleo  A.  Irvine,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  March  1,  1844; 
d.  there  Jan.  23,  1906.  She  was  the  first  white  girl  born  in  St.  Paul. 
Her  father  was  John  R.  Irvine,  and  her  husband  was  Capt.  Richard  L. 
Gorman.     [237  (39).] 

Gorman,  Frank  W.,  b.  in  Canada,  Jan.  2,  1847;  came  with  his  par- 
ents to  Minnesota  in  1869;  was  register  of  deeds  in  Wright  county, 
1876-80;  and  afterward  engaged  in  real  estate,  loan,  and  insurance 
business  in  Buffalo.     [31.] 

Gorman,  Patrick  B.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1845;  came  with  his 
parents  to  the  United  States  when  two  years  old;  served  in  the  24th 
Michigan  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1873,  and  set- 
tled in  St.  Cloud  in  1877;  was  superintendent  of  schools  for  Stearns 
county,  1879-83;  register  of  the  U.  S.  land  office  at  St.  Cloud,  1886-90; 
and  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1893.  [25;  30;  176  (Aug., 
1887).] 

Gorman,  Richard  L.,  b.  in  Bloomington,  Ind.,  March  28,  1837;  set- 
tled in  St.  Pa.ul  in  1854;  enlisted  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the 
civil  war,  and  became  captain  in  a  New  York  regiment;  was  secre- 
tary of  the  board  of  public  works  in  St.  Paul  after  1873.  [68;  94; 
95*.] 

Gorman,  Willis  Arnold,  territorial  governor,  b.  near  Flemingsburg, 
Ky.,  Jan.  12,  1816;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  May  20,  1876.  He  was  graduated  at 
the  law  school  of  the  University  of  Indiana,  and  began  practice  in 


268  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

that  state;  served  in  the  Mexican  war;  was  appointed  governor  of 
the  Territory  of  Minnesota  in  1853;  was  delegate  to  the  state  con- 
stitutional convention;  member  of  the  legislature  in  1858;  colonel  of 
the  First  Minnesota  Regiment,  1861;  became  brigadier  general  of 
volunteers;  was  mustered  out  of  service  in  1864,  and  resumed  his 
law  practice  in  St.  Paul.  He  was  city  attorney  from  1869  to  the  time 
of  his  death.  [1;  3*;  4;  7;  18;  28,  III,  IV,  XIII*;  29;  41;  93;  94;  113; 
114*;   115;   166A*;   237   (1,  27*);   238   (May  21,  1876).] 

Gobst,  Johh,  lumberman,  b.  in  St.  Johns,  N.  B.,  Feb.  22,  1838;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1855;  served  in  the  13th  Maine  Regt.  in  the  civil  war; 
returned  to  Minnesota  in  1865,  and  engaged  in  farming  in  Belle 
Prairie;   settled  in  1880  at  Gorst's  Mill,  Morrison  county.     [31.] 

Goss,  Charles,  farmer,  b.  in  New  York  in  1864;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1867;  resided  at  Ridge  way;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture in  1897.     [30.] 

Goss,  Michael  Nathaniel,  b.  in  Lancaster,  Pa.,  Jan.  9,  1859;  set- 
tled in  St.  Paul  in  1877;  was  chief  of  police,  1896-1900.    [24;  95*;  96*.] 

Gossard,  Thomas  M.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Ross  county,  Ohio,  Aug. 
13,  1824;  d.  in  San  Jose,  Cal.,  Jan.  2,  1886.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1856;  was  pastor  in  Minneapolis,  Lake  City,  and  other  places,  twelve 
years,  and  was  presiding  elder  fourteen  years.     [150.] 

Gossman,  Louis  Edward,  lawyer,  b.  in  Winneshiek  county,  Iowa, 
Dec.  3,  1864 ;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1883 ;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the 
University  of  Michigan,  1887,  and  in  its  literary  course,  1890;  then 
settled  in  Crookston;    was  county  attorney  of  Polk  county,   1895-99. 

Gotaas,  Paul,  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  Dec.  10,  1847;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1864,  settling  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn.;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  Norwegian  Lutheran  College,  Decorah,  Iowa,  in  1873; 
later  returned  to  Norway,  and  was  graduated  at  the  University  of 
Christiania  in  1878;  settled  in  Lanesboro,  Minn.,  the  next  year.     [52.] 

Gotzian,  Adam,  b.  in  Germany,  Nov.  6,  1843;  came  to  the  United 
States,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1860;  engaged  in  the  boot  and  shoe 
trade,  1866-76,  and  later  in  real  estate  business.     [68.] 

Gotzian,  Conrad,  manufacturer  and  merchant,  b.  near  Leipsic,  Prus- 
sia, Aug.  15,  1835;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  21,  1887.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1852;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1855,  and  conducted  a  prosper- 
ous wholesale  business  in  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  shoes.  [3*; 
19*;  23*;  68;  93*;  94;  95*;  97;  237  (1).] 

Gotzian,  Paul  Harris,  manufacturer,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  June  19,  1866; 
d.  there  June  20,  1909.  He  served  in  the  Fifteenth  Minnesota  Regt. 
for  the  Spanish-American  war,  1898-9,  and  was  promoted  to  be  lieu- 
tenant colonel;  was  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  shoe  manufactur- 
ing firm  of  C.  Gotzian  and  Co.     [23;  24;  25;  95*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  269 

Gould,  Chester  N.,  b.  in  Owatonna,  Minn.,  in  1872;  was  graduated 
at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1896;  was  instructor  in  rhetoric  there, 
1899-1900;  now  instructor  in  the  University  of  Chicago.     [127   (14*).] 

Gould,  Freeman  G.,  b.  in  Embden,  Maine,  July  27,  1833;  d.  in  Ex- 
celsior, Minn.,  May  9,  1896.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  served  in 
the  Second  Minnesota  cavalry,  1862-5;  established  the  large  Excelsior 
greenhouses  the  next  year.     [166  (1896).] 

Gould,  Ozro  Barnes,  judge,  b.  in  Canada,  in  1840;  d.  in  Minneh 
apolis,  Jan.  16,  1907.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  five  years 
old;  served  in  the  55th  Ohio  Regt.  through  the  civil  war,  attaining  the 
rank  of  captain;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Michigan, 
1867;  settled  in  Winona,  Minn.,  the  same  year;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1881;  was  judge  of  the  Third  judicial  district, 
1895-7,  a.nd  later  was  a  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Control.  [30; 
76;  77*;  78;  137;  237   (43*).] 

Gouldberg,  Hans  J.,  merchant,  b.  in  Vestra  Boda,  Sweden,  July  8, 
1850;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1866;  settled  in  Cambridge,  Minn., 
in  1874;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  was  president  of  the 
Steel  Wagon  Manufacturing  Company.     [169.] 

Goulet,  F.  X.,  b.  in  Quebec,  Canada,  Nov.  28,  1844;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1867;  settled  in  Brainerd  in  1873,  where  he  had  a  meat  mar- 
ket; was  county  auditor,  1873-8,  and  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture in  1876;  removed  in  1878  to  Belle  Prairie,  and  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business  and  milling  there.     [31.] 

Gove,  Elijah  Atwood,  b.  in  Weare,  N.  H.,  Sept.  22,  1832;  was  grad- 
uated at  Dartmouth  College,  1856;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the  next 
year;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1866;  resided  in  Hastings,  Minneapolis, 
and  other  places,  and  in  1880  settled  in  Canby;  removed  to  Water- 
town,  S.  D.     [32;   241.] 

Gove,  Royal  Hatch,  lawyer,  b.  in  Orange  county,  Vt.,  Jan.  16,  1830; 
d.  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  Feb.  28,  1903.  He  settled  in  Rochester  In  1866, 
where  several  years  later  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar;  was  city  attor- 
ney, 1877-89.     [66;   66A;  157*.] 

Gowdy,  G.  S.,  Universalist  clergyman,  b.  in  Rome,  N.  Y.,  May  19, 
1810;  entered  the  ministry  in  1840;  settled  in  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  in 
1876.     [53.] 

Grabarkewitz,  Johann  N.,  Lutheran  cleargyman,  b.  Dec.  6,  1854,  in 
Germany;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1871;  was  graduated  at  Con- 
cordia College,  Springfield,  111.,  1880;  was  ordained  at  Wellington, 
Renville  county,  Minn.,  1880;  after  1883  was  pastor  at  Emerald,  Far- 
ibault county,  and  after  1892  at  Good  Thunder,  Minn.     [148.] 

Grace,  John,  b.  in  Kilkenny  county,  Ireland,  in  1824;  d.  in  St.  Paul 
in  1884.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1851,  and  to  St.  Paul  in 
1859;  was  sheriff  of  Ramsey  county,  1868-74.     [237   (1).] 


270  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Grace,  Thomas,  building  contractor,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1826;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  April  16,  1905.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1847,  and  to  St. 
Paul  in  1853.     [94;  237  (31*).] 

Grace,  Thomas  Langdon,  R.  C.  bishop,  b.  in  Charleston,  S.  C,  Nov. 
15,  1814;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  22,  1897.  He  studied  for  his  vocation 
both  in  America  and  Italy,  and  was  ordained  priest  in  Rome  in  1839; 
returned  to  America  in  1844;  was  consecrated  bishop  of  St.  Paul  in 
1859,  and  settled  there  the  same  year.  [3*;  7;  28,  IV;  132  (Feb., 
1897);  145;  146;  237  (9*);  238  (July  24,  1884,  and  Feb.  23,  1897*).] 

Grady,  L.  T.,  b.  in  Monticello,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  21,  1852;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  settled  in  Hector,  Renville  county,  in 
1879,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business.  In  1891  he  established  the 
State  Bank  of  Fairfax.  Later  he  removed  to  Foley,  and  established  a 
bank  there.     [32;   38.] 

Graebner,  Theodor,  educator,  b.  at  Watertown,  Wis.,  Nov.  23,  1876; 
was  graduated  at  Concordia  College,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  1894,  and  at 
Concordia  Seminary,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  1897.  In  1900  he  became  an 
instructor  in  the  Lutheran  Ladies'  Seminary,  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  and 
since  1902  has  also  been  assistant  pastor  of  the  Trinity  church  there. 
[148.] 

Grafe,  Herman  A.,  farmer,  b.  in  Saxe  Altenberg,  Germany,  in  1841; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1867;  resided  in  Walden,  Pope  county;  was  a 
state  senator,  1891-3.     [30.] 

Graham,  Christopher,  physician,  b.  in  Cortland  county,  N.  Y.,  April 
3,  1856;  came  to  Olmsted  county,  Minn.,  when  a  child;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1887,  and  later  in  medicine  at 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania;  settled  in  Rochester,  where  he  is  in 
practice  with  the  Drs.  Mayo.     [127A*.] 

Graham,  Christopher  C,  pioneer,  b.  in  Augusta  county,  Va.,  in 
1806;  d.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  Aug.,  1891.  He  served  in  the  Mexican 
war;  came  to  Red  Wing  in  1854,  as  receiver  of  the  U.  S.  land  office, 
and  filled  that  position  until  1861.     [54;  55.] 

Graham,  Clarence  E.,  journalist,  b.  in  Windsor,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  22,  1841; 
d.  in  Waseca,  Minn.,  Jan.  8,  1904.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1862; 
served  in  the  Second  Wisconsin  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  settled  on 
a  farm  in  Freedom,  Waseca  county,  in  1866;  owned  and  published  the 
Radical  in  Waseca  after  1881.     [75;   237   (35).] 

Graham,  David,  physician,  b.  in  Lambton  county,  Ont.,  Canada, 
Feb.  20,  1859;  was  graduated  at  the  Detroit  College  of  Medicine,  1893; 
settled  in  Duluth;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903  and 
1909.     [24;  30*.] 

Graham,  Duncan,  pioneer,  b.  in  1772  in  Scotland;  came  to  the  Unit- 
ed States,  and  in  1834  to  Wabasha,  Minn.,  and  gave  the  city  its  name; 
removed  to  Mendota  about  1847,  where  he  died  Dec,  5,  in  that  year. 
[74.] 


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271 


Geaham,  John  A.,  merchant,  b.  in  Boonville,  Ind.,  Oct  22,  1840; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  in  1855;  served  in  the 
Third  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  dry  goods  busi- 
ness after  1871.     [54.] 

Graham,  John  G.,  merchant,  b.  in  Claremont,  N.  H.,  March  23,  1841; 
served  in  the  Third  N.  H.  Regt  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Garden 
City,  Minn.,  in  1867;  removed  to  Good  Thunder  in  1870,  and  opened 
the  first  store  there  and  a  hotel,  both  of  which  he  conducted  till  1904; 
president  of  the  State  Bank  of  Good  Thunder  since  1892.     [24;   32.] 

Graling,  J.  N.,  farmer,  b.  in  Germany,  Nov.  16,  1836;  came  with  his 
parents  to  the  United  States  when  nine  years  old;  settled  in  Spring 
Valley,  Minn.,  in  1856;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1879. 
[30;   52.] 

Granger,  Warren,  merchant,  b.  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  in  1844;  d.  there, 
Sept.  11,  1894.  He  served  in  the  100th  N.  Y.  Regt  in  the  civil  war, 
and  attained  the  rank  of  colonel;  resided  in  St.  Paul  many  years. 
[121.] 

Grannts,  George  H.,  b.  in  Madison  county,  N.  Y.,  March  10,  1827; 
settled  in  Lake  City,  Minn.,  in  1865,  and  engaged  in  the  manufacture 
of  lumber,  laths,  and  shingles.     [74.] 

Grannis,  Sidney  S.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Orleans  county,  Vt,  Oct  21, 
1820;  settled  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  in  1857,  where  he  built  the  Bluff 
Mill;  later  owned  a  sawmill  at  Central  Point;  w.as  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1864.     [54;   56*.] 

Granrud,  John  Evenson,  educator,  b.  in  Norway,  Aug.  5,  1863;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1865;  was  graduated  at  Luther  College,  De- 
corah,  Iowa,  1886;  was  instructor  at  Albert  Lea  academy  and  at  St. 
Olaf  College,  Northfield;  since  1899  has  been  instructor  and  assistant 
professor  of  Latin  in  the  University  of  Minnesota;  author  of  "Five 
Years  of  Alexander  Hamilton's  Public  Life,"  and  "Roman  Constitu- 
tional History."     [127   (14*);   127B;   148.] 

Grant,  Albert  S.,  b.  in  Cayuga  county,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  28,  1831;  set- 
tled in  Rochester,  Minn.,  in  1867,  and  six  years  later  removed  to  Oro- 
noco;  engaged  in  real  estate,  collection,  and  insurance  business.  [66.] 
Grant,  Donald,  railroad  contractor,  b.  in  Glengarry  county,  Ontario, 
Dec.  10,  1837;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1857;  settled  in  Faribault, 
Minn.,  in  1863.  The  next  year  he  began  the  work  of  railroad  con- 
struction. He  is  also  interested  in  several  banks  and  other  large 
financial  enterprises;  was  mayor  of  Faribault  in  1892-3.  [23*;  25; 
26*;  111*.] 

Grant,  George  Johnstone,  building  contractor,  b.  near  Pictou,  N. 
S.,  Jan.  10,  1841;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1880;  erected  the  Pioneer 
Press  building  and  many  other  business  blocks  and  private  resi- 
dences.    [24;   25;   93*;   93A.] 


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MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 


Grant,  Hiram  Perry,  b.  in  Roxbury,  Vt,  Dec.  14,  1828;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Oct.  5,  1897.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1855;  served  in  the  Sixth 
Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  lieutenant 
colonel;  afterward  engaged  in  grain  commission  business.  [68;  94; 
115;  122;  124;  158;   237  (9*).] 

Grant,  Jarvis  A.,  b.  in  New  Brunswick  in  1831;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1877;  settled  in  Detroit  in  1884,  and  dealt  in  lumber  and  farm 
machinery,  and  owned  a  furniture  factory.     [35.] 

Grant,  Lewis  Addison,  lawyer,  soldier,  b.  in  Bennington  county,  Vt., 
Jan.  17,  1829;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1855;  served  as  major  and 
lieutenant  colonel  of  the  Fifth  Vermont  Regt.,  1861-4;  was  brevetted 
major  general,  1864;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1885,  settling  at  Minne- 
apolis; was  U.  S.  assistant  secretary  of  war,  1890-3.     [17;   24;   25.] 

Grant,  Richard  P.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Owatonna,  Minn.,  in  1881;  was 
graduated  at  Yale  University  and  at  New  York  Law  School;  settled 
in  Duluth;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1909.     [30*.] 

Grant,  Samuel  Dexter,  physician,  b.  in  Richmond,  Maine,  Aug., 
1832;  d.  in  Franklin,  Wright  county,  Minn.,  Sept.  24,  1874.  He  was 
graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  College,  1852;  cante  to  Minnesota  in 
1856;  served  as  assistant  surgeon  in  the  army  during  the  civil  war; 
resided  in  Watertown,  Carver  county,  after  1867.     [139.] 

Grant,  Ulysses  Sherman,  geologist,  b.  in  Moline,  111.,  Feb.  14,  1867; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1888,  and  as  Ph.  D.  at 
Johns  Hopkins  University,  1893;  was  assistant  state  geologist  of  Min- 
nesota, residing  in  Minneapolis,  1893-9;  professor  of  geology  in  North- 
western University,  Evanston,  111.,  since  1899.     [7A;    17.] 

Grant,  William  Henry,  b.  in  Lyndeborough,  N.  H.,  Dec.  23,  1829; 
d.  at  Sandstone,  Minn.,  Aug.  8,  1901.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1854;  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1859;  practiced  law,  and  was  interested  in 
real  estate  and  lumbering.  He  was  historian  and  registrar  of  the 
Minnesota  Society  of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution.  [42;  93; 
156;  158*;  237  (14*).] 

Grass,  Henry  C,  lawyer,  b.  in  Michigan  City,  Ind.,  in  1856;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1869;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1878;  was  attorney 
for  Murray  county  ten  years,  residing  in  Slayton;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature,  1899-1901.     [30;  34.] 

Grathwol,  James  J.,  b.  at  Port  Richmond,  N.  Y.,  F'eb.  8,  1867;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1869,  and  to  St  Paul  the  same  year;  was  a  bookr- 
keeper  several  years,  and  after  1895  engaged  in  insurance  business; 
was  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  St.  Paul  Athletic  Club.     [100*.] 

Gravel,  Charles,  b.  in  Montreal,  Canada,  Dec.  15,  1846;  came  to 
Minnesota,  1868;  built  a  saw  mill  and  grist  mill  in  Belle  Prairie,  1876, 
and  also  engaged  in  mercantile  business  there.  He  owned  and  platted 
the  village  of  Gravelville.     [31.] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  273 

Gravel,  Narcisse,  carpenter  and  farmer,  b.  in  Canada,  Nov.*l,  1838; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1858;  built  one  of  the  first  houses  in  Brainerd 
in  1870;   settled  in  Belle  Prairie  in  1876.     [31.] 

Graves,  Albert  L.,  journalist,  b.  in  La  Have,  N. S.,  March  22,  1852; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1880,  settling  in  St.  Paul;  published  the  West 
St.  Paul  Times,  1886-90,  and  the  Broad  Axe,  18914902;  probation  offi- 
cer of  Ramsey  county  after  1902.     [24;   93A;   238   (Dec.  14,  1893*).] 

Graves,  Alphefs,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Sunderland, 
Mass.,  March  15,  1815;  d.  in  Memphis,  Tenn.,  Feb.  9,  1894.  He  was 
graduated  at  Hartford  Theological  Seminary,  1841;  was  pastor  chiefly 
in  Iowa  until  1874;  then  came  to  Minnesota,  and  was  pastor  in  Glen- 
coe,  1874-7,  and  in  Medford,  1877-80;   returned  to  Iowa.     [144.] 

Graves,  Anson  Rogers,  Episcopal  bishop,  b.  in  Wells,  Vt,  April  13, 
1842;  was  graduated  at  Hobart  College,  1866,  and  the  General  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  N.  Y.,  in  1870;  was  rector  in  Northfield,  Minn.,  1876, 
and  in  Minneapolis,  1883-9;  was  consecrated  a  bishop  in  1890;  resides 
in  Kearney,  Neb.     [17.] 

Graves,  Carlton,  physician,  b.  in  Herkimer  county,  N.  Y.,  July  31, 
1856;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  the  City  of  New 
York,  1878;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1882,  and  has  since  practiced  in 
Aitkin.     [37.] 

Graves,  Charles  Hinman,  b.  in  Springfield,  Mass.,  Aug.  14,  1839; 
enlisted  in  the  40th  New  York  Regt.  in  1861  as  a  private,  and  was 
promoted  until  he  reached  the  rank  of  colonel.  In  1870  he  settled 
in  Duluth,  where  he  became  president  of  the  Graves-Manly  Insurance 
Agency,  and  had  many  other  business  interests.  He  was  a  state  sen- 
ator in  1873-6,  and  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1889,  being 
speaker  of  the  House.  He  was  a  member  of  the  State  Capitol  Com- 
mission, 1893-1905;  and  since  then  has  been  United  States  minister 
to  Sweden.     [17;   20*;   22*;   23;   27*;   30;   41.] 

Graves,  Nathaniel  Dwight,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Belcher- 
town,  Mass.,  Jan.  21,  1814;  d.  Oct.  3,  1898.  He  was  graduated  at  Am- 
herst College,  1842,  and  Auburn  Theological  Seminary,  1845;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1886;  was  pastor  at  Marshall,  Lynd,  and  elsewhere. 
[153.] 

Gray,  Archibald  Douglas,  lawyer,  b.  in  Chenango  county,  N.  Y., 
Nov.  13,  1845;  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  when  nine  years 
old;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1881,  and  has  since  practiced  in  Pres- 
ton; was  clerk  of  the  court  of  Fillmore  county,  1877-91.  [22*;  24; 
52.] 

Gray,  George,  journalist  and  merchant,  b.  in  Lockport,  N.  Y.,  March 
6,  1836;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  published  the  Wright  County 
Republican  at  Monticello,  1858-71;  engaged  in  mercantile  business 
there  after  1874.     [31;    28,  XII.] 

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MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL.  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 


Gray,  James,  journalist,  b.  in  Falkirk,  Scotland,  Feb.  38,  1862;  came 
to  the  United  States  when  four  years  old,  and  to  Minneapolis  in  1880; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1885;  was  city  editor 
of  the  Minneapolis  Tribune;  later  was  part  owner  of  the  Times,  and 
since  1905  associate  editor  of  the  Journal;  was  mayor  of  Minneapolis 
in  1898-1900;  Democratic  candidate  for  governor,  1910.     [85A*;   88*.] 

Gray,  John  Henry,  educator,  b.  in  Charleston,  111,,  March  11,  1859; 
was  graduated  at  Harvard  University,  1887;  studied  in  Germany  and 
France,  and  engaged  in  teaching;  since  1907  professor  of  economics 
in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  residing  in  Minneapolis;  author  of 
many  reports  and  papers  on  political  science  and  economics.  [17; 
127A*,  B.] 

Gray,  Oliver  Crosby,  educator,  b.  in  Jefferson,  Maine,  Dec.  30,  1832; 
was  graduated  at  Colby  University,  1855;  the  same  year  settled  in 
Minneapolis,  where  he  was  superintendent  of  the  city  schools;  was 
principal  of  Monticello  Seminary,  Minn.,  two  years;  served  in  the 
Confederate  army  in  the  civil  war;  later  was  professor  in  the  Uni- 
versity of  Arkansas.     [3*.] 

Gray,  Thomas  J.,  physician,  b.  in  Iowa  county,  Wis.,  Aug.  22,  1851; 
d.  in  Tonopah,  Arizona,  Jan.  23,  1907.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865; 
was  graduated  at  the  St.  Cloud  Normal  School  in  1872,  afterward 
taught  there,  and  was  its  president  many  years;  studied  medicine; 
practiced  as  a  physician  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  professor  in  the  med- 
ical department  of  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1895-1901.  [31;  127 
(10*);   237   (43).] 

Gray,  Thomas  Kennedy,  druggist,  b.  in  Jefferson,  Maine,  in  1833; 
settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1855.     [84;  85A*;   86.] 

Gray,  William  A.,  farmer,  b.  in  Lisbon,  N.  Y.,  July  13,  1831;  set- 
tled in  Waterford,  Minn.,  in  1855;  served  in  the  192d  N.  Y.  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  of  Minnesota, 
1872-3.     [48.] 

Gray  Cloud  (Mahkpia-hoto-wix),  a  noted  Sioux  woman,  after 
whom  the  large  island  of  the  Mississippi  between  St.  Paul  and  Hast- 
ings is  named,  lived  on  this  island.  She  married  a  white  trader 
named  Anderson,  and  after  his  death  in  Canada  married  Hazen  P. 
Mooers,  another  white  trader.     [28,  IX.] 

Greaves,  William,  physician,  b.  in  Ontario,  Nov.  17,  1842;  d.  in 
Northfield,  Minn.,  June  23,  1907.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  Can- 
non Falls,  Minn.,  in  1856;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University 
of  Michigan,  1871;   settled  in  Northfield,  1880.     [237   (43).] 

Greeley,  Aqijila,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Greeley,  Maine,  June,  1831; 
d.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  April  25,  1857.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1849, 
and  engaged  in  surveying  and  lumbering.     [41.] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES. 


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Greeley,  Elam,  pioneer,  b.  in  Salisbury,  N.  H.,  Aug.  13,  1818;  d.  in 
Wisconsin,  Sept.  20,  1882.  He  built  a  sawmill  in  Stillwater,  Minn., 
in  1843;  was  a  representative  in  the  territorial  legislature  in  1851 
and  1856.     [40;  41;  42.] 

Greely,  Martin  F.,  farmer,  b.  in  Palermo,  Me.,  June  1,  1853;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1856;  resided  at  Maine  Prairie;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1889.     [30.] 

Greely,  Orrtn,  pioneer,  b.  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1824; 
settled  in  Owatonna,  Minn.,  in  1857;  engaged  in  carpenter  work,  and 
was  afterward  proprietor  of  the  Owatonna  pump  factory.     [72.] 

Greely,  Otto  Ethan,  b.  in  Bangor,  Me.,  May  24,  1853;  came  with 
his  parents  to  Minnesota  when  two  years  old;  resided  in  Minneapolis, 
engaging  in  fire  insurance  business;  after  1899  was  president  of  the 
Fire  Underwriters'  Association  of  the  Northwest.     [24;  26*.] 

Green,  Asa  Barlow,  pioneer,  b.  in  Warren,  Vt.,  in  1826;  d.  in 
Whitewater,  Wis.  He  came  to  Minnesota,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1858;  was  a  steamboat  captain;  was  sheriff  of  Washington 
county;  in  1860  was  ordained  a  Baptist  clergyman;  was  chaplain  of 
the  Third  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war.     [41.] 

Green,  Charles  E.,  b.  in  Oak  Grove,  Anoka  county,  Minn.,  Dec.  13, 
1862;  was  register  of  deeds  for  Anoka  county,  1893-9;  and  judge  of 
probate  since  1900.     [25;  43*.] 

Green,  Clarence  D.,  b.  in  Bernardston,  Mass.,  Feb.  27,  1853;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1860;  settled  in  Anoka  in  1875,  where  he  was  a  con- 
fectioner; was  register  of  deeds,  1883-8,  and  has  since  engaged  in 
real  estate  business.     [25;    31;   43.] 

Green,  George,  b.  in  Davenport,  N.  Y.,  in  1820;  settled  at  Vernon 
Center,  Minn.,  in  1867;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1877. 
[30;   32.] 

Green,  George  H.,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Princeton,  Wis.,  July 
27,  1851;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Wadena  county,  Minn.,  in  1878;  re- 
moved to  the  village  of  Wadena  in  1886.     [35.] 

Green,  George  W.,  lawyer,  b.  about  1822;  settled  at  Clinton  Falls, 
Steele  county,  Minn.,  in  1857,  and  purchased  the  Clinton  mills;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature;  removed  to  Salinas,  Cal.,  in  1880. 
[70  A;    72.] 

Green,  James  J.,  journalist,  b.  in  Lancaster  county,  Pa.,  Jan.  29, 
1830;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  St. 
Peter;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Mounted  Rangers,  1862-3;  en- 
gaged in  newspaper  publication  in  various  parts  of  the  state  until 
1873,  when  he  established  the  Le  Sueur  Sentinel,  which  he  conducted 
nineteen  years;  publisher  of  the  New  Ulm  News  after  1895.  [24;  25; 
28,X;    32;  237   (32).] 


276 


MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 


Green,  John  L.,  b.  in  New  Brunswick,  Dec.  22,  1840;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1866;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Clontarf,  Swift 
county,  after  1874,  his  store  being  the  first  in  the  town.     [32.] 

Green,  Lars  E.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  April  20,  1841; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1866;  was  ordained  in  1869;  was  pastor 
in  Madelia,  Minn.,  more  than  twenty  years.     [169.] 

Green,  Samuel  Bowdlear,  educator,  b.  in  Chelsea,  Mass.,  Sept.  15, 
1859;  d.  at  Itasca  Park,  July  11,  1910.  He  was  graduated  at  Massa- 
chusetts Agricultural  College,  1879;  was  professor  of  horticulture 
and  forestry  in  the  University  of  Minnesota  after  1888;  author  of 
text  books  and  numerous  papers;  was  dean  of  the  department  of 
forestry  at  the  time  of  his  death.  [7  A;  17;  24;  85  A;  127  A*,  B; 
237   (59*).] 

Greene,  Charles  Lyman,  physician,  b.  in  Gray,  Maine,  Sept.  21, 
1862;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
1890;  instructor  there,  1891-1903,  and  professor  of  the  theory  and 
practice  of  medicine  since  1903;  author  of  medical  text  books;  re- 
sides in  St.  Paul.     [7A;    17;   24;   25;  93A;   127B;] 

Greene,  Henry  Fay,  lawyer,  b.  in  Newbern,  N.  C,  May  30,  1859; 
was  graduated  at  Princeton  College,  1880,  and  in  law  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Maryland,  1883;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1887,  and  practiced  in 
Duluth  until  1903;  has  since  been  U.  S.  civil  service  commissioner, 
residing  in  Washington,  D.  C.     [17.] 

Greene,  J.  D.,  flour  manufacturer,  b.  in  Kent  county,  Delaware,  April 
25,  1828;  d.  at  Lake  Benton,  Minn.,  July  21,  1898.  He  came  to  Fari- 
bault, Minn.,  in  1869;  removed  to  Lake  Benton  in  1887.  [70;  168  (July 
29,  1898).] 

Greene,  Thomas  J.,  b.  in  St.  Paul  in  1875;  was  deputy  clerk  of 
court  four  years;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1909-11. 
[30.*] 

Greenleaf,  Charles  A.,  lumber  dealer,  b.  in  Meeker  county,  Minn., 
Oct.  27,  1861;  engaged  in  real  estate  and  lumber  business  in  Litch- 
field after  1882.     [65.] 

Greenleaf,  Eleazer  A.,  Episcopal  clergyman,  died  in  Stillwater, 
Minn.,  in  1878.  He  was  educated  at  Bangor  Theological  Seminary; 
settled  in  Stillwater  in  1846,  and  organized  the  first  Episcopal  church 
there.     [41.] 

Greenleaf,  Franklin  Lewis,  miller,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  Oct.  7,  1847; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1868,  settling  in  Minneapolis,  where  he  was  a 
merchant;  afterward  engaged  in  flour  milling,  and  became  largely 
interested  in  grain  elevator  companies.  He  was  president  of  the 
Minneapolis  Chamber  of  Commerce  after  1889.     [3*;  20*;  84*.] 

Greenleaf,  William  Henry,  b.  in  Nunda,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  7,  1834;  came 
to   Minnesota  in  1858,  being  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Greenleaf 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  277 

township  in  Meeker  county.  He  was  county  treasurer,  1860-2;  county 
surveyor,  1864-70;  and  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1871-3.  In 
1872  he  removed  to  Litchfield,  and  in  1878  to  Benson,  being  then  re- 
ceiver of  the  U.  S.  land  office.     [18;    29;    30;    65.*] 

Greenman,  John  M.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Hornellsville,  N.  Y.,  April  15, 
1837;  was  graduated  at  Alfred  University;  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  1858;  practiced  at  Dover  and  Rochester,  Minn.;  removed  to  Aus- 
tin in  1870;  was  attorney  of  Mower  county,  1880-4,  and  judge  of  pro- 
bate, 1903-10.     [24;    79.*] 

Greer,  Allen  J,,  lawyer,  b.  in  Mifflin  county,  Pa.,  June  14,  1854;  d.  in 
California,  March  14,  1905.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1879;  was  twice  elected  super- 
intendent of  schools  of  Wabasha  county;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1882;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1891-3,  and  a  state  sen- 
ator, 1894-1900;  removed  to  California  in  1903.     [30;  74;  237  (31*).] 

Greer,  James  C,  merchant,  b.  in  Quebec,  Canada,  May  14,  1842; 
came  to  Lanesboro,  Minn.,   in   1868,  being  one  of  the  first  settlers; 
opened  a  grocery  with  his  cousin,  Robert  R.  Greer,  and  later  engaged 
in  general  mercantile  business;    was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture.    [52.] 

Greer,  John  N.,  educator,  b.  in  Scott  county,  Iowa,  April  17,  1859; 
was  graduated  at  Iowa  College,  1882;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1889  to 
accept  a  position  in  the  Minneapolis  public  schools;  since  1892  prin- 
cipal of  the  Central  High  School  in  that  city.     [26;  85A*.] 

Gregg,  L.  A.,  teacher,  b.  in  St.  Albans,  Vt.,  Dec.  6,  1849;  was  gradu- 
ated at  Port  Edward  Institute,  N.  Y.,  in  1870;  came  the  same  year  to 
Minnesota,  and  in  1871  settled  on  a  farm  in  Lyon  county;  was  princi- 
pal of  the  schools  in  Marshall  after  1881.     [32.] 

Gregg,  L.  M.,  b.  in  New  York;  came  to  Wabasha  county,  Minn.,  in 
1S56,  where  he  owned  a  farm;  was  county  treasurer,  1857-9,  and  sher- 
iff, 1877-81;  engaged  in  hotel  business  in  Lake  City,  and  later  in 
Wabasha.     [74.] 

Gregg,  Oren  C,  b.  in  Enosburg,  Vt.,  Nov.  2,  1845;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1865,  and  the  next  year  entered  the  ministry  in  the  Methodist 
church;  settled  in  Lynd,  Lyon  county;  was  county  auditor,  1872-82; 
superintendent  of  Minnesota  farmers'  institutes,  1885-1907.  [24;  32; 
127B.] 

Gregory,  A.  S.,  merchant,  b.  in  England,  Feb.  15,  1820;  came  to  the 
United  States  with  his  father  in  1827,  and  to  Stockton,  Winona 
county,  Minn.,  in  1856;    removed  to  Winona  in  1860.     [76.] 

Gregory,  Joel  Ernest,  lawyer,  b.  in  Polo,  111.,  Nov.  2,  1872;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1880;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
1896,  and  from  its  law  department,  1898;  has  since  practiced  in  St. 
Paul;    was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903.    [24;  25;  30.] 


278  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Gregory,  John  D.,  merchant  and  farmer,  b.  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  May 
17,  1830;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Sumner,  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  in 
1855;    opened  a  store  in  Hamilton  in  1881.     [52.] 

Gregson,  Mathew,  miller,  b.  in  Lancaster,  Eng.,  Nov.  5,  1838;  d. 
near  Ramsey,  Minn.,  Oct.  15,  1900.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865; 
settled  in  Ramsey,  Mower  county,  and  built  the  Ramsey  flouring  mill. 
[237  (11).] 

Greiner,  Frederick,  b.  in  Wurtemberg,  Germany,  April  13,  1829;  d. 
in  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  April  5,  1910.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1849,  and  to  St.  Paul  the  next  year;  removed  to  Chaska  four  years 
later;  engaged  in  farming  and  mercantile  business;  was  sheriff  of 
Carver  county,  1872-4,  and  afterward  register  of  deeds.  [32;  237 
(62.*).] 

Gresham,  William  G.,  b.  in  Indiana  in  1836;  came  to  Nicollet 
county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  served  as  lieutenant  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  farming;  was  county  superintend- 
ent of  schools,  1881-90.     [32.] 

Gress,  Cliff  W.,  banker,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  April  23,  1864;  lived  in 
Northfield,  Minn.,  1866-93;  removed  to  Cannon  Falls,  where  he  was 
cashier  of  the  Citizens'  Bank.     [56;    80.*] 

Grethen,  Anton,  lawyer,  b.  in  Germany,  Nov.,  1834;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1854;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  St.  Paul  in  1858; 
resided  in  Minneapolis;  was  auditor  of  Hennepin  county,  1864-71. 
[58.] 

Gribble,  Edwin,  lawyer,  b.  near  Barnstable,  Eng.,  June,  1825;  came 
to  the  United  States  when  nine  years  old;  settled  on  a  claim  at  Lake 
Minnetonka,  Minn.,  in  1856;  practiced  law  in  St.  Paul  after  1868.  [68; 
94;    237  (56)*.] 

Griffin,  Eli  Wesley,  b.  in  Scranton,  Pa.,  June  15,  1844;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1866;  engaged  in  surveying,  and  later  in  lumber  busi- 
ness; in  1887  located  and  opened  the  Diamond  mine,  of  the  Mesabi 
iron  range,  and  owned  large  interests  in  other  iron  mines.    [60.*] 

Griffin,  Frank  H.,  journalist,  b.  in  Juneau,  Wis.,  Aug.  13,  1863; 
came  to  Ortonville,  Minn.,  when  fourteen  years  old,  to  learn  tel- 
egraphy; in  1891  established  the  Good  Thunder  Herald,  which  he  has 
since  edited.     [46.] 

Griffin,  Levi  H.,  b.  in  Vassalborough,  Maine,  Oct.  22,  1822;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1853;  purchased  the  townsite  of  Carver  in  1854; 
opened  a  store  and  a  hotel  there;  was  the  first  sheriff  of  the  county. 
[32.] 

Griffin,  William  A.,  physician,  b.  in  Lee,  N.  H.,  Nov.  25,  1824;  was 
graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1853;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856, 
settling  in  Chaska.     [32.] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  279 

Griffith,  W.  D.,  b.  in  New  York,  Sept.  9,  1848;  came  to  Hector, 
Minn.,  in  1878,  being  the  pioneer  business  man  in  the  town;  engaged 
in  mercantile  business  and  banking.     [82.] 

Griggs,  Alexander,  pioneer,  b.  in  Marietta,  Ohio,  Oct.,  1838;  died 
in  the  state  of  Washington,  Jan.  25,  1903.  He  spent  his  boyhood  in  St. 
Paul,  Minn.;  was  engaged  in  running  boats  on  the  Red  River  of  the 
North;  in  1871  entered  a  claim  to  the  site  of  Grand  Forks,  N.  D.; 
was  in  command  of  a  line  of  boats  running  from  there  to  Winnipeg 
until  1890;  was  president  of  the  Second  National  Bank  of  Grand 
Porks,  and  was  postmaster  and  mayor  of  that  city.  He  removed  to 
the  Pacific  coast  in  1892.     [36.] 

Griggs,  Chauncey  Milton,  merchant,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  19,  1860; 
was  graduated  at  Yale  University,  1883;  engaged  in  wholesale  gro- 
cery business  in  St.  Paul;  first  vice  president  of  Griggs,  Cooper  and 
Co.  [24;  2o;  93A;  95*;  98*;  100;  166A*.] 

Griggs,  Chauncey  Wright,  merchant  and  lumberman,  b.  in  Tolland, 
Conn.,  Dec.  31,  1832;  d.  in  Tacoma,  Wash.,  Oct.  29,  1910.  He  settled 
in  St.  Paul  in  1856.  In  1861  he  enlisted  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt, 
served  as  captain,  and  was  rapidly  promoted  until  he  reached  the 
rank  of  colonel,  when  ill  health  compelled  him  to  leave  the  army.  He 
was  a  state  senator  in  1867-9  and  1883-6;  and  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1881-2.  After  1888  he  resided  in  Tacoma,  Washington. 
[17;  19*;  68;  94;  95*;  115;  167  (Feb.  22,  1901*);  176  (April,  1886); 
237   (59*).] 

Griggs,  John  Williams,  b.  in  Brookline,  Mass.,  Nov.  30,  1816;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Jan.  14,  1891.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1862,  settling  in 
Faribault;  removed  to  Chicago  in  1870,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1878,  where 
he  was  connected  with  the  land  department  of  the  Sioux  City  railway. 
[68;  238  (Jan.  15,  1891).] 

Grignon,  Peter,  Jr..  b.  in  Montreal,  Canada,  Oct.  30,  1S73;  came  to 
Duluth  with  his  parents  in  1881;  is  president  and  manager  of  the 
Marine  Iron  Company.     [31A.] 

Grimes,  Jonathan  T.,  b.  in  Loudoun  county,  Va.,  May  10,  1818;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Feb.  10,  1903.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  settled  in 
Minneapolis,  and  established  the  Lake  Calhoun  nursery.  [166  (1895*) ; 
237   (28*).] 

Grimmer,  Alfred  J.,  b.  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  May  5,  1856;  d.  in  New 
Ulm,  Minn.,  July  26,  1901.  He  came  to  New  Ulm  in  1870;  was  register 
of  deeds,  1884-93.     [237  (14).] 

Grimshaw,  Robeet  E.,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  in  1817;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, April  10,  1900.  He  settled  there  in  1855;  was  a  building  con- 
tractor, and  later  engaged  in  real  estate  business.     [237  (11*).] 

Grimshaw,  William  Harrison,  architect,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
Dec.  6.  1853;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minneapolis  in  1856;  designed 


280  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL.  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

thirteen  school  buildings  and  many  other  public  and  private  buildings 
in  Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1883;,  U. 
S.  marshal  for  the  district  of  Minnesota  since  1899.  [23;  24;  238  (Nov. 
9,  1899).] 

Grinager,  Mons,  b.  in  Hadeland,  Norway,  Oct.  7,  1832;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, Jan.  30,  1889.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  twenty-one 
years  old,  and  in  1858  settled  as  a  farmer  in  Bath,  Freeborn  county; 
served  as  captain  in  the  Fifteenth  Wisconsin  Regt.,  1862-5;  was 
appointed  register  of  the  U.  S.  land  office  at  Worthington  in  1874;  be- 
came vice-president  of  the  Scandia  Bank  of  Minneapolis  in  1886,  and 
removed  to  that  city.     [18;  34;  121;  169.] 

Grindeland,  Andrew,  judge,  b.  in  Winneshiek  county,  Iowa,  Nov.  20, 
1856;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Iowa,1882;  settled  in 
Warren,  Minn.,  and  practiced  law,  1882-1903;  was  a  state  senator,  1899- 
1902;  judge  in  the  Fourteenth  judicial  district  since  1903.  [24;  25; 
30;  169.] 

Grinnell,  Jeremiah,  druggist,  b.  in  Lapeer  county,  Mich,  Nov.  21, 
1843;  d.  in  Kasson,  Minn.,  Jan.  24,  1892.  He  came  to  Mantorville, 
Minn.,  in  1867;  removed  to  Kasson  in  1873;  was  county  auditor  four 
years.     [49;  140.] 

Griswold,  Charles,  physician,  b.  in  North  Manchester,  Conn.,  Oct. 
7,  1832;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Dec.  24,  1906.  He  was  a  minister  in  the  M.  E. 
church  several  years,  and  afterward  studied  medicine;  was  chaplain 
of  the  Minnesota  heavy  artillery  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1865;  was  graduated  at  Bennett  Medical  College, 
Chicago,  in  1880,  and  the  same  year  commenced  the  practice  of  med- 
icine in  St.  Paul.     [68;  93;  157*;  237  (43).] 

Griswold,  Gilbert  Gear,  merchant,  b.  in  Enfield,  Conn.,  Aug.  16, 
1823;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  July  24, 188Q.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1854,  where 
he  established  the  Boston  clothing  store.     [93*;  98*.] 

Griswold,  Henry  Strong,  b.  in  Adams,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  24,  1833 j.d.  in 
Chatfield,  Minn,,  in  December,  1906.  He  came  to  Chatfield  in  1S57, 
filled  various  responsible  positions  for  the  next  ten  years,  and  after 
1867  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  woolen  goods;  was  a  representa- 
tive in  the  legislature  in  1871.     [18;  52;  237  (43).] 

Griswold,  Whedon  W.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Norfolk,  Conn.,  Dec.  28,  1829; 
enlisted  in  the  30th  Indiana  Regt.  in  1861,  and  attained  the  rank  of 
colonel  in  1865;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Morris,  Stevens  county,  Minn., 
in  1872;  was  county  auditor  eight  years;  practiced  law  after  1887, 
[73.] 

Griswold,  William  B.,  b.  near  Ypsilanti,  Mich.,  Nov.  9,  1834; 
studied  law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  tar  in  1860;  came  to  Minne- 
sota the  same  year;  resided  in  Chaska  and  Mankato;  engaged  in  news- 
paper publication,  and  was  a  dealer  in  lumber  and  brick  in  Chaska 
after  1875.     [32;  83*.] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  281 

Grode,  John  S.,  b.  in  Germany,  Sept.  22,  1845;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  June  6, 
1909.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1873;  engaged  in  real  estate  and  fire 
insurance  business;  was  president  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works  after 
1902.     [93A;  237  (36*,  56*).] 

Groesbeck,  S.  V.,  physician,  b.  in  New  York,  Sept.  23,  1840;  served 
in  the  Eighth  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota,  and 
practiced  medicine  in  Houston  county;  settled  in  Marshall  in  1872, 
and  built  the  first  dwelling  there;  was  register  of  deeds  and  post- 
master.    [32.] 

Groetsch,  John,  b.  in  Wurtemberg,  Germany,  Jan.  8,  1826;  d.  in  St. 
Paul  in  January,  1908.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1847,  and  to 
Minnesota  in  1854,  being  one  of  the  earliest  settlers  in  Mankato;  en- 
gaged in  mercantile  business  in  Chaska,  and  later  owned  a  farm  in 
Kelso,  Sibley  county;  was  lieutenant  and  afterward  captain  in  the 
Fifth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  the  first  postmaster  at 
New  Rome,  and  gave  the  village  its  name;  in  1874-6  was  a  represen- 
tative in  the  legislature.  He  spent  the  later  years  of  his  life  in  St. 
Paul.     [32;  237   (48*).] 

Gronberger,  Robert,  b.  in  Kalmar,  Sweden,  Oct.  2,  1840;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1869,  and  to  St.  Paul  three  years  later;  settled  at 
Forest  Lake  in  1877;  author  of  many  humorous  sketches,  and  also  of 
historical  books  and  a  novel.     [169.] 

Grondahl,  Jens  Kristian,  journalist,  b.  in  Eidsvold,  Norway,  Dec.  3, 
1869;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1881,  settling  in 
Red  Wing;  was  graduated  at  Red  Wing  Seminary,  1887;  and  later  en- 
gaged in  newspaper  work.  In  1892  he  became  connected  with  the  Red 
Wing  Daily  Republican,  and  in  1894  took  charge  of  the  Nordstjernen, 
a  weekly  Norwegian  newspaper.  In  1895-9  he  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature.     [17;  22*;  24;  30.] 

Gronnerud,  Hans,  b.  in  Norway,  May  23,  1840;  settled  at  Reaver 
Falls,  Minn.,  in  1871;  was  county  treasurer,  1873-84.     [32.] 

Gronvold,  Just  Christian,  physician,  b.  in  Fron,  Norway,  Feb.  27, 
1833;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1865;  was  graduated  at  Humboldt 
Medical  College,  St.  Louis,  in  1869;  settled  in  Wanamingo,  Goodhue 
county,  Minn.,  the  same  year.     [29*;  54;  169.] 

Grose,  Ingebrikt  Frederickson,  educator,  b.  in  Kenyon,  Minn.,  May 
25,  1862;  was  graduated  at  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa,  in  1885; 
was  professor  in  St.  Olaf  College,  Northfield,  Minn.,  five  years,  and 
after  1891  was  principal  of  Concordia  College  in  Moorhead;  teacher  and 
registrar  at  St.  Olaf  College  since  1900.     [133  (Dec,  1908*);  149;  169.] 

Groseilliers,  Medard  Choijart,  Sieur  des,  explorer,  b.  in  France  in 
1621,  came  to  Canada  at  the  age  of  twenty  years,  or  perhaps  three  or 
four  years  earlier;  was  in  the  service  of  the  Jesuits  until  1646,  as  a 
layman  helper  in  their  missions  to  the  Indians  of  western  Canada; 


282  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

afterward  was  a  fur  trader  and  came  to  the  upper  Mississippi  river  and 
the  area  of  Minnesota,  with  his  brother-in-law,  Radisson,  in  1655  and 
again  in  1660,  they  being  the  first  white  men  in  Minnesota.  Groseil- 
liers  probably  died  in  Canada,  in  1684  or  later.  [28,  X;  107;  113;  114; 
131;  146.] 

Gross,  Henry,  merchant,  b.  in  Germany,  May  2,  1831;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1850;  settled  in  Goodhue  county,  Minn.,  in  1857;  re 
moved  to  Red  Wing  in  1869,  where  he  engaged  in  mercantile  business 
after  1876.     [54.] 

Gross,  Philip,  b.  in  Germany  in  1809;  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1855,  and  the  next  year  was  one  of  the  founders  of  New  Ulm,  Minn,;  en- 
gaged in  the  hotel  business.     [32.] 

Gross,  Severin,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Austria  in  1829;  d.  in  Collegeville, 
Minn.,  in  1893.  He  was  ordained  in  1853;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1874;  was  pastor  at  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  1876-88,  and  New  Munich, 
1888-90;  was  afterward  prior  of  St.  John's  Abbey.  [31;  132  (Christmas 
number,  1893*).] 

Grout,  Thaddeus  P.,  farmer,  b.  in  Wilna,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  7,  1837;  settled 
in  Rock  county,  Minn.,  in  1873,  being  one  of  the  first  settlers  there; 
later  resided  in  Luverne.  He  was  a  prominent  worker  in  the  tem- 
perance cause.     [34.] 

Grover,  A.  J.,  farmer,  b.  in  Oxford  county,  Maine,  Sept.  6,  1827;  set- 
tled in  Minneola,  Goodhue  county,  Minn.,  in  1858;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1869.     [54.] 

Grover,  Barker  C,  b.  in  Maine  in  1840;  settled  in  Zumbrota,  Minn., 
in  1868,  and  engaged  in  farming;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture, 1876-7.     [30;   54.] 

Grover,  H.  C,  physician,  b.  in  Indiana  in  1830;  studied  medicine; 
was  assistant  surgeon  in  the  20th  Indiana  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1869;  resided  in  Rushford;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1875-7  and  1879.     [30.] 

Grover,  Marcus  D.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Wells,  Vt;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Dec.  18, 
1904.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1868;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1887, 
and  the  next  year  became  general  solicitor  of  the  Great  Northern  rail- 
way company.     [23*;  95;  111;  137*;  237  (35*).] 

Gruber,  James  M.,  b.  in  Iowa  City,  Iowa,  March  22,  1868;  engaged  in 
railroad  business;  was  general  manager  of  the  Great  Northern  rail- 
way after  1907,  residing  in  St.  Paul.     [17.] 

Grue,  Ole  Nelson,  farmer,  b.  in  Wisconsin  in  1857;  was  graduated 
at  St.  Olaf  College,  Northfield,  in  1879;  was  a  state  senator,  1899-1901, 
residing  at  Grue,  Kandiyohi  county.     [30.] 

Grummons,  William  F.,  b.  in  Orleans  county,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  25,  1829; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;   was  lieutenant  in  the  Third  Minnesota 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  283 

Regt.,  1861-4;   was  sheriff  of  Mower  county;    settled  in  Martinsburg, 
Renville  county,  in  1878.     [32.] 

Grussendorf,  Edward,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Germany,  July  15, 
1823;  d.  at  Fergus  Falls,  Minn.,  Feb.  18,  1908.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1857;  was  graduated  at  a  German  college  in  Fort  Wayne,  Ind., 
in  1860;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry,  and  two  years  later  settled  in 
Red  Wing,  Minn.;  removed  to  Fergus  Falls  in  1869;  owned  a  farm  on 
the  site  of  the  town,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business.  He  opened 
the  first  store  in  Fergus  Falls.     £35;  237  (48*).] 

Guard,  Erastus,  b.  in  Susquehanna  county,  Pa.,  Jan.  1,  1825;  d. 
April  10,  1878.  He  settled  at  Taylor's  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1857;  served  in 
the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.,  1862-5;  engaged  in  furniture  business. 
[40.3 

Guderian,  Christopher  S.,  banker  and  farmer,  b.  in  Prussia,  April  7, 
1837;  d.  in  Florida,  May  14,  1902.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1860;  en- 
listed in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.,  and  served  in  that  and  other 
regiments  during  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Anoka;  was  county  treas- 
urer ten  years;  was  a  state  senator,  1891-3;  removed  to  Florida  in 
1896.     [30;  43;  237  (19).] 

Guerin,  Vital,  pioneer,  b.  in  Saint  Remi,  Canada,  July  17,  1812;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  Nov.  11,  1870.  He  entered  the  service  of  the  American 
Fur  Company,  and  came  to  Mendota,  Minn.,  in  1832.  Seven  years 
later  he  settled  on  the  site  of  St.  Paul.  He  passed  the  remainder  of 
his  life  quietly,  improving  his  farm  until  the  growth  of  the  city  made 
it  very  valuable  for  city  lots.     [28,  IV*;  94;  237  (1,  65*).] 

Guernon,  Adelard,  physician,  b.  in  Quebec,  in  1844;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Jan.  15,  1889.  He  was  graduated  at  the  medical  college  in  Montreal, 
1865;  settled  in  St.  Paul  the  same  year,  removed  to  Little  Falls  in 
1872;  was  county  superintendent  of  schools  for  Morrison  county  ten 
years;  returned  to  St.  Paul  in  1888.     [139.] 

Guignas,  Michael,  Jesuit  missionary,  b.  in  France,  Jan.  22,  1681;  d. 
in  Quebec,  Canada,  Feb.  6,  1752.  With  Nicholas  de  Gonnor,  he  founded 
a  mission  among  the  Sioux  in  1727  at  Fort  Beauharnois  on  Lake  Pepin, 
near  the  site  of  Frontenac,  Minn.,  but  was  obliged  to  abandon  it  the 
next  year  on  account  of  Indian  wars.  He  was  captured  and  threat- 
ened with  death,  but  was  rescued;  and  afterward,  in  1732-37,  he  con- 
tinued his  work  in  this  Sioux  mission  and  as  resident  chaplain  of  the 
fort.     [114;   146.] 

Guilder,  Absalom  R.,  inventor,  b.  in  Milton,  Vt,  Aug.,  1826;  came 
to  Minneapolis  in  1866;  engaged  in  building  mills,  and  afterward  pat- 
ented several  important  inventions  in  mill  machinery.     [58.] 

Guion,  Joseph,  pioneer,  b.  in  Missouri  in  1825;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn., 
Jan.  17,  1906.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1845;  afterward  resided  in 
St.  Louis  and  other  places,  but  returned  to  St.  Paul  in  1853;  owned 
real  estate  in  West  St.  Paul.     [94;  98*;  237  (39).] 


284  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Guiterman,  Leo  A.,  b.  in  Cincinnati,  O.,  Sept..  22,  1862;  came  to  St. 
Paul  in  1876;  one  of  the  organizers  in  1883  of  the  firm  of  Guiterman 
Brothers,  manufacturers  of  men's  clothing,  and  since  1897  its  presi- 
dent.    [24;  25;  93 A*.] 

Guldbrandson,  Gilbert,  t).  near  Christiania,  Norway,  July  17,  1841; 
d.  Feb.  19,  1900.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in 
1852,  and  to  Freeborn  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  served  in  the  21st  Iowa 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  banking  in  Albert  Lea,  arid  was 
president  of  the  First  National  Bank  there.     [53A*;   169.] 

Gullette,  Albert  Martin,  b.  in  Brownston,  Ind.,  June  2,  1873;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1902;  since  1906  principal 
of  the  Prescott  School,  Minneapolis.     [85A*.] 

Gullicksen,  Hans  C„  b.  in  Norway,  June  29,  1832;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1854,  and  two  years  later  settled  on  a  farm  in  Bloorn^ 
field,  Fillmore  county,  Minn.;  was  county  sheriff  four  years;  was  reg- 
ister of  deeds,  1880-88.     [52.] 

Gumper,  William  Marie,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Baden,  Germany,  in  1866; 
came  to  the  United  States  when  fourteen  years  of  age;  was  ordained 
priest  at  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  in  1890,  and  the  next  year  settled  at  Long 
Prairie;  was  pastor  at  Breckenridge  after  1900.     [38.] 

Gundalson,  Hans,  b.  in  Norway,  Jan.  26,  1830;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1852,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  served  in  the  First  Minne- 
sota Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  owned  a  farm  in  Amherst,  Fillmore  coun- 
ty; was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878.     [30.] 

Gunders,  Paul  A.,  b.  in  Norway  in  1863;  came  with  his  parents  to 
the  United  States  and  to  Minnesota  while  an  infant;  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business  in  Blue  Earth  county  after  1887;  was  auditor  of  the 
county,  1895-1900.     [45*.] 

Gunderson,  Claus  J.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Whitewater,  Wis.,  in  1855;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1866;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Mich- 
igan, 1883;  has  practiced  in  Alexandria,  Minn.,  since  1886;  was  attor- 
ney of  Douglas  county,  1889-93;  a  state  senator  since  1907.    [30*.] 

Gunn,  D.  Griffin,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  Caswell  county,  N.  C, 
March  13,  1845;  served  four  years  in  the  Confederate  army  in  the 
civil  war;  settled  in  Windom,  Minn.,  in  1878;  laid  out  the  village  of 
Wilder  in  1885,  and  afterward  resided  there;  founded  and  conducted 
the  Wilder  Farm  College,  which  was  opened  in  1887.     [34.] 

Gunn,  Daniel  M.,  b.  in  Ontario,  Canada,  in  1860;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1880;  resides  at  Grand  Rapids,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  hotel 
business;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1895-7;  has  been  a 
state  senator  since  1907.     [30*.] 

Gunn,  Joseph,  journalist,  b.  in  Ontario,  Canada,  in  1857;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1883,  and  settled  in  Breckenridge,  where  he  published 


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the  Wilkin  county  Gazette;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1893.     [25;   30;   35.] 

Gunnersex,  S.  R.,  educator,  b.  in  Norway  in  1844;  studied  at  the 
University  of  Christiania,  and  afterward  studied  theology  in  Germany; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1874,  and  was  a  member  of  the  faculty 
of  Augsburg  Seminary,  Minneapolis.     [58.] 

Gunsolus,  Matthew  M.,  farmer,  b.  in  Montgomery  county,  N.  Y., 
Dec.  12,  1833;  served  in  the  33d  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  set- 
tled on  the  site  of  Edgerton,  Pipestone  county,  Minn.,  in  1878,  being 
the  second  settler  in  the  township.     [34.] 

Gurley,  George  H.,  b.  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  April  25,  1854; 
settled  in  Pipestone,  Minn.,  in  1880,  and  engaged  in  hardware  busi- 
ness; also  owned  several  farms,  and  was  treasurer  of  the  county. 
[34.] 

Gurley,  James,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Wexford,  Ireland,  in  1800;  d. 
in  St.  Charles,  Iowa.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  fifteen  years 
old;  became  a  traveling  preacher;  came  to  Minnesota  after  the  civil 
war;  lived  in  Wabasha  three  years;  in  1871  took  a  homestead  in 
Becker  county,  where  he  was  the  first  resident  preacher.  During  his 
last  years  he  lived  in  Detroit,  Minn.     [44.] 

Gustavesen,  Carl,  b.  in  Norway,  Dec.  8,  1828;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1855,  and  eight  years  later  settled  in  Manchester,  Freeborn 
county,  Minn.;  taught  music  until  1876,  and  later  cultivated  his 
farm.     [53.] 

Gustofson,  Andrew,  pioneer,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1818;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1861,  and  three  years  later  settled  in  Alfborg,  Sibley 
county,  Minn.,  being  the  first  settler  in  that  township.     [32.] 

Gutenberg,  John,  b.  in  Prussia.,  April  7,  1828;  d.  in  Shakopee,  Minn., 
June  23,  1880.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1853,  and  to  St.  Paul 
two  years  later;  removed  in  1857  to  Shakopee,  where  he  built  a  hotel. 
[32.] 

Guthrie,  M.,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1848;  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1867,  and  to  Blooming  Prairie,  Minn.,  in  1875;  owned  a  grain  elevator, 
a  store,  and  a  hotel.     [72.]  . 

Gutknecht,  Charles,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Mecklenburg,  Ger- 
many, Jan.  7,  1851;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in 
1870;  was  graduated  at  Concordia  College,  111.,  in  1879;  soon  after- 
ward was  ordained  to  the  ministry,  and  settled  in  Union,  Houston 
county,  Minn.     [61.] 

Guttarsen,  G.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Norway,  April,  1812;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1846,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1853;  was  probably  the 
first  settler  in  Sheldon,  Houston  county.     [61.] 

Guttersen,  Gilbert,  farmer  and  banker,  b.  in  Minnesota,  May  13, 
1859;   resides  at  Lake  Crystal;   was  engrossing  clerk  in  the  house  of 


286  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

representatives,  1889,  and  a  member  of  the  house  in  1893-5  and  1899. 
[24;  30;  45*.] 

Gutterson,  A.  C,  banker,  b.  in  Windsor  county,  Vt.,  March  10,  1830; 
settled  in  Owatonna  in  1866;  was  cashier  of  the  Farmers'  National 
Bank  after  1873,  and  was  also  professor  of  music  in  Pillsbury  Acad- 
emy.    [72.  J 

Gwathmey,  John  Booth,  miller,  b.  in  Greencastle,  Ind.,  July  8,  1830; 
d.  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  Oct.,  1902.  He  settled  there  in  1855;  served  in 
the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war.,    [237  (28).] 

Gynild,  Endre  E.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  April  15,  1859; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1880;  was  educated  at  Augsburg  Sem- 
inary, Minneapolis,  1884-89;  was  pastor  in  Minneapolis,  1889-91,  and 
in  Willmar  lifter  1891.     [148.] 

Haae,  G.  Wilhelm,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  Feb.  28,  1862,  in  Ger- 
many; came  to  the  United  States  in  1886;  was  graduated  at  Martin 
Luther  College,  New  Ulm,  Minn.,  in  1888;  was  ordained  at  Sutton, 
Mower  county,  Minn.,  in  1888;  was  pastor  at  Lake  City,  Minn.,  after 
1890,  and  at  Greenwood,  Hennepin  county,  since  1900.     [148.] 

Haas,  Charles  L.,  b.  in  Pennsylvania,  Dec.  29,  1849;  came  to  Minne- 
sota with  his  parents  when  only  five  years  of  age;  has  engaged  in  the 
live  stock  business  in  St.  Paul,  and  is  largely  interested  in  the  banks 
of  that  city;  was  register  of  deeds  for  Ramsey  county,  1891-95.  [20*; 
93*;  98*;  100.] 

Habighorst,  Henry,  merchant,  b.  in  Germany,  March,  1824;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1847,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1854;  engaged  in  the  dry 
goods  business.     [68;   94.] 

Hackett,  Charles  Wesley,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Lyndeborough, 
N.  H.,  July  23,  1831;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  March  21,  1903.  He  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1856,  settling  in  Lake  City;  was  captain  in  the  Tenth  Min- 
nesota Regt.  during  the  Indian  war;  removed  to  St,  Paul  in  1872. 
[93A;  121;  174*;  176  (April,  1886*);  237  (28*).] 

Hackney,  Joseph  M.,  b.  in  Antrim,  Watonwan  county,  Minn.,  July  8, 
1874;  was  graduated  at  Hamline  University,  1899,  and  in  law  at  the 
University  of  Minnesota,  1902;  engaged  in  real  estate  business  in  St. 
Paul;  a  state  senator  since  1907.     [24;  25;  30*;  93A;  111.] 

Hadland,  Ole  P.,  farmer,  b.  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  Feb.  19,  1858, 
and  resided  there;  was  graduated  at  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa,  in 
1880;  was  a  representative  in  the  Minnesota  legislature  in  1891.    [169.] 

Hadley,  Elbridge  Drew,  lawyer,  b.  in  Deering,  N.  H.,  Sept.  6,  1842; 
served  in  the  14th  N.  H.  Regt,  18624,  and  was  brevetted  captain;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1869;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1872,  settling  in 
Luverne.     [IS.] 

Hadley,  Emerson,  lawyer,  b.  in  Marion,  Mass.,  Dec.  27,  1857;  was 
graduated  at  Harvard  University,  1881,  and   Columbia  Law  School, 


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1884;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1884,  settling  in  St.  Paul;  assistant  gen- 
eral counsel  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Co.  since  1900.  [24; 
25;  93;  95*.] 

Haecker,  Theophilus  L.,  b.  in  Liverpool,  Ohio,  May  4,  1846;  served 
in  the  37th  Wisconsin  Regt.  during  the  civil  war;  was  engaged  in  the 
work  of  the  Experiment  Station  in  Madison,  Wis.,  until  1891,  and  later 
with  the  Agricultural  College  of  Minnesota;  has  been  its  professor  of 
dairy  husbandry  since  1894,  residing  in  St.  Anthony  Park.  [22*;  26*; 
127A*.] 

Hafftex,  August,  farmer,  b.  in  Ontario,  Jan.  2,  1855;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1867;  settled  near  Buffalo,  1881;  was  register  of  deeds  of 
Wright  county,  1899-1902  and  1907-8;  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture, 1911.     [30*.] 

Hagadorn,  H.  J.,  millwright,  b.  at  Mount  Morris,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  1,  1832; 
d.  in  Brainerd,  Minn.,  Dec.  16,  1903.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865; 
settled  in  Brainerd  in  1880.     [237   (35).] 

Hagan,  Martin,  physician,  b.  in  Tuscarawas  county,  Ohio,  Dec.  28, 
1832;  was  graduated  at  the  Medical  College  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  in 
1855;  served  as  surgeon  in  Ohio  regiments  in  the  civil  war;  in  1866 
was  graduated  at  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  New  York 
city,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  St.  Paul.     [18;  29;  68;  93.] 

Hagen,  Ole  E.,  journalist,  b.  in  Skiaker,  Norway,  Aug.  7,  1852;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1881;  settled  in  Crookston  in  1883;  established 
the  Rodhuggeren  at  Fergus  Falls  in  1893;  was  judge  of  probate  for 
Polk  county,  1897-1903.     [37*.] 

Hagen,  Ole  J.,  editor,  b.  near  Christiania,  Norway,  Aug.  31,  1852; 
came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States,  and  to  Freeborn  county, 
Minn.,  in  1867;  settled  in  Albert  Lea  in  1872,  and  later  became  editor 
of  the  Albert  Lea  Posten.     [53.] 

Hagler,  Fletcher,  merchant,  b.  in  Madison  county,  111.,  in  1824;  set- 
tled in  Pine  Island,  Minn.,  in  1856;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  artil- 
lery and  other  regiments  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  first 
lieutenant.     [54*.] 

Hagney,  P.  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Dakota  county,  Minn.,  May  22,  1856; 
resided  at  Rosemount;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1889. 
[30.] 

Hagstrom,  Gustavus  Arvid,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Sundsvall, 
Sweden,  Sept.  8,  1867;  came  to  the  United  States,  and  attended  the 
public  schools  in  Minneapolis;  was  graduated  at  the  Divinity  School, 
University  of  Chicago;  was  pastor  in  Chicago,  1896-1906,  and  in  St. 
Paul  since  1909;  editor  of  a  Swedish  Baptist  Church  journal  since 
1896.     [17.] 

Hagstrom,  J.  Albert,  clerk,  b.  Nov.  23,  1872;  resided  in  Minneapolis, 
and  died  there  Dec.  6,  1901;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1899.     [30;  237  (19).] 


288  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Haiin,  William  John,  attorney  general,  b.  in  Mifflin  county,  Pa., 
Nov.  5,  1841;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Sept.  23,  1902.  He  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1863,  settling  in  Lake  City;  engaged  in  teaching  and  book- 
keeping; was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1867;  was  county  attorney  of 
Wabasha  county,  1872-8;  was  attorney  general  of  the  state,  1881-7; 
resided  in  Minneapolis  after  1881.     [18;  74;  137;  237  (19*).]. 

Haigh,  George  W.,  b.  in  Seneca  county,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  11,  1838;  served 
in  the  24th  Michigan  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of 
captain;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1873,  and  two  years  later  settled  on  a 
farm  in  Mankato.     [32.] 

Haight,  Washington  Z.,  b.  in  Jefferson  county,  Pa.,  March  25,  1839; 
came  to  Minnesota  when  twenty-five  years  of  age;  invented  a  well- 
boring  machine,  and  dealt  in  windmills,  pumps,  and  other  machinery; 
resided  in  Winnebago  City  after  1878.     [34;  39*.] 

Haines,-  Angus,  merchant,  bl  near  Toronto,  Canada,  Feb.  5,  1843; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1872;  was  a  teacher  in  St.  Cloud  and  Litchfield 
fourteen  years;  later  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Paynesville. 
[35.] 

Haines,  Charles,  b.  near  Springfield,  Ohio,  in  1834;  d.  in  Knights- 
town,  Ind.,  April  29,  1883.  He  served  in  the  Northern  army  in  the 
civil  war;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1867,  where  he  was  manager  of  the 
opera  house.     [237   (1).] 

Haines,  James  C,  b.  in  Canada  in  1840;  settled  in  Paynesville, 
Minn.,  in  1866.  At  first  he  engaged  in  carpenter  business  and  farm- 
ing, but  later  sold  agricultural  implements  and  general  merchandise. 
[31;  35.] 

Hainlin,  Ernest,  lawyer,  b.  in  New  York  in  1844;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt, 
1861-5;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1870;  resided  in  Watertown,  Carver 
county;   was  county  attorney  four  years,     [32.] 

Hair,  George  Robson,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  England,  Dec.  6,  1825; 
d.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  Jan.  23,  1898.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1853,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1879;  was  pastor  in  Northfield,  Red  Wing, 
Minneapolis,  and  other  places.     [150.] 

Halbert,  William  H.,  banker,  b.  in  Erie  county,  Pa.,  Aug.  3,  1840; 
served  in  the  Eighth  Illinois  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Rock 
county,  Minn.,  in  1872,  and  was  cashier  of  the  Security  Bank  of  Lu- 
verne.     [34.] 

Halden,  Odin,  b.  in  Norway,  May  6,  1862;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1881,  and  settled  in  Grove  City,  Minn.;  removed  to  Duluth 
in  1882,  and  engaged  in  the  grocery  business;  has  been  auditor  of 
St.  Louis  county  since  1895.     [23;  31A*;  111*.] 

Hale,  Andrew  Talcott,  b.  in  Glastonbury,  Conn.,  July  8,  1820;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  June,  1869.  He  settled  there  in  1860,  coming  for  his 
health,  and  devoted  the  remainder  of  his  life  to  philanthropic  efforts 
for  the  improvement  of  the  city.    [84*.] 


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Hale,  George  Washington,  merchant,  b.  in  Tunbridge,  Vt,  Feb.,  8, 
1834;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Feb.  22,  1884.  He  first  came  to  Minneapolis 
in  1856,  but  returned  to  Boston  in  1860;  established  a  dry  goods  store 
in  Minneapolis  in  1867.     [84*.] 

Hale,  Henry,  lawyer,  b.  in  Chelsea,  Vt.,  June  21,  1814;  d.  Dec.  7,  1890. 
He  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Vermont  in  1840;  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1843;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1856,  practiced  law,  and  en- 
gaged in  real  estate  business.     [28,  VIII;  41;  93*;  94;  98*.] 

Hale,  Jefferson  Marshall,  merchant,  b.  in  Tunbridge,  Vt.,  Sept.  5, 
1827;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  engaged  in  dry  goods  business  in 
Minneapolis  after  1868.     [84*.] 

Hale,  William  Dinsmore,  b.  in  Norridgewock,  Maine,  Aug.  16,  1836; 
came  to  Cannon  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1856,  and  engaged  in  farming;  was 
enrolling  clerk  in  the  state  senate  in  1861;  served  in  the  Third  Min- 
nesota Regt,  1861,  and  was  major  in  the  Fourth  Regt.,  U.  S.  Artillery 
v colored),  1863-6;  was  a  partner  of  Hon.  W.  D.  Washburn  in  lumber 
and  flour  milling;  and  was  postmaster  of  Minneapolis,  1890-4,  and  since 
1906.     [24;  84*;  85A*.] 

Hale,  William  Edward,  b.  in  Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  May  11,  1845;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Plainview,  Minn.,  in  1860;  served  in  the  Third  Min- 
nesota Regt.,  1861-4;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1869;  settled  at  Min- 
neapolis in  1872;  was  attorney  for  Hennepin  county,  1878-82;  judge 
in  the  Fourth  district  since  1909.     [22*;  24;  85A;  130*;  137.] 

Halgren,  Charles  G.,  druggist,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1840;  d.  in  Comfrey, 
Minn.,  May  15,  1910.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854,  and  to 
Minnesota  in  1858;  served  in  the  Ninth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war ;  resided  at  Watertown,  where  he  was  postmaster  eight  years ;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1881-3  and  1889.  [30;  32;  169;  237 
(62).] 

Hall,  Albert  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Alexandria,  Ohio,  July  11,  1858;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1872;  was  graduated  at  Columbian 
University  Law  School,  Washington,  D.  C,  1883;  has  practiced  law  in 
Minneapolis  since  1884.     [24;   25;   85A*;   90*;   127A*;   137*.] 

Hall,  Albert  R„  b.  in  Vermont  in  1842;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856; 
served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature,  1869-74,  and  1877,  being  speaker  of  the 
House  three  terms;  resided  in  Dayton,  Hennepin  county.     [30.] 

Hall,  Alfred  S.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Anne  Arundel  county,  Md.,  in  1856; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1858;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1880;  was  asso- 
ciate judge  of  the  municipal  court  in  St.  Paul  several  years.     [93.] 

Hall,  Charles,  physician,  b.  in  Gallatin  county,  111.,  in  1826;  was 
graduated  at  Rush  Medical  College  in  1857;  came  to  Minnesota  the 
same  year,  and  in  1859  settled  in  Pine  Island;  was  a  state  senator, 
1869-70.     [54.] 

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290  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Hall,  Christopher  Webber,  geologist,  b.  in  Wardsboro,  Vt,  Feb.  28, 
1845;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  May  10,  1911.  He  was  graduated  in  1871  at 
Middlebury  college;  in  1872-5  engaged  in  teaching  in  Minnesota;  spent 
the  next  two  years  in  study  in  Germany;  after  1878  was  professor  of 
geology  and  mineralogy  in  the  University  of  Minnesota;  assistant 
geologist  of  the  XL  S.  Geological  survey  after  1883;  author  of  Geogra- 
phy of  Minnesota  (299  pages,  1903)  and  numerous  scientific  papers. 
[I,  3;  4*;  7A;  17;  22*;  24;  25;  26*;  58;  85A*;  127  (2*);  127A*,  B; 
237  (53,  59).] 

Hall,  Darwin  Scott,  Congressman,  b.  in  Wheatland,  Wis.,  Jan.  23, 
1844;  served  in  the  42d  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1866;  was  auditor  of  Renville  county,  1869-72;  clerk  of 
the  district  court,  1873-77;  representative  in  the  legislature,  1S76;  reg- 
ister of  the  United  States  land  office  at  Benson,  1878-86;  state  senator, 
1887-9,  and  again  in  1907-09;  a  representative  in  Congress,  1889-91. 
He  was  founder  and  editor  of  the  Renville  Times.  [10;  25;  27*;  30*; 
32;   98*;   166A*.] 

Hall,  E.  S.,  farmer,  b.  at  La  Pointe,  Wis.,  in  1833;  settled  in  Min- 
nesota in  I860;  resided  at  Minden,  Benton  county;  was  a  representa- 
tive in  the  legislature  in  1897.     [30;  31.] 

Hall,  Elisha  Banks,  b.  in  Lawrence  county,  Ohio,  Oct.  25,  1824;  d. 
in  Fairmont,  Minn.  Feb.  13,  1902.  He  settled  on  a  homestead  beside  a 
lake  named  for  him,  in  Martin  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  served  against 
the  Indians  in  the  war  of  1862.     [237  (19*).] 

Hall,  Francis,  b.  in  Canada,  Nov.  12,  1830;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1S63;  owned  a  farm  in  Etna,  Fillmore  county;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1878.     [30.] 

Hall,  Frank,  pioneer,  b.  in  Lewis  county,  N.  Y.,  July  28,  1834;  set- 
tled in  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  in  1858,  and  opened  one  of  the  first  stores 
there;  was  captain  in  the  Fifth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  after- 
ward was  proprietor  of  a  hotel.     [53.] 

Hall,  George  R.,  farmer,  b.  in  Canada,  June  29,  1836;  settled  in 
Plainview,  Minn.,  in  1856;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  light  artil- 
lery in  the  civil  war;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1877. 
[30;  74.] 

Hall,  Harlan  Page,  journalist,  b.  in  Ravenna,  Ohio,  Aug.  27,  1838; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  9,  1907.  He  was  graduated  at  Ohio  Wesleyan  Uni- 
versity, 1861;  settled  in  St.  Paul,  1862;  engaged  in  editorial  work  on 
several  newspapers;  purchased,  with  others,  the  Pioneer  in  1865; 
later  established  the  Dispatch,  and  in  1S78  the  Globe.  The  last  paper 
he  published  was  the  St.  Paul  Trade  Journal,  1897-1903.  The  next 
year  he  published  a  volume  of  political  reminiscences,  entitled  "Ob- 
servations." [28,  XII*;  41*;  68;  155*;  176  (March,  1892*);  237  (16*, 
30*,  48*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  291 

Hall,  James,  judge,  b.  in  Vermont,  Oct.  28,  1824;  d.  while  on  a  jour- 
ney to  Dakota  in  1868.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  at  Lit- 
tle Falls;  was  judge  of  the  Fourth  judicial  district,  1857-8;  removed  to 
Denver,  Colorado,  in  1861,  but  returned  after  four  years  to  Minne- 
sota, and  later  resided  in  St.  Cloud.     [237   (1).I 

Hall,  John  Norris,  b.  in  Litchfield  county,  Conn.,  May  15,  1822; 
settled  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1858;  engaged  in  mercantile  business, 
and  later  in  banking.     [32;  S3*.] 

Hall,  Liberty,  journalist,  b.  in  Peru,  Me.,  July  27,  1826;  d.  in  Den- 
ver, Colo.,  June  23,  1891.  He  traveled  for  the  publishing  house  of 
D.  Appleton  and  Co.,  twenty  years;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1866  on 
account  of  poor  health,  settling  at  Glencoe,  and  during  several  years 
published  the  Glencoe  Register;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture in  1872.     [18;   155*.] 

Hall,   Lyman   Wolcott,   journalist,  b.   in  Lanesboro,   Mass.,   March 

9,  1808;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Jan.  14,  1897.  He  studied  law,  but  engaged 
in  newspaper  work;  settled  in  1878  in  St.  Paul.  He  was  a  prominent 
political  worker  and  editor  in  Ohio  before  and  during  the  civil  war. 
[237   (9*);   238   (Jan.  15,  1897).] 

Hall,  Martin,  b.  in  Genesee  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1811;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1865,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  Green  Prairie,  Morrison 
county;  was  the  prime  mover  in  the  organization  of  that  town.     [31.] 

Hall,  Martin  Olson,  banker,  b.  in  Hedemarken,  Norway,  Oct.  30, 
1853;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  when  two  years  old; 
_settled  in  Minnesota  in  1864;  studied  law,  and  was  probate  judge  in 
Granite  Falls  six  years;  was  clerk  of  the  senate  two  terms.  He 
resided  in  Duluth,  1887-97;  then  removed  to  St.  Louis,  Mo.;  and  after 
1901  resided  at  Mohall,  N.  D.,  a  town  named  for  him.  [29;  32;  169*; 
237    (37*);    241.] 

Hall,  Onias,  farmer,  b.  in  Jefferson  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1819;  d.  in 
Dodge  Center,  Minn.,  Oct.  26,  1900.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1859; 
was  one  of  the  original  proprietors  of  the  town  of  Dodge  Center. 
[49;   237   (11).] 

Hall,  Orrin  I.,  physician,  b.  in  Wales,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  11,  1843;  d.  June 
25,  1908.  He  was  graduated  from  the  medical  department  of  Buffalo 
University,  1873;  settled  in  Zumbrota,  Minn.,  the  next  year.  [54; 
56*.] 

Hall,  Oscar  H.,  physician,  b.  in  Erie  county,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  29,  1842; 
served  in  the  Eighth  N.  Y.  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  was  graduated 
from  the  medical  department  of  the  University  of  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  in 
1868,  and  the  same  year  settled  in  Zumbrota,  Minn.;  removed  to  St. 
Paul  in  1899.     [54.] 

Hall,  Osee  Matsox,  lawyer,  congressman,  b.  in  Conneaut,  Ohio,  Sept. 

10,  1847;    settled  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  in  1868;    was  admitted  to  the 


292  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

bar  in  1872;  was  a  state  senator,  1885;  representative  in  Congress, 
1891-5;  member  of  the  Minnesota  Tax  Commission  since  1907.  [10; 
24;  25;  30*;   56.] 

Hall,  Pearl  Mitchell,  physician,  b.  in  West  Jefferson,  Ohio,  Oct. 
10,  1860;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1873;  was  graduated  at  the  Hahne- 
mann Medical  College,  Chicago,  1882;  has  since  practiced  in  Minne- 
apolis;  commissioner  of  health  for  that  city  since  1901.     [25;   26*.] 

Hall,  Richard,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  New  Ipswich,  N. 
H„  Aug.  6,  1817;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  1,  1907.  He  was  graduated  at 
Dartmouth  College,  1847,  and  Union  Theological  Seminary,  1850;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1850,  and  was  pastor  at  Point  Douglas  until  1856;  was 
superintendent  for  the  American  Home  Missionary  Society  in  Minne- 
sota, 1856-74;  resided  in  St  Paul.  [144;  179  (Aug.  to  Nov.,  1899*); 
237   (43*).] 

Hall,  S.  A.,  b.  in  Jefferson  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1835;  was  graduated 
at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1861;  served  in  the  Fifth  Wisconsin 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1869;  settled  at  Yellow 
Medicine;  was  a  state  senator,  1877-8.     [30;   32.] 

Hall,  Sherman,  Congregational  missionary,  b.  in  Weathersfield,  Vt., 
April  30,  1800;  d.  in  Sauk  Rapids,  Minn.,  Sept.  1,  1879.  He  was  grad- 
uated at  Dartmouth  College,  1828,  and  Andover  Theological  Seminary, 
1831.  He  had  charge  of  the  government  schools  at  the  Chippewa 
Agency  at  Crow  Wing,  Minn.,  many  years,  and  translated  the  New 
Testament  and  other  religious  books  into  that  language.  Later  the 
schools  were  removed  to  Gull  Lake  and  placed  in  charge  of  another 
denomination.  He  removed  to  Sauk  Rapids,  was  pastor  of  the  Congre- 
gational church  there  many  years,  and  was  also  county  superintendent 
of  schools.     [31;   41;   143.] 

Hall,  Stephen  Crosby,  b.  in  Penn  Yan,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  16,  1834;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Aug.,  1888.  He  settled  there  in  1884,  and  engaged  in 
lumber  business.     [84*;   167   (Aug.  10,  1888*).] 

Hall,  William,  b.  in  Turriff,  Scotland,  June  3,  1847;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  boyhood;  served  in  the  army  during  the  closing  months  of 
the  civil  war;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1880-82;  was 
express  agent  at  Winnipeg  and  other  places,  and  after  1905  resided  on 
a  farm  at  Sterling,  Blue  Earth  county.     [46.] 

Hall,  William  Asbury,  physician,  b.  in  Aurelius,  N.  Y.f  June  17, 
1853;  was  graduated  at  the  Albany  Medical  College,  1875;  settled  in 
Minneapolis  in  1886.     [26*;   84;   85A.] 

Hall,  William  D.,  b.  in  Westfield,  N.  Y.,  in  1833;  served  in  the 
Union  army  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  major;  settled  in 
Minneapolis  in  1872;  engaged  in  newspaper  work  several  years;  be- 
came secretary  of  the  city  board  of  trade  in  1888.     [90*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  293 

Hall,  Willi  a m  Sprigg,  judge,  b.  near  Annapolis,  Md.,  July  9,  1832; 
d.  on  a  railroad  journey,  returning  to  his  home  in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  25, 
1875.  He  was  graduated  at  St.  John's  College,  Md.;  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1854,  and  the  same  year  came  to  St.  Paul;  was  appointed 
superintendent  of  public  instruction  for  the  territory;  was  a  state 
senator,  1857-60;  and  from  1867  to  the  time  of  his  death  was  judge 
of  the  court  of  common  pleas.  [18;  28,  IV;  93;  94;  237  (1);  238 
(March  3,  1875).] 

Hallam,  Oscar,  judge,  b.  in  Linden,  Wi§.,  Oct.  19,  1865;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1887,  and  from  its  law  depart- 
ment, 1889;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1S89,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul;  judge 
in  the  Second  judicial  district  since  1905.  [24;  25;  26*;  30;  95*;  238 
(Nov.  9,  1899).] 

Hallberg,  George  Elwyx,  b.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  Aug.  18,  1871;  was 
chief  clerk  of  the  secretary  of  state  in  1895-1901;  removed  to  War- 
road,  Minn.     [24;  100*.]  * 

Haller,  Axel,  b.  in  Wermeland,  Sweden,  Dec.  11,  1858;  came  with 
his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1867,  settling  in  Wanamingo, 
Minn.;  engaged  in  farming  and  banking,  and  since  1894  has  been  pro- 
bate judge  of  Goodhue  county.     [5.6;  169A.] 

Hallin,  Ole  A.,  druggist,  b.  in  Sweden,  Feb.  9,  1847;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1869,  settling  in  Cambridge,  Minn.;  was  clerk  of  the 
district  court  twelve  years;  and  was  engrossing  clerk  of  the  state 
senate  in  1878.     [30;   169.] 

Hallock,  Charles,  editor  and  author,  b.  in  New  York  city,  March 
13,  1834;  was  graduated  at  Amherst  College,  1854;  established  in  1879 
in  Kittson  county,  Minn.,  a  farm  colony  for  sportsmen.  The  town  of 
Hallock  which  he  founded  in  1880,  was  named  in  his  honor.  He  was 
the  founder  of  "Forest  and  Stream,"  1873;  now  lives  in  Washington, 
D.  C.     [17;   176   (June,  1896);   237    (1).] 

Hallock,  Leavitt  Homax,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Plain- 
field,  Mass.,  Aug.  15,  1842;  was  graduated  at  Amherst  College,  1863, 
and  Hartford  Theological  Seminary,  1866;  after  other  pastorates,  he 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1898,  and  was  pastor  of  Plymouth  church,  Min- 
neapolis, till  1907;  removed  to  New  England.     [24;  26*;  85A*.] 

Halstead,  Andrew  J.,  journalist,  b.  in  Ohio,  Aug.  23,  1850;  began 
newspaper  work  in  1868;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1883;  has  published 
and  owned  the  Brainerd  Tribune  since  1884.     [37;   38.] 

Halstead,  George  Blight,  b.  in  Elizabethtown,  N.  J.,  March  17,  1820; 
d.  at  Lake  Minnetonka,  Minn.,  Sept.  6,  1901.  He  was  graduated  at 
Princeton  college;  studied  law;  served  in  the  IT.  S.  navy,  and  later  in 
the  army  during  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1876,  and  rer 
sided  at  Lake  Minnetonka.     [237   (14*).] 

Halstead,  Frank,  b.  in  Newark,  N.  J.,  in  1833;   d.  at  Lake  Minne- 


294  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

tonka,  Minn.,  in  1876.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  served  in  the 
U.  S,  navy  during  the  civil  war;  resided  in  a  picturesque  house  on 
Lake  Minnetonka,  called  the  Hermitage.     [58.] 

Halton,  James  B.,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Ireland,  Aug.  4,  1844;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1861;  was  graduated  at  St.  Charles  College,  Bal-^ 
timore,  Md.,  in  1866;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1868;  was  ordained  priest 
the  same  year,  and  settled  in  Hastings.     [48.] 

Halvorson,  Charles,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway,  in  1851;  came  to  the 
United  States  and  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1867;  resided  in  Dawson; 
was  a  state  senator,  1899-1902.     [30.] 

Halvorson,  Henry,  merchant  and  banker,  b.  in  Wanamingo,  Minn., 
June  3,  1875;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  there;  in  1904,  with  his 
brother,  Martin,  organized  the  Farmers'  State  Bank  of  Wanamingo, 
being  its  vice  president.     [56.] 

Halvorson,  John,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Stavanger,  Norway, 
Dec.  4,  1861;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  when  nine 
years  old;  was  graduated  at  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa,  in  1880, 
and  at  the  German  Northwestern  University,  Watertown,  Wis.,  in 
1881;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1884;  was  pastor  in  Minne- 
apolis after  1890.     [169.] 

Halvorson,  Kittel,  farmer  and  congressman,  b.  in  Telemarken, 
Norway,  Dec.  15,  1846;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States 
in  1848;  served  in  the  Second  Wisconsin  Heavy  Artillery  in  the  civil 
war;  settled  in  North  Fork,  Stearns  county,  Minn.,  in  1865;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1887,  and  a  member  of  Congress, 
1891-3.     [10;   31;   169.] 

Halvorson,  Marcellus,  journalist,  b.  in  Egersund,  Norway,  Feb.  24, 
1855;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1863,  and  to  Minnesota  the  next 
year;  resided  at  Albert  Lea,  where  he  edited  and  published  the  Enter- 
prise; was  a  state  senator,  1887-9.     [26*;   30;   53;   169.] 

Halvorson,  Oliver,  merchant,  b.  at  Norway  Lake,  Minn.,  Aug.  19, 
1870;  was  postmaster  there  after  1897,  and  owned  a  general  store. 
[63*.] 

Hamery,  Oscar  L.,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Bergen,  Norway,  Nov.  19, 
1850;  came  with  his  mother  to  the  United  States  when  ten  years  old; 
lived  in  Minnesota;  settled  in  Crookston  in  1883,  and  was  city  en- 
gineer after  1887.     [35.] 

Hamilton,  Andrew,  lumberman,  b%  in  Ireland,  in  1832;  d.  on  his 
farm  near  Winona,  Minn.,  Sept.  5,  1898.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1S46;  settled  in  Winona  in  1857;  was  president  of  the  Winona 
Lumber  Co.,  1880-94.     [167  (Sept.  9,  189S).] 

Hamilton,,  Arthur  L.,  journalist,  b.  near  Almonte,  Ontario,  Nov.  5, 
1862;  came  to  Aitkin,  Minn.,  in  1894;  purchased  the  Aitkin  Republican 
the  next  year,  which  he  has  since  published.     [37.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  295 

Hamilton,  George  Augustus,  b.  in  Worcester,  Mass.,  March  25, 
1822;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  July  2,  1889.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1864,  and 
was  general  freight  and  ticket  agent,  and  later  treasurer,  of  the  St. 
Paul  and  Sioux  City  Railway  Co.     [28,  VIII;   68;  93*.] 

Hamilton,  George  D.,  journalist,  b.  in  Two  Rivers,  Wis.,  April  3, 
1856;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1878,  settling  in  Detroit,  where  he  pur- 
chased and  has  since  published  the  Record.     [25;  35.] 

Hamilton,  George  J.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  June  11, 
1861;  d.  there,  April,  1897.  He  was  employed  by  the  Winona  Lumber 
Co.,  from  1880  to  1895,  and  afterward,  with  his  brother,  established 
the  Hamilton  Lumber  Co.     [167  (April  9,  1897).] 

Hamilton,  Joseph,  pioneer,  b.  in  Dexter,  Maine,  July,  1836;  settled 
in  Minneapolis  township,  Minn,  (now  St.  Louis  Park),  in  1855;  opened 
a  general  store  in  1888,  and  was  postmaster.     [60*.] 

Hamilton,  Samuel  W.,  b.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  Oct.  5,  1857;  was 
graduated  at  the  state  Normal  School  there  in  1875;  was  county 
treasurer,  1880-84.     [76.] 

Hamilton,  Thomas,  soldier,  b.  in  New  York;  entered  the  U.  S.  army 
in  1802;  was  brevetted  major  in  1824,  and  was  commandant  at  Fort 
Snelling  in  1825;  retired  from  the  army  in  1828.     [11;  12.] 

Hamlin,  Conde,  journalist,  b.  in  Glenville,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  9,  1861;  was 
graduated  at  Union  College,  1883,  and  in  law  at  the  University  of 
Wisconsin,  1887;  was  connected  with  the  Pioneer  Press  Company,  St. 
Paul,  after  1889,  and  became  general  manager  in  1899;  removed  to 
New  York  city  in  1908.     [17;   24;   25;   176   (July,  1902*);   202.] 

Hamlin,  Hobart  O.,  b.  in  Salem,  Pa.,  June  29,  1832;  came  to  St. 
Anthony  in  1854;  was  the  first  auditor  of  Hennepin  county;  was  clerk 
of  the  district  court,  1861-5;  engaged  in  real  estate  and  insurance  busi- 
ness after  1877.     [58;   84*.] 

Hamlin,  James  Garrit,  journalist,  b.  in  Deans ville,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  22, 
1847;  served  in  the  11th  N.  Y.  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  established 
the  Enterprise  in  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  in  1872;  two  years  later  removed 
to  Blue  Earth  City,  and  published  the  Post.     [34;  202.] 

Hamm,  Theodore,  b.  in  Baden,  Germany,  in  1825;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
July  31,  1903.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854,  and  to  St.  Paul 
in  1856,  where  he  was  a  brewer.  [68;  93A;  94;  97;  99;  237  (22*;  28*).] 
Hamm,  William,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Sept.  26,  1858;  was  president  of  the 
St.  Louis,  St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis  Packet  Co.;  president  and  treas- 
urer of  the  Hamm  Brewing  Co.,  St.  Paul.     [24;  25;  93A;  98*;  100.] 

Hammer,  Evin  D.,  farmer  and  miller,  b.  in  Greencastle,  Ind.,  in  De- 
cember, 1829;' d.  at  Spring  Valley,  Minn.,  Oct.  31,  1907.  He  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1859;  served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  settled  at  Spring  Valley  in  1883;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1869,  and  a  state  senator,  1891-3.     [30;  52;  237  (48).] 


296    ,         MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Hammer,  Frederick  O.,  b.  of  German  parents  in  St.  Paul,  Aug.  11, 
1865;  has  resided  in  that  city  and  engaged  in  loaning,  building,  and 
mining.     [3*;  22*;  25;  96*.] 

Hammergren,  David  I.,  printer,  b.  in  St.  Paul  in  1875;  was  publisher 
there  of  the  East  Side  Star;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1905.     [30*.] 

Hammon,  Edward,  b.  in  Munich,  Bavaria,  in  1837;  d.  in  Eden  Prairie, 
Minn.,  Aug.  11,  1887.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1856;  settled 
in  St.  Paul  the  next  year;  was  janitor  of  the  capitol,  and  later  mes- 
senger of  the  governor.     [237   (1).] 

Hammond,  John  Henry,  b.  in  New  York  city,  June  30,  1833;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  April  30,  1890.  He  served  in  the  army  in  the  civil  war,  and 
was  brevetted  brigadier  general.     [121.] 

Hammond,  Nathan  N.,  grocer,  b.  in  Otsego  county,  N.  Y.,  Sept., 
1832;  d.  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  May  14,  1903.  He  settled  in  Rochester 
in  1855;  engaged  in  grocery  business  after  1881.     [66;   237   (28).] 

Hammond,  T.  W.,  physician,  b.  in  Plymouth  county,  Mass.,  in  1850; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1866;  was  graduated  at  Jefferson  College,  Phil- 
adelphia, in  1874;  settled  in  Montgomery,  Le  Sueur  county;  practiced 
medicine,  and  also  studied  law;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1881.    [32.] 

Hammond,  Walter  A.,  b.  in  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  Dec.  7,  1853;  became 
a  locomotive  engineer;  settled  in  Brainerd,  Minn.,  in  1886;  assistant 
commissioner  of  labor  for  Minnesota,  1893-8;  later  engaged  in  real 
estate  business  in  St.  Paul.     [25;  30.] 

Hammond,  Wineield  Scott,  congressman,  b.  in  Southborough,  Mass., 
Nov.  17,  1863;  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1884,  and  came  to 
Minnesota  the  same  year;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Madelia,  1891; 
removed  to  St.  James  in  1895;  was  county  attorney,  1895-6  and  1900-4; 
representative  in  Congress  since  1907.     [9;  17;  24;  25;  30*.] 

Hammons,  Everett,  lawyer,  b.  in  Cornish,  Maine,  Jan.  10,  1850;  d. 
in  Anoka,  Minn.,  Oct.  15,  1900.  He  was  graduated  at  Bowdoin  Col- 
lege, 1870;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1872;  settled  in  Anoka,  and 
was  city  attorney  three  terms;  at  the  time  of  his  death  was  county 
attorney.     [156.] 

Hampson,  Fred  L.,  merchant,  b.  in  Akron,  Ohio,  March  17,  1858; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1875,  and  settled  in  Ada  in  1881;  engaged  in 
lumber  business,  and  after  1886  in  general  mercantile  business.    [35.] 

Hamre,  Lars  O.,  b.  in  Norway,  Aug.  9,  1841;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1860;  settled  in  Preston,  Minn.;  was  register  of  deeds  of 
Fillmore  county,  1875-85,  and  county  treasurer,  1893-1906.  [24;  52; 
169.] 

Hanaford,  A.,  b.  in  Monticello,  Minn.,  in  1860,  and  resides  there; 
engaged  in  stock  raising;  was  treasurer  of  Wright  county,  1897-1901; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1903-05.     [30*.] 


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Hance,  Samuel  F.,  physician,  b.  in  Macedon,  N.  Y.,  July  1,  1825; 
was  graduated  at  Albany  Medical  College;  was  surgeon  in  the  89th 
Illinois  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  and  became  division  medical  director; 
settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1872.     [58.] 

Hancock,  Joseph  Woods,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Orford,  N. 
H.,  April  4,  1816;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Oct.  24,  1907.  He  came  to  Red 
Wing  in  1849,  as  a  missionary  teacher  among  the  Indians;  organized 
a  Presbyterian  church  there  in  1855,  and  was  its  pastor  until  1861; 
was  superintendent  of  schools  for  Goodhue  county,  1864-1881.  He 
continued  to  reside  in  Red  Wing  until  about  a  week  before  his  death. 
[18;   54*;  237  (48*).] 

Hand,  Daniel  Whilldin,  physician,  b.  at  Cape  May  Court  House, 
N.  J.,  Aug.,  1834;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  June  1,  1889.  He  was  graduated  in 
medicine  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  1856;  settled  in  St.  Paul 
in  1857;  served  as  surgeon  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  was  professor  of  surgery  in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1882-87. 
[28,  VIII;  29;   68;  93*;  94;  121;  139;  238   (June  2,  1889).] 

Hand,  Henry  C,  physician,  b.  at  Cape  May,  N.  J.,  March  17,  1848; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  March  2,  1876.  He  was  graduated  at  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania,  1870,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul  the  next  year.     [139.] 

Hand,  William  R.,  physician,  b.  in  Wayne  county,  Pa.,  Sept.  14, 
1854;  was  graduated  at  Ohio  Medical  College,  Cincinnati,  in  1877; 
settled  in  Herman,  Minn.,  in  1883.     [35.] 

Handlan,  James,  b.  in  Sparta,  Wis.,  in  1871;  came  to  St.  Paul, 
Minn.,  in  1884;  conducted  a  meat  market  after  1890;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1903-9,  and  a  state  senator,  1911.     [30*  ] 

Handy,  Ray  D.,  b.  in  Minneapolis,  Aug.  21,  1877;  was  cartoonist 
for  the  Minneapolis  Tribune,  1897-1901;  for  the  Duluth  News-Tribune 
since  1901,  and  manger  of  its  engraving  plant.     [17;    24.] 

Haney,  John,  clergyman,  b.  in  York  county,  Pa.,  April  10,  1808;  be- 
came a  minister  in  the  United  Brethren  church  in  1829;  came  as  a 
missionary  to  Olmsted  county,  Minn.,  in  1857,  and  three  years  later 
settled  on  a  farm  in  Pleasant  Grove  township.     [66.] 

Hanford,  J.  H.,  lumber  dealer,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1834;  d.  in  Dubuqve, 
Iowa,  Aug.  26,  1872.  He  settled  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  and  engaged  in 
lumber  business  and  steamboating.     [238   (Sept.  1,  1872).] 

Hanft,  Hugo  O.,  judge,  b.  in  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  Dec.  16,  1871;  was 
graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1896,  and  practiced 
law  in  St.  Paul;  served  in  the  Thirteenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the 
Philippine  war,  and  in  1899  was  commissioned  battalion  adjutant;  as- 
sistant county  attorney  of  Ramsey  county,  1900-06;  judge  of  the  munic- 
ipal court,  St.  Paul,  since  1906.     [24;  25;  123.] 

Hanke,  Henry  C,  lumberman,  b.  Oct.  6,  1860,  at  Lake  Calhoun,  now 
a  part  of  Minneapolis,  and  has  resided  in  that  city  continuously;  was 


298  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

a   representative   in  the  legislature   in   1889;    treasurer  of  Hennepin 
county  since  1905.     [30;  85A*;  127A*.] 

Hanley,  Martin  Franklin,  lawyer,  b.  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Jan.  30, 
1859;  was  graduated  in  law  at  Washington  University,  St.  Louis,  1879; 
has  practiced  in  Minneapolis  since  1884.     [24;   25;   137*.] 

Hanly,  M.  J.,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Ireland;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1861,  and  was  ordained  in  Chicago  the  next  year;  was  pastor  at 
Chatfield,  Carimona,  and  Fountain,  Fillmore  county,  Minn.     [52.] 

Hanna,  Dennis,  merchant,  b.  in  New  Berlin,  Wis.,  May  2,  1847; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1869;  settled  in  Stephen  in  1879;  engaged  in 
mercantile  business,  and  for  a  year  edited  the  Marshall  County  Leader. 
[35.] 

Hanna,  James,  farmer,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1842;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1864;  resided  at  Hector;  was  a  state  senator,  1895-7.     [30.] 

Hannaford,  Jule  Murat,  b.  in  Claremont,  N.  H.,  Nov.  19,  1850,  set- 
tled at  Brainerd,  Minn.,  in  1872,  in  service  of  the  Northern  Pacific 
Railway  Co.,  and  later  removed  to  St.  Paul;  second  vice  president  and 
general  traffic  manager  of  this  railway.  [24;  25;  26*;  176  (June, 
1895*).] 

Hannon,  M.  Theodore,  druggist,  b.  in  Washington,  Iowa,  in  ±867; 
settled  at  Two  Harbors,  Minn.;  was  auditor  of  Lake  county,  1892-6, 
and  probate  judge,  1899-1904.     [106*.] 

Hanscom,  David  J.,  farmer,  b.  in  York  county,  Maine,  Aug.  23,  1833, 
came  to  Minnesota  and  settled  in  Eden  Lake  township,  Stearns  coun- 
ty, in  1859;  served  in  the  civil  war  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.r 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1880.     [31.] 

Hansen,  Otto,  farmer,  b.  near  Christiania,  Norway,  March  16,  1850; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1867,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1874;  resided 
in  Otisco,  Waseca  county,  Minn.;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1889.     [30;    169.] 

Hansen,  Theodore,  merchant,  b.  in  Christiania,  Norway,  Feb.  1. 
1846;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1868;  settled  in  Swift  county,  Minn., 
in  1870;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  owned  grain  elevators 
in  Benson.     [169.] 

Hansen,  William,  b.  in  1826;  d.  in  Bloomington,  Hennepin  county, 
Minn.,  June  15,  1902.  He  resided  there  thirty-five  years,  and  owned  a 
carp  fishery.     [237  (19).] 

Hanson,  A.  L.,  farmer,  b.  in  Allamakee  county,  Iowa,  Oct.  28,  1854; 
was  graduated  at  Iowa  Agricultural  College,  1879;  engaged  in  banking 
in  North  Dakota;  settled  in  Norman  county,  Minn.,  in  1894,  and  owns 
a  farm  at  Ada;  has  been  a  state  senator  since  1907.     [30*.] 

Hanson,  D.  M.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Maine  about  1826;  died  in  18&6.  He 
settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1853;  was  a  representative  in  the  territorial 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  !299 

legislature  in  1855,  and  a  member  of  the  council  the  next  year.     [59; 
85;    238    (March   28,   1856).] 

Hanson,  Eldor  M.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept.  4,  1862; 
was  graduated  at  Augsburg  Seminary  (College  Department),  Minne- 
apolis, 1893;  was  ordained  in  1896,  and  was  pastor  in  Brandon,  Minn., 
1896-1903,  and  at  Plumb,  Minn.,  after  1903.     [148.] 

Hanson,  H.  J.,  merchant,  b.  in  Denmark,  Oct.  7,  1843;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1866,  and  to  Minnesota  two  years  later;  settled  in 
Hector  in  1885;  engaged  in  real  estate  and  insurance  business.     [82.] 

Hanson,  Hans  O.,  merchant,  b.  in  Dane  county,  Wis.,  Jan.  16,  1S53; 
came  to  Minnesota  when  twenty-two  years  old;  was  one  of  the  pio- 
neers of  Roseville,  Grant  county;  settled  in  Stephen  in  1883,  and 
engaged  in  hardware  and  furniture  business;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1903-7.     [30*;    35.] 

Hanson,  Hans  P.,  b.  in  Norway,,  Sept.  16,  1844;  came  with  his  father 
to  the  United  States  in  1851;  served  in  the  52d  Wisconsin  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war;  settled  on  a  farm  at  Elbow  Lake,  Minn.,  in  1871;  was 
sheriff  of  Grant  county  four  years.     [35.] 

Hanson,  Harry  M.,  banker,  b.  in  Forest  City,  Iowa,  June  17,  1872; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1899,  and  organized  the  First  National  Bank  of 
Hanley  Falls,  and  has  been  its  cashier  since  1900;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  state  legislature  in  1907.     [24;  25;   30*.] 

Hanson,  Henry  E.,  b.  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  in  1861;  was  reg- 
ister of  deeds  for  Cottonwood  county  eighteen  years;  was  a  state 
senator,  1907-09;  resides  at  Windom.     [30*;   34.] 

Hanson,  John,  b.  in  Wardal,  Norway,  Nov.  18,  1835;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1857;  settled  in  Douglas  county,  Minn.,  in  1866; 
owned  a  farm, 'and  after  1881  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Bran- 
don.    [35.] 

Hanson,  John  N.,  b.  in  Norway,  March  2,  1828;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1849;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Vernon,  Dodge  county,  Minn.,  in 
1856;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1873-4.     [30;  49;   169.] 

Hanson,  Martin  Gustav,  Lutheran  clergyman  and  educator;  b.  in 
Goodhue  county,  Minn.,  July  11,  1859;  was  ordained,  1884;  was  pastor 
in  St.  Paul,  1884-92;  president  of  Red  Wing  Evangelical  Seminary 
since  1898.     [17.] 

Hanson,  Oesten,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  July  8,  1836; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1851,  and  to  Goodhue  county,  Minn.,  in 
1856;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1861;  was  pastor  in  Aspelund. 
[169.] 

Hanson,  Olof,  architect,  b.  in  Fjelkinge,  Sweden,  Sept.  10,  1862; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1875,  and  to  Minnesota  the  same  year; 
was  graduated  at  the  State  School  for  the  Deaf  at   Faribault,  1881, 


300  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

and  at  the  National  College  for  the  Deaf,  Washington,  D.  C,  in  1886; 
settled  in  Duluth.     [169.] 

Hanson,  P.  O.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Skane,  Sweden,  Dec.  18, 
1861;  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  in  1871;  was  grad- 
uated at  Augustana  College,  and  in  1888  at  Augustana  Theological 
Seminary;  was  pastor  in  several  states;  came  to  the  Mesabi  Range 
in  Minnesota  to  be  a  traveling  missionary,  and  resided  in  Virginia, 
Minn.     [37.] 

Hanson,  Peter,  pioneer  merchant,  b.  in  Denmark  in  1845;  came  to 
Minneapolis  in  1866;  settled  on  the  site  of  Breckenridge  in  1871,  when 
there  was  only  one  building  and  a  tent  in  the  future  town.  He  opened 
a  general  store,  which  he  conducted  until  1890;  was  treasurer  of  Wil- 
kin county,  1895-1905.     [38.] 

Hanson,  Peter  E.,  secretary  of  state,  b.  in  Branstad,  Sweden,  June 
12,  1845;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1857  with  his  parents  who  set- 
tled in  Meeker  county,  Minn. ;  engaged  in  real  estate  business  in 
Litchfield,  1879;  was  president  of  the  Meeker  County  Bank;  was  a 
state  senator,  1895-7;  and  secretary  of  state,  1901-07.  [25;  26*;  30; 
65;  169.] 

Haealdson,  Aslak,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway,  July  18,  1845;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1861,  and  lived  in  Freeman,  Minn.;  was  a  repre-. 
sentative  in  the  legislature  in  1885.     [237   (38*).] 

Harbo,  Elias  P.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Fredrikshald,  Norway, 
Feb.  6,  1856;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1880;  was  graduated  at 
Augsburg  Seminary,  Minneapolis,  1886;  was  ordained  in  1889;  pastor 
in  La  Crosse,  Wis.,  1889-93;  Duluth,  Minn.,  1893-1902;  and  Minneapolis 
after  1902;  professor  there  in  Augsburg  Seminary.     [148.] 

Harden,  George  W.  W.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Allamakee  county,  Iowa,  in 
1863;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1868;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Minnesota;  resides  in  Le  Roy;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1901  and  in  1905.     [30.] 

Hardenbergh,  Charles  Morgan,  b.  in  New  Brunswick,  N.  J.,  Jan.  4, 
1833;  d.  Jan.  29,  1910.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1862,  settling  in  Min- 
neapolis; engaged  in  iron  business  and  mill  building;  after  1891  was 
president  of  the  National  Milling  Co.     [24;  85A*.] 

Hardenbergh,  P.  R.  L.,  b.  in  New  York  City,  Jan.  23,  1834;  d.  in 
Baltimore,  Md.,  while  traveling  for  his  health,  Jan.  31,  1889.  He  set- 
tled in  St.  Paul  in  1867,  and  established  a  large  leather  dealing  busi- 
ness.    [28,  VIII;   93*;   97;   176   (Dec,  1895);   237   (2).] 

Harding,  Everhart  Percy,  educator,  b.  in  Waseca  county,  Minn., 
Aug.  15,  1870;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1894; 
instructor  and  lecturer  in  chemistry  there,  1896-1905;  assistant  pro- 
fessor of  chemistry  since  1905.     [7A;  127   (10*);  127B.] 


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Harding,  William  Apsey,  b.  in  Prescott  township,  Faribault  county, 
Minn.,  Aug.  22,  1875;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
1897;  resides  in  Winnebago,  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  breeding; 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Hardy,  Johx  C,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  April  12,  1868;  was  graduated  at  St. 
John's  University,  1883;  engaged  in  the  ice  business  in  St.  Paul;  was 
a  state  senator,  1903-09.     [24;   25;   30;   93A;   100.] 

Hardy,  Newell  N.,  merchant,  b.  in  Rock  county,  Wis.,  March  20, 
1843;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1853;  served  in  the 
Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  on  a  claim  in  Douglas 
county,  1868;  removed  to  Alexandria  in  1878.     [35.] 

Hare,  Joseph,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Yorkshire,  Eng.,  July  7,  1807; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Dec.  12,  1883.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1828, 
was  ordained  deacon  in  1830;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1857;  often 
preached,  and  devoted  himself  to  church  work.     [237   (1).] 

Hargreaves,  Mark,  b.  in  Stafford  county,  Eng.,  Dec.  24,  1838;  came 
with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1846,  and  to  Minnesota  in 
1855;  served  in  the  First  Wisconsin  light  artillery  in  the  civil  war; 
was  sheriff  of  Houston  county,  1874-8;  resided*  in  Hokah  after  1879; 
was  editor  of  the  Hokah  Sun  after  1886.     [61;   238   (Jan.  1,  1894*).] 

Harkins,  Abram,  b.  near  Meadville,  Pa.,  Feb.  24,  1821;  served  in 
the  Mexican  war;  came  to  Viola,  Olmsted  county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  was 
a  member  of  the  legislature  in  1861;  was  captain  in  the  Second  Min- 
nesota Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  county  auditor  two  terms.     [66.] 

Harkness,  James  W.,  b.  in  Peoria  county,  111.,  Oct.  6,  1839;  d.  in 
Faribault,  Minn.,  March  24,  1871.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  Min- 
nesota in  1856,  and  engaged  in  fruit  culture.     [166   (1892).] 

Harlow7,  Freelatsd  F.,  b.  in  Oxford  county,  Maine,  Oct.,  1836;  d.  in 
Fairmont,  Minn.,  Dec.  29,  1906.  He  came  to  Faribault  county,  Minn., 
in  1857;  served  in  the  23d  Maine  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  sheriff 
of  Faribault  county,  1868-70;  engaged  in  hotel  business  in  Winnebago 
City,  and  later  removed  to  Fairmont.     [51;    237    (43).] 

Harlow,  Reubex  Westox,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Ply- 
mouth, Mass.,  June  29,  1829;  d.  in  Park  Rapids,  Minn.,  June  2,  1905.  He 
was  ordained  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  1861,  and  was  pastor 
in  Vermont  and  Massachusetts;  joined  the  Congregational  denomina- 
tion in  1884;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1885;  was  pastor  in  several  towns 
in  this  state  and  in  Kansas;  resided  in  Park  Rapids  after  1897.     [144.] 

Harmon,  C,  miller,  b.  in  Penobscot  county,  Maine,  Aug.  4,  1839; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1850;  settled  on  a  farm  near 
Sauk  Center  in  1859;. after  1872  was  manager  of  large  flouring  mills 
there.     [31.] 

Harper,  Robert  C,  centenarian,  b.  in  Dublin  Ireland,  July  13,  1799;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  Dec.  29,  1903,  at  the  age  of  104  years.     He  settled  in 


302  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Canada  in  1844;  engaged  in  tailoring  business;  resided  in  Minneapolis 
after  1885.     [237  (35*).] 

Harries,  William  Henry,  lawyer,  congressman,  b.  in  Montgomery 
county,  Ohio,  Jan.  15,  1843;  served  in  the  Second  Wisconsin  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  was  graduated  in  law  at 
the  University  of  Michigan,  1868,  and  settled  at  Caledonia,  Minn.,  the 
same  year;  practiced  law  there  till  1907;  attorney  of  Houston  county 
four  years;  representative  in  Congress,  1891-3;  secretary  of  the  Min- 
nesota Soldiers'  Home,  1907-11,  residing  in  St.  Paul,  and  later  its 
superintendent  at  Minnehaha.     [10;   24;   61.] 

Harriman,  Samuel,  b.  in  Orland,  Maine,  in  1826;  d.  at  Hot  Springs, 
Ark.,  Aug.  25,  1897.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  and  engaged  in 
lumbering  in  the  St.  Croix  valley;  served  in  the  27th  Wisconsin  and 
other  regiments  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  brigadier  gen- 
eral.    [42*;   237   (11).] 

Harrington,  Charles  Medbury,  b.  in  New  Berlin,  N.  Y.,  July  11, 
1855;  came  to  Rochester,  Minn.,  when  seventeen  years  old;  was  con- 
nected with  the  grain  and  elevator  business  of  Van  Dusen  and  Co.; 
after  1883  resided  in  Minneapolis;  president  of  three  elevator  com- 
panies.    [17;  24;  25;  85A;  168   (Oct.  14,  1898*).] 

Harrington,  George-  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  Washington  county,  Vt,  in 
1827;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  in  Plainview;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1889.     [30.] 

Harrington,  Hiram  Augustus,  b.  in  Anoka,  Minn.,  Aug.  19,  1861; 
served  on  the  police  force,  and  since  1905  has  been  register  of  deeds 
for  Anoka  county.     [24;   43.] 

Harrington,  J.  L.,  physician,  b.  in  Windham  county,  Vt,  in  1840; 
was  graduated  from  the  medical  department  of  the  University  of  Ver- 
mont, 1862;  served  in  Vermont  regiments  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in 
Owatonna,  Minn.,  in  1881.     [72.] 

Harrington,  John  Stevens,  pioneer,  b.  in  Canada,  Aug.  11,  1815;  d. 
at  Wayzata,  Minn.,  Oct.  21,  1904.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854,  set- 
tling on  a  claim  beside  Lake  Minnetonka;  engaged  in  farming,  and 
afterward  platted  his  land  and  sold  most  of  it  in  lots.  [60*;  237 
(35*).] 

Harrington,  Lewis,  surveyor  and  farmer,  b.  in  Greene,  Ohio,  in 
182i;  d.  in  Olympia,  Wash.,  Aug.  15,  1884.  He  came  to  Minneapolis 
in  1854,  and  the  next  year  founded  with  others  the  town  of  Hutchin- 
son, where  he  afterward  resided;  was  a  representative  in  the  state 
legislature  in  1866  and  186S.     [64;  237  (1);  238   (Aug.  18,  1884).] 

Harrington,  Lewis  P.,  b,  in  Hennepin  county,  Minn.,  Oct.  7,  1854; 
purchased  a  drug  store  in  Hutchinson  in  1881;  engaged  in  real  estate 
business,  and  in  teaching  school;  was  superintendent  of  schools  in 
McLeod  county,  1884-90  and  1897-1908.     [64.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  303 

Harrington,  William,  b.  in  Highgate,  Vt,  April  16,  1829;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1860;  owned  a  farm  in  Empire,  Dakota  county,  after 
1868;  was  elected  treasurer  of  the  county  in  1873.     [48.] 

Harrington,  William  B.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Canada;  d.  in  Hutchinson, 
Minn.,  Feb.  7,  1869.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852,  settling  on  the 
bank  of  Lake  Minnetonka;  the  next  year  he  explored  and  named  Long 
lake;  removed  to  Hutchinson  in  1862,  where  he  was  one  of  the  first 
settlers.     [64.] 

Harrington,  William  Edmond,  banker,  b.  in  Hutchinson,  Minn.,  July 
2,  1860,  and  is  a  resident  there;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of 
Minnesota,  1881,  and  in  law  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1883;  en- 
tered banking  business  in  1886;  was  a  state  senator  in  1903-05;  presi- 
dent of  the  Citizens'  Bank.     [24;  30.] 

Harrington,  Zina  Goodell,  physician,  b.  in  Londonderry,  Vt.,  Aug. 
20,  1830;  was  graduated  at  Albany  Medical  School,  1857;  settled  in 
Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1871;  president  of  the  Mankato  State  Bank  since 
1903.     [24;   25;   32;   46;   83*;   237   (52*).] 

Harris,  Anak  Alexander,  lawyer,  b.  in  Simpson,  Ky.,  Jan.  16,  1838; 
d.  in  Duluth,  Minn.,  May  13,  1901.  He  served  in  the  Confederate  army 
during  the  civil  war;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1865;  resided  in 
Duluth  after  1893.     [22*;   237   (14).] 

Harris,  Daniel  Smith,  steamboat  captain,  b.  in  Cartwright,  N.  Y., 
July  24,  1808;  d.  in  Galena,  111.,  March  17,  1893.  Before  1861  he  owned 
several  steamboats  and  engaged  in  transportation  on  the  Mississippi 
river.     [28,  VIII;   237   (9).] 

Harris,  George,  pioneer,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1824;  settled  in  Still- 
water, Minn.,  in  1845;  engaged  in  lumbering;  later  owned  a  farm  near 
Point  Douglas.     [41.] 

Harris,  John  S.,  b.  in  Seville,  Ohio,  Aug.  17,  1826;  d.  in  La  Crescent, 
Minn.,  March  24,  1901.  He  served  in  the  army  in  the  Mexican  war; 
settled  in  La  Crescent,  Minn.,  in  1856;  engaged  in  gardening  and  fruit 
culture.     [166   (1892,  1901*);   166A*;   237   (14*).] 

Harris,  Samuel  Arthur,  banker,  b.  in  Goshen,  Ind.,  Oct.  25,  1847; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  June  12,  1908.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1868,  set- 
tling at  Minneapolis;  was  cashier  of  the  Northwestern  National  Bank, 
1879-87,  and  its  president,  1887-90;  was  president  of  the  National 
Bank  of  Commerce,  1891-1908.  [3*;  21*;  24;  28,  XII;  58;  84*;  237 
(51*).] 

Harris,  Virgil  H.,  druggist,  b.  in  Newark,  Ohio,  May  14,  1840;  d.  in 
Litchfield,  Minn.,  Oct.  18,  1910.  He  served  in  the  111th  Ohio  Regt. 
three  years  during  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Litchfield  in  1870;  author 
of  a  book  entitled  "A  Trip  through  Hell — An  Epic  of  the  Unseen," 
[22*;  65;  237  (62).] 


304  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Harrison,  Alexander  M.,  judge,  b.  in  Venango  county,  Pa.,  Nov.  5, 
1847;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Jan.  8,  1911.  He  was  graduated  in  law  at  the 
University  of  Michigan,  1870 ;  settled  at  Minneapolis  in  1886;  was 
judge  in  the  Fourth  judicial  district,  1898-1905.  122*;  24;  25;  30; 
85A;   237   (59).] 

Harrison,  Edward  B.,  farmer,  b.  in  England,  July  21,  1831;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1854;  settled  in  Chanhassen,  Carver  county,  in  1855; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1874.     [32.] 

Harrison,  Hugh,  wholesale  grocer,  b.  in  1860;  d.  in  Minneapolis, 
April  1,  1899.  He  was  candidate  of  the  Prohibition  party  for  gov- 
ernor of  Minnesota  in  1888.     [238  (April  1,  1899).] 

Harrison,  Hugh  Galbraitii,  b.  in  St.  Clair  county,  111.,  April  23, 
1822;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Aug.  12,  1891.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in 
1859,  and  was  its  mayor  in  1867;  engaged  in  milling  and  lumber  busi- 
ness, and  was  vice  president  of  the  Security  Bank,  1877-87,  and  later 
its  president.     [21*;  29;   84*;   85A*;   180 -(Aug.  19,  1891).] 

Harrison,  Lewis,  b.  in  Belleville,  ill.;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1863, 
where  he  became  a  member  of  one  of  the  largest  printing  firms  in 
the  city.     [87.] 

Harrison,  Matthew  Bland,  b.  in  Petersburg,  Va.,  April  24,  1854;  d. 
in  Duluth,  Feb.  29,  1892.  He  was  graduated  at  Richmond  Law  Col- 
lege, 1882;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1884,  and  engaged  in  real  estate  busi- 
ness; removed  to  Duluth  in  1886.     [21*;  176  (May,  1886*).] 

Harrison,  Thomas  Asbury,  b.  in  Belleville,  111.,  Dec.  18,  1811;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Oct.  28,1887.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1860;  engaged 
in  the  manufacture  of  lumber;  was  interested  in  a  wholesale  grocery, 
and  also  in  Minneapolis  real  estate,  and  in  pine  lands;  and  after  1878 
was  president  of  the  Security  Bank.     [3*;  21;   58;  84*;  237  (1).] 

Harrison,  William  McKendree,  b.  in  St.  Clair  county,  111.,  Jan.  24, 
1809;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  May  2,  1874.  He  settled  there  in  1860,  and 
with  his  brothers  engaged  in  lumber  business  and  banking;  in  1867 
founded  the  North  Star  Iron  Works.     [84*;  166   (1875).] 

Harroun,  Edward  R.,  journalist,  b.  in  Princeton,  Wis.,  June  S,  1861; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1881;  resided  in  Granite  Falls,  and  later  in  St. 
Paul;  was  auditor  of  Ramsey  county,  1889-91.     [98*.] 

Harroun,  James  A.,  merchant,  b.  in  Fond  du  Lac  county,  Wis.,  Oct. 
4,  1850;  settled  in  Luverne,  Minn.,  in  1876,  where  he  owns  a  book 
store;  was  deputy  postmaster  eleven  years.     [71A.] 

Hart,  Edwin  Jarvis,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  East  Brewer, 
Maine,  Sept.  16,  1825;  d.  in  Cottage  Grove,  Minn.,  April  16,  1893.  He 
was  graduated  at  Bangor  Theological  Seminary,  1855;  settled  in  Cot- 
tage Grove  in  1867.     [144.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  305 

Hart,  Francis  B.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Charlestown,  N.  H.,  in  1839;  was 
graduated  at  Hamilton  College,  1866;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1868; 
settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1882.     [19*;  90.] 

Hart,  Prank,  b.  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  Dee.  23,  1854;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Anoka  county,  Minn.,  when  three  years  old,  and  made  his 
home  there  afterward;  was  clerk  of  the  district  court  after  1897.  [31; 
43*.] 

Hart,  Hastings  Hornell,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Brook- 
field,  Ohio,  Dec.  14,  1851;  was  graduated  at  Oberlin  College,  1875,  and 
Andover  Theological  Seminary,  1880;  was  pastor  at  Worthington, 
Minn.,  three  years;  secretary  of  the  State  Board  of  Corrections  and 
Charities,  1883-98,  residing  in  St.  Paul;  removed  to  Chicago,  and  later 
to  New  York  City.     [17;  30.] 

Hart,  Isaac  L.,  journalist,  b.  in  New  York,  Aug.  9,  1843;  served  in 
the  72d  Illinois  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Pipestone  City,  Minn., 
in  1879,  and  published  the  Pipestone  County  Star.     [34;  71A.] 

Hart,  S.  A., .  surveyor,  b.  in  Lewis  county,  N.  Y.,  July  29,  1818;  set- 
tled in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  in  1854.     [54.] 

Hart,  William  H.,  b.  in  Janesville,  Wis.,  July  30,  1859;  settled  in  St. 
Paul,  and  engaged  in  insurance  business;  was  quartermaster  and  first 
lieutenant  in  the  Thirteenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  Philippine  war. 
[100;  123.] 

Hartigan,  John  A.,  b.  in  Ticonderoga,  N.  Y.,  April  28,  1865;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1890;  taught  in  St.  Thomas  College  and  St.  Paul  Sem- 
inary; was  insurance  commissioner  of  Minnesota,  1908-10.     [30.] 

Hartley,  B.  F.,  b.  in  York  county,  N.  B.,  April  11,  1850;  settled  in 
Brainerd,  Minn.,  in  1871;  conducted  a  mail  route  from  Brainerd  to 
Leech  Lake,  1875-80;  also  engaged  in  general  mercantile  and  lumber 
business.     He  built  the  first  brick  block  in  the  town.     [31.] 

Hartshorn,  Benjamin  F.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Ohio,  Aug.  18,  1834;  was 
graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1878,  settling  on  a  farm  near  Philbrook;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1895-7;   resides  near  Staples.     [27;    30.] 

Hartshorn,  William,  pioneer,  b.  in  Dedham,  Mass.,  in  1794;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Jan.  2,  1865.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1843,  and  entered  into  part- 
nership with  Henry  Jackson.  Two  years  later  he  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business  there  on  his  own  account,  and  also  had  several  trad- 
ing posts  in  other  places.  In  1847  he  disposed  of  his  St.  Paul  store 
and  removed  to  Stillwater,  but  later  returned  and  again  engaged  in 
trade.    [28f  IV;  94;  158;  237  (1);  241.] 

Hartung,  George,  M.  E.~  clergyman,  b.  in  Thuringen,  Germany,  Nov. 
18,  1843;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1857,  and  to 
Minnesota  the  same  year;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1873;  was 
pastor  of  the  German  Methodist  church  in  Red  Wing  after  1876.     [54.] 

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306  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Harvey,  Charles  Wesley,  b.  near  Bangor,  Maine,  Dec.  13,  1827;  d.  in 
Duluth,  Jan.,  1904.  He  served  in  the  74th  Illinois  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  settled  in  Duluth  in  1881.  [237 
(35*).] 

Harvey,  James  P.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Penobscot  county,  Maine,  in  1820; 
d.  at  Sunrise,  Chisago  county,  Minn.,  in  1864.  He  came  to  Marine 
Mills,  Minn.,  in  1847;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Sunrise  in  1854.     [41.] 

Harvey,  O.  E.,  b.  in  Perry,  N.  Y.,  April  16,  1832;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1856;  engaged  in  farming  and  lumbering  at  Tivoli,  Blue  Earth 
county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878.     [30.] 

Harwood,  Avery  Amherst,  lawyer,  b.  in  Constant ia,  N.  Y.,  March 
22,  1833;  came  to  Owatonna  in  1863,  and  in  1871  removed  to  Austin, 
where  he  published  the  Transcript.  In  1867  he  was  appointed  a  re- 
gent of  the  state  university,  and  in  1870-3  was  secretary  of  the  state 
senate.     [IS ;  30.] 

Harwood,  William  Sumner,  author,  b.  in  Charles  City,  Iowa,  Oct. 
16,  1857;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1886,  and  engaged  in  newspaper  work 
three  years;  later  was  employed  on  the  Minneapolis  Evening  Journal; 
after  1897  devoted  his  time  to  literary  work;  removed  to  California, 
and  died  in  1908;  author  of  books  on  horticulture,  and  of  many  maga- 
zine articles.     [17;  203.] 

Haselton,  J.  S.,  b.  in  Springfield,  N.  H.,  Jan.  31,  1819;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1855;  owned  a  farm  at  Northfield  after  1868;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1878.     [30.] 

Haskell,  Frank,  lawyer,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Oct.  20,  1878;  served  in  the 
Thirteenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  Philippine  war;  was  graduated  at 
the  St  Paul  College  of  Law,  1903;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1905.     [25;   30*.] 

Haskell,  Joseph,  b.  in  Kennebec  county,  Maine,  Jan.  9,  1805;  d. 
near  Afton,  Washington  county,  Minn.,  Jan.  27,  1885.  He  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1839,  and  the  next  year  settled  on  the  claim  near  Afton 
where  he  afterward  resided.  His  farm  was  the  first  opened  north  of 
Prairie  du  Chien.  He  was  a  representative  in  the  state  legislature, 
1869-71.     [40;  237  (1).] 

Haskell,  William  Edwin,  journalist,  b.  in  Charlestown,  Mass.,  June 
lo,  1862;  was  gradauted  at  Harvard  College,  1884,  and  came  to  Min- 
neapolis the  same  year;  became  editor  of  the  Minneapolis  Tribune; 
later  owned  and  edited  the  Times,  1894-1902;  removed  to  Boston, 
Mass.,  where  he  is  publisher  of  the  Herald.     [17;  22*.] 

Haslerud,  Peter  K.,  farmer,  b.  in  Numedal,  Norway,  Aug.  7,  1857; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1879,  and  settled  at  Peterson,  Minn.,  the 
same  year;  was  treasurer  of  Lac  qui  Parle  county,  1889-99;  later  en- 
gaged in  farm  loans  and  real  estate  business  at  Madison,  Minn.  [24; 
169.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  307 

Haslerud,  Peter  Peterson,  pioneer,  b.  in  Norway,  July  21,  1828; 
d.  in  Rushford,  Minn.,  Sept.  23,  1880.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1843,  and  to  Minnesota  ten  years  later;  owned  and  platted  the 
village  of  Peterson;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature.  [52; 
169.] 

Haslett,  Andrew  D.,  b.  in  Danville,  Pa.,  Feb.  6,  1824;  d.  in  St,  Paul, 
March  27,  1909.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1855,  and  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business;  served  in  the  Seventh  Pa.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war. 
[25;  93A*;   94.] 

Hastings,  Hector  M.,  miller,  b.  in  Chemung  county,  N.  Y.,  April  12, 
1835;  d.  in  Owatonna,  Minn.,  May  7,  1899.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1855;  settled  in  Lemond  township,  Steele  county,  in  1863,  where  he 
owned  2,300  acres  of  land;  served  in  the  Indian  war,  1862-3;  was  part 
owner  of  a  flouring  mill  in  Owatonna;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1879.     [30;  70A;  72;  168  (May  17,  1899).] 

Hastings,  John  R.,  b.  in  London,  England,  Jan.  27,  1847;  came  with 
his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1850;  served  in  Ohio  regiments  in 
the  civil  war;  became  superintendent  of  the  Chicago,  Burlington,  and 
Northern  railway  at  Minneapolis,  and  was  connected  with  that  com- 
pany nearly  thirty  years.     [238  (April  28,  1899*).] 

Hastings,  Louis  M.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  in  1855;  was 
graduated  at  Loyola  College,  1871;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1882, 
and  settled  in  St.  Paul  the  next  year;  author  of  a  book  entitled  "Min- 
nesota Citations.',     [93.]- 

Hasty,  Robert  Henry,  pioneer,  b.  in  Limerick,  Maine,  Dec.  12,  1822; 
came  to  the  St.  Croix  valley  in  1841;  engaged  in  lumber  business  at 
Stillwater  in  1849;  served  in  the  Indian  and  civil  wars,  1862-5;  resided 
in  Anoka,  and  later  in  Minneapolis,  where  he  manufactured  brick. 
[41;  60*.] 

Hatch,  Charles  D.,  farmer,  b.  in  Ohio,  Dec.  28,  1837;  d.  in  Tap- 
pen,  N.  D.,  Sept.  4,  1907.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1862,  and  in  the 
Indian  massacre  lost  fourteen  of  his  relatives,  and  was  himself  wounded 
while  giving  warning  to  his  neighbors;  served  in  the  civil  war,  and 
later  resided  in  Wisconsin;  returned  to  Minnesota  in  1872,  settling  at 
Huntley;  removed  to  North  Dakota  a  few  weeks  before  his  death; 
author  of  a  volume  of  poems.     [237  (48).] 

Hatch,  Edwin  A.  C,  pioneer,  b.  in  New  York,  March  23,  1825;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  Sept.  13,  1882.  He  engaged  in  trade  with  the  Sioux  as 
early  as  1840;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1843,  and  soon  afterward  settled 
in  St.  Paul;  was  appointed  IT.  S.  agent  to  the  Blackfeet  Indians,  1856; 
recruited  an  independent  cavalry  battalion  in  1863,  which  he  com- 
manded one  year;  afterward  he  engaged  in  railroad  business,  being 
right-of-way  agent  for  the  St.  Paul  and  Manitoba  railroad  at  the  time 
of  his  death.     [18,  IV;  78;  94;  115.] 


308  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Hatch,  Philo  L.,  physician,  ornithologist,  b.  in  1823;  d.  May  22, 
1904.  He  was  graduated  at  the  Homeopathic  Hospital  and  College  in 
Cleveland,  Ohio;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1858,  settling  in  Minneapolis, 
and  practiced  there  thirty-three  years;  removed  to  Los  Angeles,  Cal., 
in  1891;  author  of  "Notes  on  the  Birds  of  Minnesota,"  487  pages,  1892, 
published  by  the  Geological  and  Natural  History  Survey.     [85A;  127B.] 

Hatch,  Theodore  L.,  physician,  b.  at  Whitney's  Point,  N.  Y.,  June 
20,  1848;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Michigan, 
1871;  came  to  Steele  county,  Minn.,  the  same  year,  settling  at  Bloom- 
ing Prairie;  removed  to  Owatonna  in  1880.     [24;  70A;  72.] 

Hatcher,  James  R.,  b.  in  Louisa,  Ky.,  in  1835;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  March 
24,  1883.  He  engaged  in  steamboating,  and  made  his  first  trip  to  St. 
Paul  in  1856;  later  spent  several  years  in  Winona  in  the  commission 
business;  but  in  1881  again  entered  the  employ  of  Capt.  Davidson. 
[237  (1).] 

Hatcher,  William  H.,  b.  in  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  Oct.  29,  186S;  engaged 
in  the  printing  trade  twenty  years;  was  quartermaster  of  Company  F, 
Thirteenth  Minnesota  Infantry,  in  the  Spanish- American  war;  was 
state  military  storekeeper  after  1905.     [30.] 

Hatlestad,  Ole  J.,  farmer,  b.  in  Stavanger  amt,  Norway,  Dec.  7, 
1837;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  when  nine  years  old, 
and  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  served  in  the  Indian  war,  1862-3;  resided 
in  Ostrander;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1887.     [169.] 

Hatten,  Samuel  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  Wayne  county,  Pa.,  Sept.  19, 
1836;  served  in  the  14th  Kentucky  cavalry  in  the  civil  war,  attaining 
the  rank  of  first  lieutenant;  settled  in  Rich  Valley,  McLeod  county, 
Minn.,  in  1866;  was  sheriff  of  the  county  two  terms.     [64.] 

Hauber,  Joseph  A.,  b.  in  Kirchheim,  Germany,  April  26,  1826;  d.  in 
Heidelberg,  Scott  county,  Minn.,  Nov.  15,  1903.  He  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1853,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1856;  served  in  Brackett's 
Battalion  in  the  civil  war;  owned  a  blacksmith's  shop  in  Heidelberg 
after  1869.     [237  (35).] 

Haugan,  A.  C,  banker,  b.  near  Trondhjem,  Norway,  in  1849;  d.  in 
Winthrop,  Minn.,  Nov.  25,  1902.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1866, 
settling  in  Minnesota;  engaged  in  grocery  business,  and  later  in  bank- 
ing in  Minneapolis;  was  city  treasurer,  1892-7.     [90;  169;  237   (28*).] 

Hauce,  G.  A.,  manufacturer,  b.  in  Christiania  stift,  Norway,  Dec.  19, 
1S40;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1850;  served  in 
the  12th  Iowa  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Freeborn  county,  Minn., 
in  1870;  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  plows  and  wagons  in  Albert 
Lea  after  1875.     [169.] 

Hauge,  Lars  J.,  b.  in  Bergen,  Norway,  July  20,  1859;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1881,  settling  in  Minnesota,  and  engaged  in  teach- 
ing; was  clerk  of  court  of  Grant  county,  1887-96.     [35;  57*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES. 


309 


Hauge,  O.,  farmer,  b.  in  Faribault  county,  Minn.,  1871;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  American  College  of  Dental  Surgery,  Chicago;  resides  in 
St.  Paul  Park;  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Hauge,  S.  G.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway  in  1875;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1891;  was  graduated  at  Augsburg  Seminary, 
Minneapolis,  1900,  and  the  same  year  became  the  first  pastor  of  the 
Scandinavian  Lutheran  church  in  Hawley,  Minn.     [36.] 

Haugex,  Charles  N.,  merchant,  b.  in  Rock  county,  Wis.,  in  1858; 
has  resided  at  Pelican  Rapids,  Minn.,  since  1881;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature,  1899-1905.     [30*.] 

Haugex,  T.  O.,  farmer,  b.  in  Minnesota  in  1866;  resides  in  Nicollet; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1907.     [30*.] 

Haugland,  Jacob  O.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Minnesota  in  1862;  attended  St 
Olaf  College,  studied  law,  and  settled  in  Montevideo;  was  attorney 
of  Chippewa  county  six  years;  was  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1901-3  and  1909.     [30*.] 

Haukness,  H.  O.,  b.  in  Dane  county,  Wis.,  April  18,  1854;  settled  in 
Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  in  1872;  engaged  in  real  estate  and  insurance  busi- 
ness, and  was  postmaster.     [169.] 

Haijpt,  Alexander  J.  D.,  clergyman,  b.  in  Greenfield,  Mass.,  Jan.  1, 
1859;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  1882;  settled 
in  St.  Paul  the  next  year,  and  was  pastor  of  the  Memorial  English 
Lutheran  church,  1884-1907;  removed  in  1908  to  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  and 
in  1910  to  Albert  Lea,  Minn.     [17;   25;   53A;   149*;   237   (30*).] 

Haijpt,  Charles  Clarence,  lawyer,  b.  in  Wilkesbarre,  Pa.,  Jan.  14, 
1854;  was  educated  at  Franklin  Marshall  College,  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1878;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1883,  and  settled  in  Fergus 
Falls;  was  county  attorney  of  Otter  Tail  county,  1898-1900;  U.  S.  dis- 
trict attorney  for  Minnesota  since  1902.     [25;   137.] 

Haupt,  Herman,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  March  26, 
1817;  d.  on  a  railway  train  near  Newark,  N.  J.,  Dec.  14,  1905.  He  was 
graduated  at  West  Point  Military  Academy,  1835;  served  in  the  engin- 
eering department  of  the  army  in  the  civil  war,  with  the  rank  of 
brigadier  general;  was  general  manager  of  the  Northern  Pacific  rail- 
way, 1881-4,  then  residing  in  St.  Paul;  author  of  a  text-book,  "General 
Theory  of  Bridge  Construction,"  and  of  many  scientific  papers  and 
magazine  articles.     [17;   237   (39);   241.] 

Haus,  Reuben,  building  contractor,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1818;  came 
to  St.  Paul  in  1852;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  two  terms. 
[94.] 

Hausdorf,  C.  F.,  b.  in  Saxony  in  1840;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1848,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1854;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt, 
1861-5,  attaining  the  rank  of  lieutenant  colonel;  owned  a  grocery  in 
West  St.  Paul.     [94.] 


310  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Haven,  Alfred  E.,  journalist,  b.  in  Guilford,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  4,  1840; 
served  in  the  Second  Wisconsin  Regt,  1861-4;  settled  in  Faribault, 
Minn.,  in  1871,  where  he  has  since  published  the  Democrat;  was 
county  superintendent  of  schools,  1877-81;  postmaster  of  Faribault, 
1894-9.     [25;  70;  70A.] 

Haven,  George  Henry,  merchant  and  banker,  b.  in  Windsor  county, 
Vt,  Sept.  10,  1841;  came  to  Chatfield,  Minn.,  with  his  father  in  1856, 
and  after  the  latter's  death,  in  1863,  owned  and  conducted  a  general 
store  until  1888;  manager  of  the  Root  River  Bank,  1888-1905,  now  in. 
corporated  as  the  First  State  Bank  of  Chatfield,  of  which  he  is  presi- 
dent.    [24;  52.] 

Haven,  John  M.,  farmer,  merchant  and  banker,  b.  at  Silver  Creek, 
Wright  county,  Minn.,  Sept.  19,  1857;  engaged  in  farming  and  mer- 
cantile business  at  Big  Lake,  Sherburne  county;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature,  1889;  president  and  director  of  banks  at  Big  Lake, 
Monticello,  Maple  Plain,  and  other  towns.     [24;   30.] 

Haven,  John  Ormsbee,  b.  in  Addison  county,  Vt,  Oct.  3,  1824;  d.  at 
Big  Lake,  Minn.,  Sept.  1,  1906.  He  was  graduated  at  Middlebury  Col- 
lege, 1852;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854;  settled  on  a  farm  at  Big  Lake, 
Sherburne  county,  in  1866;  was  register  of  deeds,  county  auditor, 
county  superintendent  of  schools,  and  clerk  of  the  district  court.  In 
1872-3  he  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature.     [30;  31;  237  (43*).] 

Haven,  Roland  Darwin,  b.  in  Sudbury,  Vt.,  Oct.  17,  1866;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1883;  settled  in  Duluth,  1889;  has  been  superintendent 
of  the  La  Dow  Implement  Company  since  1903;  was  mayor  of  Duluth, 
1908.     [31A*.] 

Hawes,  George  H.,  physician,  b.  in  Weymouth,  Mass.,  Nov.  19,  1832; 
d.  in  Hastings,  Minn.,  April  27,  1892.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855; 
studied  medicine  in  Red  Wing;  settled  in  Hastings  in  1875.  [48;  178 
(May  12,  1892).] 

Hawes,  Philo,  b.  in  Danby,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  18,  1830;  d.  in  Luverne, 
Minn.,  Aug.  4,  1908.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1853;  served  as  second 
lieutenant  in  the  Eleventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled 
on  the  site  of  Luverne  in  1867;  laid  out  the  town  in  1870,  and  named 
it  after  his  eldest  daughter;  engaged  in  real  estate  and  insurance 
business.     [34;   71A*;    237    (51).] 

Hawkenson,  N.  W.>  building  contractor,  b.  in  Vandstad,  Sweden, 
Dec.  25,  1837;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1869,  settling  in  Meeker 
county,  Minn.;  was  county  treasurer,  1884-9;  resided  in  Litchfield. 
[169.] 

Hawkins,  E.  B.,  b.  in  Odgensburg,  N.  Y.,  in  1865;  engaged  in  civil 
engineering  and  contracting,  and  resided  at  Biwabik,  Minn.;  was  a 
state  senator,  1899-1905.     [30.] 

Hawkins,   Henry  Hastings,  lawyer,  b.  in  Smithport,  Pa.,  Jan.   30, 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  31 1 

1846;  came  with  bis  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  served  with  the 
Second  Minnesota  Cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Thompson, 
Carlton  county,  in  1877;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1880,  and  later 
held  many  county  offices;   removed  to  Duluth.     [23*;   31A.] 

Hawkins,  James  D.,  b.  in  Vermont,  Dec.  9,  1836;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1862,  and  settled  in  McPherson,  Blue  Earth  county,  the  next  year; 
served  in  the  Eleventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1881.     [32;   46.] 

Hawkins,  Lewis  R.,  b.  in  Fairfield  county,  Conn.,  July  23,  1803;  set- 
tled on  a  farm  at  Spring  Lake,  Scott  county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature,  1857-8;  later  was  county  superintend- 
ent of  schools.     [32.] 

Hawkinson,  N.  W.,  b.  in  Skone,  Sweden,  in  1837;  came  to  the  "United 
States  in  1869,  settling  in  Meeker  county,  Minn.;  was  a  carpenter  in 
Litchfield  after  1871;    was  county  treasurer,  1884-88.     [65.] 

Hawks,  M.  A.,  lumber  merchant,  b.  in  Michigan  in  1834;  was  cap- 
tain in  the  13th  Indiana  Regt.;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1867,  and  set- 
tled in  Delavan  in  1870;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1873.     [30.] 

Hawley,  Alfred  Clark,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1838;  d.  in  Washington,  D.  C, 
Jan.  8,  1910.  He  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents;  served  in  the 
Eleventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  cap- 
tain; was  adjutant  general  of  Minnesota,  1882-4,  residing  in  St.  Paul; 
removed  to  Washington  in  1891,  where  he  was  employed  in  the  pen- 
sion department,  and  later  in  the  postal  and  Indian  departments. 
[237  (67).] 

Hawley,  Augustine  B.,  physician,  b.  in  Caroline,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  6,  1833; 
d.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  Sept.  20,  1878.  He  was  graduated  at  Hobart 
College,  Geneva,  N.  Y.,  1852,  and  from  its  medical  department,  1855; 
also  studied  medicine  in  several  European  cities;  settled  at  Red  Wing 
in  1857,  where  he  practiced  his  profession  ten  years,  and  then  opened 
a  drug  store.     [54;  139.] 

Hawley,  Fletcher  J.,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  Arlington,  Vt, 
Nov.  22,  1813;  d.  at  Lake  Park,  Becker  county,  Minn.,  March  25,  1891. 
He  was  graduated  at  Union  College,  1840,  and  the  Theological  Sem- 
inary of  New  York,  1843;  was  pastor  in  the  West  Indies,  in  New  Or- 
leans, and  other  places,  and  came  to  Brainerd,  Minn.,  in  1880.     [44.] 

Hawley,  Newton  F.,  b.  in  Springdale,  Iowa,  Nov.  28,  1859;  was 
graduated  at  Iowa  College,  Grinnell,  Iowa,  1879;  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1884;  settled  in  Minneapolis,  and  practiced  law  until  1906;  has 
since  been  treasurer  of  the  Farmers'  and  Mechanics'  Savings  Bank. 
[24;  85A.]       . 

Hawley,  Thomas  C,  farmer,  b.  in  Danish  West  Indies  in  1855; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1879,  and  settled  at  Lake  Park,  Becker  county; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903.     [30.] 


312  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Hay,  Eugene  G.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Charlestown,  IncL,  March  26,  1853; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1877;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1886;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1889;  was  United  States  district 
attorney  for  Minnesota,  1890-4.     [22*;   30;   137.] 

Hay,  La  whence  Gano,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  Oct.  7,  1823;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  July  27,  1896.  He  was  educated  at  Miami  University  and 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in 
1850,  and  the  same  year  went  to  India  as  a  missionary;  later  returned 
to  the  United  States,  was  a  lecturer,  and  engaged  in  educational  work; 
settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1889.     [153.] 

Haycraft,  Julius  Everett,  lawyer,  b.  in  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn., 
Aug.  26,  1871;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1898,  and  has  since  prac- 
ticed in  Madelia;  was  postmaster  there,  1899-1910;  a  state  senator, 
1911.     [24;   26*;   30*.] 

Hayden,  Herbert  Leslie,  lawyer,  b.  in  Onondaga  county,  N.  Y., 
March  23,  1850;  d.  in  Madison,  Minn.,  Nov.  20,  1911.  He  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1875;  settled  in  Lac  qui  Parle  in  1878;  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1881;  removed  to  Madison  in  1884;  was  secretary  and  treas- 
urer of  the  townsite  company,  and  was  interested  in  banking  and 
farming;  was  county  attorney,  1891-2,  and  1895-6.  [32;  38*;  237  (59, 
68*).] 

Hayden,  J.  B.,  b.  in  Ireland,  Nov.  30,  1840;  came  with  his  parents  to 
America  when  a  child;  served  in  the  17th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Alton,  Waseca  county,  Minn.,  in  1865;  was 
clerk  of  the  district  court,  1872-9;  resided  in  Waseca  after  1884.     [75.] 

Hayden,  Thomas  Taylor,  b.  in  Elgin  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1831;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1873;  settled  in  Winona,  where  he  engaged  in  street  rail- 
way and  electric  light  business;   was  a  state  senator,  1887-9.     [30.] 

Hayden,  Wentworth,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Mayfield,  Maine,  Oct. 
28,  1813;  d.  in  Champlin,  Minn.,  Feb.  8,  1886.  He  was  ordained  to  the 
ministry  in  1840;  settled  on  a  farm  near  Champlin,  Hennepin  county, 
Minn.,  in  1854;  was  a  representative  in  the  territorial  legislature  in 
1857,  a  member  of  the  constitutional  convention  the  same  year,  and 
a  representative  in  the  state  legislature  in  1861.     [43;    60.] 

Hayes,  Archibald  M.,  lawyer,  b.  in  New  London,  N.  H.,  Oct.  8,  1825; 
d.  in  Hastings,  Minn.,  Oct.  31,  1868.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1846;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854,  settling  in  Hastings;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1860,  and  a  state  senator  in  1861.  [237 
(D.3 

Hayes,  Archibald  M,,  Jr.,  b.  in  Minnesota  in  1873;  engaged  in  flour 
milling  in  Hastings;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1905; 
was  appointed  executive  clerk  by  Governor  Eberhart  in  1910.     [30*.] 

Hayes,  Daniel  F.,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Kerry  county,  Ireland,  March  25, 
1854;   d.  in  Hennepin  county,  Minn.,  June  8,  1881.     He  came  to  the 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  313 

United   States   in   1872;    was   ordained   priest   in   St.   Paul,   1876;    was 
pastor  in  Anoka  after  1877.     [31;   238   (June  10,  1881).] 

Hayes,  George  A.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Barrington,  N.  H.,  Oct.  19,  1832; 
came  to  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  in  1854;  engaged  in  farming,  and 
later  in  mercantile  business  in  Rushford;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1881.     [52.] 

Hayes,  Moses  P.,  b.  in  Limerick,  Maine,  Dec.  6,  1829;  settled  in  St. 
Anthony,  Minn.,  in  1854;  engaged  in  the  foundry  business,  and  other 
enterprises;  owned  much  city  real  estate,  and  an  interest  in  a  7,000 
acre  farm  near  Brainerd.     [88*.] 

Hayes,  Oren  T.,  lawyer,  b.  in  New  London,  N.  H.,  Dec.  2,  1827;  d. 
March  24,  1894.  He  came  to  Hastings,  Minn.,  in  1853;  served  as  lieu- 
tenant in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  for  a  short  time  in  the  civil  war, 
and  later  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  cavalry;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1863.     [32;   48;   56;   115.] 

Hayes,  Patrick  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  Limerick  county,  Ireland,  Aug.  15, 
1842;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1853,  and  four  years  later  to  Min- 
nesota; engaged  in  trade  with  the  Indians  until  1873;  settled  in  Little 
Falls  in  1881.     [31.] 

Hayes,  Simeon  Mills,  b.  in  Madison,  Wis.,  Oct.  28,  1862;  was  grad- 
uated at  Harvard  College,  1884,  and  in  law  at  the  University  of  Wis- 
consin, 1887;  settled  in  St.  Paul  the  same  year,  and  practiced  law 
until  1904;  later  studied  theology  at  the  Seabury  Divinity  School, 
Faribault;  is  an  Episcopal  pastor  in  Lincoln,  Neb.  [137;  238  (Nov. 
9,  1899) ;  241.] 

Hayner,  Henry  Z.,  was  chief  justice  of  Minnesota,  1852-3,  but  never 
presided,  and  was  probably  never  in  the  territory.  [168  (March, 
1892).] 

Haynes,  Arthur  Edwin,  educator,  b.  in  Van  Bur  en,  N.  Y.,  May  23, 
1849;  was  graduated  at  Hillsdale  College,  Mich.,  1875;  assistant  pro- 
fessor of  mathematics  in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1893-6,  and  pro- 
fessor of  engineering  mathematics  since  1896.  [7A;  17;  24;  127  (8*); 
127A*,  B.] 

Haynes,  James  C,  lawyer,  b.  near  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  22,  1848; 
was  graduated  in  law  at  Columbia  University,  1875;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1879,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  has  been  mayor  since  1905. 
[25;  85A;  90*.] 

Haynes,  Milton  B.,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Strongsville,  Ohio,  Dec.  9, 
1834;  came  to  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  resided  in  Mankato 
after  1872.     [83*.] 

Hays,  Calhoun,  farmer,  b.  in  Gilmer  county,  W.  Va.,  June  12,  1841; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota;  was  apopinted  receiver  of  the 
U.  S.  land  office  in  Sauk  Rapids;  settled  at  Two  Rivers,  Morrison 
county,  in  1867.     [31.] 


314  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Hays,  John,  pioneer,  b.  in  Waterford,  Ireland,  about  1800;  was  mur- 
dered in  St.  Paul  in  September,  1839.  He  enlisted  in  the  U.  S.  army, 
and  came  to  Port  Snelling  as  a  member  of  the  Fifth  Infantry;  was 
discharged  there  in  1839,  and  settled  on  a  claim  on  the  site  of  St. 
Paul.     [28,  IV.] 

Hays,  Lambert,  pioneer,  b.  in  Germany,  Dec.  25,  1842;  d.  in  Min- 
neapolis, May  17,  1893.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United 
States  in  1850,  and  to  St.  Anthony  in  1855;  owned  a  bakery,  and  later 
engaged  in  real  estate  business.     [60*.] 

Hays,  Milton  B.,  b.  in  Summit  county,  Ohio,  Dec.  4,  1843;  served 
in  the  Fifth  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Crooks  ton, 
Minn.,  in  1878;  engaged  in  livery  business,  and  was  chief  of  police. 
[35.] 

Hays,  Willet  Martin,  educator,  b.  in  Hardin  county,  Iowa,  Oct.  19, 
1859;  was  graduated  at  the  Iowa  Agricultural  College,  1885;  was  pro- 
fessor of  agriculture,  University  of  Minnesota,  1890-1,  and  1893-1904; 
assistant  U.  S.  secretary  of  agriculture,  Washington,  D.  C,  since  1905. 
[17;  22*;  25;  26*.] 

Haytee,  John  G.,  merchant,  b.  in  Oshkosh,  Wis.,  in  1865;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1893;  resided  at  Fairhaven,  Stearns  county;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1897.     [30.] 

Hayward,  Harry,  criminal,  b.  in  Illinois  in  1866;  was  hung  for  the 
murder  of  Catherine  Ging,  in  Minneapolis,  Dec.  11,  1895.  He  came  to 
Minneapolis  with  his  parents  when  four  years  old ;  was  a  gambler. 
[238   (Feb.  22,  1895*).] 

Hayward,  Josiah  E.,  b.  in  Mechanics'  Falls,  Maine,  Feb.  2,  1826; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  after  1860  resided  in  St.  Cloud,  where  he 
was  proprietor  of  a  hotel,  and  also  owned  a  flour  mill  near  the  city. 
[31.] 

Hazen,  J.  M.,  b.  in  Troy,  N.  Y.,  in  1838;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1859; 
served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in 
Minneapolis  in  1873;  was  assistant  city  treasurer  two  years  ,and  later 
was  building  inspector.     [90*.] 

Hazen,  Lorenzo,  b.  in  Copenhagen,  N.  Y.,  in  1817;  settled  in  Med- 
ford,  Steele  county,  Minn.,  in  1867;  removed  to  Owatonna  ten  years 
later,  where  he  was  judge  of  probate,  1879-92.     [72.] 

Hazlett,  Harry,  journalist,  b.  in  Zanesville,  Ohio,  in  1852;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1857,  and  resided  at  Park  Rapids;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1899.     [30.] 

Hazlett,  Silas,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Mifflin  county,  Pa., 
May  12,  1824;  was  graduated  at  Jefferson  College,  and  at  the  Pres- 
byterian Theological  Seminary,  Pittsburg;  settled  in  Lake  City,  Minn., 
in  1856,  where  he  taught  the  first  school,  and  was  pastor  of  the  Pres- 
byterian church.     [74.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  315 

Hazzard,  George  Henry,  pioneer,  b.  in  Seaford,  Del.,  Dec.  5,  1846; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  engaged  in  transporta- 
tion business;  was  the  first  commissioner  of  the  St.  Croix  Inter- 
state Park,  1895-1905,  and  again  in  1911;  secretary  of  the  Minnesota 
Territorial  Pioneers'  Association;  resides  in  St.  Paul.  [25;  166A*; 
174*.] 

Head,  George,  pioneer,  died  in  the  Bermuda  Islands,  Oct.  4,  1883.  He 
was  the  original  proprietor  of  the  townsite  of  Rochester,  Minn.,  set- 
tling there  in  1852;  removed  to  Fergus  Palls  in  1871.  [238  (Oct.  16, 
1883).] 

Head,  George  Douglas,  physician,  b.  in  Elgin,  Minn.,  Sept.  10,  1870; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1892,  and  from  its 
medical  department  in  1895;  professor  of  clinical  medicine  there  since 
1904.     [24;   85A;   127   (10*);   127B.] 

Head,  Henry  Clay,  b.  in  Hooksett,  N.  H.,  Jan.  S,  1850;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1878,  settling  at  Princeton,  where  he  engaged  many  years 
in  lumbering,  milling,  and  mercantile  business;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1897;  removed  to  Battle  Lake  in  1900.     [24;   30.] 

Heald,  Timothy,  b.  in  Penobscot  county,  Maine,  Sept.  3,  1816;  d. 
in  Pomme  de  Terre,  Minn.,  Jan.  10,  1901.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1854;  lived  on  a  homestead  near  Minneapolis  fourteen  years;  set- 
tled in  Pomme  de  Terre  in  1868,  where  he  built  a  hotel  and  owned 
a  farm.     [237   (14).] 

Healy,  Edward  L.,  b.  in  Soutbbridge,  Mass.,  June  28,  1852;  came  to 
Minnesota  and  engaged  in  farming;  was  in  mercantile  business  at 
Faribault,  1876-8;  Marshall,  1879-1894;  Morris,  1895-1900;  and  later  in 
real  estate  business  at  Red  Lake  Falls.     [25;   32.] 

Healy,  Frank,  lawyer,  b.  near  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  27,  1854;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  was  graduated  at 
the  University  of  Minnesota,  1882,  and  in  law  at  the  University  of 
Michigan,  1884;  has  practiced  in  Minneapolis  since  1884,  and  was  city 
attorney,  1897-1910.     [24;  25;  26*;  85A*;  127A*;  137*.] 

Healy,  Jeremiah,  pioneer,  b.  in  County  Cork,  Ireland,  in  1819;  d.  in 
Erin,  Rice  county,  Minn.,  July  25,  1868.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1842,  and  was  the  first  settler  in  Erin  township,  1855.     [70.] 

Healy,  John  A.,  b.  in  Oswego,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  22,  1870;  settled  in  Min- 
nesota in  1893;  proprietor  of  the  Oliver  hotel,  Hibbing;  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Heard,  Isaac  V.  D.,  b>.  in  Goshen,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  31,  1834;  came  to  St. 
Paul  in  1852;  studied  law;  was  city  attorney,  1856  and  1865-7;  was 
county  attorney  six  years;  state  senator,  1871.  He  was  a  volunteer 
in  a  cavalry  company  during  the  Sioux  war,  1862,  and  was  judge  ad- 
vocate during  the  trial  of  303  Sioux  prisoners;  author  of  a  "History 
of  the  Sioux  War  and  Massacres  of  1862  and  1863,"  354  pages,  1865. 
[28,  IV;  32;  68;  69;  93;  94.] 


316  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Heard,  Samuel  A.,  merchant,  b.  in  Newport,  Canada,  Sept.  6,  1831; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1854,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  opened 
the  first  store  in  Litchfield,  1869;  retired  from  active  business  in 
1880,  but  retained  an  interest  in  the  woolen  mills,  and  owned  real 
estate.     [65.] 

Heath,  Albert  Hayford,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Salem, 
Maine,  July  19,  1840;  d.  in  St.  Johnsbury,  Vt,  March  17,  1899.  He 
was  graduated  at  Bates  College,  1867;  was  pastor  in  St.  Paul,  Minn., 
1889-94;  then  removed  to  St.  Johnsbury.     [144.] 

Heatwole,  Joel  Prescott,  congressman,  b.  in  Waterford,  Ind.,  Aug. 
22,  1856;  d.  in  Northfield,  Minn.,  April  4,  1910.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1882,  and  published  newspapers  at  Glencoe  and  Duluth;  settled  at 
Northfield  in  1884,  where  he  owned  and  published  the  Northfield 
News;  was  a  representative  in  Congress,  1895-1903.  [10;  17;  22*; 
24;   25;   26*;  27*;   30;  70A;   127   (10*);   155*.] 

Hebbard,  Daniel  S.,  grocer,  b.  in  Chautauqua  county,  N.  Y.,  April  30, 
1831;  settled  in  Olmsted  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  was  county  auditor 
three  terms;  resided  in  Rochester.     1^6.] 

Heber,  Nicholas,  merchant,  b.  in  Germany,  Nov.  14,  1837;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1857;  served  in  the  Seventh  Wisconsin  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war,  attained  the  rank  of  captain;  settled  in  Goodhue  county, 
Minn.,  in  1870;  owned  a  farm  and  a  store  near  Lake  City.     [54.] 

Hechtman,  Henry,  b.  in  Bavaria  in  1823;  d.  in  Spokane,  Wash., 
June,  1897.  He  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents;  settled 
in  Minneapolis  in  1851;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  later  es- 
tablished the  Minnesota  Soap  Company;  afterward  resided  in  St.  Paul. 
[137   (9).] 

Hechtman,  John,  b.  in  Germany,  Dec.  27,  1828;  d.  in  Osseo,  Minn., 
Oct.,  1902.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1832,  and  to  Minnesota 
in  1857;  served  in  the  83d  Pennsylvania  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  at- 
taining the  rank  of  captain;  settled  in  Osseo,  Hennepin  county,  in 
1865,  where  he  engaged  in  mercantile  business;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1868  and  in  1874.     [60;  237  (19).] 

Hecklin,  Fred,  b.  in  Germany,  Nov.  26,  1831;  came  to  the  United 
States  when  twenty  years  of  age;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1853;  was 
surveyor  in  Carver  county,  and  sheriff,  1862-73;  removed  to  Cold 
Spring,  Stearns  county.     [31.] 

Hedderly,  Edwin,  pioneer,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  in  1814;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  June,  1880.  He  came  to  St.  Anthony  in  1849;  owned  a 
part  of  the  site  of  Minneapolis,  and  aided  in  laying  out  the  city  and 
naming  its  streets;  owned  a  grocery,  and  later  a  drug  store.  [58;  59; 
41.] 

Hedeen,  Erik,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden,  Feb.  28,  1844;  d. 
in  New  London,  Minn.,  July  9,  1911.     He  came  to  the  United  States 


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317 


in  1869;  was  graduated  at  Augustana  College  and  Seminary  in  1874; 
settled  in  Minnesota;  was  pastor  at  Marine  Mills  after  1879.  [40; 
237   (67).] 

Hedengran,  Carl  August,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  near  Lund,  Swe- 
den, June  4,  1821;  d.  Oct.  31,  1880.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1850;  a  few  years  later  settled  on  a  claim  in  Carver  county;  was 
ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1860,  and  was  pastor  at  Chisago  Lake 
fourteen  years;   author  of  several  books  and  pamphlets.     [169.] 

Heermance,  Edgar  Laixg,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  White 
Plains,  N.  Y.,  July  14,  1876;  was  graduated  at  Yale  University,  1897, 
and  at  its  divinity  school,  1901;  has  been  pastor  in  Mankato,  Minn., 
since  1902.    [17.] 

Heffelfixger,  Christopher  B.,  manufacturer,  b.  in  Cumberland 
county,  Pa.,  Jan.  13,  1834;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  settling  in  Min- 
neapolis; served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  at- 
taining the  rank  of  captain;  after  1866  engaged  in  sale  and  manu- 
facture of  boots  and  shoes;  president  of  the  North  Star  Shoe  Co. 
since  1885.     [19*;   20;   24;   25;   58;  84*;  115;   174*.] 

Heffron,  Patrick  Richard,  R.  C.  bishop,  b.  in  New  York  City,  June 
1,  1860;  was  graduated  at  the  Grand  Seminary,  Montreal,  1883;  was 
ordained  to  the  priesthood,  1884;  traveled  and  studied  in  Europe, 
1885-8;  pastor  of  the  Cathedral,  St.  Paul,  1890-6;  rector  and  president 
of  St.  Paul  Seminary,  1896-1910;  since  bishop  of  Winona.  [24;  25; 
93A;    146;    237    (65*).] 

Heideman,  Charles  W.  H.,  b.  in  Algonquin,  111.,  in  1857;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1876;  settled  in  New  Ulm,  where  he  was  railroad  and 
express  agent;   was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1889.     [30.] 

Heider,  Jerome,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Danville,  Pa.,  August  15,  1861; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  July  25,  1909.  He  came  with  his  parents  to 
Stearns  county,  Minn.;  was  graduated  at  St.  John's  College,  1878; 
was  ordained  priest,  1884;  was  pastor  in  various  places,  being  in  St. 
Paul  after  1899.     [132    (1909*);    146.] 

Heilmaier,  Carl,  musician,  b.  in  Freising,  Bavaria,  May  25,  1868; 
was  graduated  at  the  Royal  Conservatory  of  Music,  at  Munich,  in 
1890;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1892,  and  two  years  later  to  Min- 
nesota; resides  in  St.  Paul.     [22*.] 

Heimerdinger,  Henry,  miller,  b.  in  Wurtemberg,  Germany,  April  3, 
1852;  came  to  the  United  States  in  infancy  and  to  Minnesota  in  1856; 
resided  in  New  Ulm;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1897-9; 
later  engaged  in  flour  milling  at  New  Paynesville.     [30;  38.] 

Heinen,  John,  banker,  b.  in  Ramsey  county,  Minn.,  March  12,  1862; 
lived  in  Vermillion  township,  Dakota  county,  from  early  childhood; 
was  register  of  deeds,  1884-91;  and  since  has  been  cashier  of  the  First 
National  Bank  of  Hastings.     [56.] 


318  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Heinrich,  Julius  J.,  b.  in  Wisconsin  in  1859;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1865,  settling  in  Minneapolis-;  engaged  in  the  brewery  business,  and 
later  was  president  of  the  Phoenix  Laundry  Company;  was  register 
of  deeds  of  Hennepin  county,  1890-2,  and  state  oil  inspector,  1899-1901. 
[30.] 

Heintz,  Christian,  b.  in  Germany  in  1830;  d.  in  Winona,  Minn., 
July  10,  1894.  He  settled  there  in  1856,  and  engaged  in  mercantile 
business.     [76;  78.] 

Heintzeman,  Christian  Care,  musician,  b.  in  Germany;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1887,  settling  in  Minneapolis,  and  was  conductor  of  the 
Minneapolis  Journal  Newsboys'  Band.     126*.] 

Helfrich,  William  H.,  miller,  b.  in  Lehigh  county,  Pa.,  March  21, 
1848;  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1869;  had  charge  of  the  Empire  mill, 
1877-81,  and  afterward  of  the  Anchor  mill.  [168  (Holiday  number, 
1884-5*).] 

Hellekson,  Ole  H.,  merchant,  b.  in  Iowa  county,  Wis.,  Jan.  13,  1858; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1885;  settling  at  Wheaton,  where  he  engaged 
in  selling  hardware,  lumber,  and  machinery.     [22*;  24.] 

Helling,  K.  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept.  19,  1841;  came  with  his 
parents  to  the  United  States  in  1846,  and  to  Linden,  Minn.,  in  1857; 
served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1875,  and  a  state  senator  in  1879.  [30; 
32;  169.] 

Helliwell,  Arthur  L.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  March  8, 
1870;  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1884;  was  graduated  at  the  University 
of  Minnesota.,  1895,  and  from  its  law  department,  1896;  has  since  prac- 
ticed in  Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903. 
[25;   30.] 

Helm,  James  L.,  b.  in  Oswego  county,  N.  Y.,  July  4,  1835;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1876,  and  settled  at  Luverne;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in 
1887,  and  was  deputy  clerk  of  the  supreme  court,  1887-1907;  president 
of  the  H.  M.  Smyth  Printing  Co.     [24;   30.] 

Helwig,  John  B.,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Ohio,  and  died  at 
Bellefontaine,  Ohio,  July  25,  1904.  He  entered  the  English  Evangelical 
Lutheran  church;  was  president  of  Wittenburg  College,  Springfield, 
Ohio;  pastor  of  Presbyterian  churches  in  that  state,  and  pastor  of 
the  First  Presbyterian  church  of  Minneapolis,  1898-1902;  removed  to 
Cincinnati.     [154A*.] 

Hemiup,  Norton  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  1819;  d.  in  New  York  City,  Sept. 
22,  1900.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852;  resided  in  Minneapolis. 
[237  (11).] 

Hemstead,  Werner,  physician  and  banker,  b.  in  Dubuque,  Iowa,  April 
19,  1860;  was  graduated  at  Omaha  Medical  College,  1882,  and  the  same 
year  settled  at  Brainerd,  Minn.;  was  surgeon  of  the  Northern  Pacifio 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  319 

Railway  sanitarium,  1882-7;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1891  and  1901;  was  president  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Bank,  and  treas- 
urer of  the  Brainerd  Grocery  Co.     [24;   25;   30;   35.] 

Henderson,  N.  O.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1854;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1857;  resided  at  Lanesboro;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1897-9.     [30.] 

Henderson,  R.  R.,  b.  in  Washington,  Pa.,  in  1841;  served  in  Ohio 
regiments  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  major;  settled  in 
Minneapolis  in  1881,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business.     [90*.] 

Hendricks,  John  B.,  merchant,  b.  in  Franklin  county,  Vt,  in  1830; 
settled  in  Pleasant  Grove,  Olmsted  county,  Minn.,  in  1854;  engaged 
in  mercantile^  business  in  Dover  Center  after  1875.     [66.] 

Hendricks,  Peder  M.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway,  July  11,  1843;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1869;  settled  in  Teien,  Kittson  county,  in  1883;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1895  and  1901.     [30;   37*;   38*.] 

Hendrickson,  Eugene  Alvin,  lawyer,  b.  in  Ramsey  county,  Minn., 
Dec.  2,  1853;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  5,  1901.  He  was  graduated  at  the  • 
University  of  Minnesota,  1876,  and  at  Iowa  law  school,  1878;  was 
county  superintendent  of  schools  four  years;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1885;  afterward  was  vice  president  of  the  Commer- 
cial Bank,  St.  Paul.     [68;  93;   237   (14).] 

Hendrickson,  H.  N.,  Lutheran  clergyman  and  educator,  b.  in  Helge- 
land,  Norway,  March  30,  1869;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United 
States  when  two  years  old;  was  graduated  from  the  college  depart- 
ment of  Augsburg  Seminary,  Minneapolis,  in  1891;  began  study  of 
theology  there  in  1894,  and  was  ordained  in  1897;  pastor  in  Superior, 
Wis.,  1897-1900,  and  professor  in  Augsburg  Seminary  after  1900.     [148.] 

Hendrickson,  Thomas,  soldier,  b.  in  Pennsylvania;  d.  Oct.  24,  1878. 
He  was  commandant  at  Fort  Snelling,  1850-1;  was  brevetted  colonel 
in  1865.     [11;  12.] 

Hendryx,  Charles  F.,  journalist,  b.  in  Cooperstown,  N.  Y.,  April  22, 
1847;  was  graduated  at  Cornell  University,  1869;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1874;  spent  five  years  in  connection  with  the  Minneapolis  Tribune; 
later  settled  in  Sauk  Center,  where  he  owned  and  edited  the  Sauk 
Center  Herald.     [22*;  27*;   31.] 

Hendryx,  James  I.,  journalist,  b.  in  Warren,  N.  Y.,  April  17,  1823; 
d.  in  Sauk  Center,  Minn.,  Jan.  20,  1883.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1874;  published  the  Minneapolis  Daily  Tribune  and  the  Farmers' 
Union;  removed  to  Melrose  in  1880,  and  thence  to  Sauk  Center. 
[237  (1).] 

Henion,  Alva,  farmer,  b.  in  Freeborn  county,  Minn.,  1863;  resides 
in  Geneva;  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Hennererg,  John  H.,  b.  in  Germany,  Dec.  29,  .1804;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1842,  and  to  Minnesota  ten  years  later;   settled  in 


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Henderson  in  1855;  engaged  in  real  estate  business;  was  county  treas- 
urer, 1856-60.     [32.] 

Henneman,  Herman  J.,  merchant,  b.  in  Germany  in  1862;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1871  with  his  parents,  who  settled  in  Carver 
county,  Minn.  He  resided  at  Lester  Prairie,  McLeod  county,  and  was 
a  state  senator,  1895-7.     [30;   64.] 

Hennepin,  Louis,  explorer,  b.  in  Ath,  Belgium,  about  1640;  d.  in 
Holland^  about  1701.  He  entered  the  order  of  Recollets  of  St.  Francis ; 
spent  several  years  in  Italy  and  France;  was  sent  to  Canada  in  1673; 
and  founded  a  convent  at  Fort  Frontenac  in  1676.  He  accompanied 
La  Salle  on  his  expedition  to  the  west.  Leaving  him  at  Peoria  in 
1680,  he  descended  the  Illinois  river  with  two  companions  in  a  canoe, 
thence  ascended  the  Mississippi,  and  named  the  Falls  of  St.  Anthony 
in  honor  of  his  patron  saint.  On  his  voyage  up  the  Mississippi  he 
was  captured  by  a  band  of  Sioux,  living  near  Mille  Lacs,  spent  about 
eight  months  with  them,  and  was  rescued  by  Du  Luth,  who  enabled  him 
to  reach  Green  Bay.  He  returned  to  Quebec  in  1682,  and  to  Europe 
soon  afterward.  In  1683  he  published  an  account  of  his  explorations, 
entitled  Description  de  la  Louisiane,  which,  with  subsequent  changes, 
passed  through  many  editions  and  translations.  [1;  28,  I,  VI,  IX; 
107;  109;  113;  114.] 

Hennessy,  William  B.,  b.  in  England;  came  to  the  United  States 
when  a  child,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1894;  was  a  reporter  of  the 
Pioneer  Press,  and  later  managing  editor  of  the  Globe;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature,  1899;  author  of  "Past  and  Present  of  St. 
Paul"  (1906,  814  pages).     [100.] 

Henniss,  Charles  J.,  journalist  and  lawyer,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
1821;  d.  Feb.  14,  1856.  He  was  graduated  from  college,  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1850,  where  he  became  editor 
and  proprietor  of  the  Chronicle  and  Register.     [28,  X.] 

Henry,  Alexander,  b.  in  New  Brunswick,  N.  J.,  Aug.  1739;  d.  in  Mon- 
treal, April  4,  1824.  He  engaged  in  the  Northwestern  fur  trade,  tribu- 
tary to  Montreal,  1760-76;  traversed  the  canoe  route  along  the  north 
boundary  of  Minnesota,  1775-6;  author  of  "Travels  and  Adventures  in 
Canada  and  the  Indian  Territories,  between  the  years  1760  and  1776," 
published  in  1809.     [1;  28,  III;  114.] 

Henry,  Alexander,  the  younger  (nephew  of  the  preceding),  spent 
the  years  1799-1808  as  a  fur  trader  among  the  Indians  in  the  region  of 
Lake  Winnipeg  and  the  Red  River;  later  was  a  trader  on  the  Saskat- 
chewan, and  at  Astoria  or  Fort  George,  on  the  Columbia  river,  in 
which  he  was  drowned  May  22,  1814.  His  journals,  relating  largely  to 
Minnesota  and  North  Dakota,  were  published  by  Dr.  Elliott  Coues 
in  1897,  in  three  volumes,  entitled  "New  Light  on  the  Early  History 
of  the  Greater  Northwest."     [114.] 


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Henry,  Horace  Chapin,  railroad  contractor,  b.  in  Bennington,  Vt., 
Oct.  6,  1844;  served  in  the  14th  Vermont  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  set- 
tled in  Minneapolis  in  1866;  with  his  associates  took  contracts  for  the 
construction  of  more  than  2,000  miles  of  railroads;  removed  to  Seat- 
tle, Wash.,  in  1890.     [3*.] 

Henry,  John  A.,  journalist,  b.  in  Warren,  Pa.,  May  25,  1855;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1872;  established  the  Argus  in  Janesville,  1878,  and 
has  since  been  its  editor  and  publisher.     [25;  75.] 

Henry,  John  C,  farmer,  b.  in  Fremont,  Minn.,  Aug.  6,  1864;  resides 
in  Lewiston,  Winona  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1907-9.     [30*.] 

Henry,  William,  merchant,  b.  in  Ireland,  Jan.  6,  1826;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, Sept.  20,  1906.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1847,  and  to 
Minnesota  in  1854,  settling  in  Belle  Plaine;  was  county  superintend- 
ent of  schools;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1858  and  1868, 
and  a  state  senator,  1869-70  and  1877-8.  He  resided  in  Minneapolis 
after  1900.     [30;   32;  237   (43).] 

Hensley,  Clinton  B.,  journalist,  b.  in  Spencer,  Ind.,  Sept.  27,  1827; 
d.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  Dec.  20,  1862.  He  settled  in  Mankato  in  1856, 
where  the  next  year  he  established  the  first  newspaper;  served  in  the 
Indian  war,  1862.     [83*.] 

Hensley,  Lee,  railroad  agent,  b.  in  Indiana  in  1849;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1867;  resided  at  St.  James;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1876-7.     [30.] 

Herbert,  Benjamin  Briggs,  lawyer  and  journalist,  b.  near  Cuba,  111., 
May  3,  1843;  came  with  his  parents  to  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  in  1856;  was 
graduated  at  Hamline  University,  1865;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1868;  was  interested  in  the  Red  Wing  Printing  Company,  and  was 
one  of  the  editors  of  the  Red  Wing  Advance.  In  1888  he  started  the 
National  Printer- Journalist,  at  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  and  the  next  year 
removed  the  paper  to  Chicago.     [54;  130*;  155*.] 

Herbert,  Owen,  farmer,  b.  in  Wales  in  1826;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1852,  and  to  South  Bend,  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  the  next 
year;  was  one  of  the  townsite  proprietors  of  South  Bend.     [32.] 

Herbert,  Patrick  F.,  b.  in  St.  Anthony,  Minn.,  in  1863;  is  a  shingle 
sawyer  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1901 
and  1905.     [30*.] 

Hering,  Henry  H.,  physician,  b.  in  Greene  county,  Ohio,  Oct.  30, 
1842;  served  as  captain  in  the  74th  Ohio  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was 
graduated  at  Miami  Medical  college,  1S73;  settled  at  Lake  Crystal, 
Minn.,  in  1876.     [24;  32;  45*;  46.] 

Hernlund,  John  W.,  manufacturer,  b.  in  Sundsvall,  Sweden,  May 
25,  1855;  came  to  the  United  States  when  twelve  years  old,  and  lived 

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in  Red  Wing,  Minn.;   has  been  a  member  of  the  Crown  Iron  Works 
Co.,  Minneapolis,  since  1884.     [24;  25;  169*.] 

Hernlund,  Joseph  C,  b.  in  Strand,  Sweden,  June  12,  1858;  came 
with  his  parents  to,  the  United  States  when  ten  years  old,  and  to  Min- 
neapolis in  187.1;  was  a  fireman  after  1876,  and  assistant  chief  after 
1898.     [88*.] 

Herrick,  Charles  Judson,  educator,  b.  in  Minneapolis,  Oct.  6,  1868; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Cincinnati,  1891;  has  been  pro- 
fessor of  zoology  in  Denison  University,  Granville,  Ohio,  since  1898. 
[7A;  17;   204.] 

Herrick,  Clarence  Luther,  educator,  b.  in  Minneapolis,  June  21, 
1858;  d.  in  Socorro,  N.  M.,  Sept.  15,  1904.  He  was  graduated  at  the 
University  of  Minnesota,  1880;  studied  in  Germany;  was  instructor  in 
botany  in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  and  served  on  the  geological 
survey  of  this  state;  was  professor  in  Denison  University,  Granville, 
Ohio,  1884-89 ;  and  president  of  the  University  of  New  Mexico,  1895-99; 
author  of  "The  Mammals  of  Minnesota,"  301  pages,  1892,  and  of 
many  other  works  on  zoology  and  biology.     [17;  204;  241.] 

Herrick,  Edwin  Winslow,  real  estate  dealer,  b.  in  Sheridan,  N.  Y., 
June  13,  1837;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1868,  where  he  bought  and 
platted  the  Groveland  Addition,  and  inaugurated  many  improvements 
and  business  enterprises.  For  ten  years  he  was  manager  of  the 
Academy  of  Music.     [20*;   24;   84*;   204.] 

Herrick,  Henry  B.,  b.  in  Jerusalem,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  23,  1827;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1857;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  and  buying  grain; 
settled  in  Fisher  in  1879,  where  he  had  charge  of  an  elevator,  and  was 
postmaster  after  1885.     [35.] 

Herriott,  William  B.,  b.  near  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  Jan.  25,  1834;  was 
graduated  at  Jefferson  college,  1854;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1857; 
settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1867;  removed  to  Redwood  Falls  in  1871,  and 
two  years  later  commenced  the  publication  of  the  Redwood  Gazette. 
[29*.] 

Hersey,  Dudley  H.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Bangor,  Maine,  in  1845;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Sept.  24,  1900.  He  came  to  Stillwater,  Minn.,  about  1860, 
and  engaged  in  lumber  business.  [40;  41;  167  (Sept.  2St  1900);  237 
(U).] 

Hersey,  Edward  Lewis,  lumberman,  b.  in  Bangor,  Maine,  in  1856;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  Sept.  20,  1908.  He  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents, 
and  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1883.    [167  (Sept.  25,  1908);  237  (51).] 

Hersey,  Roscoe  Freeman,  b.  in  Milford,  Maine,  July  IS,  1841;  d.  in 
Bangor,  Maine,  Sept,  30,  1906.  He  came  to  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1867, 
and  engaged  in  mercantile,  lumber,  milling,  banking,  and  railroad 
enterprises;  was  a  state  senator  in  1878.  [18;  28,  XII;  30;  40;  41; 
121;   237   (43*).] 

Hersey,  Samuel  Freeman,  lumberman,  b.  in  Sumner,  Maine,  April 


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12,  1812;  d.  in  Bangor,  Maine,  Feb.  3,  1875.  He  purchased  large  tracts 
of  timber  land  in  Minnesota,  and  with  others  established  lumber  mills 
at  Stillwater;  was  a  representative  in  Congress  from  Maine,  1873-5. 
[3;  41.] 

Heeshey,  C,  Jr.,  miller,  b.  in  Canada,  Sept.  12,  1836;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Rice  county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  settled  in  Morristown  in  1859, 
where  he  built  a  sawmill  and  a  grist  mill.     [70.] 

Hertwig,  August,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Saxony,  April  14,  1844; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1868;  was  graduated  at  the  Theological 
Seminary,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  in  1874;  was  ordained  for  Effingham  and 
Leaf  Valley,  Douglas  county,  Minn.,  in  1874,  and  founded  many  con- 
gregations;  after  1892  resided  at  Gaylord,  Minn.     [148.] 

Herzberg,  C.  F.,  b.  in  Watertown,  Wis.,  Jan.  28,  1859;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1877;  resides  at  Good  Thunder;  was  a  representative  in  the 
state  legislature,  1909-11.     [30*.] 

Herzer,  Joiiann  H.,  Lutheran  clergyman  and  educator,  b.  Nov.  3, 
1840,  at  Louisville,  Ky.;  was  graduated  at  Concordia  College,  Fort 
Wayne,  Ind.,  in  1862,  and  at  Concordia  Seminary,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  in 
1868;  was  pastor  in  Aurora,  Steele  county,  Minn.,  in  1868,  at  Minne- 
apolis, 1868-79,  and  at  Plymouth,  Wis.,  1879-92;  later  was  professor  in 
Concordia  Seminary,  Springfield,  111.     [148.] 

Herzog,  Philip,  manufacturer,  b.  in  Oldenheim,  Bavaria,  Jan.  3, 
1828;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1839;  removed 
to  Minnesota  in  1855,  and  resided  in  this  state  and  in  Wisconsin;  set- 
tled in  Minneapolis  in  1865;  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  furniture, 
and  of  wood  and  iron  fences;  owned  a  farm  at  Lake  Minnetonka. 
[60*.] 

Hesler,  Alexander,  photographer,  d.  July  5,  1895.  He  visited  Min- 
nesota in  1851  and  took  the  first  picture  of  the  Falls  of  Minnehaha, 
then  called  Brown's  Falls.  The  poet  Longfellow  was  induced  to  write 
the  Song  of  Hiawatha  by  seeing  this  picture.     [237  (9*).] 

Hess,  Emanuel  L.,  Jewish  rabbi,  b.  in  Germany,  Aug.  12,  1845;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  Dec.  24,  1906.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1863;  en- 
gaged in  newspaper  work  in  Baltimore;  later  in  church  work  in  Kan- 
sas City  and  Shreveport,  La.,  and  after  1888  in  St.  Paul.     [237  (43).] 

Hessian,  Thomas,  lawyer,  b.  in  Rockland,  Maine,  in  1852;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Le  Sueur,  Minn.,  in  1866;  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  1877;  was  county  attorney,  1881-84.     [32.] 

Hetherington,  Henry,  b.  in  Ireland,  Jan.  1,  1825;  settled  at  Point 
Douglas,  Minn.,  in  1852;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  infantry,  and 
in  the  Second  Minnesota  cavalry,  during  the  civil  war;  resided  in 
Hastings,  where  he  owned  a  farm  and  was  justice  of  the  peace.     [48.] 

Hetland,  John  M.,  lawyer,  b.  near  Stavanger,  Norway,  March  7, 
1858;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  when  thirteen  years 


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old;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Norman  county,  Minn.,  in  1885;  resided  in 
Ada  since  1890;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1901;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1905.     [25;   30*;   169.] 

Hewitt,  C.  M.,  merchant,  b.  in  Oneida  county,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  27,  1837; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1859,  and  to  Albert  Lea  the  next  year.     [53.] 

Hewitt,  Charles  Nathaniel,  physician,  b.  in  Vergennes,  Vt.,  June  3, 
1835;  d.  in  Summit,  N.  J.,  July  7,  1910.  He  was  graduated  at  Hobart 
College,  1856,  and  the  Albany  Medical  College,  1857;  served  as  sur- 
geon of  the  50th  N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  and  became  surgeon-in- 
chief  of  the  engineer  brigade,  Army  of  the  Potomac;  came  to  Minne- 
sota after  the  war,  settling  at  Red  Wing;  was  professor  of  public 
health,  University  of  Minnesota,  1874-1902;  was  secretary  and  execu- 
tive officer  of  the  State  Board  of  Health,  1872-97.     [17;  24;  54,  127B.] 

Hewitt,  Gieart,  b.  in  Hollidaysburg,  Pa.,  in  1825;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
July  14,  1879.  He  studied  law;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling 
in  St.  Paul;  was  active  in  promoting  immigration,  especially  by  steam- 
boat excursions.     [28,  IV;  93*;  94;  237  (1).] 

Hewitt,  John  C,  b.  in  Elk  county,  Pa.,  May  29,  1857;  came  to 
Ortonville,  Minn.,  in  1878;  owned  a  farm  there,  and  after  1887  resided 
in  South  Dakota;  returned  to  Minnesota  in  1894  and  settled  in  Nas- 
sau, where  he  engaged  in  mercantile  and  grain  business  and  banking. 
[38*.] 

Hewitt,  William  Edwin,  lawyer,  b.  in  Le  Claire,  Iowa,  Sept.  23, 
1861;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  Iowa  State  University,  1882;  has 
practiced  in  Minneapolis  since  1886.     [22*;   25.] 

Hewson,  Samuel  James,  b.  in  Detroit,  Mich.,  Sept.  28,  1857;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1879,  and  engaged  in  business  in  St.  Paul;  removed 
to  Minneapolis  in  1887,  where  he  has  since  been  manager  of  the 
Hydraulic-Press  Brick  Co.     [32;    85A*.] 

Hewson,  Stephen,  b.  in  England  about  1811;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1844;  settled  in  Minnesota  a  few  years  later;  was  one  of  the 
proprietors  of  the  St.  Paul  Pioneer;  resided  in  Oxford,  Isanti  county, 
Minn.,  after  1855;  was  county  auditor;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1865.     [41.] 

Heywood,  Joseph  Lee,  bank  cashier,  b.  in  Fitzwilliam,  N.  H.,  Aug. 
12,  1837;  was  killed  by  a  band  of  robbers,  including  the  Younger  and 
James  brothers,  in  Northfield,  Minn.,  Sept.  7,  1876.  He  served  in  the 
127th  Illinois  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1866,  and 
settled  in  Northfield  in  1867.     [238  (Sept.  28,  1876*).] 

Hibbard,  H.  Wade,  educator,  b.  in  India,  his  parents  being  American 
missionaries;  was  graduated  at  Brown  University  in  1886;  was  as- 
sistant professor  of  mechanical  engineering  in  the  University  of  Min- 
nesota, 1895-98;   now  at  Cornell  University.     [127    (10*).] 

Hibbing,  Frank,  lumberman,  b.  in  Germany  in  1857;   d.  in  Duluth, 


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Minn.,  July  30,  1897.  He  -came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents 
when  a  boy;  engaged  in  lumbering  in  Duluth,  and  also  acquired  large 
interests  in  the  Mesabi  iron  mines;  founded  the  town  of  Hibbing, 
Minn.,  which  was  named  for  him.     [167   (Aug.  6,  1897).] 

Hibbs,  David  R.  Porter,  b.  in  Hulmville,  Pa.,  Oct.  7,  1838;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Aug.  24,  1911.  He  served  as  first  lieutenant  in  the  104th 
Pennsylvania  Regt.,  1861-4;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1872,  settling  in 
Albert  Lea;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1874,  practiced  law,  and  en- 
gaged also  in  banking  after  1876;  was  president  of  the  State  Bank 
of  Albert  Lea,  1902-9.     [121.] 

Hibler,  Samuel  V.,  b.  in  Pennsylvania;  settled  in  Faribault  county, 
Minn.,  in  1856;  and  was  the  first  register  of  deeds  for  that  county. 
In  a  quarrel  about  a  claim  to  land  adjoining  the  townsite  of  Blue 
Earth  City  he  killed  a  man,  and  soon  afterward  left  the  state.  He 
was  captain  in  a  cavalry  company  in  the  civil  war.     [51.] 

Hickey,  James  R.,  lawyer,  b.  at  Spring  Lake,  Scott  county,  Minn., 
July  26,  1877;  was -graduated  at  the  University  of ,  Minnesota,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1894;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1901-5;  resides  in  St.  Paul.     [25;  30*;  93A;  137.] 

Hickman,  Adam  Clark,  lawyer,  b.  in  Columbiana  county,  Ohio,  April 
30,  1837;  was  graduated  at  Allegheny  College,  Pa.,  in  1862,  and  Ohio 
Law  College,  Cleveland,  1863;  settled  in  Owatonna,  Minn.,  in  1865; 
was  superintendent  of  schools  for  Steele  county,  1866-8,  and  a  state 
senator,  1883-7;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1887,  and  later  to  Minneapolis; 
professor  in  the  Law  School  of  the  University  of  Minnesota  since  1896. 
[24;   70A;   72;   93;   127   (10*,  12*).] 

Hickman,  Henry,  pioneer,  b.  in  Tennessee,  May  10,  1829;  d.  in  Otis- 
ville,  Minn.,  April  24,  1906.  He  served  in  the  Mexican  war;  came  to 
the  St.  Croix  valley  in  1853;  owned  a  farm  at  Otisville;  he  served  in 
tiie  Second  Minnesota  cavalry  in  the  civil  war.     [237   (39).] 

Hickman,  P.  S.,  b.  in  New  Jersey,  Sept.  11,  1816;  after  spending 
twenty-two  years  on  the  sea  he  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  and  five 
years  later  settled  in  Sauk  Center;  engaged  in  farming,  and  later  in 
carpenter  work  and  wagon  making.     [31.] 

Hickman,  Robert,  Baptist  clergyman,  born  a  slave  in  Boone  county, 
Mo.,  Jan.,  1831;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  16,  1900.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  as 
soon  as  he  was  freed  by  the  Emancipation  Proclamation;  was  pastor 
of  the  Pilgrim  Baptist  church.     [68;  141.] 

Hicks,  George  Pierce,  pioneer,  b.  in  Chelsea,  Vt,  April  3,  1808;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  May  24,  1896.  He  settled  in  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  in  1855; 
was  employed  at  the  sutler's  store  of  Fort  Ridgely  during  the  Sioux 
outbreak  in  1862;  spent  the  latter  years  of  his  life  in  Minneapolis. 
[180  (June  10,  1896).] 
Hicks,  Henry  George,  judge,  b.  in  Varysburg,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  26,  1838; 


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served  in  Illinois  regiments  during  the  civil  war;  settled  at  Minne- 
apolis in  1865;  was  sheriff  of  Hennepin  county,  1867-71;  has  practiced 
law  since  1874;  was  judge  in  the  Fourth  judicial  district,  1887-95;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1878-83,  1897,  and  1907.  [22*;  24; 
25;  26*;  30*;  41;  58;  84.] 

Hield,  Willard  James,  b.  in  Janesville,  Wis.,  May  19,  1863;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1887,  settling  at  Minneapolis,  in  service  of  the  street 
railway  company;  has  been  general  manager  of  the  Twin  City  Rapid 
Transit  Co.  since  1892.     [22*;   24.] 

Higbee,  Albert  Enos,  physician,  b.  in  Pike,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  1,  1842;  served 
in  the  civil  war;  was  graduated  at  Hahnemann  Medical  College,  Chi- 
cago, in  1871;  resided  in  Red  Wing,  Minn,,  and  later  in  St.  Paul;  re- 
moved to  Minneapolis  in  1878.     [84.] 

Higbee,  Chester  Goss,  physician,  b.  in  Pike,  N.  Y.,  in  1835;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  April  3,  1908.  He  served  in  a  Wisconsin  regiment  in  the  civil 
war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  was  graduated  at  Hahnemann 
College,  Chicago,  1870;  came  at  once  to  Minnesota,  and,  after  prac- 
ticing a  few  years  in  Red  Wing,  settled  in  St.  Paul.     [121;  237  (51*).] 

Higgins,  E.  L.,  b.  in  Illinois  in  1842;  came  to  Minnesota  when  an 
infant;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  en- 
tered the  regular  army  in  1866;  was  graduated  at  the  Artillery  School 
at  Fortress  Monroe  in  1872;  was  commandant  of  the  cadet  corps  in 
the  University  of  Minnesota,  1872-5;  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of 
major  in  1897.     [127   (12*).] 

Higgins,  George  W.,  b.  in  Rockland,  Maine,  in  1856;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, Oct.  20,  1910.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1870;  settled  in  Min- 
neapolis, and  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  brick  and  tile;  was  a 
prominent  member  of  the  Prohibition  party,  and  was  its  nominee  for 
governor  in  1898;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1907. 
[30*;   237   (59*).] 

Higgins,  John,  pioneer,  b.  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  March  1, 
1836;  d.  in  Royalton,  Minn.,  Dec.  1,  1905.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1854,  and  pre-empted  a  farm  in  Langola,  Benton  county.  Later  he 
engaged  in  freighting  and  teaming  between  St.  Paul  and  Crow  Wing 
for  several  years.     [31;  237  (39).] 

Higginson,  George  N.,  b.  in  Van  Kleek  Hill,  Ontario,  in  1834;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Jan.  24,  1900.  For  seventeen  years  he  was  connected  with 
the  Minnesota  Transfer  Company;  afterward  was  employed  in  mis- 
sionary work  as  an  Episcopal  clergyman,  and  still  later  again  en- 
gaged in  railroad  business.     [238  (Jan.  25,  1900).] 

Higley,  F.  M.,  merchant,  b.  in  Potter  county,  Pa.,  Dec.  17,  1843; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  served  in  Brackett's  Bat- 
talion in  the  civil  war;  settled  at  Lake  Park,  Becker  county,  in  1883, 
and  opened  a  hardware  store.     [35.] 


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Hilbert,  N.  F.,  b.  in  Luxemburg,  Germany;  came  to  the  United 
States  when  twenty-two  years  old;  settled  in  Winona,  Minn.,  in  1855; 
engaged  in  railroad  surveying;  was  county  treasurer,  1868-74;  was 
cashier  of  the  Merchants'  National  Bank,  1874-8.     [76.] 

Hill,  Adam,  farmer,  b.  in  Germany  in  1842;  came  with  his  parents 
to  the  United  States  when  ten  years  old;  enlisted  in  the  Second  Kan- 
sas cavalry  in  1862,  and  served  in  the  army  until  1868;  then  settled 
in  Watertown,  Carver  county,  Minn.;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1879.     [30;  32.] 

Hill,  Alfred  James,  archaeologist,  b.  in  London,  Eng.,  in  1823;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  June  15,  1895.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854,  and 
soon  settled  in  St.  Paul;  enlisted  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.,  1862, 
but  served  during  most  of  the  war  in  the  Corps  of  Topographical 
Engineers.  He  devoted  his  life  subsequently  to  investigation  and 
study  of  archaeology,  chiefly  in  the  upper  Mississippi  valley.  [7;  28, 
VIII;   94;   237   (9*);   238   (June  16,  1895*).] 

Hill,  Andrew  H.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Glasgow,  Scotland,  April  9,  1851; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1881,  and  settled  in  Minnesota  the  next 
year;  resided  in  Winona;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1897-9.     [30.] 

Hill,  Anson  Loray,  manufacturer,  b.  in  Williamsburg,  Mass.,  April 
2,  1830;  d.  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  Feb.  21,  1897.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1855,  settling  in  Faribault,  and  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  fur- 
niture.    [23*;  25;  70;   70A;  237   (9*).] 

Hill,  Daniel  C,  b.  in  Hillsborough  county,  N.  H.,  May  7,  1830;  set- 
tled in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  in  1855,  where  he  manufactured  doors,  sash, 
pumps,  and  stoneware.     [54;  237  (37*).] 

Hill,  H.  W.,  journalist,  b.  in  Fletcher,  Vt.,  Nov.  16,  1836;  settled  in 
St.  Charles,  Minn.,  in  1861;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  five  years, 
and  afterward  was  proprietor  and  editor  of  the  St.  Charles  Times; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1868,  and  a  state  senator, 
1875-6  and  1879.     [30.] 

Hill,  Henry,  b.  in  Devonshire,  England,  May  19,  1828;  d.  in  Min- 
neapolis, April  24,  1902..  He  came  to  the  United  States  with  his 
father's  family  in  1832.  After  a  long  life  full  of  successful  business 
enterprises,  consisting  in  part  of  flour  and  woolen  milling,  operating 
a  distillery,  owning  with  others  a  line  of  steamboats,  and  construct- 
ing and  managing  several  railroads,  he  came  in  1882  to  Minneapolis, 
intending  to  retire  from  business.  In  that  city  he  invested  consider- 
ably in  real  estate  and  bank  stock.    [20*;  21*;  29;  84*;  237  (19*).] 

Hill,  Henry,  lawyer,  b.  in  New  Hampshire  in  1829;  d.  at  Lead  City, 
Dakota,  March  3,  1879.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1854,  and  the 
next  year  settled  in  Minneapolis;  removed  to  the  site  of  Granite  Falls 
in  1871,  and  laid  out  the  town;  engaged  in  lumber  and  real  estate  busi- 


328  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

ness,  and  in  manufacturing  flour;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture three  terms.     [32.] 

Hill,  Henry  S.,  b.  in  New  Brunswick,  Nov.  30,  1838;  d.  at  Little 
Falls,  Minn.,  Sept.  12,  1902.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in 
1856;  resided  in  Bellevue,  Morrison  county;  engaged  in  lumber  busi- 
ness and  farming.     [31;   237   (19).] 

Hill,  J.  C,  lawyer,  b.  in  Charlestown,  Mass.,  in  1840;  served  in 
Maine  regiments  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  lieutenant 
colonel;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1876;  came  to  Minneapolis,  and 
in  1877  settled  in  Montevideo.     [32.] 

Hill,  James  Jerome,  b.  near  Guelph,  Ontario,  Sept.  16,  1838;  came 
to  St.  Paul  in  1856,  and  was  at  first  employed  as  a  shipping  clerk  by 
J.  W.  Bass  and  Co.  In  1871  he  consolidated  the  transportation  busi- 
ness of  Norman  W.  Kittson  in  the  Red  River  region  with  his  own; 
and  Donald  A.  Smith  (since  Lord  Strathcona)  managed  the  company 
jointly  with  himself.  He  was  the  prime  mover  in  the  effort  to  secure 
the  bonds  of  the  St.  Paul  and  Pacific  railroad,  successfully  accom- 
plishing this  in  1878,  with  reorganization  under  the  name  of  the  St. 
Paul,  Minneapolis  and  Manitoba  Railway  Co.,  of  which  he  was  gen- 
eral manager,  1879-82,  and  president,  1883-90.  This  railway  and  its 
new  branches  were  again  changed  in  name  in  1890  to  be  the  Great 
Northern  railway  system,  of  which  Mr.  Hill  continued  as  president 
till  1907,  becoming  then  chairman  of  its  board  of  directors;  author 
of  "Highways  of  Progress,"  354  pages,  1910.  [3*;  17;  22*;  23;  24; 
25;  93A;  94;  95*;  111*;  166A*;  176  (April,  1903);  237  (6,  10);  238 
(June  8,  1893).] 

Hill,  James  Norman,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Feb.  13,  1870,  and  re- 
sided there;  was  graduated  at  Yale  University,  1893;  engaged  in  rail- 
way service,  and  became  a  vice  president  of  the  Great  Northern  and 
Northern  Pacific  railway  companies,  also  of  the  Northern  Express 
Co.;  removed  in  1906  to  New  York  City.     [17;   24.] 

Hill,  Louis  Warren,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  May  19,  1872,  and  resides 
there;  was  graduated  at  Yale  University,  1893;  engaged  in  railway 
service;  succeeded  his  father  as  president  of  the  Great  Northern  rail- 
way company  in  1907.     [17.] 

Hill,  M.  L.  P.,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  East  Bloomfield,  N.  Y.; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Nov.,  1904.  He  was  graduated  at  Williams  College, 
1858,  and  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  1861;  was  pastor  in  sev- 
eral states;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1887;  was  pastor  of  the  First  Pres- 
byterian church  there,  and  taught  and  lectured  at  Macalester  College. 
[237   (35).] 

Hill,  Samuel,  b.  at  Deep  River,  N.  C,  May  13,  1857;  came  to  Min- 
neapolis when  a  child;  was  graduated  at  Harvard  College,  1879; 
studied  law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1880;  had  many  financial 


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and  railroad  interests,  and  was  president  of  the  Minneapolis  Trust 
Co.,  1888-1903;  removed  to  Seattle,  Wash.     [17.] 

Hill,  Thomas  Edie,  author,  b.  in  Sandgate,  Vt.,  Feb.  29,  1832;  en- 
gaged in  newspaper  work,  and  was  associate  editor  of  the  Labor 
World,  published  at  Duluth,  1898-9;  is  the  author  of  Hill's  Manual  of 
Social  and  Business  Forms,  and  other  books;  resides  at  Glen  Ellyn, 
111.     [17.] 

Hill,  Washington  Perry,  b.  in  Mercer  county,  Pa.,  March  8,  1849; 
served  in  the  57th  Pennsylvania  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Min- 
nesota, and  engaged  in  farming,  1866-74;  settled  in  Fairmont  in  1877; 
was  sheriff  of  Martin  county,  1889-98.     [39.] 

Hillary,  T.  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Shullsburg,  Wis.,  in  1860;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1892,  settling  near  Maple  Island,  Washington  county; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1899-1901.     [30.] 

Hille,  Hans  T.,  b.  in  Norway,  Feb.  28,  1852;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1865;  resides  at  Fergus  Falls,  where  he  deals  in  farm  machinery; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1905;  president  of  the 
Scandia  State  Bank.     [25;   30*.] 

Hilleboe,  Hans  S„  educator,  b.  in  Adams  county,  Wis.,  Oct.  28,  1858; 
was  graduated  at  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa,  in  1881;  helped  to 
establish  the  Minnesota  Lutheran  Seminary  and  Institute  at  Willmar 
in  1883;  was  one  of  its  teachers,  and  after  1886  had  full  charge  of  the 
school;  was  principal  of  schools  in  Benson,  1898-1904;  and  afterward 
was  again  president  of  Willmar  Seminary.     [35;  63*;  148;  169*.] 

Hillman,  N.  S.,  b.  in  Sweden,  Nov.  18,  1862;  came  to  the  United 
States  and  to  Minnesota  in  1880,  settling  in  Moorhead;  removed  to 
Two  Harbors,  1883;  a  locomotive  engineer  on  the  Duluth  and  Iron 
Range  railroad;  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Hillman,  Silas  D.,  b.  in  Greenwich,  N.  Y.,  in  1845;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, Nov.  27,  1905.  He  settled  on  a  farm  in  Eyota,  Minn.;  was 
enrolling  clerk  of  the  legislature,  1874-5;  later  resided  in  Rochester 
and  in  Minneapolis,  where  he  was  court  reporter.     [237  (39*).] 

Hillmer,  Joseph  J.,  clergyman  and  teacher,  b.  in  Austria,  March  9, 
1844;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1867,  settling  in  Minnesota;  was 
ordained  priest  the  next  year;  was  pastor  in  Minneapolis  several 
years;  withdrew  from  the  Roman  Catholic  church  in  1870,  and  in  the 
next  year  was  ordained  in  the  Episcopal  church;  taught  German  in 
Winona,  and  was  rector  of  the  church  in  Wabasha  at  the  same  time. 
[77.] 

Hillmond,  Henry,  farmer,  b.  in  Germany  in  1861;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1873,  settling  in  Minnesota;  resides  at  Elbow  Lake, 
Grant  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1901.     [30.] 

Hills,  Horace,  clergyman,  b.  in  Auburn,  N.  Y.,  in  1818;  d.  in  Wa- 
basha, Minn.,  in  1894.    He  was  ordained  a  Presbyterian  minister,  but 


330  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

in  1842  became  an  Episcopal  clergyman;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1863; 
was  rector  in  Stillwater  nine  years,  and  afterward  in  Wabasha,    [152.] 

Hills,  Theophilus  E.,  banker,  b.  near  Oskaloosa,  Iowa,  March,  1844; 
served  in  the  34th  Illinois  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  at  Heron 
Lake,  Minn.,  in  1886,  and  established  a  bank  there.     [34.] 

Hillyer,  J.  S.,  miller,  b.  in  England,  April  7,  1840;  came  to  the 
United  States,  and  settled  in  Minnesota;  built  the  Faribault  City  mill 
in  1877.     [70.] 

Hilmen,  P.  T.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Valders,  Norway,  June  16, 
1851;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  when  nine  years  old; 
was  graduated  at  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa,  and  in  1875  at  Con- 
cordia Seminary,  St.  Louis,  Mo.;  was  pastor  in  Crookston,  Minn.,  after 
1890.     [169.] 

Hilscher,  John  Fremont,  lawyer,  b.  in  Bethlehem,  Ind.,  Jan.  23, 
1857;  was  graduated  at  Knox  College,  Galesburg,  111.,  1880;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1882;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1885,  settling  at  Will- 
mar;  in  1893  visited  Holland  and  organized  a  company  of  Dutch  capit- 
alists for  American  investments;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1894.  [22*; 
24;  25.] 

Hilton,  Ard  A.,  b.  in  Stark,  Me.,  in  1843;  settled  in  Anoka,  Minn., 
in  1872;  was  register  of  deeds  of  Anoka  county,  1878-81;  later  engaged 
in  grocery  business,  1888-1901.     [31;  43.] 

Hilton,  Clifford  L.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Kenyon,  Minn.,  Dec.  8,  1866;  was 
graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1888;  settled  in 
Fergus  Falls;  was  attorney  for  Otter  Tail  county,  1899-1908;  became 
assistant  attorney  general  of  Minnesota  in  1909.     [24;  25;   30*.] 

Hilton,  Sumner  C,  b.  in  Lincoln  county,  Maine,  in  1833;  engaged 
in  the  manufacture  of  lumber  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  1858-62;  served  in 
the  Ninth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  afterward  built  a  flouring 
mill  at  the  Winnebago  Indian  agency,  Blue  Earth  county.     [32.] 

Himle,  Erik  C,  b.  in  Norway,  Oct.  30,  1830;  came  to  the  Unitied 
States  in  1850,  and  to  Minnesota  seven  years  later;  settled  on  a  farm 
in  Vernon,  Dodge  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1879.     [30;  49;  169.] 

Himmelman,  Charles  Ulrich,  b.  in  Sweden,  April  26,  1827;  d.  in 
Santa  Barbara,  Cal.,  Nov.  9,  1900.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1853;  settled  in  Vasa,  Goodhue  county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  afterward  en- 
gaged in  the  warehouse  business  at  Red  Wing;  removed  to  California 
in  1894.     [237  (11).] 

Himmelman,  Henry,  Sr.,  b.  in  Germany  in  1834;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1854,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  Mankato,  Minn.;  engaged 
in  hotel  business,  and  after  1890  in  the  manufacture  of  mattresses; 
removed  to  St.  Paul  Park.     [83*.] 

Hinckley,  Mrs.  Angeline  Bevins,  b.  in  Clarence,  N.  Y.,  April  11, 
1817;  d.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  Jan.  1,  1894.     She  was  married  to  Henry 


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Jackson  in  1838,  and  accompanied  him  to  St.  Paul  in  1843,  where  he 
was  the  earliest  merchant;  removed  to  Mankato  in  1852;  was  left  a 
widow  in  1857,  and  seven  years  later  married  John  S.  Hinckley.  [29*; 
237  (3).] 

Hinckley,  John  Scholfield,  pioneer,  h.  in  New  London,  Conn.,  June 
30,  1816;  d.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  Nov.  16,  1906.  He  settled  in  Mankato 
in  1852;  engaged  in  farming;  was  one*  of  the  original  townsite  com- 
pany of  Mankato.     [29*;   32;   83;   237   (43).] 

Hindley,  George,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Ontario,  Canada, 
Nov.  27,  1852;  was  graduated  in  theology  at  Oberlin  College,,  1875; 
settled  as  pastor  at  Elk  River,  Minn.,  in  1898;  lecturer,  writer  of 
stories,  and  newspaper  correspondent.     [17;   24.] 

Hinds,  Charles  Gilbert,  lawyer,  b.  in  Shakopee,  Minn.,  Aug.  31, 
1866;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1887,  and 
has  since  practiced  law  in  his  native  town;  was  county  attorney,  1895- 
98.     [22*;  24;  137.] 

Hinds,  Edward  R.,  farmer,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1857;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1879;  resides  in  Hubbard;  was  auditor  of  Hubbard  county; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903-5  and  1909.     [30*.] 

Hinds,  Henry,  lawyer,  b.  in  Hebron,  N.  Y.,  March  12,  1826;  d.  in 
Shakopee,  Minn.,  Oct.  11,  1903.  He  was  graduated  at  the  Albany  Nor- 
mal School,  1850;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1853;  settled  in  Sha- 
kopee in  1854;  was  editor  of  the  Shakopee  Argus  after  1867;  was 
county,  attorney  three  terms;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1878,  and  a  state  senator,  1879.     [29*;   30;   103*;   137*;   237   (28*).] 

Hine,  Robert  Clark,  judge,  b.  in  Stamford,  Conn.,  June  6,  1860;  d. 
in  Charleston,  S.  C,  Nov.  26,  1906.  He  was  graduated  at  Yale  Uni- 
versity, 1881,  and  Columbia  Law  School,  1883;  settled  at  St.  Paul  in 
1887;  was  judge  of  the  municipal  court,  1898-1906.  [24;  93;  96*;  237 
(43*).] 

Hinkel,  John  J.,  b.  in  New  York  in  1851;  came  with  his  parents 
to  St.  Paul  in  1857;  owned  and  laid  out  an  addition  to  the  city  named 
Union  Park.     [94;  176   (April,  1886).] 

Hinkle,  William  H.,  miller,  b.  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in  1846;  was 
graduated  at  Yale  College;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1877;  engaged  in 
the  manufacture  of  flour,  and  owned  an  interest  in  grain  elevators ; 
removed  to  Duluth.     [168    (April  1,  1892*);    241.] 

Hinkley,  Benjamin  H.,  physician,  b.  in  Tompkins  county,  N.  Y., 
July  19,  1824;  was  graduated  at  Cleveland  College  of  Medicine,  1855; 
settled  in  Michigan  in  1876,  and  some  years  afterward  removed  to 
Luverne,  Minn.,  where  he  was  president  of  the  Rock  County  Bank. 
[34.] 

Hinkley,  Ray  Benjamin,  banker,  b.  in  Clermont,  Iowa,  July  24, 
1860;   settled  in  Luverne,  Minn.,  in  18S2;  organized  the  Rock  County 


332  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Bank,  and  was  its  cashier  and  later  its  president;  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1885;  owns  a  farm  of  2,000  acres.     [24;  71;  71A.] 

Hinrichs,  Ferdinand,  wholesale  grocer,  b.  in  Essens,  Germany,  Aug. 
13,  1860;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Dec.  28,  1903.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1877,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1885.     [93A*;  237  (35*).] 

Hinrichs,  Robert  C,  flour  manufacturer,  b.  in  Madison,  Wis.,  in 
1862;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1882;  was  graduated  from  the  depart- 
ment of  pharmacy  of  the  University  of  Wisconsin;  was  a  representa- 
tive in  the  legislature  of  Minnesota  in  1893.     [30.] 

Hinton,  Charles  H.,  was  educated  at  Rugby  School,  and  at  Oxford 
University;  taught  one  year  in  Japan,  at  Princeton,  N.  J.,  1893-7,  and 
was  assistant  professor  of  mathematics  in  the  University  of  Minne- 
sota, 1897-1900.     [127  (12*).] 

Hinton,  William  A.,  merchant,  b.  in  Wisconsin  in  1862;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1864;  resides  at  Truman,  Martin  county;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature,  1903-5,  and  a  state  senator,  1907-9.     [30*.] 

Hipple,  Henry,  pioneer,  b.  in  Perry  county,  Pa.,  April  10,  1837; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  served  in  the  Tenth  Minnesota  Regt, 
1862-5;  the  next  year  erected  the  first  building  at  Beaver  Falls;  re- 
moved to  Melville,  Renville  county,  in  1877.     [32.] 

Hirschy,  Charles  C,  merchant,  b.  in  Wabasha,  Minn.,  March  20, 
1859;  has  engaged  in  mercantile  business  there  since  1882;  president 
of  the  First  National  Bank  since  1891.     [24;  74.] 

Hiskey,  W.  O.,  educator,  b.  near  Lexington,  Ohio,  May  2,  1838;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  Oct.  2,  1871.  He  became  principal  of  the  High  School 
in  Minneapolis  in  1866,  and  superintendent  of  the  city  schools  in  1868. 
[238   (Oct.  3,  1871).] 

Hitchcock,  George,  b.  in  Claremont,  N.  H.,  Aug.  29,  1828;  d.  in  Min- 
neapolis, Feb.  4,  1901.  He  settled  in  Dodge  county  in  1854,  and  en- 
gaged in  farming;  later  kept  a  hotel  in  St.  Paul,  and  was  in  mercan- 
tile business  at  Mantorville  and  Claremont;  was  treasurer  of  Dodge 
county  three  terms,  and  a  representative  in  the  legislature;  removed 
to  New  Hampshire  in  1882,  but  returned  to  Minnesota  in  1900.  Clare- 
mont, Dodge  county,  was  named  for  his  native  town.     [49;  237  (14).] 

Hitzker,  John,  b.  in  Austria,  Nov.  14,  1855;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1877,  settling  at  Winona,  Minn.;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1907.     [24;   30.] 

Hixson,  Daniel  W.,  b.  in  Burlington,  Iowa,  Dec.  23,  1843;  served  in 
the  30th  Iowa  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Grant  county,  Minn.,  in 
1883;  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising;  resided  in  Herman;  was 
a  state  senator,  1887-90.     [30;  35.] 

Hizar,  Thomas  Bullock,  building  contractor,  b.  at  Brandywine,  Pa., 
June  15,  1833;  d.  in  Duluth,  Sept.  14,  1894.  He  served  in  the  First  Dela- 
ware Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain.     [121.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  333 

Hjeemstad,  Carl  F.,  banker,  b.  in  Norway,  May  4,  1865;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1884,  settling  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.;  engaged  in 
banking  after  1888;  was  cashier  of  the  Goodhue  County  National  Bank, 
1899-1906;   and  later  was  its  vice  president  and  manager.     [56.] 

Hoag,  Charles,  b.  in  Sandwich,  N.  H.,  June  29,  1808;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, Feb.  1,  1888.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852,  and  settled  on  a 
claim  that  is  now  a  part  of  the  city  of  Minneapolis;  was  president 
of  the  State  Agricultural  Society,  1859-61;  was  superintendent  of 
schools  for  Hennepin  county,  1870-4;  author  of  a  biography  of  Henry 
Clay,  304  pages,  1857.  He  selected  the  name  Minneapolis  for  that  city, 
signifying  Water  City.     [29*;  41;  58;  59;  166  (1888);  166A*;  237  (1).] 

Hoag,  Lowell  B.,  b.  in  Bristol,  Vt.,  Jan.  19,  1830;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1856;  engaged  in  newspaper  publication  in  Cannon  Falls  and 
Northfield;  served  in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.,  attaining  the  rank 
of  captain;  owned  a  farm  near  Northfield.     [28,  XII;   70.] 

Hoag,  William  Ricketson,  educator,  b.  in  Sumner,  Fillmore  county, 
Minn.,  Feb.  25,  1859;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
1884;  was  professor  of  civil  engineering  there,  1886-1907,  residing  in 
Minneapolis;  engineer  of  the  state  drainage  commission  since  1897. 
[7A;   17;   24;   26*;   127   (2*);   237   (53).] 

Hoagland,  Ralph,  b.  at  Long  Lake,  Minn.,  in  September,  1880;  was 
graduated  at  the  college  of  agriculture  of  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
1904;  was  appointed  professor  of  agricultural  chemistry  and  soils 
there  in  1909.     [127A*.] 

Hoar,  Alfred  Wymax,  farmer,  b.  in  Westminster,  Mass.,  May  7, 
1834;  came  with  his  father,  Ira,  to  Minnesota  in  1854,  settling  at 
Monticello;  author  of  the  Hoar  Genealogy,  with  Notes  on  the  Early 
History  of  Wright  county,  56  pages,  1898.     [205.] 

Hoar,  Ira,  farmer,  b.  in  Westminster,  Mass.,  Feb.  1,  1803;  came  to 
Monticello,  Minn.,  in  1854,  being  one  of  its  earliest  settlers;  and  died 
there,  March  17,  1898.     [31;   205.] 

Hoard,  Hiram  Eugene,  journalist,  b.  in  Stockbridge,  N.  Y.,  March 
14,  1843;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1882,  settling  at  Montevideo,  where 
he  has  since  owned  and  published  the  Montevideo  Leader;  was  a  state 
senator,  1887-9;  was  chief  of  the  customs  division  in  the  U.  S.  Treas- 
ury Department,  Washington,  D.  C,  1890-3.     [24;   30;   166A*.] 

Hoard,  Joseph  Setii,  banker,  b.  in  Augusta,  N.  Y.,  April  17,  1818; 
served  in  Pennsylvania  regiments  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank 
of  colonel;  settled  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  in  1871,  where  seven  years 
later  he  established  the  Goodhue  County  Bank.     [54*.] 

Hoatling,  Benjamin  F.,  merchant,  b.  in  Cayuga,  N.  Y.,  June  12, 
1826;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1853;  five  years  later  settled  in  Mankato, 
where  he  opened  the  first  hardware  store.     [83*.] 

Hoban,  Andrew  J.,  building  contractor,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  March  1,  1857; 
constructed  many  important  buildings  there.     [100*.] 


334  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Hobart,  Chauncey,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  St.  Albans,  Vt.,  June  9, 
1811;  d.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  Jan.  3,  1904.  He  served  as  a  soldier  in 
the  Indian  wars  of  1831-2;  joined  the  Illinois  conference  of  the  M.  E. 
church  in  1836,  having  been  licensed  to  preach  the  preceding  year; 
was  an  itinerant  preacher  in  Illinois,  Wisconsin,  and  Minnesota;  came 
to  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  in  1849;  was  chaplain  of  the  House  in  the  first  ter- 
ritorial legislature,  and  chaplain  of  the  state  legislature  in  1877.  He 
removed  to  Red  Wing  in  1853;  during  the  first  year  of  the  civil  war 
was  chaplain  of  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.;  afterward  resided  in  Mil- 
waukee, St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  and  other  places,  but  during  the  latter 
years  of  his  life  made  his  home  in  Red  Wing.  He  published  in  1885 
"Recollections  of  My  Life,"  409  pages.  [30;  54;  56;  115;  174*;  237 
(35*).] 

Hobart,  Mrs.  Harriet  Ann  Duncan,  b.  in  Armagh,  Ireland,  Nov.  23, 
1825;  d.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  Feb.  17,  1898.  She  came  to  the  United 
States  when  a  child;  was  a  teacher  in  New  York  City  twenty-five  years; 
was  married  to  Rev.  Chauncey  Hobart  in  1868,  and  settled  in  Red 
Wing,  Minn.;  was  an  active  worker  in  the  Methodist  church,  and  for 
fifteen  years  was  state  president  of  the  Minnesota  Woman's  Christian 
Temperance  Union.     [56;  150;  180  (March  2,  1898).] 

Hobart,  Norris,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  St.  Albans,  Vt.,  June  9,  1811; 
d.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  June  25,  1887.  He  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1850; 
was  pastor  in  Hastings,  Farmington,  and  other  places;  and  was  pre- 
siding elder  in  the  Winona,  Red  Wing,  and  Mankato  districts.     [150.] 

Hobbs,  Elias,  b.  in  Benton,  Pa.,  Feb.  4,  1830;  settled  in  Northfield, 
Minn.,  in  1856,  and  engaged  in  surveying  and  real  estate  business; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1873.     [30;   70.] 

HoBE,  Engebbeth  Hagbarth,  b.  in  Norway,  Feb.  27,  1860;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1883,  settling  at  St.  Paul;  engaged  in  real  estate 
business;  Norwegian  consul  since  1893.     [24;   25;   169*.] 

Hocanzon,  Lars  A.,  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden,  April  22,  1837;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1869;  was  educated  at  the  Swedish  Theological 
Seminary,  Paxton,  111.,  and  was  ordained  in  1871;  settled  in  Cokato, 
Minn.,  in  1877.     [31.] 

Hodge,  Charles  H.,  druggist,  b.  in  Lamoille  county,  Vt.,  Aug.  17, 
1833;  served  in  the  Fifth  Vermont  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in 
Motley,  Minn.,  in  1879,  and  opened  a  drug  store  in  1882.     [35.] 

Hodge,  Frederick  A.,  b.  in  Hillsboro  county,  N.  H.,  in  1853;  settled 
in  Minnesota  in  1870;  engaged  in  real  estate  and  loan  business  in  Pine 
City;  was  a  state  senator,  1895-7.     [30.] 

Hodges,  Leonard  Bacon,  b,  in  West  Bloomfield,  N.  Y.,  July  15,  1823; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  14,  1883.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854,  opened 
a  farm  in  Olmsted  county,  and  founded  the  town  of  Oronoco;  was  a 
state  senator  in  1871;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1872;  and  afterward 
was  much  engaged  in  forestry.     [18;   66;   166   (1883);   237   (1).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  335 

Hodgins,  A.  F.,  b.  near  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  in  1826;  d.  in  Winona, 
Minn.,  June  6,  1896.  He  settled  there  in  1856,  and  engaged  in  lumber 
business.     [78;  167  (June  12,  1896*).] 

Hodgman,  Jesse  Monroe,  b.  in  Hartland,  Vt,  Feb.  17,  1818;  d.  in 
Red  Wing,  Minn.,  April  11,  1887.  He  settled  in  Red  Wing  in  1856,  and 
engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  later  in  commission  and  for- 
warding business;  was  twice  mayor  of  Red  Wing.     [23*;  54*.] 

Hodgman,  Thomas  Morey,  educator,  b.  in  New  York,  July  3,  1859; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  1884;  was  pro- 
fessor in  the  University  of  Nebraska  twenty-two  years;  president  of 
Macalester  College,  St.  Paul,  since  1907.*    [17;   131A*;   237   (42).] 

Hodgson,  Edward  J.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Glen  Meay,  Isle  of  Man,  Oct.  5,  1841; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Sept.  21,  1903.  He  came  to  the  United  States  with  his 
parents  when  two  years  of  age;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1854;  served 
in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.  against  the  Indians  in  the  Sioux  out- 
break; commenced  the  practice  of  law  in  Red  Wing  in  1866;  removed 
in  1875  to  St.  Paul,  where  he  afterward  resided.  Upon  the  organiza- 
tion of  the  Security  Trust  Company  he  became  its  president.  [19*; 
93A*;  95*;  98*;  130*;  137;  237  (28*);  241.] 

Hodgson,  William,  lawyer,  b.  at  Elizabeth,  111.,  May  29,  1847;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  served  in  the  Second  Minne- 
sota cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1870;  set- 
tled in  Hastings  in  1874;  was  appointed  judge  in  the  First  judicial 
district,  1910.     [23;  30;  48.] 

Hodsdon,  Ebenezer  A.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Castine,  Maine,  Dec.  3,  1820; 
followed  a  seafaring  life  several  years;  later  studied  theology,  and 
was  ordained  a  Universalist  clergyman  in  1845;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1852,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  chaplain  in  the  territorial  leg- 
islature, 1855;  relinquished  ministerial  work  in  1860,  and  afterward 
owned  a  farm.     [60*.] 

Hoeffken,  Henry,  farmer,  b.  in  Prussia,  July  8,  1839;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1858,  settling  in  Carver  county,  Minn.;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1895.     [30.] 

Hoegh,  Charles,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Norway,  Dec.  1,  1845; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1865,  and  ten  years  later  settled  in 
Spring  Grove,  Houston  county,  Minn.     [61.] 

Hoegh,  Knut  Orn,  physician,  b.  in  Kaafjord,  Norway,  April  15,  1844; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Norway;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1869;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1889.     [169.] 

Hoel,  Olaf,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway  in  1841;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1868;  was  graduated  from  college  at  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
1876;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  the  same  year;  settled  in  Norman, 
mellow  Medicine  county.     [32;  169.] 

Hoerr,  George  P.,  b.  in  Germany,  Aug.  24,  1830;  d.  in  Mankato,  Minn., 


336  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Jan.  12,  1901.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1852;  settled  in  Man- 
kato  in  1856;  engaged  in  dealing  in  cattle,  and  later  in  banking  and 
many  other  financial  enterprises.     [83*;    237   (14).] 

Hoerr,  John  William,  b.  in  Germany,  June  27,  1834;  d.  Aug.  12, 
1889.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1852,  and  to  Mankato,  Minn., 
in  1856;  engaged  in  farming  and  hotel  business,  and  later  was  county 
treasurer  several  years.     [32;  83*.] 

Hofbatjer,  Norbert,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Baumgarten,  Bohemia,  Jan. 
16,  1854;  d.  at  St.  John's  Abbey,  Collegeville,  Minn.,  July  17,  1901.  He 
came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1866,  and  to  Minnesota 
the  next  year;  entered  St.  John's  College  in  1867;  became  a  member 
of  the  Benedictine  order  in  1873;  was  ordained  a  priest  in  1877;  was 
prior  of  St.  John's  Abbey,  1879-89.  He  was  prominent  in  the  musical 
department  of  that  institution,  and  established  the  Commercial  Col- 
lege of  St.  John's  University.     [132   (Oct.,  1901*).] 

Hoffman,  James  K.,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1831;  came  to  St.  Paul 
in  1851;  engaged  in  milling,  and  in  grocery  business;  was  state  in- 
spector of  oil,  1873-80.     [94.] 

Hoffman,  William  Michael,  merchant,  b.  in  Frankfort,  Germany, 
Dec.  29,  1833;  came  to  the  United  States  when  seventeen  years  old; 
owned  a  farm  and  a  store  at  East  Chain  Lakes,  Martin  county,  Minn. 
[39.] 

Hogan,  Edward  Charles,  merchant,  b.  in  Minnesota  in  1871;  re- 
sided at  Paynesville;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1901. 
[30.] 

Hogan,  Michael,  lawyer,  b.  in  Cape  Breton  in  1859;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Sept.  30,  1904.  He  settled  in  Sauk  Center,  Minn.,  and  was  its  mayor. 
[237  (35).] 

Hogle,  Orange  K.,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1819;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856; 
settled  in  Cordova,  Le  Sueur  county,  in  1864;  kept  a  hotel,  owned  a 
farm,  and  was  postmaster  there  seventeen  years.     [32.] 

Hogue,  Orlando  E.,  journalist,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1845;  served  in  the 
15th  Ohio  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Granite  Falls,  Minn.,  and 
engaged  in  newspaper  publication;  after  1880  published  the  Murdock 
Herald,  and  later  published  at  Benson  the  Swift  County  Review;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1905.     [30*;   32.] 

Hohl,  John  J.,  merchant,  b.  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  in  1851;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1856;  resided  at  Hokah;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1893.     [30.] 

Hoit,  Charles  G.,  miller,  b.  in  Portland,  Maine,  Aug.  15,  1847;  came 
to  Minneapolis  when  six  years  old;  was  head  miller  of  the  Pillsbury  A 
mill  until  1898.     [168   (Nov.  11,  1898*).] 

Hoit,  James  Baker,  b.  in  Weare,  N.  H.,  July  30,  1824;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, June  20,  1904.    He  came  to  Washington  county,  Minn.,  before 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  337 

the  civil  war;  served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.,  1861-5,  attaining 
the  rank  of  lieutenant  colonel;  afterward  resided  in  Sauk  Rapids,  and 
was  employed  in  the  U.  S.  mail  service;  removed  to  South  Dakota,  but 
returned  to  Minnesota  a  few  years  before  his  death.     [121.] 

Holbrook,  Franklin  G.,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Aug.  26,  1859;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1882,  settling  at  Minneapolis;  was  employed  by  the 
J.  I.  Case  Plow  Company  four  years;  was  city  comptroller,  1886-8; 
engaged  in  grain  business  since  1889;  was  postmaster  of  Minneapolis, 
1894-8.     [22;  24;  25.] 

Holcomb,  Charles  P.,  b.  in  Sweden,  March  6,  1848;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Minnesota  in  1854,  and  resided  at  Marine,  Washington 
county;  engaged  in  lumbering  and  in  the  hotel  business;  was  sheriff 
of  Washington  county  ten  years;  was  clerk  of  the  supreme  court, 
1891-5.     [30;  40;  169.] 

Holcombe,  Edwin  V.,  b.  in  1830;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Nov.  26,  1899.  He 
came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1839;  resided  at  Taylor's  Falls 
and  Stillwater,  and  after  1873  in  St.  Paul;  was  captain  of  a  Mississippi 
river  steamboat;  engaged  in  hotel  business;  and  was  manager  of  the 
Winnipeg  and  Western  Transportation  company.     [237  (9).] 

Holcombe,  Return  Ira,  b.  in  Gallia  county,  Ohio,  Feb.  24,  1845; 
served  in  the  Tenth  Missouri  Regt,  1861-5;  engaged  as  editor  and 
reporter  of  newspapers  in  Iowa  and  Missouri,  and  after  1888  in  St. 
Paul,  Minn.;  author  of  several  histories  of  counties  in  Missouri,  in 
part  of  the  History  of  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  1890,  and  in  part  of  Minnesota 
in  Three  Centuries,  four  vols.,  1908.     [25;  241.] 

Holcombe,  William,  lieutenant  governor,  b.  in  Lambertville,  N.  J., 
July  22,  1804;  d.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  Sept.  5,  1870.  He  settled  in  Still- 
water in  1839;  engaged  in  steamboating  and  the  lumber  business;  was 
a  member  of  the  Minnesota  constitutional  convention,  1857,  and  the 
first  lieutenant  governor  of  the  state,  1858-60.  [28,  X*;  41;  42;  166A*; 
237   (1).] 

Holden,  William  H.,  b.  in  Youngstown,  N.  Y.,  May  8,  1844;  served 
as  musician  in  the  129th  N.  Y.,  Regt.,  1862-5;  settled  in  Owatonna, 
Minn.,  in  1870;  removed  to  Faribault  in  1889,  where  he  has  since  been 
instructor  of  music  in  the  State  School  for  the  Blind.     [70A.] 

Holden,  William  W.,  physician,  b.  in  Saratoga  county,  N.  Y.,  May 
15,  1853;  was  graduated  at  Keokuk  Medical  College,  Iowa,  in  1875; 
settled  in  Hokah,  Minn.,  in  1877.     [61.] 

Holding,  Randolph,  farmer,  b.  in  McHenry  county,  111.,  July  27,  1844; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1861;  served  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war;  settled  in  Holding  township,  Stearns  county,  in  1868, 
being  the  first  white  settler  there.  The  township  is  named  for  him. 
In  1872  he  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature.     [31.] 

Hole-in-the-Day,  an  O  jib  way  chief,  b.  in  1828  in  Minnesota;   d.  at 

22 


338  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Crow  Wing,  Minn.,  June  29,  1868.  He  was  buried  near  Little  Falls. 
At  the  time  of  the  Indian  outbreak,  in  1862,  he  refused  to  join  the 
murderous  Sioux.     [7;  94;   237   (60).] 

Holes,  Andrew,  b.  in  Ithaca,  N.  Y.,  in  1836  d.  in  Moorhead,  Minn., 
Aug.  16,  1903.  He  first  visited  Minnesota  in  1857,  and  in  1871  settled 
in  Moorhead  and  dealt  in  real  estate;  owned  the  townsite  of  Moor- 
head, and  was  interested  in  many  financial  enterprises  there.  [29; 
35;   237   (28).] 

Holland,  George  W.,  judge,  b.  in  Franklin  county,  N.  Y.;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1868;  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  1870;  practiced  law  in  Brainerd,  Minn.;  was  attorney  of  Crow  Wing 
county  sixteen  years;  was  judge  of  the  Fifteenth  judicial  district,  1889- 
1901.     [25;  30;  31.] 

Holland,  John,  b.  in  Brattleboro,  Vt,  in  1813;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  May 
24,  1878.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  engaged  in  commission  busi- 
ness and  banking  in  St.  Paul,  dealt  in  real  estate  there,  and  owned  a 
farm  of  several  thousand  acres  in  Washington  county.     [237    (1).] 

Holland,  S.  E.,  b.  in  Franklin  county,  N.  Y.;  settled  on  a  farm  near 
Zumbrota  in  1859;  served  in  the  army  during  the  civil  war;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature,  1878-9.     [29*;   30.] 

Holler,  John  A.,  miller,  b.  in  Bedford,  Ohio,  in  1844;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1860;  served  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  settled  in  Monticello;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1891-3.     [30;   31.] 

Holley,  Henry  Whitcomb,  civil  engineer,  b,  in  Pierrepont  Manor, 
Jefferson  county,  N.  Y.,  May  5,  1828;  d.  near  Everett,  Washington, 
about  1898.  He  was  graduated  at  Norwich  University,  Vt.,  in  1849; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  edited  the  Chatfield  Republican  until  1861; 
was  a  state  senator,  1859-61;  and  in  the  latter  year  was  appointed 
receiver  of  the  U.  S.  land  office  at  Winnebago  City,  which  position  he 
held  for  eight  years;  was  chief  engineer  of  the  Southern  Minnesota 
railroad  during  its  construction,  1865-74,  and  later  was  its  general  man- 
ager and  superintendent;  author  of  several  books  of  poems  and  essays. 
[18*;  28,  X;  34;  51;  165.] 

Hollinshead,  Edmund  Rice,  lawyer,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  4,  1855;  d. 
in  San  Antonio,  Texas,  March  15,  1883.  He  was  graduated  at  the  Shat- 
tuck  School,  Faribault,  in  1876;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the  next 
year.    [68;  94;  237  (1).] 

Hollinshead,  Mrs.  Ellen  Rice,  pioneer,  b.  in  Waitsfield,  Vt.,  in 
1826;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Nov.  25,  1904.  She  came  to  Mendota,  Minn.;  was 
married  to  William  Hollinshead,  and  resided  in  St.  Paul.     [237  (35).] 

Hollinshead,  William,  lawyer,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  July,  1820; 
d.  in  St  Paul,  Dec.  25,  1860.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1850,  and  the 
next  year  became  business  partner  of  Edmund  Rice  and  George  L. 


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339 


Becker.    He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  New  Jersey  in  1841.     [68;  69; 
94;  238  (Dec.  27,  I860).] 

Hollister,  Edward,  pioneer,  b.  in  New  York,  Nov.  27,  1832;  settled 
in  Warsaw,  Rice  county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  owned  a  farm  and  a  store; 
served  in  the  first  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1869-70.     [70.] 

Hollister,  Lewis  M.,  farmer,  b.  in  Cattaraugus  county,  N.  Y.,  Jan. 
22,  1849;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1867;  resided  at  Morristown;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1897.     [30;  70 A*.] 

Hollister,  Miles,  b.  in  Cattaraugus  county,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  22,  1829; 
came  to  Faribault,  Minn.,  in  1855;  owned  a  farm,  and  engaged  in 
mercantile  business  and  milling;  was  clerk  of  court  of  Rice  county, 
1856-61;  enlisted  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.,  1862,  and  later  was 
captain  in  a  colored  regiment;  was  register  of  deeds,  1867-9.     [70.] 

Hollister,  William  L.,  physician,  b.  in  Sharon,  Schoharie  county, 
N.  Y.,  Jan.  9,  1837;  was  graduated  at  Albany  medical  college,  1861; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1867;  resided  in  Austin;  was  a  state  senator  in 
1883,  and  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1907.     [30*;  65A;  111.] 

Hollmann,  Charles,  Methodist  clergyman,  b.  in  Prussia,  March  3, 
1822;  was  educated  at  the  Moravian  Missionary  Institute  in  Berlin; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1844;  joined  the  German  Methodist 
church,  and  engaged  in  missionary  work  in  various  states,  being  in 
Minnesota  for  several  years  after  1856;  resigned  from  the  ministry, 
on  account  of  failing  health,  and  resided  in  Morris,  Minn.,  after  1879. 
[73.] 

Holm,  A.  G.,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden;  d.  in  Minnesota  in 
1899.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1886,  and  to  Minnesota  two 
years  later;  was  pastor  of  the  Swedish  Baptist  churches  in  Soudan, 
Duluth,  Alexandria,  St.  Cloud,  and  Brainerd.     [141.] 

Holm,  Andrew,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1854;  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1872,  settling  in  Minnesota;  resides  in  St.  Paul,  engaged  in  hotel  busi- 
ness;   was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1899-1901.     [30.] 

Holm,  Elof  P.,  florist,  b.  in  Abyholm,  Sweden,  Oct.  23,  1871;  came 
with  his  brother  to  the  United  States  in  1888;  worked  in  a  greenhouse 
in  St.  Paul,  and  later  owned  an  extensive  business  there.     [169A*.] 

Holm,  Peter  H.,  b.  in  Sweden,  Aug.  27,  1862;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1883,  settling  in  Marshall  county,  Minn.;  owned  a  jewelry 
store  in  Warren;  has  been  judge  of  probate  since  1896.     [37.] 

Holman,  Frederick  Opal,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Center  Sandwich, 
N.  H.,  April  11,  1857;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  June  11,  1897.  He  was  grad- 
uated at  Boston  University  in  1881;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  was  pas- 
tor in  St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis.  [151*;  180  (June  16,  1897*);  238 
(June  12,  1897).] 


340  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Holman,  Oscar  Eugene,  lawyer,  b.  in  Allentown,  Pa.,  April  12,  1853; 
was  graduated  there,  at  Muhlenburg  College,  1874;  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1876;  came  to  Minnesota,  settling  in  St.  Paul,  in  1884.  [24; 
25;  93;  93A;  137;  23S  (Nov.  9,  1899).'] 

Holmbeeg,  John  E.,  building  contractor,  b.  in  Smaland,  Sweden,  Dec. 
17,  1850;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1873,  settling  in  Minneapolis; 
was  employed  as  a  mason  ten  years,  and  afterward  engaged  in  con- 
tracting and  building;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1893; 
was  sheriff  of  Hennepin  county,  1895-6.     122*;  30;   169.] 

Holmberg,  Nathaniel  J.,  farmer,  b.  in  Renville,  Minn.,  July  24, 
1878;  was  graduated  from  the  Minnesota  Agricultural  College,  1902; 
resides  in  Renville;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1907-11. 
[24;  30*.] 

Holmen,  Ole  O.,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway,  Dec.  21,  1864;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1871,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1880;  resides  at  Slayton; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1893-7;  auditor  of  Murray 
county,  1903-10;  assistant  postmaster  of  the  legislature,  1911.  [24; 
30*.] 

Holmes,  Elon  G.,  banker,  b.  in  Madison  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1841; 
served  in  the  26th  N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1865;  settled  in  Detroit  in  1872,  and  was  president  of  the  First 
National  Bank  there;  was  a  state  senator,  1887-9.     [30;   35.] 

Holmes,  H.  W.,  miller,  b.  in  Allegheny  City,  Pa.,  Jan.  4,  1845;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  October,  1893.  He  came  to  Carver,  Minn.,  in  1859; 
engaged  in  steamboating  on  the  Mississippi,  and  on  the  Red  river; 
after  1876  owned  and  operated  flouring  mills  in  Minneapolis.  [168 
(Nov.  3,  1893*).] 

Holmes,  Ralph  Waldo,  journalist,  b.  in  Roscoe,  Minn.,  Nov.  1,  1870; 
engaged  in  farming  several  years,  and  then  settled  at  Pine  Island, 
where  he  bought  the  Record  in  1901  and  has  since  published  it.     [56.] 

Holmes,  Thomas  Andrew,  b.  in  Bergerstown,  Pa.,  March  4,  1804; 
d.  in  Culman,  Ala.,  July  2,  1888.  He  established  an  Indian  trading  post 
in  1839  at  Fountain  City,  and  in  1849  removed  to  Sauk  Rapids;  was 
a  member  of  the  first  territorial  legislature;  founded  the  towns  of 
Shakopee  and  Chaska  in  1851.     [32;  78;  103*;  114;  237  (49).] 

Holmes,  Thomas  Guilford,  farmer,  b.  in  Ontario,  Canada,  Feb.  28, 
1836;  settled  in  Albion,  Wright  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  was  captain 
of  a  scouting  party  during  the  Indian  war;  afterward  engaged  with 
his  twin  brother,  Robert  Seth,  in  keeping  a  hotel.     [31.] 

Holmes,  William,  b.  in  Marion,  Ohio,  July  22,  1812;  d.  Sept.  22, 
1873.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852,  settling  in  Shakopee;  engaged 
in  mill  building  and  farming;  was  the  first  settler  in  the  town  of 
Jordan.     [29*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  341 

Holmgren,  Andrew  Aimjist,  journalist,  b.  in  Sweden,  Oct.  11,  1866; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1893,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  engaged 
in  missionary  work  in  northern  Minnesota  for  the  Swedish  Baptist 
church  two  years;  was  pastor  in  Iowa,  1895-8;  has  since  published  the 
Baneret  in  Minneapolis.     [169A.] 

Holmstrom,  Magnus,  merchant,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1838;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1869,  settling  in  Minnesota;  resided  at  Cokato;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1883-5  and  1889.     [30;   31;   169.] 

Holston,  Arnold  R.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Illinois,  March  21,  1858;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1881;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the  same  year;  practiced 
law  in  Delano  and  Cokato  three  years,  in  Moorhead,  1884-7,  and  Red 
Lake  Palls,  1887-91;  then  settled  in  Crookston;  was  county  attorney 
of  Polk  county,  1899-1900.     [37.] 

Holt,  Andrew,  jurist,  b.  in  East  Union,  Carver  county,  Minn.,  May 
20,  1855;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1880;  settled 
in  Minneapolis  in  1882;  was  municipal  judge,  1894-1904;  judge  in  the 
Fourth  judicial  district,  1905-11;  associate  justice  of  the  state  supreme 
court,  1912.     [24;   25;   30;   169.] 

Holt,  Charles  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Carver  county,  Minn.,  Sept.  16,  1862; 
was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1890;  practiced 
in  Duluth;  removed  in  1901  to  Center  City,  where  he  was  judge  of  pro- 
bate of  Chisago  county,  1901-06.     [38*;   169.] 

Holt,  Iver  G.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1848;   came  to  the  United 

States  in  1868,  and  the  next  year  settled  on  a  homestead   in  Grant 

county,  Minn.;   was  one  of  the  organizers  of  Pelican  Lake,  the  first 
township  formed  in  the  county.     [57.] 

Holt,  P.  A.,  b.  in  Norway,  May  8,  1847;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1861;  settled  in  New  Richland,  Waseca  county,  Minn.,  in  1877,  and 
later  owned  a  lumber  yard,  and  manufactured  doors,  sash,  and  blinds. 
[75.] 

Holtan,  Hans  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway,  Dec.  14,  1820;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1845;  settled  in  Wanamingo,  Goodhue  county,  Minn., 
in  1856;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1858.     [54.] 

Holte,  Halvor,  physician,  b.  near  Stavanger,  Norway,  July  11,  1857; 
came  to  America  with  his  parents  in  1872;  was  graduated  in  medicine 
at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1893;  has  since  practiced  in  Crook- 
ston.    [37*.] 

Holten,  John,  merchant,  b.  in  Sundal,  Norway,  Sept.  18,  1849;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1872,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1879;  settled  at 
Fertile  in  1887;  has  been  a  representative  in  the  legislature  since 
1907.     [24;   25;   30*.] 

Holteriioff,  T.  T.,  b.  in  Germany,  May  3,  1804;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  May 
24,  1876.    He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1850,  and  eight  years  later 


342  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

settled  in  St.  Paul,  where  he  conducted  a  private  school  and  founded 
the  St.  Paul  Musical  Society.     [237  (1).] 

Holtheb,  Olap  A.,  b.  in  Christiania,  Norway,  Dec.  20,  1858;  came 
with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1870,  and  to  Minnesota  the 
same  year;  settled  in  Hallock  in  1880;  was  clerk  of  the  district  court 
of  Kittson  county,  1889-93.     [35.] 

Holton,  John,  pioneer,  settled  on  the  site  of  Red  Rock,  Washington 
county,  Minn.,  in  1831;  was  Indian  farmer  under  Agent  Taliaferro; 
was  connected  with  a  Methodist  mission  there.    He  died  in  1884.    [41.] 

Holton,  Theodore,  b.  in  Norway,  July  3,  1850;  came  to  the  "United 
States  when  three  years  old;  settled  at  Lake  Park,  Minn.,  in  1871; 
was  sheriff  of  Becker  county  four  years;  owned  a  farm  and  dealt  in 
farm  machinery;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878.     [30.] 

Hqlzinger,  John  Michael,  b.  in  Hachtel,  Germany,  May  14,  1853; 
was  graduated  at  Olivet  College,  Michigan,  1879;  instructor  in  natural 
history,  State  Normal  School,  Winona,  Minn.,  since  1882.     [7A.] 

Hompe,  John  B.,  farmer,  b.  in  Holland  in  1846;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1849;  served  in  the  147th  N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  set- 
tled in  Minnesota  in  1876;  resided  at  Deer  Creek;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1889,  and  a  state  senator,  1891-3.     [30;  37.] 

Hone,  David,  pioneer,  b.  in  Otsego  county,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  5,  1808;  d. 
in  Hastings,  Minn.,  July  11,  1887.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1839; 
engaged  in  farming  on  Gray  Cloud  island,  1840-3;  built  the  Union 
House  at  Point  Douglas,  1843,  the  first  frame  house  in  the  state;  re- 
sided in  Hastings  after  1871.     [32;  41;  48;  237  (1).] 

Honner,  J.  S.  G.,  b.  in  New  York  in  1831;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1856,  and  to  Redwood  county  in  1864;  was  the  first  register  of  deeds 
in  that  county,  and  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1865 
and  1870,  and  a  state  senator  in  1872;  resided  in  the  town  of  Hon- 
ner, which  was  named  for  him.     [30;  32.] 

Hook,  Henry,  b.  in  Zurich,  Switzerland,  Nov.  22,  1822;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1853,  and  to  Minnesota  three  years  later;  settled  in 
Mantorville  in  1864;  engaged  in  building,  and  owned  a  stone  quarry. 
[49.] 

Hooker,  Frederick,  judge,  b.  in  Chautauqua  county,  N.  Y.,  April  14, 
1845;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Sept.  11,  1893.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
.1876;  resided  in  Minneapolis;  was  judge  in  the  Fourth  judicial  dis- 
trict, 1889-93.     [30;   84;   238   (Sept.  12,  1893*).] 

Hoover,  Robert,  Methodist  clergyman  and  physician,  b.  in  Pennsyl- 
vania in  1828;  d.  in  California,  July  6,  1891.  He  was  graduated  at 
Allegheny  College,  Meadville,  Pa.;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  re- 
sided in  Paynesville  after  1862.     [31;  150.] 

Hope,  Harry  C,  b.  in  Rockford,  111.,  June  19,  1850;  d,  in  St.  Paul, 
Feb.  26,  1909.     He  became  a  telegraph  operator;  was  superintendent 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  343 

of  telegraphs  and  signals  of  the  Omaha  railroad  after  1880,  residing 
in  St.  Paul.     [237   (56).] 

Hopkins,  Albert  H.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Foster,  R.  I.,  in  1837;  d.  in  Excel- 
sior, Minn.,  Nov.  8,  1905.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854,  and  set- 
tled in  Excelsior  in  1859.  He  was  a  carpenter  and  millwright,  and 
during  the  civil  war  served  in  the  Ninth  Minnesota  Regt.     [237  (39*).] 

Hopkins,  Daniel,  pioneer,  b.  in  New  Hampshire  in  1787;  d.  on  a 
journey  from  St.  Louis  to  St.  Paul,  June  13,  1852.  He  settled  at  Red 
Rock,  Minn.,  in  1842;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1847,  where  he  engaged 
in  mercantile  business.     [28,  IV;   41.] 

Hopkins,  Daniel  C,  lawyer,  b.  in  Gibson  county,  Indiana,  in  1858; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1869;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of 
Michigan,  18S1;  settled  in  Madelia;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1893.     [30.] 

Hopkins,  Frank,  lawyer,  b.  in  Renville  county,  Minn.,  Nov.  7,  1877; 
was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1903;  has  since 
practiced  in  Fairfax;  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Hopkins,  H.  B.,  b.  in  Gouverneur,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  31,  1837;  was  gradu- 
ated in  law  at  Albany  University,  1864;  settled  in  Morristown,  Rice 
county,  Minn.,  1867;  engaged  in  farming,  lumbering,  and  mercantile 
business;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1873-5.     [30.] 

Hopkins,  Harley  H.,  b.  in  1824;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Feb.  19,  1882. 
He  came  to  Hennepin  county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  engaged  in  farming,  and 
was  postmaster  at  Hopkins  station,  which  was  named  for  him.  [60*; 
237   (1).] 

Hopkins,  J.  B.,  b  .in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1837;  studied  law 
at  the  State  University,  Albany;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1867;  settled 
in  Morristown;  manufactured  lumber  and  shingles;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature,  1873-5.     [30;  70.] 

Hopkins,  Robert,  Presbyterian  missionary  to  the  Sioux,  b.  in  Brown 
county,  Ohio,  May  23,  1816;  was  drowned  while  bathing  at  Traverse 
des  Sioux,  Minn.,  July  4,  1851.  He  was  educated  at  South  Hanover 
College,  Ind.;  came  to  Minnesota  for  mission  work,  1843;  and  in  1848 
was  ordained  by  the  Dakota  Presbytery.     [28,  III.] 

Hoppin,  Edward  S.,  farmer,  b.  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  in  1842;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1860;  settled  at  Pleasant  Valley,  Mower  county;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature,  1887-9.     [30.] 

Horn,  Henry  John,  lawyer,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  March  25,  1821; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  March  20,  1902.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1855,  and  built 
up  an  extensive  practice;  was  city  attorney,  1857-60,  and  county  attor- 
ney, 1864-6.  [18;  20*;  68;  93*;  94;  98*;  131A*;  137;  237  (19*);  238 
(Aug.  6,  1897,  and  Nov.  9,  1899).] 

Horn,  Henry  J.,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  in  1864,  and  resided  there;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology,  1888;  engaged  in 


344  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

railway  service;  was  general  manager  of  the  Northern  Pacific  railway, 
1904-10;  removed  in  1910  to  Hartford,  Conn.     [17;  24.] 

Horneck,  Samuel  N.,  merchant,  b.  in  Ireland,  Nov.  13,  1826;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1849;  settled  in  Detroit,  Minn.,  in  1873;  en- 
gaged in  mercantile  business,  and  was  postmaster  after  1885.     [35.] 

Horr,  A.  E.,  pioneer  lumberman,  b.  in  Waterford,  Maine,  in  1838; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Sept.  22,  1908.  He  served  in  the  civil  war;  came 
to  Minnesota  and  settled  in  Minneapolis,  where  he  was  a  member  of 
influential  lumber  firms.     [167   (Sept.  18,  1908);   237   (53*).] 

Horst,  Charles  Louis,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Pittsburg,  Pa., 
March  10,  1853;  came  with  his  parents  to  St.  Paul  in  1863;  was  city 
treasurer,  1896-99.     [95*;  238   (Nov.  9,  1899).] 

Horton,  Charles,  lumberman,  b.  in  Niles,  N.  Y.,  March  31,  1836; 
came  to  Minnesota,  settling  at  Winona  in  1858;  founded  the  Empire 
Lumber  Co.  in  1860,  of  which  he  is  president.  [23;  24;  167  (Dec.  28, 
1900*).] 

Hortot?,  Hiler  Hosmer,  lawyer,  b.  in  Washington  county,  Wis.,  June 
13,  1857;  d.  in  Bahama  Islands,  April  7,  1906.  He  was  educated  at 
Washington  University,  St.  Louis;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1878;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature,  1893,  and  was  a  state  senator,  1899- 
1905.     [30;  93;  98*;  100;  237  (39*).] 

Horton,  Hiram  Terry,  b.  in  Norway,  N.  Y.,  April  27,  1811;  d.  in 
Chicago,  Jan.  7,  1906.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  two  years 
later  settled  in  Rochester,  where  he  engaged  in  the  real  estate  busi- 
ness.    [23*;  237  (39).] 

HoRTOT*,  Thomas  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  Oct.  11,  1859; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1873;  resides  at  North  Branch,  Isanti  county; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1907-09.     [25;  30*.] 

Hortvet,  Julius,  b.  in  Baraboo,  Wis.,  April  24,  1863;  was  graduated 
at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1886;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  taught 
in  Red  Lake  Falls,  1889-91,  and  Minneapolis,  1892-1900;  chemist  of 
the  State  Dairy  and  Food  Commission  since  1900,  residing  in  Minne- 
apolis-.   [7A.] 

Hosmer,  Hobert  N.,  farmer,  b.  in  Southwick,  Mass.,  Jan.  20,  1833; 
d.  in  Farmington,  Minn.,  Feb.  26,  1909.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1853; 
served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the 
rank  of  captain;  owned  a  farm  in  Mower  county;  resided  in  Farm- 
ington after  1895,     [237(51),] 

Hosmer,  J.  W.,  b.  in  Genesee  county,  N.  Y.,  May  19,  1824;  owned  a 
half  interest  in  the  townsite  of  Janesville,  Waseca  county,  Minn., 
1856,  and  built  a  sawmill  there.     [75.] 

Hosmer,  James  Kendall,  b..  in  Northfield,  Mass.,  Jan.  29,  1834;  was 
graduated  at  Harvard  College,  1855;  served  in  the  52d  Mass.  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war;  was  professor  in  Antioch  College,  1866-72,  in  the  Uni- 


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versity  of  Missouri,  1872-4,  and  in  Washington  University,  St.  Louis, 
1874-92;  was  librarian  of  the  Minneapolis  public  library,  1892-1904; 
author  of  several  books,  including  "The  Life  of  Young  Sir  Henry 
Vane,"  "Samuel  Adams,"  "The  History  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase," 
"A  Short  History  of  the  Mississippi  Valley,"  etc.  [3*;  4;  17;  84;  85A; 
237  (23*).] 

Hospes,  Adolphus  C,  b.  in  Greene  county,  Mo.,  in  1842;  came  with 
his  parents  to  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1854;  served  in  the  First  Minne- 
sota Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  after 
1880  was  treasurer  and  secretary  of  the  St.  Croix  Boom  Corporation. 
[40.] 

Hospes,  Ernest  Louis,  lumberman,  b.  in  Ash  Grove,  Mo.,  Dec.  26, 
1845;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854  with  his  parents,  who  settled  at  Still- 
water; was  a  state  senator  in  1899-1901;  president  of  the  Stillwater 
Gas  and  Electric  Co.     [24;  25;  30.] 

Hospes,  Louis,  banker,  b.  in  Germany,  Feb.  8,  1809;  d.  April  9,  1888. 
He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1832;  settled  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in 
1854;  engaged  in  lumber  business,  and  after  1865  in  banking;  was 
president  of  the  First  National  Bank.     [40;   41*;  42*.] 

Hostetter,  Man  asses  S.,  miller,  b.  in  Zanesville,  Ohio,  in  1840;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Pine  Island,  Minn.,  in  1854;  served  in  the  Eighth 
Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  built  a  mill  in  Wabasha  in  1872,  and 
five  years  later  purchased  a  mill  near  Zumbro  Falls.     [74.] 

Hotaling,  Herbert  Cleveland,  journalist,  b.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  Aug. 
5,  1865;   since  1888  editor  of  the  Mapleton  Enterprise.     [45;   46.] 

Hotchkiss,  William  A.,  journalist,  b.  in  Whitehall,  N.  Y.;  served  in 
the  Mexican  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854;  published  in  Minne- 
apolis the  Northwestern  Democrat,  the  first  newspaper  printed  west 
of  the  Mississippi  in  the  territory.  In  1862  he  organized  a  battery  of 
which  he  was  captain;  had  command  of  the  artillery  defenses  at  Chat- 
tanooga. Afterward  he  published  the  Fillmore  County  Republican. 
[29*;   115.] 

Hough,  James  S.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Windham,  N.  Y.,  March  22,  1831;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  7,  1911.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1850,  settling  in 
St.  Paul,  and  later  engaged  in  farming  near  this  city.     [93A.] 

Hough,  Sherwood,  b.  in  Montgomery  county,  N.  Y.,  June  27,  1827; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  March  7,  1893.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1851,  and  was 
the  first  city  clerk,  1854;  was  elected  register  of  deeds  in  1859,  and 
was  clerk  of  the  supreme  court,  1866-75;  later  owned  a  book  and  sta- 
tionery store.     [68;   94;   124.] 

Houghmaster,  George,  b.  in  Lowville,  N.  Y.,  May  29,  1846;  settled 
in  Redwood  Falls  in  1886,  where  he  engaged  in  real  estate,  abstract, 
and  loaning  business.     [92*.] 

Houghton,  George,  steamboat  captain,  b.  near  Brandon,  Vt,  Jan.  8, 


346  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

1828;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Nov.  5,  1902.  He  settled  on  a  farm  in  Sher- 
burne county,  Minn.,  in  1848;  later  owned  steamboats  on  the  Minne- 
sota and  Mississippi  rivers.     [237   (28*).] 

Houghton,  James  Gilbert,  b.  in  Waterford,  Maine,  March  14,  1855; 
settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1880,  and  engaged  in  the  carpenter  trade; 
has  been  city  building  inspector  since  1894.     [26*;  85A.] 

Hotjk,  William  F.,  printer,  b.  in  Dearborn,  Mich.,  March  16,  1861; 
came  to  Minneapolis  in  1887,  and  was  employed  on  the  Tribune,  1888- 
1910;  was  appointed  state  commissioner  of  labor,  1911.  [30*;  237 
(63*).]. 

Houlton,  Dwight  R.,  b.  in  Houlton,  Maine,  Nov.  10,  1847;  served  in 
the  Northern  army  in  the  civil  war;  settled  at  Elk  River,  Minn.,  in 
1865,  where  he  engaged  in  lumbering  and  was  superintendent  of  saw 
mills.     [31.] 

Houlton,  Horatio,  merchant,  b.  in  Houlton,  Maine,  Aug.  19,  1834; 
settled  as  a  farmer  in  Monticello,  1855;  removed  in  1864  to  Elk  River, 
and  there  engaged  in  general  mercantile  business  and  lumber  man- 
ufacturing.    [18;  31.] 

Houlton,  William  Henry,  manufacturer,  b.  in  Houlton,  Maine,  March 
29,  1840;  came  to  Monticello,  Minn.,  in  1856;  served  in  the  Eighth  Min- 
nesota Regt,  1862-5;  entered  partnership  with  his  brother  Horatio  at 
Elk  River  in  1866,  and  has  since  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  man- 
ufacturing lumber  and  flour,  banking,  and  farming;  was  a  state  sen- 
ator in  1878  and  1883-5;  was  superintendent  of  the  State  Reformatory, 
1896-1900.     [18;   24;   25;   30;   31.] 

House,  David,  b.  in  New  York,  Sept.  4,  1824;  came  to  Union,  Hous- 
ton county,  Minn.,  in  1853,  being  the  first  settler  there;  removed  to 
Hokah  in  1870,  and  opened  a  drug  store  and  a  grocery.     [61.] 

House,  Joshua  Manning,  pioneer,  b.  in  Canada,  June  28,  1814;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1854,  settling  in  St.  Paul;  engaged  in  trading,  and 
some  years  later  owned  a  store  near  Winnipeg;  was  extensively  en- 
gaged in  the  fur  trade.     [60.] 

Hove,  Elling  O.,  educator,  b.  near  Northwood,  Iowa,  1863;  was  grad- 
uated at  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa,  1884,  and  Concordia  Seminary, 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  1887;  was  pastor  in  Decorah,  1891-93,  and  at  Mankato, 
Minn.,  1894-1901;  since  1901  professor  of  theology  in  Luther  Seminary, 
Hamline,  Minn.     [148.] 

Hovey,  Hobace  Carter,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  at  Rob  Roy, 
Ind.,  Jan.  28,  1833;  was  graduated  at  Wabash  College,  1853,  and  Lane 
Theological  Seminary,  1857;  was  pastor  in  several  states,  being  in 
Minneapolis,  1883-7;  author  of  many  books  and  articles  on  caves;  re- 
sides in  Newburyport,  Mass.     [7A;   17.] 

How,  David  Lennox,  banker,  b.  in  Elbridge,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  23,  1835; 
settled  in  Shakopee,  Minn.,  in  1857;  opened  a  drug  store,  and  later 
engaged  in  flour  milling  and  banking.     [32;  103*.] 


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How,  Jared,  lawyer,  b.  in  Haverhill,  Mass.,  Dec.  9,  1857;  was  grad- 
uated at  Harvard  University,  1881;  settled  at  St.  Paul  in  1883,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1885;  member  of  the  firm  of  How,  Butler, 
and  Mitchell.     [23;  24;  25;  93;  93A;  137.] 

Howard,  A.  F.,  journalist,  b.  in  Lavelle,  Wis.,  Aug.  4,  1S61;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1865  with  his  father;  settled  in  Wells  in  1890,  and  pur- 
chased the  Advocate.     [39;   238   (Jan.  2,  1894*).] 

Howard,  Arthur  F.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Brownville,  Maine,  in  1847; 
settled  in  Princeton,  Minn.,  in  1865;  was  sheriff  of  Mille  Lacs  county 
three  terms.     [31.] 

Howard,  H.  C,  pioneer,  b.  in  Winthrop,  Me.,  Aug.  19,  1833;  d.  at 
Lake  Crystal,  Minn.,  March  8,  1903.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856, 
and  settled  on  a  farm  at  Loon  Lake,  Blue  Earth  county;  in  1860  re- 
moved to  Lake  Crystal;  was  assistant  State  Dairy  Commissioner, 
1884-8;  was  general  agent  for  the  Deering  Harvester  Co.,  ten  years. 
[45*;   237   (28).] 

Howard,  John  R.,  b.  in  Winthrop,  Maine,  Sept.  6,  1840;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1859;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  cavalry,  1863-5; 
resided  in  Sauk  Center;  was  assistant  clerk  of  the  legislature  in  1877, 
and  chief  clerk,  1881-87;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1907.     [30*.] 

Howard,  Jacob  "M.,  b.  in  Detroit,  Mich.,  July  16,  1842;  served  in  the 
24th  Michigan  Regt,  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  lieutenant 
colonel;  came  to  Meeker  county,  Minn.,  in  1867;  owned  a  farm  in 
Greenleaf;  was  the  first  president  of  the  Woolen  Mills  Company  in 
Litchfield,  and  in  1880  built  the  Howard  hotel  there.     [65.] 

Howard,  Stephen  Bennett,  lawyer,  b.  in  Floyd  county,  Iowa,  April 
16,  1856;  was  graduated  at  the  Iowa  University  in  1883;  settled  in 
Minneapolis  the  next  year;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1885;  was  a 
r;  presentative  in  the  legislature  in  1893,  and  a  state  senator,  1895-7. 
[27*;   30;   90*.] 

Howard,  Thomas,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1834;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1848,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1853;  was  municipal  judge,  1869-72;  later 
was  clerk  in  the  office  of  the  register  of  deeds  for  Ramsey  county. 
[94.] 

Howe,  Anna  L.,  missionary,  b.  in  Le  Roy,  Minn.;  was  graduated  at 
Albert  Lea  College;  went  a.s  a  missionary  of  the  Presbyterian  church 
to  China  in  1896.     [178  (Nov.  11,  1897*).] 

Howe,  F.  B.,  b.  in  Racine  county,  Wis.,  Jan.  18,  1846;  settled  in  Red 
Wing,  Minn.,  in  1865,  where  he  owned  the  Red  Wing  Mills.     [54.] 

Howe,  H.  S.,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1833;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1860; 
served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in 
Mankato;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1873.     [30.] 

Howe,  Jonas  H.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Worcester  county,  Mass.,  April  29, 


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MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 


1821;  came  to  Hennepin  county,  Minn.,  in  1854;  built  the  second  house 
in  Plymouth  township;  served  in  the  Eleventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the 
civil  war;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1865.     [58;  60.] 

Howe,  O.  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Christiania,  Norway,  Feb.  7,  1837;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1853;  served  in  the  49th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war;  settled  in  Watonwan  county,  Minn.,  in  1866;  was  a  state 
senator  in  1873,  and  sergeant-at-arms  in  the  house  of  representatives 
the  next  year;  resided  in  St.  James  after  1889.     [39.] 

Howe,  Thomas  Jefferson,  manufacturer  and  inventor,  b.  in  Pinck- 
ney,  N.  Y.,  Jan:  15,  1827;  d.  Aug.  27,  1908.  He  settled  at  Owatonna, 
Minn.,  in  1865,  where  he  manufactured  farm  and  dairy  machinery, 
taking  out  fourteen  U.  S.  patents.     [24;   70A*;   72.] 

Howe,  William  M.,  b.  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.;  settled  in 
Austin,  Minn.;  was  register  of  deeds  for  Mower  county,  1874-80; 
opened  a  real  estate  and  loaning  office  in  Austin  in  1881.     [79.] 

Howell,  David  R.,  b.,in  Cambria,  Wis.,  Feb.  28,  1856;  settled  in  Min- 
neapolis in  1879,  where  he  engaged  in  the  manufacture  and  sale  of 
farm  machinery.     [171*.] 

Howell,  Jesse  Lawuence,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Easton,  Pa., 
Oct.  8,  1826;  d.  in  Bloomington,  Minn.,  May  4,  1875.  He  was  grad- 
uated at  Lafayette  College  in  1847,  and  the  next  year  entered  Prince- 
ton Seminary;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1853;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1860;  was  pastor  in  Stillwater,  Chatfield,  Lake  City,  and 
Bloomington.     [153.] 

Howell,  Robert  R.,  b.  March  6,  1854;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1879; 
invented  several  improvements  in  machines,  and  engaged  with  his 
brother  in  their  manufacture  and  sale.     [171*.] 

Howenstine,  William  C,  pioneer,  b.  near  Chambersburg,  Pa.,  in 
1828;  settled  on  Minnesota  Point,  near  Duluth,  in  1853.  He  located 
many  iron  mines;  and  had  charge  of  the  work  of  opening  the  Duluth 
and  Vermilion  road  in  the  early  70's.     [237    (32*).] 

Howes,  Thomas,  farmer,  b.  in  England  in  1823;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1850,  and  to  Minnesota  three  years  later;  settled  in  Hast- 
ings; was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1877.     [30.] 

Hoxsie,  John  B.,  b.  in  Marengo,  Mich.,  May  4,  1839;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Jan.  29,  1903.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1871;  engaged  in  the  wholesale 
fruit  and  produce  business.     [237   (2S*).] 

Hoy,  Michael,  b.  in  King's  county,  Ireland,  in  1834;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, March  20,  1895.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1850,  and  set- 
tled in  St.  Anthony,  Minn.,  five  years  later;  served  in  the  Tenth  Min- 
nesota Regt.,  1862-5,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  was  city  marshal, 
1867-70.     [88*.] 

Hoyt,  Benjamin  F.,  pioneer  and  preacher,  b.  in  Norwalk,  Conn., 
June  8,  1800;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Sept.  3,  1875.    He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in 


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1848;  dealt  largely  in  real  estate;  acted  as  local  preacher  in  the  M.  E. 
denomination,  being  the  first  Protestant  minister  in  this  city.  Oak- 
land cemetery  was  projected  by  him,  and  Hamline  University  was 
greatly  aided  by  his  generosity  and  his  work.  [28,  IV;  41;  94;  166A*; 
237   (1,  15*).] 

Hoyt,  Charles  G.,  miller,  b.  in  Portland,  Maine,  Aug.  15,  1847;  came 
to  Minneapolis  in  1854;  had  charge  of  the  Pillsbury  A  mill  after  1880. 
[16S    (Holiday  number,  1884-5*).] 

Hoyt,  Frederick  William,  b.  in  Orleans  county,  N.  Y.,  June  1,  1841; 
d.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  July  13,  1892.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1865;  settled  in  Red  Wing;  was  president 
of  the  Duluth,  Red  Wing  and  Southern  railroad;  was  connected  with 
two  banks,  and  with  many  other  financial  enterprises  in  Goodhue 
county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1881  and  1889. 
L21*;    30;   54;   130*;   180   (Aug.  17,  1892).] 

Hoyt,  Henry  F.,  physician,  b.  in  St.  Paul  in  1855;  was  graduated 
at  Columbia  Medical  College;  practiced  medicine  in  St.  Paul  after 
1882.  He  went  to  Manila,  as  surgeon  in  the  Thirteenth  Minnesota 
Regt.,  in  1898.     [98*;  100.] 

Hoyt,  Lorenzo,  b.  in  Richland  county,  Ohio,  Feb.  21,  1828;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  April  4,  1909.-  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1848;  owned  a 
farm  in  Rose,  Ramsey  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture, 1874-75.     [68;   98*;   237   (56*).] 

Hoyt,  Norman  F.,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Waterford,  N.  Y.,  May 
23,  1840;  served  in  N.  Y.  regiments,  1861-7;  studied  theology  in  Chi- 
cago; settled  in  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  in  1875.     [53.] 

Hoyt,  Waylaxd,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  Feb.  18, 
1838;  d.  in  Salem,  Mass.,  Sept.  27,  1910.  He  was  graduated  at  Brown 
University,  1860,  and  Rochester  Theological  Seminary,  1863;  was  pas- 
tor in  various  cities,  being  in  Minneapolis,  1889-95;  author  of  several 
religious  books,  and  was  a  member  of  the  faculty  of  Temple  College, 
Philadelphia.     [237   (59*).] 

Hoyt,  William  Henry,  pioneer,  b.  in  Marietta,  111.,  July  5,  1841;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  Jan.  6,  1903.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  St.  Paul  when 
seven  years  old;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war; 
later  was  active  in  organizing  the  Territorial  Pioneers'  Association. 
[237   (28*).] 

Hubbard,  Clarence  A.,  banker,  b.  in  Ingham  county,  Mich.,  Nov.  4, 
1844;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1853;  enlisted  in  the 
Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  1862,  and  served  until  the  close  of  the  war. 
Afterward  he  resided  in  Lake  City,  where  he  was  connected  with  the 
Lake  City  Bank  of  Minnesota.     [27*;  74.] 

Hubbard,  Frank  V.,  educator,  b.  in  Wisconsin  in  1856;  d.  in  1901. 
He  was  superintendent  of  city  schools  in  Redwood  Falls  five  years,  in 


350  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Waseca  nine  years,  and  in  Red  Wing  during  the  last  six  years  of  his 
life.     [177   (Oct.,  1901*).] 

Htjbbakd,  George  P.,  merchant,  b.  in  Swanton,  Vt,  Aug.  17,  1820;  d. 
in  Winona,  Minn.,  Sept.  25,  1896.  He  first  came  to  Winona  in  1856, 
and  settled  there  permanently  in  1876;  engaged  in  dry  goods  business. 
[76;  78.] 

Hubbakd,  Joseph,  farmer  and  merchant,  b.  May  27,  1820;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1854,  and  purchased  a  farm  in  Union  Grove,  Meeker 
county,  in  1869;  was  postmaster  there,  and  owned  a  store.     [65*.] 

Hubbard,  Lucius  Frederick,  governor,  b.  in  Troy,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  26, 
1836;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  established  the  Red  Wing  Repub- 
lican, and  was  its  editor  till  1861;  enlisted  in  Dec,  1861,  as  a  private 
in  the  Fifth  Minnesota  Regt,  within  a  year  was  promoted  to  be  its 
colonel;  and  in  Dec,  1864,  was  brevetted  brigadier  general.  In  the 
Spanish-American  war  he  again  served  as  brigadier  general.  In  1866 
he  engaged  in  the  grain  business  at  Red  Wing,  and  after  1870  also  in 
flour  milling.  He  was  a  state  senator,  1872-5;  was  governor  of  Min- 
nesota, 1S82-7;  author  of  "Civil  War  Papers/'  in  the  Minnesota  His- 
torical Society  Collections,  vol.  XII,  1908,  pages  531-638,  with  maps. 
Hubbard  county,  established  in  1883,  was  named  in  his  honor.  He 
removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1901.  [1*;  3*;  4*;  17;  18*;  22*;  23*;  24;  25; 
26*;  27*;  28,  X,  XII*,  XIII*;  30;  41*;  54;  56;  93A*;  109*;  113*;  115; 
166A*;   174*;   206.] 

Hubbard,  Rensselaer  Dean,  manufacturer,  b.  in  Otsego  county,  N. 
Y.,  Dec.  14,  1837;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1870,  and  settled  in  Mankato. 
Here  he  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  linseed  oil,  and  in  flour  mill- 
ing, and  had  other  large  financial  interests.     [23;  32;  46;  83*.] 

Hubbell,  James  Boyd,  b.  in  Winsted,  Conn.,  March  18,  1836;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Dec  19,  1905.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  settling  in 
Mankato;  was  register  of  deeds  for  Blue  Earth  county,  1859-61;  en- 
gaged in  mercantile  business,  and  later  in  fur  trade;  helped  to  or- 
ganize the  First  National  Bank,  and  was  prominent  in  many  other 
business  enterprises;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1881.     [83*;  237  (39).] 

Hubbell,  Philo  Patterson,  pioneer,  b.  in  New  York,  Feb.  1,  1799;  d. 
in  Winona,  Minn.,  May  29,  1893.  He  settled  there  in  1856.  [78;  156; 
159;  163.] 

Huber,  J.  G.,  b.  near  Bern,  Switzerland,  Dec  24,  1821;  d,  in  St. 
Cloud,  Minn.,  Sept.  13,  1903.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1850, 
and  settled  in  St.  Cloud  in  1857;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and 
after  1870  in  insurance  and  real  estate.     [237  (28).] 

Hudson,  Aaron  G.,  pioneer  farmer,  b.  in  New  York,  July  26,  1822; 
d.  in  Lake  City,  Minn.,  July  7,  1903.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855; 
was  a  member  of  the  state  constitutional  convention,  1857;  was  a  state 
senator,  1858;  owned  a  farm  in  Gilbert  Valley,  Wabasha  county;  was 
superintendent  of  schools  for  the  county,  1874-8.     [237   (28).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  351 

Hudson,  Horace  Bushnell,  publisher,  b.  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Aug. 
20,  1861;  came  to  Minnesota,  settling  in  Minneapolis,  and  was  a  re- 
porter and  editorial  writer  for  the  Tribune,  1885-93,  and  the  Journal, 
1894-1900;  publisher  of  the  Dictionary  of  Minneapolis,  issued  annually; 
editor  of  "A  Half  Century  of  Minneapolis,"  569  pages,  1908.    [24;    241.] 

Hudson,  Sanford  Henry,  lawyer,  b.  in  Janes ville,  Wis.,  Nov.  29, 
1857;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1879,  and  settled  in  Benson,  Minn., 
the  next  year;  was  county  attorney  of  Swift  county  three  terms.  [24; 
25;  32.] 

Huff,  Henry  D„  pioneer,  was  one  of  the  original  townsite  owners 
of  Winona,  Minn.,  and  established  its  second  newspaper,  The  Winona 
Express.  He  settled  in.  Winona  in  1853;  removed  to  Chicago  in  1873; 
died  in  January,  1889.     [28,  X;  78.] 

Huganin,  James  H.,  merchant,  b.  in  Herkimer  county,  N.  Y.,  1818; 
d.  in  Newport,  Minn.,  Sept.  10,  1901.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1843, 
and  ten  years  later  settled  in  Newport,  being  one  of  the  founders  of 
that  town.  In  1873  he  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature.  [30; 
237   (14).] 

Huggan,  Mrs.  Nancy  McClure,  captive  of  the  Sioux,  b.  at  Mendota, 
Minn.,  in  1836;  was  the  daughter  of  an  army  officer  and  a  Sioux 
woman;  was  married  at  the  time  of  the  Treaty  of  Traverse  des  Sioux 
to  David  Faribault,  like  herself  a  mixed  blood.  In  the  Indian  outbreak 
in  1862,  they  were  held  as  captives  until  released  by  the  white  sol- 
diers. Later  she  married  Charles  Huggan.  Her  relation  of  her  cap- 
tivity is  in  the  Minn.  Historical  Society  Collections,  Vol.  VI,  1894,  pp. 
439-460.      [28,  VI*.] 

Hughes,  Alexander,  lawyer,  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Nov.  24,  1907.  He 
served  in  the  Seventh  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  studied  law; 
resided  in  Dakota,  1870-99,  and  later  in  Minneapolis.  He  held  many 
positions  of  honor  in  Dakota,  being  attorney  general  of  the  territory 
in  1883.     [237   (48*).] 

Hughes,  Byron,  lawyer,  b.  in  Cambria,  Wis.,  Aug.  14,  1860;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1885;  resided  in  Mankato,  Minn.;  was  attorney 
of  Blue  Earth  county,  1890-2;  was  judge  of  the  municipal  court  in 
Mankato  after  1893.     [171*.] 

Hughes,  Daniel,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Bedford,  Prince  Edward  Island, 
Canada,  in  1866;  d.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  Oct.  24,  1909.  He  was  ordained 
in  1894;  was  pastor  in  Minnesota,  and  after  1904  was  professor  in  St. 
Paul  Seminary,  St.  Paul.     [146.] 

Hughes,  Edwin  P.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Jackson,  Ohio,  July  31,  1842;  served 
in  the  44th  Wisconsin  Regt.,  1863-4;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Wis- 
consin in  1869;  settled  in  Anoka,  Minn.,  and  was  city  attorney  there 
three  years.     [25;  43.] 

Hughes,  Evan,  lawyer,  b.  in  Cambria,  Minn.,  Feb.  10,  1862;  was  ad- 


352  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

mitted  to  the  bar  in  1891,  and  has  since  practiced  with  his  brother, 
Thomas,  in  Mankato.  .  [24;  25;   171.*] 

Hughes,  George  B.,  journalist,  b.  in  Nicollet,  Minn.,  May  6,  1862; 
settled  in  Redwood  Falls  in  1890,  where  he  owned  and  published  the 
Reveille,  and  after  1898  was  postmaster.     [92.] 

Hughes,  J.,  b.  on  Prince  Edward  Island,  Oct.  12,  1805;  d.  in  Hud- 
son, Wis.,  in  1873.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1849;  founded  the  Minne- 
sota Chronicle;  practiced  law,  and  dealt  in  real  estate.     [158.] 

Hughes,  Martin,  judge,  b.  in  Sheboygan  county,  Wis.,  March  18, 
1867;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1901,  settling  at  Hibbing;  judge  in  the 
Eleventh  judicial  district  since  1909.     [30.] 

Hughes,  Robert  H.,  b.  in  Wales  in  1832;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1845,  to  Judson,  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  in  1862,  and  to  Cambria 
three  years  later;  was  a  member  of  the  legislature,  1874-5.     [32;  171*.] 

Hughes,  Thomas,  farmer,  b.  in  Wales  in  1825;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1845;  settled  in  Judson,  Minn.,  in  1861,  and  resided  in  Man- 
kato after  1891.  He  made  a  trip  to  Wales  in  1888,  and  induced  many 
to  immigrate  to  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.     [171*.] 

Hughes,  Thomas,  lawyer,  b.  in  Minersville,  Ohio,  Sept.  23,  1854; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  the  next  year;  was  graduated  at 
Carleton  College,  1880;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1882,  and  has  since 
practiced  in  Mankato;  was  county  attorney  of  Blue  Earth  county, 
1896-1900;  author  of  History  of  the  Welsh  in  Minnesota  (1895),  His- 
tory of  Blue  Earth  County  (622  pages,  1909),  and  numerous  papers 
in  the  Minnesota  Historical  Society  Collections;  compiler  and  in  part 
author  of  Mankato,  its  First  Fifty  Years  (347  pages,  1903).  [24;  26*; 
45*;  46;  83*;  171*.] 

Hughes,  Thomas  E.,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  North  Wales, 
June  27,  1844;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1845; 
served  in  the  23d  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  ordained  to 
the  ministry  in  1870;  was  pastor  in  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  after 
1888.     [171*.] 

Hughes,  Twiford  Eagleson,  b.  in  West  Jefferson,  Ohio,  Nov.  20, 
1842;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  was  postmaster  in  Owatonna,  1865- 
70;  removed  to  Minneapolis  in  1870,  and  has  since  been  in  the  postal 
service  there,  being  assistant  postmaster  since  1874.     [S5A*.] 

Hughes,  William  Franklin,  lawyer,  b.  in  Cambria,  Wis.,  May  17, 
1858;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Mankato  in  1882;  resided  in  Dakota 
and  Washington  several  years;  has  practiced  law  in  Mankato  since 
1893;  judge  of  probate,  Blue  Earth  county,  1899-1910.     [24;  171.] 

Hughson,  Egbert  E.,  b.  in  New  York  in  1832;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in 
1855;  was  first  lieutenant  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.;  engaged  in 
insurance  business.     [94.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  353 

Hugo,  Nicholas  Frederic,  b.  in  Kingston,  Ontario,  June  15,  1860; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1881;  settled  in  Duluth,  where  he  is  a  machinist, 
marine  engineer,  and  contractor;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1903-7.     [24;  30*.] 

Hugo,  Trev anion  William,  mechanical  engineer,  b.  in  Cornwall, 
England,  July  29,  1848;  came  to  Canada  when  a  boy,  and  to  Minnesota 
in  1881,  settling  at  Duluth,  where  he  had  charge  of  the  power  plants 
of  the  largest  elevator  company  in  the  United  States;  has  been  mayor 
of  Duluth  two  terms.     [17;  24;  31A;  38.] 

Huhn,  George,  druggist,  b,  in  Germany,  Nov.  22,  1835;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1853,  and  to  Minnesota  two  years  later;  served  in 
the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.  as  hospital  steward,  1862-4,  and  in  the 
regular  army  for  three  years  afterward;  resided  in  Minneapolis;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878.     [30.] 

Hulbert,  Charles  Smith,  b.  in  Fayetteville,  N.  Y.,  March  7,  1832; 
settled  at  Northfield,  Minn.,  in  1860,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness; removed  to  Minneapolis,  1876;  two  years  later  aided  in  organ- 
izing the  Pillsbury  and  Hulbert  Elevator  Co.;  was  city  treasurer  of 
Minneapolis,  1897-1908;  removed  in  1909  to  Santa  Monica,  California. 
[24;  26*;  85A*.] 

Hulebak,  Ole  P.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway,  June  19,  1842;  settled  in 
Kenyon,  Minn.,  in  1861;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1877,  and  in  1881-3.     [30;  169.] 

Hulett,  Luke,  farmer,  b.  in  Wallingford,  Vt,  Jan.  16,  1803;  d.  in 
Faribault,  Minn.,  March  18,  1882.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852,  and 
the  next  year  opened  the  first  farm  in  Rice  county,  a  mile  west  of 
the  present  main  street  of  Faribault;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1859-60.     [18;   70;   239   (March  3,  I860).] 

Hulett,  Nehemiah,  b.  in  Hampton,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  30,  1823;  d.  July  25, 
1892.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1858,  and  resided  in  Duluth,  where  he 
engaged  in  real  estate  business;  was  treasurer  of  St.  Louis  county 
several  years.     [28,  VIII;   31.] 

Hull,  Clarence  W.,  merchant,  b.  in  Equinunk,  Pa.,  July  28,  1857; 
came  with  his  grandparents  to  Minnesota  when  thirteen  years  old; 
engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Hancock,  Stevens  county,  after 
1879.     [73.] 

Hull,  William  Edward,  b.  in  Ohio,  July  22,  1831;  d.  at  Prior  Lake, 
Minn.,  Aug.  11,  1897.  He  was  captain  in  the  Second  California  Regt. 
in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1870;  engaged  in  hotel  busi- 
ness in  Farmington  and  Hastings;  after  1876  was  station  agent  at 
Prior  Lake.     [121.] 

Hultkrans,  Carl  A.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Visnum,  Sweden, 
April  25,  1859;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1870;  was  graduated  at 
Augustana  College,  Rock  Island,  in  1887,  and  from  its  theological  de- 

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354  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

partment  two  years  later;  settled  in  St.  Paul,  and  had  charge  of  the 
Bethesda  Hospital.    [148 ;  169.] 

Hultkrans,  John  S.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Vermland,  Sweden, 
Jan.  21,  1857;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1870; 
was  graduated  at  Gustavus  Adolphus  College,  1S86;  was  ordained  the 
same  year;  was  a  minister  in  Minnesota  after  1889,  being  pastor  of 
the  Emanuel  Lutheran  church,  Minneapolis,  since  1892.  [148;  169; 
169A.] 

HuMASosr,  William,  miller,  b.  in  New  York  city,  July  5,  1846;  came 
to  Rochester,  Minn.,  in  1861;  removed  to  Minneapolis  in  1878;  took 
charge  of  the  Zenith  mill  in  1884.     [168  (Holiday  number,  1884-5*).] 

Hume,  Thomas,  merchant,  b.  in  Canada,  Nov.  5,  1844;  came  to  Pope 
county,  Minn.,  in  1865;  owned  a  half  interest  in  the  townsite  of  Lowry. 
[67.] 

Humes,  John  P.,  physician,  b.  in  Crawford  county,  Pa.,  Jan.  16,  1837; 
d.  in  Winnebago  City,  Minn.,  March  9,  1908.  He  settled  on  a  farm  in 
Winnebago  City  in  1857;  was  graduated  at  Rush  Medical  College  in 
1867;  afterward  practiced  his  profession.     [34;  39;  237  (48*).] 

Humiston,  Edwin  Ray,  b.  in  Great  Barrington,  Mass.,  May  6,  1827; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  in  Worthington  in  1871,  and  en- 
gaged in  carpenter  work;  was  register  of  deeds,  1889-90.    [34.] 

Humiston,  R.  F.,  b.  in  Great  Barrington,  Mass.;  was  graduated  at 
Western  Reserve  College;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1871,  settling  at 
Worthington,  where  he  was  general  manager  of  the  National  Colony. 
[29*.] 

Hummel,  William,  b.  in  Germany  in  1832;  came  with  his  parents  to 
the  United  States  in  1845;  was  one  of  the  founders  of  New  Ulm,  Minn., 
in  1856;  engaged  in  farming;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  cavalry, 
1863-5;  after  1868  engaged  in  the  drug  business  in  New  Ulm.  [32; 
237   (37).] 

Humphrey,  Henry,  merchant,  b.  in  Crawfordsville,  Ind.,  June  19, 
1837;  came  to  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1854;  served  in  the  Ninth  Minne- 
sota Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  at  Lake  Crystal  in  1869;  was  one 
of  the  founders  of  the  village,  and  was  postmaster  several  years. 
[45*.] 

Humphrey,  James  Kent,  b.  in  Hudson,  Ohio,  April  28,  1825;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1846;  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1849;  was  clerk  of 
the  district  court  in  Ramsey  county  in  1849,  and  of  the  supreme  court 
of  the  territory  in  1850;  was  employed  in  the  U.  S.  revenue  service, 
1861-76.     [94;   98*;   207.] 

Humphrey,  N,  M.,  b.  in  Goshen,  Conn.,  in  1809;  settled  at  Taylor's 
Falls,  Minn.,  in  territorial  days;  was  postmaster  after  1868,  and  pro- 
bate judge  after  1875.     [40.] 

Humphrey,  Otis   Milton,   physician,  b.  in  Victor,  N.   Y.,  April  26, 


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1832;  was  graduated  at  Long  Island  College  Hospital,  1862;  was  sur- 
geon in  the  army  during  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1870. 
[84;  207.] 

Humphrey,  Truman  R.,  physician,  b.  in  Richmond,  Vt,  Dec.  3,  1813; 
d.  in  Sleepy  Eye,  Minn.,  Oct.  11,  1907.  He  obtained  his  medical  edu- 
cation in  Boston;  came  to  Minnesota  and  resided  in  Houston  county 
five  years;  settled  in  Stark,  Brown  county,  in  1864;  removed  to  Sleepy 
Eye  in  1897.     [32;   237   (48*).] 

Hunck,  Clemens  A.,  merchant,  b.  in  Westphalen,  Germany,  Sept. 
30,  1846;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1874;  settled  in  Minnesota  in 
1876  at  Duelm,  Benton  county,  where  he  was  postmaster,  1877-1907, 
and  also  engaged  in  mercantile  and  insurance  business,  and  owned  a 
farm;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1893.  [24;  30;  31; 
38.] 

Hunt,  Frank  W.,  journalist,  b.  in  Edwards,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  24,  1854; 
settled  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1887;  was  connected  with  the  Free 
Press  Co.,  and  in  1902  became  its  president.     [46.] 

Hunt,  John  D.,  b.  in  Chazy,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  23,  1825;  d.  in  Waterville, 
Minn.,  July  12,  1901.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  on  a 
farm  near  Waterville;  served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the 
civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain.     [237   (14*).] 

Hunt,  John  W.,  b.  in  Washington  county,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  17,  1849;  d. 
in  Pine  City,  Minn.,  Aug.  13,  1907.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1873, 
and  two  years  later  settled  in  Pine  City;  was  sheriff,  county  surveyor, 
and  register  of  deeds;  during  his  later  years  engaged  in  real  estate 
business.     [237   (48).] 

Hunt,  Lewis  Pierce,  journalist,  b.  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y., 
Sept.  22,  1854;  came  to  Lanesboro,  Minn.,  in  1880,  and  purchased  the 
Lanesboro  Journal;  in  1882  became  proprietor  of  the  Mankato  Free 
Press;  was  postmaster  at  Mankato,  1897-1902.  [22*;  27*;  45*;  83*; 
155*;   238   (March  14,  1886*).] 

Hunt,  Lucius  O.,  b.  in  Tioga  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1821;  was  one  of  the 
first  settlers  at  Lake  Crystal,  Minn.,  in  1854;  resided  on  a  farm  that 
became  a  part  of  the  village  site;  engaged  in  livery  business  after 
1880.     [32;   45*.] 

Hunt,  M.  W.,  physician,  b.  in  Drake  county,  Ohio,  in  1848;  was 
graduated  at  Earlham  College,  1867,  and  at  Cincinnati  Medical  Col- 
lege, 1872;  settled  in  Waseca,  Minn.;  was  county  superintendent  of 
schools,  1879-81.     [75.] 

Hunt,  Nathaniel  K.,  farmer,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1838;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1879,  and  settled  at  St.  Cloud;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1901.     [30.] 

Hunt,  Nehemiah  Asa,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  New  Hamp- 
shire in  1811;   d.  in  Cloquet,  Minn.,  March  30,  1900.     After  1863  he 


356  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

resided  on  a  farm  in  Sterling,  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  and  was  pas- 
tor in  that  community.     [32;  144.] 

Hunt,  Thomas  Jefferson,  pioneer,  b.  in  Franklin  county,  Vt,  May 
20,  1829;  came  to  Dodge  county,  Minn.,  in  1857;  served  in  the  Indian 
and  civil  wars  in  the  Tenth  Minnesota  Regt,,  and  attained  the  rank 
of  second  lieutenant;  engaged  in  farming,  and  after  1872  was  a  mer- 
chant in  Dodge  Center.  He  was  a  representative  in  the  state  legis- 
lature in  1859-60  and  in  1869.     [18;   49;   50.] 

Hunt,  William  Allen,  architect,  b.  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Feb.  13, 
1859;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  in  1889  settled  in  Duluth.  Many  prom- 
inent public  buildings  there  were  designed  by  him.     [31  A.] 

Hunter,  Charles  Henry,  physician,  b.  in  Clinton,  Maine,  Feb.  6, 
1853;  was  graduated  at  Bowdoin  College,  1874,  and  at  the  College  of 
Physicians  and  Surgeons  in  New  York  city,  1878,  and  afterward  studied 
at  universities  in  Europe.  In  1882  he  settled  in  Minneapolis.  [25; 
26*;   84*.] 

Hunter,  James,  judge,  b.  in  Stormont,  Ont,  Canada,  May  7,  1841; 
settled  at  Faribault,  Minn.,  in  1861;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota 
Battery  in  the  civil  war;  was  sheriff  of  Rice  county,  1866-72;  munic- 
ipal judge,  1877-86;  county  register  of  deeds,  1887-97;  and  judge  of 
probate,  1898-1904.     [24;   70.] 

Hunter,  James  Wilson,  merchant,  b.  in  Scotland,  Aug.  16,  1837; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1855,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1858;  settled 
in  Jackson  ten  years  later;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature. 
[39.] 

Hunting,  Henry  M.,  b.  in  Henderson,  N.  Y.,  June  24,  1837;  served 
in  Wisconsin  regiments,  1861-5;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1876,  and  the 
next  year  settled  in  Ada,  being  one  of  the  earliest  settlers  there;  en- 
gaged in  farming,  and  after  1884  dealt  in  farm  machinery.     [35.] 

Huntington,  Carr,  journalist,  b.  in  Addison  county,  Vt,  Sept.  29, 
1815;  d.  in  Blue  Earth  City,  Minn.,  Jan.  6,  1889.  He  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1863,  and  established  the  first  newspaper  published  at  Winne- 
bago City;  the  next  year  started  the  Blue  Earth  City  Advocate,  and 
in  1874  The  Bee.     [51.] 

Huntington,  Ebenezer  Cutler,  journalist,  b.  in  St.  Albans,  Vt.,  Feb. 
7,  1850;  settled  in  Windom,  Minn.,  in  1871,  and  with  his  father  estab- 
lished the  Windom  Reporter.     [24;  25;  34;  238  (Dec.  18,  1893*).] 

Huntington,  Ed,  P.,  journalist,  b.  in  Hudson,  Wis.,  March  14,  1855; 
settled  in  Le  Sueur,  Minn.,  in  1879,  and  established  the  Le  Sueur 
County  News.     [32.] 

Huntington,  George,  educator,  b.  in  Brooklyn,  Conn.,  Nov.  5,  1835; 
studied  at  Brown  University,  1859-62,  and  Andover  Theological  Sem- 
inary, 1864-5;  was  ordained  in  1863,  and  was  a  pastor  in  Connecticut, 
Rhode  Island,  and  Oak  Park,  111.,  until  1879;  then  came  to  Northfield, 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  357 

Minn.,  and  was  professor  of  logic  and  rhetoric  in  Carleton  College, 
1879-1906;  author  of  numerous  books  of  fiction  and  pamphlets.  [17; 
22*;  24;   123   (6*);  128   (1).] 

Huntington,  Henry  M.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Yates  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1835; 
settled  on  a  claim  in  Faribault  county,  Minn.,  in  1857;  served  in  the 
Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1872;   resided  in  Winnebago  City  after  1892.     [39;   51.] 

Huntington,  John  Clark,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Brook- 
lyn, Conn.,  Aug.  22,  1842;  d.  in  Dallas,  Texas,  Dec.  6,  1906.  He  was 
ordained  at  Pelican  Rapids,  Minn.,  in  1887;  was  pastor  in  Minnesota, 
1887-96;  and  afterward  was  missionary  for  the  Congregational  Sun- 
day School  and  Publishing  Society  in  Texas  and  Louisiana.     [144.] 

Huntington,  T.  Romeyn,  physician,  b.  in  Shaftsbury,  Vt,  Sept.  2, 
1829;  d.  in  Minneapolis  in  1873.  He  was  graduated  at  Jefferson  Med- 
ical College,  Philadelphia,  in  1851;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1866. 
[84*.] 

Huntley,  A.  B.,  b.  in  Marlow,  N.  H.,  July  6,  1837;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1857;  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  Kasson;  engaged  in 
wheat  buying;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878.     [30.] 

Huntley,  O.  F.,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1823;  d.  in  Lexington,  Minn.,  Jan. 
22,  1904.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  built  a  sawmill  and  a  flour- 
ing mill  on  Clear  Lake,  Le  Sueur  county;  also  owned  a  farm  there. 
[32;  237  (35).] 

Huntoon,  Lew  A.,  banker,  b.  in  Lakeland,  Minn.,  Nov.  2,  1862;  was 
graduated  at  Carleton  College,  1885;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1888; 
practiced  in  Minneapolis  four  years;  was  cashier  of  the  First  National 
Bank  of  Moorhead  after  1893.     [25;  47.] 

Huntoon,  Lucius  A.,  merchant,  b.  in  Unity,  N.  H.,  Nov.  4,  1827;  d. 
in  Lakeland,  Minn.,  April  2,  1884.  He  settled  in  Lakeland  in  1857; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1865  and  1877.     [30;  41;  42.] 

Huntress,  Charles  O.,  b.  in  Auburn,  Maine,  March  15,  1848;  was 
graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1874;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1875,  and 
engaged  in  teaching  in  Faribault  and  Minneapolis;  became  assistant 
city  engineer  in  Minneapolis  in  1885.     [90*.] 

Huntsinger,  John  Schock,  b.  in  Indiana;  served  in  Illinois  and  In- 
diana regiments  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  set- 
tled in  Park  Rapids,  Minn.,  in  1882;  was  register  of  deeds  of  Hubbard 
county,  1887-1900.     [22*;   37.] 

Hunziker,  John,  b.  in  Switzerland  in  1840;  was  educated  for  the 
ministry  in  Europe;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1865,  and  to  Min- 
nesota in  1871;  became  pastor  of  the  Free  Evangelical  Lutheran 
church  at  New  Rome,  Sibley  county,  in  1874.     [32.] 

Hurd,  Rukard,  b.  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in  1858;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1889;   was  graduated  at  Pennsylvania  Military  College  as  a  civil 


358  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

engineer;  settled  in  St.  Paul,  and  engaged  in  insurance  business;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1901-2;  secretary  of  the  Minne- 
sota Tax  Commission  since  its  organization  in  1907;  author  of  Hurd's 
Iron  Ore  Manual,  1910.     [30*.] 

Hurlbut,  James  M.,  farmer,  b.  in  Patterson,  N.  Y.,  in  1814;  d.  in 
Alexandria,  Minn.,  in  March,  1906.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865, 
and  settled  in  Alexandria  the  next  year;  was  assistant  sergeant-at- 
arms  of  the  state  senate  in  1877.     [30;  237  (39).] 

Hurlbut,  R.  R.,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1830;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855; 
owned  a  farm  in  Wright  county  opposite  Dayton,  and  in  1878  pur- 
chased a  half  interest  in  the  Dayton  flour  mills.    [58.] 

Hurlbut,  William  F.,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1853;  came  with  his  parents 
to  Minnesota  when  a  child;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  and  mill- 
ing in  Dayton,  Hennepin  county.     [58.] 

Hurley,  James,  b.  in  Vermont,  Feb.  10,  1852;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  childhood;  was  register  of  deeds  for  Pine  county,  1879-92;  pro- 
prietor of  a  hotel  in  Pine  City.     [42.] 

Hurley,  Joseph  J.,  undertaker,  b.  in  Inver  Grove,  Minn.,  August  16, 
1870;  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1886;  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1911.     [30*.] 

Huset,  Ole  O.,  b.  in  Holden,  Norway,  Nov.  27,  1842;  d.  in  1891. 
He  came  to  the  United  States  when  two  years  old,  and  to  Goodhue 
county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  owned  a  farm  in  Norway  township;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1891.     [169.] 

Husher,  Ferdinand  A.,  journalist,  b.  in  Denmark  in  1825;  was  grad- 
uated at  Christiania  University  in  Norway;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1869;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1885,  where  he*  owned  and  edited 
the  Faedrelandet  og  Emigranten;  was  a  representative  in  the  state 
legislature  in  1889.     [30;   169.] 

Hussey,  Allen  E.,  architect,  b.  in  Greene  county,  Ohio,  in  1828;  d. 
in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  Dec.  21,  1900.  He  settled  in  St  Cloud  in  1856; 
served  in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the 
rank  of  second  lieutenant.     [237   (14).] 

Hutchins,  E.  H.,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1836;  served  in  the  First  Wis- 
consin cavalry  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  lieutenant;  set- 
tled in  Winnebago  City,  Minn.,  in  1866;  was  a  state  senator  in  1873. 
[30.] 

Hutchins,  Eugene  Adelbert,  physician,  b.  in  North  Hero,  Vt,  Nov. 
14,  1838;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1878.     [84*.] 

Hutchinson,  A.  M.,  journalist  and  physician,  b.  in  Le  Roy,  N,  Y., 
Feb.  28,  1847;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1867;  published  the  Western 
Progress  in  Spring  Valley,  1870-8;  removed  to  Pine  Island,  where  he 
established  the  News.  He  practiced  medicine  in  Waseca  after  1887, 
having  been  graduated  at  Hahnemann  Medical  College  in  Chicago. 
[54;  75.] 


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Hutchinson,  Adoniram  Judson  Joseph,  singer,  b.  in  Milford,  N.  H., 
March  14,  1817;  d.  in  Lynn,  Mass.,  Jan.  10,  1859.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  famous  Hutchinson  family  who  gave  concerts  throughout  the 
United  States  after  1841,  and  composed  most  of  the  music  sung  by 
them.  In  1855  with  others  he  founded  the  town  of  Hutchinson,  Minn. 
Lake  Judson,  near  by,  is  named  for  him.     [3.] 

Hutchinson,  Henry,  physician,  b.  in  Montreal,  Canada,  Aug.  20, 
1849;  d.  in  Algiers,  Africa,  Dec.  1,  1910.  He  came  with  his  parents  to 
Northfield,  Minn.,  in  1858;  was  graduated  at  the  Hahnemann  Medical 
College,  Philadelphia,  1874;  practiced  four  years  in  Northfield;  set- 
tled in  St.  Paul  in  1878;  was  president  of  the  State  Board  of  Health, 
1901-10.     [23*;   24;  25;   68;   93;   237   (59*).] 

Hutchinson,  John,  b.  in  Montreal,  Canada,  Feb.  1,  1840;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1859;  served  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war,  attaining  the  rank  of  lieutenant;  engaged  in  mercantile  business 
and  milling  in  Dundas;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1872;  removed  to  Faribault  in  1876;  president  of  the  Faribault  Furni- 
ture Co.     [24;   25;   70A;   237   (27*).] 

Hutchinson,  John  Corrin,  educator,  b.  on  the  Isle  of  Man,  May  11, 
1849;  came  with  his  mother  to  the  United  States  in  1867;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1876;  inctructor  and  assistant 
professor  of  Greek  and  mathematics  in  this  university,  1876-90,  and 
professor  of  Greek  since  1891.     [17;  24;  58;  127  (2*);  127B.] 

Hutchinson,  John  Wallace,  singer,  b.  in  Milford,  N.  H.,  Jan.  4, 
1821;  d.  in  Lynn,  Mass.  He  sang  in  concerts  in  America  and  Europe 
with  others  of  his  family  after  1841;  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the 
town  of  Hutchinson,  Minn.,  1855;  published  a  history  of  the  Hutch- 
inson family,  two  volumes,  1896.     [3.] 

Hutchinson,  Oliver  D.,  druggist,  b.  in  Lynn,  Mass.,  Jan.  15,  1857; 
son  of  the  famous  singer,  Asa  Hutchinson.  He  commenced  to 
sing  in  concerts  when  only  three  and  a  half  years  old;  was  traveling 
much  of  the  time  until  1881;  then  engaged  in  farming  in  Hutchinson, 
Minn.,  and  after,  1885  owned  a  drug  store  there.     [64.] 

Hutchinson,  Robert  Richard,  b.  in  Montreal,  Canada,  Jan.  27,  1838; 
d.  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  May  11,  1911.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1858; 
served  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the 
rank  of  captain;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Dundas  until  1889, 
when  he  settled  in  Faribault;  was  register  of  deeds  for  Rice  county, 
1903-8.     [237   (67*).] 

Hutton,  John,  b.  in  Scotland  in  1835;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1851;  settled  in  Windom,  Minn.,  in  1873;  engaged  in  real  estate 
business,  owned  a  grain  elevator,  and  was  president  of  the  Windom 
Bank.     [34.] 

Huy,  George  E.,  b.  in  Steuben  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1819;  came  to  Min- 


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nesota  in  1851,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  Minneapolis  and  engaged 
in  lumber  business.  In  1864  with  others  he  built  the  Daeotah  Flour- 
ing mill,  and  afterward  managed  it;  was  register  of  deeds  of  Henne- 
pin county.     [29*;  58;  59,] 

Huyck,  Anthony,  farmer,  b.  in  New  York,  Jan.  4,  1828;  d.  in  Albert 
Lea,  Minn.,  March  2,  1898.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852,  settling 
in  Caledonia;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1877;  resided 
in  Albert  Lea  after  1891.     [30;  53A*;  61.] 

Hyatt,  E.  B.,  building  contractor,  b.  near  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  June 
24,  1839;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  in 
Wright  county  in  1867;  was  one  of  the  pioneers  of  Middleville  town- 
ship, where  he  lived  on  a  claim  until  1872.  Later  he  resided  at  How- 
ard Lake.     [31.] 

Hyde,  C.  W.  G.,  educator,  b.  in  Franklinville,  N.  Y.,  July  13,  1838; 
served  in  the  civil  war  in  the  53d  Illinois  Regt.,  gaining  the  rank  of 
lieutenant;  came  to  Minnesota,  1867,  engaging  in  educational  work; 
was  superintendent  of  schools  at  Le  Sueur,  1868-9,  and  at  Shakopee, 
1869-73;  assistant  principal  of  the  Mankato  Normal  school,  1873-6; 
one  of  the  proprietors  of  the  Minneapolis  Business  College,  1876-9; 
professor  of  history  in  the  St.  Cloud  Normal  School,  1879-93;  assistant 
state  superintendent  of  public  instruction,  1893-9;  editor,  "History  of 
the  (Jreat  Northwest  and  its  Men  of  Progress,"  592  pages,  Minneapolis, 
1901;   author  of  educational  books  and  pamphlets.     [26*.] 

Hyde,  John  E.,  merchant,  b.  in  Portland,  Maine,  in  1819;  came  to 
Mazeppa,  Minn.,  in  1855;  served  in  the  156th  Illinois  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  was  the  first  postmaster  in  Mazeppa,  and  owned  a  farm  and  a 
store.    [74.] 

Hyde,  L.  Mell,  b.  in  Almond,  N.  Y.,  in  1824;  came  to  Minneapolis 
in  1857;  published  the  Minnesota  Beacon,  and  later  the  Rural  Mlnne- 
sotian;  afterward  engaged  in  wood  engraving.  He  was  well  known 
as  a  worker  in  the  temperance  cause.     [58.] 

Hyde,  Leon  W.,  physician,  b.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  May  10,  1874;  was 
graduated  at  Rush  Medical  College,  1897;  enlisted  as  a  soldier  in  the 
Spanish- American  war,  becoming  assistant  army  surgeon;  settled  in 
Moorhead  in  1899.     [37.] 

Hyland,  E.  F.,  b.  in  Stillwater,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  28,  1850;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1876,  settling  in  Dakota  county;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1878-9.     [30.] 

Hymes,  Henry  R.,  b.  in  Illinois  in  1848;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856; 
settled  in  Rochester  in  1875,  and  engaged  in  the  machinery  and  hard- 
ware business;   a  representative   in  the  legislature,   1899-1901.     [30.] 

Hyslop,  John,  farmer,  b.  in  Scotland,  Sept.  9,  1829;  came  to  the 
United  States  when  twenty-two  years  old;  settled  in  Marion,  Olmsted 
county,  Minn.,  1855;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1878.     [30.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  361 

Ide,  John  C,  b.  in  New  York;  d.  in  Wilton,  Waseca  county,  Minn., 
in  1866.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  territorial  days;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1856;  owned  a  part  of  the  townsite  of  Wil- 
ton, and  was  auditor  of  Waseca  county  after  1863.     [75.] 

Iglehart,  Habwood,  b.  at  Annapolis,  Md.,  1829;  d.  in  New  York  City, 
Feb.  26,  1893.  He  was  graduated  in  law  at  Harvard  University,  1852; 
settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1854;  practiced  law,  and  dealt  in  real  estate. 
An  avenue  in  St.  Paul  is  named  for  him.  After  1861  he  resided  chiefly 
in  Maryland.     [28,  VIII;  94;  237  (2).] 

Ilges,  Gutdo,  soldier,  b.  in  Prussia;  was  commandant  at  Fort  Snell- 
ing  in  1879;  attained  the  rank  of  lieutenant  colonel  in  1882,  and  the 
next  year  was  dismissed  from  the  army.     [11;   12.] 

Iliff,  James,  farmer,  b.  in  Preble  county,  Ohio,  Aug.  6,  1824;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1853,  and  was  the  first  settler  in  Spencer  Brook  town- 
ship, Isanti  county;  removed  to  Livonia,  Sherburne  county,  in  1880. 
[31.] 

Iliowizi,  Henry,  Jewish  rabbi,  b.  in  Russia,  Jan.,  1851;  was  educated 
in  Germany,  London,  and  Paris;  engaged  in  missionary  work  in 
Africa;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1880,  and  was  pastor  of  the 
Hebrew  Reformed  congregation  in  Minneapolis,  1880-89;  author  of 
several  books  of  epic  poems  and  dramas.     [58.] 

Illingworth,  William,  jeweler,  b.  in  Wakefield,  England,  in  1805; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  June  23,  1870.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1852.  [238 
(June  24,  1870).] 

Illingworth,  William  H.,  photographer,  b.  in  England  in  1844; 
came  to  the  United  States  when  a  child,  and  to  St.  Paul,  in  1850; 
opened  a  photograph  gallery  there  in  1867.     [94.] 

Iltis,  Frederic,  electrician,  b.  in  Alsace,  France,  in  1842;  d.  in 
Chaska,  Minn.,  Dec.  13,  1910.  He  came  to  the  United  States  with  his 
parents  in  1851,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  served  in  the  Sixth  Min- 
nesota Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  resided  in  Chaska;  was  a  state  sen- 
ator, 1895-7.     [30;   237   (67*).] 

Iltis,  Matthew  F.,  b.  in  Alsace-Lorraine,  Feb.  4,  1840;  d.  in  Min- 
neapolis, July  3,  1902.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States 
in  1851,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  resided  in  Chaska,  and  engaged  in 
the  hardware  business;  conducted  a  hotel  at  Elizabeth  five  years,  and 
later  at  Fergus  Falls;  removed  to  Minneapolis,  and  in  1894  became 
overseer  of  the  county  poor  farm.     [237  (19*).] 

Ingersoll,  Daniel  Wesley,  merchant,  b.  in  Newton,  N.  J.,  June  12, 
1812;  d.  in  Tallapoosa,  Ga.,  Aug.  26,  1894.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1855,  and  established  in  St.  Paul  one  of  the  leading  dry  goods  houses 
in  the  Northwest.  He  was  treasurer  of  the  St.  Paul  and  Sioux  City 
railroad  company,  and  president  of  the  St.  Paul  Warehouse  and  Ele- 
vator Company.  [IS;  19*;  28,  IV*,  VIII;  68;  94;  176  (April,  1886*); 
237   (9*).] 


362  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS 

Ingersoll  Edward  Paysots  Congregational  clergyman  b  in  Lee 
Mass  May  6  1834  d  m  Montclair  N  J  Feb  5  1907  He  was  grad 
uated  at  Williams  College  1855  and  at  Andover  Theological  Seminary 
1863  was  pastor  m  St  Paul  1891 7  was  secretary  of  the  American 
Bible  Society    19016      [144     237   (48)] 

Ingersoll    Frederick    G     lawyer    b    at    Irvington    N    Y     Sept    21 

1855  came  to  St  Paul  m  1858  was  graduated  at  the  University  of 
Michigan  1878  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the  next  year  and  has  since 
practiced  in  St  Paul  president  of  the  St  Paul  Title  and  Trust  Co 
[24    25     93  ] 

Ingersoll   Newton  H    publisher    b    in  Ployer   Wis     Oct    25    1869 
came  to  Ada   Minn    m  1882   and  published  the  Ada  Alert    settled  ill 
Bramerd  m  1883    and  purchased  the  Bramerd  Dispatch    with  F    W 
Weiland    was  engrossing  clerk  m  the  Minnesota  House  of  Represent 
atives  three  terms     postmaster  of  Bramerd  since  1900      [37  ] 

Ingerson  Ashbel  b  m  Jefferson  county  N  Y  Sept  19  1827  d 
near  Maple  Plain    Minn    Aug    15    1897     He  came  to  Minnesota  m 

1856  served  in  the  Fifth  Minnesota  Regt  in  the  civil  war  settled 
in  Hennepin  county  in  1867  was  a  representative  m  the  legislature 
m  1875  resided  on  a  farm  in  Minnet"ista  after  1880  [58  178  (Sept 
16    1897)  ] 

Ingraham  Joshua.  L  educator  b  in  Rockport  Me  Nov  18  18o2 
was  graduated  at  Colby  University  1880  teacher  m  Pillsbury  Acad 
emy    Owatonna    since  1883      [25     141   (1889)  ] 

Ireland  C  F  b  in  Tioga  county  N  Y  m  1845  came  to  Minne 
sota  when  eleven  years  old  resided  in  Rochester  and  after  1870  m 
Appleton  served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt  m  the  civil  war  en 
gaged  m  mercantile  business  and  in  1880  established  the  Bank  of 
Appleton     [32  ] 

Ireland  John  R  C  archbishop  b  m  Burnchurch  Kilkenny  county 
Ireland  Sept  11  1838  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in 
1849  and  to  St  JPaul  Minn  in  1852  studied  in  Fiance  1853  to  1861 
when  he  returned  to  St  Paul  and  was  ordained  priest  During  a  part 
of  the  civil  war  he  served  as  chaplain  of  the  Fifth  Minnesota  regi 
ment  In  1869  he  organized  the  first  total  abstinence  society  in  this 
state  He  was  consecrated  bishop  in  1875  was  very  active  in  pro 
moting  immigration  to  the  state  developing  Catholic  communities 
and  establishing  St  Johns  University  has  been  archbishop  of  St 
Paul  since  1888  an  eloquent  lecturer  and  author  of  The  Church  and 
Modern  Society  Lectures  and  Addresses  two  volumes  18?6  and 
1904  [1*,  3*,  4*  17  23  24  25  93A  94  95*  98*  100,  176  (April 
1886),  237  (55*)  ] 

Ireland  Richard  carpenter  b  in  Ireland  in  1805  came  to  the 
United  States  m  1849  and  to  St  Paul  in  1852  Archbishop  Ireland  is 
his  son     [94  ] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  863 

Ireland,  Thomas,  farmer,  b.  in  Washington  county,  Pa.,  March  10, 
1812;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1859;  settled  on  a  farm  on  Lake  Shetek; 
was  badly  wounded  in  the  Indian  outbreak  of  1862,  and  his  family 
were  made  prisoners.     [32.] 

Ireland,  William  W.,  b.  in  Tompkins  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1845;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Rochester,  Minn.,  in  1856;  engaged  in  the  book  and 
stationery  business  after  1868.     [66.] 

Irgens,  John  S.,  secretary  of  state  of  Minnesota,  b.  in  Christiania, 
Norway,  Feb.  11,  1832;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1848,  and  to 
Minnesota  in  1857,  settling  as  a  farmer  in  Mower  county.  He  served 
one  year  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1875,  and  secretary  of  state,  1876-80.     [18;  30.] 

Irish,  Jefferson  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Pontiac,  Mich.,  Aug.  24,  1859;  was 
graduated  at  Michigan  Agricultural  College,  1882;  was  admitted  to 
the  bar;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1884,  and  two  years  later  settled  in 
Detroit;  was  county  attorney  of  Becker  county,  1S88-92.     [25;   35.] 

Irish,  John  S.,  merchant,  b.  in  Bridgton,  Maine,  Jan.  7,  1831;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1867;  engaged  in  building  steamboats;  settled  in 
Moorhead  in  1883,  and  owned  a  grocery.    [35.] 

Irish,  Joseph,  pioneer,  b.  in  Rutland  county,  Vt,  in  1811;  was  one 
of  the  first  settlers  at  Red  Rock,  Washington  county,  Minn.,  1851; 
owned  a  farm  and  a  dairy.     [40.] 

Irish,  Loomis  F.,  banker,  b.  in  New  York  state,  Jan.  15,  1856;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1865,  and  to  Pine  Island  in  1878; 
engaged  in  brick  making  and  in  milling;  established  a  private  bank 
in  1882,  which  he  conducted  for  twenty-four  years;  organized  the 
State  Bank  of  Pine  Island  in  1907,  and  is  its  president.     [56.] 

Irvine,  Benjamin  Franklin,  merchant,  b.  in  Dansville,  New  York, 
May  23,  1828;  d.  in  Punxsutawney,  Pa.,  Aug.  27,  1899.  He  settled  in 
St.  Paul  in  1848;  engaged  in  the  grocery  and  commission  business; 
served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  post- 
master for  the  capitol  building  many  years.     [94;  98*;  122;  237  (9).] 

Irvine,  Clover  G.,  b.  in  Brookfield,  Pa.,  July  14.  1843;  came  with  his 
parents  to  St.  Paul  in  1851;  served  in  the  Tenth  Minnesota  Regt., 
1862-5;  entered  the  employ  of  the  American  Express  Company,  and 
became  its  general  agent.     [98*.] 

Irvine,  John  B.,  engineer,  b.  in  Dayton,  Ohio,  in  1863;  came  to  St. 
Paul  in  1876;  was  employed  in  the  city  engineer's  office,  1885-1901, 
and  later  was  county  surveyor.     [237  (36*).] 

Irvine,  John  R.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Dansville,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  3,  1812;  d.  in 
St.  Paul  in  1878.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1843;  purchased  part  of  the 
original  Phelan  claim  from  Mr.  Rondo,  and  afterward  purchased  the 
Mortimer  claim.  This  land  is  now  in  the  most  thickly  settled  part 
of  St.  Paul,  and  is  known  as  the  Rice  and  Irvine  addition.  [28,  IV*; 
29;  32;  41;  68;  94;  98*.] 


364  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Irvine,  William  H.,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Jan.  31,  1859;  was  second  as- 
sistant chief  of  the  fire  department  after  1898.  -[96*;  100*.] 

Irving,  William,  tailor,  b.  in  Liverpool,  Eng.,  April  8,  1821;  d.  in 
Mankato,  Minn.,  Jan.  28,  1909.  He  came  to  the  United  States,  in  1850, 
and  to  St.  Paul  in  1853;  settled  in  Mankato  in  1856.     [83*;  237  (51).] 

Iselin,  George  A.,  journalist,  b.  in  New  York  city,  August  22,  1853; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Nov.  S,  1909.  He  was  graduated  at  Cornell  University; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  New  York;  traveled  in  Europe  and  Aus- 
tralia several  years;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1880;  owned  and  edited  the 
Isanti  County  Press,  1894-1903;  and  later  edited  the  Independent  Press 
in  Cambridge.     [237  (56).] 

Isenhour,  George,  b.  in  Niagara  county,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  7,  1831;  came 
to  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  in  1859;  owned  a  farm  and  a  hotel  at  Isin- 
our's  station,  which  was  named  for  him.     [52.] 

Iversen,  Nils,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Christiania,  Norway,  Oct. 
16,  1843;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1869;  was  graduated  at  Augs- 
burg Seminary,  Minneapolis,  in  1872;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry 
the  same  year;  was  pastor  in  several  cities,  including  Minneapolis. 
[169.] 

Iverson,  Johan  Martin,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  July  7, 
1860;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1881;  was  educated  at  Augsburg 
Seminary,  Minneapolis,  1884-90;  was  pastor  in  Kittson  county,  Minn., 
1890-94;  Drayton,  N.  D.,  1894-1900;  Iron  River,  Wis.,  1901-02;  and 
Maple  Bay,  Minn.,  after  1903.     [148.] 

Iverson,  John,  pioneer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1832;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Dec. 
19,  1904.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1852;  soon  afterward  set- 
tled in  Rushfprd,  Minn.,  where  he  engaged  in  business  forty  years; 
removed  to  Ottofy,  N.  D.,  in  1896.     [237  (35*).] 

Iverson,  Samuel  Gilbert,  state  auditor,  b.  in  Rushford,  Minn.,  April 
21,  1859;  studied  at  Shattuek  School,  Faribault;  was  graduated  in  law 
at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1893;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1887;  was  assistant  in  offices  of  the  state  auditor  and  state 
treasurer,  1887-1902;  and  has  since  been  state  auditor.  [24;  25;  26*; 
30*;  100*;  237  (36*).] 

Ives,  Francis,  judge,  b.  in  Orange  county,  Vt,  July  16,  1831;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1856;  lived  in  Red  Wing  until  1878,  when  he  removed 
to  Grookston;  was  judge  of  the  Fourteenth  judicial  district,  1893-9; 
later  removed  to  Cass  Lake.     [22*;  30;  81.] 

Ives,  Gideon  Sprague,  lawyer,  b.  in  Dickinson,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  19,  1846; 
served  in  the  15th  N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  graduated  in  law 
at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1871;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1871,  and 
settled  in  St.  Peter;  was  county  attorney  and  city  attorney;  was  a 
state  senator,  1887-9,  and  lieutenant  governor,  1891-2;  removed  to  St. 
Paul  in  1903.    [24;  25;  30;  32;  157*;  237  (45*).] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  365 

Ives,  John  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Burlington,  Iowa,  in  1855;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Oct.  26,  1902.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1873;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1889  and  1893;  and  a  state  senator,  1899-1902. 
[30;  93;  237  (28*).] 

Ives,  Warren  J.,  merchant,  b.  in  Franklin  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1837; 
served  in  the  106th  N.  Y.  regiment  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  1871 
in  Hutchinson,  Minn.;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1881, 
and  was  appointed  state  dairy  commissioner  in  1887.     [30;  64.] 

Jacklin,  R.  W.,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  England  in  1842;  came 
with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  when  two  years  old;  served  in 
Michigan  regiments,  1861-5,  becoming  lieutenant  colonel;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1865,  and  settled  in  Waterville  in  1870.     [32.] 

Jackman,  Henry  A.,  b.  in  Washington  county,  Maine;  came  to  Still- 
water, Minn.,  in  1849;  engaged  in  lumber  business;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  territorial  legislature,  1855-6;  was  prison  warden,  1870-4. 
[40;  41.] 

Jackson,  A.  P.,  b.  in  Wyoming  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1826;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1861,  settling  in  Goodhue  county;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1871;  removed  to  Ortonville  in  1878.     [32.] 

Jackson,  Andrew,  b.  in  Valla,  Sweden,  Feb.  11,  1828;  d.  at  Rush 
Lake,  Minn.,  July  23,  1901.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1852,  and 
to  Minnesota  five  years  later;  was  a  pioneer  minister  in  New  London, 
Kandiyohi  county,  and  later  was  principal  of  St.  Ansgar's  Academy, 
near  Carver.  He  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1890,  and  was  financial  agent 
for  Gustavus  Adolphus  College;  later  was  pastor  at  Rush  Point.  [169; 
237   (14).] 

Jackson,  Anson  Blake,  lawyer,  b.  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  in  1850;  was 
graduated  at  Hobart  College,  1870,  and  Columbia  law  school,  1873;  set- 
tled in  Minneapolis  in  1879.     [25;  137*.] 

Jackson,  Charles  C,  b.  in  Monticello*  N.  Y.,  Nov.  16,  1852;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1867,  and  resided  in  Monticello; 
after  1879  he  was  proprietor  of  the  Merchants'  Hotel  there.     [31.] 

Jackson,  Daniel  B.,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  1840;  d.  in  Min- 
neapolis, Nov.  20,  1899.  He  was  graduated  at  Union  College,  and 
studied  theology  at  Princeton  Seminary;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  was 
pastor  in  Kingston,  Litchfield,  and  after  1889  in  Minneapolis.  During 
the  last  eight  years  of  his  life  he  engaged  in  the  work  of  the  Chil- 
dren's Aid  Society  of  Minneapolis.     [153.] 

Jackson,  Henry,  pioneer,  b.  in  Abingdon,  Va.,  Feb.  1,  1811;  d.  in 
Mankato,  Minn.,  July  31,  1857.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1842;  was  ap- 
pointed the  first  justice  of  the  peace  in  St.  Paul  in  1843;  was  the  first 
postmaster  of  St.  Paul,  1846-49;  and  was  a  member  of  the  first  Ter- 
ritorial Assembly.  He  removed  to  Mankato  in  1853,  where  he  was 
one  of  the  first  settlers.    He  established  the  first  store  in  St.  Paul,  on 


366  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

the  river  bank  near  Jackson  street,  which  was  named  for  him,  and 
engaged  in  the  fur  trade  in  partnership  with  William  Hartshorn.  [28, 
IV,  IX;   hi;  114;  241.] 

Jackson,  Mrs,  Henry.     See  Mrs.  Angeline  Bevins  Hinckley. 

Jackson,  Jacob,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway,  Aug.  10,  1839;  when  five 
years  old  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States,  and  to  Arendahl, 
Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  owned  a  farm,  and  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business  after  1867.     [52.] 

Jackson,  James  Fred.,  b.  in  Wabasha,  Minn.,  Aug.  16,  1861;  was 
graduated  at  Carleton  College,  1883;  was  secretary  of  the  Associated 
Charities  of  St  Paul  five  years;  was  secretary  of  the  State  Board  of 
Corrections  and  Charities,  1898-1901;  removed  to  New  York  city,  and 
later  to  Cleveland,  Ohio.     [30.] 

Jackson,  John  A.,  b.  in  Virginia,  May  10,  1824;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1855;  served  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt,  1864-5;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1874;  settled  in  West  Line,  Redwood  county, 
in  1878.     [32.] 

Jackson,  Joseph  Ansgar,  lawyer,  b.  in  Carver,  Minn.,  July  17,  1868; 
was  graduated  at  Gustavus  Adolphus  College,  1890,  and  in  law  at  the 
University  of  Minnesota,  1893;  settled  in  St.  Paul;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature,  1899-1902;  vice  consul  for  Sweden  since  1906. 
[24;   25;   30.] 

Jackson,  Lorenzo,  pioneer,  b.  in  Manchester,  N.  H.,  Sept.  26,  1819; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  resided  in  Cannon  City  and  Faribault,  and 
later  owned  a  farm  in  Warsaw;  was  treasurer  of  Rice  county,  1882-3. 
[70.] 

Jackson,  R.  S.,  b.  in  New  York,  Sept.  2,  1844;  served  in  the  39th 
Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Fairmont,  Minn.,  in  1882; 
engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  after  1894  was  postmaster.     [39.] 

Jackson,  Richard  Arbuthnot,  lawyer,  b.  in  Richmond,  Ind.,  Sept.  5, 
1858;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Virginia,  1879;  be- 
came general  counsel  for  the  Great  Northern  railway  in  1910;  resides 
in  St.  Paul.     [17.] 

Jackson,  Roscoe  Neely,  physician,  b.  in  Boonville,  N.  Y.,  July  7, 
1856;  was  graduated  at  Hungerford  Collegiate  Institute,  1877,  and  at 
Long  Island  Hospital  College,  1880;  settled  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  in 
1883.     [26*.] 

Jackson,  Sheldon,  Presbyterian  missionary,  b.  in  Minaville,  N.  Y., 
May  18,  1834;  d.  in  Asheville,  N.  C,  May  2,  1909.  He  was  graduated 
at  Union  College,  1855,  and  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  1858; 
was  pastor  at  La  Crescent,  Minn.,  1859-64,  and  at  Rochester,  Minn., 
1864-69,  and  had  oversight  of  the  mission  work  in  southern  Minne- 
sota for  several  years.  He  was  afterward  superintendent  of  missions 
for  the  Rocky  mountain  territories  and  for  Alaska.    In  1885  he  was  ap- 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  367 

pointed  by  the  secretary  of  the  interior  to  be  XL  S.  general  agent  of 
education  in  Alaska,  and  founded  the  public  school  system  of  that 
territory.  In  1891  he  brought  the  first  domestic  reindeer  into  Alaska. 
[1;  3*;  17.3 

Jacobs,  William  J.,  lawyer  and  journalist,  b.  near  Lewistown,  Pa., 
March  1,  1818;  d.  in  Lake  City,  Minn.,  April  2,  1881.  He  studied  law, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar;  came  to  Lake  City  in  1857;  edited  the 
Lake  City  Sentinel  several  years.     [74.] 

Jacobson,  Isaac,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway,  Feb.,  1813;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1844,  and  to  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  set- 
tled in  Arendahl  township,  which  he  named;  engaged  in  mercantile 
business  there  after  1874,  and  seven  years  later  removed  to  Pilot 
Mound.     [52.] 

Jacobson,  Jacob  F.,  b.  in  Norway,  Jan.  13,  1849;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  childhood,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1871,  settling  in  Lac  qui  Parle 
county;  was  auditor  of  the  county,  1873-9;  resides  at  Madison,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  the  agricultural  implement  business.  He  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1889  and  1893-1901;  and  later  was  a 
member  of  the  state  board  of  control,  his  term  ending  in  1905.  He 
was  the  Republican  candidate  for  governor  of  Minnesota  in  1908.  [30; 
32;   38;   169;   237   (54*).] 

Jacobson,  John  P.,  b.  in  Racine,  Wis.,  in  1845;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1871,  and  engaged  in  insurance  in  St.  Paul  and  later  in  Kerkhoven, 
Swift  county;  owned  a  store,  and  was  also  railway  agent;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1877;  removed  to  St.  Paul  the  next 
year,  was  assistant  secretary  of  state  two  years,  and  afterward  en- 
gaged again  in  insurance  business.     [30;  169.] 

Jacobson,  Niels,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway,  March  3,  1844;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1848,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1873;  served  in  the  Sixth 
Iowa  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  resides  at  Hills,  Rock  county;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903-5.     [30*;  71A.] 

Jacobson,  P.  G.,  banker,  b.  in  Allamakee  county,  Iowa,  Oct.  21,  1857; 
settled  in  Madison,  Minn.,  in  1891,  where  he  organized  the  Farmers' 
State  Bank  and  was  its  cashier.     [169.] 

Jacobson,  Peter  F.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway,  April  14,  1842;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1857,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1869,  when  he  founded 
a  settlement  of  Iowa  people  in  Lac  qui  Parle  county;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature,  and  was  county  treasurer  four  years; 
was  judge  of  probate,  1880-83.     [32;  169.] 

Jacobson,  William,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept.  7,  1844;  d.  in  Luverne,  Minn., 
Aug.  21,  1895.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1866;  settled  in  Lu- 
verne in  1872;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  banking,  and  dealing 
in  real  estate;  was  president  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Luverne. 
[34;  71;  169.] 


368 


MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 


Jacobus,  Delos,  b.  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  April  20,  1850;  served  in  the 
48th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Crookston,  Minn,,  in 
1873;  engaged  in  railroad  business;  was  postmaster  of  Crookston, 
1882-5,  and  manager  of  the  telephone  exchange.     [35;  81.] 

Jacqby,  Joseph  J.,  fresco  painter,  b.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1859;  re- 
sided in  St.  Paul;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903. 
[30.] 

Jaeger,  Luth,  journalist,  b.  near  Arendal,  Norway,  Aug.  4,  1851; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1871;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1877; 
engaged  in  newspaper  work,  and  in  1889  became  editor  of  an  English 
newspaper  called  The  North,  devoted  to  the  interests  of  Scandinavian- 
Americans.     [24;  169.] 

Jaggard,  Edwin  Ames,  jurist,  b.  in  Altoona,  Pa.,  June  21,  1859;  d. 
in  Hamilton,  Bermuda,  Feb.  13,  1911.  He  was  graduated  at  Dickinson 
College,  1879,  and  in  law  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  1882; 
settled  at  St.  Paul  in  1882;  was  a  member  of  the  law  faculty  of  the 
University  of  Minnesota  after  1891;  was  judge  in  the  Second  judicial 
district,  1899-1905;  associate  justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Minne- 
sota after  1905;  author  of  text  books  on  law.  [17;  24;  25;  30*;  93; 
93A;   98*;   100;  125;   127B;   136;   137;   237   (59*).] 

Jahist,  J.  C,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Prussia  in  1839;  came  to  the 
United  States,  settling  in  Minnesota  in  1856;  served  in  the  First  Min- 
nesota cavalry,  1861;  engaged  in  farming,  and  in  1869  entered  the 
ministry.  He  settled  in  Blooming  Grove  township,  Waseca  county,  in 
1886.     [32;  75.] 

Jahn,  John,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Wurtemberg,  Germany,  Sept. 
7,  1834;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1865,  settling  in  Minnesota; 
resided  in  Winnebago,  Houston  county,  after  1878.     [61.] 

Jahr,  John  L.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway,  April  8,  1835;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1852,  and  to  Norway,  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  in  1857; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  one  term.  He  died  on  his  farm, 
May  28,  1880.     [52.] 

James,  Benaiah  M.,  miller,  b.  in  New  Hampshire  in  1824;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1855;  resided  in  Northfield,  and  owned  part  of  the  town- 
site;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1875  and  1889.  [30; 
70.] 

James,  George  Francis,  educator,  b.  in  Normal,  111.,  Aug.  18,  1867; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1886;  studied  in  Europe, 
and  engaged  in  teaching;  dean  of  the  College  of  Education,  Univer- 
sity of  Minnesota,  since  1905,  residing  in  Minneapolis.    [17;  24;  127B.] 

James,  James  A.,  building  contractor,  b.  in  Wales,  Dec,  1837;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1849;  settled  in  Manakto,  Minn.,  in  1866;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1875-7,  and  chief  grain  inspector 
for  Minnesota,  1885-7.  He  removed  to  Seattle,  Wash.,  in  1889.  [30; 
171*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  369 

James,  John  Henry,  physician,  b.  in  Greenwich,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  28, 
1846;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  New  York,  1875; 
came  to  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  and  was  assistant  physician  in  the  Hospital 
for  the  Insane,  1876-91;  removed  to  Mankato  in  1891;  was  president 
of  the  Mankato  Telephone  Co.,  1900-06.     [24;  25;  32;  45*;  46.] 

James,  William  Albert,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Pomfret, 
Conn.,  March  4,  1833;  d.  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  Jan.  14,  1892.  He  was 
graduated  at  Williams  College,  1862,  and  Union  Theological  Seminary, 
1865;  was  pastor  in  Michigan  and  other  states;  came  to  Minneapolis 
in  1880;  was  acting  pastor  at  Afton  and  Lakewood,  Minn.,  in  1885-6; 
and  afterward  resided  in  Minneapolis  and  in  California.     [144.] 

James,  William  M.,  merchant  and  journalist,  b.  in  Elgin  county, 
Ontario,  Feb.  16,  1858;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1883,  and  settled  at 
Breckenridge  in  1884;  has  published  the  Breckenridge  Telegram  since 
1892.     [22*;   24;   25.] 

Jamieson,  William,  farmer,  b.  in  Lanarkshire,  Scotland,  in  1844; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1882,  and  settled  at  Rapidan;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1897.     [30.] 

Jamison,  Robert,  judge,  b.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  Sept.  4,  1858;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  at  Minneapolis  in  1883,  and  has  since  practiced 
there;  was  judge  of  the  Fourth  judicial  district,  1893-7;  was  private 
secretary  to  Gov.  Van  Sant,  1901-05.     [22*;   24;   25;   30;   90.] 

Janes,  Alexander  L.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Madelia,  Minn.,  in  1880;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1902,  and  Harvard  Law 
School,  1905;  settled  in  Pipestone,  Minn.;  was  county  attorney,  1909- 
10;  appointed  assistant  attorney  general  of  Minnesota,  1911.     [30*.] 

Janney,  Charles,  miller,  b.  in  Lincolnshire,  Eng.,  Nov.  9,  1838;  came 
to  Canada  when  eighteen  years  old;  settled  in  Monticello,  Minn.,  in 
1871,  where  he  built  a  flouring  mill.     [31.] 

Janney,  Thomas  B.,  merchant,  b.  in  Shanesville,  Ohio,  Oct.  5,  1838; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1866,  settling  at  Minneapolis,  and  engaged  in 
hardware  business;  since  1898  president  of  the  firm  of  Janney,  Sem- 
ple,  Hill  and  Co.     [24;   85A.] 

Janson,  Kristofer  N.,  Unitarian  clergyman  and  author,  b.  in  Bergen, 
Norway,  May  5,  1841;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Norway; 
came  to  Minneapolis  in  1882;  author  of  many  Norwegian  novels  and 
other  works,  and  founder  of  several  churches  in  this  state.     [1;  169.] 

Janzen,  John,  merchant,  b.  in  Prussia,  March  15,  1850;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1873,  and  to  Minnesota  the  same  year;  settled  at 
Mountain  Lake  in  1875,  and  engaged  in  general  mercantile  business 
and  banking;   was  postmaster  after  1889.     [21;   34.] 

Jayne,  Trafford  Newton,  lawyer,  b.  in  Lewiston,  Minn.,  Nov.  3,  1868; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1889;  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  the  next  year,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul;  removed  to  Minne- 
apolis in  1892.     [3*;   22*;   25;   137*.] 

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370  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Jefferson,  R.  H.,  b.  in  1851;  resides  at  Bingham  Lake,  Jackson 
county,  Minn.;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1905-07.    [30*.] 

Jefferson,  Robert  Emmet,  built  the  first  house  on  the  site  of  Duluth 
in  1855;  returned  to  St.  Anthony  Falls  in  1861;  enlisted  in  the  army, 
and  died  in  the  early  part  of  the  war.     [28,  IX.] 

Jefferson,  Rufus  C,  b.  in  Gainesville,  N.  Y.,  April  24,  1843;  served 
in  the  First  N.  Y.  Dragoons  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in 
1881;  engaged  in  lumber,  real  estate,  and  farm  loan  business.  [24; 
25;   95*;   98*.] 

Jelinek,  John  P.,  b.  in  Austria,  1871;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1878; 
engaged  in  the  drug  business  in  St.  Paul  since  1886;  a  representative 
in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Jellies,  Henry,  centenarian,  b.  in  England,  Jan.  1,  1795;  d.  in  Anoka 
county,  Minn.,  Oct.  30,  1902.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  forty- 
five  years  old;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1872;  resided  in  Excelsior,  and 
later  in  Bethel,  Anoka  county.     [237   (24*,  28).] 

Jemeraye,  Christopher  Dufrost,  Sieur  de  la,  b.  in  Canada,  Dec.  7, 
1707;  d.  in  1736.  He  was  commander  of  Fort  Beauharnois,  on  the 
Minnesota  shore  of  Lake  Pepin,  in  the  winter  of  1728-9;  accompanied 
his  uncle,  Verendrye,  in  his  expedition  in  1731  along  the  northern  bor- 
der of  Minnesota,  building  forts  on  Rainy  lake  and  the  Lake  of  the 
Woods.     [107;   146.] 

Jenkins,  Horatio,  lawyer,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  March  3,  1837;  d.  in 
Alexandria,  Minn.,  Jan.  13,  1908.  He  served  in  Massachusetts  regi- 
ments in  the  civil  war,  enlisting  as  a  private,  and  attaining  the  rank 
of  brigadier  general;  settled  in  Alexandria  in  1880;  was  county  attor- 
ney, 1883-88.     [35;  237  (48).] 

Jenkins,  Jenkin,  clergyman,  b.  in  Wales  in  1803;  d.  Feb.  5,  1886. 
He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1832;  was  a  missionary  in  Ohio,  Wis- 
consin, and  Illinois;  settled  in  Cambria,  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  in 
1855,  and  organized  the  first  church  there.     [32;  171*.] 

Jenks,  Albert  Ernest,  educator,  b.  in*  Ionia,  Mich,  Nov.  28,  1869; 
was  graduated  at  Kalamazoo  College,  1896;  engaged  in  editorial  work 
and  teaching;  was  chief  of  the  Ethnological  Survey  of  the  Philippine 
Islands  for  the  St.  Louis  Exposition,  1904;  professor  of  anthropology 
in  the  University  of  Minnesota  since  1907;  author  of  several  books. 
[7A;   17;   127B.] 

Jenks,  Austin  T.,  b.  in  Essex  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  12,  1833;  d.  March 
3,  1902.  He  settled  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1855,  and  engaged  in  lum- 
ber business.     [42*;  104.] 

Jenks,  Cyrus  Henry,  b.  in  Belvidere,  III.,  November  29,  1844;  d.  in 
Crookston,  Minn.,  Aug.  15,  1907.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  Min- 
nesota in  1848;  served  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war; 
engaged  in  railway  service,  becoming  superintendent  of  the  Crookston 
division  of  the  Great  Northern  railway.     [237  (48).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES. 


371 


Jenks,  J.  E.,  b.  in  Illinois  in  1837;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1849; 
served  in  the  army  three  years;  settled  in  Cokato;  engaged  in  rail- 
road business;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1873.     [30.] 

Jenness,  Benjamin  Franklin,  lawyer,  b.  in  Dover,  N.  H.,  Aug.  30, 
1838;  d.  in  Willmar,  Minn.,  Sept.  2,  1907.  He  was  graduated  at  Dart- 
mouth College,  1860;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  engaged  in  teaching; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1873,  and  settled  in  Willmar  the  same 
year;  was  county  attorney  one  term,  and  county  surveyor  ten  years, 
1892-1902.      [237    (48).] 

Jennison,  Abel  W.,  b.  in  Vermont,  Feb.  22,  1839;  d.  in  Janesville, 
Minn.,  Feb.  2,  1890.  He  settled  in  Waseca,  Minn.,  in  1868;  removed 
the  next  year  to  Janesville;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  milling, 
and  banking.     [75;   168   (Feb.  14,  1890).] 

Jennison,  Samuel  Pearce,  secretary  of  state,  b.  in  Southbridge, 
Mass.,  May  9,  1830;  d.  in  Covina,  California,  Nov.  29,  1909.  He  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1857,  and  came  to  Minnesota  the  same  year; 
served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt.  through  the  civil  war,  and  was 
brevetted  brigadier  general  at  its  close;  resided  in  Red  Wing  after 
1870,  where  he  was  proprietor  of  the  Red  Wing  Printing  Co.;  was 
secretary  of  state  of  Minnesota,  1872-6;  was  private  secretary  of  Gov. 
Ramsey,  1860-1,  of  Gov.  Marshall,  1867-70,  and  of  Gov.  Hubbard,  1882-7; 
removed  to  Covina,  Los  Angeles  county,  Cal.  [27*;  30;  54;  94;  121; 
237   (56*,  59).] 

Jensen,  Hans  P.,  b.  in  Denmark,  Nov.  26,  1844;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1865;  settled  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1868;  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  carriages.   [83*.] 

Jensen,  Matiiias,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  April  1,  1865;  was  assistant  in  the 
state  treasurer's  office  twelve  years;  city  clerk  of  St.  Paul,  1895-1903; 
clerk  of  the  district  court  since  1906.     [24;   25;   27*;   95*.] 

Jenson,  T. ,  physician,  b.  in  Norway,  March,  1840;  came  to  the  United 
States  with  his  parents  when  thirteen  years  old;  was  graduated  at 
Cincinnati  Medical  College  in  1874;  settled  in  Spring  Grove,  Houston 
county,  Minn.,  where  he  practiced  medicine  and  owned  a  drug  store. 
[61.] 

Jensvold,  John,  lawyer,  b.  in  Albany,  Wis.,  March  25,  1857;  was 
graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Iowa,  1880;  settled  in  Duluth  in 
1888.     [169.] 

Jepson,  Lowell  Ellsworth,  b.  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  Oct.  19,  1863; 
was  graduated  at  Carleton  College,  1887;  settled  in  Minneapolis  the 
same  year,  and  has  since  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  artificial 
limbs;  was  a  state  senator,  1899-1905.     [24;   25;   30.] 

Jerde,  Kristofer  O.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Numedal,  Norway,  Dec.  30,  1856; 
came  with  his  parents  to  the^  United  States  in  1870;  was  graduated 
in  law  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin;  settled  in  Madison,  Minn.,  in 
1883;  was  county  attorney  for  Lac  qui  Parle  county  four  terms.     [169.] 


372  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Jerdee,  Lars  Jensen,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  Jan.  2, 
1859;  came  to  the  United  States  when  two  years  old;  was  graduated 
at  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa,  in  1882,  and  Luther  Seminary,  1885; 
has  been  pastor  in  Minneapolis  since  1887.     [85A*;  148;  169.] 

Jerome,  Frank,  b.  in  Montreal,  Canada,  Jan.  24,  1848;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1869;  took  a  claim  on  the  site  of  Crookston  in  1872;  owned 
a  hotel  and  livery  stable.     [35.] 

Jett,  J.  Bailey,  lawyer,  b.  in  Westmoreland  county,  Va.,  Sept.  3, 
1832;  was  graduated  at  William  and  Mary  College,  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1857;  was  a  captain  in  the  Confederate  army  in  the  civil 
war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1883,  and  has  since  practiced  law  in  St. 
Paul.     [25;  93.] 

Jeub,  Peter,  building  contractor,  b.  in  Germany  in  1848;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1874,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1899.     [30.] 

Jewell,  J.  Wallace,  b.  in  Monticello,  Maine,  in  1858;  settled  in  Min- 
neapolis in  1878;  joined  the  fire  department  in  1884,  and  became  a 
captain  in  1899.     [88*.] 

Jewell,  Phineas  Anson,  physician  b.  in  New  York,  Jan.  10,  1829; 
d.  in  Lake  City,  Minn.,  May  25,  1878.  He  was  graduated  from  the 
medical  department  of  the  University  of  Michigan;  settled  in  Lake 
City  in  1868,  and  established  the  Jewell  nursery.  [74;  166  (1879, 
1897*).] 

Jewell,  W.  H.,  b.  in  Saratoga  county,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  3,  1831;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1867,  settling  on  a  farm  at  Birch  Coqley,  Renville  county; 
was  sheriff  two  years,  and  postmaster  ten  years.     [32.] 

Jewell,  William  Wallace,  druggist,  b.  in  Montrose,  Wis.,  Aug.  16, 
1847;  came  with  his  father  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  lives  at  Pine  Island, 
and  has  engaged  in  the  drug  business  since  1874.     [24;  54*.] 

Jewett,  Charles,  b.  in  Canterbury,  Conn.,  Sept.  5,  1807;  d.  in  Nor- 
wich, Conn.,  April  3,  1879.  He  was  a  physician  and  a  prominent  tem- 
perance advocate;  resided  in  Warsaw,  Rice  county,  Minn.,  1855-58. 
His  biography,  by  William  M.  Thayer,  461  pages,  with  portrait,  was 
published  in  1888.     [70A.] 

Jewett,  E.  B.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Kennebec,  Maine,  June  19,  1821;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1855;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1870;  settled  in 
Marshall  in  1873.      [32.] 

Jewett,  James  Richard,  educator,  b.  in  Westport,  Maine,  March  14, 
1862;  was  graduated  at  Harvard  College,  1884;  studied  three  years  in 
Syria,  and  later  in  Germany;  was  professor  of  Semitic  languages  in 
the  University  of  Minnesota,  1895-1903;  professor  of  Arabic  in  the 
University  of  Chicago  since  1903.     [17;  127  (10*);  127B.] 

Jewett,  Richard  Henry  Lee,  pioneer,  b.  in  Rhode  Island  in  1834; 
d.  in  Corning,  Cal.,  Sept.  29,  1906.     He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855, 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  373 

settling  in  Rice  county;  served  in  the  civil  war  in  a  Massachusetts 
regiment,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  was  a  civil  engineer,  and 
served  in  the  land  department  of  the  State  Auditor's  office  during  the 
later  years  of  his  life;  removed  to  California  in  1905.     [237  (43*).] 

Jewett,  Samuel  A.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Gardiner,  Maine,  March  18, 
1816;  d.  at  Jewett  Mills,  Wis.,  Dec.  27,  1893.  He  was  graduated  at 
Waterville  College;  came  to  St.  Anthony  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1853;  en- 
gaged in  lumber  business,  and  owned  large  interests  in  real  estate  in 
Minneapolis;  author  of  a  book,  "Elements  of  Science,  Moral  and  Re- 
ligious."    [238  (Dec.  29,  1893).] 

Jewett,  Stephen,  b.  in  New  Haven,  Conn.,  May  20,  1844;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1865,  settling  in  Faribault;  since  1874  treasurer  of  the 
Bishop  Seabury  Mission  and  Shattuck  School.     [70A*.] 

Jewett,  William  Parker,  lawyer,  b.  in  Plainfield,  Conn.,  Aug.  25, 
1848;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Aug.  17,  1905.  He  came  to  Minnesota  wiith  his 
parents  in  1855;  lived  in  Faribault,  and  after  1872  in  St.  Paul;  was 
graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota;  was  land  commis- 
sioner of  the  St.  Paul  and  Sioux  City  Railway  Company,  1882-1903. 
[28,  XII.] 

Jodoin,  Joseph,  pioneer,  b.  in  Canada,  April  25,  1832;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1854;  settled  in  Haven,  Sherburne  county;  was  an  Indian 
trader  in  the  Red  river  country,  1862-78.     [31.] 

John,  David  Clarke,  educator,  b.  in  Columbia  county,  Pa.,  Feb.  14, 
1835;  was  graduated  at  Dickinson  College,  Carlisle,  Pa.,  in  1859;  was 
a  Methodist  Episcopal  pastor  six  years,  but  afterward,  on  account  of 
failure  of  his  voice,  became  a  school  teacher.  In  1873  he  came  to 
Minnesota  as  principal  of  the  State  Normal  School  at  Mankato;  was 
president  of  Hamline  University,  1880-83.     [18;   29;   68;   83.] 

Johns,  Henry,  lawyer,  b.  in  Johnstown,  N.  Y.,  June  IS,  1858;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Nov.  19,  1902.  He  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents,  who 
settled  in  St.  Paul,  in  1868;  was  educated  at  the  High  School  in  St. 
Paul,  and  the  National  Law  School  in  Washington,  D.  C.;  practiced 
his  profession  in  Red  Wing,  1880-85,  and  then  removed  to  St.  Paul; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1895-7.  [22*;  27*;  30;  93; 
95*;    98*;   100;    237    (28*).] 

Johns,  William  H.,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Louisa,  Ky.,  July  23, 
1855;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1864;  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business  in  Litchfield.     [65.] 

Johnson,  A.  G.,  farmer  and  merchant,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1858;  settled 
in  Minnesota  in  1870;  resided  at  Kron,  Douglas  county;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1893,  and  a  state  senator,  1895-7.     [30.] 

Johnson,  Albert,  judge,  b.  in  Goodhue  county,  Minn.,  Nov.  17,  1858; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1885;  resided  in  Red  Wing;  was  clerk  of 
the  district  court,  1887-94;  county  attorney,  1897-1906;  and  judge  in 
the  First  judicial  district  since  1909.     [30;   169.] 


374  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Johnson,  Albert  N.,  b.  in  Norwich,  Vt,  July  25,  1844;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1874,  settling  at  Benson,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  and  lum- 
ber business;  was  president  of  the  Swift  County  Bank;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1887.     [24;  166A;  176  (March,  1888*).] 

Johnson,  Albin,  b.  in  Carroll  county,  N.  H.,  Feb.  16,  1817;  d.  in  Blue 
Earth  City,  Minn.,  Aug.  2,  1887.  He  settled  on  a  farm  in  Faribault 
county,  Minn.,  in  1857;  was  county  treasurer  four  years;  resided  in 
Blue  Earth  City  after  1880.     [51.] 

Johnson,  Aleck  E.,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1840;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1854,  and  two  years  later  settled  in  Minnesota;  engaged  as  immi- 
gration, transportation  and  land  agent  among  the  Scandinavian  peo- 
ple, and  has  large  banking  interests  in  Minnesota  and  other  states; 
resides  in  New  York  city.     [22*;  25;  95*.] 

Johnson,  Alexander,  journalist,  b.  in  Orange  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1833; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1853;  established  newspapers  in  Wilton,  Fari- 
bault, and  Hastings;  was  local  editor  and  reporter  on  several  St.  Paul 
papers;   was  register  of  deeds  for  Ramsey  county,  1876-7.     [94.] 

Johnson,  Alfred  B.,  soldier,  b.  in  1853  in  San  Antonio,  Texas;  d. 
there  March  18,  1897.  He  spent  much  of  his  childhood  in  Minnesota; 
was  appointed  to  the  army  by  Gen.  Grant;  held  the  office  of  captain; 
for  two  years  preceding  his  death  was  inspector  of  the  Minnesota 
National  Guard;  resided  in  St.  Paul.     [121.] 

Johnson,  Andrew  G.,  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden,  Dec.  25,  1857;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1878,  and  was  a  pastor  in  Minneapolis,  1878-81,  and  in 
St.  Paul,  1885-90;  general  agent,  Scandia  Life  Insurance  Co.,  since 
1904,  residing  in  St.  Paul;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  of 
1907.     [24;  30*;   169'AJ 

Johnson,  Andrew  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1854;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1858;  resides  near  Litchfield;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1907.     [30*.] 

Johnson,  Asa  Emery,  physician,  b.  in  Bridgewater,  N.  Y.,  March  16, 
1825;  was  graduated  at  Columbia  College  in  1850;  settled  in  St.  An- 
thony, Minn.,  in  1853;  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Minnesota 
Academy  of  Natural  Sciences,  1873,  and  was  its  first  president.  [18; 
19*;   58;   84*.] 

Johnson,  Charles,  merchant,  b.  in  Grenna,  Sweden,  June  23,  1833; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1852;  settled  in  Carver,  Minn.;  was  the 
first  auditor  of  Carver  county,  1858;  served  in  the  civil  war;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1872.     [169.] 

Johnson,  Charles  A.,  merchant,  b.  in  Sweden,  March  17,  1858;  came 
to  Minnesota  when  ten  years  old;  resides  in  St.  Peter;  was  clerk  of 
the  district  court  of  Nicollet  county,  1884-92;  was  a  state  senator, 
190S-09.     [24;  30.] 

Johnson,  Charles  Douglas,  druggist,  b.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  Jan.  2, 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  375 

1859;  removed  to  Brainerd  in  1877,  and  has  since  engaged  in  the  drug 
business;  was  postmaster,  1896-1900;  a  state  senator,  1911.     [24;  30*.] 

Johnson,  Charles  E.,  farmer,  b.  in  Kandiyohi  county,  Minn.,  May 
28,  1860;  resides  at  Atwater;  has  been  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature since  1907.     [25;   30*.] 

Johnson,  Charles  F.,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1843;  came  with  his  parents 
to  the  United  States  when  ten  years  old;  served  in  the  Ninth  N.  Y. 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Duluth  in  1869,  where  he  had  a  book 
and  stationery  store  and  a  printing  office,  and  was  deputy  collector 
of  customs  after  1875.     [31;   169*.] 

Johnson,  Charles  Harcourt,  physician,  b.  in  Leeds  county,  Ontario, 
Jan.  15,  1860;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  McGill  University,  Mon- 
treal, 1884;  has  since  practiced  in  Austin,  Minn.     [22*;  24;  79*.] 

Johnson,  Charles  W.,  journalist,  b.  in  Belleville,  111.,  in  1843;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Dec.  21,  1905.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1860;  served 
in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  newspaper 
work  in  Minneapolis;  was  secretary  of  the  state  senate,  1874-83,  and 
chief  clerk  of  the  United  States  senate,  1883-95;  was  treasurer  of  Hen- 
nepin county,  1905.     [30;   58;   237   (39).] 

Johnson,  Charles  Williamson,  b.  in  Johnstown,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  20,  1845; 
was  graduated  at  Union  College,  1866;  entered  railway  service  the 
next  year;  settled  at  St.  Paul  in  1880;  chief  engineer  of  the  Chicago, 
Minneapolis  and  Omaha  railway  since  1879.     [17;  24;   25;  95*.] 

Johnson,  Christian,  b.  in  Norway,  June  2,  1851;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1867,  and  to  Minnesota  the  same  year;  settled  at  Leaf  Moun- 
tain, Otter  Tail  county,  in  1871;  removed  to  Fergus  Falls,  1884,  and 
has  since  engaged  in  real  estate  business,  auctioneering,  and  law  prac- 
tice.    [25;  30;  35.] 

Johnson,  Christian,  physician,  b.  in  Denmark,  July  17,  1853;  came 
to  the  United  States  when  sixteen  years  of  age;  settled  at  Royalton, 
Minn.,  in  1879;  removed  to  Willmar  in  1895.     [22*;   24;   63*.] 

Johnson,  D.  C,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1816;  came  to  St. 
Paul  in  1854,  and  two  years  later  settled  in  Lakeville,  Dakota  county; 
owned  a  farm,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1873.     [30;   48.] 

Johnson,  Edward,  merchant,  b.  near  Tromsoe,  Norway,  in  1847; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1867,  settling  in  Minnesota;  has  resided 
in  Lanesboro  since  1869,  and  was  its  mayor  two  terms;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1895.     [30;  52.] 

Johnson,  Edward  Morrill,  judge,  b.  in  Fisherville  (now  Penacook), 
N.  H.,  Nov.  24,  1850;  d.  in  Nauheim,  Germany,  June  19,  1909.  He 
came  to  Minnesota  when  four  years  old,  with  his  parents,  who  settled 
in  Minneapolis;  spent  several  years  as  a  student  in  other  states  and 
in  Europe,  studying  law  in  the  universities  of  Heidelberg  and  Berlin; 


376  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Iowa,  1877;  resided  in 
Minneapolis;  was  judge  in  the  Fourth  judicial  district,  1897-99.  [20*; 
22*;  24;  25;   26*;  27*;   84*;  241.] 

Johnson,  Elias,  pioneer,  b.  in  Elmeboda,  Sweden,  Jan.  30,  1838; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1854,  and  to  Taylor's  Falls,  Minn.,  the 
same  year;  settled  in  1869  on  a  farm  in  Fahlun,  Kandiyohi  county, 
where  he  has  since  resided;  has  been  treasurer  of  the  town  ever  since 
its  organization.     [63.] 

Johnson,  Elwin  Bird,  b.  at  Sugar  Grove,  Pa.,  Nov.  24,  1865;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1866;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
1888;  was  its  registrar,  1889-1905,  and  has  been  secretary  of  its  gen- 
eral alumni  association  since  1906;  editor  of  the  Minnesota  Alumni 
Weekly  since  1902 ;  author  of  several  University  publications,  includ- 
ing "Forty  Years  of  the  University  of  Minnesota,"  quarto,  639  pages, 
1910.     [127A*,  B.] 

Johnson,  Erick  H.,  merchant,  b.  in  Sweden,  Dec.  27,  1842;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1863;  served  in  the  132d  Illinois  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865;  engaged  in  railroad  work  and  farm- 
ing; after  1888  resided  in  Kensington,  Douglas  county,  and  owned  a 
general  store.     [35.] 

Johnson,  Ervin  H.,  pioneer,  d.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  Dec.  10,  1867.  He 
was  the  first  settler  on  the  site  of  Winona,  coming  there  in  1851.  The 
next  year,  in  company  with  Capt.  Smith,  he  platted  the  town,  but 
finally  lost  all  his  financial  interests  in  it.  He  owned  a  steamboat  for 
a  few  years;  resided  on  a  farm  in  Ohio,  1861-6;  but  returned  to  Winona 
a  few  months  before  his  death.     [237  (1).] 

Johnson,  Everett  C,  merchant,  b.  in  Eastford,  Conn.,  in  1854;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1856;  was  a  dealer  in  hardware  and  agricultural  im- 
plements at  St.  Charles  after  1878;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1889  and  1895.     [30.] 

Johnson,  F.  I.,  b.  in  Vexio,  Sweden,  in  1840;  came  to  the  United 
States  when  eighteen  years  old,  settling  in  Stillwater,  Minn.;  served 
in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  Indian  and  civil  wars;  engaged 
in  farming  in  Goodhue  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1881-5.     [56;   169.] 

Johnson,  Frank,  b.  in  Axtorp,  Sweden,  in  1861;  came  with  his  father 
to  the  United  States  in  1869;  lived  at  Willmar,  Minn.,  until  1876;  trav- 
eled in  the  Northwest  and  explored  the  region  north  of  Lake  Superior ; 
organized  the  Johnson  Nickel  Mining  Co.,  in  1894,  is  its  president,  and 
is  also  interested  in  other  mining  properties;  resides  at  Forest  Lake. 
[169AJ 

Johnson,  Frank  Amos,  b.  in  Pennsylvania,  June  3,  1861;  came  to 
Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1866;  was  graduated  at  the  University 
of  Minnesota,  1886,  and  was  its  registrar,  18S4-9;  was  admitted  to  the 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  377 

bar  in  1888;  inventor  of  many  improvements  in  typesetting  machines; 
removed  to  New  York  City.     [127B.] 

Johnson,  Fred  W.,  b.  in  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  in  1871;  was  editor  of  the 
New  Ulm  Review,  1889-99;  was  state  librarian,  1899-1901.     [30.] 

Johnson,  Gates  A.,  b.  in  New  York  in  1826;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in 
1855;  engaged  in  surveying  and  in  civil  engineering  for  railroads. 
[68;  94;  98*;  237   (22*).] 

Johnson,  Gates  A.,  Jr.,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Jan.  27,  1860; 
was  county  surveyor  for  Ramsey  county,  1895-1900.  [95*;  100;  238 
(Nov.  9,  1899).] 

Johnson,  George,  clergyman,  b.  in  Newport,  N.  H.,  Sept.  21,  1836; 
d.  at  Long  Beach,  Cal.,  Oct.  11,  1898.  He  was  a  Methodist  minister, 
but  changed  to  the  Presbyterian  denomination;  was  pastor  in  West- 
ern, Otter  Tail  county,  and  other  places  in  this  state.     [153.] 

Johnson,  George  H.,  b.  in  Norway  in  1842;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1851;  served  in  the  First  Illinois  artillery  in  the  civil  war; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1865;  was  sheriff  of  Hennepin  county,  1870-6; 
resided  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1877.     [30;    58.] 

Johnson,  Gijdm  F.,  journalist,  b.  in  Norway,  June  11,  1844;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1866;  settled  in  Lake  Park,  Minn.,  in  1871;  the 
next  year  removed  to  Minneapolis,  where  he  was  one  of  the  editors  of 
a  Norwegian  newspaper  called  Budstekken.     [44.] 

Johnson,  Gustavus,  musician,  b.  in  Hull,  England,  Nov.  2,  1856; 
spent  his  childhood  mostly  in  Sweden,  of  which  county  his  father  was 
a  native;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1875,  and  settled  at  Minne- 
apolis in  1880;  director  of  the  Johnson  School  of  Music,  Oratory,  and 
Dramatic  Art.     [17;   22*;   24;   25;   26*;   85A;   169;   169A.] 

Johnson,  Harvey  Hull,  lawyer,  b.  in  Rutland  county,  Vt.,  Sept.  7, 
1808;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1833;  practiced  law  in  Ohio,  and 
was  a  representative  in  Congress,  1853-5;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855, 
settling  in  Winona,  and  was  president  of  the  Winona  and  St.  Peter 
railroad  during  its  construction  to  Rochester;  removed  to  Owatonna 
in  1865.     [18;   72.] 

Johnson,  Henry,  miller,  b.  in  Norway,  Oct.  20,  1825;  d.  in  Framnas, 
Stevens  county,  Minn.,  May  9,  1904.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1850;  settled  in  Stevens  county,  Minn.,  in  1871,  and  the  next  year  built 
on  his  farm  in  Framnas  the  first  grist  mill  in  the  county.  [73;  237 
(35).] 

Johnson,  J.  H.,  journalist,  b.  in  Winona  county,  Minn.,  July  18,  1860; 
was  owner  and  publisher  of  the  Daily  Winona  Herald,  1892-1900.  [25; 
238  (Dec.  6,  1893*).] 

Johnson,  J.  P.,  physician,  b.  in  Windham  county,  Conn.,  Feb.  22, 
1839;    served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt.   in  the  civil  war;    was 


378  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

graduated  at  Rush  Medical  College,  Chicago,  in  1876;  settled  in  Bloom- 
ing Prairie,  Minn.     [72.] 

Johnson,  J.  R.,  steamboat  captain,  b.  in  Norway  about  1860;  fol- 
lowed a  seafaring  life  from  the  age  of  fourteen  to  twenty;  came  to 
Minnesota,  and  became  mate,  and  afterward  captain,  of  the  steamboat 
City  of  St.  Louis,  on  Lake  Minnetonka.     [237  (16*).] 

Johnson,  J.  W.,  banker,  b.  in  Franklin  county,  N.  Y.,  May  2,  1825; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1864,  and  settled  in  Minneapolis  four  years  later; 
engaged  in  dry  goods  business,  and  afterward  owned  the  North  Star 
Iron  Works;  in  1881  became  president  of  the  City  Bank.     [58.] 

Johnson,  James  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Marlborough,  N.  H.,  March  1,  1853; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  when  a  child;  was  graduated  at 
Red  Wing  Collegiate  Institute,  1873,  and  at  the  State  Normal  School, 
Winona,  1877;  was  principal  of  the  public  schools  in  Morris,  1878-9, 
and  superintendent  of  schools  for  Stevens  county,  1879-87;  afterward 
practiced  law  in  Morris.     [73.] 

Johnson,  John,  pioneer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1826;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1850,  and  to  Minnesota  ten  years  later;  was  one  of  the  first 
four  settlers  in  Pope  county,  1862;  owned  a  farm  beside  Lake  Johanna, 
and  after  1888  resided  in  Gilchrist  township.     [67.] 

Johnson,  Rev.  John.     See  Enmegahbowh.     [237  (19).] 

Johnson,  John  A.,  miller,  b.  in  Leicester,  Eng.,  Feb.  1,  1834;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1854,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  resided  in 
Watertown  twelve  years;  built  a  flouring  mill  and  a  saw  mill  in  1869 
at  Howard  Lake.    [31.] 

Johnson,  John  Albert,  governor,  b.  in  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  July  28, 
1861;  d.  at  a  hospital  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  where  he  had  gone  for  an 
operation,  Sept.  21,  1909.  He  was  employed  in  a  drug  store  ten  years; 
became  one  of  the  editors  and  publishers  of  the  St.  Peter  Herald  in 
1886;  was  a  state  senator,  18994901;  and  governor  of  Minnesota, 
1905-09,  being  twice  re-elected  although  he  was  a  Democrat  and  the 
State  strongly  Republican.  He  received  the  degree  of  LL.D.  at  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania  in  1907;  was  very  popular  and  influential 
as  a  lecturer;  was  highly  esteemed  and  beloved,  and  was  desired  by 
many  in  his  party  to  become  a  candidate  for  the  presidency  of  the 
United  States.  A  biography  of  Governor  Johnson,  by  Frank  A.  Day 
and  Theodore  M.  Knappen,  429  pages,  with  portraits  and  other  illus- 
trations, was  published  in  1910.  [3A*;  17;  24;  25;  28,  XIII*;  30*; 
155*;  166A*;  169;  169A*  237   (57*,  58).] 

Johnson,  John  Augustus,  b.  near  Vexio,  Sweden,  April  24,  1842;  d. 
in  Fargo,  N.D.,  June  14,  1907.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854, 
and  to  Marine  Mills,  Minn.,  the  same  year;  was  sheriff  of  Washington 
county,  1873-9;  removed  to  Fargo  in  1880;  was  mayor  of  that  city, 
1885-1907.     He  is  commemorated  by  a  book  compiled  by  his  children 


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and  privately  printed  in  1908,  entitled  "Hon.  J.  A.  Johnson,  a  Partial 
Copy  of  his  Letters,  Travels,  and  Addresses"  (263  pages).     [41;  241.] 

Johnson,  John  C,  farmer,  b.  in  Sogn,  Norway,  Aug.  2,  1846;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1860;  resided  in  Bath  township,  Freeborn  county;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1907.     [30*;  237  (38*).] 

Johnson,  John  E.,  merchant  and  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1865;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1867,  and  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1874;  re- 
sides at  Windom;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1899. 
[30.] 

Johnson,  John  G.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1843;  served  in  the  Third 
Iowa  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1866;  resided  near 
Blooming  Prairie;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1897. 
[30.] 

Johnson,  John  H.,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1834;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1854,  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  Carver  county  the  same  year;  owned 
a  sawmill  in  Hancock  township  after  1864,  and  a  grist  mill  in  Le 
Sueur  after  1880.     [32.] 

Johnson,  John  N.,  farmer,  b.  in  1854  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn., 
where  he  resided  permanently;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture in  1889.     [30.] 

Johnson,  John  N.,  b.  in  Lac  qui  Parle  county,  Minn.,  July  13,  1876; 
attended  the  University  of  Minnesota;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1901,  and  has  since  practiced  in  Canby;  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature, 1909-11.     [30*.] 

Johnson,  John  Perkins,  banker,  b.  in  Franklin,  Conn.,  Feb.  13,  1852; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1870,  settling  in  Duluth;  was  treasurer  of  St. 
Louis  county,  1881-9;  cashier  of  the  Marine  National  Bank,  1889-96; 
clerk  of  the  district  court  since  1900.     [20;   24.] 

Johnson,  John  T.,  druggist,  b.  in  Waseca  county,  Minn.,  Aug.  23, 
1859;  settled  at  Fergus  Falls  in  1878;  has  been  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  since  1907.     [24;  25;  30*.] 

Johnson,  Lage,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway,  Jan.  1,  1831;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1852,  and  three  years  later  settled  in  Grant  county, 
Minn.;  owned  a  store  at  Pomme  de  Terre,  and  after  1877  was  post- 
master.    [35.] 

Johnson,  Lawrence  Henry,  b.  in  Germany,  Dec.  17,  1862;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1883,  settling  at  Minneapolis;  is  an  engineer  and  bridge 
contractor;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1901-09,  being 
speaker  of  the  House  in  1907.     [24;  25;  30*.] 

Johnson,  Luther  Gage,  b.  in  Concord,  N.  H.,  Nov.  13,  1813;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  August,  1897.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1854;  engaged 
in  mercantile  business,  and  after  1880  dealt  in  real  estate.     [84;  174*.] 

Johnson,  Marcus,  b.  in  Sweden,  July  14,  1849;  came  to  Minnesota 
with  his  parents;   settled  in  Atwater,  and  became  a  very  prominent 


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business  man,  having  interests  in  milling  and  grain  elevators  ,lumber, 
mercantile  and  banking  enterprises  in  more  than  a  dozen  different 
towns;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1882-3,  and  a  state  sen- 
ator, 188-7-9;  was  collector  of  internal  revenue  for  Minnesota,  1890-5, 
[30;   63;  168   (Jan.  12,  1883);  169J 

Johnson,  Nels  I.,  merchant,  b.  in  Skiel,  Norway,  Aug.  14,  183S;  came 
to  the  United  States  when  nineteen  years  old;  served  in  the  15th  Wis. 
Regt.,  1861-5,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1866,  and  settled  in  Kasson  in  1873.     [49.] 

Johnson,  (X  J.,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway,  Aug.  14,  1840;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1854,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1860;  served  in  the  First 
Minnesota  Mounted  Rangers,  1862-5;  resided  in  Duluth  after  1876; 
was  sergeant-at-arms  of  the  legislature,  1877.     [30.] 

Johnson,  Oluf  Julius,  druggist,  b.  in  Copenhagen,  Denmark,  Jan. 
22,  1856;  came  to  the  United  States  In  1871,  and  to  Minnesota  the 
same  year;  opened  a  drug  store  at  Glenwood  in  1879,  which  he  has 
since  conducted,  and  in  1885  established  a  branch  store  at  Starbuck. 
[24;  67.] 

Johnson,  Oriando,  pioneer  farmer,  b.  in  Chenango  county,  N.  Y., 
June  27,  1831;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852,  and  the  next  year  founded, 
with  others,  the  town  of  Medford;  served  in  a  California  regiment, 
1861-4;  returned  to  Medford  in  1864,  and  since  1873  has  conducted  a 
cheese  factory.     [29;  70A.] 

Johnson,  P.  M.,-  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Smoland,  Sweden,  April  10, 
1822;  d,  at  Lake  Elizabeth,  Minn.,  Feb.  6,  1901.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1857;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1863;  preached  thirty- 
one  years  in  Minnesota  and  other  states;  after  1889  resided  on  the 
farm  where  he  died.     [237  (14).] 

Johnson,  Pabsons  King,  pioneer,  b.  in  Brandon,  Vt,  May  8,  1816; 
d.  in  Brainerd,  Minn.,  Nov.  23,  1907.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1847, 
and  was  the  first  tailor  in  the  town ;  was  a  member  of  the  first  ter- 
ritorial legislature;  removed  in  1852  to  Mankato,  where  he  was  post- 
master and  justice  of  the  peace;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature, 1855-6;  resided  in  Brainerd  after  1894.  [28,  IV;  29;  32;  83*; 
94;  114;  237   (20*,  48*).] 

Johnson,  Peter,  b.  in  Sweden,  Dec.  13,  1840;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1864 ;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Collinwood,  Meeker  county,  Minn., 
in  1867;  removed  to  Dassel  in  1878;  engaged  in  real  estate  business, 
and  was  interested  in  the  woolen  mill  and  the  Tile  Steve  manufac- 
tory.    [65*.] 

Johnson,  Peter  Magnus,  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden,  April  10,  1822; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1857,  and  to  Minnesota  two  years  later. 
In  1860  he  took  a  claim  at  Lake  Elizabeth,  Kandiyohi  county,  where 
his  family  lived  while  he  labored  as  a  traveling  missionary.  Later  he 
was  pastor  at  Vasa,  Duluth,  Center  City,  and  other  places.     [63.] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  381 

Johnson,  Rial  B.,  b.  in  Grafton,  N.  H.,  Oct.  22,  1827;  d.  in  Blsua 
Earth  City,  Minn.,  Jan.  15,  1902.  He  settled  on  a  farm  in  Verona, 
Minn.,  in  1858;  removed  to  Blue  Earth  in  1866;  was  treasurer  of  Fari- 
bault county  twelve  years;  was  a  state  senator,  1879-81.  [30;  39; 
51*;   237   (19).] 

Johnson,  Richard  W.,  general,  b.  near  Smithland,  Livingston  county, 
Ky.,  Feb.  7,  1827;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  21,  1897.  He  was  graduated  at 
West  Point,  and  a  few  months  afterward,  in  1849,  was  assigned  for 
duty  as  second  lieutenant  at  Fort  Sneliing;  served  in  the  regular  army 
until  the  beginning  of  the  civil  war,  when  he  was  appointed  brigadier 
general  of  volunteers ;  attained  the  rank  of  major  general,  and  retired 
from  the  army  in  1867;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1870,  and  engaged  in 
real  estate  business;  author  of  "Memoir  of  Maj.  Gen.  George  H. 
Thomas"  (322  pages,  1881),  "A  Soldier's  Reminiscences  in  Peace  and 
War"  (428  pages,  1886),  and  "Fort  Sneliing  from  its  Foundation  to  the 
Present  Time"  (Minn.  Hist.  Society  Collections,  Vol.  VIII,  1898,  pages 
427-448).  [1;  7;  13;  22*;  28,  IV*,  VIII;  32;  68;  94;  176  (April,  1896*); 
237  (9*) ;  238  (Oct.  7,  1881,  and  April  22,  1897*).] 

Johnson,  Robert  L.,  b.  in  Waltham,  Mower  county,  Minn.,  Sept.  14, 
1863;  was  county  auditor,  1893-1902.     [79*.] 

Johnson,  Samuel  Augustus,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Stoughton, 
Mass.,  June  7,  1826;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  owned  a  farm  at  St. 
Charles,  Winona  county;  served  in  Brackett's  Battalion  in  the  Indian 
war;  after  1877  was  in  mercantile  business  in  St.  Charles.     [76;  77.] 

Johnson,  Samuel  C,  merchant,  b.  in  Sweden,  June  15,  1851;  came 
to  the  United  States  and  to  Minnesota  in  1867;  settled  at  Rush  City 
in  1872;  has  been  postmaster  there  since  1902;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1899.     [24;   30;   169.] 

Johnson,  Samuel  Theodore,  b.  in  Hendricks  county,  Ind.,  Nov.  16, 
1858;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1884,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  engaged  in 
insurance  and  banking  business;  was  public  examiner  of  Minnesota, 
1902-05.     [24;   25;   30;   85A*.] 

Johnson,  Samuel  W.,  shoemaker,  b.  in  New  York,  April  24,  1824; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  resided  in  Beaver,  Winona  county;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1877.     [30.] 

Johnson,  Thomas,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway  in  1837;  came 
with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1851;  studied  at  Concordia 
College,  St.  Louis;  was  ordained  minister  in  1863;  engaged  in  mis- 
sionary work  in  Minnesota,  and  later  had  charge  of  the  church  in 
Norseland,  Nicollet  county.     [32;  169.] 

Johnson,  Tosten,  farmer,  b.  in  Valders,  Norway,  July  21,  1834; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1851,  and  to  Minnesota  the  next  year; 
settled  in  Houston  county;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Heavy  Ar- 
tillery in  the  civil  war;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1869, 
1871,  and  1873;  and  a  state  senator  in  1887-9.     [30;  61;  169.] 


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Johnson,  Victor  L.,  lawyer  and  banker,  b.  in  Chisago  county,  Minn., 
in  1871;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1895; 
was  treasurer  of  Chisago  county  four  terms,  and  later  was  cashier  of 
a  bank  at  Center  City;  a  state  senator  since  1907.     [25;  30*;  169A.] 

Johnson,  W.  H.,  pioneer,  b.  in  New  Hampshire,  Feb.,  1812;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1S46;  resided  at  first  in  Washington  county;  owned  a 
farm  on  the  site  of  Newport;  removed  in  1857  to  a  farm  at  Castle 
Rock.     [48.] 

Johnson,  W.  H.,  b.  in  Ogdensburg,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  5,  1824;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1864,  settling  in  Minneapolis,  where  he  engaged  in  the 
lumber  business;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1878-9.  [30; 
58.] 

Johnson,  W.  R.,  b.  in  Dover,  N.  H.,  June  8,  1837;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Nov.,  1901.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  served  in  the  First  Min- 
nesota Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1864,  and  engaged 
in  the  confectionery  business.     [174*;  237   (19).] 

Johnson,  Walter  Rundel,  pioneer  farmer,  b.  in  Cortland  county, 
N.  Y.,  April  7,  1833;  d.  in  Belgrade,  Nicollet  county,  Minn.,  Jan.  10, 
1904.  He  settled  in  Courtland,  Minn.,  in  territorial  days,  and  named 
the  township;  removed  to  Belgrade  township  in  1863.    [237  (35).] 

Johnson,  William,  farmer,  b.  in  Holstein,  Germany,  Jan.  5,  1833; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1853,  and  to  McLeod  county,  Minn.,  in 
1860;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Heavy  Artillery  in  the  civil  war; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1885;  resided  in  Sumter 
township.     [64.] 

Johnson,  William  E.,  b.  in  Palestine,  Ohio,  Feb.  8,  1850;  engaged 
in  railroad  business,  chiefly  in  Dakota,  for  ten  years;  settled  in  Min- 
neapolis in  1891,  where  he  became  president  of  the  Guaranty  Savings 
and  Loan  Association;  was  a  state  senator  in  1895-7.     [22*;   30.] 

Johnson,  William  H.,  educator,  b.  in  Janes ville,  Wis.,  Oct.  22,  1861; 
after  1897  was  superintendent  of  the  Non-Reservation  Indian  school  at 
Morris,  Minn.     [26*.] 

Johnson,  William  Russell,  b.  in  Oswego  county,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  20, 
1850;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1854,  and  settled  in  St 
Paul  in  1874;  engaged  in  hotel  business  six  years;  was  auditor  of 
Ramsey  county,  1899-1902.  He  is  a  prominent  Odd  Fellow.  [100*; 
238  (Nov.  9,  1899).] 

Johnson,  William  Wallace,  merchant,  b.  in  New  York  state,  May 
11,  1832;  d.  at  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  March  25,  1907.  He  came  to  Albert 
Lea  in  1869,  and  was  interested  in  banking  and  other  financial  enter- 
prises there.     [53A*;   237   (43).] 

Johnson,  William  Warren,  b.  in  1836;  d.  in  Dallas,  Oregon,  Dec, 
27,  1902.  He  came  to  Mendota,  Minn.,  about  1860;  a  year  later  he 
opened  a  lumber  yard  in  Waseca;   afterward  resided  in  Iowa  a  few 


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years;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1888,  and  engaged  in  wholesale  lum- 
ber business.     [167   (April  12,  1901,  and  Jan.  2,  1903*).] 

Johnsrud,  Gunvold,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1860,  settling  in  Minnesota;  served  in  the  regular  army  dur- 
ing the  civil  war;  resided  at  Albert  Lea;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1899-1901.     [30.] 

Johnston,  Clabence  Howard,  b.  in  Waseca  county,  Minn.,  Aug.  26, 
1859;  engaged  in  the  profession  of  an  architect  after  1882,  residing 
in  St.  Paul;  built  many  important  buildings  there,  among  them  being 
the  City  and  County  hospital,  St.  Luke's  hospital,  and  the  Aberdeen 
apartment  house;  since  1901  architect  for  Minnesota  state  institutions. 
[3*;  24;  25;  98*;  100.] 

Johnston,  Daniel  S.  B.,  b.  in  South  Bainbridge,  N.  Y.,  May  17,  1832; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  settled  in  St.  Anthony  and  engaged  in 
teaching  and   newspaper  publication;    has   resided  in   St.   Paul   since 

1864,  conducting  loan  and  real  estate  business;  author  of  "Minnesota 
Journalism  in  the  Territorial  Period,"  with  continuation  from  1858  to 

1865,  in  the  Minnesota  Historical  Society  Collections,  vol.  X,  1905, 
p-ges  247-351,  and  vol.  XII,  1908,  pages  183-262.     [22*;  28,  X*.] 

Johnston,  George  Henry,  land  agent  and  miller,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass., 
May  5,  1834;  served  in  the  First  Massachusetts  Regt.  during  the  civil 
war,  attaining  the  rank  of  lieutenant  colonel  and  adjutant  general; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1871,  to  buy  lands  and  locate  immigrants  in 
Becker  county;  after  1874  operated  a  flouring  mill  at  Detroit.  [18; 
29.] 

Johnston,  James,  farmer,  b.  in  Canada  in  1854;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1875;  resides  at  Bertha;  has  been  a  state  senator  since  1907.     [30*.] 

Johnston,  John  Black,  educator,  b.  in  Belle  Center,  Ohio,  Oct.  3, 
1868;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1893,  and  engaged 
in  teaching;  associate  professor  of  neurology  in  the  University  of 
Minnesota  since  1907,  residing  in  Minneapolis.     [7A;  17;  127B.] 

Johnston,  W.  H.  H.,  b.  in  Williamsport,  Pa.,  May  22,  1840;  served 
in  the  13th  N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  at  Madelia,  Minn.,  in 
1871;  removed  to  St.  Paul;  was  secretary  of  the  judiciary  committee 
of  the  state  senate,  1876-82;  was  private  secretary  of  U.  S.  Senator 
C.  K.  Davis,  1888-99.     [25;  30.] 

Johnstone,  Edward  Robert,  journalist,  b.  in  Utica,  N.  Y.,  April  30, 
1849;  was  city  editor  of  the  St.  Paul  Pioneer  Press,  1882-92;  was  city 
assessor  of  St.  Paul,  1892-5;  was  newspaper  correspondent  in  the 
Spanish-American  war;  editor  of  the  Minneapolis  Times,  1898-1903; 
removed  to  New  York  City.     [17.] 

Johnstone,  W.  J.,  clergyman,  b.  in  Ireland,  June  20,  1830;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1842;  was  educated  at  Union  College;  was  or- 
dained a  Presbyterian  clergyman  in  1855;  ten  years  later  entered  the 


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MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 


Episcopal  church;  settled  in  Faribault,  Minn.;  was  rector  there  in 
1866;  later  resided  in  Rochester,  Stillwater,  St.  Paul,  and  other  places, 
and  after  1876  owned  a  farm  in  Walcott,  Rice  county.     [70.] 

Joice,  John  H.,  banker,  b.  at  Pleasant  Springs,  Wis.,  Bee.  1,  1857; 
was  graduated  at  Albion  College,  1876;  settled  in  Wells,  Minn.,  in 
1889;  was  cashier  of  the  First  National  Bank.     [39.] 

Jones,  A.  W.,  merchant,  b.  in  Richland,  Mich.,  in  1857;  resided  in 
Beardsley,  Rig  Stone  county,  Minn.,  after  1881,  and  built  the  first  busi- 
ness house  there.     [32.] 

Jones,  David  E.,  b.  in  Wales,  Sept.  12,  1856;  came  to  the  United 
States  alone  when  fourteen  years  old;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1884, 
where  he  was  a  building  contractor,  and  later  engaged  in  insurance 
business.    He  was  a  well  known  singer  and  choir  leader.     [171*.] 

Jones,  David  F.,  clergyman,  b.  in  Wales,  Oct.  21,  1825;  d.  in  Le 
Sueur  county,  Minn.,  April  7,  1884.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1849;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1876;  three  years  later  became 
pastor  in  Le  Sueur  county,  Minn.     [171*.] 

Jones,  David  Newton,  physician,  b.  in  Gomer,  Ohio,  Sept.  1,  1856; 
was  graduated  at  Rush  Medical  College,  Chicago;  settled  in  Gaylord, 
Minn.,  in  1882.     [26*.] 

Jones,  David  Percy,  financier  and  real  estate  dealer,  b.  in  Minne- 
apolis, July  6,  1860;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
1883;  resides  in  Minneapolis;  was  mayor,  1905-6.  [17;  24;  25;  85A*; 
127A*.l 

Jones,  Edwin  J.,  b.  at  Beaver  Dam,  Wis.,  Aug.  22,  1858;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  187S,  settling  at  Morris,  where  he  engaged  in  lumber 
business,  and  also  since  1895  in  hardware  business;  was  a  state  sen- 
ator, 1895-1901.     [22*;   24;   30;   73.] 

Jones,  Edwin  Smith,  lawyer  and  banker,  b.  in  Chaplin,  Conn.,  June 
3,  1828;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Jan.  26,  1890.  He  came  to  Minneapolis  in 
1854,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the  next  year;  served  as  captain 
during  the  civil  war;  in  1870  became  president  of  the  Hennepin  County 
Savings  Bank..    [18;  19*;  20*;  58;   59;  84*;  85A*;  174*.] 

Jones,  Frederick  Scheetz,  educator,  b.  in  Palmyra,  Mo.,  April  7, 
1862;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  attended  the  Shattuck  School,  Fari- 
bault; was  graduated  at  Yale  University,  1884;  was  professor  of 
physics  in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1889-1909,  and  dean  of  the 
college  of  engineering,  1902-09;  removed  to  Yale  University,  New 
Haven,  Conn.    [7A;  17;  24;  85A;  127  (2*);  127B;  237  (53),] 

Jones,  Harry  Wild,  architect,  b.  in  Schoolcraft,  Mich.,  June  9, 
1859;  was  graduated  at  Brown  University,  1882,  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1883,  settling  at  Minneapolis,  where  he  has  designed  and  constructed 
many  public  and  private  buildings.     [22*;  24;  25;  90*;  111.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  385 

Jones,  Henry,  b.  in  Caledonia  county,  Vt,  in  1832;  settled  in  St. 
Peter,  Minn.,  in  1854,  in  the  employ  of  the  townsite  company;  engaged 
in  mercantile  business  after  1857.     [32.] 

Jones,  Henry,  physician,  b.  in  Nashville,  Ohio,  March  13,  1845; 
served  in  the  60th  Ohio  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  graduated  at  Rush 
Medical  College,  1871;   settled  in  Preston,  Minn.,  in  1872.     [52.] 

Jones,  Herschel  V.,  journalist,  b.  in  Jefferson,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  30,  1861; 
engaged  in  newspaper  work  since  1879;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in 
1885;  president  and  manager  of  the  Journal  Printing  Co.  since  1908. 
[17;  25;   85A.] 

Jones,  Hugh  H.,  merchant,  b.  in  Wales,  Aug.  3,  1828;  d.  in  Mankato, 
Minn.,  Oct.  21,  1885.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1845;  settled 
in  Mankato  in  1860.     [171*.] 

Jones,  Humphrey,  pioneer  farmer,  b.  in  Wales,  May  2,  1819;  d.  May 
9,  1887.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when,  twenty-eight  years  old; 
was  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  Judson*  Minn.,  1855.     [171*.] 

Jones,  Humphrey,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Wales,  Oct.  11, 
1832;  d.  in  Chilton,  Wis.,  May  8,  1895.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1856;  worked  as  an  evangelist  in  Wisconsin;  was  pastor  in  Cambria 
and  South  Bend,  Minn.,  1889-94.     [171*.] 

Jones,  J.  C,  physician,  b.  in  Maitland,  Canada,  Sept.  16,  1841;  d. 
in  Mankato,  Minn.,  Dec.  4,  1872.  He  was  graduated  at  McGill  College, 
Montreal,  in  1865;  settled  in  Mankato  the  next  year.     [139.] 

Jones,  James  F.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Onondaga,  N.  Y.,  June  15,  1822;  set- 
tled in  Freeborn  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  with  Captain  Robson  located 
the  townsite  of  Geneva;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  and  built  a 
hotel.     [53.] 

Jones,  Jesse  G.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Washington  county,  Maine,  March 
14,  1839;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  April  11,  1898.  He  came  with  his  parents 
to  Minneapolis  in  1856;  served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the 
civil  war,  and  afterward  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits,  and  in  deal- 
ing in  pine  lands  and  lumber;  was  treasurer  of  Hennepin  county. 
[19*;   58;   84*;   87;   167   (April  15,  1898*);   174.] 

Jones,  John,  b.  in  Middlesex,  England,  Dec.  5,  1824;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
May  4,  1886.  He  came  to  the  United  States  before  1845;  served  in  the 
Mexican  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  with  the  company  of  horse 
artillery  to  which  he  belonged;  was  in  command  at  Fort  Ridgely  in 
1862,  when  it  was  attacked  by  the  Sioux;  was  afterward  captain  of 
the  Third  Minnesota  Battery;  resided  in  St.  Paul  after  1865,  where 
he  was  chief  of  police,  and  later  a  veterinary  surgeon.     [237  (1) ;  241.] 

Jones,  John  A.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Wales,  May  15,  1817;  d.  in  South 
Bend,  Minn.,  Dec.  14,  1903.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1842; 
settled  on  a  farm  in  South  Bend  in  1855;  removed  to  California  in 
1893,  but  returned  to  his  old  home  in  1901.     [171*;    237   (35).] 

25 


386  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Jones,  John  C,  clergyman,  b.  in  Wales;  was  graduated  at  Bala 
College  in  1882,  and  was  ordained  to  the  ministry;  came  to  the  United 
States  the  next  year,  settling  in  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.;  was  pastor 
in  Mankato,  1884-94;  then  removed  to  Chicago.     [171*.] 

Jones,  John  D.,  b.  in  Chester  county,  Pa.,  in  1849;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1867;  was  register  of  deeds  and  county  attorney  of  Todd 
county,  residing  in  Long  Prairie;  secretary  of  the  state  senate  in 
1885;  clerk  of  the  supreme  court,  1887-91;  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature, 1895-7,  being  speaker  of  the  House  the  last  year;  was  a  state 
senator,  1899-1902.     [30.] 

Jones,  John  N.,  farmer,  b.  in  Wales  in  1850;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1868,  and  settled  in  Redwood  county,  Minn.,  in  1880;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1887  and  1895.     [30;  171*.] 

Jones,  John  Robinson,  lawyer,  b.  in  Champaign  county,  Ohio,  May 
18,  1828;  d.  in  Chatfield,  Minn.,  June  26,  1900.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1854,  settling  in  Chatfield,  where  he  was  soon  afterward  elected 
county  attorney.  He  served  against  the  Sioux,  1862-5,  and  was  pro- 
moted to  the  rank  of  major.     [18;  28,  IX;  52.] 

Jones,  M.  S.,  physician,  b.  in  Madison  county,  N.  Y.;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1882;  settled  at  Battle  Lake;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1903.     [30.] 

Jones,  O.  T.,  journalist,  b.  in  Clyde,  Ohio,  Feb.  6,  1851;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1872;  owned  an  interest  in  the  Cannon  Falls  Beacon 
after  1877,  and  published  it.     [54.] 

Jones,  Ray  Williams,  lumberman,  b.  in  Remsen,  N.  Y.,  April  5,  1855; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1886,  settling  in  Minneapolis.  In  1897  he  organ- 
ized the  Commonwealth  Lumber  Company  at  Frazee,  Minn.;  was 
lieutenant  governor  of  Minnesota,  1903-07.  [25;  26*;  30;  167  (Jan. 
23,  1891*).] 

Jones,  Richard  Asbury,  judge,  b.  near  Lafayette,  Ind.,  Oct.  22,  1831; 
d.  in  Seattle,  Wash.,  Aug.  19,  1888.  He  came  to  Chatfield,  Minn.,  in 
1859;  removed  to  Rochester  in  1864;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature, 1870-71  and  1879.  He  was  appointed  chief  justice  of  the 
supreme  court  of  Dakota  in  1887.     [30;   Q6;  237  (2).] 

Jones,  Richard  G.,  clergyman,  b.  in  Wales,  May  14,  1818;  d.  in 
Cleveland,  Minn.,  May  19,  1894.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1841;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1850;  settled  in  Cleveland,  Le 
Sueur  county,  in  1860.     [171*.] 

Jones,  Samuel  Taylor,  b.  in  Rochester,  Vt.,  March  1,  1825;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1860;  owned  a  farm  in  Dodge  county;  was  county  super- 
intendent of  schools,  and  since  1876  resided  in  Kasson,  being  an  agent 
for  fire  insurance.     [24;  49;  50*.] 

Jones,  Seymour,  farmer,  b.  in  Elyria,  Ohio,  in  1844;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1861;  settled  in  Kellogg,  Wabasha  county;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1889.     [30.] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  387 

Jones,  Stephen,  Methodist  clergyman,  b.  Jan.  3,  1807;  d.  Jan.  29, 
1879,  in  Chatfield,  Minn.,  having  settled  there  in  1856.  He  engaged 
in  preaching  fifty  years.     [52;  237   (1).] 

Jones,  William  Alexander,  physician,  b.  in  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  May 
24,  1859;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  the  City  of 
New  York,  1881;  completed  his  medical  education  by  study  in  Vienna 
and  Berlin;  has  resided  in  Minneapolis  since  1883,  and  is  editor  of  the 
Northwestern  Lancet;  clinical  professor  of  mental  and  nervous  dis- 
eases, University  of  Minnesota,  since  1890.     [25;   26*;   85A.] 

Jones,  William  G.,  pioneer  farmer,  b.  in  Needham,  Mass.,  July  20, 
1818;  d.  in  Golden  Valley,  Hennepin  county,  Minn.,  Dec,  1902.  He 
settled  at  St.  Anthony  in  1852;  was  the  first  to  own  a  farm  in  Golden 
Valley.     [237   (28).] 

Jones,  William  P.,  farmer,  b.  in  Wales,  Aug.,  1828;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1848,  and  to  Minnesota  twelve  years  later;  was  the 
first  settler  in  Butternut  Valley,  Blue  Earth  county;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1877.     [30;   32;   171*.] 

Jones,  William  R.,  b.  in  Wales,  April  10,  1827;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1854,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  owned  a  farm  in  Judson, 
Blue  Earth  county;  was  licensed  to  preach  in  the  Calvinistic  Methodist 
church  in  1862;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1887. 
[171*.] 

Jonsrud,  T.  G.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway;  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1857,  and  two  years  later  to  Freeborn  county,  Minn.;  served  in  the 
civil  war;  was  a  state  senator,  1873-4,  and  was  postmaster  in  Albert 
Lea.     [30;   169.] 

Jonsson,  B.iokx  B.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Iceland  in  1871;  was 
graduated  at  the  English  Lutheran  Theological  Seminary,  Chicago; 
came  to  Minnesota,  1894,  and  settled  in  Minnesota;  was  chaplain  of 
the  state  senate  in  1909.     [30*.] 

Jordan,  Amos  C.,  journalist,  b.  in  Eaton,  Canada,  April  22,  1842; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1854;  served  in  the  First  Min- 
nesota Regt.,  1861-5;  was  editor  of  various  St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis 
newspapers,  being  in  1881  managing  editor  of  the  Minneapolis  Tribune. 
[58.] 

Jordan,  Charles  Bradford,  b.  in  Frederickton,  N.  B.,  Sept.  26,  1828; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  at  Monticello;  was  register  of 
deeds  of  Wright  county  six  years;  later  was  receiver  of  the  U.  S.  land 
office  at  Forest  City  and  Minneapolis,  1862-5;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1874,  and  the  next  summer  was  appointed  reg- 
ister of  the  U.  S.  land  office  at  Fargo.     [18*.] 

Jordan,  Charles  Morison,  educator,  b.  in  Bangor,  Maine,  Nov.  12, 
1851;  was  graduated  at  Tufts  College,  1877;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1883,  and  engaged  in  teaching  in  Minneapolis;  since  1892  superintend- 
ent of  the  city  schools.     [26*;   85A.] 


388  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Jordan,  Nathaniel  Willis,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  at  Cape  Elizabeth, 
Maine,  Sept.  19,  1851;  d.  at  Jamaica  Plain,  Mass.,  March  7,  1892.  He 
entered  the  ministry  in  1870;  was  graduated  at  Boston  University  in 
1881;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1886;  was  pastor  in  Stillwater,  St.  Paul, 
and  Minneapolis.     [150;  180  (April  6,  1892).] 

Jordan,  Thomas,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1836;  d.  in  Belle  Plaine,  Minn.,  in 
1881.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  fourteen  years  old;  settled 
in  St.  Paul  in  1856;  was  a  railroad  contractor,  and  afterward  engaged 
in  mercantile  business;  resided  in  Belle  Plaine  after  1865.     [96*.] 

Jorgenson,  Hans,  tailor,  b.  in  Norway  in  1849;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1869;  resides  in  Mankato;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1909.     [30*.]. 

Joss,  Frederick,  b.  in  Antwerp,  Belgium,  in  1833;  d.  in  Red  Wing, 
Minn.,  April  4,  1890.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  a  child;  set- 
tled in  Red  Wing  in  1856;  was  a  prominent  freemason.     [159.] 

Jouett,  William  R.,  soldier,  b.  in  Tennessee;  d.  May  1,  1852.  He 
was  commandant  at  Fort  Snelling,  1831-2;  attained  the  rank  of  lieu- 
tenant colonel  in  1850.     [11;   12;    131.] 

Joy,  Francis  E„  b.  in  Clinton,  Maine,  Nov.  18,  1842;  served  in  Maine 
regiments,  1862-5;  settled  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1865;  engaged  in 
insurance  business.     [25;   104*.] 

Joy,  Silas  S.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Thompson,  Conn.,  Jan.  11,  1823;  d.  in 
Detroit,  Minn.,  June  6,  1894.  He  served  in  the  51st  Mass.  Regt.  in  the 
civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  settled  in  Lakeview,  Becker 
county,  Minn.,  in  1872.     [44.] 

Joyce,  Franklin  Melville,  b.  in  Covington,  Incl.,  March  18,  1862; 
was  graduated  at  De  Pauw  University,  1882;  engaged  in  banking  and 
life  insurance  in  Cincinnati,  1882-94;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1894,  set- 
tling at  Minneapolis,  where  he  has  continued  life  insurance  business. 
[22*;  24;  25;  26*;  85A*.] 

Joyce,  Isaac  Wilson,  M.  E.  bishop,  b.  in  Colerain,  Ohio,  Oct.  11, 
1836;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  July,  1905.  He  was  graduated  at  De  Pauw 
University;  united  with  the  Methodist  church  in  1857;  joined  the 
Northwestern  Indiana  conference  in  1859;  later  was  pastor  in  Ohio, 
and  in  1888  was  elected  bishop;  resided  in  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  1888-96, 
and  afterward  in  Minneapolis.     [17;  85A*.] 

Judd,  George  B.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Farmington,  Conn.,  in  1799;  d.  at 
Marine,  Minn.,  June  1,  1872.  He  settled  at  Marine  in  1862,  and  was 
member  of  a  company  to  develop  the  lumbering  resources  of  the  St. 
Croix  valley.    [29*;  40;  41.] 

Judd,  Lewis,  b.  in  Litchfield  county,  Conn.,  in  1822;  was  captain  in 
the  Tenth  Connecticut  Regt.,  1861-4;  settled  near  Crystal  Lake,  Minn., 
in  1871,  where  he  owned  a  farm  and  conducted  the  Lakeside  Hotel. 
[48.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  389 

Judd,  Samuel,  b.  in  Marine,  111.,  in  1840;  became  a  partner  in  the 
lumber  and  mercantile  firm  of  Judd,  Walker  and  Company,  Marine, 
Minn.,  in  1862.     [40.] 

Juno,  William  Sheldon,  pioneer,  b.  in  Elizabethtown,  N.  Y.,  March 
10,  1823;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Nov.  25,  1902.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1857;  engaged  in  banking  in  Faribault;  removed  to  Minneapolis  in 
1864,  and  engaged  in  flour  milling  and  dealing  in  lumber.  [85A*;  167 
(Nov.   28,  1902);   237    (28*).] 

Judkins,  Mark  D.,  b.  in  Fayette,  Maine,  March  13,  1837;  served  in 
Pennsylvania  regiments,  1B61-7;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1869,  and  four 
years  later  settled  in  Osakis;  invented  the  first  three-wheel  riding 
plow,  and  also  a  grain  separator,  and  many  other  tools  and  machines; 
was  owner  of  a  foundry,  and  sold  machinery.     [35.] 

Judson,  Abby  A.,  daughter  of  the  famous  pioneer  missionary  to 
Burma,  Adoniram  Judson,  b.  in  Maulmain,  Burma,  in  1835;  d.  in  Ar- 
lington, N.  J.,  Dec,  1902.  She  came  to  the  United  States  when  ten 
years  old;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1880;  organized  a  school  for  girls, 
called  the  Judson  Institute,  which  she  conducted  eleven  years.  [237 
(28).] 

Judson,  Edward  Henry,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  Sept.  4,  1842;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Dec.  24,  1906.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1862;  served  in  the  Sixth 
Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  the  painting  business, 
and  was  a  member  of  the  Ramsey  County  Board  of  Control  fourteen 
years.     [93A;  237   (43*).] 

Judson,  Harry  Pratt,  educator,  b.  in  Jamestown,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  20,  1849; 
was  graduated  at  Williams  College  in  1870;  taught  in  the  High  School 
of  Troy,  N.  Y.,  1870-85;  was  professor  of  history  in  the  University  of 
Minnesota,  1885-92;  professor  of  political  science  in  the  University 
of  Chicago,  1892-1907,  and  its  president  since  1907;  author  of  several 
text  books,  and  of  numerous  papers  on  educational  topics.  [17;  127 
(2*);  127B;  237  (53).] 

Judson,  Roswell,  lawyer,  b.  in  Delaware  county,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  19, 
1806;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1834;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1863, 
and  settled  in  Farmington  four  years  later.     [48.] 

Judson,  Roswell  Carlton,  b.  in  Sherburne,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  18,  1844;  d. 
in  Portland,  Oregon,  Sept.  23,  1905.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865, 
settling  in  Farmington;  was  secretary  of  the  State  Agricultural  So- 
ciety, 1-875-87;  later  dealt  in  real  estate,  and  removed  to  Oregon;  was 
industrial  agent  of  the  Oregon  Railroad  and  Navigation  Co.,  1895-1905. 
[166A*.] 

Juelson,  Hanson,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1838;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1858;  served  in  the  Tenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  set- 
tled in  Otter  Tail  county,  and  later  removed  to  Norman  county;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1893.     [30;   37;   169.] 


390  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Juelson,  Ole,  farmer,  b.  in  Valders,  Norway,  Feb.  12,  1829;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1850,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1853;  settled  in  Rock 
Dell,  Olmsted  county,  in  1859;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1881.     [66.] 

Juergensen,  Hans,  educator,  b.  April  22,  1872,  in  Germany;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1880;  was  graduated  at  Concordia  College,  Fort 
Wayne,  Irid.,  in  1890,  and  at  Concordia  Seminary,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  in 
1893;  was  professor  in  Concordia  College,  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  1893-1904; 
instructor  in  German,  1904-07,  and  later  assistant  professor,  in  the 
University  of  Minnesota.     [127B;   148.]        • 

Juliar,  Nicholas,  banker,  b.  in  Alsace,  France,  Dec.  28,  1841;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1871;  resided  in  St.  Clair,  Blue  Earth  county,  and  later 
in  Mankato;  was  a  harness  maker,  an  auctioneer,  owner  of  a  farm  of 
2,100  acres,  president  of  the  St.  Clair  State  Bank,  and  largely  inter- 
ested in  many  other  financial  enterprises;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1895  and  1905.     [30;    46.] 

Jung,  Peter  M.,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Granville,  Wis.,  Dec.  31,  1859; 
was  graduated  and  ordained  at  the  Seminary  of  St.  Francis,  Milwau- 
kee, Wis.,  in  1884;  has  since  been  a  pastor  in  Minnesota,  successively 
at  St.  James,  Northfield,  and  Le  Sueur,  and  since  1897  of  St.  Mat- 
thew's parish  in  St.  Paul.     [146.] 

Juni,  Benedict,  b.  in  Switzerland,  Jan.  12,  1852;  came  to  the  United 
States  when  five  years  old,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1859;  was  captured 
by  the  Indians  in  the  outbreak  of  1862;  engaged  in  teaching  in  the 
public  schools  at  New  Ulm.     [32.] 

Just,  Adolph  A.,  physician,  b.  in  Dodge  county,  Wis.,  Nov.  23,  1851; 
was  graduated  at  Hahnemann  Medical  College,  1881;  settled  in 
Crookston,  Minn.,  the  next  year.     [25;   35.] 

Just,  W.  A.,  b.  in  Rapidan,  Minn.,  1872,  and  resides  there;  engaged 
in  farming  and  real  estate  business;  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture, 1911.     [30*.] 

Justus,  Philip  Charles,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  May  5,  1865;  engaged  in 
hardware  business;  was  a  member  of  the  board  of  public  works  of 
St.  Paul,  1897-9,  and  sheriff  of  Ramsey  county,  1900-04.  [24;  93A;  95*; 
99*;  237   (36*).] 

Juul,  Ole,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept.  10,  1838;  came 
with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1848;  was  graduated  in  the- 
ology at  Concordia  College,  St.  Louis,  1864;  was  pastor  in  Iowa,  New 
York,  and  Chicago,  and  after  1893  in  Moe  township,  Douglas  county, 
Minn.     [37.] 

Kaercher,  Aaron  Benjamin,  lawyer  "and  journalist,  b.  in  Preston, 
Minn.,  Jan.  20,  1860;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1890;  established  the 
Traverse  County  Times,  and  later  the  Big  Stone  County  Journal; 
resides  at  Ortonville.     [22*;   24.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  391 

Kain,  Michael  F.,  printer,  b.  in  1860;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1883; 
was  auditor  of  Ramsey  county,  1887-92;  assistant  public  examiner  of 
Minnesota  since  1905.     [98*;   100.] 

Kane,  Daniel  L.,  b.  in  La  Crosse,  Wis.,  Jan.  1,  1865;  settled  in  Min- 
neapolis in  1889;  entered  the  service  of  the  fire  department  in  1891, 
and  became  a  captain  in  1899.     [88*.] 

Karn,  Jacob,  physician,  b.  in  Woodstock,  Ontario,  in  1858;  was  grad- 
uated in  1876  at  the  Ontario  College  of  Pharmacy,  Toronto,  and  in 
1884  at  Rush  Medical  College,  Chicago;  settled  in  Ortonville,  Minn., 
in  1888.     [38.] 

Kassox,  Jabez  Hyde,  b.  in  Springville,  Pa.,  Jan.  17,  1820;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  on  a  farm  in  Mantorville;  afterward 
owned  a  part  of  the  townsite  of  Kasson,  which  was  named  for  him. 
[49.] 

Katzner,  John  B.,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Bavaria,  July  8,  1850;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1867  with  his  parents,  who  settled  in  Minnesota; 
was  educated  at  St.  John's  College,  where  after  1877  he  was  teacher 
or  music;  was  ordained  priest  in  Albany,  Minn.       [132   (1907*).] 

Kauffman,  John  H.,  physician,  b.  in  Newburg,  Pa.,  Oct.  29,  1859; 
was  graduated  at  New  York  University  in  1884;  settled  in  Dassel, 
Minn.,  in  1887.     [65.] 

Kauphusman,  L.,  b.  in  Prussia  in  1837;  came  with  his  parents  to 
the  United  States  in  1847,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  resided  in  Winona 
county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1877  and  1879.     [30.] 

Kaupp,  Otto,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Wurtemberg,  Germany,  Dec. 
1,  1842;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1858,  and  settled  in  Minnesota; 
resided  in  Blue  Earth  City  after  1863;  was  treasurer  of  Faribault 
county,  1878-80.     [34;   51*.] 

Kavanatjgh,  William  Harrison,  b.  in  Williamsport,  Pa.,  Aug.  19, 
1873;  was  graduated  at  Lehigh  University,  1894;  professor  of  mechan- 
ical engineering,  University  of  Minnesota,  since  1902,  residing  in  Min- 
neapolis.    [7A;  127B.] 

Keating,  William  Hypolitus,  b.  in  Wilmington,  Del.,  Aug.  11,  1799; 
d.  in  London,  England,  May  17,  1840.  He  was  graduated  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania,  1816;  was  professor  of  mineralogy  and  chem- 
istry there,  1822-8;  was  geologist  and  historian  of  Long's  expedition  in 
1823  through  Minnesota  to  Lake  Winnipeg  and  thence  to  Lake  Supe- 
rior.    [1;   4;   114.] 

Kedney,  John  Steinfort,  educator,  b.  in  Essex  county,  N.  J.,  Feb.  12, 
1819;  was  graduated  at  Union  College,  1838,  and  the  General  The- 
ological Seminary,  1841;  was  ordained  an  Episcopal  clergyman  in  1843, 
and  was  rector  of  various  churches;  professor  in  Seabury  Divinity 
School,  Faribault,  Minn.,  1871-1908;  removed  to  Salem,  N.  J.;  author 
of  several  books.     [17.] 


392  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Keefe,  Joseph  R.,  b.  at  Birch  Cooley,  Minn.,  1874;  removed  to  North 
Redwood,  1897,  and  engaged  in  hardware  and  furniture  business;  a 
representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Keegan,  Andrew,  b.  in  Ireland,  Dec.  15,  1814;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1848;  settled  in  Rosemount,  Minn.,  in  1854;  built  the  first 
house  there,  and  gave  the  village  its  name  in  honor  of  one  in  his 
native  country;  was  a  member  of  the  state  constitutional  convention, 
1857;  was  county  surveyor  twelve  years,  and  a  member  of  the  state 
legislature  in  1876.     [48.] 

Keehei,  Mary,  a  Sioux  Indian,  belonged  to  the  Lake  Calhoun  band 
of  Dakotas;  was  born  about  1802;  married  Philander  Prescott,  who 
was  murdered  by  the  Indians  in  the  outbreak  of  1862;  resided  at  Fort 
Snelling,  1S37-55,  and  was  noted  for  hospitality  and  deeds  of  kind- 
ness; died  at  the  home  of  her  son-in-law  in  Shakopee,  March,  1867. 
[237  (1).] 

Keeley,  M.  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Ireland,  March  17,  1854;  came  with  his 
parents  to  America  when  four  years  old;  was  graduated  at  the  college 
of  Notre  Dame,  Indiana,  in  1874;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  three  years 
later;  was  city  attorney  of  Faribault  three  terms.     [70.] 

Keenan,  Fenton,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1829;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1852,  and  to  New  Richland,  Waseca  county,  Minn.,  in  1860;  served 
in  the  First  Minnesota  heavy  artillery  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1877.     [30.] 

Keene,  Abel,  b.  in  Clinton,  Maine,  Oct.  9,  1823;  d.  in  Hebron,  Nicol- 
let county,  Minn.,  May  22,  1901.  He  came  to  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1855; 
engaged  in  milling  and  farming.     [83*;   237   (14).] 

Keene,  Josiah,  b.  in  Clinton,  Maine,  Nov.  21,  1827;  d.  in  Sespe, 
Cal.,  Sept.  12,  1899.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852,  and  settled  on  a 
claim  on  the  site  of  Winona;  removed  to  Mankato  the  next  yiear; 
owned  a  sawmill;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  was  employed  in  the  U.  S.  Treasury  Department  in  Washington, 
D.  C,  many  years,  and  afterward  resided  in  California.     [83*.] 

Kees,  Frederick,  architect,  b.  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  April  9,  1852;  set- 
tled in  Minneapolis  in  1878,  where  he  designed  the  court  house  and 
city  hall,  the  public  library,  and  many  other  buildings.  [3*;  24; 
85A*.] 

Kegley,  Lauson  R.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Tennessee,  July  5,  1827;  d.  in  Le 
Sueur  Center,  Minn.,  Oct.  31,  1905.  He  came  to  Scott  county,  Minn., 
in  1873;  built  the  first  house  in  Le  Sueur  Center  in  1877;  owned  a 
sawmill  and  a  store.     [237   (39).] 

Kehoe,  George  W„  b.  in  1860;  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1879;  joined 
the  fire  department  in  1886,  and  was  promoted  to  a  captaincy  in  1895. 
[88*.] 

Kehrer,  Joseph,  druggist,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  June  5,  1857;  en- 
gaged in  the  drug  business  in  Jordan,  Minn.,  since  1881.     [25;   32.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  393 

Keith,  Arthur  Monroe,  lawyer,  b.  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  July  9,  1852; 
was  graduated  at  Harvard  University,  1874,  and  in  law  at  Boston  Uni- 
versity, 1876;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1878,  and  has  since  practiced  in 
Minneapolis.     [17;    24;   90.] 

Keith,  Chari.es,  b.  in  Farmington,  Maine,  March  21,  1851;  settled 
at  Princeton,  Minn.,  in  1873;  engaged  in  lumber  business  until  1894, 
in  banking  since  1887,  and  in  law  practice  since  1889;  was  probate 
judge  of  Mille  Lacs  county,  1876-86.     [24;    31.] 

Keith,  George  Hackett,  dentist,  b.  in  Randolph,  Vt,  May  4,  1825; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  June  15,  1882.  He  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1855; 
was  a  representative  in  the  first  state  legislature;  and  in  1871  was 
appointed  postmaster  of  Minneapolis,  and  held  the  office  during  the 
remainder  of  his  life.     [18;   58;   59;  141;  142*;   237   (1).] 

Kellam,  Charles  R.  J.,  physician,  b.  in  Indian  Territory  at  the 
Choctaw  Agency,  Aug.  16,  1837;  served  in  Vermont  regiments  in  the 
civil  war;  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  Medical  College,  1868;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1876,  settling  at  St.  Charles;  removed  in  1879  to 
Heron  Lake.     [22*;  39;  62.] 

Kellar,  Curtis  B.,  banker,  b.  in  Grant  county,  Wis.,  May  19,  1845; 
came  to  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  in  1856;  served  in  the  Fifth  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  is  president  of  the  First  National  Bank  of 
Albert  Lea.     [53A*.] 

Keller,  Charles  Edward,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Sept.  21,  1858,  and 
resides  there;  engaged  in  lumber  and  real  estate  business;  was  dep- 
uty county  auditor,  1901-6;   state  fire  marshal,  1911.     [30*.] 

Keller,  Henry,  manufacturer  and  banker,  b.  in  Germany  in  1846; 
d.  in  Omaha,  Neb.,  Dec.  3,  1907.  He  served  in  the  U.  S.  army,  1864-7; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1868;  resided  at  Sauk  Center,  where  he  had 
many  business  interests,  and  was  president  of  the  First  National 
Bank;   was  a  state  senator,  1887-97.     [30;   137    (48*).] 

Keller,  Herbert  P.,  lawyer,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  7,  1875;  was  grad- 
uated in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1896;  owned  and  man- 
aged a  job  printing  office,  1896-1901;  was  assistant  corporation  attor- 
ney of  St.  Paul,  1902-3;  was  elected  mayor  of  St.  Paul  in  1910.  [93A; 
127A*;   237   (65*).] 

Kellett,  Thomas  Pearson,  merchant,  b.  in  Leeds,  England,  Aug.  1, 
1814;  d.  in  Zumbrota,  Minn.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1835, 
and  in  1856  was  one  of  the  original  settlers  of  Zumbrota;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1872-73.     [18;   30.] 

Kelley,  Duren  F.,  farmer,  b.  in  Newport,  N.  H.,  Nov.  16,  1839;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1855;  served  in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Infantry  and 
other  regiments  during  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain; 
resides  in  Northfield;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1897 
and  1903.     [30;   70A.] 


394  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Kelley,  John  A.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Broome  county,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  13,  1839; 
d.  in  Fremont,  Winona  county,  Minn.,  Feb.  13,  1903.  He  settled  there 
in  1855;  owned  a  farm  and  a  store;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota 
light  artillery  in  the  civil  war.     [237  (28).] 

Kelley,  John  N.,  b.  in  New  York;  settled  in  Owatonna,  Minn.,  in 
1855;  was  clerk  of  court  of  Steele  county,  1861-5;  was  postmaster  of 
Owatonna  several  years;   afterward  resided  in  St.  Paul,     [72.] 

Kelley,  Linn  A.,  physician,  b.  in  Schenectady,  N.  Y.,  May  18,  1845; 
was  graduated  at  Bennett  Medical  College,  1869;  settled  in  Winona, 
Minn.,  in  1873.     [24;  29*.] 

Kelley,  Matthew,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1824;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1850,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1854;  settled  in  Watertown;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1873.     [30.,] 

Kelley,  Oliver  Hudson,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1849,  settling  on  a  farm  near  Itasca,  Sherburne  county;  was  founder 
and  secretary  of  the  Patrons  of  Husbandry  (Grangers);  removed  to 
Washington,  D.  C,  in  1870,  where  he  has  since  engaged  in  government 
service.     [241.] 

Kelley,  William  H.,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  May  9,  1819;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
April  3,  1900.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul 
the  next  year;  was  bookkeeper  in  the  First  National  Bank  more  than 
thirty  years.     [2S}  IX;  94;  237  (11*).] 

Kellihee,  John,  b.  in  St.  Johns,  N.  B.,  May  12,  1840;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Aug.  13,  1908.  He  served  in  the  20th  Massachusetts  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war,  attaining  the  rank  of  major;  studied  law;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in 
1872,  and  engaged  in  real  estate  business.     [68;  93;  121;  237  (51*).] 

Kellogg,  Frank  Billings,  lawyer,  b.  in  Potsdam,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  22, 
1856;  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1865;  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1877  at  Rochester,  and  practiced  there  ten  years;  has  prac- 
ticed in  St.  Paul  since  1887,  in  the  firm  of  Davis,  Kellogg,  and  Sever- 
ance.    [17;  20;  22*;  24;  25;  26*;  93;  95*;  98*;  127A*;  208.] 

Kellogg,  James  Alfred,  lawyer,  b.  in  New  London,  Ohio,  Dec.  12, 
1849;  served  a  year  and  a  half  in  the  44th  Indiana  Regt.,  being  only 
fourteen  years  of  age  when  he  enlisted;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1872;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1887,  settling  in  Minneapolis.  [22*;  25; 
208.] 

Kellogg,  Martin  Newton,  pioneer,  b.  in  Delaware  county,  N.  Y., 
June  29,  1822;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  20,  1896.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the 
Mexican  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1849,  settling  in  St.  Paul;  engaged 
in  mercantile  business.     [94;  208;  237   (9);  241.] 

Kellogg,  Sylvanus  Holbrook,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in 
Franklin,  Vt,  Jan.  5,  1821;  d.  in  Hoquiam,  Wash.,  May  8,  1900.  He 
was  graduated  at  Bangor  Theological  Seminary,  1852;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1870,  and  was  pastor  at  Glencoe  and  Preston  Lake  until 
1885.     [144;  208.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  395 

Kellogg,  Theodore  B.,  merchant,  b.  in  Champlain,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  12, 
1839;  d.  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  Nov.  27,  1882.  He  served  in  the  First 
Minnesota  sharpshooters  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Rochester  in 
1864.     [66;   208.] 

Kelly,  Anthony,  merchant,  b.  in  Swineford,  Ireland,  Aug.  25,  1832; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  May  31,  1899.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when 
a  boy  of  fifteen,  and  ten  years  later  settled  in  Minneapolis,  where  he 
opened  a  grocery  business  that  became  one  of  the  leading  enterprises 
of  its  kind  in  the  Northwest.  [19*;  23*;  84*;  174*;  237  (9*);  238 
(June  11,  1899*).] 

Kelly,  Aris  B.,  merchant,  b.  in  Perrysburg,  Ohio,  Aug.  21,  1852;  d. 
in  Northfield,  Minn.,  Feb.  26,  1912.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865,  and 
settled  in  Northfield;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1893-5, 
and  1899-1901.     [30;   70A.] 

Kelly,  Frank  L.,  farmer,  b.  in  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  in  18S1; 
resides  in  Madelia;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1909-11. 
[30*.] 

Kelly,  James  C,  farmer,  b.  in  Chatfield,  Minn.,  in  1857;  resided  in 
Houston  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1889,  and 
a  state  senator  in  1893.     [30.] 

Kelly,  John,  physician,  b.  in  Orange  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1801;  d.  at 
Central  Point,  Goodhue  county,  Minn.,  in  1894.  He  settled  in  Flor- 
ence, Minn.,  in  1853;  removed  to  Lake  City  in  1869,  and  five  years 
later  to  Central  Point.     [54.] 

Kelly,  John  Bates,  farmer,  b.  in  Perrysburg,  Ohio,  Jan.  24,  1856; 
d.  in  Eureka,  Minn.,  Oct.  12,  1908.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865; 
resided  in  Lakeville,  Dakota  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature, 1903-5.     [30*;  56.] 

Kelly,  L.  H.,  physician  and  journalist,  b.  in  Ovid,  N.  Y.,  in  1808; 
d.  in  Owatonna,  Minn.,  Aug.,  1872.  He  was  graduated  at  Geneva  Col- 
lege, 1838,  and  Albany  Medical  College,  1840;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1858;  engaged  in  newspaper  publication  in  Rochester,  Owatonna, 
Northfield,  and  Faribault.     [28,  XII;   155.] 

Kelly,  Murry,  b.  in  New  York  in  1837;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855; 
served  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  twenty  years; 
resided  in  Lewiston,  Winona  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1905.     [30*.] 

Kelly,  Patrick,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1830;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  9,  1902. 
He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1858;   owned  a  stone  quarry.     [237   (19).] 

Kelly,  Patrick  H.,  wholesale  merchant,  b.  in  County  Mayo,  Ireland, 
Feb.  2,  1831;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Oct.  23,  1900.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  with  his  parents  in  1847;  ten  years  later  he  settled  in  Minne- 
apolis, and  in  1863  removed  to  St.  Paul;  engaged  in  the  wholesale 
grocery  business;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1893-5. 
[23;*  28,  IX;   30;   93*;   98*;   237   (11*).] 


396  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Kelly,  T.  J.,  journalist,  b.  in  Richland  county,  Wis.,  in  1862;  came 
to  Minnesota  and  engaged  in  teaching;  after  1886  owned  and  pub- 
lished the  Jordan  Independent.     [238   (Jan.  4,  1894*).] 

Kelly,  William  H.,  b.  in  New  York  state,  May  17,  1831;  d.  in  Owa- 
tonna,  Minn.,  Dec.  12,  1908.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1859,  settling 
in  Owatonna,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  and  real  estate  business. 
[85A*.] 

Kelly,  William  Louis,  judge,  b.  in  Springfield,  Ky.,  Aug.  27,  1837; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1865,  and  settled  at  St.  Paul  in  1869;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1871;  has  been  judge  in  the  Second  judicial  dis- 
trict since  1887.     [23;  24;  25;  30;  93;  137;  237  (20*).] 

Kelly,  William  Wilson,  pioneer,  b.  in  Ypsilanti,  Mich.,  Nov.  16, 
1833;  d.  in  Northfield,  Minn.,  Jan.  13,  1909.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1855,  and  to  Redwood  county  in  1871;  engaged  in  hardware  business 
in  Lamberton  after  1873;  removed  to  Northfield  in  1903.  [32;  237 
(51).] 

Kelsey,  Henry,  journalist,  b.  in  Dansville,  N.  Y.,  in  1838;  d.  in 
Woodburn,  Oregon,  June  21,  1907.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857; 
served  in  the  army,  1861-4;  after  1874  resided  at  Beaver  Falls,  where 
he  was  proprietor  of  the  Renville  Times.     [32;   237   (43).] 

Kempe,  Peter  Aaron  Hjalmar,  merchant,  b.  in  Sweden,  April  3, 
1856;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1878,  settling  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.; 
a  wholesale  grocer.     [24;  169.] 

Kemper,  Henry,  b.  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in  1844;  d.  in  Perham,  Minn., 
May  2,  1901.  He  settled  at  Rush  Lake,  Minn.,  in  1870;  engaged  in 
banking  and  insurance  business.     [35;    237    (14).] 

Kemper,  Jackson,  Episcopal  bishop,  b.  in  Pleasant  Valley,  N.  Y., 
Dec.  24,  1789;  d.  in  Delafield,  Wis.,  May  24,  1870.  fte  became,  in  1835, 
the  first  missionary  bishop  of  his  church.  His  jurisdiction  extended 
over  what  was  called  the  Northwest,  comprising  the  present  states 
of  Minnesota,  Wisconsin,  Iowa,  Indiana,  Missouri,  Kansas,  and  Ne- 
braska.    [1;   3*;   237  (1).] 

Kempfer,  Bernard  O.,  farmer,  b.  in  York  county,  Pa.,  in  1837;  came 
to  Minnesota  when  twenty  years  of  age;  served  in  the  Sixth  Minne- 
sota Regt.  in  the  Indian  and  civil  war;  lived  in  Watonwan  and  Otter 
Tail  counties,  and  after  1887  in  Andrea  township,  Wilkin  county.  He 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1862.     [38.] 

Kempton,  Edward  S.,  b.  in  Wilburton,  England,  Nov.  27,  1848;  came 
to  the  United  States  while  still  a  child;  treasurer  of  the  Duluth,  Mis- 
sabe  and  Northern  Railway  since  1895,  residing  in  Duluth.     [23;   24.] 

Kenaston,  Frederick  Eugene,  banker  and  manufacturer,  b.  in  Que- 
bec, Nov.  14,  1853;  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  father  when  three 
years  old;  was  graduated  at  Cedar  Valley  Seminary,  Iowa,  1870;  set- 
tled in  Breckenridge  in  18S6,  and  conducted  a  bank;  removed  to  Min- 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES. 


397 


neapolis,   and    since    1897    has    been    president    of    the    Minneapolis 
Threshing  Machine  Co.     [24;   35;   S5A*.] 

Kenaston,  George  Franklix,  teacher,  b.  in  Bast  Calais,  Vt,  May  28, 
1853;  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1878,  and  at  Michigan 
University;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  after  1891  was  superintendent 
of  the  public  schools  of  Mankato;  removed  to  Crawfordsville,  Ind. 
[45.] 

Kendall,  Elnathan,  b.  in  Windham  county,  Conn.,  in  1831;  settled 
in  Vernon  Center,  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  was  the  founder 
of  the  village  of  Edgewood   (afterward  Vernon  Center),  1879.     [32.] 

Kendall,  Howard  C,  b.  in  Monticello,  Ind.;  settled  in  Duluth  in 
1874,  where  he  was  railway  ticket  agent;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1879.     [30;  31.] 

Kendall,  Joseph  Brown,  b.  in  Canton,  Pa.,  April  13,  1838;  served 
in  the  Fifth  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  at  Byron,  Minn., 
in  1868,  conducted  general  merchandise  business  until  1893,  and  later 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  brick;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature, 1895-7.     [24;  30;  66;  66A.] 

Kennedy,  Henry  Sibley,  b.  at  Traverse  des  Sioux,  Minn.,  May  11, 
1858;  settled  in  Minneapolis,  and  dealt  in  grain.  In  1902  he  was 
elected  secretary  of  the  Millers'  National  Federation,  and  removed  to 
Chicago.     [168   (April  23,  1902*).] 

Kennedy,  J.  A.,  b.  near  Ebensburg,  Pa.,  July  12,  1834;  d.  in  Adrian, 
Minn.,  Aug.  14,  1903.  He  settled  on  a  farm  near  Adrian  in  1885;  was 
register  of  deeds  for  Nobles  county,  1890-6.     [237   (28).] 

Kennedy,  John,  b.  in  Ontario,  Canada,  Sept.  27,  1827;  d.  in  Hast- 
ings, Minn.,  Nov.  2,  1882.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1853;  was  elected 
register  of  deeds  of  Dakota  county  in  1856;  enlisted  in  the  Seventh 
Minnesota  Regt.  in  1862,  and  attained  the  rank  of  brevet  major. 
Later  he  was  county  auditor,  and  postmaster  at  Hastings.  [29;  32; 
48.] 

Kennedy,  John  W.,  merchant,  b.  in  Ireland,  July  16,  1842;  d.  in  Lake 
City,  Minn.,  Feb.  18,  1909.  He  came  to  the  United  States  with  his 
parents  in  1846;  served  in  the  148th  Pennsylvania  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  settled  at  Lake  City  in  1865.     [237   (51).] 

Kennedy,  Rohert,  pioneer,  b.  in  Virginia  in  1801;  kept  a  hotel  in 
Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1846;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1849,  and  engaged  in 
hotel  business  many  years.     [41;   42;   94.] 

Kennedy,  Vincent  Pellett,  physician,  b.  in  Butler  county,  Pa.,  July 
11,  1824;  came  to  Greenleaf,  Meeker  county,  in  1856;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature,  1861-2;  was  surgeon  of  the  Fifth  Minnesota 
Regt,  1862-5;  and  for  the  next  two  years  was  physician  of  the  Indian 
post  at  Red  Lake.  Later  he  returned  to  practice  in  Greenleaf,  and  in 
1875  removed  to  Litchfield.     [18;   65.] 


398  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Kenney,  Seth  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Williamstown,  Mass.,  Feb.  22,  1836; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  settled  in  Morristown  the  next  year;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1879;  engaged  in  the  manu- 
facture of  sorghum  syrup  and  sugar.     [30;  70;  70A.] 

Kennicott,  Jay  A.,  b.  in  Chicago,  111.,  Jan.  24,  1865;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1885,  settling  at  Luverne;  has  engaged  in  real  estate  busi- 
ness, and  since  1903  in  law  practice,  having  been  in  that  year  grad- 
uated in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota.     [24;  71;   71A*.] 

Kenworthy,  Silas,  miller,  b.  in  Randolph  county,  N.  C,  Dec.  29, 
1803;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854,  and  settled  in  Rapidan,  Blue  Earth 
county,  in  1864;  built  four  mills  in  this  state;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1875.     [32.] 

Kenyon,  Moses  Dibble,  lawyer,  b.  in  Granville,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  13,  1843; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1866,  settling  in  Rochester.  Later  he  was  secre- 
tary of  the  state  land  office,  and  afterward  deputy  auditor.  In  1888 
he  was  appointed  public  examiner  and  superintendent  of  banks,  and 
held  this  position  till  1899,  residing  in  St.  Paul.  [22*;  27*;  30;  95*; 
98;  23S  (Feb.  24,  1888*),] 

Kenyon,  Thomas,  physician,  b.  in  New  York  state,  Nov.  29,  1812; 
d.  in  Somerset,  Steele  county,  Minn.,  April  17,  1882.  He  came  there 
in  1856;  engaged  in  farming  and  in  the  practice  of  medicine.  [70A; 
72.] 

Keotjgh,  James,  b.  in  Wexford  county,  Ireland,  in  1811;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1849,  and  built  the  first  farmhouse  in  Stearns  county  in 
1853;  resided  on  a  farm  in  St.  Joseph  after  1870.     [31.] 

Kepner,  Thomas  Ervin,  lawyer,  b.  in  Olmsted  county,  Minn.,  Oct. 
29,  1867;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1894, 
and  practiced  his  profession  in  Minneapolis;  author  of  books  on  law. 
[22*.] 

Kerns,  John,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Harrison  county,  Ky.,  Jan.  2, 
1809;  d.  in  Fullerton,  Neb.,  Aug.  6,  1895.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in 
1854;  was  the  first  president  of  the  Minnesota  conference;  was  pastor 
and  presiding  elder  in  St.  Peter,  Red  Wing,  and  other  places.     [151*.] 

Kerr,  Aaron  Hervey,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Washington 
county,  Pa.,  April  1,  1819;  was  graduated  at  Jefferson  college,  1843, 
and  the  Western  Theological  Seminary,  Allegheny,  Pa.,  1846;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  at  St.  Peter,  where  he  organized  a  church 
and  was  its  pastor  twenty-two  years.  In  1866  he  became  a  trustee, 
and  also  secretary  and  treasurer,  of  the  Hospital  for  the  Insane,  lo- 
cated at  St.  Peter  in  that  year;  and  later  he  had  charge  of  the  con- 
struction of  the  asylum  at  Rochester.  In  the  Sioux  war  and  civil  war 
he  was  chaplain  of  the  Ninth  Minnesota  Regiment.     [18;   66.] 

Kerr,  Charles  Deal,  judge,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa,,  Sept.  9,  1835; 
d.  at  San  Antonio,  Texas,  Dec.  25,  1896.    He  was  graduated  at  Illinois 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  399 

College,  Jacksonville,  in  1857;  served  in  the  Sixth  Illinois  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war,  enlisting  as  a  private  and  rising  to  the  rank  of  colonel. 
He  settled  in  St.  Cloud  in  1865,  and  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law; 
removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1873;  was  judge  in  the  Second  judicial  dis- 
trict, 1889-96.  [20;  30;  68;  93*;  98*;  121;  137;  237  (9*);  238  (Dec. 
27,  1896*).] 

Kerr,  William  P.,  M,  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Dublin,  Ireland,  June  16, 
1842;  d.  at  Grand  Meadow,  Minn.,  Nov.  18,  1889.  He  came  with  his 
parents  to  Canada  in  1857,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1868;  joined  the  Min- 
nesota conference  in  1887;  was  pastor  at  Granger  and  Grand  Meadow. 
[150.] 

Kerst,  Peter  M.,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  March  4,  1864,  and  resides  there; 
engaged  in  banking;  was  employed  in  the  office  of  the  state  public 
examiner  after  1900,  becoming  deputy  in  1902,  and  was  chief  of  this 
department  in  1905-07.     [24;   25;   30;   93A.] 

Kerwin,  John,  pioneer,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1833;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  June 
3,  1908.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  engaged  in  farming  and  in 
the  sale  of  agricultural  implements;  was  chairman  of  the  Ramsey 
County  Board  of  Control,  residing  in  St.  Paul.     [174*.] 

Ketciiam,  George,  lawyer,  b.  in  Cass  county,  Mich.,  Jan.  9,  1850; 
was  graduated  at  Hillsdale  College  in  1873;  was  admitted  to  the  bar; 
settled  in  Grant  county,  Minn.,  in  1882;  was  county  attorney,  1885-90. 
[35.] 

Ketzeback,  W.  H.,  b.  in  Quebec,  Canada,  Oct.  17,  1835;  d.  in  Wells, 
Minn.,  Sept.  11,  1901.  He  came  to  Winona  county,  Minn.,  in  1855; 
engaged  in  milling  and  farming  there,  and  in  Blue  Earth  county; 
removed  to  Wells  in  1885;  purchased  a  flouring  mill,  and  in  1893  or- 
ganized the  German-American  State  Bank  of  Wells.  [39*;  168  (March 
13,  1896*);   237    (14).] 

Keye,  Ferdinand  D.,  druggist,  b.  in  Niagara,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  4,  1853; 
came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  when  a  child;  settled  on  a  home- 
stead on  the  site  of  Argyle,  and  built  the  first  building  there;  engaged 
in  general  mercantile  business,  and  later  owned  a  drug  store.     [35.] 

Keyes,  Adson  Dean,  lawyer,  b.  in  Acworth,  N.  H.,  Oct.  22,  1842;  d. 
in  Faribault,  Minn.,  Feb.  21,  1904.  He  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth 
College,  1872,  and  settled  in  Faribault  the  same  year.  He  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1873;  was  county  attorney  of  Rice  county,  and 
city  attorney  of  Faribault;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1887.     [26*;   70;   209;   237    (35*);. 241.] 

Keyes,  Anson  L.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Dempster,  N.  H.,  Feb,  6,  1843;  was 
graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1872,  and  at  Albany  Law  School, 
1873;  has  practiced  law  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  since  1878.     [24;  209.] 

Keyes,  Carlos  R.,  physician,  b.  in  Chelsea,  Vt.,  April  21,  1856;  was 
graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Vermont,  1881;  settled  in 
Byron,  Minn.,  1882;   removed  to  Duluth  in  1891.     [24;    31A;   66.] 


400  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL.  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Keyes,  Edward  Danforth,  physician,  b.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  Jan.  9, 
1859;  was  graduated  at  Rush  Medical  College,  1885,  and  has  since 
practiced  in  Winona.     [22*;    24;    209.] 

Keyes,  John,  lawyer,  b.  in  Windham  county,  Vt.,  June  20,  1818;  d. 
in  Winona,  Minn.,  Dec.  2,  1876.  He  settled  in  Winona  in  1853.  [78; 
209.] 

Keyes,  John  Arnold,  lawyer,  b.  in  Chelsea,  Vt.,  June  23,  1859;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1884;  came  to  Minnesota  the  next  year,  set- 
tling in  Winona;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1889-91; 
removed  to  Duluth  in  1892.     [24;    30.] 

Keysor,  Clark,  building  contractor,  b.  in  Warren  county,  N.  Y.,  May 
23,  1826;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1858,  settling  in  Mankato;  served  as 
first  lieutenant  in  the  Ninth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  Indian  and  civil 
wars;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1872  and  1879.  [30; 
46;  83*.] 
—  Kidder,  Jefferson  Parrish,  judge,  b.  in  Rraintree,  Vt.,  in  1816;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Oct.  2,  1883.  He  was  graduated  at  Norwich  Uni- 
versity, Vt,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1857; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1861-4;  was  appointed  in  1865 
associate  justice  of  the  supreme  court  of  Dakota  territory,  and  re- 
moved there.     [237  (1);  238   (Oct.  3,  1883).] 

Kidder,  Orlando  B.,  farmer,  b.  in  Newport,  N.  H.,  in  1845;  d.  in 
Claremont,  Dodge  county,  Minn.  He  came  there  with  his  father  in 
1854;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature.     [49.] 

Kiefer,  Andrew  R.,  congressman,  b.  near  Mainz,  Germany,  in  1832; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  May  1,  1904.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1849, 
and  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1855;  served  in  the  civil  war  as  captain  in 
the  Second  Minnesota  Regt.,  and  afterward  as  colonel  of  the  state 
militia;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1865;  represented  the 
Fourth  district  in  Congress,  1893-7;  was  mayor  of  St.  Paul,  1898-1900. 
[10;  17;  27*;  30;  68;  93*;  94;  96*;  98*;  111;  115;  237  (35*);  238 
(Nov.  9,  1899).] 

Kiehle,  Amos  A.,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Dansville,  N.  Y.,  Feb. 
22,  1847;  was  graduated  at  Hamilton  College,  1871,  and  Union  The- 
ological Seminary,  1874;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  was  pastor  in  Still- 
water after  1873.     [40.] 

Kiehle,  David  Litchard,  educator,  b.  in  Dansville,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  7, 
1S37;  was  graduated  at  Hamilton  College,  1861,  and  Union  Theological 
Seminary,  1865;  came  the  same  year  to  Preston,  Minn.,  where  he 
organized  a  Presbyterian  church,  of  which  he  was  pastor  ten  years; 
was  principal  of  the  state  normal  school  at  St.  Cloud,  1875-81;  state 
superintendent  of  public  instruction,  1881-93;  professor  of  pedagogy 
in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1893-1902;  author  of  "Education  in 
Minnesota,"  120  and  102  pages,  1903;  again  pastor  in  Preston,  1902-10; 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  401 

removed  to  Portland,  Oregon.     [4;  17;  18;  24;  29;  30;  127  (8*);  127B; 
154A*.] 

Kiester,  Jacob  Armel,  lawyer,  b.  in  Mount  Pleasant,  Pa.,  April  29, 
1832;  d.  in  Blue  Earth  City,  Minn.,  Dec.  13,  1904.  He  studied  law,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1854;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  settling 
in  Blue  Earth  City.  He  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1865,  and  during  many  years  was  an  officer  of  Faribault  county,  being 
successively  county  surveyor,  register  of  deeds,  and  judge  of  pro- 
bate; was  a  state  senator,  1891-3;  author  of  the  "History  of  Faribault 
County"  (687  pages,  1896).     [18;   30;   39*;   51*;   157;   237   (32,  35*).] 

Kilander,  Karl  A.,  educator,  b.  in  Sweden,  Nov.  23,  1862;  studied  at 
Skara  and  Upsala,  Sweden;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1891;  in- 
structor and  professor  in  Gustavus  Adolphus  College,  St.  Peter,  Minn., 
since  1892.     [148.] 

Kildahl,  John  Nathan,  educator,  b.  in  Beitstaden,  Norway,  Jan.  4, 
1857;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1866,  and  to  Good- 
hue county,  Minn.,  the  same  year;  was  graduated  at  Luther  College, 
Decorah,  Iowa,  1879,  and  at  Luther  Theological  Seminary,  Madison, 
Wis.,  1882;  was  pastor  in  Goodhue  county,  1882-9,  and  in  Chicago, 
1889-99;  president  of  St.  Olaf  College,  Northfield,  Minn.,  since  1899. 
[17;  24;  25;  133  (Oct.,  1899)*;  148;  149*;  238  (Aug.  6,  1899*).] 

Kiley,  Edward  Clarence,  journalist,  b.  in  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  Feb. 
28,  1863;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1890,  and  published  The  Progressive 
Age  in  Duluth;  established,  in  1894,  and  has  since  edited  the  Herald- 
Review  at  Grand  Rapids.     [22*;  25.] 

Kilgore,  Wallace  Warren,  educator,  b.  in  North  Newry,  Maine, 
March  16,  1862;  was  graduated  at  Bowdoin  College,  1886;  engaged  in 
teaching  in  Wisconsin  and  Minnesota;  was  principal  of  the  Red  Wing 
High  school  six  years,  superintendent  of  schools  at  Spring  Valley  two 
years,  and  afterward  superintendent  of  schools  in  Willmar.     [22*.] 

Kilian,  K.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Germany,  August  24,  1869; 
was  graduated  at  the  Luther  Seminary,  Afton,  Minn.,  in  1892;  was 
pastor  in  Nicols,  Decoria,  and  Mapleton,  Minn.     [148.] 

Killiam,  Thomas  B.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Delaware,  March  17, 
1837;  d.  in  Waseca,  Minn.,  March  29,  1888.  He  was  ordained  to  the 
ministry  in  1864;  was  pastor  in  Lake  City,  Minn.,  1883-6,  and  after- 
ward at  Hastings  and  Plainview.     [74;  150.] 

Kimball,  B.  W.,  physician,  b.  in  Bethel,  Maine,  March  12,  1829;  was 
graduated  from  the  medical  department  of  Bowdoin  College,  1857; 
settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1869;  was  a  specialist  in  diseases  of  the  eye 
and  ear.     [58.] 

Kimball,  Charles  S.,  b.  in  Troy,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  11,  1822;  d.  in  Winne- 
bago City,  Minn.,  in  1889.  He  settled  there  in  1858;  was  the  first 
blacksmith  in  the  town,  and  also  engaged  in  hotel  business.     [51.] 

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402  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Kimball,  E.,  miller,  b.  in  Oxford  county,  Maine,  Jan.  4,  1832;  set- 
tled in  Forest  City,  Minn.,  in  1867;  was  part  owner  of  a  flouring  mill, 
and  also  engaged  in  mercantile  business.     [65.] 

Kimball,  F.  W.,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Reading,  Mass.,  in  1844;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1866;  engaged  in  surveying  and  railroad  construc- 
tion; resided  in  Austin.     [166  (1898*).] 

Kimball,  George  G.,  farmer,  b.  in  Hollis,  Maine,  Oct.  22,  1825;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1855,  being  the  second  settler  in  Green  Prairie,  Mor- 
rison county;  served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.,  1861-4;  settled  in 
Belle  Prairie  in  1879.     [31.] 

Kimball,  Hannibal  Hamlin,  physician,  b.  in  Carmel,  Maine,  Aug.  18, 
1843;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  Bowdoin  College,  1866;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1867,  settling  in  Minneapolis,  where  he  has  since  prac- 
ticed.    [19*;  24;  25;  84*;  85A.] 

Kimball,  James  M.,  b.  about  1822;  d.  in  Kimball,  Stearns  county, 
Minn.,  Aug  5,  1902.  He  was  the  original  settler  at  Kimball  Prairie,  and 
the  village  is  named  for  him.     [237  (19).] 

King,  David  L.,  clergyman,  b.  in  Mahoning,  Pa.,  Oct.  31,  1816;  d.  in 
Plainview,  Minn.,  Aug.  3,  1898.  He  was  licensed  to  preach  in  1845; 
settled  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  in  1854;  owned  a  farm  in  Kalmar,  Olmsted 
county.     [66;  180   (Aug.  31,  1898).] 

King,  James,  b.  in  Dublin,  Ireland*,  in  1834;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1844,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1857;  was  chief  of  police,  1870-8;  was  sheriff 
of  Ramsey  county,  1878-81.     [94.] 

King,  John  E.,  journalist,  b.  in  Laketon,  Ind.,  Aug.  27,  1870;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1891,  and  established  the  Nobles  County  Democrat  at 
Adrian,  Minn.,  in  1892;  removed  to  Red  Lake  Falls  in  1901,  and  was 
editor  and  proprietor  of  the  Red  Lake  Courier;  was  state  librarian, 
1905-10;  removed  to  Missoula,  Montana.     [24;  30*.] 

King,  John  L.,  journalist,  b.  in  Jackson  county,  Minn.,  Aug.  11,  1870; 
has  published  the  Jackson  County  Pilot  at  Jackson  since  1896,  and 
became  its  sole  owner  in  1900.     [62*.] 

King,  Josias  Ridgate,  b.  in  Washington,  D.  C,  Feb.  21,  1832;  came  to 
St.  Paul  in  1857;  engaged  in  surveying;  enlisted  in  the  First  Minnesota 
Regt.,  and  served  in  the  army  until  1871,  attaining  the  rank  of  lieutenant 
colonel;  returned  to  St.  Paul,  and  engaged  in  insurance  business. 
[3A;  94;  237  (27*).] 

King,  Orange  S.,  journalist,  b.  in  Malone,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  15,  1839;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Sept.  14,  1876.  He  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1859;  engaged 
in  printing;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war; 
removed  to  Fergus  Falls  in  1871,  where  he  established  the  Fergus  Falls 
Advocate,       [237  (1).] 

King,  Selah  S.,  journalist,  b.  in  Whitewater,  Wis.,  Oct.,  1864;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  when  two  years  old;  established  the 
Jasper  Journal  in  1888,  which  he  has  since  published.    [34;  71A.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  403 

King,  Thomas  S.,  journalist,  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1862;  was 
editor  of  the  State  Atlas,  1862-7;  of  the  Minneapolis  Tribune,  when  first 
established;  after  1871,  of  the  Minneapolis  branch  of  the  St.  Paul 
Pioneer;  and  later  was  Minneapolis  editor  of  the  Pioneer  Press.     [58.] 

King,  William  0.,  farmer,  b.  in  Wisconsin,  Dec.  20,  1854;  came  with 
his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  settled  in  Delafield,  Jackson  county, 
in  1882;  was  a  local  preacher  in  the  Church  of  the  Disciples.     [34.] 

King,  William  Smith,  congressman,  b.  in  Malone,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  16, 1828; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Feb.  24,  1900.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1858,  settling 
in  Minneapolis,  and  published  the  State  Atlas;  was  a  representative  in 
Congress,  1875-7;  was  active  in  promoting  the  interests  of  the  state 
agricultural  fairs;  and  introduced  fine  blooded  stock  into  the  state. 
[10;  19*;  23*;  27*;  28,XII;  59;  84*;  166A*;  237  (11*);  238  (Feb.  24, 
1900*).] 

King,  William  V.,  b.  in  Manchester,  Eng.,  Sept.  26,  1831;  came  to 
the  United  States  with  his  parents;  served  in  the  43d  Wisconsin  Regt. 
in  the  civil  war;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Jackson  county,  Minn.;  was 
county  auditor,  1880-96;  resided  in  the  village  of  Jackson  after  1879. 
[34.] 

Kinghorn,  David,  b.  in  Scotland  in  1809;  settled  on  a  farm  at 
Eagle  Creek,  Scott  county,  Minn.,  in  1852;  was  sergeant-at-arms  in  the 
state  constitutional  convention;  was  a  representative  in  the  first  state 
legislature.     [32.] 

Kingsbury,  David  Lansing,  librarian,  b.  in  Marshall,  Mich.,  Dec.  28, 
1842;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Jan.  24,  1912.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and 
lived  in  Monticello;  served  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.,  1862-5, 
attaining  the  rank  of  second  lieutenant;  engaged  in  hardware  business 
in  St.  Paul,  1873-86;  was  assistant  librarian  of  the  Minnesota  Historical 
Society,  1893-1912;  recorder  of  the  Minnesota  Oommandery,  Military 
Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion  of  the  United  States,  after  1898.  [24;  25; 
97;  174*;  210*;  237  (41*,  59*).] 

Kingsbury,  Olin  Willis,  journalist,  b.  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn., 
May  3,  1859;  commenced  the  publication  of  the  courier  at  Preston  in 
1893,  and  a  year  later  established  the  Harmony  Courier  in  the  village 
of  Harmony.     [22*.] 

Kingsbury,  William  Wallace,  congressman,  b.  in  Towanda,  Pa.,  June 
4,  1828;  d.  April  17,  1892.  He  settled  in  Endion  (later  a  part  of 
Duluth),  Minn.;  was  a  member  of  the  Territorial  legislature,  1855-6, 
and  of  the  constitutional  convention,  1857;  was  delegate  to  Congress 
from  Minnesota  Territory,  1857-8;  later  returned  east.     [114;  210.] 

Kingsley,  Ammon  D.,  b.  in  Washington  county,  N.  Y.,  July  2,  1829; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Dec,  1911.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852;  engaged 
in  milling  in  Waverly  and  Anoka;  settled  in  French  Lake  township, 
Wright  county,  in  1877;  removed  to  Minneapolis  in  1901,  and  was  a 
specialist  in  the  treatment  of  cancer.     [31;  237  (59).] 


404  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Kingsley,  George  Bradford,  lawyer,  b.  in  Deposit,  N.  Y.,  March  21, 
1832;  d.  in  Blue  Earth  City,  Minn.,  Jan.  8,  1894.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1854,  and  two  years  later  settled  in  Blue  Earth  City,  having  bought 
an  interest  in  the  townsite.  He  was  a  representative  in  the  first  state 
legislature,  1857-8,  and  clerk  of  the  district  court  in  1860.     [18;  51*.] 

Kingsley,  Nathan  Curtis,  judge,  b.  in  Sharon,  Conn.,  Sept.  10,  1850; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1869;  the  next  year  learned  the  miller's  trade, 
and  worked  at  that  business  in  Olmsted  county  until  1874;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1876;  practiced  in  Rushford  and  Chatfield,  and 
removed  to  Austin  in  1887;  has  been  judge  of  the  Tenth  judicial  district 
since  1898.     [22*;  23;  24;  25;  30;  52;  79*;  137.] 

Kinkead,  William,  b.  in  Elkton,  Md.,  Dec.  3,  1835;  d.  in  St.  Cloud, 
Minn.,  May  22,  1868.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  with  others 
located  the  town  of  Alexandria  and  helped  to  organize  Douglas  county. 
He  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Battery  in  the  civil  war.     [237  (1).] 

Kinne,  A.  Eugene,  farmer,  b.  in  New  York  in  1840;  served  three  years 
in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1870,  settling  in  Renville  county; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1899.     [30.] 

Kinney,  Kirk  J.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Susquehanna  county,  Pa.,  April  14, 
1835;  d.  in  Glenwood,  Minn.,  Dec.  29,  1906.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1862;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  and  at 
its  close  settled  in  Pope  county,  where  he  founded  the  town  of  Glenwood. 
He  was  the  first  auditor  of  the  county,  and  was  county  surveyor  many 
years.     [237   (43*).] 

Kinney,  Rodolphus  D.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Royalton,  Vt,  in  1828;  came  to 
Minnesota,  and  taught  the  first  school  in  Morrison  county,  at  Belle 
Prairie,  1851-2;  was  the  first  settler  on  the  townsite  of  Royalton,  1854, 
and  named  the  village  for  his  native  town.     [41.] 

Kinsey,  Nelson  C,  b.  in  Moline,  111.,  July  6,  1845;  d.  in  Northfield, 
Minn.,  May  11,  1903.  He  engaged  in  mercantile  business  thirty-four 
years;  resided  in  Northfield  after  1884.     [237   (28).] 

Kinsman,  A.  N.,  b.  in  Fond  du  Lac  county,  Wis.,  in  1854;  came  to 
Austin,  Minn.,  in  1873;  established  the  Austin  greenhouses  in  1890. 
[111.] 

Kinyon,  Charles  J.,  banker,  b.  in  Ellisburg,  N.  Y.,  May  17,  1848; 
settled  in  Minnesota  in  1871,  and  the  next  year  entered  the  First 
National  Bank,  Owatonna,  as  teller;  was  its  cashier,  1875-83,  and  later 
its  vice-president  to  1907.  [25;   72.] 

Kinyon,  George  R.,  banker,  b.  in  Owatonna,  Minn.,  May  31,  1861;  was 
graduated  at  Pillsbury  Academy,  1880;  was  cashier  of  the  First  National 
Bank,  Owatonna,  after  1882,  and  its  president  since  1903.    [24;  25;  72.] 

Kinyon,  William  Riley,  lawyer,  b.  in  Mannsville,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  3,  1833; 
was  graduated  at  Union  College,  1856;  came  to  Owatonna  in  1858.  In 
company  with  J.  C.  Easton  he  opened  a  private  bank  in  1866,  which  in 
1871  was  changed  to  the  First  National  Bank;  of  which  he  was  presi- 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  405 

dent,  1871-1903.  He  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1868, 
and  again  in  1875-76,  in  both  these  later  years  being  speaker  of  the 
House.     [18;  25;  70A;  72*.] 

Kipp,  Orrin,  lawyer,  b.  in  Bovina,  N.  Y.,  in  1848;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1869;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1872,  and  practiced  in  Henderson 
fourteen  years;  removed  to  St  Paul  in  1886.     [24;  32;  93;  93 A*.] 

Kipp,  Sylvester,  lawyer,  b.  in  Bovina,  N.  Y.,  April  19,  1845;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1868,  and  settled  in  Henderson  the  same  year;  was 
county  attorney  of  Sibley  county  twelve  years;  later  practiced  in  St. 
Paul,  until  1904;  removed  to  Knoxville,  Tenn.     [25;  32;  137.] 

Kirby,  Burrows  W.,  druggist,  b.  in  England,  April  5,  1850;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1870;  settled  in  Minnesota,  and  engaged  in  farming 
six  years;  afterward  removed  to  Elk  River,  was  register  of  deeds,  and 
owned  a  drug  store.     [31.] 

Kirby,  Joseph  Patterson,  b.  in  Ireland,  Aug.  16,  1838;  came  to  the 
United  States  with  his  parents  when  very  young,  and  in  1856  settled  in 
New  Auburn,  Minn.,  on  a  farm;  served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt., 
1861-5,  attaining  the  rank  of  first-lieutenant;  lived  in  Le  Sueur,  1865-74; 
removed  to  Henderson  in  1874,  and  was  probate  judge  of  Sibley  county, 
1875-94.      [18.] 

Kirchner,  William  H.,  educator,  b.  in  Templeton,  Mass.;  was 
graduated  at  Worcester  Polytechnic  Institute,  1887;  instructor  and  later 
professor  of  mechanical  drawing  in  the  University  of  Minnesota  since 
1894.     [127   (8*);   127B.] 

Kirk,  Alva  H.,  miller,  b.  in  Broome  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1847;  served 
in  the  16th  N.  Y.  battery  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1871; 
settled  in  Fergus  Falls  in  1885,  where  he  owned  the  Park  Roller  Mills. 
[35.] 

Kirk,  Robert,  Alexander,  wholesale  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Ells- 
worth, Ohio,  Aug.  28,  1837;  served  in  an  Ohio  regiment  three  years 
during  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota,  settling  in  St.  Paul,  in  1882; 
president  of  the  firm  of  Farwell,  Ozmun,  Kirk  and  Co.     [24;  25;  95*.] 

Kirk,  William  Doxtater,  banker,  b.  in  Adams,  N.  Y.,  in  1843;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Jan.  2,  1906.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul;  was  employed  in 
the  First  National  Bank,  1869-80;  helped  to  organize  the  Capital  Bank 
of  St.  Paul  and  was  its  cashier  until  1890;  afterward  was  its  president. 
[95*;  237   (39*).] 

Kirkham,  Ralph  W.,  soldier,  b.  in  Massachusetts;  was  commandant 
of  Fort  Snelling  in  1850;  attained  the  rank  of  brigadier  general  in 
1865;  resigned  from  the  army  in  1870.     [11;  12.] 

Kirkwood,  William  Reeside,  Presbyterian  clergyman  and  educator, 
b.  near  Woodsfield,  Ohio,  Nov.  22,  1837;  was  graduated  at  Washington 
and  Jefferson  College,  1859,  and  studied  at  Western  Theological 
Seminary  the  next  two  years;  was  pastor  in  Ohio  and  Kansas;  professor 


406  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

at  Macalester  College,  St.  Paul,  1885-90,  and  again  since  1907,  having 
also  a  pastorate  in  St.  Paul.     [17;  131A.] 

Kirwan,  Patrick  H.,  b.  in  Bradford  county,  Pa.,  March  17,  1851; 
settled  at  Beaver  Palls,  Minn.,  in  1875,  and  engaged  in  teaching;  was 
auditor  of  Renville  county,  1878-91;  surveyor  general  of  Minnesota, 
1895-1900;  later  engaged  in  real  estate  and  loan  business,  residing  in 
St.  Paul.     [25;  32.] 

Kitchel,  James  L.,  b.  in  Monroe  county,  Wis.,  in  1847;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1856;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  cavalry  in  the  civil 
war;  settled  in  Sparta,  Chippewa  county,  in  1869;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1872  and  1876.     [32.] 

Kitchel,  Stanley  R.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Detroit,  Mich.,  July  4,  1855;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Dec.  7,  1900.  He  was  graduated  at  Williams  College  in 
1876;  settled  in  Minneapolis  the  next  year,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1878.  [22*;  137;  237  (11*).] 

Kittelson,  Charles,  banker,  b.  in  Sigdal,  Norway,  in  1837;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1850,  and  seven  years  later  settled  in  Albert  Lea. 
He  served  in  the  Tenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the 
rank  of  captain;  was  state  treasurer,  1880-87;  and  after  1891  resided  in 
Minneapolis,  where  he  organized  the  Columbia  National  Bank,  and  was 
its  president.     [20*;   169.] 

Kittson,  Norman,  b.  near  Fort  Snelling  in  1836;  was  educated  in 
Winnipeg;  was  clerk  for  the  Hudson  Bay  Company  seven  years;  has 
resided  in  St.  Paul  since  1878.     [94.] 

Kittson,  Norman  Wolfred,  pioneer,  b.  at  Sorel,  Canada,  March  5, 
1814;  d.  on  the  train  when  returning  to  St.  Paul,  May  11,  1888.  He 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1834,  and  during  four  years  was  engaged  in  the 
sutler's  department  at  Fort  Snelling;  was  afterward  a  fur  trader  on  his 
own  account,  and  became  manager  for  the  American  Fur  Company  in 
northern  Minnesota;  was  a  member  of  the  territorial  legislature,  1851-5, 
and  mayor  of  St.  Paul,  1858.  He  established  a  line  of  steamers  and 
barges  known  as  the  Red  River  Transportation  Company,  and  thence 
was  called  "Commodore."  Kittson  county  was  named  for  him.  [28,  IV*  ; 
29;  32;  41;  68;  93*;  94;  96;  98*;  114;  237  (2,  9*).] 

Kivel,  John,  b.  in  Burlington,  Vt.,  Feb.  8,  1843';  served  in  the  12th 
Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Crookston,  Minn.,  in  1878; 
removed  to  Warren,  and  was  sheriff  of  Marshall  county,  1887-92,  [35.] 

Kjeldson,  Nels,  b.  in  Chicago,  111.,  June  15,  1845;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1870;  settled  in  Ada  in  1879;  owned  a  farm  of  twelve  hundred  acres; 
was  register  of  deeds  five  years;  and  afterward  engaged  in  real  estate, 
loaning,  and  insurance  business.     [35.] 

Kjetxgren,  John  Theodor,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  Sept.  22,  1S59, 
in  Sweden;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1884;  was  graduated  at  the 
Augustana  Theological  Seminary,  1887;   was  pastor  at  Marine  Mills, 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  407 

Minn.,  six  years,  and  since  1896  at  New  Scandia,  Washington  county; 
was  secretary  of  the  Augustana  Synod,  1894-1903.     [148.] 

Klaeber,  Frederick  J.,  educator,  b.  in  Bietzendorf,  Prussia,  Oct.  1, 
1863;  studied  at  Berlin  and  other  German  universities;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1893;  instructor,  1893-6,  and  professor  since  1896,  of 
English  philology  in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  residing  in  Min- 
neapolis; author  of  text-books  and  magazine  articles.  [17;  127  (8*); 
127B.] 

Kleeberger,  George  Reinard,  educator,  b.  in  Monticello,  Wis.,  Feb.  25, 
1849;  was  graduated  at  Yale  College,  1875;  engaged  in  teaching  in 
Wisconsin  and  California;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1895,  and  was  president 
of  the  state  normal  school  at  St.  Cloud,  1895-1902.  [22*;  177  (Aug., 
1895*).] 

Klein,  Charles  H.,  b.  in  Carver  county,  Minn.,  June  2,  1872;  engaged 
in  the  manufacture  of  brick  in  Chaska  since  1895;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1903-5;  a  state  senator,  1911.     [25;  30*.] 

Klein,  John,  merchant,  b.  in  Germany,  April  6,  1835;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1854,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  in  St.  Peter; 
engaged  in  furniture  business;  removed  to  Mankato  in  1870.    [24;  83*.] 

Klein,  William  Livingston,  editor,  b.  in  Barry,  111.,  Jan.  28,  1851; 
was  graduated  at  Cornell  University,  1873;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1882, 
settling  in  Minneapolis;  publisher,  since  1893,  of  the  Journal  of  the 
Minnesota  State  Medical  Association  and  Northwestern  Lancet;  author 
of  "Why  We  Punctuate."     [85A] 

Klemer,  Carl  Henry,  b.  in  Berlin,  Germany,  Jan.  20,  1824;  d.  in 
Faribault,  Minn.,  March  31,  1904.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1848,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  settled  in  Faribault  in  1864,  and  was 
proprietor  of  a  woolen  mill.     [70;  237  (35).] 

Klemer,  Ferdinand  L.,  manufacturer,  b.  in  Watertown,  Wis.,  Sept.  4, 
1856;  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1857,  and  to  Faribault  in 
1864;  president  of  the  Faribault  Woolen  Mill  Co.;  a  representative  in 
the  legislature,  1911.     [30*;  70A.] 

Kletschke,  Vincent,  b.  in  Austria  in  1835;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1854,  and  to  Minnesota  two  years  later;  settled  on  a  farm  near 
Waterville;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1873.     [32.] 

Kling,  Elmer  Ambrose,  lawyer,  b.  in  Troy,  Wis.;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1892;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1896; 
settled  in  Little  Falls;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1909. 
[30*.] 

Klinkhammer,  J.  H.  J.,  banker,  b.  in  Prussia,  Nov.  15,  1844;  d.  in 
Jordan,  Minn.,  Jan.  3,  1901.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United 
States  when  seven  years  old,  and  to  Shakopee,  Minn.,  in  1857;  settled  in 
Jordan  in  1868,  engaged  in  the  drug  business,  and  later  was  cashier  of 
a  bank.     [32;  237   (14).] 


408  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Kloe^ping,  Frederick,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Germany,  May  27, 
1845;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1870;  settled  in  Rosemount,  Minn.; 
was  postmaster  after  1875.     [48.] 

Kxossner,  Jacob,  b.  in  Switzerland,  Dec.  23,  1846;  came  with  his 
parents  to  the  United  States  when  three  years  old,  and  to  Minnesota 
in  1856;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Mounted  Rangers;  owned  a 
farm  in  New  Ulm;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878. 
[30.] 

Klosterman,  C,  teacher,  b.  in  Iowa,  March  19,  1849;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1867;  resided  in  Torah,  Stevens  county;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature,  1876-7.     [30.] 

Knapp,  Cleon  T.;  resided  in  St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis  twenty  years; 
was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1907;  has  since 
practiced  in  Chisholm;  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.    [30*.] 

Knappen,  Charles  C,  journalist,  b.  in  Poynette,  Wis.,  Feb.  15,  1861; 
came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  while  a  child;  engaged  in  news- 
paper work  in  the  Twin  Cities;  removed  to  Crookston,  and  edited  and 
published  the  People  Press.     [35;  37.] 

Knappen,  T.  F.,  b.  in  Clinton  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1845;  was  graduated 
in  law  at  Madison  University,  1869;  taught  school  in  Duluth  one  year; 
was  attorney  of  Isanti  county  several  years,  and  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1873;  settled  in  Montevideo  in  1878.     [30;  32.] 

Knatvold,  Hans  E.,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Drammen,  Norway, 
Sept.  3,  1848;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  when  fourteen 
years  old;  and  to  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  in  1867.     [53.] 

Knatvold,  Thorvald  V.,  banker,  b.  in  Norway,  Oct.  2,  1853;  came  to 
the  United  States  with  his  parents  in  1862,  settling  in  Freeborn  county, 
Minn.;  resides  at  Albert  Lea;  was  a  state  senator,  1895-1902.     [30.] 

Knauft,  Ferdinand,  merchant,  b.  in  Prussia  in  1826;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1845;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1850;  owned  a  grocery, 
1851-70,  and  later  engaged  in  hardware  business;  was  a  representative 
in  the  territorial  legislature  in  1856.     [94.] 

Kneeland,  C.  R.,  b.  in  Medina  county,  Ohio,  in  1846;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1872,  and  the  next  year  built  the  first  house  in  Lamberton,  kept 
a  store,  and  owned  a  farm.     [32.] 

Kneeland,  Thomas,  lawyer,  b.  in  Harrison,  Maine,  June  19,  1851; 
was  graduated  at  Bowdoin  college,  1874;  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  1879; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1880,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  representa- 
tive in  the  legislature,  1909-11.     [24;  25;  30*.] 

Knickerbacker,  David  Buell,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  irf  Rensselaer 
county,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  24,  1833;  d.  in  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  Dec.  31,  1894.  He 
was  graduated  at  Trinity  College,  Hartford,  1853,  and  at  the  Theological 
Seminary  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  church  in  New  York  city,  1856; 
came  to  Minnesota  the  same  year  and  was  the  first  rector  of  Gethsemane 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  409 

Church,  Minneapolis,  1856-83;  later  was  bishop  of  Indiana.     [58;   85 A; 
174*.] 

Knight,  Aubrey  M.,  banker,  b.  in  Peru,  Maine,  Aug.  8,  1843;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1868,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  Glencoe;  engaged  in 
real  estate  and  loaning  business;  established  the  McLeod  County  Bank 
in  1883;  owned  much  real  estate  in  Dakota  and  Minnesota.     [64.] 

KnIg-ht,  John,  physician,  b.  in  New  York,  April  5,  1850;  served  in 
the  186th  N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1871;  was 
a  preacher  in  the  M.  E.  church  in  several  towns  in  Wadena  county,  and 
practiced  medicine;  was  treasurer  of  Wadena  county  eight  years; 
resided  in  Wadena,  and  was  pastor  of  a  church  in  Sebeka.     [35;  38.] 

Knight,  Oliver  March,  b.  in  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  April  9,  1838;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Feb.  22,  1897.  He  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  and 
other  regiments,  1861-5;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1866,  and  engaged  in 
printing;  later  was  in  mercantile  business  in  the  East;  returned  to 
Minnesota  in  1886,  established  the  Union  Credit  Company,  and  resided 
in  Minneapolis.     [122;  237   (9*).] 

Knights,  Richard,  b.  near  Sherbrooke,  Canada,  March  5,  1830;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1871;  resided  in  Buffalo  and  Minneapolis;  purchased  a 
hotel  at  Howard  Lake  in  1881,  and  afterward  managed  it.     [31.] 

Kniss,  George  W.,  b.  in  Defiance,  Ohio,  Oct.  12,1838;  served  in  Ohio 
regiments  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  settled  in 
Luverne,  Minn.,  in  1870,  and  engaged  in  real  estate  and  loaning  business. 
[34;   71*;   71A.] 

Kniss,  Pierce  J.,  banker,  b.  in  Defiance,  Ohio,  Nov.  16,  1839;  d.  in 
Luverne,  Minn.,  Dec.  19,  1896.  He  served  in  the  15th  Wisconsin  Regt. 
in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1870,  and  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  town  of  Luverne;  opened  a  bank  there  in  1876;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1879.     [30;  34;  71A*.] 

Knoblauch,  Anton,  b.  in  Wurtemberg,  Germany,  Aug.  24,  1835;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1854,  and  two  years  later  settled  in  Carver, 
Minn.;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  1863-81,  and  later  in  banking. 
[24;  32.] 

Knobloch,  Adolpii,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Germany  in  1831;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1847,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  settled  in 
Owatonna  in  1861;  owned  the  first  brewery  there,  and  after  1874 
engaged  in  hardware  business.     [72.] 

Knowles,  E.  C,  farmer,  b.  in  New  Hampshire  in  1820;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1855;  settled  in  Northfield;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1877.     [30;  70.] 

Knowlton.  B.  K.,  b.  in  Stockholm,  N.  Y.,  July  10,  1825;  came  to 
Sauk  Rapids,  Minn.,  in  1857;  engaged  at  first  in  the  grocery  business, 
and  later  in  real  estate  and  insurance.     [31.] 

Knowlton,  Elliot  A.,  merchant,  banker,  b.  in  Wardsboro,  Vt,  Sept. 


410  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

10,  1844;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856  with  his  parents,  who  settled  in 
Northfield;  attended  Hamline  University;  served-  in  the  Seventh  Min- 
nesota Regt.,  1862-5;  removed  to  Rochester  in  1868;  president  of  the 
Union  National  Bank  there  since  1891.     [66A.] 

Knox,  Cholwell,  lawyer,  b.  in  Rhinebeck,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  1,  1839;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Feb.  23,  1910.  He  studied  at  the  University  of  Michigan;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1863;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1884.    [93.] 

Knox,  Daniel  J.,  merchant  and  lumberman,  b.  in  Beloit,  Wis.,  Aug. 
26f  1849;  settled  in  Aitkin,  jMinn.,  where  he  carried  on  an  extensive 
mercantile  business  and  owned  a  sawmill.     [31.] 

Knox,  George  Whitfield,  merchant,  b.  in  Wisconsin  in  1853;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1876;  resided  in  Aitkin  after  1878;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1907.     [30*.] 

Knox,  Henry  Martyn,  banker,  b.  in  Knoxboro,  N.  Y.,  in  1830;  was 
graduated  at  Hamilton  College,  1851;  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1857,  and 
established  a  private  banking  house;  was  cashier  of  the  First  National 
Bank;  was  public  examiner  of  the  state,  1878-88;  removed  in  1888  to 
Minneapolis,  where  he  was  vice-president  of  the  Security  Bank  of 
Minnesota.     [3*;   68;   94.] 

Knox,  John  Jay,  financier,  b.  in  Knoxboro,  N.  Y.,  March  19,  1828;  d.  in 
New  York,  Feb.  9,  1892.  He  was  graduated  at  Hamilton  College,  1849; 
engaged  in  banking  business  in  St.  Paul,  1856-62;  and  afterward  was 
connected  with  the  U.  S.  treasury  department  in  Washington.     [4.] 

Knox,  R.  H.,  miller,  b.  in  Ross  county,  Ohio,  in  1811;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1851,  and  built  for  James  M.  Winslow  the  first  flouring  mill 
in  Ramsey  county;  settled  in  Cannon  Falls,  1857;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1859.     [54.] 

Knox,  Thomas  J.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Covington,  Pa.,  Feb.  16,  1846;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1871, 
and  since  1872  has  practiced  law  in  Jackson.     [24;  26*;  39*;  62*.] 

Knudson,  George,  b.  in  Kragero,  Norway,  Oct.  23,  1848;  d.  in  St. 
James,  Minn.,  April  22,  1906.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United 
States  in  1852,  and  to  Watonwan  county,  Minn.,  five  years  later;  was 
county  auditor,  1875-92;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  and  farming; 
was  a  state  senator,  1883-5.     [169;  237   (39).] 

Knudson,  K.,  farmer,  b.  in  Dane  county,  Wis.,  April  3,  1855;  lived  in 
Medo,  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  after  1870;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1891.     [169.] 

Knudson,  Thomas,  merchant,  b.  in  Hallingdal,  Norway,  Feb.  6,  1850; 
came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1861,  and  to  Minnesota 
five  years  later;  was  one  of  the  founders  of  Benson;  was  the  first  sheriff 
of  Swift  county,  and  was  county  treasurer,  1882-94.    [169.] 

Knuteson,  John  D.,  farmer,  b.  near  Stavanger,  Norway,  June  21, 
1851;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1864;  resided  in  Polk  county  after  1883; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1893-5.     [30;  37.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  41  1 

Kxutsox,  Knute,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway,  Jan.  19,  1869;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Minnesota  in  1873;  attended  the  Willmar  Seminary;  settled 
in  Duluth,  and  later  removed  to  Swift  Falls;  -was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1907  and  1911.     [24;  25;  30*  ] 

Kobe,  Mark,  merchant,  b.  in  Austria,  May  6,  1848;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1869,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1871;  settled  in  Royalton  in  1880, 
where  he  engaged  in  mercantile  business  and  built  a  grain  elevator. 
[31.] 

Koch,  E.  G.,  b.  in  Saxony,  Germany,  in  1833;  came  to  New  Ulm, 
Minn.,  in  1860;  was  auditor  of  Brown  county,  1866-76;  afterward 
engaged  in  real  estate  and  insurance  business.     [32.] 

Koefod,  Eilert,  b.  in  Norway,  March  12,  1865;  came  to  the  United 
States  when  sixteen  years  old,  and  to  Pope  county,  Minn.,  the  same 
year;  resided  in  Glenwood;  was  register  of  deeds,  1887-96.     [67.] 

Koefod,  Magnus,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept.  3,  1848 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1869;   was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in 
1874,  and  the  same  year  settled  at  White  Bear  lake,  Pope  county,  Minn, 
later  resided  in  Glenwood.     [67;  169.] 

Koehxer,  Robert,  artist,  b.   in  Hamburg,   Germany,   Nov.   28,   1850 
came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1854;  studied  art  in  New 
York  and  Munich;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1893,  settling  in  Minneapolis 
president  of  the  Minnesota  State  Art  Society,  and  director  of  the  Min- 
neapolis School  of  Fine  Arts.     [17;   22*;   24;   26*.] 

Koering,  Gregory,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Westphalia,  Prussia,  in  1833; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Oct.  7,  1908.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1861;  was  ordained  priest  in  St.  Paul  in  1865;  was  pastor  at  St. 
Michael,  1865-70,  at  Shakopee,  1870-78,  at  New  Trier,  1878-97,  and  after- 
ward at  North  St.  Paul  and  Oakdale.     [48;  146.] 

Koerner,  August  T.>  state  treasurer,  b.  in  Rodach,  Germany,  in  1843; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1858;  served  in  Indiana  regiments  during 
the  civil  war;  settled  in  Litchfield,  Minn.,  in  1867;  was  register  of 
deeds  in  Meeker  county,  1878-84;  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1893;  and  treasurer  of  Minnesota,  1895-1901.  [22*;  27*;  30;  65;  95*; 
238  (Oct.  4,  1896)*.] 

Kohler,  Francis  Xavier,  b.  in  Hennepin  county,  Minn.,  April  5,  1857; 
settled  in  Glencoe  in  1883;  engaged  in  insurance  business,  and  dealing 
in  farm  machinery;  was  sheriff  of  McLeod  county,  1885-92.    [64.] 

Kohlmeier,  Henry  F.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Germany,  March  1,  1842;  d.  at 
Jerico  Springs,  Mo.,  Dec.  2,  1909.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  the 
United  States  in  1854,  and  to  Winnebago,  Houston  county,  Minn.,  in 
1857;  served  in  the  Fifth  Iowa  Regt  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  representa- 
tive in  the  legislature  in  1881;  removed  to  Missouri  in  1896.  [61; 
237   (56).] 

Kolbe,  F.  H.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Saxony,  Germany,  Aug.  27, 
1841;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1868;  was  graduated  from  a  college 


412  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

in   St.  Louis,   Mo.,  in  1871;    settled   in  Minnesota;    was  pastor  of  the 
German  Lutheran  church  at  Howard  Lake  after  1879.     [31.] 

Kollmorgen,  H.  Carl  E,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  Feb.  27,  1839,  in 
Germany;  came  to  America  in  1868;  was  graduated  at  the  Theological 
Seminary,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  1873;  was  ordained  at  Atwater,  Minn.,  1873; 
after  1890  was  pastor  at  Helvetia,  Carver  county,  Minn.     [148.] 

Konzen,  Peter  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Chickasaw  county,  Iowa,  May  27, 
1857;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1879;  settled  in  Hallock  in  1881;  practiced 
law,  and  was  superintendent  of  schools  in  Kittson  county,  1881-9.     [35.] 

Koon,  Martin  B.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Altay,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  22,  1841;  was 
educated  at  Hillsdale  College,  1861-4;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1868; 
came  to  Minnesota,  settling  in  Minneapolis,  in  1878;  was  judge  in  the 
Fourth  judicial  district,  1884-6.  [17;  22*;  23;  24;  25;  58;  84*;  85A*; 
90*;  137*.] 

Koons,  Jacob,  farmer,  b.  in  Wayne  county,  Ohio,  Jan.  22,  1836;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1857;  served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  resided  in  New  Auburn,  Sibley  county;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1879.     [30;  32;  64;  241.] 

Koons,  Joseph,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1833 ;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  settling 
on  a  farm  in  New  Auburn,  Sibley  county;  in  1873  invented  the  threshing 
machine  known  as  the  Minnesota  Chief.     [32.] 

Koop,  John  Henry,  merchant,  b.  in  Hanover,  Germany,  Feb.  8,  1857; 
came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1868,  and  the  next  year 
entered  St.  John's  University,  Stearns  county,  Minn.;  settled  in 
Brainerd,  1879,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits.     [23*;  31.] 

Kops,  Jacob  de  Brtjyn,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Holland  in 
1831;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Nov.  11,  1900.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when 
eighteen  years  of  age;  studied  at  McCormick  Theological  Seminary; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1870,  as  pastor  of  a  church  at  Fremont,  Winona 
county;  spent  two  years  in  missionary  work  in  Africa;  afterward 
returned  to  Minnesota,  and  was  pastor  at  La  Crescent,  and  at  Warren- 
dale  (in  St.  Paul).     [153;  237  (11).] 

Kortgaard,  Kbistian,  banker,  b.  Norway,  Jan.  17,  1855;  came  to 
the  United  States,  and  in  1882  settled  in  Minneapolis;  was  cashier  of 
the  State  Bank,  1885-91,  and  afterward  was  its  president;  was  also 
president  of  a  railroad  company,  and  was  city  treasurer.     [84*;   169.] 

Kraft,  John,  miller,  b.  near  Cassel,  Germany,  Jan.  12,  1852;  settled 
in  Minneapolis  in  1871;  took  charge  of  the  Washburn  B  mill  in  1882. 
[168   (Holiday  number,  1884-5*).] 

Kragero,  Hans  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Kragero,  Norway,  June  17,  1841; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1866;  settled  in  Kragero,  Chippewa  county, 
Minn.,  in  1870.    [32.] 

Krahmer,  Edward  F.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Germany,  Dec.  11,  1831;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Feb.  26,  1905.    He  came  to  the  United  States  when  twenty-one 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  413 

years  old,  and  two  years  later  settled  at  New  Ulm,  Minn.;  removed  to 
St.  Paul  in  1862;  owned  a  tannery,  and  after  1886  dealt  in  fuel.  [237 
(35*).] 

Krahmee,  Edward  G.,  b.  in  New  Ulm,  Minn.,  Jan.  31,  1858;  removed 
with  his  parents  to  St.  Paul  in  1862;  after  taking  a  course  of  study  in 
a  business  college,  he  joined  his  father  in  the  painting  business,  in 
which  he  continued  until  1891;  was  later  in  real  estate  and  rental 
business;  was  register  of  deeds  of  Ramsey  county,  1897-1900,  and 
county  auditor,  1903-10.     [24;  25;  27*;   93A;   95*;   238   (Nov.  9.  1899).] 

Kraker,  Joseph,  farmer  and  merchant,  b.  in  Austria  in  1842;  d.  in 
Melrose,  Minn.,  Nov.  6,  1907.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1860, 
and  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1871;  resided  at  Melrose;  was  a  representa- 
tive in  the  legislature  in  1897.     [30;  237  (48).] 

Kramer,  A.  H.,  merchant,  b.  in  Canada,  March  3,  1848;  came  to  Fill- 
more county,  Mfnn.,  in  1865;  resided  in  Preston;  owned  an  interest  in  a 
store,  a  mill,  and  a  creamery.     [52.] 

Kranz,  N.  F.  W.,  b.  in  Treves,  Prussia,  March  3,  1841;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1851,  and  soon  afterward  settled  in  Hampton,  Minn.; 
was  elected  register  of  deeds  of  Dakota  county  in  1867.     [29*;  48.] 

Krassin,  August  C.,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Wisconsin;  came  with 
his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  settled  in  Waseca  in  1880;  was 
sheriff  of  the  county,  1887-90,  and  county  treasurer,  1891-2.     [75.] 

Krause,  J.  D.,  b.  in  Wisconsin  in  1851;  came  to  Minnesota,  1867,  and 
settled  in  Norwood;  was  township  treasurer  and  postmaster;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1909.     [30*.] 

Krautkremer,  P.  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Germany,  Jan.  13,  1844;  when  six 
years  old  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents,  and  to  Minnesota 
six  years  later;  resided  in  Helena,  Scott  county;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1879.     [30.] 

Kray,  John,  b.  in  Germany,  March  22,  1833;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1849,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1853;  settled  at  Cold  Spring,  Stearns 
county,  in  1873,  and  was  proprietor  of  a  hotel.     [31.] 

Krayenbuhl,  Frank  L.,  postoffice  cashier,  b.  at  Alpine,  N.  Y.,  in  1854; 
came  to  Minnesota,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1899.     [30.] 

Krayenbuhl,  Gustave,  clerk  of  court,  b.  in  Canton  de  Vaud,  Switzer- 
land, Aug.  22,  1822,  came  to  the  United  States  in  1847,  and  about  1855 
to  Chaska,  Minn.  He  held  public  office  in  his  county  continuously 
during  twenty  years.     [18;  32.] 

Krebs,  H.,  b.  in  Germany  in  1826;  was  a  teacher  in  Minnesota  after 
1857;  resided  at  St.  Augusta,  Stearns  county;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1873.     [30.] 

Kreis,  Charles  B.,  b.  in  Elysville,  Md.,  in  1848;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Monticello,  Minn.,  in  1856;  engaged  in  the  printing  business, 
and  after  1881  was  postmaster  there,    [31.] 


414  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Kbeis,  Henry,  merchant,  b.  in  Baltimore  county,  Md.,  in  1821;  resided 
in  Monticello;  was  auditor  of  Wright  county  eight  years;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature,  1887-9.     [30;  31.] 

Kreis,  Robert  B.,  merchant,  b.  in  Elysville,  Md.,  in  1850;  came  with 
his  parents  to  Monticello,  Minn.,  in  1856,  and  after  1876  owned  a  general 
store  there.     [31.] 

Kremer,  Frederick  B.,  dentist,  b.  in  Middleburg,  Pa.,  June  22,  1861; 
was  graduated  in  dentistry  at  Iowa  University,  1890;  settled  in  Min- 
neapolis in  1892;  was  instructor  and  professor  in  the  dental  department 
of  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1892-96.     [85A;  127  (10*).] 

Kremer,  N.  J.,  b.  in  France,  Jan.  14,  1834;  came  with  his  parents  to 
the  United  States  in  1850,  and  to  Minnesota  five  years  later;  was  the 
first  settler  at  Minnesota  Lake,  Blue  Earth  county,  1856;  engaged  in 
farming,  mercantile  business,  and  dealing  in  agricultural  implements. 
[32;  39.] 

Kremer,  Peter,  b.  in  Metz,  France,  March  7,  1839;  came  to  the 
United  States  when  a  child;  settled  at  Minnesota  Lake,  Minn.,  in  1874; 
dealt  in  grain,  and  in  1894  became  president  of  the  Security  bank. 
[39;  237  (29*).] 

Kretschmar,  Carl,  b.  in  Germany,  Feb.  25,  1842;  d.  at  Thief  River 
Falls,  Minn.,  Feb.  22,  1902.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1870; 
resided  in  St.  Paul,  Fergus  Falls,  and  Crookston.  In  1882  he  founded 
the  town  of  Red  Lake  Falls,  and  the  next  year  founded  Thief  River 
Falls.     [237   (19).] 

Kribs,  Ltjdwig,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  near  Hamilton,  Canada, 
Feb.  19,  1812;  d.  in  Eglon,  Clay  county,  Minn.,  Dec.  16,  1887.  He 
settled  there  in  1872;  owned  a  farm,  and  engaged  in  ministerial  work. 
[143.] 

Kroak,  Lewis  B„  b.  in  Horby,  Sweden,  March  20,  1864;  came  with  his 
parents  to  the  United  States  in  1869;  lived  in  New  Ulm,  Minn.,  after 
1873;  was  county  auditor,  1891-94.     [169.] 

Kroiin,  Jens,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  July  30,  1834;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1861;  was  graduated  at  Concordia  College,  St. 
Louis,  in  1863;  was  pastor  of  a  church  in  Arendahl,  Fillmore  county, 
Minn.,  after  1876.      [52;  169.] 

Kron,  Frederick,  merchant,  b.  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  Aug.  9,  1852; 
came  to  Mankato,  Minn.,  with  his  parents  while  still  an  infant;  has 
conducted  a  department  store  in  Mankato  since  1874.    [23;  25;  83*.] 

Kron,  John,  b.  in  Eda,  Sweden,  July  2,  1845;  came  to  the  United 
States  when  twenty-two  years  old,  settling  in  Douglas  county,  Minn.; 
owned  a  shoe  store  in  Alexandria;  was  county  treasurer,  1878-86.   [169.] 

Kron,  Ole,  merchant,  b.  in  Vermland,  Sweden,  in  1848;  came  to  the 
United  States  when  nineteen  years  old;  settled  in  Evansville,  Minn.,  in 
1877;  was  an  active  worker  in  the  Prohibition  party.     [169.] 


MINNESOTxV  BIOGRAPHIES.  415 

Keonschnabel,  Casper,  b.  in  Germany  in  1837;  came  with  his  parents 
to  the  United  States  in  1846,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1856;  settled  in  Benton, 
Carver  county,  Minn.,  in  1868,  where  he  built  a  sawmill  and  a  flouring 
mill.     [32.] 

Krostue,  Gunder,  banker  and  merchant,  b.  in  Norway  in  1852;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1880;  settled  in  Fisher;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1903-5.     [30*.] 

Krtjger,  Rudolph,  farmer,  b.  in  Holstein,  Germany,  Dec.  22,  1827; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1848;  settled  at  Hay  Creek,  Goodhue 
county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1876-7.     [54*.] 

Kuehn,  Lucas,  merchant  and  banker,  b.  in  Baden,  Germany,  Oct.  18, 
1834;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1852,  and  to  Wabasha  county,  Minn., 
in  1855;  resided  in  Wabasha  after  1858;  opened  a  dry  goods  store  in 
1864 ;  was  president  of  the  Wabasha  Bank,  and  had  many  other  business 
interests.     [74.] 

Kuester,  Emil,  merchant  tailor,  b.  in  Berlin,  Germany,  March  1,  1837; 
d.  at  Blue  Earth,  Minn.,  Oct.  25,  1900.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1870,  and  settled  in  Blue  Earth  in  1878.     [237   (11).] 

Kunde,  Herman,  b.  in  Posen,  Germany,  April  11,  1841;  d.  in  Still- 
water, Minn.,  Nov.  18,  1900.  He  settled  in  Stillwater  in  1856;  engaged 
in  lumbering,  and  after  1887  kept  a  hotel.     [237  (11).] 

Kundsen,  A.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Hoi,  Norway,  Jan.  19,  1844;  came 
to  the  United  States;  settled  at  Grand  Meadow,  Minn.;  engaged  in 
farming  and  ministerial  work;  resided  in  St.  Paul  after  1883;  was 
presiding  elder  of  a  Norwegian  and  Danish  conference.     [169.] 

Kunze,  William  Frederick,  b.  in  Sleepy  Eye,  Minn.,  June  1,  1873; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1897,  and  was  instructor 
in  chemistry  there;  later  was  superintendent  of  schools  in  Hastings  and 
in  Red  Wing,  and  principal  of  the  Cleveland  high  school,  St.  Paul; 
removed  to  Minneapolis ;  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.  [30* ; 
127  (12*);  127A*.] 

Kutchin,  D.  Webster,  b.  in  Pottsville,  Pa.,  Oct.  24,  1845;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1878,  and  established  the  Tracy  Gazette;  afterward 
engaged  in  newspaper  publication  in  Dakota  several  years;  returned 
and  settled  at  Lake  Benton,  Minn.,  as  editor  and  proprietor  of  the  Lake 
Benton  Republican.     [32;   34.] 

La  Bathe,  Joseph,  b.  in  Mendota  in  1825;  was  a  mixed-blood  Indian; 
lived  during  his  childhood  in  Wabasha's  village;  settled  on  a  farm  on 
Gray  Cloud  Island  in  1879.     [237  (4);  238  (May  27,  1894).] 

La  Bissonniere,  Isaac,  b.  in  North  Dakota  near  Pembina,  July  7, 1823; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  June  20,  1910.  He  was  a  quarter-blood  Ojibway;  came 
with  his  parents  to  the  site  of  St.  Paul  in  1837;   was  a  workman  in 


416  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

building  the  first  chapel  there,  1841;  farmed  St.  Anthony  hill,  and  later 
a  tract  of  land  on  Lake  Como;  removed  to  Osseo  in  1854,  but  again 
resided  in  St.  Paul  after  1902.     [146;  237  (21*,  34*,  35*,  46*,  62).] 

Lachance,  J.  D.,  b.  in  Canada,  Oct.  19,  1845;  came  to  Little  Falls, 
Minn.,  in  1865;  was  clerk  of  the  district  court,  deputy  sheriff,  and  after 
1872  county  auditor.     [31.] 

Lacrosse,  Telesphore,  farmer,  b.  in  Canada  in  1839;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1857,  settling  in  Georgia;  being  drafted  in  the  Con- 
federate army  in  the  civil  war,  he  served  in  it  a  short  time,  but  later 
served  in  the  Sixth  Connecticut  Regt.  two  years;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1868,  and  settled  in  Centerville,  Anoka  county,  in  1872.     [31.] 

•  Lacy,  Charles  Y.,  educator,  b.  in  Monroe  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1850;  was 
graduated  at  Cornell  University  in  1873;  was  professor  of  agriculture 
in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1874-80;  removed  to  Montana  in  1880, 
and  to  California  in  1899.     [166  (1901*).] 

Lacy,  Thomas,  b.  in  Kennebec  county,  Maine,  in  1824;  settled  at 
Taylor's  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1854;  was  register  of  deeds  for  Chisago  county, 
1858-9;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  and  farming.     [40.] 

Ladd,  Henry  Elmer,  b.  in  Salem,  N.  H.,  Dec.  17,  1847;  d.  in  Min- 
neapolis, Jan.  19,  1904.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  Minneapolis  when 
nineteen  years  of  age;  engaged  for  a  time  in  the  confectioner's  business, 
and  after  1880  dealt  in  real  estate.     [22*;  237  (35*).] 

Ladd,  J.  W„  journalist,  b.  in  Phoenix,  R.  I.,  in  1841;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1860;  settled  in  Bird  Island,  1878;  built  the  first  grain  elevator 
there,  and  owned  a  store  and  a  farm;  after  1879  published  the  Bird 
Island  Blizzard.     [32.] 

Ladd,  Sumner,  lawyer,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1838;  was  graduated  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Vermont,  1863;  studied  law  at  Albany  law  school;  settled  in 
St.  Peter,  Minn.,  in  1866;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1878.     [30;  32.] 

La  Due,  A.  D.,  banker,  b.  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  Oct  17,  1865;  settled  in 
Luverne  in  1885;  president  of  the  Luverne  Automobile  Company,  and 
since  1905  of  the  First  National  Bank.     [71A.] 

La  Due,  Jay,  farmer,  b.  in  Sherman,  N.  Y.,  April  7,  1827;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1857;  settled  in  Luverne;  was  noted  as  a  breeder  of  fast 
race  horses;  was  a  state  senator,  1891-3.    [30.] 

Lafond,  Moses,  b.  in  Canada,  March  7,  1836;  d.  in  Little.  Falls,  Minn., 
Oct.  2,  1905.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  and  to  Little  Falls  the 
next  year;  engaged  at  first  in  the  butcher's  business,  and  later  owned  a 
store  and  a  sawmill;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1874. 
[31;  41;   237  (39).] 

Lagerstrom,  Reimhold,  musician,  b.  in  Spring  Garden,  Minn.,  June 
12,  1861;  was  graduated  at  the  Royal  Conservatory  of  Music,  Stockholm, 
Sweden,  in  1888;  afterward  had  charge  of  the  musical  department  of 
Gustavus  Adolphus  College,  St.  Peter,  Minn.    [148;  169.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  417 

La  Grange,  John,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Albany,  N.  Y.,  in  1810; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Oct.  22,  1899.  He  came  to  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  in  1857; 
organized  a  Baptist  church  there,  and  was  its  pastor  until  1878;  then 
removed  to  Minneapolis.     [141.] 

La  Grave,  Charles  Louis,  b.  in  Detroit,  Mich.,  in  1815;  d.  in  Min- 
neapolis, July  11,  1902.  He  was  one  of  the  earliest  settlers  in  Min- 
neapolis; later  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Faribault;  returned 
to  Minneapolis  in  1882.     [237  (19*).] 

Laing,  George  M.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Dundas,  Ontario,  in  1850;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1881,  settling  at  Windom;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1897.     [30;  34.] 

Laird,  E.  M.  B.,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1814;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1858; 
kept  a  hotel  at  West  Mankato,  and  afterward  owned  a  farm  on  the  site 
of  Madelia.    [32.] 

Laird,  John  C,  pioneer,  b.  in  Lewisburg,  Pa.,  Oct.  6.,  1825;  d.  in 
Winona,  Minn.,  Aug.  25,  1902.  He  came  to  Winona  in  1852,  and  engaged 
in  an  extensive  lumber  business;  also  owned  a  farm  in  Olmsted  county. 
[77;  167  (Aug.  29,  1902).] 

Laird,  William  Harris,  b.  in  Union  county,  Pa.,  Feb.  24,  1833;  d.  at 
a  hospital  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  Feb.  5,  1910.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1855,  settling  in  Winona,  and  in  the  firm  of  Laird,  Norton  and  Co., 
formed  in  1856,  engaged  extensively  in  lumbering  and  lumber  manu- 
facturing. He  was  donor  of  the  Public  Library  building  in  Winona,  and 
president  of  the  trustees  of  Carleton  College.  [18;  23;  25;  167  (Feb.  2, 
1894*,  and  April  13,  1900*).] 

Lake,  Fred  Hunter,  b.  in  North  Easton,  Mass.,  Dec.  4,  1855;  settled  in 
Fergus  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1880,  and  engaged  in  real  estate  business. 
[24;  25;  35.] 

Lake,  William  H.,  b.  in  Juneau  county,  Wis.,  Oct.  8,  1858;  came  to 
Pipestone  county,  Minn.,  in  1881,  and  engaged  in  farming;  settled  in 
Jasper,  1888,  and  was  in  draying  business  thirteen  years,  and  later  a 
merchant;  was  sheriff  of  Pipestone  county,  1907-10.     [71  A.] 

Lamb,  Charles  D.,  farmer,  b.  in  Wrightstown,  Pa.,  Sept.  5,  1837; 
came  to  Melrose,  Minn.,  in  1860;  served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war  and  Indian  wars;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1876.     [31.] 

Lamb,  George  Allan,  physician,  b.  in  Ashtabula,  Ohio,  July  1,  1837; 
d.  at  Benton  Harbor,  Mich.,  March  1,  1883.  He  was  graduated  at  Rush 
Medical  College,  1861;  served  as  assistant  surgeon  in  the  40th  Wisconsin 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1873,  where  he  resided 
until  a  short  time  before  his  death.     [139.] 

Lamb,  John,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Peru,  111.,  in  1853;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Minnesota  in  1854 ;  was  state  commissioner  of  labor  statistics, 
1887-91;  resided  in  Minneapolis.     [30.] 

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418  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Lamb,  Morris  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Medina  county,  Ohio,  Jan.,  2,  1837; 
settled  in  Waseca  county,  Minn.,  in  1864;  served  in  the  Eleventh  Min- 
nesota Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1875;  resided  in  Alton  township.     [75*.] 

Lamb,  P.,  h.  in  Lamoille  county,  Vt.,  Dec.  1,  1831;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1851;  engaged  in  farming  and  in  transportation  and  freighting  until 
1866,  when  he  settled  as  a  merchant  in  Sauk  Center.     [31.] 

Lamb,  Patrick  H.,  b.  in  County  Tyrone,  Ireland,  March  17,  1847; 
came  to  the  United  States  when  a  child,  and  settled  in  Moorhead,  Minn., 
in  1872,  and  had  many  business  interests  there;  engaged  in  railroad 
construction,  stock-raising,  and  owned  a  farm  of  1,500  acres.     [35.] 

Lamberson,  John,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Columbiana  county,  Ohio, 
Aug.  15,  1826,  d.  in  Excelsior,  Minn.,  Sept.  2,  1895.  He  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1854,  and  settled  on  a  farm;  joined  the  state  conference  in  1865, 
and  engaged  in  its  work  twenty-five  years.    [151*.] 

Lamberson,  Lafayette,  banker,  b.  in  Grafton,  Wis.,  Nov.  6,  1854; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1883,  and  in  1884  established  the  Bank  of  Warren, 
where  he  resides;  has  extensive  real  estate  investments.     [37.] 

Lambert,  David,  pioneer,  b.  probably  in  Connecticut,  about  1819;  d.  by 
drowning  in  the  Mississippi,  Nov.  2,  1849.  He  was  graduated  at  Trinity 
College,  Hartford,  Conn.;  studied  law;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  settled 
in  St.  Paul  in  1848.     [28,  IV;  69;  94;  107.] 

Lambert,  George  C,  adjutant  general,  b.  in  1867;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1884;  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1888;  was  first 
lieutenant  in  the  Twelfth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  Spanish  war;  and  was 
adjutant  general  of  the  state,  1899-1901.     [30;  126*.] 

Lambert,  Henry  A.,  judge,  b.  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  March,  1817;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  June  14,  1870.  He  studied  law  in  Philadelphia;  settled  in  St. 
Paul  in  1856;  engaged  in  mercantile  and  real  estate  business,  and  was 
judge  of  probate  and  justice  of  the  peace.     [238  (June  15,  1870).] 

Lambert,  J.  B.,  music  dealer,  b.  in  Bucksport,  Maine,  May  17,  1845; 
served  in  the  Fourth  Maine  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Hastings, 
Minn.,  in  1866;  opened  a  music  store  in  1871.     [48.] 

Lambert,  Theo.,  farmer,  b.  in  Oneida  county,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  1,  1825; 
served  in  the  32d  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1866;  settled  in  St.  James;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1879.     [30.] 

Lambert,  W.  T.,  b.  in  Aroostook  county,  Maine,  Jan.  24,  1838;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1856;  served  in  the  civil  war  nearly  four  years;  settled 
in  Little  Falls;   was  county  treasurer,  1878-83.     [31.] 

Lamberton,  A.  J.,  merchant,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1826;  came  to 
Winona,  Minn.,  in  1856;  settled  in  St.  Peter  in  1858.  [238  (Oct.  7, 
1881).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  419 

Lambertox,  Henry  Wilson,  lawyer,  b.  in  Carlisle,  Pa.,  March  6,  1831; 
d.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  Dec.  31,  1905.  He  settled  there  in  1856;  became 
president  of  the  AVinona  Deposit  Bank  in  1868;  was  elected  president 
of  the  Winona  and  Western  railway  company  in  1894.  He  was  one  of  the 
state  capitol  commissioners  from  the  organization  of  that  board  until 
his  death.    [23;  237  (39).] 

Lamm,  Stephen,  b.  in  Haslach,  Germany,  Dec.  23,  1827;  d.  in  Man- 
kato,  Minn.,  March  22,  1904.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1851, 
and  to  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1856;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and 
after  1896  was  president  of  the  First  National  Bank.  He  was  treasurer 
of  Blue  Earth  county,  1857-60.     [237  (35*).] 

Lammers,  Louis  Frederic,  lawyer,  b.  in  Taylor's  Falls,  Minn.,  Dec. 
14,  1855;  settled  at  Heron  Lake  in  1880;  engaged  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness; was  county  superintendent  of  schools,  1886-90;  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1888;  was  county  attorney  of  Jackson  county,  1896.  [22*;  24; 
62.] 

Lampe,  Charles  Otto,  ice  dealer,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  Dec.  17,  1854; 
settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1874;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1899.     [24;   30.] 

Lampiiere,  George  N.,  journalist,  b.  in  Mystic,  Conn.,  Aug.  23,  1845; 
served  in  the  16th  Connecticut  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  employed  in 
government  departments  in  Washington,  D.  C,  until  1882;  then  set- 
tled in  Moorhead,  Minn.;  owned  and  published  the  daily  and  weekly 
News  after  1883;  author  of  a  book,  "The  United  States  Government,'' 
published  in  1880;  was  secretary  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  Min- 
nesota Soldiers'  Home,  1900-07,  residing  in  St.  Paul;  removed  in  1907 
to  Palouse,  Wash.     [35;   36;  47;  241.] 

Lam tl and,  Carl  O.,  astronomer,  b.  in  Vernon,  Dodge  county, 
Minn.,  Dec.  29,  1873;  studied  at  the  State  University  of  Indiana;  is  con- 
nected with  Lowell  Observatory,  Flagstaff,  Arizona;  has  published 
many  articles  in  scientific  journals.     [50*.] 

Lamprey,  Morris,  lawyer,  b.  in  Deerfield,  N.  H.,  Dec.  9,  1827;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  April  9,  1879.  He  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College, 
1851;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1855,.     [237   (1).] 

Lamson,  Frank  Bailey,  journalist,  b.  at  Mount  Carmel,  Conn.,  Oct. 
14,  1867;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1884;  was  editor  of  newspapers  in  Co- 
kato  and  Buffalo;  auditor  of  Wright  county,  1893-96;  postmaster  of 
Buffalo  since  1897;  editor  of  the  Lamson  Genealogy  (121  pages,  1908). 
[25;   211*.] 

Lamson,  George  Wells,  b.  in  Michigan  in  1834;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
March  16,  1890.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  about  1875,  and  engaged  in  in- 
surance and  real  estate  business.  [28,  VIII;  159;  238  (March  17, 
1890).] 

Lancaster,  William  Atwood,  lawyer,  b.  in  Detroit,  Maine,  Dec.  29, 
1859;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1881;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1887,  set- 


420  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETT  COLLECTIONS. 

tling  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  judge  in  the  Fourth  judicial  district,  1897-9. 
[22*;  24;  25.] 

Landeen,  John  F„  farmer,  b.  in  Stockholm,  Sweden,  in  1852;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1864,  and  to  Minnesota"  two  years  later;  re- 
sides in  Garfield,  Douglas  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture in  1905.     [30.*] 

Landon,  Charles  O.,  b.  in  Chautauqua  county,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  23,  1826; 
came  to  Wabasha  county,  Minn.,  in  1861;  owned  a  farm  in  Plainview, 
and  after  1867  engaged  in  the  drug  business,  and  dealt  in  real  estate. 
[74.] 

Lane,  A.  P.,  pioneer,  settled  in  Anoka,  Minn.,  in  1854,  and  built 
the  first  flouring  mill  there;  afterward  engaged  in  lumbering,  farming, 
and  various  other  enterprises.     [31.] 

Lane,  Frank  S.,  b.  in  Maine  in  1859;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1862, 
settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  custodian  of  the  court  house;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1901.  [30.] 

Lane,  Freeman  P.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Bastport,  Maine,  April  20,  1853; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1861;  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  1874,  and  has  since  practiced  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1889.     [22*;   25;   30;   58;   90.*] 

Lane,  James  Sargent,  lumberman,  b.  in  St.  Stephen,  N.  B.,  Aug.  6, 
1833;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852,  and  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
lumber  at  St.  Anthony  Falls;  during  many  years  surveyor  general  of 
logs  and  lumber  for  the  Second  district.     [i9*;  58;  174*.] 

Lane,  Leander  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Cuyahoga  county,  Ohio,  May  10, 
1840;  in  the  civil  war  served  in  the  23d  Ohio  Regt,  attaining  the  rank 
of  captain;  settled  in  Merton,  Steele  county,  Minn.  [72.] 

Lang,  James,  merchant,  b.  in  Canada,  Dec.  20.  1838;  came  to  Meeker 
county,  Minn.,  in  1857;  engaged  in  farming;  served  in  the  First 
Minnesota  Mounted  Rangers  in  the  civil  war;  after  1875  engaged  in 
mercantile  business  in  Manannah,  and  owned  a  hotel  there.     [65*.] 

Langdon,  Robert,  Bruce,  contractor,  b.  in  New  Haven,  Vt,  Nov.  24, 
1826;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  July  24,  1895.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1858, 
and  removed  to  Minneapolis  in  1866;  was  prominently  engaged  in  the 
construction  of  railroads  in  Minnesota#  and  other  northwestern  states, 
and  in  Manitoba  and  westward,  •  besides  the  construction  of  canals, 
bridges,  and  many  city  blocks  and  flouring  mills  in  Minneapolis  and 
elsewhere.  He  was  a  state  senator,  1873-8  and  1881-5;  and  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Republican  national  conventions  of  1876,  1884,  1888,  and 
1892.  [18;  20*;  22*;  27*;  28,  VIII;  30;  58;  84;  85A;  156;  166A*; 
237   (9*).] 

Langdon,  W.  H.,  b.  in  Columbia  county,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  28,  1841; 
served  in  the  12th  Illinois  Regt,  1862-3,  and  was  afterward  captain  of  a 
colored  regiment;  settled  in  Lynd,  Lyon  county,  Minn.,  in  1867;  was 
the  first  register  of  deeds  in  that  county.     [32.] 

Lange,  Aug.  H.  E.,  merchant,  b.  in  Prussia  in  1828;   came  to  the 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  421 

United  States  in  1851,  and  to  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  five  years  later;  the 
next  year  settled  in  Elysian,  Le  Sueur  county;  was  postmaster  fifteen 
years;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878.     [30;  32.] 

Lange,  C.  H.  L.,  b.  in  Germany,  Feb.  17,  1832;  d.  in  Volga,  S.  D., 
Feb.  13,  1909.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1852;  served  as  cap- 
tain in  the  Fifth  Iowa  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Hastings, 
Minn.,  in  1862;  later  removed  to  St.  Paul;  was  a  dealer  in  grain,  and 
belonged  to  the  firm  of  Kellogg  and  Lange,  who  owned  a  line  of  grain 
elevators  in  western  Minnesota.     [48;  237  (51).] 

Lange,  J.  Dietrich,  educator,  b.  in  1863;  was  graduated  at  Man- 
kato  Normal  School;  taught  in  southern  Minnesota,  and  after  1899  in 
the  Central  High  School,  St.  Paul;  principal  of  the  Humboldt  High 
School,  St.  Paul,  since  1906;  author  of  "Handbook  of  Nature  Study," 
329  pages,  1898,  and  "Our  Native  Birds,"  162  pages,  1899.     [237  (42*).] 

Lange,  Latjritz  Martin,  lawyer,  b.  in  Trondhjem,  Norway,  Feb.  12, 
1844;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1862;  served  in  the  165th  N.  Y. 
Regt.,  1862-5,  and  afterward  in  the  regular  army;  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1875;  settled  at  Worthington,  Minn.,  in  1883;  was  register  of  the 
U.  S.  land  office  in  Marshall,  1889-93,  and  judge  of  probate  for  Lyon 
county,  1897-1903;   removed  to  Cass  Lake.     [24;    25;   34.] 

Langemo,  P.  N.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept.  30,  1832;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1850,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  in  Eidsvold, 
Goodhue  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1.878-9.  [30.] 

Langen,  Ole  T.,  b.  in  Norway,  Jan.  30,  1844;  came  with  his  par- 
ents to  the  United  States  in  1852,  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  Otter  Tail 
county,  Minn.,  in  1868;  later  owned  a  lumber  yard,  and  dealt  in  farm 
machinery  at  Battle  Lake.     [35.] 

Langevin,  Edward,  b.  near  Quebec,  Feb.  15,  1827;  settled  in  St. 
Paul  in  1852;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  later  was  largely  in- 
terested in  real  estate  in  West  St.  Paul.     [93*.] 

Langford,  A.  G.,  b.  in  Utica,  N.  Y.,  in  1834;  d.  in  Denver,  Colo., 
Dec.  22,  1885.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  early  manhood,  and  resided  there 
about  seven  years,  removing  to  Colorado  at  the  time  of  the  rich  min- 
ing discoveries.     [237    (1).] 

Langford,  Mrs.  Chloe  Sweeting,  b.  in  Whitestown,  N.  Y.,  May  8, 
1794;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Oct.  7,  1888.  She  married  in  1814  George  Lang- 
ford, who  died  in  1853.  During  the  last  twenty-five  years  of  her  life 
St.  Paul  was  her  home.     [237   (2);   238   (Oct.  8,  1889).] 

Langford,  Nathaniel  Pitt,  b.  in  Westmoreland,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  9, 
1832;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Oct,  18,  1911.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1854, 
and  the  next  year  became  cashier  in  the  banking  house  of  Marshall 
and  Co.,  and  in  1858  cashier  of  the  Bank  of  the  State  of  Minnesota; 
was  collector  of  internal  revenue  in  Montana,  1864-8;  was  one  of  the 
•organizers  of  the  expedition  that  in  1870  discovered  the  Yellowstone 
geysers,  and  in  a  series  of  magazine  articles  made  them  known  to  the 


422 


MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 


world;  was  the  first  superintendent  of  the  Yellowstone  National  Park, 
1872-7;  was  national  bank  examiner  for  the  Pacific  states  and  the  ter- 
ritories, 1872-84;  afterward  resided  in  St.  Paul;  author  of  "Vigilante 
Days  and  Ways,"  two  vols.,  1890,  and  "Diary  of  the  Washburn  Expe- 
dition to  the  Yellowstone  and  Firehole  Rivers  in  the  Year  1870," 
xxxi  and  122  pages,  published  in  1905;  president  of  the  Minnesota 
Historical  Society,  1905-11.  [17;  24;  25;  30;  237  (3*,  36*);  238  (April 
1,1894*).] 

Langholz,  Christian  F.  H.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Germany, 
Jan.  31,  1862;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1890;  was  graduated  at 
Luther  Seminary,  Afton,  Minn.,  1891;  has  been  pastor  in  Lamberton, 
Decoria,  and  Good  Thunder,  Minn.     [148.] 

Langholz,  William  H.  J.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Germany, 
June  8,  1864;  was  ordained  in  1888;  has  been  pastor  in  Morgan,  Adrian, 
Johnsonville,  Waterburg,  and  Tracy,  Minn.     [148.] 

Langley,  Dudley  F.,  b.  in  Andover,  N.  H.,  April  25,  1809;  d.  in 
Hastings,  Minn.,  Aug.  21,  1879.  He  settled  in  Hastings  in  1855;  was 
a  state  senator  two  terms,  and  later  a  representative  in  the  legislature. 
[29;  237  (1).] 

Langum,  Samuel  A.,  journalist,  b.  in  Bloomfield,  Minn.,  Aug.  18, 
1857;  has  published  the  Preston  Times  since  1886;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1893,  and  was  secretary  of  the  senate,  1895-1907. 
[22*;  24;  25;  27*;  30;  52;  169;  238  (Dec.  24,  1893*).] 

Langworthy,  B.  F.,  b.  in  Richland  county,  Ohio,  Jan.  20,  1822; 
settled  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1860;  engaged  in  banking,  farming,  and  after  1882 
published  the  Spring  Valley  Mercury.     [52.] 

La  Perriere,  Sieur  de.    See  Boucher,  Rene. 

Laraway,  Orlo  Melvin,  b.  in  Chardon,  Ohio,  Sept.  7,  1832;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  April  18,  1909.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  settling  in 
Minneapolis;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  the  manufacture  of  plows, 
and  fire  insurance;  was  city  treasurer,  1867-77,  and  postmaster,  1882-6. 
[22*;  24;  174*;  237  (56*).] 

Larkins,  John  S.,  b.  near  Augusta,  Maine,  in  1834;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1863;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Beauford,  Blue  Earth  county,  in 
1872;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878.     [30;  32.] 

Larpenteur,  Auguste  Louis,  pioneer  and  merchant,  b.  in  Balti- 
more, Md.,  May  16,  1823;  came  to  St.  Paul  as  clerk  and  interpreter  for 
the  Indian  traders,  William  Hartshorn  and  Henry  Jackson,  in  1843, 
when  there  were  only  five  white  families  in  what  is  now  the  city; 
engaged  in  mercantile  business  until  1887,  and  has  been  identified  with 
the  progress  and  development  of  St.  Paul  during  more  than  sixty  years; 
was  a  member  of  the  city  council,  1855-60.  [18;  24;  25;  28,  IV;  29; 
41;  93A*;  94;   95*;  98*;   174*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  423 

Larpenteur,  Eugene  L.,  b.  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  in  1840;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Nov.  30,  1895.  He  came  with  him  father  to  Minnesota  in  1849; 
resided  on  a  farm  in  Ramsey  county;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1866;  en- 
gaged in  mercantile  and  other  business.    [94;  237  (9).] 

Larpenteur,  Eugene  N.,  b.  in  Paris,  France,  in  1805;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
May  25,  1877.  He  came  to  the  United  States,  and  settled  in  1849  in 
St.  Paul;  owned  a  large  farm  on  the  site  of  the  state  fair  ground. 
[94;  237  (1).] 

Larpenteur,  James  Desyarreux,  artist,  b.  in  Baltimore,  Md.;  came 
with  his  parents  to  St.  Paul  in  early  childhood;  removed  to  Paris, 
France,  when  twenty  years  of  age,  and  there  received  his  education  as 
a  painter.  He  is  regarded  as  an  excellent  painter  of  landscapes  and 
animal  life.     [237  (55).] 

Larsen,  Lewis  E.,  merchant,  b.  near  Rochester,  Minn.,  April  28, 
1857;  opened  the  first  store  in  Lisbon,  Yellow  Medicine  county,  1881. 
[32.] 

Larson,  A.  D.,  physician,  b.  in  Lund;  Sweden,  in  1883;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1881;  was  graduated  at  Gustavus  Adolphus  College,  and  from 
the  medical  department  of  the  University  of  Minnesota;  settled  in  Her- 
man; was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903-5.    [30*.] 

Larson,  Andrew,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway,  Aug.  15,  1842;  came  to  the 
United  States  when  ten  years  old;  served  in  the  30th  "Wisconsin  Regt. 
in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Willmar,  Minn.;  was  president  of  the  Kandi- 
yohi County  Bank.     [35;   169.] 

Larson,  Charles  J.,  farmer,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1846;  d.  in  Winthrop, 
Minn.,  July  14,  1902.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1867  and  settled  on  a 
farm  in  Sibley  county;  was  interested  in  railroad  building,  and  also  in 
several  business  enterprises  in  Winthrop;  was  a  state  senator,  1895- 
1902.     [30;  237  (19).] 

Larson,  Constant,  lawyer,  b.  in  Alexandria,  Minn.,  Feb.  1,  1870;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1893,  and  from  its  law  course 
the  next  year;  settled  in  Alexandria,  and  has  been  county  attorney  of 
Douglas  county  since  1903.     [37.] 

Larson,  Edward,  b.  in  Stavanger,  Norway,  Feb.  .14,  1840;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1869;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1871;  was  editor  of  a 
newspaper;  afterward  engaged  in  farming  and  in  mercantile  business  in 
Swift  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1879;  resided 
in  Benson.     [30;  159.] 

Larson,  Gilbert  Ingabert,  lawyer,  b.  in  Adrian,  Mich.,  Nov.  21,  1844; 
d.  at  Lake  Benton,  Minn.,  April  29,  1910.  He  was  graduated  in  law  at 
the  University  of  Michigan;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  settled  in  Marsh- 
field;  was  county  attorney  of  Lincoln  county,  1875-6,  and  later  county 
auditor,  and  clerk  of  the  court;  practiced  law  at  Lake  Benton  after 
1884.     [237   (62).] 


424  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Larson,  Hans  A.,  b.  in  Eidsvold,  Norway,  May  27,  1854;  came  to  the 
United  States  with  his  parents  when  ten  years  old,  and  to  Minnesota  the 
same  year;  settled  on  a  homestead  in  Marshall  county  in  1879;  re- 
moved to  Warren  in  1888;  was  register  of  deeds,  1889-90.     [35.] 

Labson,  Hans  O.,  merchant,  b.  in  Racine  county,  Wis.,  March  10,  1859; 
settled  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  in  1879;  was  register  of  deeds,  1889-92; 
resided  in  Preston.     [169.] 

Larson,  James  A.,  farmer,  b.  in  Illinois  in  1860;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1877,  and  settled  at  Walnut  Grove;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture, 1899-1902;  assistant  secretary  of  state  since  1907.    [25;  30*.] 

Larson,  John,  miller,  b.  in  Denmark,  June  22,  1847;  came  to  the  Uni- 
ted States  when  twenty-five  year  old,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1877;  built 
the  Minnewaska  Roller  mills  in  Starbuck,  Pope  county,  in  1888.    [67.] 

Larson,  Lewis  A.,  Norwegian  Methodist  clergyman,  b.  in  Hurdal,  Nor- 
way, Dec.  12,  1850;  d.  Aug.  9,  1908.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  the 
United  States  when  four  years  old ;  lived  in  Goodhue  county,  Minn. ;  was 
licensed  to  preach  when  twenty  years  old;  was  pastor  in  several  towns, 
including  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul.    [56;  169.] 

Larson,  Louis,  miller,  b.  in  Bolinas,  Sweden,  June  23,  1836;  d.  in 
New  London,  Minn.,  Dec.  15,  1911.  He  came  to  the  United  States  with 
his  parents  in  1852,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  four  years  later  was  the 
first  settler  in  New  London,  and  gave  the  village  its  name;  built  the  first 
sawmill  in  Kandiyohi  county,  and  later  owned  a  flouring  mill.  [35; 
237  (68*).] 

Larson,  O.  M.,  farmer,  b.  in  Sande,  Norway,  Jan.  29,  1852;  came  to  the 
United  States  when  sixteen  years  old;  lived  in  Goodhue  county,  Minn., 
and  after  1879  in  Lac  qui  Parle  county;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1891;  resided  in  Madison.     [169.] 

Larson,  Samuel,  merchant,  b.  near  Skien,  Norway,  Nov.  23,  1843;  d. 
in  Morris,  Minn.,  March  7,  1905.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United 
States;  settled  in  Morris,  Minn.,  in  1870;  and  two  years  later  opened  the 
second  store  in  the  village.     [73;  237  (31).] 

Larson,  Simon,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway,  April  8,  1834;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1863,  and  to  Minnesota  the  same  year;  owned  a  farm  of 
nine  hundred  acres  in  Grant  county,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness in  Ashby  after  1882.     [35.] 

Larson,  Tobias,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway  in  1829;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1851;  was  educated  at  Concordia  College,  St.  Louis; 
was  ordained  in  1865,  and  soon  afterward  settled  at  Harmony,  Fill- 
more county,  Minn.    [52.] 

Laschapelle,  Mrs.  Annie  Colter,  b.  in  Ireland,  April  20,  1824;  d.  in 
Crookston,  Minn.,  Feb.  4,  1907.  She  came  to  the  United  States  with  her 
mother  when  a  child;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1850;  the  next  year  married 
Dr.  Charles  L.  Bischar,  an  army  surgeon,  who  died  three  years  later. 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  425 

In  1870  she  married  Pascal  Laschapelle,  and  with  him  settled  in  Crook- 
ston  in  1872 ;  engaged  in  trade  with  the  Indians,  owned  a  hotel,  a  farm, 
and  city  real  estate.    [35;  237  (43).] 

Latham,  Alanson  Win  slow,  horticulturist,  b.  in  Duxbury,  Mass.,  in 
1845;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865,  settling  in  Excelsior;  removed  to 
Minneapolis  in  1890,  and  has  since  been  secretary  of  the  State  Horti- 
cultural  Society.      [166A*.] 

Lathrop,  A.  W.,  b.  in  New  Jersey  in  1835;  was  graduated  at  Albany 
Law  School,  1858;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1860;  served  in  the  First  Min- 
nesota light  artillery  in  the  civil  war;  laid  out  the  town  of  Glen  wood, 
Pope  county,  in  1866;  was  county  attorney;  removed  to  Appleton 
in  1872;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  and  milling.     [32.] 

Lathrop,  Alfred  Crofts,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Rutland, 
N.  Y.,  Nov.  12,  1811;  d.  in  Sherwood,  Tenn.,  July  27,  1888.  He  was 
graduated  at  Oneida  Collegiate  Institute,  1836,  and  at  Auburn  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  1838;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1868,  and  was  pastor 
at  Glenwood  and  Grove  Lake;  removed  to  Tennessee  in  1887.  [143;  179 
(Nov.   23,   1888).] 

Lathrop,  E.  R.,  clergyman,  b.  in  Indiana,  Jan.  12,  1831;  was  educated 
at  Asbury  (now  De  Pauw)  University;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856; 
was  chaplain  of  the  Tenth  Minnesota  Regt,  1863-4,  of  the  House  of 
Representatives  in  1870,  and  the  senate  in  1889;  retired  from  pastoral 
service  in  1900,  and  has  since  lived  in  Hastings;  was  elected  mayor  in 
1910.    [237  (63*).] 

Latimer,  Jacob  Alexander,  b.  in  Madison  county,  Tenn.,  April  20, 
1827;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  settling  on  a  farm  in  Winnebago  City; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1859,  and  a  state  senator  in 
1863  and  1870.     [39;  51;  237  (32*).] 

Latourelle,  James  J.,  musician,  b.  in  St.  Paul  in  1873;  d.  there 
Sept.  20,  1908.  He  was  noted  for  his  great  size,  weighing  450  pounds; 
was  very  popular  as  an  orchestra  leader  and  violinist.     [237   (51*).] 

Latta,  Benjamin  F.,  lawyer,  b.  at  Lewiston,  N.  Y.;  was  graduated  in 
law  at  the  University  of  Albany,  N.  Y.,  1867;  settled  in  Dodge  Cen- 
ter, Minn.,  in  1875,  and  was  county  attorney,  1879-90;  removed  to  St. 
Paul  in  1888.     [24;  49.] 

Lauderdale,  James  W.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Burlington,  Iowa,  in  1844;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Oct.  15,  1904.  He  settled  there  in  1851;  was  a  pilot  and 
steamboat  captain  on  the  Mississippi  river  many  years;  was  a  member 
of  the  police  force  after  1889.     [237   (35).] 

Lauderdale,  William  Henry,  real  estate  broker,  b.  in  York,  N.  Y., 
Aug.  15,  1830;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854,  and  located  a  claim  of  152 
acres  near  Lake  Calhoun;  since  1879  in  real  estate  business  in  Min- 
neapolis.    [19*;  25;  84*;  87;   174*.] 


426  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Laugen,  0.  G.,  farmer,  b.  in  Numedal,  Norway,  in  1854;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1867;  settled  in  Houston;  was  treasurer  of  Houston  coun- 
ty, 1892-1900,  and  a  state  senator,  1903-05.    [30.] 

Laurhammer,  Peder  O.,  Lutheran  clergyman  and  educator,  b.  in 
Bremnas,  Norway,  May  15,  1875;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1881; 
was  graduated  at  Augsburg  Seminary  (College  Department),  Minnea- 
polis, 1898;  studied  theology  in  the  same  seminary,  and  was  ordained, 
1901;  was  pastor  in  St.  Paul,  1901-3,  and  instructor  in  Augsburg  Sem- 
inary, 1902-3;  studied  in  Germany,  1903-4.     [148.] 

Lauritsen,  Marcus,  banker,  b.  in  Denmark  in  1862;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1879,  and  to  Tyler,  Minn.,  in  1884;  established  a 
Danish  colony  at  Grand  Forks,  N.  D.,  in  1902;  was  a  representative  in 
the  Minnesota  legislature  in  1905.     [30*.] 

Lavaque,  George  Nelson,  pioneer,  b.  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  Feb.  8, 
1843;  d.  in  Duluth,  Minn.,  Oct.  10,  1906.  He  came  with  his  family  to 
St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  in  1861;  served  in  the  Indian  and  civil  wars;  settled 
in  Duluth  in  1870;  engaged  in  the  painting  business;  was  county  au- 
ditor,  1891-7.      [237    (43*).] 

Lavesson,  Hans,  b.  in  Sweden,  July  13,  1848;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1868,  settling  in  Minnesota;  lived  in  Lincoln  county  after 
1878,  and  was  register  of  deeds,  1885-90.     [34.] 

Law,  Arthur  Ayer,  physician,  b.  in  Harvard,  111.,  April  16,  1872; 
was  graduated  at  Shattuck  Military  School,  Faribault,  Minn.,  in  1889, 
and  at  the  medical  department  of  the  University  of  Minnesota  in  1894, 
where  he  has  been  an  assistant  and  instructor  in  surgery  since  1896; 
served  as  captain  and  first  assistant  surgeon  in  the  Thirteenth  Min- 
nesota Regt.  in  the  Philippine  war.     [123;  127B.] 

Lawler,  Daniel  William,  lawyer,  b.  in  Prairie  du  Chien,  Wis., 
March  28,  1859;  was  graduated  at  Georgetown  College,  D.  C,  1881,  and 
in  law  at  Yale  University,  1883;  settled  at  St.  Paul  in  1884;  was  gen- 
eral attorney  of  the  Chicago  Great  Western  Ry  Co.,  1893-1901;  mayor 
of  St.  Paul,  1908-10.     [23;  25;  93;  98*;  137;  237  (36*).] 

Lawler,  John  J.,  R.  C.  bishop,  b.  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  Aug.  4,  1862; 
was  graduated  at  St.  Francis  Seminary,  Milwaukee,  and  in  theology  at 
the  University  of  Louvain,  Belgium;  was  first  pastor  of  St.  Luke's 
Church,  in  St.  Paul,  1889-96,  and  of  the  Cathedral  there  since  1896;  was 
appointed  auxiliary  bishop  of  St.  Paul,  1910.  [17;  24;  25;  146;  237 
(65*).] 

Lawless,  James  Frederick,  b.  in  Ireland,  Feb.  26,  1864;  engaged  in 
railroad  business  in  St.  Paul,  becoming  superintendent  of  the  Great 
Northern  railway;  removed  to  Seattle,  Wash.,  in  1899.     [157*;  158,] 

Lawlor,  E.  J.,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Ontonagon,  Mich.,  April  2,  1859; 
d.  in  Duluth,  Jan.,  1899.  He  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  when 
ten  years  old;  was  graduated  at  St.  John's  University,  1881;   was  or- 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  427 

dained  priest  in  1884;   was  pastor  in  Crookston,  and  later  at  Hinck- 
ley.    [35;    132    (Jan.,  1899*).] 

Lawrence,  Charles  Gray,  lawyer  and  banker,  b.  in  Homer,  N.  Y., 
March  28,  1854;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Michigan, 
1882;  practiced  in  St.  Paul,  1882-1904;  treasurer  of  the  State  Savings 
Bank  of  St.  Paul,  1904-10.     [24;  25;  93;  93 A*.] 

Lawrence,  Henry  E.,  journalist,  b.  in  Claremont,  N.  H.,  May  26, 
1852;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1861,  and  lived  in  Northfield;  established 
the  Dundas  News  in  1876,  which  was  changed  three  years  later  to  be 
the  Northfield  News.     [70.] 

Lawrence,  James,  b.  in  Scotland  in  1842;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1863; 
served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.,  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature,  1874;  resided  on  a  farm  in  Fairview,  Lyon 
county,  after  1879.     [32.] 

Lawrence,  James  G.,  b.  in  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  May  1,  1836;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1862,  settling  on  a  farm  in  Greenfield,  Wabasha  county; 
was  an  organizer  of  the  Wabasha  Roller  Mill  Co.,  in  1889,  and  has 
since  been  its  manager,  residing  in  Wabasha;  was  a  state  senator, 
1881-5;  and  a  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Equalization,  1882-1906. 
[24;  74;  168  (Jan.  12,  1883).] 

Lawrence,  James  Wetherby,  lawyer,  b.  in  Tully,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  9,  1846; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  was  graduated  at  Hamil- 
ton College,  Clinton,  N.  Y.,  1868;  and  after  1870  practiced  his  profession 
in  Minneapolis.  In  1872-6  he  was  county  attorney  of  Hennepin  county. 
[20*;  58;   84*.] 

Lawrence,  Lorenzo  (To-wan-e-ta-ton),  a  Sioux  of  the  Wahpeton 
band,  was  an  early  convert  to  Christianity  under  the  teaching  of  Rev. 
Stephen  R.  Riggs;  was  educated  at  Oberlin  College;  was  the  first 
Sioux  who  became  a  citizen  of  Minnesota  as  a  voter  and  tax-payer;  was 
friendly  to  the  whites  at  the  time  of  the  Sioux  outbreak,  and  rescued 
ten  persons;  was  a  scout  with  Gen.  Sibley's  troops,  1863-4.  He  died 
at  the  Sisseton  Agency,  S.  D.,  in  1898.  [33;  116;  117;  118;  119;  120; 
238  (Feb.  10,  1877).] 

Lawrence,  Phineas,  pioneer,  was  a  river  pilot;  was  elected  the  first 
sheriff  in  the  St.  Croix  valley  in  1841.  A  creek  in  Chisago  county  is 
named  for  him.     He  died  in  Stillwater  in  1847.     [41*.] 

Lawrence,  Wesley  M.,  b.  in  Eaton,  Quebec,  July  8,  1840;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1858;  spent  eight  years  in  study  in  Massachusetts,  and 
in  1866  removed  to  Minnesota;  was  successively  superintendent  of 
schools  in  Cannon  Palls,  Dundas,  and  Owatonna,  1866-77,  meanwhile 
publishing  several  township  and  county  maps;  has  resided  since  1877, 
in  Minneapolis,  where  he  is  proprietor  of  two  large  steam  laundries. 
[22*;   25.] 

Lawrence,  William  D.,  physician,  b.  in  Lawrenceville,  Quebec,  May 
16,   1852;    was   graduated   at   Chicago  Homoeopathic   Medical    College, 


428  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

1879;  settled  in  Minneapolis  the  same  year;  founder  and  president  of 
the  Lawrence  Sanatorium.    [84;  85 A,] 

Lawson,  Gaines,  soldier,  b.  in  Tennessee;  was  commandant  at  Fort 
Snelling  in  1882-3;  retired  from  the  army  with  the  rank  of  major 
in  1892.     [11;  12.] 

Lawson,  Victok  Emanuel,  journalist,  b.  in  Paxton,  111.,  March  24, 
1871;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1880;  was  editor  of  the  Times,  New  Lon- 
don, 1889-95,  and  of  the  Willmar  Tribune  since  1895;,  compiler  and 
author,  with  others,  of  the  Illustrated  History  of  Kandiyohi  County 
(446  pages,  1905).     [24;   63;  169A.] 

Laybourn,  Charles  Guy,  lawyer,  b.  near  Springfield,  Ohio,  March 
23,  1851;  was  graduated  at  the  Illinois  State  Normal  University,  1878; 
studied  law  at  the  University  of  Michigan;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1885, 
and  has  since  practiced  in  Minneapolis.     [25;  2Q*.~\ 

Laybourn,  George  R.,  b.  near  Springfield,  Ohio,  Oct.  22,  1857;  was 
graduated  at  Hillsdale  College;  settled  in  Duluth  in  1886,  and  engaged 
in  real  estate  business;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1899- 
1901,  and  a  state  senator,  1903-09.     [30*;  106*.] 

Laycock,  William,  pioneer,  b.  in  Yorkshire,  England,  May  21,  1808; 
d.  April  15,  1882.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1850,  and  to  Min- 
nesota in  1853;  and  the  next  year  settled  on  a  claim  on  the  site  of  St. 
Louis  Park.     [60*.] 

Layman,  Martin,  pioneer,  b.  in  Greene  County,  N,  Y.,  Jan.  18,  1811;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  July  25,  1886.  I^e  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1853;  pre- 
empted a  claim  on  a  part  of  the  site  of  that  city,  and  engaged  in  farm- 
ing. He  laid  out  the  first  cemetery  in  the  city  on  a  part  of  this  farm. 
[174*.] 

Lea,  Albert  Miller,  b.  in  Richland,  Tenn.,  July  23,  1808;  d.  in  Cor- 
sicana,  Texas,  Jan.  15,  1891.  He  was  graduated  at  West  Point,  and  as 
lieutenant  in  the  U.  S.  army  accompanied  an  exploring  expedition  to 
Minnesota,  which  discovered  the  lake  that  was  afterward  named  for 
him,  Albert  Lea.  He  served  in  the  Confederate  army  in  the  civil  war; 
later  resided  in  Corsicana,  Texas.     [53 A;  114;  237  (21).] 

Lea,  Luke,  lawyer,  b.  in  Grainger  county,  Tenn.,  Nov.  19,  1810;  d.  in 
Vicksburg,  Miss.,  May  9,  1898.  He  was  appointed  commissioner  of  In- 
dian affairs  by  President  Fillmore  in  1849,  and  held  the  position  until 
1853;  assisted  with  Governor  Ramsey  in  negotiating  an  important 
treaty  wtih  the  Sioux  at  Traverse  des  Sioux,  Minn.,  in  1851;  resided  in 
Tennessee  and  Mississippi,  where  he  held  many  important  offices.    [4.] 

Leach,  Andrew  J.,  jeweler,  b.  in  Boonville,  N.  Y.,  in  1834;  was  cap- 
tain in  a  New  York  regiment,  1862-5;  settled  in  Kasson,  Minn.,  in  1877. 
[49.] 

Leach,  D.  M.,  farmer,  b.  in  Caledonia  county,  Vt,  in  1837;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1866;  three  years  later  settled  on  a  farm  in  Fillmore 
county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1895-7.    [30.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  429 

Leach,  Edward  M.,  b.  in  Waitsfield,  Vt.,  April  22,  1830;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1855,  settling  at  Faribault;  in  lumber  business  since  1865; 
owner,  with  his  sons,  of  a  factory  of  doors,  sash,  and  blinds.     [24;  70.] 

Leaf,  John  P.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Andover,  111.,  Jan.  18, 
1859;  was  graduated  at  Augustana  College,  Rock  Island,  111.,  1880,  and  at 
its  Theological  Seminary,  1883;  was  pastor  in  Isanti  county,  Minn., 
18834897,  and  later  at  Parker's  Prairie.     [148.] 

Leaming,  Alonzo,  pioneer,  b.  in  Chenango  county,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  9.  1815; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Jan.  4,  1899.  He  settled  at  St.  Anthony  Falls  in 
1851;  was  by  trade  a  blacksmith.     [180  (Feb.  15,  1899).] 

Learned,  N.  M.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Vermont,  Oct.  29,  1838;  stud- 
ied at  Newbury  Seminary  and  New  Hampton  Theological  Institute; 
was  ordained  elder  in  1867;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  was  pastor  in  St. 
Paul  and  later  in  Minneapolis.     [58.] 

Leasure,  Daniel,  physician,  b.  near  Madison,  Pa.,  March  18,  1819; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Oct.  4,  1886.  He  was  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  Col- 
lege, 1846;  served  in  Pennsylvania  regiments  in  the  civil  war,  and  was 
brevetted  brigadier  general;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1878.     [68;  93;  139.] 

Leatherman,  Robert  Lee,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Lewistown, 
Md.,  April  17,  1863;  was  graduated  at  Roanoke  College,  Va.,  1888; 
completed  the  course  at  the  Theological  Seminary  in  Philadelphia, 
1891,  and  the  same  year  settled  in  Minneapolis  as  pastor  of  the  Salem 
English  Lutheran  Church.     [22*.] 

Leavens,  E.  N.,  b.  in  Putnam,  Conn.;  came  to  Faribault,  Minn.,  in 
1855;  was  a  representative  in  the  first  state  legislature;  served  in  the 
Tenth  Minnesota  Regt,  in  the  Indian  and  civil  wars;  was  postmaster 
of  Faribault  after  1873.     [70.] 

Leavenworth,  Francis  Preserved,  educator,  b.  in  Mt.  Vernon,  Ind., 
Sept.  3,  1858;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Indiana,  1880;  pro- 
fessor of  astronomy  in  the  University  of  Minnesota  since  1892,  residing 
in  Minneapolis.     [7A;   17;   24;   127A*,  B;   237   (53).] 

Leavenworth,  Henry,  soldier,  b.  in  Connecticut,  Dec.  10,  1783;  d. 
at  Cross  Timbers,  Texas,  July  21,  1834.  He  practiced  law  before  1812; 
then  enlisted  in  the  army;  was  promoted  until  he  was  brevetted  brig- 
adier general,  in  1824.  He  commanded  the  expedition  which  in  1819 
established  the  first  military  post  in  Minnesota,  afterward  called  Fort 
Snelling.     [4;   11;   12;   28,  III;   114;    212.] 

Leavett,  Silas  Wright,  lumberman,  b.  in  Belmont,  N.  H.,  Nov.  11, 
1843;  served  in  the  15th  N.  H.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1867;  settled  at  Litchfield  in  1869,  engaging  in  lumber  and 
real  estate  business;  was  clerk  of  the  district  court,  1870-82;  a  state 
senator,  1891-3;  and  a  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Control,  1901-8, 
residing  in  St.  Paul.     [24;  30;  65.] 


430  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Leavitt,  Edward  S.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Gilford,  N.  H.,  Oct.  16,  1815;  was 
graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1843;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Mas- 
sachusetts; came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  was  surveyor  of  Winona 
county  eight  years;  settled  in  Wells  in  1870;  was  surveyor  of  Faribault 
county  ten  years.     [51.] 

Leavitt,  Henry  Hooker,  physician,  b.  near  Waterloo,  Iowa,  April  1, 
1861;  was  graduated  at  Beloit  College,  1884,  and  at  the  Chicago  Homoe- 
opathic Medical  College,  1886;  has  since  practiced  in  Minneapolis, 
as  a  specialist  for  diseases  of  the  eye  and  ear,  and  of  the  nose  and 
throat;  was  a  professor  in  the  medical  department  of  the  University  of 
Minnesota,  1893-1908.     [24;  85A;   127B.] 

Leavitt,  Josiah,  lumberman,  b.  in  Maine,  in  1808;  d.  in  Minneapolis, 
Jan.,  1895.    He  settled  there  in  1865.     [167  (Jan.  11,  1895).] 

Leavitt,  Rensselaer  C,  lumberman,  b.  in  Cumberland  county, 
Maine,  May  15,  1835;  d.  in  San  Diego,  Cal.,  Dec.  3,  1897.  He  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1863;  engaged  in  lumbering  at  St.  Anthony,  and  later  was 
part  owner  of  the  mills  at  Gull  River,  Cass  county.  [31;  167  (Dec.  10, 
1897)*.] 

Leavitt,  Walter  C,  lawyer,  b.  in  Kennebec  county,  Maine,  in  1854; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  March  11,  1893.  He  was  graduated  at  the  Boston 
Law  School,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1878;  came  to  Minnesota 
the  next  year,  and  in  1881  settled  in  Minneapolis.     [124.] 

Le  Count,  Antoine,  pioneer,  b.  near  the  Red  river  in  Minnesota, 
Nov.  6,  1822;  came  with  his  father,  who  was  a  guide  and  Indian 
trader,  to  Fort  Snelling  in  1837;  was  the  first  settler  in  Plymouth, 
Hennepin  county,  1853.     [58.] 

Le  Due,  Charles  Sumner,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Ohio;  was 
educated  at  Marietta  College  and  Lane  seminary;  organized  the  First 
Presbyterian  church  in  Hastings,  Minn.,  1855,  and  was  its  pastor  until 
his  death  in  1867.     [56.] 

Le  Due,  William  Gates,  general,  b.  in  Wilkesville,  Ohio,  March  29, 
1823;  was  graduated  at  Kenyon  College,  1848;  studied  law  in  the  office 
of  Columbus  Delano,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1850;  settled  in 
St.  Paul,  1850.  He  secured  the  first  charter  for  a  railway  in  the  ter- 
ritory, and  organized  a  company  to  build  a  railroad  from  St.  Paul  to 
Duluth,  and  also  a  company  for  building  the  Wabasha  street  bridge 
over  the  Mississippi  river.  In  1857  he  removed  to  Hastings,  where  he 
has  since  lived,  and  was  first  in  manufacturing  and  introducing  to  the 
market  flour  made  of  Minnesota  spring  wheat.  He  entered  the  army  in 
1862  as  captain,  was  assistant  quartermaster  of  volunteers,  and  served 
through  the  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  brevet  brigadier  general.  Dur- 
ing the  administration  of  President  Hayes,  1877-81,  he  was  commis- 
sioner of  agriculture.  The  Hastings  and  Dakota  railroad  was  projected 
by  him,  and  a  U.  S.  land  grant  for  it  was  obtained.  He  is  author  of  the 
"Minnesota  Year  Book,"  1851-53,  and  "A  Model  State,  being  a  Brief 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  431 

compilation  of  the  Constitution  and  Laws  of  Minnesota,"   158  pages, 

1899.     [2;   4*;   17;   24;   29;   41*;    56;   94;   166A*;   238   (June  30,  1877); 
241.] 

Lee,  Francis,  soldier,  b.  in  Pennsylvania;  d.  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Jan. 
19,  1859.  He  was  graduated  at  the  U.  S.  Military  Academy  in  1822;  at- 
tained the  rank  of  colonel  in  1847,  and  was  commandant  at  Fort 
Snelling  during  parts  of  1851-4.     [11;  12;  13.] 

Lee,  Franklyn  W.,  journalist  and  author,  b.  in  New  York  city,  June 
16,  1864;  d.  in  Rush  City,  Minn.,  March  18,  1898.  He  settled  in  St. 
Paul,  and  was  on  the  staff  of  the  Daily  News  and  the  Dispatch;  in 
1896  became  proprietor  and  editor  of  the  Rush  City  Post;  author  of 
several  books  of  fiction  and  poetry.     [237  (9)*.] 

Lee,  Gustav  T.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Lyle,  Minn.,  Oct.  12,  1865; 
was  graduated  at  Luther  Seminary,  1891;  was  pastor  at  Granite  Falls, 
1892-95;  at  Northwood,  Iowa,  1896-98;  and  later  at  Glenwood,  Minn., 
being  president  of  the  Glenwood  academy.     [148]. 

Lee,  Halvok  J.,  merchant  and  banker,  b.  in  Norway,  April  26,  1859; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  May  12,  1909.  He  came  to  the  United  States  with  his 
parents  in  1872;  lived  in  Renville,  Minn.,  was  manager  of  the  Renville 
Mercantile  Co.,  and  after  1902  was  cashier  of  a  bank  in  Danube;  was 
county  auditor,  1903-08.     [237  (56*).] 

Lee,  Henry,  banker,  b.  in  Wisconsin  in  1861;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1879;  resides  in  Anoka;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1901.     [30.] 

Lee,  Henry  K.,  b.  in  Columbiana  county,  Ohio,  in  1825;  d.  in  Man- 
kato,  Minn.,  June  13,  1890.  He  settled  in  Mankato  in  1857;  served  in 
the  Ninth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  auditor  of  Blue  Earth 
county;   was  superintendent  of  the  Mankato  Manufacturing  Co.  [83*.] 

Lee,  Iver  J.,  farmer,  b.  in  Gudbrandsdalen,  Norway,  1861;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1872  with  his  parents,  who  settled  in  Pope  county, 
Minn.;  was  graduated  at  the  State  Normal  School,  St.  Cloud,  1884; 
was  superintendent  of  schools  of  Pope  county,  1886-98;  resides  near 
Starbuck;  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1909-11.     [30*.] 

Lee,  James  Franklin,  educator,  farmer,  b.  in  Clearwater,  Minn., 
1858;  was  graduated  at  the  State  Normal  School,  St.  Cloud,  1882; 
taught  school  several  years ;  settled  in  Annandale,  Wright  county,  1892 ; 
was  county  superintendent  of  schools  six  years;  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Lee,  John  K.,  b.  in  Waldres,  Norway,  May  17,  1854;  came  with  his 
parents  to  the  United  States  in  1857,  and  to  Minnesota  the  same  year; 
resided  at  Elbow  Lake  after  1887;  was  register  of  deeds  of  Grant 
county,  1887-94.     [35.] 

Lee,  Ole  T.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Koshkonong,  Wis.,  Dec.  5, 
1858;   was  graduated  at  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa,  1884,  and  at 


432  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Luther  Seminary,  1887;  was  pastor  in  North  Dakota,  Iowa,  and  Free- 
horn  county,  Minn.  In  1904  he  was  elected  president  of  the  Albert 
Lea  Academy.     [148.] 

Lee,  S.  N.,  farmer,  b.  in  Rollag,  Norway,  April  7,  1860;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1866  with  his  parents,  who  settled  in  Goodhue 
county,  Minn.;  resides  near  Rollag,  Clay  county;  a  representative  in 
the  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Lee,  Samuel,  miller,  b.  in  Somersetshire,  Eng.,  Feb.  23,  1823;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1839;  settled  in  Little  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1855; 
served  in  Boyd's  Independent  Cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  later  built  a 
flouring  mill  in  Swan  River  township,  Morrison  county.     [31.] 

Lee,  Sverre  J.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1860;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1867;  settled  in  Norman  county  in  1882;  resides  at  Rindal;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature,  1895-7.     [30.] 

Lee,  Thomas  George,  educator,  b.  in  Jacksonville,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  27, 
1860;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania, 
1886;  was  professor  of  histology  and  embryology  in  the  University  of 
Minnesota,  1893-1909,  and  since  professor  of  anatomy  there,  [7A; 
17;  127A*,  B.] 

Lee,  William,  pioneer,  b.  in  Manchester,  Mass.,  July  21,  1812;  d.  in 
Hastings,  Minn.,  Oct.  10,  1901.  He  settled  in  Hastings  in  1854,  and  was 
a  building  contractor.     [48;  156.] 

Lee,  William,  wholesale  merchant,  b.  in  Milford,  N.  J.,  April  14, 
1822;  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1859,  and  engaged  in  dry  goods  business  many 
years;  was  mayor,  1870-72,  and  was  postmaster,  1888-92.  [18;  20*;  68; 
98*;   237   (6,  30*).] 

Lee,  William  Edwin,  banker,  b.  in  Alton,  111.,  Jan.  8.  1852;  came 
to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1856;  organized  the  Bank  of  Long 
Prairie  in  1882,  was  its  cashier,  and  in  1896  was  elected  its  president; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1885-7  and  1893,  being  speaker 
of  the  House  in  1893;  was  a  member  of  the  state  board  of  control, 
1901-03.     [22*;   24;   26*;   30;  35;   166A*.] 

Leet,  J.  T.,  b.  in  Delhi,  N.  Y.;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1861;  settled 
on  a  farm  in  Ortonville  in  1874,  and  was  the  first  register  of  deeds  in 
Big  Stone  county.     [32.] 

Le  Gardeur,  Jacques.    See  Saint  Pierre,  Sieur  de. 

Lehmicke,  Rudolph,  lawyer,  b.  near  Merseburg,  Prussia,  Nov.  14, 
1823;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1849,  and  settled  in  Stillwater  in 
1854;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1859;  was  auditor  of  Washington 
county.     [18;  40;  41;  238  (Oct.  7,  1881).] 

Lehnerts,  Edward  M.,  b.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  March  29,  1873;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  1902;  was  professor  of 
geography  in  the  State  Normal  School,  Winona,  1898-1907;  assistant 
professor  in  the  University  of  Minnesota  since  1907,  residing  in  Min- 
neapolis.    [7A;  127B.] 


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433 


Leicht,  Joseph,  journalist,  b.  in  Bavaria,  Germany,  July  4,  1845; 
d.  while  en  route  to  France,  May  8,  1908.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1867;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1881,  settling  at  Winona,  where 
he  published  the  Westlicher  Herald,  1881-1908.  [24;  25;  77;  237  (48).] 
Leighton,  Levi  E.,  b.  in  Athens,  Maine,  Sept.  29,  1828;  d.  in  Min- 
neapolis, July  25,  1899.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1863,  and  engaged 
in  the  lumber  business  at  St  Anthony  Falls  until  1882.     [237  (9).] 

Leighton,  Nathaniel  G.,  b.  in  Cherryfield,  Maine,  in  1830;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  July,  1894.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1855;  engaged  in 
logging  and  lumber  business.     [167   (July  6,  1894).] 

Leland,  Marshall  W.,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Chester,  Vt,  June 
30,  1810;  d.  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  July  17,  1877.  He  was  graduated  at 
Columbia  College,  1838;  was  soon  afterward  ordained  to  tl^e  ministry; 
settled  in  Rochester  in  1861.     [166  (1878).] 

Leland,  Murat  N.f  merchant,  b.  in  Quincy,  Mich.,  July  14,  1849; 
engaged  in  mercantile  business  at  Wells,  Minn.,  in  1870-95,  being  the 
second  merchant  there;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1885;   removed  to  Minneapolis  in  1895.     [24;   34.] 

Leland,  Warren  H.,  b.  in  Chester,  Maine,  Aug.  18,  1837;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1866,  and  six  years  later  settled  in  Brainerd;  engaged  in 
lumbering,  mercantile  business,  and  real  estate,  and  was  proprietor  of 
a  hotel.     [31.] 

Lellman,  Matthias,  mason,  b.  in  Germany  in  1853;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1868,  and  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1877;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1897.     [30.] 

Lemieux,  Israel,  physician,  b.  in  St.  Urbain,  Quebec,  April  9,  1852; 
was  graduated  at  Bishop's  Medical  College,  Montreal,  1874;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1880,  settling  at  Red  Lake  Falls.     [24;  35.] 

Lemke,  Frederick,  farmer,  b.  in  Pomerania,  Germany,  Oct.  6,  1846; 
d.  inWells,  Minn.,  Oct.  8,  1909.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1865, 
and  to  Minnesota  in  1871;  resided  on  a  farm  in  Wells  after  1874;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1901-03.     [30;  237   (56*).] 

Lemon,  Walter  T.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Washington  county,  Minn.,  Feb.  17, 
1877;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1899,  and 
has  since  practiced  in  St.  Paul;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1903-5.      [24;  -25;    30*;    93A;    127A*.] 

Lende,  Edward,  bank  cashier,  b.  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  1865; 
resides  in  Appleton;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1909. 
[30*.] 

Lende,  Olai  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Sandnes,  Yellow  Medicine  county, 
Minn.,  April  25,  1873;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
1901,  and  in  its  law  department,  1903;  settled  in  Marshall;  a  state 
senator,  1911.   [30*;   127A*.] 

Lende,  Ole  0.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1840;   came  to  Minnesota  in 

28 


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I860;  resided  in  Cottonwood  county;  was  county  treasurer  ten  years; 
was  a  state  senator  in  1887,  and  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1893.     [30;  169.] 

Lenfest,  Charles  W.,  b.  in  Milford,  Maine,  July  2,  1838;  served  in  the 
18th  Maine  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1866,  and 
engaged  in  lumbering,  and  in  mercantile  business  at  Brunswick;  was 
proprietor  of  a  hotel  in  Anoka  after  1878;  was  sheriff  of  the  county, 
1880-8,  and  its  treasurer  since  1898.     [25;  31.] 

Lennon,  John  George,  b.  in  Lancashire,  Eng.,  in  1815;  d.  in  Min- 
neapolis, Oct.  13,  1886.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1842;  settled 
in  Stillwater  in  1844,  and  at  St.  Anthony  Falls  in  1849,  where  he  was 
a  fur  trader;  after  1873  engaged  in  real  estate  business  in  Minneapolis. 
[29*;  32;  41;  59;  157.] 

Lennon,  John  George,  Jr.,  merchant,  b.  in  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  Sept. 
2,  1857;  lived  in  Blooming  Prairie  after  1871;  engaged  in  furniture 
business,  1876-82,  afterward  owned  a  general  store,  and  still  later  was 
a  traveling  salesman;  removed  to  Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature,  1905-11.     [30*;  72.] 

Lent,  Charles  H.,  b.  in  Sing  Sing,  N.  Y.,  in  1851;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1875,  and  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1879;  joined  the  fire  depart- 
ment in  1881,  and  was  promoted  to  a  captaincy  in  1888.     [88*.] 

Lent,  Francis,  farmer,  b.  in  Westchester  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  1,  1832; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1861,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  Preseott, 
Faribault  county;  was  register  of  deeds  there  six  years.     [51.] 

Lent,  Seneca  W.,  lumber  manufacturer,  b.  at  Saratoga  Springs,  N. 
Y.,  June,  1842;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  served  in  the  Second  Min- 
nesota Battery  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Anoka  in  1871.     [31.] 

Leonard,  Charles  E.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Worthington,  Mass.,  Feb.  25, 
1810;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  19,  1890.  He  came  to  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in 
1847;  at  first  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  later  in  carpenter 
work;  removed  to  St.  Anthony  in  1849;  was  territorial  treasurer, 
1854-7;  was  a  member  of  the  constitutional  convention;  kept  a  hotel 
at  Point  Douglas;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Mounted  Rangers, 
1862-3;  settled  in  Princeton  in  1880.     [31;  40;  41;  213.] 

Leonard,  Delavan  Levant,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Pendle- 
ton, N.  Y.,  July  20,  1834;  was  graduated  at  Hamilton  College,  1859,  and 
Union  Theological  Seminary,  1863;  was  pastor  in  Northfield,  Minn., 
1875-81;  associate  editor  of  the  Missionary  Review  of  the  World  since 
1893,  residing  in  Oberlin,  Ohio;  author  of  the  History  of  Carleton 
College  (421  pages,  1904),  and  books  on  the  history  of  missions.     [17.] 

Leonard,  Frank  J.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Glendale,  Scott  county,  Minn.,  Jan. 
6,  1862;  was  superintendent  of  schools  of  Scott  county  in  1888;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1887;  settled  in  Jordan,  and  was  city  attorney; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1893,  and  county  attorney, 
1902-8.     [24;   30.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  435 

Leonard,  Joseph  Alexander,  consul,  b.  in  Cambridge,  Md.,  Dec.  24, 
1830;  d.  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  Dec.  28,  1908.  He  was  graduated  at  Phil- 
adelphia Medical  College,  1851;  settled  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  in  1858; 
studied  law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar;  was  attorney  of  Olmsted 
county  two  years;  served  as  captain  in  the  commissary  department  in 
the  civil  war;  was  editor  of  the  Rochester  Post,  1865-1899;  was  a 
state  senator,  1869-70;  register  of  the  U.  S.  land  office  at  Jackson  and 
Worthington,  1874-5;  U.  S.  consul  at  Edinburgh,  1881-3;  consul  general 
at  Calcutta,  1884,  and  at  Shanghai,  1889-93;  resided  in  Rochester,  Minn., 
during  the  last  years  of  his  life;  compiler  and  author  of  the  History 
of  Olmsted  county,  674  pages,  published  in  1910.  [17;  66;  66A*;  155*; 
237    (51*).] 

Leonard,  Leon  Donham,  dentist,  b.  in  Hebron,  Maine,  Jan.  30,  1859; 
settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1882;  was  professor  in  the  dental  department 
of  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1888-91.     [84.] 

Leonard,  William  Edwin,  physician,  b.  in  Minneapolis,  July  27,  1855; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1876,  and  at  Hahne- 
mann Medical  College,  Philadelphia,  1879;  has  since  practiced  in 
Minneapolis;  was  professor  in  the  college  of  homeopathic  medicine  and 
surgery  of  the  State  University,  1888-1908.     [84;   127A*,  B;   213.] 

Leonard,  William  Huntington,  physician,  b.  in  Mansfield,  Conn., 
Dec.  2,  1825;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  April  9,  1907.  He  was  graduated  at 
Yale  Medical  School,  1853;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1855;  was 
surgeon  in  the  Fifth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war.  [58;  84;  121; 
213;   237   (48*).] 

Leonhauser,  Harry  A.,  soldier, -b.  in  Allegheny,  Pa.,  Jan.,  1860;  was 
graduated  at  the  U.  S.  Military  Academy,  1881;  became  first  lieutenant 
in  1889;  was  professor  of  military  science  and  tactics  in  the  University 
of  Minnesota,  1895-98.     [127   (10*,  12*).] 

Lepper,  Henry  E.,  salesman,  b.  in  Watertown,  N.  Y.,  April  19,  1835; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  settled  in  Anoka  ten  years  later;  was 
county  auditor,  1879-80.     [31.] 

Lester,  Lewis  W.,  b.  in  Clintonville,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  1,  1839;  came  to 
McLeod  county,  Minn.,  with  his  parents  in  1856;  was  register  of  deeds, 
1870-8;   county  treasurer,  1879-83;   and  county  auditor,  1887-92.     [64.] 

Le  Sueur,  Pierre  Charles,  .explorer,  b.  in  Canada,  1657;  d.  at  sea  or 
in  Louisiana,  before  1712.  He  first  reached  the  Mississippi  by  way  of 
the  Wisconsin  river  in  1683.  The  next  twelve  years  he  spent  prin- 
cipally in  the  country  of  the  Sioux,  in  the  present  states  of  Wisconsin 
and  Minnesota.  In  the  year  1700  he  ascended  the  Mississippi  from  near 
its  mouth,  built  a  fort  on  the  Blue  Earth  river  near  its  junction  with 
the  Minnesota,  and  wintered  there.  This  expedition  was  for  the 
purpose  of  mining  a  supposed  ore  of  copper  in  the  rock  bluffs  beside 
the  Blue  Earth  river,  of  which  a  large  quantity  was  taken  to  France. 
[1;   28,  I,  V;   83;   107;   109;   113;   114;   146.] 


436  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Letford,  J.  S.,  b.  in  England  in  1826;  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1840,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  settled  in  Carver  county;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1859-60  and  1862;  engaged  in 
mercantile  business  in  Lamberton  after  1876.     [32.] 

Letson,  James  Hv  b.  in  Clinton  county,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  13,  1847 ;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1868;  kept  a  hotel  in  Alexandria  after  1882.     [35;  166A*.] 

Leubner,  Bernard  Otto,  b.  in  Manitowoc,  Wis.,  in  1870;  was  graduated 
at  the  College  of  Pharmacy,  University  of  Minnesota,  in  1894,  and  was 
an  assistant  and  instructor  there,  1895-1902.     [127   (10*).] 

Leue,  Gustav,  b.  in  Germany  in  1829;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  May  10,  1886. 
He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1855,  and  was  at  one  time  editor  of  the 
Volkszeitung.     [237  (1).] 

Levallee,  Francis  X.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Quebec,  Canada,  June  1,  1825; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1849,  and  settled  in  Centerville,  Anoka  county, 
in  1852,  being  the  second  settler  in  that  township;  built  the  first  frame 
house  there.     [31.] 

Levanseler,  F.  E.,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  April  11,  1850;  came  to  St. 
Cloud,  Minn.,  in  1864;  was  graduated  at  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of 
Technology;  returned  to  St.  Cloud  in  1872,  and  erected  the  Novelty 
Wood  Works  there  in  1876.     [31.] 

Levens,  Charles  W.,  teacher,  b.  in  Windsor,  Vt,  Feb.  7,  1840;  d.  near 
Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  Oct.  7,  1896.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1876;  engaged 
in  teaching  in  Albert  Lea;  after  1882  was  superintendent  of  schools  for 
Freeborn  county  six  years.     [53;  177  (Nov.  1896).] 

Leveroos,  Bertram  G.,  merchant,  b.  in  Levanger,  Norway,  Sept.  22, 
1859;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1882,  settling  in  St.  Paul.     [169.] 

Leviston,  Irwen,  educator,  b.  in  Bradford,  N.  H.,  March  30,  1858;  was 
graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1882;  engaged  in  teaching,  and  as 
principal  of  the  high  school  in  Omaha,  Neb.,  1886-99;  was  super- 
intendent of  the  city  schools  in  St.  Paul,  1900-02.     [26*;  111*.] 

Lewis,  Arthur  G.,  b.  in  Bath,  Ont,  in  1858;  d.  in  Moorhead,  Minn., 
Dec.  18,  1900.  He  settled  in  Moorhead  in  1879;  was  city  recorder  three 
years,  auditor  of  Clay  county  in  1890,  and  mayor  of  Moorhead,  1893-7. 
[237   (11).] 

Lewis,  Benedict  S.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Cortland  county,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  20, 
1839;  was  graduated  at  Union  College,  1864;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1867;  settled  in  Waseca,  Minn.,  the  next  year.     [75.] 

Lewis,  Charles  Lundy,  jurist,  b.  near  Ottawa,  111.,  March  8,  1852; 
was  graduated  at  Oberlin  College,  1876;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1879,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  Fergus  Falls,  Minn.;  in  1891  removed 
to  Duluth,  and  in  1893-5  was  judge  in  the  Eleventh  judicial  district; 
was  an  associate  justice  of  the  Minnesota  Supreme  Court,  1900-1911. 
[17;   24;   26*;   30*;  35;   137*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES. 


437 


Lewis,  Curtis  G.,  b.  in  Fairfield  county,  Conn.,  in  1834;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  April  1*9,  1897.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1861,  and  served  on  the 
frontier  during  the  civil  war;  after  1865  engaged  in  the  fuel  business 
in  St  Paul.     [237  (9).] 

Lewis,  E.  H.,  physician,  b.  in  Lancaster  county,  Pa.,  April  17,  1842; 
was  graduated  at  Georgetown  Medical  College,  1862;  served  as  hospital 
steward  in  the  135th  Pennsylvania  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in 
Carver,  Minn.,  in  1870,  and  ten  years  later  removed  to  Chaska.     [32.] 

Lewis,  George  Roberts,  b.  in  Indiana  county,  Pa.,  Nov.  21,  1836;  was 
graduated  at  the  Jefferson  Medical  College,  1857;  served  as  surgeon  in 
the  54th  Pensylvania  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  St.  Paul,  Minn., 
in  1883;  engaged  in  real  estate  and  loans.     [25;   237    (22*).] 

Lewis,  George  Winthrop,  lawyer,  b.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  June  7, 
1857;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1882;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1884,  and  two  years  later  settled  in  St.  Paul. 
[25;  93;  98*.] 

Lewis,  H.  J.,  settled  in  Steele  county,  Minn.;  served  in  a  Wisconsin 
regiment  in  the  civil  war;  was  register  of  deeds,  1869-75;  removed  to 
Wisconsin,  where  he  died.    [72.] 

Lewis,  H.  L.,  farmer,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1845;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1866;  resided  at  Holmes  City,  Douglas  county;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1885  and  1903.     [30.] 

Lewis,  Henry,  landscape  painter,  b.  in  England,  Jan.  12,  1821;  d.  in 
Dusseldorf,  Germany,  Sept.  16,  1904.  He  came  with  his  father  to  the 
United  States  in  1829;  made  a  voyage  in  a  small  boat  down  the  Mis- 
sissippi in  1848,  painting  sketches  of  the  scenery.  During  his  later 
years  he  resided  in  Dusseldorf.  He  published  a  book  in  1858  in  Ger- 
many, describing  the  Mississippi  valley.     [241.] 

Lewis,  Isaac  Ives,  settled  at  St.  Anthony  in  1849;  owned  a  store 
after  1854;  removed  to  Watertown,  and  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1868;  later  removed  to  Idaho,  and  engaged  in  banking. 
[59;   88.] 

Lewis,  J.  L.,  b.  in  Otsego  county,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  16,  1812;  d.  at  Mendota, 
Minn.,  March  29,  1878.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1867,  settling  in 
Mendota;  was  grain  inspector  for  a  St.  Paul  elevator;  was  a  representa- 
tive in  the  legislature,  1873  and  1878.     [30;  237  (1).] 

Lewis,  John  H.,  educator,  b.  in  Holly  Springs,  Miss.,  in  1852;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1864;  was  graduated  at  the  state  university,  1878;  was 
superintendent  of  schools  in  Hastings,  1878-1899;  state  superintendent 
of  public  instruction,  1899-1901;  was  again  in  charge  of  the  Hastings 
schools,  but  removed  to  Ontario,  California,  1905.     [30;  127B.] 

Lewis,  John  T.,  farmer,  b.  in  Green  Lake  county,  Wis.,  in  1856; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1860;  resides  at  Lake  Crystal;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1905.     [30*.] 


438  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Lewis,  Josiah  F.,  b.  in  Westminster,  Mass.,  June  7,  1826;  settled  on 
a  farm  near  Monticello,  Minn.,  in  1864;  was  county  superintendent  of 
schools,  1872-6.     [29*.] 

Lewis,  Lewis  D.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Wales  in  1819;  d.  in  Tracy,  Minn., 
June,  1882.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1837,  and  to  Blue  Earth 
county,  Minn.,  in  1857;  was  mail  carrier  and  stage  driver  between  New 
Ulm  and  Mankato;  settled  in  Tracy  in  1876.     [171*.] 

Lewis,  Martin  B.,  b.  in  Yates  county,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  20,  1820;  settled  in 
Red  Wing,  Minn.,  in  1856;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  after 
1860  devoted  his  time  to  the  organization  and  development  of  Sunday 
Schools  in  this  state.     [54.] 

Lewis,  O.  H.,  merchant,  b.  in  Iowa  county,  Wis.,  in  1858;  came  to 
Dawson,  Minn.,  in  1887,  and  dealt  in  farm  machinery;  removed  in  1893 
to  Clarkfield,  where  he  established  the  first  drug  store.     [38.] 

Lewis,  Olin  Bailey,  judge,  b.  in  Weyauwega,  Wis.,  March  12,  1861; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1884,  and  from  its  law 
department,  1889;  came  to  Minnesota,  settling  at  St.  Paul,  in  1889; 
judge  in  the  Second  judicial  district  since  1897.  [22*;  24;  25;  27*; 
30;  95*.] 

Lewis,  Ray  T.,  b.  in  Brunswick,  Maine,  in  1839;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1884;  settled  in  Duluth;  was  mayor,  1894-6;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1903-5.     [30*.] 

Lewis,  Richard,  farmer,  b.  in  Wales  in  1833;  came  with  his  parents 
to  the  United  States  in  1847;  settled  in  Judson,  Blue  Earth  county, 
Minn.,  in  1862;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1880.  [32; 
171*.] 

Lewis,  Robert  Porter,  lawyer,  b.  in  Lewisville,  Pa.,  Aug.  18,  1835; 
was  graduated  at  Washington  and  Jefferson  College,  1856,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1859;  settled  in  St.  Paul  the  same  year;  engaged 
in  law,  real  estate,  and  loans.  [25;  93;  131A.] 

Lewis,  S.  S.,  journalist,  b.  in  Darlington,  Wis.,  April  8,  1850;  settled 
in  Cannon  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1880,  where  he  purchased  and  afterward 
published  the  Beacon.     [80*;  238  (Dec.  7,  1893*).] 

Lewis,  Theodore  Hayes,  archaeologist,  b.  in  Richmond,  Va.,  Dec.  15, 
1856;  made  archaeological  surveys  with  Alfred  J.  Hill  of  7,500  Indian 
mounds  in  Minnesota,  1880-95,  and  surveys  of  about  15,000  mounds  in 
other  states  of  the  Mississippi  valley  and  the  Northwest,  1878-1900; 
resided  in  St.  Paul;  author  of  Tracts  for  Archaeologists  and  many 
magazine  articles.    [17;  24.] 

Lewis,  William  Frisbie,  physician  and  banker,  b.  in  Clyde,  N.  Y., 
Oct.  3,  1829;  first  came  to  Mankato  in  1856;  and  ten  years  later 
established  a  bank  in  that  city.     [18;  83*.] 

Lewis,  William  W.,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Reading,  Iowa, 
in  1860;    d.  in  St.  Paul,  March  20,  1901.     He  became  pastor  of  the 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  439 

Atlantic  church  in  St.  Paul  in  1896;  when  he  died  he  was  chaplain  of 
the  state  senate.     [237  (14).] 

Ley,  P.  H.,  b.  in  Prussia,  Sept.  15,  1833;  came  with  his  parents  to 
the  United  States  in  1842;  settled  in  Stearns  county,  Minn.,  in  1857; 
engaged  in  farming,  and  later  was  proprietor  of  a  hotel  at  Melrose; 
afterward  removed  to  St.  Joseph,  where  he  also  had  a  hotel.     [31.] 

Leyde,  William  M.,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1824;  settled  in  St.  Paul 
in  1856;  owned  a  farm  near  Newport;  invented  the  Leyde  Thresher; 
served  in  the  Minnesota  artillery  in  the  civil  war,  becoming  lieutenant; 
later  engaged  in  stone  business.    [94.] 

L'Herault,  Napoleon  A.,  b.  in  Fall  River,  Mass.,  May  29,  1882;  came 
to  Minnesota  the  same  year  with  his  parents,  who  settled  in  Minne- 
apolis, where  he  has  since  lived;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University 
of  Minnesota,  1907;  a  state  senator,  1911.     [30*.] 

Libbey,  Elias  David,  adjutant  general,  b.  in  Stockton,  Maine,  June 
14,  1844;  served  during  the  civil  war,  gaining  the  rank  of  lieutenant, 
in  the  Maine  Light  Artillery.  In  1873  he  settled  in  St.  Paul,  and 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  cornice  and  sheet  metal  as  a  member  of 
the  Scribner-Libbey  Company.  He  was  adjutant  general  of  Minnesota, 
1901-05.     [26*;  30;  100;  111;  126*;  214.] 

Libby,  Asa,  b.  in  St.  Stephen,  N.  B.,  Jan.  4,  1826;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Nov. 
29,  1900.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854;  was  the  first  white  settler- in 
Brockway,  Stearns  county;  served  as  captain  in  the  Seventh  Minne- 
sota Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  lumbering  and  operated  a 
sawmill  in  Watab;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1899.     [214;  237  (11*).] 

Libby,  Harry  W.,  machinist,  b.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  Feb.  10,  1876,  and 
resides  there;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1907.  [24; 
30*.] 

Libby,  Thomas,  b.  in  Maine  in  1821;  engaged  in  teaching;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1854;  lived  in  Willmar  fifteen  years,  and  after  1881  owned 
a  hotel  in  Bird  Island.  He  was  a  local  preacher  in  the  Methodist  church 
more  than  thirty-five  years.    [32.] 

Libera,  Albert  P.,  b.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  Jan.  16,  1860;  lived  in  Wis- 
consin, 1864-80;  settled  in  Winona,  1881;  engaged  in  contracting  and 
house-moving?  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Liberma,  Marco  T.,  b.  in  Milan,  Italy;  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1892,  and  settled  in  Minneapolis  the  next  year;  was.  instructor  in 
French  in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1899-1902;  removed  to  the 
University  of  Cincinnati.     [127   (14*).] 

Lichtenberger,  J.  M.,  b.  in  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa,  in  1845;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Feb.  25,  1903.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1881,  as  secretary  of  the 
Young  Men's  Christian  Association.  After  1889,  in  connection  with  his 
wife,  he  had  charge  of  the  Young  Women's  Friendly  Association.  [237 
(28*,  30*).] 


440  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Lien,  Carl  N.,  farmer,  b.  in  Goodhue  county,  Minn.,  July  22,  1857; 
was  county  auditor,  1890-1909,  residing  in  Red  Wing.     [24;  56;  169.] 

Lien,  Elias  Johnson,  librarian,  b.  in  Delavan,  Minn.,  Nov.  14,  1868; 
was  graduated  at  the  State  Normal  School,  Mankato,  1888;  taught 
school  several  years,  and  later  settled  as  a  farmer  at  St.  Vincent; 
assistant  in  the  State  Library,  1904-10;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the 
State  University,  1907;  was  appointed  state  librarian,  1911.     [30*.] 

Lien,  Ole  E.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Norway;  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1861,  settling  in  Minnesota;  served  in  the  Tenth  Minnesota  Regt., 
1862-5;  resided  in  Lien,  Grant  county,  after  1868,  the  township  being 
named  for  him.     [57.] 

Lien,  Ole  O.,  teacher,  b.  in  Norway,  Feb.  4,  1849;  came  to  the  United 
States  when  fourteen  years  old;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1865,  and 
resided  in  Chippewa  county  after  1870;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1878.     [30.] 

Lienau,  Charles  H.,  journalist,  b.  in  Germany,  Feb.  27,  1835;  d.  in 
San  Francisco,  Cal.,  March,  1906.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1854,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1857;  published  the  Volkszeitung;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1866-7  and  1885,  and  a  state  senator, 
1891-3;  was  register  of  deeds  for  Ramsey  county,  1881-3.  [28,  XII;  30; 
68;  93*;  237   (39).] 

Lier,  Peter,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway,  Nov.  20,  1853;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1879;  settled  in  Ashby,  Minn.,  and  after  1885  engaged 
in  hardware  and  furniture  business    [35;  57*.] 

Liggett,  William  M.,  educator,  b.  in  Union  county,  Ohio,  Nov.  5, 
184JS;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Aug.  30,  1909.  He  served  in  the  96th  Ohio  Regt. 
in  the  civil  war,  rising  to  the  rank  of  colonel;  engaged  in  farming  in 
Ohio;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1884,  settling  in  Swift  county;  was  dean 
of  the  State  Agricultural  School,  University  of  Minnesota,  and  director 
of  the  State  Experiment  Stations,  1895-1907.  [22*;  24;  26*;  85 A*;  127 
(10*);  127B;  166A*;  237  (56,  59*).] 

Lightbourn,  David  Colston,  journalist,  b.  at  Pine  Bend,  Minn.,  Jan. 
30,  1858;  worked  in  the  printing  office  of  the  St.  Paul  Pioneer;  settled 
at  Ada  in  1883,  purchased  the  Alert,  and  changed  its  name  to  the 
Norman  County  Index,  which  he  has  since  published;  was  deputy 
insurance  commissioner  of  Minnesota,  1892-7  and  1901-06.  [24;  25;  30*; 
35;  238  (Dec.  15,  1893*).] 

Lightly,  Henry  W„  farmer,  b.  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  28,  1838;  served 
in  the  29th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Mower  county, 
Minn.,  in  1865;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1885,  1889, 
and  1903,     [30;  65A*.] 

Lightner,  William  Hurley,  lawyer,  b.  in  Reading,  Pa.,  May  3,  1856; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1877;  settled  at  St.  Paul 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  441 

the  next  year,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1880;   president  of  the 
Minnesota  Historical  Society,  1912.     [24;  93;  124;  238  (Aug.  6,  1897*).] 

Liljegren,  Nils  M.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Vemmerlof,  Sweden,  Dec. 
9,  1846;  came  to  the  United  Stptes  in  1886;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in 
1890,  where  he  was  pastor  of  a  Swedish  Methodist  church.     [169.] 

Lillibridge,  Horatio  F.,  b.  in  Connecticut  in  1836;  d.  in  Minneapolis 
in  June,  1894.  He  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1856;  engaged  in  the  manu- 
facture of  sash  and  doors,  and  later  owned  a  bakery  and  cracker  factory. 
[167  (June  8,  1894).] 

Lilygreen,  Frank  G.,  machinist,  b.  in  Smaland,  Sweden,  Dec.  13, 
1866;  came  with  his  parents  to  Marine  Mills,  Minn.,  in  1877;  settled  in 
St.  Paul  in  1887;  has  been  general  superintendent  of  the  American 
Hoist  and  Derrick  Company  since  1900.     [169A*.] 

Lilyquist,  N.  A.,  b.  in  Sweden,  May  6,  1853;  d.  in  Winthrop,  Minn., 
Aug.  29,  1902.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1854, 
and  to  Minnesota  in  1858;  settled  in  St.  Peter  in  1875;  engaged  in  the 
hardware  business.     [237   (19).] 

Limberg,  Ignatius  C,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Drensteinfurt,  Germany,  in 
January,  1856;  d.  in  Winsted,  Minn.,  April  1,  1908.  He  came  to  the 
United  States;  was  ordained  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  in  1886;  was  professor 
in  St.  Thomas  College,  St.  Paul,  and  later  was  pastor  in  Mazeppa, 
Belvidere,  and  Winsted.     [146.] 

Lincoln,  E.  B.,  banker,  b.  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  in  1851;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Minnesota  in  1859;  was  graduated  at  Shattuck  school, 
Faribault,  in  1870;  engaged  in  banking  in  Glencoe  after  1878;  also 
owned  an  interest  in  a  mill  in  Olivia,  Renville  county.     [32.] 

Lincoln,  Isaac,  b.  in  Barnstable  county,  Mass.,  Jan.  17,  1823;  settled 
in  Shakopee,  Minn.,  in  1856,  and  built  the  first  sawmill  there;  was  a 
state  senator,  1863-4.     [32.] 

Lincoln,  Isaac,  Jr.,  b.  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  in  1855;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Minnesota  when  four  years  old;  was  graduated  at  Shattuck 
school,  Faribault,  in  1874;  built  a  grain  elevator  in  1878  in  Olivia, 
Renville  county,  which  was  the  first  building  there;  owned  a  lumber 
yard  and  a  mill;  was  the  first  postmaster  in  Olivia.     [32.] 

Lincoln,  William  C,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  June  14,  1845;  d.  in 
Fergus  Falls,  Minn.,  Feb.  26,  1908.  He  served  in  the  125th  N.  Y.  Regt. 
in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1870;  resided  in  Albert  Lea,  and 
after  1882  in  Fergus  Falls,  where  he  was  auditor  of  Otter  Tail  county, 
1901-08.     [237    (48).] 

Lincoln,  William  Leavitt,  physician,  b.  in  West  Townsend,  Mass., 
^ug.  5,  1824;  d.  in  Wabasha,  Minn.,  Nov.  29,  1889.  He  was  graduated 
at  Harvard  College,  1852;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  settling  in 
Wabasha.     [18;  74;  139.] 


442  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Lind,  John,  governor,  b.  in  Kanna,  Sweden,  March  25,  1854;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1867  with  his  parents,  who  settled  in  Goodhue 
county,  Minn.  He  attended  the  University  of  Minnesota  in  1875-6;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  New  Ulm  in  1877,  and  practiced  there,  excepting 
terms  of  absence  in  official  duties,  until  1901;  represented  his  district 
in  Congress,  1887  to  1893;  was  governor  of  Minnesota,  1899-1901; 
removed  to  Minneapolis  in  1901,  and  was  again  a  representative  in  Con- 
gress, 1903-05;  president  of  the  Board  of  Regents  of  the  University  of 
Minnesota  since  1908.  [3*;  4;  10;  17;  23*;  24;  26*;  27;  28,  XIII*;  30; 
32;   127A*,  B;  137;  169*;  169A.] 

Lindall,  Jonas,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1844;  was  drowned  in  1874.  He 
came  to  the  United  States;  served  in  the  civil  war,  becoming  a  lieute- 
nant; resided  in  Francpnia,  Minn.;  was  a  state  senator,  1872-3.  [30; 
41;  169.] 

Lindbergh,  Charles  August,  congressman,  b.  in  Stockholm,  Sweden, 
Jan.  20,  1859;  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  when  one 
year  of  age;  lived  at  Melrose,  Minn.,  1860-1881;  was  graduated  in  law  at 
the  University  of  Michigan,  1883;  practiced  law  after  1886,  residing  at 
Little  Falls;  representative  in  Congress  since  1907.  [9;  17;  25;  30*; 
137.] 

Lindbergh,  Frank  Albert,  lawyer,  b.  in  Melrose,  Minn.,  April  14, 
1870;  settled  at  Little  Falls  in  1889;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan,  1892;  was  county  attorney  of  Morrison  county, 
1900-07.  [24;  137.] 

Lindeke,  Albert  H.,  merchant,  b.  near  Berlin,  Germany,  May  12, 
1844;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1856,  and  a  year  later  to  St.  Paul; 
since  1878  engaged  in  the  wholesale  dry  goods  business.  [24;  68;  94; 
95*;  238  (Aug.  6,  1897*).  ] 

Lindeke,  William,  b.  in  Seehansen,  Prussia,  Oct.  1,  1835;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  March  9,  1892.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854,  and  three 
years  later  settled  in  St.  Paul,  where  he  had  large  milling  and  real 
estate  interests,  and  also  owned  a  dry  goods  store.  [23*;  68;  93*;  94; 
98*;   168   (July  29,  1887*,  and  March  18,  1892*).] 

Lindem,  John  T.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1853;  came  with  his 
parents  to  the  United  States  in  1868;  settled  in  Roseville,  Grant  county, 
Minn.,  in  1876;  was  sheriff  of  the  county  eight  years.     [57.] 

Linder,  Louis  A.,  banker,  b.  in  Sweden,  in  1853;  d.  in  Mankato, 
Minn.,  Sept.  21,  1901.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1872,  settling  in 
Mankato;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  later  was  cashier  of  the 
First  National  Bank  of  that  city.    [237  (14*).] 

Linderberg,  N.  A.,  banker,  b.  in  Ahus,  Sweden,  July  13,  1862;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1884;  settled  in  Duluth,  Minn.;  engaged  in 
banking,  and  after  1890  was  teller  of  the  American  Loan  and  Trust 
Company.     [169.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  443 

Lixdersmith,  David,  pioneer,  b.  in  Columbiana  county,  Ohio;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  in  Owatonna;  was  sheriff  of  Steele  county, 
1856-8;  owned  a  farm  in  Clinton  Falls  township  after  1870.     [72.] 

Lindersmith,  Orlando,  b.  in  1844;  came  to  Steele  county,  Minn.,  with 
his  parents  in  1855;  served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the 
civil  war;  owned  a  farm  and  a  stone  quarry  in  Clinton  Falls  township. 
[72.] 

Lindgren,  Andrew  Gustavus,  banker,  b.  in  Sweden,  March  15,  1849; 
d.  in  Adrian,  Minn.,  Dec.  9,  1905.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  the 
United  States  when  an  infant,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1872;  settled  in 
Adrian  in  1882;  engaged  in  mercantile  business;  was  register  of  deeds 
for  Nobles  county,  1897-1900;  was  cashier  of  the  Exchange  Bank,  and 
later  president  of  the  National  Bank  of  Adrian.     [237   (39*).] 

Lindiiolm,  A.  T.,  author,  b.  in  Gothenburg,  Sweden,  May  9,  1835; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1854,  and  to  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1856; 
engaged  in  banking  fifteen  years;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1871,  and  to 
Stillwater  in  1878.  He  was  the  author  of  many  poems,  and  translated 
many  Swedish  works  into  English.     [169.] 

Lindholm,  Swen  A.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden,  Aug.  17, 
1852;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1869;  was  graduated  at  Augustana 
College  and  Theological  Seminary,  1878;  was  pastor  at  Lake  City, 
Moorhead,  and  Kandiyohi.     [148;    169.] 

Lindley,  Alfred  Hadley,  physician,  b.  at  Cane  Creek,  N.  C,  May  23, 
1821;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Feb.  16,  1905.  He  was  graduated  at  Jefferson 
Medical  College,  Philadelphia,  in  1850;  came  to  Minnesota,  settling  in 
Minneapolis,  in  1861.     [84;85A.] 

Lindquist,  Gustaf  A.,  b.  in  Smaland,  Sweden,  Oct.  30,  1837;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1867,  settling  in  Minnesota;  took  a  claim  in 
Otter  Tail  county  in  1868;  was  county  treasurer,  1881-90,  residing  in 
Fergus  Falls.     [35;   169.] 

Lindsay,  Thomas  B.,  merchant,  b.  in  New  York  City,  May  1,  1843; 
settled  in  Olmsted  county,  Minn.,  in  1865,  and  engaged  in  general 
mercantile  business;  removed  in  1887  to  Minneapolis,  where  he  estab- 
lished a  large  business  as  a  dealer  in  agricultural  implements  and 
machinery;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1872-3.  [23;  24; 
25;   30.] 

Lindstrom,  Daniel,  b.  in  Helsingland,  Sweden,  in  1825;  d.  at  Lind- 
strom,  Minn.,  in  1895.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854;  settled  on 
Chisago  lake,  Minn.,  on  the  site  of  the  village  of  Lindstrom,  which  was 
named  for  him;  sold  most  of  his  farm  in  1878,  but  continued  to  reside 
there.     [41;   42.] 

Lindtwed,  Charles  Bar  as,  educator,  b.  near  Springfield,  111.,  Aug. 
25,  1857;  was  graduated  at  Carthage  College,  111.,  in  1886,  and  at  the 
Evangelical   Lutheran   Theological   Seminary,   Philadelphia,    in    1889; 


444  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

was  pastor  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  three  years;  after  1892  was  a  professor 
in  St.  Olaf  College,  Northfield.     [169.] 

Linjeb,  Ole  Edward,  physician,  b.  in  Westby,  Wis.,  in  1861;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Dec.  11,  1907.  EJe  came  to  the  United  States  and  was 
graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1889;  practiced 
in  Duluth,  St.  James,  and  Minneapolis;  was  appointed  city  physician 
in  1906.     [237  (48*).] 

Linnell,  0.  M.,  farmer,  b.  near  Wexio,  Sweden,  April  21,  1840;  came 
with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1852,  and  to  Minnesota  the 
same  year;  served  in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.,  1862-3;  settled  in 
Acton,  Meeker  county,  in  1876;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1881-3.     [65*;    169.] 

Lin neman,  John  H.,  merchant,  b.  in  Hanover,  Germany,  Aug.  11, 
1825;  d.  in  St.  Joseph,  Minn.,  Sept.  4,  1907.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1854;  resided  at  St.  Joseph,  Stearns  county;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature,  1891-3.     [30;   237   (48).] 

Linton,  Alonzo  Herbert,  railroad  contractor,  b.  in  Johnstown,  Pa., 
Nov.  4,  1836;  first  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  and  six  years  later  settled 
at  Minneapolis.  He  engaged  in  constructing  many  of  the  railways  of 
Minnesota.     [20*;  84*;  85A*.] 

Linton,  Samuel  Smith,  b.  in  Peru,  Ind.,  April  21,  1836;  d.  at  Eureka 
Springs,  Ark.,  April  16,  1896.  He  served  in  the  civil  war,  becoming 
major  in  the  39th  Illinois  Regt.;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1882,  and 
established  a  large  grain  and  elevator  business.     [121.] 

Listoe,  Soren,  journalist,  b.  in  Copenhagen,  Denmark,  April  27, 
1846;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1866;  settled  in  Minneapolis  two 
years  later;  removed  to  Brainerd  in  1871;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1875,  and  register  of  the  U.  S.  land  office  at  Alexandria, 
1875-83;  was  editor  of  Nordvesten,  published  in  St.  Paul,  after  1887; 
was  U.  S.  consul  to  Dusseldorf,  Germany,  1892-3.     [169.] 

Litsheim,  J.  O.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Voss,  Norway,  Aug.  6, 
1863;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1881;  was  graduated  at  St.  Olaf 
College,  Northfield,  Minn.,  1887;  was  pastor  in  Madison  after  1890. 
[169.] 

Little  Crow  (To-wai-ah-tah-doo-tah),  chief  of  the  Sioux,  b.  at 
Kaposia,  near  St.  Paul;  d.  near  Hutchinson,  Minn.,  July  3,  1863.  He 
was  the  son  of  the  hereditary  chief  of  the  tribe,  also  named  Little 
Crow.  In  1862  he  incited  an  outbreak  of  the  Sioux,  by  which  about 
800  white  settlers  were  killed.  The  Indians  were  entirely  defeated  at 
Wood  Lake  by  troops  under  Gen.  Henry  H.  Sibley,  but  Little  Crow 
and  several  hundred  of  his  warriors  escaped.  He  was  killed  the  next 
year,  while  engaged  in  a  horse-stealing  raid.  [1;  28,  XII*;  33;  56;  107; 
113;  115;  237   (24,  38*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  445 

Little  Paul  (Mah-za-koo-te-manne),  a  Sioux  Indian  of  the  Wah- 
peton  band,  died  on  the  Sisseton  Reservation,  S.  D.,  in  1873.  He  was 
one  of  the  early  converts  to  Christianity,  and  was  a  friend  and  helper 
of  Rev.  S.  R.  Riggs.  In  1857  he  was  one  of  the  Indians  who  rescued 
Miss  Abbie  Gardner  from  Inkpadoota's  band,  after  the  Spirit  Lake 
massacre.  During  the  Sioux  outbreak  he  was  friendly  to  the  whites, 
and  afterward  was  a  scout  in  Gen.  Sibley's  troops.  [33*;  116;  117;  118; 
119;  120.] 

Little  Wolf  (Ma-in-ga-shish),  an  Ojibway,  b.  near  the  headwaters 
of  the  St.  Croix  river,  Feb.,  1761;  d.  there,  June,  1880.  He  retained 
his  memory  and  most  of  his  faculties  to  the  end  of  his  life  of  119 
years;  and  had  four  generations  of  descendants  in  his  wigwam.  [237 
(1).] 

Little,  George,  merchant,  b.  in  Augusta,  Maine,  Sept.,  1836;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1859;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  cavalry,  1863-5; 
was  chief  deputy  revenue  collector  at  Rochester,  1871-81;  afterward 
settled  in  Tracy,  and  engaged  in  business  with  his  brother.     [32.] 

Little,  Henry  Lyman,  miller,  b.  in  Webster,  N.  H.,  Aug.  9,  1857; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1879,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  general 
manager  of  the  Pillsbury-Washburn  Flour  Mills  Co.,  1899-1908.  [24;  25; 
168  (Nov.  19,  1897*).] 

Little,  John  T.,  b.  in  Oneida  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1848;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1864;  settled  in  Kasson,  where  he  engaged  in  blacksmithing, 
manufacturing,  and  dealing  in  live  stock;  was  a  state  senator,  1891-3. 
[30.] 

Little,  John  Warren,  physician,  b.  at  South  Charleston,  Ohio,  Sept. 
21,  1859;  was  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  College,  1883,  and  has 
since  resided  in  Minneapolis;  was  professor  of  clinical  surgery  in  the 
University  of  Minnesota,  1903-09.     [24;  85A;  127 A*.] 

Little,  W.  H.,  b.  in  Augusta,  Maine,  July  3,  1832;  settled  in  Tracy, 
Minn.,  where  he  engaged  in  mercantile  business  with  his  brother.    [32.] 

Littleton,  Samuel  T.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Chariton  county,  Mo.,  Dec.  3, 
1858;  d.  in  Owatonna,  Minn.,  Feb.  20,  1908.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1884;  came  to  Minnesota  the  same  year,  and  to  West  Concord  in 
1887;  afterward  resided  in  Kasson,  and  thence  removed  to  Owatonna 
in  1900;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1895-7;  and  county 
attorney  of  Steele  county,  1903-07.  [22*;  24;  25;  27*;  30;  50*;  237 
(48*).] 

Litzenberg,  Jennings  Crawford,  physician,  b.  in  Waubeek,  Iowa, 
April  6,  1870;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1894,  and 
in  its  department  of  medicine,  1899;  instructor  in  obstetrics  there, 
1902-5,  and  professor  since  1905;  chief  of  the  staff  of  the  University 
Free  Dispensary  since  1907.  [127A*,  B.] 

Livermore,  Edward,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  Holderness,  N.  H., 
March  18,  1815;  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1833;  studied  for 


446  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

the  ministry  in  Boston;  came  to  Minnesota  in  I860,  and  was  rector  of 
the  church  in  St.  Peter.     [18.] 

Livermore,  Francis  Stone,  b.  in  Tioga  county,  N.  Y.,  March  17,  1834; 
served  in  the  11th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1867,  and  settled  on  a  claim  on  the  site  of  Fairmont;  was  county 
judge  of  probate,  1879-83,  and  county  attorney,  1887-8;  later  engaged 
in  selling  farm  machinery.     [34.] 

Livingston,  Crawford,  railroad  builder,  b.  in  New  York  City,  May 
6,  1848;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1870;  was  a  banker  and  stock  broker; 
and  has  been  interested  in  several  railways.  [17;  24;  176  (Jan.,  1888*).] 

Livingston,  Lewis  W.,  b.  in  St.  Johnsbury,  Vt,  Oct.  22,  1858;  joined 
the  fire  department  of  Minneapolis  in  1885;  became  a  captain  in  1895. 
[88*.] 

Lloyd,  Fred  M.,  salesman,  b.  in  Minnesota  in  1860;  resides  in  St. 
Paul;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1897.     [30.] 

Lloyd,  Job  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  1856  in  Le  Sueur  county,  Minn.,  where 
he  has  resided;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1891,  and  a 
state  senator,  1895-7.    [30;  171*.] 

Lloyd,  Peter,  b.  near  Cambria,  Wis.,  July  17,  1850;  came  to  Blue 
Earth  county,  Minn.,  in  1866;  was  county  treasurer,  1889-96;  resided  in 
Mankato.    [171*.] 

Loba,  Victor  Eugene,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
Dec.  21,  1853;  d.  at  Noble,  Mo.,  April  19,  1896.  He  was  graduated  at 
Olivet  College,  Michigan,  1876;  was  pastor  in  Sleepy  Eye,  Minn.; 
organized  the  Redwood  Academy  in  1880;  afterward  resided  in  Eden, 
Brown  county,  until  1882;  then  removed  to  Illinois.     [32;  144.] 

Lobeck,  Engebret  E.,  b.  in  Norway,  Oct.  11,  1864;  came  to  Minnesota 
with  his  parents  in  1867;  resides  in  Alexandria;  has  published  a  collec- 
tion of  poems,  and  is  a  lecturer  on  temperance;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature,  1907-09.     [24;  30*.] 

Lochren,  William,  judge,  b.  in  County  Tyrone,  Ireland,  April  3,  1832; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Jan.  27,  1912.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when 
two  years  old;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Vermont  in  1856,  and  settled 
the  same  year  in  St.  Anthony,  Minn.,  now  the  east  part  of  Minneapolis; 
enlisted  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  at  the  beginning  of  the  civil  war, 
and  served  two  years,  when  disability  compelled  him  to  resign;  was 
a  state  senator,  1869-70;  judge  of  the  Fourth  judicial  district,  1881-93; 
U.  S.  commissioner  of  pensions,  1893-6;  and  U.  S.  district  judge  for 
Minnesota,  1896-1907.  [17;  22*;  24;  25;  30;  41;  58;  84*;  137*; 
237  (59*).] 

Locke,  J.  B.,  farmer,  b.  in  New  York,  March  28,  1832;  d.  in  Zumbrota, 
Minn.  He  settled  in  Minneola,  Goodhue  county,  Minn.,  in  1858;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1866.    [54*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  447 

Locke,  James  Frank,  physician  and  clergyman,  b.  in  Ossipee,  N.  H., 
April  27,  1844;  served  in  the  16th  Maine  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged 
in  ministerial  work  in  the  Free  Baptist  denomination  several  years; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1878;  resided  in  Pillsbury;  was  a  large  land 
owner,  engaged  in  mercantile  business  and  milling,  and  als-o  practiced 
medicine;  later  removed  to  Long  Prairie,  and  was  a  Congregational 
clergyman;  author  of  "Salt  Without  Prescribing  How  Much:  a  Collec- 
tion of  Sermons,  Addresses,  and  Poems,"  172  pages,  1906.  [35;  237 
(27).] 

Lot  ken,  J.  H.,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway  in  1854;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1873,  settling  in  Minnesota;  purchased  a  farm  in  Polk  county 
in  1879;  resided  in  Crookston  after  1882;  was  treasurer  of  Polk  county 
two  terms.     [35;  169.] 

Lockey,  Joseph,  banker,  b.  in  Yorkshire,  Eng.,  Jan.  1,  1836;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  March  4,  1909.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United 
States  when  six  years  old;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1860  as  a  merchant 
at  Lake  City;  served  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.  during  the  Sioux 
war,  1862-3;  was  U.  S.  deputy  commissioner  of  pensions,  1870-6;  national 
bank  examiner,  1876-83;  cashier  and  later  president  of  the  National 
German  American  Bank  of  St.  Paul,  1883-1903;  president  of  the 
American  National  Bank  after  1903,  holding  this  position  till  a  few 
days  before  his  death.     [24;  25;  98*;  100;   237   (56*).] 

Lockwood,  William,  merchant  and  farmer,  b.  in  Oswego  county,  N.  Y., 
in  1850;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1879;  resided  at  Edgerton;  where  he  had 
large  business  interests;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1891-5. 
[30.] 

Locnikak,  Bernard,  R.  C.  priest  and  educator,  b.  in  Austria,  Sept. 
29,  1848;  d.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  Nov.  7,  1894.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1868,  and  to  St.  John's  Abbey,  Minn.,  the  same  year;  was 
ordained  a  priest;  was  a  teacher  in  St.  John's  College,  1869-79;  was 
prior  of  the  Abbey,  1875-77;  was  pastor  in  St.  Paul  several  years; 
became  abbot  of  St.  John's  Abbey,  Collegeville,  Minn.,  in  1890.  [132 
(Sept.,  1890*,  and  Nov.,  1894*).] 

Logan,  J.  D.,  b.  in  Crawford  county,  Pa.,  Aug.  2,  1838;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1855;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.,  1861-4;  resided  in 
Pennsylvania  several  years;  settled  in  Bellevue,  Morrison  county,  Minn., 
in  1879,  where  he  built  and  operated  a  saw  and  shingle  mill.     [31.] 

Lohren,  A.  J.,  blacksmith,  b.  in  Norway  in  1843;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1872;  resides  in  Waseca;  was  auditor  of  Waseca  county,  1893-9;  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903.     [30.] 

Lokensgaard,  Ole  Olson,  clergyman  and  educator,  b.  in  Aal,  Halling- 
dal,  Norway,  Nov.  23,  1854;  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents 
in  1857.  He  was  ordained  in  1881  as  a  minister  in  the  Lutheran  church. 
In  1892  he  became  president  of  the  Lutheran  Normal  school  at  Madison, 
Minn.     [22*;  38;  169.] 


448  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Lombard,  A.  M.,  b.  near  Otisfield,  Maine,  March  9,  1833;  d.  in  Chat- 
field,  Minn.,  Oct.  10,  1900.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  in 
Chatfield.  During  the  civil  war  he  was  engineer  on  a  U.  S.  gunboat. 
Afterward  he  engaged  in  hardware  business;  was  one  of  the  owners  of 
the  Chatfield  Bank.     [52;  237  (11).] 

Lomen,  Gudbband  J.,  lawyer,  b.  near  Decorah,  Iowa,  Jan.  28,  1S54; 
was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Iowa,  1875,  and  the  next 
year  settled  in  Caledonia,  Minn.;  was  clerk  of  the  district  court  after 
1877;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1886;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1891.     [61;  93;  98;  169.] 

Lommen,  Edwin  E.,  farmer,  b.  in  Winneshiek  county,  Iowa,  in  1857; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1878;  settled  in  Crookston;  was  a  state  senator, 
1891-3.     [30;  169.] 

Lommen,  John  T.,  farmer,  b.  in  Minnesota  in  1865;  resides  in  Corn- 
stock;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1899-1901,  and  in  1907. 
[30*;  47.] 

Long,  Franklin  Bidwell,  architect,  b.  in  South  Bainbridge,  N.  Y., 
March  3,  1842;  came  to  Minnesota,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  planned  and 
constructed  many  of  the  finest  buildings  there,  including  the  High 
School,  the  Court  House,  and  the  City  Hall.     [19*.] 

Long,  Stephen  Harriman,  engineer  and  explorer,  b.  in  Hopkinton,  N. 
H.,  Dec.  30,  1784;  d.  in  Alton,  111.,  Sept.  4,  1864.  He  was  graduated  at 
Dartmouth  College,  1809;  entered  the  U.  S.  army,  1814;  became  major 
of  topographical  engineers,  1816 ;  explored  the  Minnesota  and  Red  river 
valleys,  and  the  canoe  route  from  Lake  Winnipeg  to  Lake  Superior,  in 
1823,  of  which  a  narrative  in  two  volumes,  mostly  written  by  W.  H. 
Keating,  was  published  in  1825.  He  became  chief  of  topographical 
engineers  in  1861,  with  the  rank  of  colonel..    [1;  114*.] 

Loomis,  Almund,  pioneer,  b.  in  New  York  in  1830;  was  murdered 
by  Indians  in  Brown  county,  Minn,  1862.  He  was  the  first  settler  in 
Sigel,  Brown  county,  1856,  having  made  a  claim  there  in  1855.     [32.] 

Loomis,  David  Burt,  lumberman,  b.  in  Willington,  Conn!,  April  17, 
1817;  d.  at  the  Soldiers'  Home  near  Fort  Snelling,  Feb.  24,  1897.  He 
came  to  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1843,  and  engaged  in  lumbering  until  1861; 
was  lieutenant  and  captain  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt,  1861-4;  was 
a  member  of  the  territorial  council,  1849-53,  being  its  president  in 
1851;  and  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1874.  [18;  28,  IX; 
29;  40;  41;  42;  131;   157*;  237  (9).] 

Loomis,  Gustavus,  soldier,  b.  in  Vermont;  d.  in  Stratford,  Conn., 
March  5, 1872.  He  was  graduated  at  the  U.  S.  Military  Academy  in  1811 ; 
was  commandant  at  Fort  Snelling,  1849-50;  attained  the  rank  of 
brigadier  general  in  1865.     [11;  12;  13;  i54A*.] 

Loomis,  Horace,  b.  in  Erie  county,  Pa.,  in  1825;  came  to  Rochester, 
Minn.,  in  1857;  was  sheriff  of  Olmsted  county  three  terms;  conducted 
a  hotel  after  1882.     [66.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  449 

Looney,  Abraham,  steamboat  captain,  b.  in  Randolph  county,  111., 
Aug.  14,  1830;  d.  in  March,  1903,  in  Dakota,  Winona  county,  Minn.  He 
settled  near  La  Crosse,  Wis.,  in  1851,  and  engaged  in  piloting  and 
managing  steamboats  on  the  Mississippi  river.     [237  (28).] 

Loosbroek,  Henry,  merchant,  b.  in  Holland,  Feb.  13,  1838;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1857;  settled  in  St.  Martin,  Stearns  county,  Minn., 
engaged  in  carpenter  work,  and  later  owned  a  store  and  hotel.    [31.] 

Loras,  Mathtas,  R.  C.  bishop,  b.  in  Lyons,  France,  in  1792;  d.  in  Du- 
buque, Iowa,  Feb.  19,  1858.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1830,  and 
in  1837  was  appointed  bishop  of  the  diocese  of  Dubuque,  comprising 
Iowa  and  Minnesota.  He  established  missions  among  the  Indian  tribes, 
introduced  the  Sisters  of  Charity  into  his  diocese,  and  encouraged  immi- 
gration.    [1;    114;    146*.] 

Lord,  Charles,  physician,  b.  in  Cheshire  county,  N.  H.,  July  22,  1817; 
d.  in  Shakopee,  Minn.,  April  3,  1881.  He  settled  on  a  farm  near 
Shakopee  in  1854,  and  ten  years  later  removed  to  the  village.  [32;  139; 
237    (49).] 

Lord,  Orville  Morell,  b.  in  China,  N.  Y.,  April  20,  1826;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1852;  was  a  representative  in  the  territorial  legislature 
in  1854;  built  the  first  sawmill  in  Winona  county,  at  Minnesota  City; 
was  a  representative  in  the  state  legislature  in  1873;  and  was  county 
superintendent  of  schools  several  years,  after  1875.  [76;  78;  237  (34)*.] 

Lord,  Samuel,  judge,  b.  in  Meadville,  Pa.,  July  26,  1831;  d.  in  Man- 
torville,  Minn.,  Feb.  12,  1880.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  prac- 
ticed law  in  Marion,  1856-9,  and  in  Mantorville  until  1876,  when  he  re- 
moved to  Faribault.  He  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1857-8, 
and  a  state  senator,  1866-7  and  1870-1;  was  judge  of  the  Fifth  judicial 
district,  1872-80.     [18;   70;  70A.] 

Lord,  Samuel,  lawyer,  b.  in  Marion,  Minn.,  Feb.  25,  1859;  was  admit- 
ted to  the  bar  in  1885;  resides  in  Kasson;  was  county  attorney  of  Dodge 
county,  1887-99;  a  state  senator,  1899-1905;  a  member  of  the  State  Tax 
Commission  since  1907.     [24;   25;   30*;   50.] 

Lord,  William  Henry,  merchant  and  farmer,  b.  in  Augusta,  Maine, 
July  23,  1835;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1858;  served  in  the  Eighth  Minne- 
sota Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Buffalo, 
Wright  county;  was  sheriff  four  years;  after  1877  resided  in  Albion. 
[31.] 

L'Orignal  Leve,  Sioux  chief,  b.  at  Prairie  Aux  Ailes,  Minn.;  d.  in 
1860.     See  Ta-ha-ma.     [28,  I,  III.] 

Loring,  Albert  Carpenter,  flour  manufacturer,  commenced  milling 
when  twenty-one  years  old;  became  manager  of  the  Galaxy  mill,  Min- 
neapolis, in  1885;  was  a  member  of  the  Northwestern  Consolidated 
Milling  Co.,  after  1891,  and  its  president,  1895-1908.  [24;  168  (Nov. 
27,  1891*).] 


450  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Loking,  Charles  Morgridge,  b.  in  Portland,  Maine,  Nov.  13,  1833; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1860,  settling  in  Minneapolis,  and  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile ^business,  milling,  and  other  financial  enterprises;  has  contribu- 
ted largely  to  the  success  of  the  city  park  system,  by  work  during 
more  than  thirty  years.  The  same  of  Central  park  was  changed  to 
Loring  Park  in  his  honor.  [22*;  24;  84*;  85A*;  166  (1902*);  168 
(May  6,  1892*).] 

Loring,  George  D.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Yarmouth,  Maine,  May  25,  1835; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Cavalry, 
1863-5;  settled  in  Princeton,  and  after  1880  engaged  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness.    [31.] 

Loso,  Peter,  b.  in  Prussia,  Feb.  25,  1824;  ,d.  in  St.  Joseph,  Stearns 
county,  Minn.,  Oct.  27,  1877.  He  was  the  first  white  settler  there,  1854; 
was  one  of  the  townsite  proprietors,  and  owned  flour  and  lumber  mills. 
After  1867  he  was  proprietor  of  a  hotel  in  St.  Joseph.    [31.] 

Lossow,  Friedrich  Wilhelm,  farmer,  b.  in  Prussia  in  1840;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1868,  settling  in  Minnesota;  resided  at  St.  Clair, 
Blue  Earth  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1889. 
[30.] 

Lott,  Bushrod  Washington,  lawyer,  b.  in  Pemberton,  N.  J.,  May  1, 
1826;  was  educated  at  St.  Louis  University;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1847  at  Quincy,  111.;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1848,  and  after  a  few 
months  settled  in  St.  Paul;  was  a  representative  in  the  territorial  legis- 
lature, 1853-6;  was  U.  S.  consul  at  Tehuantepec,  Mexico,  1862-5.  [28, 
IV;  41;  69;  93;  94;  95;  98*.] 

Lounsberry,  Clement  A.,  journalist,  b.  in  De  Kalb  county,  Ind., 
March  27,  1843;  served  in  Michigan  regiments  during  the  civil  war,  en- 
listing as  a  private,  and  attaining  the  rank  of  colonel.  He  afterward 
engaged  in  newspaper  work  in  Wells,  Minn.,  and  in  Minneapolis,  and 
later  established  the  first  newspaper  in  North  Dakota;  resided  in  Fargo. 
[26*;  29.] 

Love,  Edwin  H.,  journalist,  b.  in  Wyoming,  Wis.,  Dec.  28,  1856;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1875;  engaged  in  newspaper 
work  in  Minnesota;  in  1886  purchased  the  Hallock  Enterprise.  [35; 
238   (Nov.  19,  1893*).] 

Love,  George  Allan,  physician,  b.  in  Woodstock,  111.,  March  3,  1853; 
came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1856;  was  graduated  at  Bennett 
Medical  College,  Chicago,  1874,  and  has  since  practiced  in  Preston. 
[22*;    24;    52.] 

Lovejoy,  Stephen  Brown,  railroad  contractor,  b.  in  Livermore,  Maine, 
Jan.  19,  1850;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  July  5,  1902.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1854,  and  settled  in  Minneapolis,  where  he  was  prominent  in  sev- 
eral large  business  enterprises;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1895-7;  was  postmaster  of  Minneapolis,  1899-1902.  [22*;  30;  58;  167 
(July  11,  1902);  237  (19*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  451 

Loveless,  Charles  B.,  b.  in  Maine,  Dec.  8,  1823;  served  as  captain  in 
the  Third  N.  Y.  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  invented  and  manufactured  a 
gasoline  stove;  settled  in  Worthington,  Minn.,  in  1872,  where  he  built  a 
hotel,  and  owned  a  livery  stable  and  a  blacksmith  shop.    [34.] 

Lovell,  C.  M.,  merchant,  b.  in  Windham  county,  Vt,  Feb.,  1827;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1854;  settled  in  Chatfield  in  1856,  and  the  next  year 
opened  a  store;  also  engaged  in  loan  and  real  estate  business.    [52.] 

Lovell,  Charles  P.,  b.  in  Hyde  Park,  Vt.,  Nov.  2,  1837;  settled  in 
Minneapolis  in  1881,  and  engaged  in  real  estate  business.  [84*;  90.] 
Lovely,  John  Abbott,  jurist,  b.  in  Burlington,  Vt.,  Nov.  18,  1842; 
d.  in  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  Jan.  28,  1908.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1865;  settled  at  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  in  1867;  was  city  attorney,  and 
county  attorney  of  Freeborn  county;  was  an  associate  justice  of  the  su- 
preme court  of  Minnesota,  1900-06,  then  residing  in  St.  Paul.  [17;  24; 
25;  30;  136;  137*;  237  (48*).] 

Lovland,  Ellef,  b.  in  Norway,  Dec.  26,  1842;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1868,  settling  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn.;  resided  in  Lanesboro, 
and  engaged  in  the  cooper  trade;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture in  1881.     [52;  169.] 

Low,  Bartlett  Marshall,  farmer,  b.  in  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  in  1839; 
served  in  the  42d  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1865;  settled  at  Lowville,  Murray  county;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature,  1887-9.     [30;   34.] 

Lowe,  Charles  F.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Concord,  N.  H.,  in  1815;  was 
drowned  in  Florida  in  1873.  He  settled  at  Sunrise,  Minn.,  in  1855;  en- 
gaged in  real  estate  business;  was  a  member  of  the  state  constitu- 
tional convention,  1857.    [41.] 

Lowell,  Adelbert  M.,  b.  in  Aetna,  Maine,  in  1847;  d.  in  Pasa  Robles, 
Cal.,  Feb.  23,  1900.  He  served  in  the  navy  in  the  civil  war;  came  to 
St.  Paul  in  1869;  was  employed  on  the  police  force  after  1872;  became 
captain  of  a  substation  in  1887.     [96*;  238  (Feb.  24,  1900*).] 

Lowell,  Benjamin  Ayer,  farmer,  b.  in  Freedom,  Maine,  Nov.  25,  1818; 
came  to  Waseca  county  in  1858,  and  lived  successively  in  Wilton,  Otisco, 
and  Waseca;  was  a  state  senator  in  1865-6.    [18.] 

Lowell,  Charles  B.,  b.  in  Chautauqua  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  2,  1829; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  and  soon  afterward  settled  in  Hastings;  was 
county  surveyor  many  years.     [48.] 

Lowell,  Charles  L.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Knox  county,  Maine,  Oct.  3,  1829; 
d.  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  Sept.  7,  1902.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1850;  settled  in  Faribault  in  1855;  was  mayor  of  that  city  two  terms. 
[70;  237  (19*).] 

Lowell,  Edwin  B.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Abbott,  Maine,  in  1832;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, May  2,  1904.  He  came  there  in  1855;  served  in  the  First  Min- 
nesota Regt.  in  the  civil  war;    engaged  in  lumbering  on  the  upper 


452  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL.  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Mississippi,  and  owned  a  steamboat;  in  later  years  engaged  in  mercan- 
tile business  in  Aitkin.     [31;  237  (35).] 

Lowell,  William,  b.  in  Concord,  Maine,  April  26,  1807;  d.  in  Still- 
water, Minn.,  July  15,  1873.  He  settled  there  in  1853,  and  engaged  in 
lumbering;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  two  terms.    [40;  41.] 

Lowering  Day.    See  May-zhue-ke-ge-shig.     [237  (8*).] 

Lowry,  Sylvanus  B.,  established  a  trading  post  at  Brockway,  Stearns 
county,  Minn.,  in  early  times;  was  adjutant  general  of  Minnesota  Ter- 
ritory, 1853;  removed  to  St.  Cloud  in  1853,  and  died  there  in  1861.  He 
surveyed  and  platted  the  village  of  Arcadia,  adjoining  St.  Cloud,  known 
afterward  as  Lowry's  Addition.     [41.] 

Lowry,  Theophilus,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Nicholas  county, 
Ky.,  Sept.  9,  1S21;  d.  in  Moscow,  Freeborn  county,  Minn.,  April  23,  1874. 
He  was  graduated  at  Wabash  College,  1843,  and  Lane  Seminary,  1846; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  owned  a  farm  in  Moscow,  and  was  pastor  at 
Sumner  and  Woodbury.     [53.] 

Lowry,  Thomas,  lawyer  and  financier,  b.  in  Logan  county,  111.,  Feb. 
27,  1843;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Feb.  4,  1909.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1867,  and  the  same  year  came  to  Minnesota,  settling  in  Minneapolis, 
where  he  practiced  law  and  dealt  in  real  estate;  was  president  and  prin- 
cipal stockowner  of  the  company  operating  the  street  railways  of  Min- 
neapolis and  St.  Paul,  called  the  Twin  City  Rapid  Transit  company; 
author  of  "Personal  Reminiscences  of  Abraham  Lincoln,"  privately 
printed,  32  pages,  1910.  [3*;  17;  19*;  20*;  23;  24;  84*;  85A*;  237 
(56*).] 

Lowry,  William  Dtjndas,  b.  at  Watson's  Run,  Pa.,  in  1819;  d.  in 
1863.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854,  and  settled  in  Olmsted  county; 
was  one  of  the  proprietors  of  the  town  site  of  Rochester,  and  also  of 
St.  Peter.     [23.] 

Loye,  Samuel  B.,  b.  in  Chatham,  N.  B.,  July  20,  1835;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, Oct.  30,  1901.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1857,  and  engaged  in 
the  harness-making  business.  He  removed  to  Minneapolis  in  1865. 
[90*;   174*;   237   (19*).] 

Lucas,  James  Robert,  b.  in  Chicago,  HI.,  Sept.,  1835;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
March  1, 1875.  He  came  to  Minnesota  about  1862,  and  published  a  news- 
paper in  Faribault  for  a  short  time;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1864,  and 
was  deputy  state  auditor.    [70;  237  (1).] 

Luce,  Clinton  L.,  journalist,  b.  in  Stowe,  Vt,  Sept.  28t  1854;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1869,  and  settled  at  Albert  Lea  in  1875;  purchased  an 
interest  in  the  Albert  Lea  Enterprise  in  1883;  was  associate  editor  of 
The  Tribune.     [24;  25;  238  (April  15,  1886*).] 

Lucken,  Ole  H.,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept.  22,  1837;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1861;  served  in  the  15th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war, 
becoming  first  lieutenant;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1874;  was  treasurer 
of  Polk  county,  1880-90,  and  resided  in  Crookston.    [35;  169.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  453 

Lucus,  Adam,  b.  in  Ohio,  April  12,  1823;  settled  in  Cordova,  Le 
Sueur  county,  Minn.,  in  1864;  owned  a  sawmill  and  also  a  grist  mill. 
[32.] 

Ludden,  John  Dwight,  lumberman,  b.  in  Massachusetts,  April  5,  1819; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Oct.  14,  1907.  He  came  to  the  St.  Croix  valley  in  1845; 
resided  at  Marine  Mills,  Minn.,  1849-57,  at  Stillwater,  1857-61,  and 
afterward  in  St.  Paul;  was  a  representative  in  the  Territorial  legisla- 
ture three  terms,  1851-53,  being  speaker  of  the  House  in  1852,  and'  was 
a  member  of  the  Territorial  council  in  1856-7.  [24;  25;  28,  XII*; 
41;  93A*;  237  (48*).] 

Ludwig,  Frederick,  b.  in  Prussia,  Feb.  7,  1838;  came  with  his  par- 
ents to  the  United  States  in  1851,  and  to  Minnesota  the  same  year; 
settled  in  Rich  Valley  township,  McLeod  county,  in  1873.  He  invented 
a  tubular  boiler  with  fire-box  suitable  for  locomotives.     [64.] 

Ludwig,  John,  banker,  b.  in  Germany,  Sept.  25,  1839;  d.  in  Winona, 
Minn.,  Sept.  21.  1906.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1856;  served  in 
the  Ninth  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Winona,  Minn., 
in  1867;  engaged  at  first  in  hotel  business;  after  1892  was  president  of 
the  German- American  Bank ;  was  mayor  of  Winona  four  terms,  and 
city  treasurer  three  terms.     [76;  77*;  121;  237  (43).] 

Lueneburg,  Robert  H.,  journalist,  b.  in  Cracow,  Austria-Hungary, 
March  16,  1863;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1872,  and  to  Minnesota 
two  years  later;  learned  the  printer's  trade  in  Jackson;  bought  the 
Minnesota  Citizen,  Lakefield,  in  1885;  afterward  published  various 
newspapers;  owned  an  interest  in  the  Lakefield  Standard  after  1906. 
[62.] 

Lufkin,  Harry  Macurdy,  homoeopathic  physician,  b.  in  Shelby ville, 
111.,  April  13,  1860;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of 
Michigan,  1883,  and  afterward  studied  in  New  York  and  in  Europe; 
settled  at  St.  Paul  in  1887;  was  professor  in  the  homoeopathic  medical 
college  of  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1889-1908;  member  of  the  staff 
of  St.  Luke's  and  St.  Joseph's  Hospitals.    [24;  25;  127  (12*);  127A*,B.] 

Lugger,  Otto,  educator,  b.  in  Hagen,  Westphalia,  Germany,  Sept.  15, 
1844;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  May  21,  1901.  He  was  educated  at  the  universi- 
ties of  Munster,  Bonn,  Berlin,  and  Heidelberg;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1865;  was  professor  of  entomology  and  botany  in  the  Agricul- 
tural College  of  the  University  of  Minnesota  after  1889,  and  was  also 
state  entomologist;  author  of  a  large  number  of  books  and  reports  re- 
lating to  his  work.  [23*;  26*;  166  (1901*)  168(May  29,  1901*);  237 
(14*).] 

Luiten,  John,  b.  in  Prussia,  Feb.  11,  1849;  was  graduated  at  Bonn 
University;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1871,  settling  in  Minnesota; 
engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Rich  Valley,  McLeod  county;  has 
been  clerk  of  the  district  court  since  1879.    [64.] 

Lull,  Cornelius  P.  V.,  pioneer,  b.  in  1822;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  March  2, 


454  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

1897.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1847,  and  opened  a  carpenter  shop.  In 
his  shop  the  first  newspaper  in  Minnesota  was  printed  by  James  M. 
Goodhue,  April  28,  1849.  He  was  the  first  sheriff  of  Ramsey  county, 
1849-52.     [158;   237   (11).] 

Lulsdorff,  Gerhard,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Cologne,  Prussia,  April 
25,  1827;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1853;  six  years  later  came  to  the 
Red  River  valley,  and  built  the  first  house  in  Moorhead;  settled  in  Man- 
kato  in  1863.     [45*;  46;  47;  83*.] 

Lund,  Andrew  T.,  b.  in  Norway,  Aug.  19,  1848;  d.  in  Vining,  Minn., 
Dec.  15, 1908.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1866;  settled  on  a  home- 
stead in  Otter  Tail  county,  Minn.,  in  1879.  His  farm  included  the  town- 
site  of  Vining.  He  owned  lumber  and  flour  mills,  and  also  engaged  in 
mercantile  business  and  banking.     [35;    237    (51).] 

Lund,  Emil  Gunerius,  educator,  b.  in  Arendal,  Norway,  Aug.  10, 
1852;  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  in  1853;  lived  in  St. 
Paul;  was  graduated  at  Thiel  College,  Greenville,  Pa.,  1877,  and  Mt. 
Airy  Lutheran  Theological  Seminary,  1881 ;  was  professor  of  church  his- 
tory and  homiletics  in  the  United  Church  Seminary,  Minneapolis.  [17; 
24;  149*;  169.] 

Lund,  John  G.,  b.  in  Rushford,  Minn.,  Jan.  23,  1868;  d.  in  Minneapo- 
lis, Aug.  5,  1908.  He  was  a  dealer  in  real  estate  and  farming  lands, 
and  resided  in  Canby,  1883-1902,  and  later  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1905.     [24;  30*;  85A.] 

Lund,  O.  N.,  banker,  b.  in  Norway  in  1825;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1855;  settled  in  Canby,  Minn.,  in  1876;  engaged  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness, and  after  1882  was  president  of  the  Exchange  Bank  which  he 
founded.     [32.] 

Lundberg,  Charles  August,  journalist,  b.  near  Upsala,  Sweden,  Feb. 
12,  1837;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1888,  and  to  Minnesota  the  same 
year;  was  editor  of  a  Swedish  newspaper  in  Minneapolis.    [169.] 

Lundberg,  Jonas  O.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden,  Nov.  6,  1851; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1868;  was  educated  at  Gustavus  Adolphus 
College,  and  was  ordained  in  1883 ;  has  been  pastor  at  Herman,  Wheat- 
on,  and  Svea,  Minn.     [148.] 

Lundberg,  Ole  L.,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Sweden,  April  6,  1855; 
came  to  the  United  States  when  thirteen  years  old,  and  to  Minnesota 
the  same  year;  settled  on  a  homestead  in  Grant  county  in  1879;  en- 
gaged in  mercantile  business  at  Elbow  Lake  after  1887.     [35.] 

Lundeberg,  Axel,  Unitarian  clergyman,  b.  in  Borje,  Sweden,  Aug.  13, 
1852;  was  educated  in  Sweden  and  Germany;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1888;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1890,  where  he  established  the 
first  Unitarian  Swedish  church  in  this  country.    [169.] 

Lundeen,  Ernest,  lawyer,  b.  near  Beresford,  S.  D.,  Aug.  4,  1878; 
served  in  the  12th  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  Spanish-American  war,  1898; 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  455 

was  graduated  at  Carleton  College,  1901;  studied  law  at  the  University 
of  Minnesota,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1906;  has  since  practiced 
in  Minneapolis;  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.     [25;  30*.] 

Lundeen,  Isaac,  farmer,  b.  in  Sweden,  April,  1831;  came  to  the  Uni- 
ted States  in  1851,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  resided  in  Oshawa, 
Nicollet  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1877.  [30; 
160.] 

Lundeen,  John  August,  b.  in  Smaland,  Sweden,  March  6,  1848;  came 
to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  when  five  years  old,  and  to  Min- 
nesota the  same  year;  was  graduated  at  the  U.  S.  Military  Academy, 
West  Point,  1873 ;  was  professor  of  military  science  in  the  University  of 
Minnesota,  teaching  also  mathematics  and  the  Swedish  language,  1876-9. 
Afterward  he  taught  at  West  Point  five  years,  and  later  was  stationed 
at  various  military  posts.     [127   (12*);   127B;   169.] 

Lundquist,  Johannes,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden,  Nov.  15, 
1853;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1881;  studied  at  the  Augustana 
Seminary,  Rock  Island,  111.,  and  was  ordained  in  1884;  was  pastor  at 
Clear  Lake,  Sibley  county,  Minn.,  two  years,  and  after  1886  at  Chi- 
sago City.     [38;   148.] 

Lundquist,  John,  b.  in  Smaland,  Sweden,  June  17,  1847;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1868,  settling  on  a  farm  in  Kandiyohi,  Minn.  After 
1888  he  engaged  in  mercantile  business  there.     [63*.] 

Lundquist,  Ole,  b.  in  Colfax,  Minn.,  Feb.  3,  1875;  removed  with  his 
parents  to  Willmar  in  1891;  engaged  in  hardware  business  until  1903; 
was  sheriff  of  Kandiyohi  county,  1903-07.    [24;  63*.] 

Lundquist,  P.  J.,  b.  in  Smaland,  Sweden,  April  17,  1849;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1869,  settling  in  Goodhue  county,  Minn.;  engaged 
in  farming  in  Vasa;  was  chief  of  police  in  Red  Wing  after  1891.    [169.] 

Lunkenheimer,  John,  Jr.,  b.  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  in  1843;  resided  in 
St.  Paul  after  1851;  served  one  year  in  the  Minnesota  Mounted  Rangers; 
was  president  of  the  St.  Paul  fire  department  five  years;  engaged  in 
the  livery  business;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1877. 
[30;    68;    94.] 

Lunn,  Osman,  b.  in  Rock  county,  Wis.,  in  1847;  became  manager  of 
the  St.  Paul  Plow  Works  in  1881,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul;  was  presi- 
dent of  the  company  after  1883.     [176  (April,  1886*).] 

Lunnow,  Magnus,  journalist,  b.  in  Broby,  Sweden,  Sept.  25,  1852; 
came  to  America  in  1874;  became  editor  of  the  Minnesota  Stats  Tid- 
ning  in  1880;  resided  in  Minneapolis.     [169.] 

Lunz,  James  H.,  b.  in  Houghton,  Mich.,  Dec.  28,  1860;  came  to  Two 
Harbors,  Minn.,  in  1884;  has  engaged  in  lumber  business  since  1889; 
president  of  the  First  State  Bank.     [24;  25;  106*.] 

Lusk,  James  W.,  lawyer  and  banker,  b.  in  Cherry  Valley,  N.  Y.,  Sept. 
6,  1841;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1864;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1881; 


456  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL.  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

was  general  counsel  of  the  Chicago  Great  Western  Railway  Co.,  until 
1893 ;  has  since  been  president  of  the  National  German  American  Bank. 
[24;  25;  93.] 

Ltjtz,  George  W.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Wooster,  Ohio,  Oct.  9,  1858; 
entered  the  ministry  in  1892;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  has  been  pastor 
successively  in  Wells,  Redwood  Falls,  Austin,  and  St.  Paul.  [24;  92; 
241.] 

Lutz,  W.  B.,  b.  in  Reading,  Pa.,  June  16,  1828;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1855;  helped  to  organize  Lake  City  in  1864,  and  afterward  resided 
there;  engaged  in  the  livery  business  and  kept  a  butcher  shop;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878-9.     [30.] 

Ltjxton,  W.  F.,  journalist,  b.  in  England  in  1844;  d.  in  Winnipeg, 
Manitoba,  May  20,  1907.  He  came  to  Canada  when  a  boy,  and  engaged 
in  newspaper  work  there;  removed  to  Minnesota,  and  published  and 
edited  the  St.  Paul  Globe,  1898-1902.    [237  (48*).] 

Lydiard,  David  A„  farmer,  b.  in  Nova  Scotia  in  1835;  resided  at  Long 
Lake,  Hennepin  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1884  and  in  1899.     [30.] 

Lydiabd,  Livingston  A.,  b.  in  Hennepin  county,  Minn.;  was  graduated 
in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1892;  settled  in  Minneapolis, 
and  was  city  clerk,  1897-1908;  has  since  engaged  in  real  estate  business; 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Lyle,  J.  P.,  farmer,  b.  in  Nova  Scotia,  Jan.  8,  1821;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1854,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  Delano.  He  was  the  first 
resident  there,  and  the  townsite  of  Delano  was  his  farm.     [31.] 

Lyles,  Thomas  H.,  barber  and  undertaker,  b.  of  negro  parentage, 
Aug.  1,  1843,  in  Frederick,  Md.;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1874,  where  he 
dealt  extensively  in  real  estate.     [100.*] 

Lyman,  Cornelius,  pioneer,  b.  in  Brookfield,  Vt,  Aug.  11,  1792;  d.  at 
Stillwater,  Minn.,  Jan.,  1864.  He  came  to  Marine  Mills,  Minn.,  in  1842; 
kept  a  boarding  house  in  Stillwater,  1844-8,  and  owned  a  farm.    [41.] 

Lyman,  Frederick  Wolcott,  druggist,  b.  in  Plymouth,  Conn.,  June 
18,  1849;  engaged  in  the  wholesale  drug  business  in  Minneapolis,  1875- 
1905.    [17;  24;  85A.] 

Lyman,  George  Nelson,  lumberman,  b.  in  Cortland,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  10, 
1817;  d,  in  Minneapolis,  Dec.  18,  1898.  He  engaged  in  lumber  business 
in  Wisconsin  after  1854;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1889.  [167  (Dec.  23, 
1898).] 

Lyman,  George  Richards,  b.  in  Plymouth,  Conn.,  Dec.  27,  1844;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1868,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  head  of  a  wholesale 
drug  company,  1868-1905,  and  largely  interested  in  other  financial  enter- 
prises. [17;  24;  85A.] 

Lynch,  Edward  J.,  printer,  b.  in  New  Jersey,  Oct.  29,  1856;  settled 
in  Watonwan  county,  Minn.;  was  assistant  labor  commissioner  for  Min- 
nesota, 1905-08,  and  state  oil  inspector,  1909-10.     [30.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  457 

Lynch,  Peter  C,  farmer,  b.  in  Portland,  Maine,  in  1865"  came  to 
Minnesota  when  an  infant;  resides  in  Foley,  Benton  county;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1905.     [30*.] 

Lynd,  James  W.,  b.  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  Nov.  25,  1830;  was  killed  in 
the  Indian  massacre  at  the  Lower  Sioux  Agency,  Minn.,  Aug.  18,  1862. 
He  came  to  Minnesota  about  1853,  and  lived  among  the  Sioux  to  learn 
their  language,  habits,  and  characteristics,  on  which  he  intended  to 
publish  a  book.  The  manuscript  for  it  was  completed,  but  was  mostly 
destroyed  in  the  Sioux  outbreak,  of  which  Mr.  Lynd  was  the  first 
victim.    He  was  a  state  senator  in  1861.     [28,  III;  237  (29).] 

Lynds,  J.  E.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Sterling,  Mass.,  in  1855;  was  graduated 
at  the  Worcester  Polytechnic  Institute,  1875;  settled  in  Cloquet,  Minn., 
in  1886;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1899.     [30.] 

Lynne,  Lars,  b.  in  Norway  in  1852;  came  with  his  parents  to  the 
United  States  the  next  year;  was  graduated  at  Luther  College,  Decorah, 
Iowa,  1872;  was  cashier  of  the  bank  in  Ashby,  Minn.,  five  years;  was 
treasurer  of  Grant  county,  1889-1910.     [57*.] 

Lyon,  D.  C,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  near  Ogdensburg,  N.  Y.;  d.  in 
1887.  He  was  graduated  at  Union  College,  and  later  studied  at  Prince- 
ton Theological  Seminary;  was  pastor  in  Wisconsin  and  New  York; 
came  to  Minnesota,  was  pastor  in  Winona  nine  years,  and  later  was 
synodical  missionary  fifteen  years.     [153.] 

Lyon,  James  W.,  b.  in  Redfield,  Maine,  July  20,  1817;  d.  in  Hastings, 
Minn.,  Oct.,  1902.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1851,  and  three  years  later 
settled  in  Hastings,  building  one  of  the  first  houses  there.  [29;  237 
(28).] 

Lyons,  Maurice,  b.  in  Tipperary,  Ireland,  in  1827;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
June  29,  1899.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1850,  and  settled  in  St. 
Paul  in  1856;  engaged  in  wholesale  liquor  business,  1862-86,  and  owned 
much  real  estate.     [98*;  238  (June  30,  1899).] 

Mabie,  Henry  Clay,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Belvidere,  111.,  June 
20,  1847;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Chicago,  1868,  and  at  the 
Baptist  Theological  Seminary,  Chicago,  1875;  was  pastor  in  St.  Paul, 
1885-8,  and  in  Minneapolis,  1888-90;  has  since  been  corresponding  secre- 
tary of  the  American  Baptist  Missionary  Union,  and  resides  in  Boston; 
author,  "In  Brightest  Asia"  (175  pages,  1891),  narrating  a  tour  of  mis- 
sion fields.     [17.] 

Mabie,  William  B.,  b.  in  New  York  in  1826;  settled  at  Elk  River, 
Minn.,  in  1855;  was  register  of  deeds,  1867-77;  clerk  of  court,  1872-7; 
and  held  other  public  offices.     [31.] 

Mabon,  Ernest  L.,  b.  in  St.  Paul  in  1858;  d.  at  White  Bear,  June  11, 
1908.  He  was  connected  with  the  postal  service  in  the  city  ten  years, 
and  afterward  engaged  in  real  estate  and  fire  insurance  business.  [238 
(April  25,  1896*).] 


458  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

McAfee,  G.  F.,  clergyman,  b.  in  Missouri  in  1839;  was  graduated  at 
the  Baptist  Theological  College,  La  Grange,  Mo.,  1861,  and  at  North- 
western Theological  College,  Chicago;  served  in  the  Third  Missouri 
cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  in  1878,  as  pastor 
of  the  Presbyterian  church.    [32.] 

Macalester,  Charles,  financier,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Feb.  17, 
1798;  d.  Dec.  9,  1873.  Macalester  College,  St.  Paul,  which  he  aided  to 
found,  is  named  in  his  honor.     [131A*.] 

McAllister,  George  E.,  journalist,  b.  in  Clinton  county,  N.  Y.,  Aug. 
10,  1853;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1882,  and  established  the  Swift  County 
Press;  in  1888  removed  to  Glen  wood,  where  he  was  editor  and  pro- 
prietor of  the  Times.     [67.] 

McAllister,  John,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1814;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Sept. 
9,  1900.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852,  in  search  of  health;  made 
large  investments  in  real  estate.     [237  (11).] 

McArthur,  George  D.,  b.  in  New  York  in  1834;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1855,  and  settled  in  Faribault  county;  engaged  in  farming,  banking, 
and  dealing  in  agricultural  implements;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1858,  and  a  state  senator  1895-1902.  [30;  39;  51;  237 
(29*).] 

McArthur,  Walter,  farmer,  b.  in  Scotland,  Nov.,  1820;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1848;  settled  in  La  Crescent,  Minn.,  in  1855;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1873.   [61.] 

McArthur,  William,  b.  in  Edinburgh,  Scotland,  in  1859;  came  to 
the  United  States  when  eighteen  years  old,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1882; 
three  years  later  joined  the  fire  department,  and  became  one  of  its 
captains  in  1898.     [96*.] 

McBride,  John,  b.  in  Whitehall,  111.,  in  1821;  settled  in  Lake  City, 
Minn.,  in  1861,  where  he  published  the  Times  until  1865,  and  afterward 
engaged  in  mercantile  business.    [74.] 

McBroom,  James,  b.  in  Ireland,  May  10,  1832;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1856;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Danville,  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn., 
in  1860;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878.    [30.] 

McBurnie,  Rudolph,  b.  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  Jan.  27,  1851;  d.  in  Winona, 
Minn.,  March  25,  1900.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1883,  and  was  super- 
intendent of  the  lumber  manufactory  of  Laird,  Norton  and  Co.,  at 
Winona.     [180  (April  11,  1900).] 

McCabe,  Cornelius,  pioneer  merchant,  b.  at  Cold  Spring,  N.  Y.,  Jan. 
29,  1832;  d.  at  Moose  Lake,  Minn.,  Jan.  8,  1906.  He  came  to  Winne- 
bago City,  Minn.,  in  the  50's;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  there 
for  fifteen  years;  removed  to  Moose  Lake  in  1882.     [237  (39*).] 

McCabe,  John,  contractor  and  builder,  b.  in  Redding,  Conn.,  June 
26,  1850;  settled  in  St  Peter,  Minn.,  in  1867;  has  been  assistant  dairy 
and  food  commissioner  for  the  state  since  1907.     [30.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES. 


459 


McCafferty,  James  J.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  in  1854;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1873;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1S84.  [93;  95*; 
98*.] 

McCaine,  Mrs.  Helen  J.  Gray,  librarian,  b.  in  Peterboro,  N.  H.,  June 
18,  1836;  was  graduated  at  Peterboro  Academy;  was  married  in  1865 
to  William  McCaine,  who  died  in  1900;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1871, 
settling  in  St.  Paul;  was  librarian  of  the  St.  Paul  Library  Association, 
1877-82,  and  of  the  St.  Paul  Public  Library  thirty  years,  since  its  or- 
ganization in  1882.     [241.] 

McCallum,  John,  b.  in  Scotland  in  1847;  came  to  the  "United  States 
in  1855,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1863;  served  in  the  12th  Wisconsin  Regt, 
1863-5;  was  register  of  deeds  of  Big  Stone  county,  1881-92;  resided  in 
Custer.     [32.] 

McCan,  James,  b.  in  Fredericksburg,  Va.,  May  25,  1818;  d.  in  Cale- 
donia, Minn.,  May  23,  1860.  He  settled  in  Brownsville,  Minn.,  in  1853; 
was  the  first  register  of  deeds  of  Houston  county.     [61.] 

McCann,  Benjamin  F.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Aroostook  county,  Me., 
April  6,  1842;  settled  in  Anoka,  Minn.,  in  1867,  and  died  there  in  May, 
1893.     [31;  167  (May  19,  1893).] 

McCann,  James,  lumberman  and  farmer,  b.  in  St.  Andrews,  N.  B., 
July  6,  1814;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852,  and  constructed  at  St.  Anthony 
the  first  suspension  bridge  that  crossed  the  Mississippi;  four  years 
later  settled  in  Anoka;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1873.     [30;   31;   43*.] 

McCardy,  Joseph  J.,  b.  in  Maryland;  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1871;  en- 
gaged in  mercantile  business;  was  city  comptroller,  1893-1901;  re- 
moved to  Los  Angeles,  Cal.     [238  (Nov.  9,  1899).] 

McCarron,  Frank  J.,  surveyor,  b.  in  St.  Paul  in  1852;  d.  there,  Sept. 
12,  1902.  He  was  connected  with  the  city  engineer's  office  twenty 
years.     [237    (19).] 

McCarron,  John  E.,  b.  in  1839;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  March  27,  1897.  He 
came  there  in  1849,  and  lived  beside  lake  McCarron;  served  in  the 
Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war.     [238   (March  28,  1897*).] 

McCarthy,  Chauncy  Ciiatterton,  lawyer,  b.  in  Gratiot  county, 
Mich.,  Feb.  8,  1856;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1892,  settling  at  Grand 
Rapids;  was  a  state  senator,  1899-1901.     [24;   30;   111.] 

McCarthy,  Timothy  J.,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1848;  came  with  his  parents 
to  Minnesota  in  1855;  settled  in  Faribault,  where  he  owned  the  Far- 
ibault Marble  Works  and  a  brickyard.     [70.] 

McCartin,  Joseph,  miller,  b.  in  Lonsdale,  R.  I.,  in  1857;  resided  in 
Minneapolis,  and  was  head  miller  of  the  St.  Anthony  mill  after  1884. 
[168  (Holiday  number,  1884-5*).] 

McCarty,  David,  farmer,  b.  in  Whitechurch,  Canada,  April  7,  1837; 


460  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL.  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  settled  in  Beaver,  Winona 
county,  in  1861;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1879.  [30; 
76.] 

McCabty,  Seth  L,,  farmer,  b.  in  Muncy,  Pa.,  June  9,  1808;  went  to 
Canada  in  1832;  served  in  the  Canadian  rebellion,  1837-8,  attaining 
the  rank  of  brigadier  general;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  in 
Plain  view.     [74.] 

McCaughey,  John  J.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Madison,  Wis.,  May  13,  1868; 
came  to  Dodge  county,  Minn.,  when  a  boy;  was  graduated  in  law  at 
the  University  of  Minnesota,  1894,  and  has  since  practiced  law  in 
Kasson;  was  county  attorney,  1899-1910.     [24;   50*.] 

McCauley,  David,  b.  in  Merrimack,  N.  H.,  July  27,  1825;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1858;  opened  a  store  in  1864  on  the  Red  river  opposite 
Port  Abercrombie,  and  the  village  that  sprung  up  around  it  was  named 
McCauleyville  for  him;  was  superintendent  of  schools  in  Wilkin  county 
many  years.     [35.] 

McCauley,  Samuel,  b.  in  St.  Hyacinthe,  Canada,  Aug.  9,  1853;  set- 
tled in  Little  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1873,  where  he  established  the  Concord 
Carriage  Works.     [31.] 

McClary,  Thomas,  M.  E.  clergyman,  lecturer,  b.  in  Canada  in  1841; 
was  licensed  to  preach  in  1859;  was  pastor  of  many  churches  in  Min- 
nesota, being  in  Minneapolis,  .1881-5;  was  later  a  presiding  elder  in 
this  state.     [58.] 

McClay,  Samuel,  pioneer,  b.  in  Ayr,  Scotland,  Jan.  20,  1837;  set- 
tled in  Eden  Prairie,  Hennepin  county,  Minn.,  in  1854;  served  in  the 
Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  becoming  first  lieutenant. 
[174*.] 

McCleary,  James  Thompson,  congressman,  b.  in  Ingersoll,  Ontario, 
Feb.  5,  1853 ;  came  to  the  United  States,  and  engaged  in  educational 
work  in  Wisconsin;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1881,  as  a  professor  in  the 
Normal  School  at  Mankato,  where  he  still  resides;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  Congress,  1893-1907,  and  second  assistant  postmaster  gen- 
eral, 1907-8;  author  of  "Studies  in  Civics,"  369  pages,  1888,  and  "Man- 
ual of  Civics,"  1894.    [10;  17;  22*;  24;  25;  26*;  27*;  30;  45*;  46;  83*.] 

McClellan,  Carswell,  civil  engineer,  died  in  St.  Paul,  March  6, 
1S92.  He  served  in  the  army  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of 
colonel;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  engaged  in  railroad  and  government 
engineering;  resided  in  St.  Paul.     [178  (March  24,  1892).] 

McClelland,  Robert  Henry,  lawyer,  b.  in  Coshocton  county,  Ohio, 
Feb.  8,  1844;  served  in  the  34th  Indiana  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  at  Watertown,  Minn.,  in  1874;  settled  at  Jordan 
in  1876;  was  attorney  of  Scott  county,  1881-2;  removed  to  Glencoe  in 
1886,  and  was  mayor,  1893-1902;  was  editor  of  the  Glencoe  Enterprise, 
1900-07.     [24;  32;  64.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  461 

McClenahax,  William  St.  Clair,  judge,  b.  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  June 
19,  1854;  was  graduated  at  Dickinson  College,  1875,  and  in  law  at 
the  University  of  Maryland,  1880;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1S82,  set- 
tling in  Brainerd;  was  city  attorney,  1888-1900;  judge  in  the  Fifteenth 
judicial  district  since  1901.     [24;  30;  137*.] 

McCluer,  Charles  Monroe,  b.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  Aug.  5,  1859;  d. 
there,  Oct.  24,  1894.  He  read  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  but 
engaged  in  other  business.     [28,  VIII;  124;  237   (9).] 

McCluer,  William  Monroe,  judge,  b.  in  Franklinville,  N.  Y.,  Sept. 
6,  1831;  d.  Aug.  3,  1890.  He  was  graduated  at  the  national  law  school 
in  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.;  settled  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1855;  judge  in 
the  first  judicial  district,  1881-90.     [28,  VIII;  30;  40;  41.] 

McClumpha,  Charles  Flint,  educator,  b.  in  Amsterdam,  N.  Y.,  in 
1863;  was  graduated  at  Princeton  College  in  1885;  studied  in  Ger- 
many; was  professor  of  English  in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1895- 
1905;  editor  of  "Minnesota  Stories,  a  Collection  of  Twenty  Stories  of 
College  Life,"  327  pages,  1903.     [127   (10*).] 

McClijng,  John  W.,  lawyer,  b.  near  Maysville,  Ky.,  Nov.  21,  1826; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  May  27,  1888.  He  was  graduated  at  Transylvania  Uni- 
versity, 1847;  settled  in  St.  Paul,  1855;  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law 
and  in  real  estate  business;  author  of  a  book  entitled  "Minnesota  as 
it  is  in  1870."     [28,  IV*;  94;   237  (2).] 

McClure,  Charles,  judge,  b.  in  Greenbriar  county,  W.  Va.,  Feb.  20, 
1804;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  in  Red  Wing;  practiced 
law  until  1864,  and  later  was  judge  of  the  First  judicial  district  for 
seven  years.  In  1872  he  resumed  his  legal  practice,  and  the  next 
year  became  register  of  deeds  for  Goodhue  county.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  state  constitutional  convention,  1857,  and  was  a  state  senator 
in  1861.     [18;  41;  240  (Nov.  20,  1861).] 

McClure,  Gilbert,  pioneer,  b.  in  Scotland;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1852,  and  was  the  first  settler  in  Pilot  Grove,  Faribault 
county,  Minn.,  1856.    He  was  a  brickmaker  and  farmer.     [51.] 

McClure,  John  Charles,  lawyer,  b.  in  La  Porte,  Ind.,  March  1, 
1838;  came  to  Red  Wing  with  his  father,  Hon.  Charles  McClure,  in 
1856,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1859;  was  a  state  senator  in 
1878.     [18;   30.] 

McClure,  Nancy.     See  Huggan,  Mrs.  Nancy  McClure. 

McClure,  Pelatiah,  merchant  and  farmer,  b.  in  Thorndike,  Me., 
April  10,  1828;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852;  settled  in  St.  Francis, 
Anoka  county,  in  1863,  on  a  farm,  and  in  1879  opened  a  general  store 
there.     [31.] 

McClure,  Thomas  Clarendon,  lumber  dealer,  b.  in  Waldo,  Maine, 
March  17,  1827;  d.  in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  Aug.  12,  1881.  He  came  to  Min- 
nesota, settling  at  St.  Cloud,  in  1857;  engaged  during  many  years  in 


462  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

banking,  milling,  lumbering,  and  other  business  enterprises.  In  1861-5 
he  was  register  of  the  U.  S.  land  office  at  St.  Cloud,  and  in  1871-5  was 
its  receiver.    [IS;  237  (1).] 

McColl,  Henry,  druggist,  b.  in  Chicago,  111.,  March  2,  1866;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1873,  and  has  since  resided  in  St.  Paul;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature,  1903-5,  and  a  state  senator,  1907-09.  [24; 
30*.] 

McCollom,  Carroll  J.,  merchant,  b.  in  Ontario,  Canada,  in  1851; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1880,  settling  in  Hallock;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1899.     [30;  38.] 

McCollum,  William  L.,  druggist,  b.  in  McHenry  county,  111.,  Ocj;.  2, 
1844;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1862;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota 
Mounted  Rangers,  and  in  Brackett's  Battalion,  1862-6;  resided  in 
Scott  and  Carver  counties  until  1876;  settled  at  Howard  Lake,  and  in 
1877  was  appointed  postmaster.     [31.] 

McComb,  James  Dickey,  b.  in  Washington  county,  Pa.,  Feb.  13,  1827; 
came  to  Stillwater  in  1846;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  twelve 
years;   later  was  surveyor  of  logs  and  lumber.     [18;   41.] 

McConkey,  Mrs.  H.  E.  B.    See  Bishop,  Harriet  E. 

McConnetx,  Henry  Augustus,  merchant,  b.  in  Kennedyville,  N.  Y., 
Feb.  25,  1830;  d.  in  Merriam  Park,  St.  Paul,  March  7,  1901.  He  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1861,  settling  at  Red  Wing;  served  in  the  Tenth  Min- 
nesota Regt,  1862-5;  removed  to  North  St.  Paul  in  1887.  [121;  176 
(March,  1888);  237   (14).] 

McConnell,  J.  H.,  b.  in  Bridgeport,  Conn.,  Sept.  3,  1840;  served  in 
the  U.  S.  navy  during  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1869; 
became  supervisor  of  the  city  water  works  in  1889.     [90*.] 

McConnell,  William  Warren  Putnam,  b.  in  Leavenworth,  Ind.,  Sept. 
.  22,  1840;  served  in  the  Ninth  Kansas  cavalry  in  the  civil  war,  en- 
listing as  a  private  and  becoming  captain;  settled  in  Mankato,  Minn., 
in  1872,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business  and  farming.  After  18$6 
he  was  inspector  for  the  state  dairy  and  food  commission,  and  was 
commissioner  of  that  department,  1901-5.    [30;  45*;  241.] 

McConvllle,  Constantine  J.,  b.  in  New  York  city,  Dec.  18,  1853; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1872,  settling  at  St.  Paul;  a  partner  in  the 
wholesale  dry  goods  firm  of  Finch,  Van  Slyck,  Young  and  Co.,  since 
1888.     [24;   95*.] 

McCormick,  Patrick,  merchant,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1803;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1827,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1852;  two  years  later  set- 
tled on  a  farm  in  Jessenland,  Sibley  county,  Minn.;  was  postmaster 
at  Faxon  ten  years;  built  a  store  in  Green  Isle  township  in  1869. 
[32.] 

McCormick,  Robert  Laird,  lumberman,  b.  near  Lockhaven,  Pa.,  Oct. 
29,  1847;  d.  in  Sacramento,  Cal.,  Feb.  5,  1911.    He  was  connected  with 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  463 

the  Laird-Norton  Lumber  Co.,  of  Winona,  Minn.,  1868-74;  removed  to 
Waseca;  was  a  state  senator,  1881;  afterward  was  manager  ot  the 
North  Wisconsin  Lumber  Co.,  residing  at  Hayward,  Wis.,  where  he 
also  engaged  in  banking  and  mercantile  business;  was  president  of 
the  Wisconsin  Historical  Society;  removed  to  Tacoma,  Washington, 
in  1900,  and  was  secretary  of  the  Weyerhaeuser  Lumber  Co.  He  went 
to  California  seeking  health,  a  few  weeks  before  his  death.  [Ill*; 
167   (Feb.  2,  1894*,  and  March  23,  1894*).] 

McCoy,  Andrew  Clark,  farmer,  b.  in  Crete,  111.,  Dec.  26,  1842;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1856;  served  in  the  Ninth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  settled  in  1865  on  a  farm  in  Olmsted  county;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1903,  and  again  in  1907.     [24;   30*.] 

McCoy,  Robert  H.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Green  county,  Wis.,  in  1860; 
built  a  lumber  mill  at  Lakeland,  Minn.,  in  1886,  and  one  at  East  Grand 
Forks  in  1899.     [167  (July  19,  1901*).] 

McCracken,  P.,  lawyer  and  farmer,  b.  in  Scotland,  Dec.  24,  1831; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1845,  and  to  Minnesota  ten  years  later; 
settled  in  Cherry  Grove,  Fillmore  county;  was  engrossing  clerk  of  the 
legislature  in  1868,  and  a  member  of  the  House  in  1872-3  and  1879-81; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1874.     [30;  52.] 

McCracken,  William,  pioneer,  b.  in  Scotland,  Aug.  15,  1815;  came 
to  Canada  in  1841;  was  the  first  settler  in  Glasgow,  Wabasha  county, 
Minn.,  1855.     [74.] 

McCrea,  Andrew,  farmer  and  lumberman,  b.  in  New  Brunswick  in 
1831;  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1854;  afterward  lived  in  Colorado  and  other 
states,  but  in  1870  settled  in  Perham,  Minn.;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1877,  and  a  state  senator  in  1879.     [30;  41.] 

McCrory,  William,  b.  in  Cambridge,  Ohio,  July  20,  1839;  d.  in  Mans- 
field, Ohio,  Feb.  17,  1893.  He  served  in  the  Ohio  Sharpshooters  in  the 
civil  war,  and  attained  the  rank  of  captain;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in 
1877,  and  engaged  in  the  building  and  development  of  railways. 
[121.] 

,  McCune,  Robert,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Pittsburg,  Pa., 
Dec.  17,  1825;  d.  in  Sherburne,  Minn.,  Feb.  17,  1898.  He  was  ordained 
in  the  Methodist  denomination,  1849,  and  engaged  in  editorial  and 
ministerial  work;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1888;  published  the  Advance 
at  Worthington  five  years;  was  pastor  of  the  Congregational  church 
there,  1891-7.     [144;  179   (March,  1898).] 

McCurdy,  Thomas  Alexander,  Presbyterian  clergyman  and  educator, 
b.  in  Lewisville,  Pa.;  was  graduated  at  Washington  College,  Pa.,  1862, 
and  the  Western  Theological  Seminary,  Allegheny  City,  Pa.,  1865; 
was  a  pastor  in  Ohio,  1865-84;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  was  president 
of  Macalester  College,  St.  Paul,  1884-90;  later  was  pastor  in  Peoria, 
111.,  1890-6,  Wilmington,  Del.,  1896-1907,  and  in  Mandan,  N.  D.,  since 
1908.     [131A*;  241.] 


464  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

McDaniel,  James,  miller,  b.  in  Cazenovia,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  1,  1847;  set- 
tled in  Minneapolis  in  1874,  and  was  head  miller  in  some  of  the  Wash- 
burn mills  after  1877.     [168   (Holiday  number,  1884-5*).] 

McDermid,  Peter  H.,  b.  in  Ontario,  June  12,  1827;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1852,  and  settled  in  Nicollet  in  1855;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature,  1874-5.     [32.] 

McDermott,  Edward,  coppersmith,  b.  in  Ireland,  Feb.  2,  1848;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1866;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1871;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878.     [30.] 

McDermott,  Edward  Eugene,  educator,  b.  in  Fenimore,  Wis.,  Sept. 
15,  1859;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Feb.  27,  1908.  He  was  graduated  at  North- 
western University,  1885;  was  instructor  in  rhetoric  and  elocution  in 
the  University  of  Minnesota  after  1891,  and  assistant  professor  after 
1895.     [127A*,  B;  237   (51,  53).] 

McDermott,  John  A.,  b.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  July  12,  1868;  was 
graduated  at  St.  John's  University,  1885;  was  traveling  salesman  for 
a  wholesale  saddlery  house;  was  state  oil  inspector,  1905-08,  residing 
in  St.  Paul.     [24;  30.] 

McDermott,  Thomas  Jefferson,  lawyer,  b.  in  Kasota,  Minn.,  Nov. 
17,  1861;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1895; 
has  since  practiced  in  St.  Paul.     [24;  25;  93A;  137.] 

McDevitt,  Hugh,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  County  Donegal,  Ireland,  Feb. 
3,  1843;  was  educated  in  Dublin,  Ireland,  and  was  ordained  to  the 
priesthood  in  1865;  came  to  the  United  States,  and  settled  in  Minne- 
sota; was  pastor  at  Litchfield  after  1885.     [65.] 

Macdonald,  Angus,  physician,  b.  in  Canada  in  1843;  was  graduated 
at  McGill  Medical  College,  Montreal,  1863;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1878. 
[25;   68;  93*.] 

Macdonald,  Colin  Francis,  journalist,  b.  in  St.  Andrews,  N.  S.,  Sept. 
23,  1843;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  served  in  the  Ninth  Minnesota 
Regt.  during  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  newspaper  work  at  Shakopee 
and  St.  Paul,  1866-75;  settled  at  St.  Cloud  in  1875,  where  he  has  since 
owned  and  edited  the  Weekly  and  Daily  Times;  was  a  state  senator 
in  1877-81;  mayor  of  St.  Cloud,  1883-6.  [22*;  24;  25;  28,  XII;  30;  31; 
176  (Aug.,  1887);  238  (Dec.  1,  1893*),] 

McDonald,  Don  B.,  journalist,  b.  in  Ontario,  Canada,  April  18,  1835; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1861;  settled  in  Melrose  in  1869;  published  the 
Melrose  Record  after  1877.     [31.] 

McDonald,  Donald,  pioneer,  b.  in  Canada,  in  1803;  was  employed 
several  years  by  the  American  Fur  Company;  built  the  third  house 
on  the  east  side  of  the  Mississippi  river  near  Fort  Snelling;  after- 
ward lived  at  Crow  Wing.     [28,  IV;  94.] 

McDonald,  Donald,  b.  in  Scotland  in  1833;  was  general  superintend- 
ent of  the  Northern  Pacific  railway,  and  laid  the  track  from  Duluth  to 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  465 

Fargo  in  1870-71;  settled  in  Verndale  in  1885;  was  a  large  landowner 
in  that  part  of  .the  state.     [35.] 

McDonald,  Elmer  E.,  lawyer,  b.  in  New  Richmond,  Wis.,  June  15, 
1861;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1883,  and 
the  next  year  settled  in  St.  Paul;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1897;  removed  to  Bemidji,  and  was  county  attorney  of  Bel- 
trami county,  1905-06.     [24;  30;  93;  100.] 

McDonald,  Francis  S.,  b,  in  Cumberland  county,  Maine,  June  10, 
1835;  settled  in  Minnesota;  served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war;  resided  in  Minneapolis  after  1868;  was  auditor  of  Hen- 
nepin county.     [58.] 

McDonald,  Henry  W.,  b.  in  Hudson,  Wis.,  Aug.  12,  1867;  came  to  St. 
Paul  in  1880;  was  graduated  at  the  Curtis  Business  College;  was 
manager  of  the  Powers  Tailoring  Co.,  1890-1910;  a  representative  in 
the  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

McDonald,  John,  b.  in  Maine,  June  5,  1806;  built  a  dam  at  St. 
Anthony  Falls  in  1847;  two  years  later  built  two  mills  there;  afterward 
engaged  in  farming  at  Otsego,  Wright  county.     [29*;  31.] 

MacDonald,  John,  physician,  b.  in  Glasgow,  Scotland,  in  1822;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1849,  and  to  Minnesota  four  years  later;  was 
graduated  at  the  medical  school  of  Keokuk,  Iowa,  in  1860;  served  as 
surgeon  in  the  Second  Minnesota  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in 
Chaska  in  1880.     [32.] 

MacDonald,  John  Lewis,  judge  and  congressman,  b.  in  Glasgow, 
Scotland,  Feb.  22,  1836;  d.  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  July  13,  1903.  He  came 
to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  in  1847,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1855, 
settling  in  Scott  county.  Soon  afterward  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
Shakopee.  He  edited  and  published  the  Belle  Plaine  Enquirer,  1859-61, 
and  in  ^1862  established  the  Shakopee  Argus;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1868-70,  and  a  state  senator  in  1871-6;  was  judge  of 
the  Eighth  judicial  district,  1877-86;  was  a  representative  in  Congress, 
1887-9;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1888,  but  removed  to  Kansas  City  a  few 
years  before  his  death.  [3*;  10;  18;  22*;  28,  XII;  41;  98*;  237  (28*).] 
McDonald,  John  S.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Lancaster,  Canada,  Dec.  7, 
1831;  engaged  in  lumbering  in  Wisconsin  and  Michigan,  1856-87;  settled 
in  Minneapolis  in  1887,  and  became  president  and  manager  of  the  Min- 
neapolis Threshing  Machine  Company.     [20*;  84*.] 

MacDonald,  John  William,  surgeon,  b.  in  Antigonish,  N.  S.,  June  25, 
1844;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Edinburgh,  1871; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1887,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  professor  of 
surgery,  Hamline  University.     [17;    24.] 

McDonald,  William,  b.  in  Beetown,  Wis.,  Sept.  26,  1847;  served  in 
the  41st  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  teaching  in 
Iowa;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1883;  was  superintendent  of  schools  of 
Martin  county,  1886-94.     [34.] 


466  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

McDonald,  William  D.,  b.  in  Annandale,  Wright  county,  Minn.,  April 
4,  1861;  engaged  in  grain  and  lumber  business  at  Annandale  until  1898, 
and  later  in  banking;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1893. 
[24;  30.] 

McDonnell,  Michael  J.,  surveyor,  b.  in  Ireland,  Sept.  1,  1847;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1852;  settled  in  Brownsville,  Minn.,  in  1861; 
engaged  in  farming,  and  after  1873  in  surveying;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1874-8;  resided  in  Graceville  after  1878.  [30; 
35;   38.] 

McDonough,  James,  farmer,  b.  in  County  Galway,  Ireland,  Jan.  6, 
1829;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  at  Rosemount;  served  in  the 
Second  Minnesota  Cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1893.     [30.] 

MacDougal,  Daniel  Trembly,  educator,  b.  at  Liberty,  Ind.,  March  16, 
1865;  was  graduated  at  De  Pauw  University,  1890;  was  instructor 
(1893-5)  and  assistant  professor  (1895-9)  in  plant  physiology  in  the 
University  of  Minnesota;  was  director  of  the  laboratories  of  the  N.  Y. 
Botanic  Garden,  Bronx  Park,  N.  Y.,  1899-1905;  director  of  the  depart- 
ment of  botanical  research,  Carnegie  Institution,  since  1905;  resides  at 
the  Desert  Laboratory,  Tucson,  Arizona.     [7A;  17;  127  (8*);  127B.] 

McElhaney,  Samuel  Cochran,  b.  in  Crawford  county,  Pa.,  April  4, 
1840;  d.  in  St.  Charles,  Minn.,  March  10,  1908.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1861;  enlisted  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in  1861,  and  served  in 
that  and  in  other  regiments  till  the  close  of  the  civil  war,  attaining 
the  rank  of  captain;  resided  at  St.  Charles,  and  engaged  in  dealing  in 
agricultural  implements;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1897.     [30;   237   (48).] 

McElroy,  Thomas  J.,  b.  at  Black  Creek,  N.  Y.,  June  6,  1861;  came 
to  Minneapolis  in  1877;  joined  the  fire  department  in  1884;,  was  a 
captain  after  1893.     [88*.] 

McEwen,  Charles  D.,  b.  in  Vermont,  June  20,  1822;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1857,  and  engaged  in  farming  and  dairying;  resided  at  Boon 
Lake,  Renville  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1893. 
[30.] 

McEwen,  William  E.,  journalist,  b.  in  Duluth,  Minn.,  Aug.  10,  1874; 
learned  the  plumber's  trade;  owned  and  published  the  Duluth  Labor 
World  after  1900;  was  state  oil  inspector,  1907-09,  and  labor  commis- 
sioner, 1909-10.  [30.] 

McFadden,  Newton,  druggist,  b.  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  in  1850;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1870,  and  four  years  later  purchased  a  drug  store  in 
Brainerd;   was  county  treasurer,  1875-84.     [31.] 

McFall,  Orlando,  b.  in  Huron  county,  Ohio,  Sept.  15,  1839;  settled  in 
Anoka,  Minn.,  in  1872,  where  he  was  superintendent  of  a  door,  sash, 
and  blind  factory.  During  the  civil  war  he  served  in  the  Fifth  Minne- 
sota Regt.     [31.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  467 

Macfarlane,  Angus  R.,  banker,  b.  in  Stornoway,  Scotland,  Oct.  8, 
1848;  d.  in  Duluth,  Minn.,  Dec.  7,  1908.  He  came  to  Duluth  in  1874; 
was  cashier  of  the  Duluth  Savings  Bank,  and  later  was  manager  of  the 
American  Exchange  Bank.    [237  (51*).] 

McFayden,  Hugh,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  Nov.  5,  1862;  settled  in  St. 
Paul  in  1885,  entering  the  service  of  the  fire  department;  became 
captain  of  one  of  its  companies  in  1889.     [96*.] 

McGaffey,  Selden,  b.  in  East  Lincoln,  Wis.,  Oct.  17,  1857;  came  to 
Minnesota  the  next  year,  and  lived  in  Anoka  after  1864;  was  county 
auditor,  1899-1904.     [43.] 

McGarry,  P.  H.,  b.  in  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  in  1860;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1888;  engaged  in  constructing  and  managing  hotels  and  busi- 
ness blocks  in  various  towns;  later  resided  in  Walker,  Minn.,  where  he 
was  general  manager  of  the  Leech  Lake  Land  company;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1909.     [26*;   30*.] 

McGee,  John  Franklin,  judge,  b.  in  Amboy,  111.,  Jan.  1,  1861;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1882;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1887;  was  Judge 
in  the  Fourth  judicial  district,  1897-1902.     [22*;   24;   25;   30;   137.] 

McGhee,  Frederick  L.,  lawyer,  b.  of  negro  parents,  near  Aberdeen, 
Mississippi,  Oct.  28,  1861;  after  the  war  was  educated  by  the  Freed- 
man's  Aid  Society  at  Knoxville  College;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1885;   settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1889.     [93 A;   100.] 

McGiffert,  John  R.,  b.  in  Hudson,  N.  Y.,  March  19,  1869;  was 
graduated  at  Williams  College,  1890,  and  in  law  at  the  University  of 
New  York,  1892;  settled  in  Duluth,  1892;  invented  the  McGiffert  log 
loader;  was  connected  with  the  Clyde  Iron  Works  after  1902,  and  is 
treasurer  and  secretary  of  the  company.     [31A.] 

McGill,  Andrew  Ryan,  governor,  b.  in  Saegerstown,  Pa.,  Feb.  19, 
1840;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Oct.  31,  1905.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1861,  and 
became  principal  of  schools  at  St.  Peter.  In  1862-3  he  served  in  the 
Ninth  Minnesota  Regt.  against  the  Indians.  He  studied  law,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1868;  was  private  secretary  to  Governor  Austin, 
1870-4;  and  from  1873  to  1887  was  insurance  commissioner  of  the  state. 
In  1887-9  he  was  governor  of  Minnesota.  From  1899  to  1905  he  was  a 
state  senator,  and  after  1900  was  postmaster  of  St.  Paul.  [3*;  17;  20*; 
22*;  23*;  26;   27*;  28,  XII,  XIII*;  30;  68;  109*;  237   (39*).] 

McGill,  Charles  Herbert,  b.  in  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  March  21,  1866; 
resides  in  St.  Paul,  where  he  has  engaged  since  1886  in  printing  and 
publishing  business;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1897; 
was  assistant  adjutant  general  of  U.  S.  Volunteers,  with  rank  of  cap- 
tain, in  the  Spanish  American  war,  1898.     [24;   30.] 

McGlatjflin,  Eugene  O.,  b.  in  Anoka,  Minn.,  Nov.  20,  1856;  owned  a 
sash  and  door  factory  there,  1887-95;  later  removed  to  Hoquiam,  Wash. 
[43*.] 


468  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

McGlauflin,  James  M.,  b.  in  Washington  county,  Maine;  settled  in 
Anoka,  Minn.,  in  1854;  engaged  in  milling,  farming,  blacksmithing, 
and  hotel  business.     [31.] 

McGlauflin,  William  Henry,  Universalist  clergyman,  b.  in  Char- 
lotte, Me.,  Oct.  2,  1856;  was  graduated  in  theology  at  St.  Lawrence 
University,  N.  Y.,  1882;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1887,  and  was  pastor  in 
Rochester,  1887-91,  and  Minneapolis,  1904-7;  general  superintendent, 
since  1907,  of  the  Universalist  Church  of  America.     [17;  24.] 

McGolrick,  James,  R.  C.  bishop,  b.  in  Tipperary,  Ireland,  in  1841; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1867  as  assistant  pastor  of  the  Cathedral, 
St.  Paul,  Minn.;  was  pastor  in  Minneapolis,  1868-89;  and  has  since  been 
bishop  of  Duluth.     [17;  24;  31A;  58.] 

McGonagle,  William  Albert,  b.  in  Conshohocken,  Pa.,  March  28, 
1861;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  1881;  engaged 
in.  building  railroads  in  Minnesota;  was  president  of  the  Duluth, 
Messabe  and  Northern  railway  after  1909,  residing  in  Duluth.  [17; 
31A.] 

McGovern,  John  T.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Amboy,  111.;  was  graduated  in  law 
at  the  Iowa  State  University,  1880;  the  next  year  settled  in  Wabasha, 
Minn.,  and  was  county  attorney,  1883-6.     [74.] 

McGovern,  Peter,  lawyer,  b.  in  Watertown,  Wis.,  in  1845;  was 
graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1871;  came  to  Min- 
nesota the  next  year,  settling  at  Waseca;  was  county  attorney  of 
Waseca  county  fourteen  years;  was  a  state  senator,  1875-6  and  1899- 
1901.      [24;    30;    75;    137.] 

McGowan,  James  A.,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  d.  at  Pine  Plains,  N. 
Y.,  in  1911.    He  was  ordained  by  the  St.  Paul  Presbytery  in  1869,  and 
was  a  home  missionary  in  this  state  sixteen  years;    was  one  of  the, 
organizers  of  the  Presbyterian  church  at  Willmar.     [237  (67).] 

McGowan,  John  T.,  b.  in  Minneapolis  in  1865,  and  resides  there; 
was  a  carpenter,  and  afterward  engaged  in  real  estate  and  fire 
insurance  business;  was  a  state  senator,  1899-1909.    [30.] 

McGowan,  William  W.,  b.  in  New  York  city  in  1841;  served  in  the 
Fifth  N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  and  afterward  in  expeditions  against 
the  Indians,  1862-6;  settled  at  Reaver  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1872;  was 
register  of  deeds  of  Renville  county  two  years,  and  clerk  of  court, 
1879-94.      [32.] 

McGrade,  Frank,  merchant  and  farmer,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1830;  d.  in 
Shakopee,  Minn.,  Sept.  27,  1876.  He  settled  in  Shakopee  in  1856;  was 
lieutenant  in  the  Second  Minnesota  cavalry  in  the  civil  ar;  was  sheriff 
of  Scott  county  six  years,  and  was  elected  register  of  deeds  in  1867. 
[32.] 

McGrann,  Owen,  farmer,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1840;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1852,  and  to  Green  Isle,  Sibley  county,  Minn.,  the  next  year; 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  469 

served  in  the  Tenth  Minnesota  Regt.,  1862-5;  was  register  of  deeds  for 
Sibley  county,  1869-74.     [32.] 

McGrath,  D.  F.,  merchant  and  farmer,  b.  in  Appleton,  Wis.,  in  1858; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1864,  and  settled  at  Barnesville;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature,  1895-9.     [30;  35.] 

McGrath,  James  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1849;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1856;  resided  at  South  St.  Paul;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1889.     [30.] 

McGrath,  John,  pioneer  merchant,  b.  in  Greenville,  Wis.,  Oct.  20, 
1857;  came  with  his  parents  to  Steele  county,  Minn.,  in  1867.  He  and 
his  brothers  were  the  first  settlers  on  the  site  of  Barnesville,  1879; 
later  owned  a  meat  market,  grain  elevator,  a  large  farm,  and  had  many 
other  business  interests;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1909.     [30*;   36.] 

McGrath,  M.  J.,  farmer,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1846;  came  to  the  United 
States  with  his  parents  in  1851,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1867;  settled  at 
St.  Charles;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1891-3;  removed  to 
Winona  in  1902;   a  state  senator,  1911.     [30*.] 

McGrath,  Robert  Bradley,  pioneer,  b.  in  Fryeburg,  Maine,  in  1831; 
d.  in  Excelsior,  Minn.,  Feb.  21,  1906.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852; 
was  one  of  the  first  settlers  at  Excelsior;  served  three  years  in  the 
Second  Minnesota  cavalry;  was  a  building  contractor.     [237  (39).] 

McGregor,  Alexander,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Scotland, 
Sept.  15,  1854;  d.  in  Whittier,  Cal.,  April  16,  1910.  He  came  to  the 
United  States,  and  was  educated  at  Boston  University  and  Illinois 
Wesleyan  University;  was  ordained  in  1886;  was  pastor  in  New  England 
several  years,  and  later  in  North  Dakota  and  Minnesota,  being  pastor 
of  Park  Church  in  St.  Paul  ten  years,  1897-1907;  removed  to  California 
in  1907.     [144.] 

McGregor,  J.  J.,  b.  in  Nova  Scotia;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1877; 
•settled  in  St.  Cloud,  where  he  is  a  contractor  and  farmer;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903.     [30,] 

MacGregor,  John  G.,  b.  in  Scotland;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  April  12, 
1903.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1857;  studied  law;  enlisted  in  the  regular 
army  in  1862,  and  became  captain  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.  in 
1865;  later  was  connected  with  the  U.  S.  treasury  department,  residing 
in  Minneapolis.     [121;  237   (28).] 

McGrew,  James  G.,  journalist,  b.  near  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  Dec.  23, 
1833;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Jan.  30,  1907.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855; 
served  in  the  Fifth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank 
of  captain;  studied  law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1872;  was 
engrossing  clerk  in  the  legislature  in  1878;  settled  in  Crookston  in 
1879;  helped  to  establish  the  Bank  of  Crookston,  and  after  1884  owned 
and  published  the  Weekly  Chronicle;   later  removed  to  Duluth,  where 


470  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

he  was  state  weighmaster  six  years;    afterward  resided  in  St.  Paul. 
[30;  35;  115;  237   (43).] 

McGroarty,  John,  pioneer,  b.  in  Inver  parish,  Ireland,  in  1824;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1848,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1853;  the  same  year 
took  one  of  the  first  claims  in  Inver  Grove,  Dakota  county,  and  named 
the  township  for  his  native  parish.     [48.] 

McGitire,  Francis,  physician,  b.  in  Timtanock,  Pa.,  April  11,  1836; 
d.  in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  April  11,  1906.  He  was  graduated  at  Rush 
Medical  College;  served  as  surgeon  of  the  14th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the 
civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1876;  resided  in  Blue  Earth  county 
eighteen  years,  and  later  in  St.  Cloud.     [237  (39).] 

McGuire,  P.  J.,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1861;  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1880,  settling  in  Crookston,  Minn.;  was  county  auditor  eleven  years; 
engaged  in  real  estate  business  in  Crookston,  1891-98;  removed  to 
Graceville,  where  he  established  a  large  mercantile  business.     [38.] 

McHale,  James,  lawyer,  b.  in  Wellsville,  N.  Y.,  May  23,  1846;  d.  in 
Shakopee,  Minn.,  Oct.  21,  1908.  He  was,  graduated  at  Alfred  University, 
1874;  came  to  Minnesota  the  same  year,  settling  at  Shakopee;  was 
superintendent  of  schools  of  Scott  county,  1878-82,  and  county  attorney, 
1882-90;  was  a  state  senator,  1890-7;  mayor  of  Shakopee,  1901-05. 
[25;   30;   237   (51*).] 

McHale,  Martin  F.,  stone-cutter,  b.  in  Minneapolis  in  1862,  and 
resided  there;   was  state  labor  commissioner,  1899-1901.     [30.] 

McHattie,  Alexander,  pioneer,  b.  in  Scotland;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1833,  and  settled  in  the  St.  Croix  valley  in  1839;  was  an 
Indian  trader  on  Gray  Cloud  Island;  resided  on  a  farm  in  Woodbury, 
Washington  county,  after  1844.     [40.] 

McHench,  James,  farmer,  b.  in  Gilboa,  N.  Y.,  March  10,  1824;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  settled  on  Greenwood  prairie,  near  Plain- 
view,  Wabasha  county;  was  a  state  senator,  1877-78;  removed  in  1879 
to  Martin  county,  and  was  county  treasurer,  1883-92,  residing  in  Fair- 
mont.     [18;    30;    34;    39*;    166A*.] 

McIlrath,  Charles,  state  auditor,  b.  in  Cuyahoga  county,  Ohio 
March  11,  1829;  d.  in  Berkeley,  Cal.,  Jan.  7,  1910.  He  came  to  Browns- 
ville, Minn.,  in  1855;  engaged  in  real  estate  business;  removed  in  1857 
to  Faribault,  and  in  1859  to  St.  Peter;  was  state  auditor,  1861-73; 
receiver  for  the  Southern  Minnesota  railroad,  1873-6;  and  later  was  a 
grain  and  commission  merchant  in  St.  Paul.    [18;  68;  237  (56).] 

McInnis,  Neil,  b.  in  Port  Hastings,  N.  S.,  Jan.  6,  1841;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1867;  settled  in  Tower,  Minn.,  in  1884,  and 
engaged  in  mining  operations;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1895.     [27*;   30.] 

McIntire,  Ezra  E.,  educator,  b.  in  Neponset,  111.,  June  15,  1861;  was 
graduated  at  Colby  University,  Maine*  in  1884;    taught  in  Iowa  and 


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471 


Illinois,  and  after  1890  in  Minnesota;  became  superintendent  of  schools 
in  Crookston  in  1903.     [36.] 

McIntyre,  Edmund,  pioneer,  b.  in  Orange  county,  Vt,  May  11,  1811; 
came  to  Houston  county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  owned  a  flour  mill  and  a 
distillery;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1857-8;  resided  in 
Houston  after  1861.     [61.] 

McIntyre,  John  Colin,  b.  in  Cape  Breton,  N.  S.,  June  20,  1858;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1882,  settling  in  Minneapolis,  and  engaged  in  real 
estate  and  loaning  business  and  fire  insurance.     [22*;  25;  87.] 

McIntyre,  Robert,  M.  E.  bishop,  b.  in  Selkirk,  Scotland,  Nov.  20, 
1851;  came  to  the  United  States  while  young;  was  ordained  in  1878; 
was  pastor  in  Illinois,  Colorado,  and  California;  was  elected  bishop  in 
1908;  resides  in  St.  Paul.     [17.] 

McIntyre,  Samuel  P.,  teacher,  b.  in  Chautauqua  county,  N.  Y., 
March  4,  1834;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1869,  and  purchased  a  farm  in 
Murray  county;  engaged  in  teaching  twenty-three  years;  was  county 
superintendent  of  schools  several  years.     [34.] 

McKasy,  Thomas,  merchant,  b.  in  Le  Sueur  county,  Minn.,  in  1863; 
resided  at  Winthrop;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1893. 
[30.] 

McKay,  A.  F.,  b.  in  Cattaraugus  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1844;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1861;  served  three  years  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the 
rank  of  first  lieutenant;  was  sheriff  of  Crow  Wing  county  two  years; 
settled  in  Appleton  in  1877,  and  was  sheriff  of  Swift  county,  1882-5. 
[32.] 

Mackay,  Fraser,  miller,  b.  in  Scotland,  Feb.  15,  1841;  came  to  the 
United  States;  settled  in  Pipestone,  Minn.,  in  1882;  owned  a  flouring 
mill,  and  was  interested  in  the  First  National  Bank  and  other  business 
enterprises.     [34.] 

McKay,  James,  pioneer,  b.  in  Edmonton,  Canada,  in  1828;  d.  at  Deer 
Lodge,  Manitoba,  Dec.  2,  1879.  He  was  employed  by  the  Hudson  Bay 
Company  as  an  Indian  trader,  and  conducted  expeditions  between  the 
Red  River  and  the  Rocky  mountains;  was  the  first  mail  carrier  between 
St.  Paul  and  Winnipeg;  aided  in  making  treaties  with  the  Indians,  who 
had  great  confidence  in  him  and  to  whom  he  was  allied  by  marriage; 
was  minister  of  Agriculture  for  Manitoba.     [237  (1).] 

McKay,  John  A.,  merchant,  b.  in  Ontario,  Canada,  in  1837;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1870,  and  took  a  homestead  on  the  site  of  Alexandria; 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  brick,  and  after  1888  in  mercantile 
business.     [35.] 

McKean,  Elias,  pioneer,  b.  in  Bradford  county,  Pa.,  June  30,  1817; 
d.  in  Lakeland,  Minn.,  July  5,  1894.  He  settled  in  Stillwater,  Minn., 
in  1842,  and  was  one  of  the  original  proprietors  of  the  Stillwater 
Sawmill  Company.  After  1850  he  resided  on  a  farm  in  Lakeland. 
[41;   167   (July  13,  1894).] 


472  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

McKelvy,  James  Megowan,  judge,  lb.  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  April  19,  1835; 
was  graduated  at  Allegheny  college  in  1854;  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  1856,  and  came  to  St.  Cloud  in  1857;  served  as  lieutenant  and 
captain  in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt,  1862-5;  was  judge  of  the 
Seventh  judicial  district,  1866-83.     [18.] 

McKenna,  Charles,  b.  in  Canada  in  1837;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1868; 
engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Waseca;  was  county  treasurer, 
1880-88.     [75.] 

McKenney,  Charles  Richard,  journalist,  b.  in  Franklin,  Wis.,  March 
6,  1849;  has  published  newspapers  since  1875;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1873,  resides  in  North  St.  Paul,  where  he  has  been  editor  and  proprietor 
of  The  Sentinel  since  1887;  was  enrolling  clerk  of  the  47th,  51st,  and 
54th  U.  S.  Congresses;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1895. 
[24;  27*;  30;  52;  176  (March,  1888*);  238  (March  31,  1886*).] 

McKenny,  Harry  B.,  journalist,  b.  in  Chatfield,  Minn.;  published  the 
Lake  City  Sentinel  from  1882  to  1892;  and  then  purchased  the  Sauk 
Rapids  Sentinel.     [238  (Dec.  19,  1893*).] 

McKenny,  J.  G.,  journalist,  b.  in  Petersburg,  Va.,  April  9,  1817;  d.  in 
St.  Peter,  Minn.,  July  31,  1868.  He  settled  in  Chatfield,  Minn.,  in  1861, 
and  with  his  brother,  J.  H.  McKenny,  published  the  Chatfield  Democrat. 
[28,  XII;   155;   238   (Aug.  11,  1868).] 

McKenny,  John  Harrison,  journalist,  b.  in  Chambersburg,  Pa.,  Oct. 
24,  1813;  d.  in  Chatfield,  Minn.,  May  23,  1878.  He  first  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1848;  was  sutler  at  Fort  Ripley;  settled  in  Chatfield  in  1856, 
as  receiver  of  the  U.  S.  land  office;  and  in  1861  bought  the  Chatfield 
Democrat,  which  he  edited  until  he  died.  [18;  28,  XII;  52;  237  (1); 
238   (May  25,  1878).] 

McKenty,  Henry,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1821;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Aug. 
10,  1869.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1851;  engaged  in  real  estate  busi- 
ness.    [94.] 

Mackenzie,  Alexander,  explorer,  b.  in  Stornoway,  Scotland,  in  1763; 
d.  in  Mulnain,  Scotland,  March  11,  1820.  He  traveled  extensively  in  the 
northern  part  of  North  America,  coming  to  what  is  now  Minnesota  in 
1785.     [1;  114*.] 

Mackenzie,  George  Allison,  lawyer,  b.  in  Roscoe,  111.,  March  14, 
1857;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1869  with  his  parents,  who  settled  near 
Rochester;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1886,  resides  in  Gaylord,  and 
was  county  attorney  of  Sibley  county,  1901-05;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1905  and  1909-11.     [22*;  24;  30*.] 

McKenzie,  John  G.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Ontario  in  1819;  d.  at  Miles  City, 
Mont.,  Nov.,  1902.  He  settled  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1847,  and  engaged 
in  lumber  business;  removed  to  Montana  in  1880.    [237  (28).] 

McKenzie,  Malcolm,  b.  in  Scotland,  March  22,  1834;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1868;  resided  in  Cleveland,  Le  Sueur  county;  was  a  representa- 
tive in  the  legislature  in  1877.    [30.] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  473 

McKeon,  Owen,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1826;  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1851;  settled  in  Jessenland,  Sibley  county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  engaged  in 
farming,  and  after  1866  was  county  superintendent  of  schools.     [32.] 

Mackey,  Andrew,  pioneer,  b.  in  Ireland  about  1800;  was  one  of  the 
first  settlers  in  the  St.  Croix  valley,  1838;  engaged  in  lumbering, 
settled  on  a  claim  on  the  site  of  Afton,  Washington  county,  Minn.,  in 
1841.     [40.] 

McKinley,  William,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Glasgow,  Scotland, 
March  24,  1834;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1841, 
and  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1855;  was  ordained  an  elder  in  1859;  was 
pastor  in  Minneapolis,  Winona,  St.  Paul,  Duluth,  and  in  other  cities; 
was  presiding  elder  of  the -Winona  district,  1878-80,  and  the  St.  Paul 
district,  1891-4;  since  1899  has  resided  in  Winona;  author  of  "A  Story 
of  Minnesota  Methodism,"  359  pages,  1911.     [3*;  241.] 

McKinney,  Moses,  lumberman,  d.  at  Iron  River,  Wis.,  Oct.  30,  1897. 
He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1854,  and  engaged  in  lumber  business 
there  forty-three  years;  was  a  prominent  freemason.  [167  (Nov.  5, 
1897).] 

McKinnon,  Alexander,  b.  in  Lancaster,  Ontario,  March  5,  1854;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1878,  soon  afterward  settled  in  Crookston,  and  engaged 
in  real  estate  and  insurance  business.     [22*;  26*.] 

McKinnon,  John  R.,  b.  in  Inverness  shire,  Scotland,  Sept.  13,  1851; 
came  to  Crookston,  Minn.,  in  1880;  has  engaged  with  his  brother  in 
the  manufacture  of  carriages,  and  in  dealing  in  farm  implements.  In 
1895  he  was  mayor  of  Crookston.     [22*.] 

McKinstry,  Archibald  Winthrop,  journalist,  b.  in  Chicopee,  Mass., 
March  19,  1828;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865,  settling  at  Faribault,  and 
has  since  published  the  Faribault  Republican;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1877.     [23;  24;   25;  30;  70;  70A;  166  (1892);  241.] 

McKinstry,  Azro,  dairyman,  b.  in  Bethel,  Vt.,  in  1844;  d.  in  Winne- 
bago City,  Minn.,  Sept.  12,  1900.  He  served  in  the  10th  Vermont  Regt. 
in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Winnebago  City  in  1868.  [180  (Oct.  24, 
1900).] 

McKinstry,  Henry,  b.  in  Windsor  county,  Vt.,  in  1842;  served  in  the 
12th  Vermont  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Winnebago  City,  Minn., 
in  1872,  owned  a  farm,  and  also  engaged  in  mercantile  business.     [34.] 

McKinstry,  Howard  L.,  physician,  b.  in  Mercersburg,  Pa.,  June  14, 
1847;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania, 
1870;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1875,  settling  at  Zumbrota;  removed  to 
Red  Wing  in  1888.     [24;  54.] 

McKinstry,  William,  pioneer,  b.  in  Westminster,  Vt.,  June  14,  1795; 
d.  at  Audubon,  Minn.,  Nov.  22,  1882.  He  was  a  circuit  rider  of  the 
Methodist  church  more  than  twenty  years  in  New  York  and  Pennsyl- 
vania; came  to  Minnesota  in  1867,  and  lived  in  Becker  county  after 
1871.     [44.] 


474  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

McKnight,  Sumner  Thomas,  lumberman,  b.  in  Truxton,  N.  Y.,  April 
2,  1836;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Aug.  3,  1908.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1869,  and  resided  three  years  in  Blue  Earth  county;  afterward  left  this 
state,  and  engaged  in  lumber  business  in  Missouri  and  Wisconsin;  later 
became  president  of  the  Northwestern  Lumber  Company,  and  resided 
in  Minneapolis.     [23;  24;  85A*;  237  (51).] 

Mackubin,  Charles  N.,  b.  in  Maryland;  d.  in  St.  Paul  in  1863.  He 
settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1854;  engaged  in  banking  and  real  estate  busi- 
ness.   A  street  in  St.  Paul  is  named  for  him.     [94.] 

McKune,  Lewis,  b.  in  Meriden,  Pa.,  July  22,  1821;  settled  in  Waseca 
county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  was  a  member  of  the  state  constitutional  con- 
vention, 1857;  was  a  state  senator,  1857-8;  served  as  captain  in  the 
First  Minnesota  Regt,  1861,  and  was  killed  in  the  battle  of  Bull  Run, 
July  21,  1861.     [75*.] 

McKusick,  Ivory  E.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Cornish,  Maine,  July  2,  1827; 
settled  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1847;  was  surveyor  general  of  the  first 
district  of  Minnesota,  1867-75;  engaged  in  lumber  business.     [40;   41.] 

McKusick,  John,  b.  in  Cornish,  Maine,  Dec.  18,  1815;  d.  in  Still- 
water, Minn.,  Oct.  26,  1900.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1840;  settled  in 
Washington  county;  built  the  first  sawmill  there;  was  a  state  senator, 
1863-6.     [41*;  167  (Nov.  2,  1900);  237  (11).] 

McKusick,  Jonathan  B.,  lumberman  and  farmer,  b.  in  Cornish, 
Maine,  in  1812;  d.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  Aug.  21.  1876.  He  settled  there 
in  1846;  served  during  the  civil  war  as  quartermaster  at  Ft.  Aber- 
crombie,  with  the  rank  of  captain.     [41;  42;  237  (1).] 

McKusick,  Levi  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Baring,  Maine,  March  31,  1854; 
came  to  Minnesota,  settling  in  Pine  City  in  1877;  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1878,  and  was  county  attorney,  1879-82;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1883,  1885,  and  1889,  and  a  state  senator,  1899-1901. 
[22*;   27*;   30;   37.] 

McKusick,  William,  lumberman,  b.  in  Cornish,  Maine,  March  6,  1825; 
d.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  May  8,  1904.  He  came  to  Stillwater  in  1847; 
was  a  representative  in  the  territorial  legislature  in  1854,  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  territorial  council  three  terms;  served  in  the  Eighth  Minne- 
sota Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  becoming  captain;  owned  a  farm  at  Big 
Stone  lake  after  1882;  and  in  later  years  owned  a  farm  near  Wilmot, 
S.  D.     [41;  42;   237  (35).] 

McLain,  John  Scudder,  journalist,  b.  in  Brown  county,  Ohio,  May 
26,  1853;  was  graduated  at  Wabash  College,  1877;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1885,  settling  at  Minneapolis;  was  editor  of  the  Minneapolis  Journal, 
1885-1908;  removed  to  St.  Paul,  1909,  becoming  editor  of  The  Dispatch; 
author  of  "Alaska  and  the  Klondike,"  330  pages,  1905.  [17;  24;  27*; 
85A*.] 

MacLaren,  Archibald,  physician,  b.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  April  16, 
1858;  was  graduated  at  Princeton  University,  1880,  and  at  the  College 


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475 


of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  New  York  City,  1883;  has  practiced  in  St. 
Paul  since  1885;  professor  in  the  medical  college  of  the  University  of 
Minnesota  since  1888.     [24;  25;  127B.] 

McLaren,  Robert  F.,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  New  York  city, 
Feb.  1,  1842;  was  graduated  at  Union  College,  1864,  and  the  Theological 
Seminary  at  Toledo,  Ohio,  1868;  was  pastor  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  after 
1873.     [54.] 

McLaren,  Robert  Neil,  soldier,  b.  in  Geneva,  N.  Y.,  April  8,  1828;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  July  30,  1886.  He  was  graduated  at  Union  College,  1851; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  settling  in  Red  Wing;  was  a  member  of 
the  state  senate,  1859-61;  took  part  in  the  suppression  of  the  Sioux 
outbreak,  1862,  and  the  next  two  years  served  on  the  frontier  as  colonel 
of  the  Second  regiment  of  Minnesota  cavalry.  In  1866  he  was  brevetted 
brigadier  general.  He  held  the  offices  of  internal  revenue  assessor  and 
collector,  1867-72,  and  later  as  U.  S.  marshal.     [18*;  93*;  121;  237  (1).] 

McLarty,  D.  A.,  banker,  b.  at  St.  Thomas,  Canada;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1872;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1878,  and  settled  in  Granite 
Falls;  organized  the  Western  State  Bank  there  in  1902,  and  was  its 
president.     [38.] 

McLarty,  Malcolm,  b.  in  Ayr,  Scotland,  Feb.  29,  1824;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1856,  and  settled  in  Chatfield,  Minn.,  the  next  year; 
was  postmaster  many  years,  and  also  owned  a  bookstore.     [52.] 

McLaughlin,  Cunningham  N.,  b.  in  Amherst,  Ohio,  July  13,  1853; 
came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1861;  engaged  in  sale  and 
manufacture  of  agricultural  implements  at  Owatonna,  1876-91,  and  at 
Winona  since  1891.     [24;   72.] 

McLaughlin,  Daniel  W.,  pioneer,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Maine,  July  12, 
1831;  d.  in  Anoka,  Minn.,  Dec.  1,  1905.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854, 
settling  on  a  farm  in  Champlin,  Hennepin  county;  later  engaged  in 
lumber  business  in  Anoka.     [43*;   237   (39).] 

MacLean,  George  Edwin,  educator,  b.  in  Rockville,  Conn.,  Aug.  31, 
1850;  was  graduated  at  Williams  College,  1871,  Yale  Theological  Sem- 
inary, 1874,  and  the  University  of  Leipzig,  1883;  was  professor  of  Eng- 
lish language  and  literature  in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1883-95; 
chancellor  of  the  University  of  Nebraska,  1895-99;  and  president  of  the 
,  State  University  of  Iowa,  1899-1910;  author  of  "A  Decade  of  Develop- 
ment in  American  State  Universities,"  and  many  other  books,  articles, 
and  reviews.     [r7;   127   (2*,  8*);   127B.] 

McLean,  Henry  C,  real  estate  dealer,  b.  in  Lockport,  N.  Y.,  in  1844; 
served  in  the  First  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1868;  resided  at  Lake  Crystal;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1897.     [30.] 

McLean,  John  Howard,  b.  in  Neenah,  Wis.,  June  6,  1860;  has  been 
connected  with  the  Oliver  Iron  Mining  Co.  since  1897,  being  general 


476  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

superintendent,  1898-1906,  and  later  general  manager  and  director;  is 
also  first  vice  president  of  the  Duluth  and  Iron  Range  Railway  Co.,  and 
vice  president  of  the  Pittsburg  Steamship  Co.     [31A.] 

McLean,  Nathaniel,  journalist,  b.  in  Morris  county,  N.  J.,  May  16, 
1787;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  11,  1871.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1849  to 
engage  in  the  newspaper  business;  was  Sioux  Agent  at  Fort  Snelling, 
1849-53.     [28,  IV,  X;   94;   237   (1).] 

McLean,  Thomas  Nicol,  physician,  b.  at  Oliver's  Ferry,  Ontario,  June 
4,  1859;  was  graduated  at  Perth  College,  1878,  and  in  medicine  at 
McGill  University,  1882;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1883,  settling  at  Fergus 
Falls,  where  he  has  since  practiced.    [24;  25;  35.] 

McLean,  Tobias  G,  merchant,  b.  in  New  Brunswick,  Aug.  21,  1851; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1867,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  Anoka;  was 
mayor  two  terms;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903. 
[30;  31.] 

McLeod,  Alexander  Roderick,  pioneer,  b.  probably  in  Canada  in  1817; 
d.  at  Jefferson  Barracks,  Mo.,  Nov.  14,  1864.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  inv 
1843,  having  come  to  Minnesota  four  or  five  years  previously.  He  built 
a  square  log  house,  in  which  later  the  first  territorial  legislature  met. 
In  1862  he  enlisted  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt,  and  died  of  disease 
while  in  the  army.     [28,  IV.] 

McLeod,  Donald  William,  b.  in  Ontario  in  1826;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Jan., 
1903.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1882,  and  engaged  in  the  book  and 
stationery  business.     [237   (28*).] 

McLeod,  George  A.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Canada  in  1820;  d.  in  Traverse, 
Nicollet  county,  Minn.,  in  1881.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852,  and 
engaged  in  trade  with  the  Indians;  settled  on  a  claim  at  Traverse;  was 
county  superintendent  of  schools,  1854,  and  again  in  1879;  was  first 
lieutenant  and  scout  under  Gen.  Sibley  in  the  Indian  war,  1862.     [32.] 

McLeod,  Martin,  pioneer,  b.  in  Montreal,  Canada,  August  30,  1813; 
d.  on  his  farm  in  Bloomington,  Hennepin  county,  Minn.,  Nov.  20,  1860. 
He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1837;  engaged  in  the  fur  trade;  settled  at 
Bloomington  in  1849;  served  in  the  territorial  council  in  1849-53,  and  . 
was  its  president  in  1853.  McLeod  county  is  named  for  him.  [58;  59; 
60*;   114*;  237   (3*);  241.] 

McMahan,  William  R.,  physician,  b.  in  Clark  county,  Ky.,  May  23. 
1816;  d.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  Nov.  14,  1900.  He  settled  in  Mankato  in 
1855,  being  the  first  physician  in  the  county;  was  a  member  of  the  state 
constitutional  convention,  1857.     [29*;  32;  83*;  237  (11).] 

McMahon,  H.,  physician,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1827;  d.  at  Sauk  Rapids, 
Minn.,  July  3,  1877.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  fourteen  years 
old;  settled  in  Sauk  Rapids  in  1856;  was  surgeon  at  Fort  Ripley, 
1862-4;  and  after  1872  was  surgeon  for  the  Indian  Agency  at  Leech 
Lake.     [139;  237  (1).]. 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  477 

McMartin,  Finlay,  farmer,  b.  in  Ormstown,  Quebec,  March  23,  1845; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1863;  resides  in  Claremont;  was  a  representative 
in  the  state  legislature  in  1909-11.     [30*.] 

McMartin,  William  H.  R.,  b.  in  Durham,  Canada,  June  10,  1854; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Dodge  county,  Minn.,  in  1858;  resided  in 
Claremont,  and  was  a  dealer  in  grain,  farm  machinery,  and  hardware; 
was  clerk  of  the  district  court  of  Dodge  county,  1882-6.     [49;   93.] 

McMasters,  Sterling  Yancey,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  at  Guilford 
Court  House,  N.  C,  Dec.  9,  1813;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Nov.  5,  1875. 
He  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  North  Carolina;  was  pastor  at 
Alton,  111.,  1846-51;  was  professor  in  the  Western  Military  Institute, 
Ky.,  one  year;  later  was  president  of  St.  Paul's  College,  Palmyra,  Mo.; 
came  to  Minnesota,  and  was  rector  of  Christ  Church,  St.  Paul,  1863-75. 
[28,  III,  IV;   68;   162;   237   (1);   238   (Nov.  6,  1875).] 

McMasters,  William  J.,  journalist,  b.  in  Belfast,  Ireland,  Sept.  23, 
1838;  d.  about  1880.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1848;  learned  the 
printing  trade  at  Read's  Landing,  Minn.;  joined  T.  H.  Perkins  in 
founding  the  Lake  City  Leader,  was  its  editor  until  1876,  and  again  in 
1879-80.     [28,  XII.] 

McMichael,  Oliver  H.,  physician,  b.  in  Clarion  county,  Pa.,  Dec.  25, 
1845;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1871; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  the  same  year,  and  has  since  practiced  at  Vernon 
Center.     [24;  32;  45*.] 

McMillan,  Albert  S.,  journalist,  b.  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  Feb.  19,  1853; 
established  the  Journal  in  Verndale,  Minn.,  in  1879;  was  postmaster 
two  years,  and  owned  a  bookstore.     [35.] 

MacMillan,  Conway,  botanist,  b.  in  Hillsdale,  Mich.,  Aug.  26,  1867; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Nebraska,  1885;  was  professor  of 
botany  in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  residing  in  Minneapolis, 
1891-1906;  author,  "The  Metaspermae  of  the  Minnesota  Valley,"  826 
pages,  1892,  and  "Minnesota  Plant  Life,"  568  pages,  1899.  [7A;  17; 
24;  127   (2*);   127A*,  B.] 

McMillan,  Frank  Griggs,  architect  and  contractor,  b.  in  Danville, 
Vt.,  Oct.  4,  1856;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1878,  settling  at  Minneapolis; 
was  a  printer,  a  carpenter  and  millwright,  and  afterward  a  building 
contractor;  was  a  state  senator,  1891-3.     [22*;   23;  24;  30;  84*;  85A*.] 

McMillan,"  James,  miller,  b.  in  Canada  in  1839;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1860;  resided  at  Redwood  Falls;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1889.     [30.] 

McMillan,  James  T.,  b.  in  Belfast,  Ireland,  July  14,  1839;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Minn.,  Aug.  17,  1906.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1860,  and 
to  St.  Paul  in  1870,  where  he  established  a  pork-packing  industry. 
[68;   93A;   238   (Nov.  9,  1899).] 

McMillan,  Putnam  Dana,  b.  in  Fryeburg,  Maine,  Aug.  25,  1832; 
served  in  the  Fifteenth  Vermont  Regt.  during  the  civil  war;   engaged 


478 


MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL.  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 


several  years  in  sheep-farming  in  South  America;  came  to  Minnesota, 
and  in  1872  settled  in  Minneapolis,  in  real  estate  business.  He  reclaimed 
from  a  worthless  marsh  six-  thousand  acres  of  land  in  Freeborn  county. 
[22*;    85A*.] 

McMillan,  Samuel  James  Renwick,  jurist,  b.  in  Brownsville,  Pa., 
Feb.  22,  1826;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Oct.  3,  1897.  He  was  graduated  at 
Duquesne  College,  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  in  1846;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1849;  came  to  St.,  Paul  in  1852;  lived  in  Stillwater,  1854-56;  returned 
to  St.  Paul  in  1856;  was  judge  of  the  First  judicial  district,  1858-64; 
associate  justice  of  the  state  supreme  court,  1864-74,  and  its  chief 
justice  in  1874-75;  was  U.  S.  senator,  1875-87.  [1;  7;  10;  27*;  28,  VIII; 
41;  93;   98*;   136;   168   (April,  1892*);  178  (Dec.  9,  1897*);   237   (9*).] 

McMillan,  Thomas,  b.  in  Canada,  Jan.  16,  1834;  d.  in  Minneapolis, 
April  13,  1911.  He  served  in  the  27th  Wisconsin  Regt,  1862-5,  attaining 
the  rank  of  first  lieutenant;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1866;  engaged  in 
livery  business  at  Redwood  Falls;  was  sheriff  of  Redwood  county  five 
years;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Hammer,  Yellow  Medicine  county,  in  1878; 
was  a  representative  to  the  legislature,  1886;  afterward  was  the  first 
commandant  of  the  Soldiers'  Home  at  Minnehaha  for  twelve  years, 
residing  in   Minneapolis.      [32;    237    (67*).] 

McMullen,  James,  pioneer,  b.  in  Reading,  Pa.,  July  21,  1824;  followed 
a  seafaring  life  several  years;  came  to  St.  Anthony,  Minn.,  in  1849,  and 
engaged  in  lumber  business.     [84*;   88*.] 

McMullen,  Nathan  McDowel,  merchant,  b.  in  Franklin  county,  Pa., 
Sept.  18,  1806;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  settled  in  Shakopee,  in  1856; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1862.     [18;  32.] 

McMtjrdy,  Robert  Strong,  physician,  b.  in  Albany,  N.  Y.,  July  17, 
1824;  was  graduated  at  Albany  Medical  College,  1846;  settled  in  Min- 
neapolis in  1873.     [24;  58;  84*.] 

McMurtrie,  James,  pioneer,  b.  in  Union  county,  Pa.,  in  1828;  settled 
in  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1853,  being  one  of  the  earliest  settlers;  built  the 
first  sawmill  in  the  county;  afterward  was  superintendent  of  a  farm 
on  the  Indian  reservation;  and  after  1868  again  resided  in  Mankato. 
[32.] 

McNair,  William  Woodbridc.e,  lawyer,  b.  in  Groveland,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  4, 
1836;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Sept.  15,  1885.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857, 
settling  in  Minneapolis,  and  practiced  law  there  until  one  year  before 
his  death.     [19*;   58;   84*;  85A*;   237   (1).] 

McNally,  Myles,  b.  in  Oakdale,  Mass.,  July  28,  1863;  settled  in  St. 
Paul  in  1884;  became  a  member  of  the  fire  department  the  next  year, 
and  one  of  its  captains  in  1892.     [96*.] 

McNamee,  Francis  P.,  journalist,  b.  in  Dublin,  Ireland,  in  1830;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Jan.  8,  1877.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  in  St. 
Paul;  engaged  in  newspaper  work;  was  connected  with  the  St.  Paul 
Dispatch  from  1868  to  the  time  of  his  death.    [237  (1).] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  479 

McNamee,  Richard  S.,  compositor,  b.  in  New  York,  Nov.  17,  1855;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  April  28,  1907.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in 
1856;  resided  in  St.  Paul,  and  was  employed  in  the  Pioneer  Press  com- 
posing room  thirty-five  years;  was  a  state  senator,  1899-1907.  [30;  100; 
237  (48*).] 

McNeal,  George  C,  pioneer,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1828;  d.  at  the 
Soldiers'  Home,  Minnehaha,  Nov.  7,  1903.  He  settled  in  Stillwater, 
Minn.,  in  1857;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war; 
engaged  in  logging  business,  drove  a  stage,  and  was  a  guard  in  the 
state  prison.     [237   (28).] 

McNeal,  William,  farmer,  b.  in  New  Brunswick,  May  1,  1830;  d.  in 
Brockway,  Stearns  county,  Minn.,  Sept.  11,  1879.  He  settled  there  in 
1855,  being  one  of  the  first  two  residents  of  that  township.    [31.] 

McNeil,  Alex,  merchant  and  farmer,  b.  in  Minnesota,  Dec.  6,  1860; 
resides  in  Dayton;  a  representative  in  the  legislature  since  1907. 
[30*.] 

McNeil,  Robert  J.,  merchant,  b.  in  Canada  in  1856;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1867,  settling  at  Alexandria;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature, 1897-9.     [30.] 

McNelly,  John,  farmer,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1830;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1848,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  settled  at  Wilmington, 
Houston  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1875-6  and 
1889,  and  a  state  senator,  1877-8.     [30;  61.] 

McNiece,  Washington,  b.  in  Huntingdon  county,  Pa.,  Sept.  10,  1841; 
settled  in  Sauk  Center,  Minn.,  in  1867,  and  engaged  in  the  milling  busi- 
ness.    [31;   35.] 

McNiff,  John,  pioneer,  b.  in  Ireland,  March  18,  1806;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1840;  enlisted  in  the  U.  S.  army,  and  was  sent  to 
Fort  Snelling  in  1841;  settled  in  Hastings  in  1856;  served  in  the  Second 
Minnesota  cavalry  in  the  civil  war.     [48.] 

McNulty,  Ambrose,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Darwin,  Minn.,  May  18,  1868; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Nov.  28,  1910.  He  studied  at  the  College  of  St.  Thomas, 
St.  Paul,  at  St.  John's  University,  Collegeville,  Minn.,  and  the  Catholic 
University  of  America,  Washington,  D.  C;  was  ordained  a  priest  in 
1891;  was  editor  of  the  Northwestern  Chronicle;  later  was  pastor  of 
St.  Luke's  parish  in  St.  Paul,  1896-1910;  author,  "The  Chapel  of  St. 
Paul,  and  the  Beginnings  of  the  Catholic  Church  in  Minnesota,"  in 
Minn.  Hist.  Society  Collections,  vol.  X,  1905,  pages  233-245.  [132;  146; 
237  (59).] 

McNutt,  Thomas  G.,  merchant  and  banker,  b.  in  Nova  Scotia,  July 
14,  1841;  came  with  his  parents  to  Hastings,  Minn.,  in  1858;  served  in 
the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Glenwood  in 
1876.  [67.] 

Macomber,  George  L.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Durham,  Maine,  Nov.  28,  1848; 
settled  on  a  farm  in  Great  Bend,  Cottonwood  county,  Minn.,  in  1871, 
being  the  first  settler  in  the  township.     [34.] 


480  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

McPhail,  James,  b.  in  Inverness,  Scotland,  in  1824;  d.  in  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  in  1857.  He  was  one  of  the  first  pilots  on  the  St.  Croix  and 
Mississippi  rivers;  settled  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1848.     [41.] 

McPhail,  Samuel,  b.  in  Russellville,  Ky.,  May  2,  1828;  d.  near  Taun- 
ton, Minn.,  March  6,  1902.  He  served  in  the  Mexican  war;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1850;  laid  out  the  town  of  Caledonia;  served  in  the  early 
part  of  the  civil  war  as  captain  of  a  company  of  scouts  in  Missouri, 
and  in  the  Sioux  war,  1862-3,  as  colonel  in  the  First  Minnesota  ca- 
valry. He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1867;  resided  on  a  homestead  in 
Alta  Vista  township,  Lincoln  county.     [29*;  34;  115;  237  (19).] 

McQueen,  William  L.,  farmer,  b.  in  Vernon  county,  Wis.,  Aug.  25, 
1852;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1862;  resides  in  Mapleton;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1907.     [30*,*  46.] 

McQuillan,  Philip  Francis,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1834;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
April  11,  1877.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  eight  years  old; 
settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1857,  and  built  up  a  large  wholesale  grocery  busi- 
ness.    [93*;  237  (1);  238  (April  12,  1877).] 

McReynolds,  J.  A.,  b.  in  Illinois  in  1830;  settled  in  Owatonna,  Minn., 
in  1872;  was  proprietor  of  a  flouring  mill  in  Kenyon,  Goodhue  county. 
[54.] 

McRostie,  William  M.,  b.  in  Ogdensburg,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  21,  1857;  d.  in 
Lake  City,  Minn.,  Aug.  25,  1903.  He  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents 
in  1864;  settled  in  Lake  City  in  1882,  where  he  owned  the  Lake  City 
Granite  and  Marble  Works.     [237   (28*).] 

McSpadden,  William  G.,  farmer,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1827;  came  with 
his  parents  to  the  United  States  when  two  years  old;  enlisted  as  a 
musician  in  the  U.  S.  army  in  1844;  served  as  a  soldier  in  the  Mexican 
war;  settled  in  Houston,  Minn.;  served  in  the  Eighth  Missouri  Regt. 
in  the  civil  war;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1877.  [30; 
61.] 

McStay,  Edward,  printer,  b.  in  Lena,  111.,  Nov.  26,  1861;  came  to 
Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1865,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1868;  was  a 
prominent  freemason.     [158.] 

McVey,  Frank  Le  Rond,  educator,  b.  in  Wilmington,  Ohio,  Nov. 
10,  1869;  was  graduated  at  Ohio  Wesleyan  University,  1893;  studied 
at  Yale  University,  1893-5;  was  professor  of  economics  in  the  Univer- 
sity of  Minnesota,  1896-19.07;  member  of  the  State  Tax  Commission, 
1907-9;  president  of  the  University  of  North  Dakota,  Grand  Forks, 
since  1909;  author,  "The  Government  of  Minnesota;  its  History  and 
Administration,"  236  pages,  1901.  [17;  24;  85A;  127  (11*);  127B; 
237  (53).]  .        ■ 

Me  Wright,  Albert,  b.  in  Whiting,  Vt,  Aug.  16,  1814;  was  graduated 
at  Willoughby  Medical  University;  settled  at  Glencoe,  Minn.,  in  1858, 
practiced  medicine,  and  also  preached   for  the   Methodist  denomina- 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  481 

tion.     Some  of  his  sermons  and  other   religious  writings  have  been 
published.     [29.] 

Macy,  Charles,  pioneer,  b.  in  Canada  in  1821;  came  to  Fort  Snelling 
in  1845;  settled  on  a  farm  at  Stillwater  the  next  year.     [41.] 

Madson,  Christian,  merchant,  b.  in  Orenholt,  Denmark,  Oct.  11, 
1849;  came  to  the  United  States,  settling  in  Minnesota;  resided  in 
East  Grand  Forks  after  1882,  and  erected  the  first  business  building 
there.     [35.] 

Maehren,  Pancratius,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Cologne,  Germany,  May  24, 
1846;  d.  at  Collegeville,  Minn.,  March  11,  1904.  He  came  to  the 
United  States,  and  engaged  in  teaching  until  1870;  joined  the  Benedic- 
tine order,  and  was  ordained  priest  in  1874;  was  pastor  in  several 
places,  being  stationed  at  Rich  Prairie,  Minn.,  1884-93;  was  prior  of 
St.  John's,  1893-95,  and  afterward  was  pastor  in  Freeport  and  Farming. 
[132*.] 

Magelssen,  Kristian,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway  in  1839; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1864;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry;  resid- 
ed in  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  after  1869;  was  pastor  of  the  churches 
at  Highland  Prairie  and  Elstad.  [52.] 

Magie,  William  Henry,  physician,  b.  in  Madison,  N.  J.,  Sept.  30,  1854; 
was  graduated  at  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  St.  Louis, 
1884;  has  since  practiced  in  Duluth.     [23*;   24;   25;   31A.] 

Maginnis,  Charles  Patrick,  b.  in  Wayne  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1849; 
came  with  his  father  to  Minnesota  when  six  years  old;  settled  on  a 
farm  in  Morris  in  1877;  was  sheriff  of  Stevens  county,  1880-4;  later 
removed  to  Duluth.     [73.] 

Maginnis,  Martin,  b.  in  New  York,  Oct.  27,  1841;  came  to  Minne- 
sota, and  was  a  student  in  Hamline  University,  1856-61;  served  in 
the  First  and  Eleventh  Minnesota  Regts.,  1861-5,  attaining  the  rank 
of  major;  removed  to  Montana  in  1866,  settling  in  Helena,  and  was 
editor  of  the  Daily  Gazette;  was  a  representative  in  Congress,  1873-85, 
and  U.  S.  senator  in  1900;  now  in  mining  and  real  estate  business. 
[9;  10;  17.] 

Magnus,  Daniel,  educator,  b.  in  Vermland,  Sweden,  in  1851;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1870;  settled  in  Zumbrota,  Minn.;  was  graduated 
at  Oberlin  College,  Ohio,  in  1881,  and  from  its  theological  department 
in  1884;  was  a  professor  in  Carleton  College,  Northfield,  Minn.,  1885- 
1903.     [169.] 

Magnuson,  Swen,  lumberman,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1849;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1853;  resided  at  Marine  Mills;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1903.     [30.] 

Magoffin,  Beriah,  Jr.,  farmer,  b.  in  Harrisburg,  Ky.,  March  13,  1843; 
served  in  the  Confederate  army  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1873,  and  settled  near  St.  Paul;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1877.    [30.] 

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482  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Magruder,  William  T.,  soldier,  b.  in  Maryland  in  1826;  was  graduated 
at  the  U.  S.  Military  Academy,  1850;  was  commandant  at  Fort  Snelling 
in  1853;  attained  the  rank  of  captain  in  1861;  joined  the  Confederate 
army,  and  was  killed  at  Gettysburg,  July  3,  1863.     [11;  12;  13.] 

Maguire,  John,  farmer,  b.  in  Quebec  in  1841;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1868,  and  settled  in  Lac  qui  Parle  county;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1885  and  1891-3.  During  the  civil  war  he  served  two 
years  in  the  U.S.  navy.    [30.] 

Mahler,  Charles  Frederick,  merchant,  b.  in  Lauffen,  Germany, 
June  28,  1836;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  16,  1900.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  when  a  child;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1856;  engaged  in  the  dry 
goods  business  there  forty  years.  [93A;  94;  95*;  156;  237  (11*)  y 
238  (Feb.  17,  1900*).] 

Mahlum,  Anton,  b.  in  Norway  in  1849;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1869;  settled  in  Brainerd,  Minn.,  three  years  later;  engaged  in  rail- 
road work,  and  was  proprietor  of  a  hotel;  was  register  of  deeds  for 
Crow  Wing   county,   1889-98.      [31;    169.] 

Mahoney,  Michael  C,  pioneer,  b.  in  County  Cork,  Ireland,  in  1843; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1860;  served  in  a  N.  Y.  regiment  in  the 
civil  war;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1873,  and  five  years  later  opened 
the  first  farm  in  Burke,  Pipestone  county.     [34.] 

Mahoney,  Stephen,  lawyer,  b.  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  Dec.  26,  1853;  came 
to  Minnesota  when  three  years  old;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of 
Minnesota,  1877,  and  in  law  at  the  University  of  Iowa,  1879;  settled  in 
Minneapolis,  and  was  judge  of  the  municipal  court,  1884-96;  was  a  re- 
gent of  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1889-1907.  [24;  127  (10*); 
127B.] 

Mahood,  William  R.,  b.  in  Decatur,  111.,  in  1848;  served  in  the  69th 
Ohio  Regt.  during  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Le  Sueur  county,  Minn., 
in  1866;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1897  and  in 
1901.  [30.] 

Mahowald,  W.,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Germany,  Dec.  28,  1846;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1868;  was  ordained  in  1877,  and  was  pastor  at 
Stillwater,  Minn.,  after  1880.     [40.] 

Mahzakootemanne,  a  friendly  Sioux.    See  Little  Paul. 

Mainzer,  Jacob,  b.  in  Germany,  Dec.  16,  1834;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Nov. 
27,  1893.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1853,  and  to  St.  Paul  two 
years  later;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1858;  served  in  the  Second 
Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  first  lieuten- 
ant; was  register  of  deeds  of  Ramsey  county,  1866-74.  [68;  93*;  94; 
115;  121;  237   (2);  238  (Nov.  28,  1893*).] 

Majer,  Dominic  A.,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Poland,  Dec.  28,  1S38;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  March  11,  1911.  *  He  was  graduated  in  theology 
at  the  University   of  Vienna,   1861;    came   to   the  United   States   in 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES. 


483 


1873,  and  ten  years  later  to  Minnesota;   was  pastor  of  St.  Adalbert's 
Church,  St.  Paul,  1883-1911.     [146.] 

Maland,  Martin  A.,  farmer,  b.  in  Racine  county,  Wis.,  Aug.  23,  1846; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  resided  in  Highland,  Fillmore  county; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1885  and  1889.     [30.] 

Mallette,  Henry  R.,  merchant,  b.  in  New  York  in  1861 ;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1876,  and  resided  at  Foreston;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1899.     [30.] 

Mallory,  Charles  P.,  b.  in  Quebec,  March  7,  1844;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1871;  settled  in  Fisher  in  1878,  where  he  owned  a  lumber 
yard.     [35.] 

Mallory,  George  J.,  b.  in  Coburg,  Ontario,  March  25,  1850;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1888;  settled  in  Duluth,  and  engaged  in  real  estate  and 
insurance  business;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1899- 
1902;   deputy  U.  S.  marshal  for  Minnesota  since  1901.     [24;   30.] 

Malloy,  Robert,  lumberman,  b.  near  New  Castle,  N.  B.,  in  1832;  d. 
in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  Dec.  26,  1897.  He  came  to  Stillwater,  in  1853, 
and  was  senior  member  of  the  lumber  firm  of  Malloy  Bros,  and  Mc- 
Clure.     [40;   167    (Dec.  31,  1897).] 

Malmros,  Oscar,  lawyer,  consul,  b.  in  Germany  in  1826;  d.  in  Rouen, 
France,  Aug.  18,  1909.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  twenty- 
six  years  old;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1853;  was  adjutant  general  of 
Minnesota,  1861-5;  was  United  States  consul  in  Turkey  after  1865, 
and  later  was  consul  in  Spain  and  other  countries.     [237   (59).] 

Malmsten,  August,  b.  in  Oestergotland,  Sweden,  Jan.  6,  1844;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1869,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  in  1881  organ- 
ized the  Crown  Iron  Works  Co.,  and  was  its  president.     [25;   169.] 

Malone,  William  J.,  b.  in  Houlton,  Maine,  April  5,  1853;  became  a 
member  of  the  Minneapolis  fire  department  in  1884,  and  was  promoted 
to  a  captaincy  in  1888.     [88*.] 

Maltby,  Dexter  J.,  physician,  b.  in  Watertown,  N.  Y.,  April  25,  1843; 
served  in  a  N.  Y.  regiment  during  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota, 
settling  in  the  new  town  of  Detroit,  in  1871.     [18.] 

Maltby,  Frederick  C,  merchant,  b.  in  New  York,  Aug.  7,  1835;  was 
graduated  at  Miami  University,  1853;  came  to  Minnesota  two  years  la- 
ter, and  practiced  law  in  St  Paul;  purchased  a  farm  at  Inver  Grove, 
Dakota  county,  in  1873,  and  four  years  later  opened  a  store  there. 
[48.] 

Malurer,  Christian,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  Nov.  22,  1842,  in  Ger- 
many; came  to  the  United  States  in  1866;  was  graduated  at  the 
Theological  Seminary,  Springfield,  111.,  in  1872;  was  pastor  at  Belvi- 
dere,  Goodhue  county,  Minn.,  1874-92,  and  at  Iosco,  Minn.,  1892-96. 
[148.] 


484  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Man,  B.  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  New  York,  June  15,  1840;  served  in  the 
106th  N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  becoming  first  lieutenant;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1869;  was  agent  for  the  Lanesboro  townsite  company- 
six  years;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1878.     [52.] 

Manchester,  J.  H.,  journalist,  born  in  Maine  in  1859;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1866;  resided  at  Lake  Benton,  and  published  the  Lake 
Benton  News;   was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1897.     [30.] 

Manchester,  James  Eugene,  b.  in  Pitcairn,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  16,  1855; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1884;  was  superin- 
tendent of  schools  in  Blue  Earth  City,  1884-90,  and  in  Alexandria, 
1890-3;  studied  in  Germany,  1894-99;  was  president  of  Vincennes 
University,  Ind.,  1901-4;  instructor  in  mathematics,  University  of 
Minnesota,  1904-9.     [7A;  127B.] 

Manderfeld,  John,  b.  in  Prussia,  Jan.  7,  1824;  d.  near  New  Ulm, 
Minn.,  Oct.  1,  1905.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1851,  and  to 
Minnesota  in  1855;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Cottonwood,  Brown  county; 
was  sheriff  three  years.     [32;  237  (39).] 

Mandt,  E.  T.,  b.  in  Norway  in  1838;  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1868,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1873;  resided  in  Mandt,  Chippewa  county, 
and  engaged  in  teaching,  chiefly  in  the  Norwegian  language.  He  also 
owned   a  farm.      [32.] 

Mankato,  a  sub-chief  of  the  Medawakanton  band  of  Sioux,  b.  near 
Port  Snelling  about  1822;  was  killed  in  the  battle  of  Wood  Lake,  Sept. 
23,  1862.  He  was  one  of  the  chiefs  who  went  to  Washington,  D.  C, 
in  1858,  and  signed  a  treaty  there.  In  the  outbreak  of  1862  he  was 
very  active,  and  was  noted  for  his  daring  in  the  battle  of  Birch 
Coulie.     [33;    116;    117;    118;    119;    120.] 

Mann,  Arthur  Teall,  surgeon,  b.  in  New  York  City,  in  1866;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1888,  and  Harvard  Medical 
School,  1896;  has  practiced  in  Minneapolis  since  1899;  instructor 
and  professor  of  clinical  surgery,  University  of  Minnesota,  since  1903. 
[24;  85A;  127A*,  B.] 

Mann,  Eugene  Langdon,  physician,  b.  in  Minneapolis,  May  20,  1861; 
was  graduated  at  Hobart  College,  Geneva,  N.  Y.,  1883,  and  at  Hahne- 
mann medical  college,  Philadelphia,  1886;  afterward  traveled  and 
studied  in  Europe;  has  practiced  in  St.  Paul  since  1887;  dean  of  the 
Homeopathic  Medical  College,  University  of  Minnesota.  [23;  24; 
127A*,  B;   215.] 

Mann,  Horatio  Eugene,  lawyer,  b.  in  Randolph,  Mass.,  Feb.  22,  1825; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  July  10,  1906.  He  was  educated  at  Norwich  (Vt) 
University,  and  at  the  University  of  Vermont;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1857,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1859-60;  became  clerk  of  the  U.  S. 
court,  and  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  the  early  60's.     [28,  XII;  215;  241.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  485 

Mann,  T.  T.,  physician,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  in  1816;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Sept.  9,  1890.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1852.  [68;  93;  94;  238  (Sept. 
10,   1890).] 

Man  net,  Solon  W.,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  near  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y., 
in  1813;  d.  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  Jan.  19,  1869.  He  was  graduated  at 
the  General  Theological  Seminary,  N.  Y.;  became  chaplain  at  Fort 
Ripley,  Minn.,  in  1851,  and  with  Rev.  Dr.  Breck  established  the  Seabury 
mission  and  schools  at  Faribault  in  1858-9.     [28,  X*;  152;   152 A*.] 

Mannheim,  Joseph,  b.  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  Jan.  1,  1859;  d.  in  Du- 
luth,  May  30,  1904.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  Duluth  when  ten 
years  old;  was  register  of  deeds  for  St.  Louis  county,  1881-84.  [31;  237 
(35*).] 

Mannheimer,  Jacob,  merchant,  b.  in  Bavaria,  Germany,  in  1847;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  26,  1903.  He  settled  there  in  1871,  and  with  his  broth- 
ers opened  one  of  the  leading  dry  goods  houses  in  the  Northwest. 
[237    (28*).] 

Mannheimer,  Robert,  merchant,  b.  in  Moenchsroth,  Germany,  in 
1839;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Dec.  28,  1903.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1854;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1876,  where  with  his  brothers,  Emil  and 
Jacob,  he  established  a  large  dry  goods  store.     [93*;   95;   237   (35*).] 

Manning,  Sara  M.,  b.  in  Reading,  Mass.,  April  25,  1853;  d.  in  Lake 
City,  Minn.,  April  7,  1900.  She  came  to  Lake  City  with  her  parents 
about  1858;  was  interested  in  botany,  and  wrote  several  papers  on 
the  flora  of  southeastern  Minnesota.     [166    (1900*).] 

Mannix,  Joseph  T.,  printer,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  in  1856;  settled  in 
Minnesota  in  1878;  was  employed  on  the  Minneapolis  Tribune  and 
the  St.  Paul  Pioneer  Press;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1905;  state  expert  printer  since  1907.     [30*.] 

Mansfield,  John  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  July  12,  1879; 
studied  law  at  the  University  of  Michigan;  settled  in  Lakefield  in  1904; 
has  been  county  attorney  since  1908.     [62*.] 

Mansfield,  William,  merchant  and  farmer,  b.  in  Garland,  Me.,  in 
1841;  served  in  the  15th  Maine  regiment  in  the  civil  war;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1868,  and  resided  at  New  Auburn;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature,  1895-7.     [30.] 

Manson,  Melville  Harrison,  physician,  b.  in  Limington,  Maine, 
April  16,  1836;  was  graduated  from  the  medical  department  of  Bow- 
doin  College,  1863;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1866,  settling  at  Pine  Bend, 
Dakota  county;  removed  in  1873  to  Shakopee.     [18.] 

Manton,  Joseph  R.,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Providence,  R.  I.,  Sept. 
24,  1821;  was  educated  at  Brown  University;  was  ordained  to  the 
ministry  in  1849;  was  pastor  of  the  First  Baptist  Church,  Minne- 
apolis, 1860-4;  owned  a  farm  beside  Wood  lake,  Richfield  township, 
after   1868.     [60*.] 


486  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Mantor,  Peter,  pioneer,  b.  in  Albany  county,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  15,  1815; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1853,  and  the  next  year  settled  on  the  site  of 
Mantorville,  which  was  named  for  him;  built  a  sawmill  there,  and 
was  one  of  the  townsite  proprietors;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1859-60;  was  captain  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war;  removed  to  Dakota  in  1874.     [49*.] 

Mantor,  Riley,  farmer,  b.  in  Albany  county,  N.  Y.,  June  22,  1824; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1853;  settled  on  a  farm  on  the  site  of  Mantor- 
ville in  1856;  was  register  of  deeds  for  Dodge  county  two  years. 
[49;    50.] 

Manuel,  John,  merchant,  b.  in  Cornwall,  Eng.,  Sept.  29,  1833;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1855,  and  settled  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  the 
next  year;  owned  a  store  in  Elliota,  and  after  1879  in  Canton.     [52.] 

Manvel,  Allen,  b.  in  Alexander,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  26,  1837;  engaged  in 
railroad  business  after  1859;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1881;  was  vice- 
president  and  general  manager  of  the  Manitoba  (now  the  Great 
Northern)  railway,  and  in  1889  became  president  of  the  Atchison, 
Topeka  and  Santa  Fe  railroad  company.     [93*.] 

Man  waring,  Louis  Logan,  lawyer,  b.  in  Clinton  county,  Iowa,  June 
22,  1858;  was  graduated  at  the  Iowa  State  College,  Ames,  Iowa,  1879, 
and  in  law  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1881;  settled  at  Stillwater, 
Minn.,  in  1882,  where  he  has  since  practiced;  was  county  attorney  of 
Washington   county,   1892-1900.      [24;    137.] 

March,  Nelson  J.,  farmer,  b.  in  Acworth,  N.  H.,  in  1828;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1855;  resided  in  St.  Paul  until  1867;  settled  on  a  farm  in 
Cedar  Mills  township;  was  sheriff  of  Meeker  county,  1874-8,  and 
removed   to  Litchfield.     [65.] 

March,  Samuel  A.,  b.  in  Oakfield,  N.  Y.,  in  1841;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1877;  settled  in  Minneapolis,  and  was  manager  of  the  Globe  Gas 
Lighting  Company;  was  a  state  senator,  1891-3.     [30.] 

Marcyes,  H.  R.,  b.  in  Maine,  Sept.  11,  1844;  came  to  Minnesota  when 
ten  years  old;  served  as  leader  of  the  band  of  the  Fourth  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Lynd,  Lyon  county,  in  1868,  where 
he  owned  a  farm  and  a  flouring  mill.     [32.] 

Marden,  Charles  S.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Randolph,  Vt,  Oct.  2,  1864;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1882;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1887;  settled  in 
Barnesville  in  1891;  was  county  attorney  in  Clay  county,  1901-06;  a 
state  senator,  1911.     [25;   30*;    47*;    137*.] 

Marden,  George,  b.  in  St.  Anthony,  Minn.,  Aug.  10,  1859;  joined  the 
Minneapolis  fire  department  in  1885;  was  promoted  to  a  captaincy 
in   1893.      [88*.] 

Marden,  Riley  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1837;  d.  at  Fergus  Falls, 
Minn.,  July  22,  1900.  He  served  in  the  civil  war,  becoming  colonel  of 
a  regiment  of  colored  troops;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Vermont; 
settled  at  Fergus  Falls  in  1882.     [137*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES. 


487 


Marin,  Pierre  Paul,  Sietjr  de,  b.  in  Canada,  March  16,  1690;  d.  at 
Fort  St.  Peter,  northwestern  Pennsylvania,  Oct.  29,  1753.  He  was  com- 
mander of  Fort  Beauharnois,  on  the  Minnesota  shore  of  Lake  Pepin, 
1750-2.     [107;    146.] 

Marin,  William  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Lexington,  Mich.,  Jan.  13,  1874; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1879;  resided  in  Crookston;  was  a  representa- 
tive in  the  legislature,  1897-9;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1898,  and 
later  practiced  law,  engaging  also  in  real  estate  business.     [24;  30.] 

Mark,  Emmet,  b.  in  Russian  Poland  in  1865;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1871;  settled  at  Princeton,  and  engaged  in  dealing  in  live  stock; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1901-5.     [30*.] 

Markham,  J.  M.,  b.  in  Massachusetts  in  1859;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1877;  resided  in  Aitkin,  and  engaged  in  real  estate  business;  was 
sheriff  of  Aitkin  county,  1883-92;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture  in   1893.      [30.] 

Markham,  James  Edwin,  lawyer,  b.  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  July  21, 
1857;  was  graduated  at  Genesee  Valley  Seminary,  1875;  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1879;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1886,  settling  in  St.  Paul; 
was  city  attorney,  1897-1903.     [24;   25;   27*;   93;   95*;   98*.] 

Markham,  Matthew,  building  contractor,  b.  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  in 
1826;  followed  a  seafaring  life,  1846-49,  being  in  the  U.  S.  Navy  part  of 
that  time;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  lived  in  Le  Sueur  and  Hender- 
son, and  later  settled  in  Rochester.     [237  (40*).] 

Markham,  Selah,  blacksmith  and  farmer,  b.  in  New  York,  April  9, 
1813;  came  to  Clearwater,  Minn.,  in  1854,  opening  the  first  farm  and 
building  the  first  house  there.     [31.] 

Markhus,  Lars  J.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  near  Bergen,  Norway,  in 
1842;  d.  at  Willmar,  Minn.,  Dec.  19,  1885.  He  came  with  his  parents 
to  the  United  States  when  six  years  old;  was  graduated  at  Luther 
College,  Decorah,  Iowa,  in  1866;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1869; 
was  pastor  at  Norway  Lake,  Minn.     [134  (April,  1897*).] 

Markley,  Isaac,  pioneer,  b.  in  Montgomery  county,  Pa.,  April  2,  1822 ; 
d.  in  Wyoming,  Minn.,  in  1883.  He  was  owner  of  a  steamboat,  and 
brought  it  to  Taylor's  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1850;  engaged  in  mercantile 
business  in  St.  Paul;  lived  on  a  farm  in  Wyoming  after  1871.     [41.] 

Markoe,  James  Cox,  physician,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Aug.  13,  1856;  was 
graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  College,  Philadelphia,  in  1882;  has 
since  practiced  in  St.  Paul.     [93;    124.] 

Markoe,  Ralston  J.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Waukesha  county,  Wis.,  in  1854; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Minnesota  in  1882;  resides  in  St.  Paul; 
author,  "Startling  Statements,  or  the  Downfall  of  the  Great  Re- 
public," 302  pages,  1910.     [93.] 

Markoe,  William,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  in  1820;  was  graduated  at 
a  theological  seminary  in  New  York;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1856. 
[94;   237    (22*).] 


488  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL.  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Marks,  Isaac,  pioneer,  b.  in  Prussia  in  1823;  d.  Jan.  22,  1885.  He 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1840,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1848;  buiK 
the  first  trading  house  at  Winnebago  Agency;  settled  in  Mankato  in 
1857;  engaged  in  mercantile  business.     [32;  83*.] 

Markus,  William  F.,  b.  in  Shakopee,  Minn.,  June  17,  1858;  was 
register  of  deeds  of  Wadena  county,  1887-90,  residing  in  the  town  of 
Wadena.    [35.] 

Marlatt,  Silas,  druggist,  b.  in  Yates,  N.  Y.,  July  8,  1826;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Sept.  13,  1903.  He  settled  in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  in  1857. 
[31;  237  (28).] 

Mabogna,  Demetrius,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Italy  in  1802;  d.  April,  1869, 
in  St.  Paul,  Minn.  He  was  ordained  a  priest  in  1824;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1846;  joined  the  Benedictine  Order  in  1852,  and  soon 
became  prior  of  St.  Vincents',  Pa.;  founded  a  branch  of  that  order  in 
Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1857.  He  was  the  founder  and 
first  president  of  St.  John's  College,  Stearns  county.  [132  (Feb., 
1888*);  237   (1).] 

Maron,  Frank  A.,  educator,  b.  in  Prussia,  March  25,  1863;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1882,  and  settled  at  St.  Paul,  Minn.;  founded  the 
Globe  Business  College,  in  1885,  and  was  its  principal  until  1901;  was 
graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1902,  and  practiced 
until  1905;  has  since  engaged  in  investment  and  loan  business.  [22*; 
24;  25;  93A;   98*;   100.] 

Marrinan,  Michael  K,  lawyer,  b.  in  Rochester,  N.  Y*.,  Nov.  4,  1855; 
settled  in  Shakopee,  Minn.,  in  1873;  was  clerk  of  court  of  Scott  county, 
1877-81.     [32.] 

Mars,  Robert  William,  b.  in  Whitehall,  N.  Y.,  May  2,  1838;  d.  in 
Duluth,  Minn.,  Nov.  21,  1908.  He  served  in  the  U.  S.  navy,  1857-60, 
and  again  during  the  civil  war;  after  1864  was  second  assistant 
engineer,  U.  S.  Army.     [121.] 

Marsden,  N.,  manufacturer,  b.  in  England  in  1834;  came  with  his 
parents  to  the  United  States  when  five  years  old;  settled  in  Minne- 
sota in  1868,  owned  with  his  son  the  Chatfield  Woolen  Mills  after  1880. 
[52.] 

Marsh,  George  H.,  b.  in  Chesterfield,  N.  H.,  Nov.  26,  1833;  d.  Oct. 
28,  1902.  He  settled  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1853;  had  the  first  contract 
for  carrying  the  mail  from  St.  Paul  to  Mankato;  was  register  of  deeds, 
1856-7;  engaged  in  mercantile  business.     [32;  83*;  237  (28).] 

Marsh,  Isaac  M.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Nova  Scotia,  July  16,  1848; 
df  in  Richfield,  Minn.,  Jan.  30,  1881.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1869; 
was  pastor  at  Wells,  Lake  Crystal,  Blue  Earth  City,  Dodge  Center, 
St  Cloud,  and  Richfield.     [150.] 

Marsh,  John  Q.  A.,  b.  in  Chesterfield,  N.  H.,  Oct.  13,1827;  settled 
in  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1854;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  later 
in  real  estate  and  loaning.    [32;  83*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  489 

Marsh,  Michael,  merchant,  b.  in  Germany,  March  28,  1828;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1850,  and  to  Hastings,  Minn.,  in  1855;  afterward 
resided  in  St.  Paul,  and  in  1867  opened  a  store  at  Forest  Lake,  Wash- 
ington county.     [40.] 

Marshall,  Mrs.  Abby  Langford,  b.  in  Westmoreland,  N.  Y.;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Dec.  23,  1893.  She  married  William  R.  Marshall  in  1854,  and 
immediately  came  with  him  to  St.  Paul,  where  they  afterward  resided. 
[237  (3).] 

Marshall,  Albert  B.,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Pennsylvania; 
was  graduated  at  Princeton  College  and  Princeton  Seminary;  was 
pastor  in  Illinois,  Ohio,  and  Iowa,  and  since  1903  of  the  First  Pres- 
byterian Church  of  Minneapolis;  author  of  a  History  of  this  church, 
1910.     [154A.] 

Marshall,  Charles  B.,  physician,  b.  in  Westchester  county,  N.  Y., 
May  21,  1838;  came  to  Hastings,  Minn.,  with  his  parents  in  1856; 
settled  in  Stillwater  in  1881.     [20.] 

Marshall,  Clarence  Alden,  musician,  b.  in  Marlboro,  Mass.,  May  15, 
1859;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1891,  and  purchased  and  conducted  the 
Northwestern  Conservatory  of  Music  in  Minneapolis.  [25;  26*;  85A; 
176  (Feb.,  1895*).] 

Marshall,  Eugene,  b.  in  Brockton,  Mass.,  July  10,  1832;  came  to 
Caledonia,  Minn.,  in  1853;  served  in  Brackett's  battalion  in  the  civil 
war;  was  county  surveyor  four  years,  county  superintendent  of  schools 
two  years,  and  after  1880  was  cashier  in  the  Caledonia  Bank.     [61.] 

Marshall,  James  D.,  miller,  b.  in  Warner,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  21,  1848;  d. 
at  Red  Lake  Falls,  Minn.,  May  21,  1897.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1871;  engaged  in  milling  at  Red  Lake  Falls  after  1890.  [168  (May  28, 
1897*).] 

Marshall,  James  M.,  colonel,  XJ.  S.  A.,  b.  in  Charleston,  111.,  May  31, 
1844;  was  graduated  at  the  U.  S.  Military  Academy,  1865;  served  in 
the  army  until  1908,  when  he  was  retired  by  law;  resides  in  St.  Paul. 
.  [17.] 

Marshall,  John,  teacher,  b.  in  St.  Anne,  111.,  May  4,  1876;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota  in  1898;  became  super- 
intendent of  schools  in  Wadena,  Minn.     [26*;  38.] 

Marshall,  John  C,  journalist,  b.  in  Perthshire,  Scotland,  March 
17,  1840;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  when  four  years 
old;  settled  in  Pipestone,  Minn.,  in  1887;  published  the  Edgerton 
Enterprise.     [34.] 

Marshall,  Joseph  M.,  b.  in  Missouri;  d.  in  Denver,  Colo.,  June  13, 
1897.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1847;  resided  successively  in  the  St. 
Croix  valley,  at  St.  Anthony  Falls,  and  after  1851  in  St.  Paul;  engaged 
in  banking  in  the  latter  place  until  1860,  when  he  removed  to  Colorado. 
[237   (9*).] 


490  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Marshall,  Thomas,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  East  Weare,  N. 
H.,  April  4,  1831;  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1857,  and 
Union  Theological  Seminary,  1864;  was  the  first  pastor  of  the  Pres- 
byterian church  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  1865-9;  removed  to  St.  Louis;  was 
field  secretary  of  the  Board  of  Foreign  Missions  after  1890.     [83.] 

Marshall,  William  Rainey,  governor,  b.  near  Columbia,  Mo.,  Oct.  17, 
1825;  d.  in  Pasadena,  Cal.,  Jan.  8,  1896.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1849, 
settled  in  St.  Anthony,  opened  a  hardware  store,  and  surveyed  and 
platted  the  town.  Two  years  later  he  removed  to  St.  Paul,  and  was 
its  pioneer  hardware  merchant.  In  1861  he  founded  the  St.  Paul  Press, 
which  became  the  leading  Republican  newspaper  of  the  state.  In  1862 
he  was  commissioned  lieutenant  colonel  of  the  Seventh  Minnesota 
Regt,  and  was  its  colonel,  1863-5,  taking  part  in  the  suppression  of 
the  Sioux  outbreak,  and  serving  afterward  in  the  South;  was  brevetted 
brigadier  general  in  1865.  He  was  governor  of  Minnesota,  1866-70; 
railroad  commissioner,  1876-82;  president  of  the  Minnesota  Historical 
Society,  1868,  and  its  secretary,  1893-5.  [1;  3;  4;  7;  18;  22*;  27*;  28, 
IV*,  VIII*,  IX,  XII,  XIII*;  29;  32;  41*;  68;  94;  98*;  109*;  113;  114; 
121;  166A*;  237   (2);   238   (Jan.  10,  1896*).] 

Marston,  Moses,  clergyman  and  educator,  b.  in  Williamstown,  Vt, 
in  1832;  d.  July  11,  1883.  He  was  graduated  at  Middlebury  College, 
1856;  was  a  Universalist  minister  several  years;  came  to  Minneapolis 
in  1874,  on  account  of  ill  health;  and  was  professor  of  English  in  the 
University  of  Minnesota  from  1874  until  his  death.     [127A*,  B.] 

Marston,  W.  P.,  b.  in  Canada  in  1840;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857; 
was  a  merchant  at  Lake  Crystal  after  1869.     [32;    45.] 

Martell,  Oliver,  pioneer,  b.  in  Quebec  in  1818;  d.  at  Big  Stone,  S. 
D.,  1904.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  built  a  sawmill  at  Water- 
ville.  He  was  an  Indian  trader,  and  operated  a  ferry  across  the  Min- 
nesota river  at  the  Lower  Agency.  In  1871  he  removed  to  South 
Dakota.     [237  (35).] 

Marth,  John,  merchant,  b.  in  Germany  in  1837;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1857,  and  to  Minnesota  the  same  year;  served  in  the  First 
Minnesota  battery,  1861-5;  engaged  in  farming  and  mercantile  business 
at  Delano,  1866-78;   removed  to  Barnesville.     [35.] 

Martin,  Alex.,  b,  in  Scotland  in  1829;  d.  in  Morris,  Minn.,  July  21, 
1901.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  territorial  days;  served  in  the  civil 
war;  was  sheriff  of  Isanti  county  twenty  years;  was  a  local  Methodist 
preacher.     [237   (14).] 

Martin,  Arthur,  b.  in  Detroit,  Mich.,  Sept.  11,  1853;  came  with  his 
parents  to  St.  Paul  in  1855;  joined  the  fire  department  in  1870;  was 
first  assistant  chief  engineer,  1889-1904;  engaged  later  in  insurance. 
[25;   96*.] 

Martin,  Charles  Jairus,  b.  in  Clarendon,  N.  Y.,  April  1,  1842;  d. 
June  15,  1910.    He  served  in  the  40th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war; 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  491 

came  to  Minnesota  in  1874,  settling  at  Minneapolis,  as  a  partner  of  C. 
C.  Washburn  in  flour  milling;  was  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the 
Washburn-Crosby  Co.  from  its  incorporation  in  1888.  [24;  84*;  85A*; 
237    (62*).] 

Martin,  Fares  B.,  merchant,  b.  in  Lebanon,  Ind.,  in  1855;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1864;  resided  at  Witoka,  Winona  county;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1895.     [30;  77.] 

Martin,  Henry,  b.  in  Meriden,  Conn.,  Feb.  14,  1829;  was  graduated 
at  Connecticut  Literary  Institution,  1846;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856, 
and  invested  largely  in  lands  in  Mower,  Fillmore,  Dodge,  and  Brown 
counties,  and  dealt  in  real  estate.  Martin  county  is  said  by  some  to 
have  been  named  for  him  in  1857.  He  returned  to  Connecticut  and 
resided  in  Wallingford.     [241.] 

Martin,  Homer  Dodge,  artist,  b.  in  Albany,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  28,  1836;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Feb.  12,  1897.  He  resided  in  New  York  after  1862, 
but  traveled  several  years  in  Europe,  and  painted  both  American  and 
European  scenes.    He  lived  in  St.  Paul  after  1893.     [7;  237  (55*).] 

Martin,  James  A.,  lawyer,  b.  at  Maple  Plain,  Minn.,  May  24,  1865; 
was  graduated  at  the  state  normal  school,  St.  Cloud,  1885,  and  in  law 
at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1889;  was  the  governor's  executive  clerk, 
1901-2;  was  chairman  of  the  State  Board  of  Control,  1902-05;  resides 
in  St.  Cloud.     [24;  30;  111.] 

Martin,  James  F.,  merchant,  b.  in  Stephenson  county,  111.,  March 
23,  1851;  settled  in  Mantorville,  Minn.,  in  1885;  judge  of  probate  of 
Dodge  county  since  1893.     [50*.] 

Martin,  James  G.,  soldier,  b.  in  North  Carolina  in  1819;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  U.  S.  Military  Academy  in  1840;  attained  the  rank  of 
major  in  1847;  was  commandant  at  Fort  Snelling  in  1857;  retired  from 
the  army  in  1861;   died  at  Ashville,  N.  C,  in  1878.     [11;   12;   13.] 

Martin,  James  McGinniss,  lawyer,  b.  in  Mifflin  county,  Pa.,  Oct.  10, 
1851;  was  graduated  at  the  Columbia  Classical  Institute,  1871,  and  the 
same  year  settled  at  Lake  City,  Minn.;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1876;  removed  to  Minneapolis  in  1884;  was  assistant  attorney  general 
of  Minnesota,  1884-7,  and  has  since  practiced  law.     [24;   25;   74.] 

Martin,  John,  flour  manufacturer  and  lumberman,  b.  in  Peacham, 
Vt,  Aug.  18,  1820;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  May  25,  1905.  He  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1855,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  captain  of  a  steamboat  on 
the  upper  Mississippi;  engaged  in  lumbering,  and  later  in  the  manu- 
facture of  flour,  being  principal  owner  of  the  second  largest  flouring 
mills  in  the  world.  He  was  also  largely  interested  in  various  railways, 
and  was  president  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Minneapolis.  [20*; 
23*;   28,  IX*,  XII;   41;   84*;   85A;   111*;   168   (Nov.  27,  1891*).] 

Martin,  John  Francis,  pioneer,  b.  in  Vesoul,  France,  in  1825;  came 
with   his   mother  to  the  United   States  when  ten   years   old,   and  to 


492  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Winona,  Minn.,  in  1854;  the  next  year  platted  the  village  of  Richmond, 
and  opened  a  store  there;  was  sutler  in  the  seventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war;  was  sheriff  of  the  county  three  terms,  beginning  in  1867. 
[77.1 

Martin,  John  M.,  lawyer,  b.  at  Ocean  Springs,  Mississippi,  Aug.  25, 
1851;  d.  in  Virginia,  Minn.,  Feb.  27,  1909.  He  was  graduated  in  law  at 
Columbian  University,  Washington,  D.  C,  in  1880;  settled  in  Ada, 
Minn.,  the  next  year;  removed  to  Duluth  in  1890,  and  to  Bemidji  in 
1898.     [35;   237  (51*).] 

Martin,  Lewis,  pioneer,  b.  in  Wyoming  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  2,  1816; 
d.  in  Anoka,  Minn.,  June  20,  1903.  He  came  to  Anoka  in  1856;  estab- 
lished the  first  match  factory  in  this  state;  later  engaged  in  house 
painting  and  farming,  and  was  assistant  editor  of  the  Anoka  County 
Union.     [31;  237  (28).] 

Martin,  O.  C,  pioneer,  b.  in  Lawrence  county,  111.,  Sept.  24,  1824; 
served  in  the  Mexican  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1864;  soon  afterward 
settled  on  the  site  of  Redwood  Falls,  and  with  Col.  McPhail  built  the 
first  sawmill  there;  owned  a  farm  after  1868.     [32.] 

Martin,  Paul,  b.  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  June  12,  1857;  settled  in  St. 
Paul  in  1873;  engaged  in  newspaper  work;  in  1881  opened  the  first  real 
estate  office  in  West  St.  Paul.     [176  (Nov.,  1886*).] 

Martin,  Philip,  barber,  b.  in  Germany  in  1865;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1882,  and  resides  in  St.  Paul;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1901.     [30.] 

Martin,  Richard,  b.  in  Duchess  county,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  16,  1821;  d.  in 
Florida,  Jan.,  15,  1890.  He  settled  in  St.  Anthony  in  1854;  engaged  in 
banking,  and  real  estate  business;  was  widely  known  for  his  benev- 
olence, and  at  his  death  bequeathed  most  of  his  large  fortune  to 
charitable  institutions  in  Minneapolis.     [84*.] 

Martin,  Thomas  F.,  b.  in  Dubuque,  Iowa,  in  1860;  settled  in  1885 
in  St.  Paul,  engaging  in  real  estate  and  loan  business;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1897.     [30.] 

Marty,  Martin,  R.  C.  bishop,  b.  in  Schwyz,  Switzerland,  Jan.  12, 
1834;  d.  Sept.  18,  1896.  He  was  ordained  a  priest  in  1856,  and  in  1860 
came  to  the  United  States.  In  1895  he  was  appointed  to  the  see  of  St. 
Cloud,  Minn.  [4;  22*;  132  (Jan.,  1895,  and  Sept.  1896*);  238  (Sept. 
20,  1896).] 

Marty,  Sebastian,  pioneer,  b.  in  Switzerland  in  1809;  d.  in  Lake- 
land, Minn.,  Nov.  3,  1885.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1836; 
settled  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1845;  removed  to  a  farm  in  Lakeland 
in  1850.     [41.] 

Marvin,  Josiah,  Universalist  clergyman,  b.  in  1818,  in  Alstead,  N. 
H.;  d.  there  Sept.  19,  1887.  He  began  his  ministry  in  1844  in  New 
Hampshire,  but  afterward  was  pastor  in  St.  Paul  several  years;  was 
chaplain  of  the  senate  of  Minnesota  three  terms.    [30  (1873) ;  237  (1).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  493 

Marvin,  Luke,  merchant,  b.  in  Hinckley,  England,  June  10,  1820;  d. 
in  Duluth,  Minn.,  April  10,  1880.  He  came  to  this  country  when 
twenty-one  years  old,  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1850,  and  engaged  in  the 
shoe  and  leather  business  eleven  years.  In  1861  he  was  appointed 
register  of  the  U.  S.  land  office  at  Duluth.  He  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1871,  and  was  afterward  postmaster  of  Duluth. 
[18;   28,  IX;  29;  31A;  94;   237  (1);  238   (April  11,  1880).] 

Marvin,  Matthew,  pioneer,  b.  in  Madison  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1838;  d. 
in  Winona,  Minn.,  July  25,  1903.  He  settled  in  Winona  in  1859;  served 
in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  harness 
making,  and  after  1873  was  superintendent  of  the  Woodlawn  cemetery. 
[237   (28*).] 

Marvin,  Richard,  b.  in  Hinckley,  Eng.,  May  28,  1817;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Minn.,  Dec.  17,  1902.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1845,  and  to  St. 
Paul  in  1851;  engaged  in  wholesale  mercantile  business;  author  of  two 
volumes  of  poems,  1887  and  1889.     [68;    94;    237    (28*).] 

Mason,  David  Hill,  Sunday  School  missionary,  b.  Feb.  15,  1844;  d. 
in  Alexandria,  Minn.,  November,  1906.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1871, 
under  the  auspices  of  the  American  Sunday  School  Union,  and  worked 
in  the  northern  part  of  this  state  thirty  years,  residing  at  Alexandria. 
[237  (43).] 

Mason,  Edwin  C,  general,  b.  in  Springfield,  Ohio,  May  31,  1831;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  April  30,  1898.  He  began  his  military  service  in  1861,  as. 
captain  of  a  company  of  zouaves;  was  brevetted  brigadier  general  of 
volunteers  in  1865,  and  became  a  brigadier  general  in  the  U.  S.  army  in 
1890;  retired  from  the  service  in  1895,  and  afterward  resided  in  St. 
Paul;  was  recorder  of  the  Loyal  Legion  in  Minnesota  during  the  last 
year  of  his  life.     [7;  121;   122;   237  (9*);   238   (May  1,  1898*).] 

Mason,  Lorain,  farmer,  b.  in  Illinois,  Oct.  16,  1842;  served  in  the 
First  Missouri  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865; 
two  years  later  settled  in  Mason,  Murray  county;  was  sheriff  of  the 
county  three  terms.     [34.] 

Mason.  William  Findlay,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  March  23,  1837; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  May  31,  1908.  He  was  graduated  from  the  collegiate 
department  of  the  Central  High  School,  Philadelphia,  1854;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1858,  settling  at  St.  Paul,  and  engaged  in  mercantile 
business.     [25;  28,  XII.] 

Masqueray,  Emmanuel  Louis,  architect,  b.  in  France  in  1861;  studied 
at  the  Ecole  des  Beaux  Arts,  Paris;  came  to  America  in  1887;  was 
chief  of  design  at  the  St.  Louis  Exposition,  1904;  came  to  St.  Paul  in 
1905,  as  architect  for  the  Catholic  Cathedral  there  and  the  Pro-Ca- 
thedral in  Minneapolis.     [17.] 

Massingham,  Will  J.,  author,  b.  in  Kane  county,  111.,  Aug.  24,  1849; 
came  to  Marion,  Olmsted  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  taught  school  in  Iowa 
and  Illinois  twenty  years;   settled  in  Duluth  in  1902;   author  of  two 


494  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

books  of  songs,  and  of  a  volume  entitled  "Lake  Superior  and  Other 
Poems."    [241.] 

Masterman,  Albion,  pioneer,  b.  in  Franklin  county,  Maine,  in  1823; 
d.  at  Stillwater,  Minn.,  Aug.  8,  1886.  He  came  to  Stillwater  in  1844, 
and  settled  on  a  farm  there  in  1850.     [41.] 

Masterman,  Joseph  N.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Franklin  county,  Maine,  1814; 
d.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  Nov,  13,  1904.  He  settled  there  in  1848,  and 
engaged  in  lumber  business.     [41;  237   (35*).] 

Masterman,  Joseph  P.,  b.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  May  11,  1869;  d. 
there,  Feb.  9,  1906.  He  became  deputy  county  auditor;  served  as  cap- 
tain in  the  Thirteenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  Philippine  war,  and  was 
promoted  to  the  rank  of  major  in  1899.     [123;  237  (39).] 

Masterman,  Wellington  C,  journalist,  b.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  Jan. 
14,  1858,  and  has  since  resided  there;  one  of  the  publishers  of  the 
Stillwater  Gazette  since  1896;  was  auditor  of  Washington  county, 
1885-93;  was  a  state  senator,  1895-7.     [24;  26*;   30;  42;   111*.] 

Masters,  Robert  C,  farmer,  b.  in  Virginia,  April  26,  1809;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1855;  resided  in  Dakota  county,  and  was  twice  elected  to 
the  state  legislature;  settled  in  Little  Falls  in  1878.     [31.] 

Masterson,  Henry  F.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Chester,  N.  Y.,  May  25,  1825; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  March  18,  1882.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1849,  and 
settled  in  St.  Paul  the  same  year.  [69;  94;  237  (1),  238  (March  19, 
1882).] 

Matchan,  George  L.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Yorkshire,  Eng.,  Feb.  3,  1853; 
came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1857,  and  |o  Minnesota 
in  1865;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1875,  and  practiced  at  Lake  City; 
was  county  attorney  of  Wabasha  county,  1878-80;  removed  to  Min- 
neapolis in  1884.     [24;  25;  60*.] 

Matchett,  Frank,  journalist,  b.  in  Huron  county,  Ohio,  Sept.  2^, 
1844;  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1872,  and  engaged  in  printing  and  newspaper 
publication;  settled  in  Jordan  in  1878,  and  established  the  Scott  County 
Advocate.    [32.] 

Matheis,  John,  merchant,  b.  in  Weisbaden,  Germany,  in  1836;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  March  30,  1900.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1852;  settled 
in  St.  Paul  in  1856.     [94;  237  (11);  238  (March  31,  1900).] 

Mather,  Fred,  pisciculturist  and  editor,  b.  in  Albany,  N.  Y.,  August, 
1833;  became  acquainted  with  the  Ojibway  language  while  hunting  and 
trapping  in  Wisconsin,  and  acted  as  interpreter  to  the  government 
survey  in  northern  Minnesota.    [1.] 

Mather,  William  Williams,  geologist,  b,  in  Brooklyn,  Conn.,  May 
24,  1804;  d.  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  Feb.  26,  1859.  He  entered  West  Point 
as  a  cadet  in  1823;  was  graduated  in  1829;  was  assistant  professor  of 
chemistry  and  mineralogy  there  until  1835.  The  next  year  he  resigned 
from  the  army,  and  afterward  engaged  in  geological  work  and  teaching. 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  495 

In  1835  lie  made  a  trip,  with  Featherstonhaugh,  through  southern  Min- 
nesota for  geological  exploration.     [28,  I;  114.] 

Matheson,  George  Gordon,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Nova  Scotia 
in  1852;  d.  Nov.  6,  1897.  He  was  Sunday  School  missionary  of  the  Red 
River  Presbytery,  Minn.     [153.] 

Mathews,  John  Arnot,  b.  in  Elmira,  N.  Y.,  April  6,  1824;  settled  in 
Winona,  Minn.,  in  1855,  and  for  forty-five  years  engaged  in  loaning 
business.     [23*;  76;  77*;   78.] 

Mathews,  Marvin  E.,  lawyer,  b.  at  Jamestown,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  25,  1849; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1854;  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  1873;  practiced  in  New  Ulm  three  years,  and  in  Marshall  since  1876. 
[24;  26*;  32.] 

Mathews,  Samuel,  lumberman,  b.  in  Northumberland,  N.  B.,  July  30, 
1833;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854,  settling  in  Stillwater,  Minn. 
[41;   105*.] 

Mathews,  William  H.,  banker,  b.  in  Hamilton,  Canada,  May  9,  1853; 
settled  in  Ada,  Minn.,  in  1881,  and  was  proprietor  of  the  Bank  of  Ada. 
[35.] 

Mathieson,  John,  farmer,  b.  in  Aberdeenshire,  Scotland,  March  14, 
1833;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1858,  and  settled  at  Lansing;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1895.     [30.] 

Mathison,  Erick,  b.  in  Porsgrund,  Norway,  Feb.  17,  1847;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1865;  owned  a  farm  in  Lac  qui  Parle  county, 
Minn.,  and  engaged  in  real  estate  business  in  Madison;  was  county 
treasurer,  1882-8.     [169.] 

Matteson,  Charles  Dickerman,  banker,  b.  in  Decorah,  Iowa,  Sept. 
13,  1869;  studied  at  the  University  of  Minnesota;  was  graduated  at  the 
University  of  Michigan,  1893;  has  since  been  connected  with  the 
Security  Trust  Company,  St.  Paul,  of  which  he  is  secretary  and  treas- 
urer.    [22*;  24;  25.] 

Matteson,  Sumner  W.,  b.  in  Jefferson  county,  N.  Y.,  March  7,  1836; 
came  to  St.  Paul  in  1891,  as  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Security 
Trust  Company.     [98*.] 

Matthews,  Albert  C,  banker,  b.  near  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  Oct.  17, 
1832;  served  in  the  34th  and  35th  Wisconsin  regiments,  1862-5,  attain- 
ing the  rank  of  captain;  settled  on  a  farm  on  the  site  of  the  village 
of  Lake  Benton,  Minn.,  1880;  engaged  in  real  estate  business,  and 
owned  several  farms,  a  store,  and  a  bank.    [34.] 

Matthews,  M.  Irwin,  b.  in  Erie  county,  Pa.,  Aug.  7,  1844;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1869;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Prior;  was  county  super- 
intendent of  schools  in  Big  Stone  county.     [32.] 

Mattice,  W.  A.,  b.  in  New  York  in  1836;  served  in  an  Illinois 
regiment  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865;  opened  the  first 
hardware  store  in  Appleton,  1878.     [32.] 


496  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Mattocks,  Brewer,  physician,  b.  in  Keeseville,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  12,  1841; 
came  to  St.  Paul  in  1856,  with  his  father;  was  graduated  at  the  Phila- 
delphia College  of  Pharmacy,  1861,  and  a  medical  college  in  St.  Louis, 
1864;  served  in  the  civil  war,  1861-5,  as  hospital  steward  and  assistant 
surgeon,  with  the  Second  and  Seventh  Minnesota  Regts.;  practiced 
medicine  in  St.  Paul,  1865-81,  being  for  some  years  president  of  the 
city  Board  of  Health  and  county  physician;  removed  in  1881  to  Fari- 
bault, and  later  to  Pittsburg,  Pa;  author  of  several  published  poems. 
[241.] 

Mattocks,  John,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Peacham,  Vt.,  July 
14,  1814;  d.  at  St.  Paul,  Nov.  13,  1875.  He  was  graduated  at  Middle- 
bury  College,  1832,  and  from  the  theological  department  of  Yale  College, 
1838;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1856;  was  pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church  nineteen  years;  and  during  ten  years  was  superintendent  of  the 
city  schools.     [28,  III*,  IV*;  94;  237  (1);  238  (Nov.  14,  1875).] 

Mattson,  Edwin,  farmer,  b.  in  Delaware  county,  Pa.,  May  17,  1839; 
served  in  the  Second  Pennsylvania  cavalry,  1861-4;  settled  on  a  farm 
in  Wilkin  county,  Minn.,  in  1879;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature, 1887-8;  postmaster  of  Breckenridge  since  1906.     [35;  237  (49*).] 

Mattson,  G.  H.,  b.  in  Dassel,  Minn.,  in  1872;  was  graduated  at 
Gustavus  Adolphus  College,  1899;  settled  in  Roseau  the  same  year;  was 
county  superintendent  of  schools  eight  years;  is  engaged  in  real 
estate  business;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1909-11. 
[30*.] 

Mattson,  Hans,  secretary  of  state,  b.  in  Onestad,  Sweden,  Dec  23, 
1832;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  March  5,  1893.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1851,  and  in  1853  located  a  colony  of  his  countrymen  in  Goodhue 
county,  founding  the  town  of  Vasa.  He  studied  law  in  Red  Wing,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1858;  served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt., 
1861-5,  rising  from  the  rank  of  captain  to  colonel;  was  secretary  of  the 
state  board  of  immigration,  1867-70;  secretary  of  state,  1870-2,  and  again 
in  1887-91.  His  home  was  in  Minneapolis  after  1878.  In  1881-3  he  was 
U.  S.  consul  general  in  India.  He  was  editor  of  the  Stats  Tidning, 
published  in  Minneapolis,  and  part  owner  and  general  manager  of  the 
Swedish  Tribune  in  Chicago.  He  had  a  wide  influence  in  bringing 
settlers  to  this  state,  and  in  developing  its  resources.  Besides 
pamphlets  describing  Minnesota,  he  was  author  of  Minnen  [Memories], 
369  pages,  published  in  Lund,  Sweden,  in  1890;  and  of  an  American 
edition  of  the  same  work,  Reminiscences,  the  Story  of  an  Immigrant, 
314  pages,  St.  Paul,  1891.  [7;  18*;  30;  41;  54;  56;  58;  121;  155;  169*; 
169A*;  237  (13);  238  (March  6,  1893*).] 

Mattson,.  John,  miller,  b.  in  Sweden,  Oct.  4,  1832;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1854,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  served  in  the  First 
Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Meeker  county  in  1882,  and 
owned  a  mill  in  Kingston.     [65.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES. 


497 


Mattson,  John  P.,  journalist,  b.  in  Savannah,  111.,  Dec.  18,  1857; 
came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  when  an  infant;  taught  school  in 
Warren,  1883;  was  superintendent  of  schools  for  Marshall  county  five 
years;  purchased  an  interest  in  the  Warren  Sheaf  in  1886,  and  since 
1890  has  been  its  publisher.     [37.] 

Mattson,  Ole,  farmer,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1855;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1866;  resided  in  Cokato;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1897.     [30.] 

Mattson,  Peter  August,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden,  Sept.  29, 
1865;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1882  with  his  parents,  who  settled 
at  Sacred  Heart,  Minn.;  was  graduated  at  Gustavus  Adolphus  College, 
1892,  and  in  theology  at  Augustana  College,  1894;  was  pastor  in  Min- 
neapolis, 1899-1904;  president  of  Gustavus  Adolphus  College,  St.  Peter, 
Minn.,  1904-11.     [24;   25;   148;   237   (37,  66).] 

Mauer,  William,  b.  in  Germany  in  1824;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1855,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  Henderson,  Minn.;  served  in  the 
Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  farming;  was 
register  of  deeds  of  Sibley  county.     [32.] 

Maurin,  Marcus,  merchant,  b.  in  Austria,  April  22,  1837;  d.  at  Cold 
Spring,  Minn.,  Nov.  13,  1905.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1855, 
and  to  Minnesota  two  years  later;  settled  at  Cold  Spring,  Stearns 
county,  in  1863,  where  he  had  a  large  mercantile  establishment  and  a 
grain  elevator.     [31;  237   (39*).] 

Mausten,  Ole  N.,  farmer,  b.  in  Minnesota  in  1864;  resides  in  Aitkin 
county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1899,  and  a  state 
senator,  1903-5.     [30.] 

Maxfield,  George,  b.  in  Monongalia  county,  W.  Va.,  Oct.  10,  1810;  d. 
in  Mankato,  Minn.,  Dec.  24,  1893.  He  settled  in  Mankato  in  1853,  where 
he  owned  and  worked  a  stone  quarry.     [83*.] 

Maxfield,  James  T.,  b.  in  Norwich,  Ohio,  March  7,  1827;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  May,  1878.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1864,  and  was  mayor  in  1869 
and  1875-6.    [28,  IV;  96;  237  (6).] 

Maxwell,  Guliemus,  carpenter  and  lumber  dealer,  b.  in  Heath,  Mass., 
in  1828;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  settled  in  Mazeppa;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1877.    [30;  74.] 

Maxwell,  Jesse  A.,  journalist,  b.  in  Van  Buren  county,  Iowa,  July 
17,  1848;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1868;  served  in  the  11th  Illinois  cavalry 
in  the  civil  war;  resided  in  Currie,  and  published  the  Murray  County 
Pioneer.      [34.] 

Maxwell,  William  G.,  farmer,  b.  in  New  York  city,  Jan.,  1842;  came 
to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1857;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  and  later  was  first  lieutenant  of  a  company 
raised  to  defend  the  frontier  against  the  Indians.  In  1874  he  settled 
in  Burns,  Anoka  county.     [31.] 

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498  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

May,  Morgan,  b.  in  Reading,  Bng.,  July  30,  1818;  d.  in  Marine,  Wash- 
ington county,  Minn.,  Jan.  31,  1902.  In  early  life  he  was  a  British 
naval  officer;  came  to  America  in  1851,  and  two  years  later  settled  on 
an  extensive  farm  where  he  died.  He  resided  in  California,  1884-97. 
[237   (19).] 

Mayall,  James  H.,  b.  in  Gray,  Maine,  April  5,  1818;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Minn.,  May  29,  1901.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  was  one  of  the 
owners  and  founders  of  Glencoe;  later  settled  in  St.  Paul,  and  purchased 
a  hotel.     [237    (14).] 

Mayall,  Samuel,  b.  in  Gray,  Maine,  June  21,  1816;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Sept.  17,  1892.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  territorial  days;  served  as 
captain  in  the  army  in  the  civil  war;  resided  in  St.  Paul,  where  he  had 
large  real  estate  interests.     [93*;   238   (Sept.  18,  1892*).] 

Maybtjry,  Charles  Grandison,  pioneer,  b.  in  Solon,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  13, 
1830;  settled  in  Winona,  Minn.,  in  1856,  and  was  an  architect  and 
builder.     [76;  78.] 

Mayer,  Charles,  policeman,  b.  in  Prussia  in  1861;  came  to  St.  Paul 
in  1881,  and  four  years  later  became  a  member  of  the  police  force ;  was 
killed  by  burglars  whom  he  tried  to  arrest,  Feb.  1,  1902.     [237  (19*).] 

Mayer,  John  A.,  b.  in  Brinitza,  Germany,  Dec.  11,  1847;  d.  in  Delano, 
Minn.,  Nov.  14,  1900.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1869;  settled  in 
Wright  county,  Minn.,  where  he  became  division  roadmaster  for  the 
Great  Northern  railway.     [237  (11).] 

Mayhew,  George  V.,  farmer,  b.  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  Feb. 
18,  1824;  served  in  the  Mexican  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854,  and 
settled  in  Minden,  Benton  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1861;  served  in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war, 
becoming  first  lieutenant.     [31.] 

Mayhew,  Henry,  pioneer,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  in  1829;  d.  in 
Duluth,  Minn.,  July  4,  1904.  He  came  to  the  site  of  Duluth  in  1857; 
served  in  the  civil  and  Indian  wars;  established  a  trading  post  with 
the  Indians  at  Grand  Marais  in  1871.     [237   (35).] 

Maynard,  Arba  K.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Madison  county,  N.  Y.,  April  25, 
1803;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1832;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1864; 
resided  in  Atwater;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1866-7. 
[35.] 

Mayne,  Dexter  Dwight,  b.  in  Beetown,  Wis.,  May  14,  1863;  was 
graduated  at  the  State  Normal  School,  Platteville,  Wis.,  in  1883; 
engaged  in  teaching  and  superintendence  of  schools  twenty  years;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1902,  and  was  principal  of  the  School  of  Agriculture, 
University  of  Minnesota,  1902-10,  residing  in  St.  Anthony  Park,  St. 
Paul;  author  of  several  school  text  books.    [24;  127B.] 

Mayo,  Charles  Edwin,  b.  in  Brewster,  Mass.,  Oct.  26,  1827;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  April  23,  1899.    He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1853,  where  he  was  at 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES. 


499 


first  a  hardware  merchant,  and  after  1889  was  engaged  in  the  U.  S. 
customs  office;  was  secretary  of  the  Minnesota  Historical  Society,  1864-7, 
and  its  president  in  1872.     [28,  IX*;  93;  125;  237  (9*).] 

Mayo,  Charles  Horace,  surgeon,  h.  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  July  19, 
1865;  was  graduated  at  the  Chicago  Medical  College,  1888;  has  since 
practiced  in  Rochester,  in  partnership  with  his  father  and  his  brother 
William,  conducting  St.  Mary's  Hospital.     [7A;  17;  24;   66A.] 

Mayo,  Lewis,  b.  in  Hampden,  Maine,  Aug.  14,  1828;  d.  in  Sauk  Rapids, 
Minn.,  Sept.  30,  1907.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1867,  and  settled  in 
Sauk  Rapids  as  a  druggist.  He  was  treasurer  of  Benton  county, 
1870-74,  and  a  state  senator,  1876-7.     [18;  30;  237  (48).] 

Mayo,  William  James,  surgeon,  b.  in  Le  Sueur,  Minn.,  June  26,  1861; 
was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1883;  has 
become  eminent  by  practice  in  Rochester,  Minn.  [3A;  7A;  17;  24;  66A; 
127A*,  B.] 

Mayo,  William  Worrall,  physician,  b.  in  Manchester,  England,  May 
31,  1819;  d.  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  March  6,  1911.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1854,  and  settled  at  St.  Paul;  removed  in  1858  to  Le  Sueur  county; 
was  surgeon  at  New  Ulm  in  the  Indian  war,  1862;  later  resided  in 
Rochester,  and  in  1889  founded  St.  Mary's  Hospital;  was  a  state 
senator,  1891-3.     [24;   30;   66;   66A*;   237   (54,  59*,  66,  67*).] 

May-zhue-ke-ge-shig  (Lowering  Day),  an  Ojibway  Indian  chief,  b. 
near  the  site  of  Brainerd,  Minn.,  in  1828;  engaged  in  wars  with  the 
Sioux  during  his  youth  to  avenge  the  murder  of  his  father;  afterward 
resided  on  a  farm  near  Beaulieu,  in  the  White  Earth  reservation. 
[237  (8*);  238  (Jan.  8,  1899*).] 

Mazawakinyanna  (Iron  Lightning),  Louis,  a  Sioux,  b.  in  Minne- 
sota; took  part  in  the  Indian  outbreak  of  1862,  but  claimed  to  have 
saved  the  lives  of  five  white  persons  during  that  time.  Later  he  became 
a  Christian,  was  a  Presbyterian  clergyman,  and  resided  at  Wilmot,  S. 
D.     [237  (21).] 

Meacham,  Andrew  Jarred,  banker,  b.  in  Elleson,  111.,  Sept.  15,  1840; 
came  to  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  in  1855;  was  cashier  of  the  Goodhue  County 
Bank,  1876-96;  removed  to  St.  Paul,  where  he  engaged  in  real  estate 
business;  removed  in  1902  to  Redlands,  Cal.     [21;  54;  130*;  174*.] 

Meacham,  Frank  L.,  b.  in  Pennsylvania,  Aug.  8,  1835;  settled  on  a 
farm  in  Wabasha  county,  Minn.,  in  1857;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1873.     [29*;  30.] 

Mead,  Frank  J.,  journalist,  b.  in  Greensburg,  Ind.,  in  1835;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Nov.  29,  1908.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1857;  was  city 
editor  of  the  Pioneer;  served  in  the  civil  war;  published  newspapers  at 
Farmington  and  at  Shakopee,  and  also  in  Nebraska  and  Dakota;  during 
his  later  years  resided  in  Minneapolis.     [237  (51).] 

Mead,  George  W.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Youngstown,  Ohio,  Sept.  4,  1845; 
came   to  Minnesota   in   1857;    served   in   the   Ninth   Minnesota   Regt., 


500  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

1862-5;  settled  in  Mankato  in  1872;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1879. 
[32;  45*.] 

Mead,  Milton  S.,  b.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  Aug.  31,  1867;  served  as  first 
lieutenant  and  battalion  adjutant  in  the  Thirteenth  Minnesota  Regt. 
in  the  Philippine  war.     [123.] 

Mead,  Warren  Hewitt,  lawyer,  b.  in  Genoa,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  25,  1836; 
served  in  the  Union  army,  Sixth  Kentucky  Cavalry,  during  the  civil 
war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1866,  settling  at  Northfield;  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1868;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1870,  and  engaged  in  law 
practice;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878-9.  [20;  24; 
25;  30;   93*;  93A*;   137*.] 

Meagher,  Edward,  farmer,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1830;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1847;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1866;  resided  at  North  Fork, 
Stearns  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1877.     [30.] 

Meagher,  John  Ford,  merchant  and  banker,  b.  in  County  Kerry, 
Ireland,  April  11,  1836;  d.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  June  18,  1897.  He  came 
to  the  United  States  when  ten  years  of  age.  In  1857  he  removed  to 
Minnesota,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  Mankato,  where  he  engaged  in 
hardware  business.  He  became  interested  in  many  important  financial 
enterprises,  and  was  president  of  the  Citizens'  National  Bank  of 
Mankato.  He  was  county  treasurer;  in  1870-1  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature;  and  in  1872-3  was  a  state  senator.  [21*;  23*;  28,  VIII; 
30;  32;  46;  83*;  237  (9*);  238  (June  19,  1897*).] 

Meagher,  John  L.,  pioneer  farmer,  b.  in  Cork  county,  Ireland,  Nov. 
21,  1826;  d.  in  Marysburg,  Minn.,  March  19,  1908.  He  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1848,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  settled  on  a  farm  in 
Washington  township,  Le  Sueur  county;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature.  1863-4.     [32;  237  (48).] 

Mealey,  Tobias  Gillmor,  merchant,  b.  in  Penfield,  N.  B.,  Aug.  5, 
1823;  d.  in  Monticello,  Minn.,  April  27,  1904.  He  came  to  Monticello  in 
1855;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1873,  and  a  state 
senator  in  1874-5  and  1878-81.     [18;  30;  31;  237  (35).] 

Medary,  Samuel,  territorial  governor  of  Minnesota,  b.  in  Montgomery 
county,  Pa.,  Feb.  25,  1801;  d.  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  Nov.  7,  1864.  He 
engaged  in  newspaper  publication  many  years;  came  to  St.  Paul  in 
April,  1857,  and  was  the  last  governor  of  Minnesota  territory,  holding 
the  position  until  May,  1858;  afterward  was  territorial  governor  of 
Kansas,  1859-60.     [1*;  3*;  4;  7;  28,  XIII*;  94;  114*.] 

Medicine  Bottle  (Tah-ta-e  Chas-nomne),  a  Sioux  of  Grey  Eagle's 
band,  b.  at  Mendota,  Minn.,  in  1831;  was  hung  at  Fort  Snelling,  Nov. 
11,  1865,  for  participating  in  the  Indian  massacres  of  1862.  His  father 
was  a  chief,  and  after  his  death  Medicine  Bottle  became  head  soldier 
for  his  brother,  Grey  Eagle,  who  succeeded  to  the  chieftainship.  [238 
(Nov.  12,  1865).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  501 

Medicraft,  Richard  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  England  in  1866;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1892;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Minnesota  in  1896, 
and  resided  at  Roseau;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1899. 
[30.] 

Meeds,  Alonzo  Draper,  b.  in  St.  Anthony,  Minn.,  Dec.  6,  1864;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1889;  engaged  in  geological 
surveys  in  the  state  of  Washington,  in  Mexico,  and  in  Minnesota;  was 
instructor  in  the  chemical  laboratory  of  the  state  university,  1892-4; 
afterward  was  inspector  of  gas  for  the  city  of  Minneapolis,  and  later 
chemist  of  the  City  Health  Department.  [22*;  25.] 

Meeker,  Bradley  B.,  judge,  b.  in  Fairfield,  Ohio,  March  13,  1813; 
d.  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  Feb.,  1873.  He  was  educated  at  Yale  College; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Kentucky  in  1838;  was  appointed  judge  in 
the  new  territory  of  Minnesota  in  1849,  and  filled  that  position  four 
years;  presided  at  the  first  term  of  court  in  Minneapolis,  which  was 
held  in  the  old  government  grist  mill  at  St.  Anthony  Falls.  After 
leaving  the  bench,  he  engaged  in  real  estate  business,  and  was  a 
member  of  the  constitutional  convention,  1857.  Meeker  county  is 
named  for  him.     [59;   85;  114;   168  (March,  1892*);   237   (1).] 

Meeker,  Daniel  W.,  b.  in  Elizabeth,  N.  J.,  Jan.  4,  1861;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1883;  engaged  in  newspaper  work  in  the  Twin  Cities  till 
1896,  and  then  removed  to  Moorhead,  where  he  still  resides;  secretary 
of  the  state  game  and  fish  commission,  1901-6;  an  assistant  secretary 
of  the  state  senate,  1911.     [30*.] 

Meeker^  M.,  b.  at  Fort  Ann,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  14,  1844;  settled  in  Farming- 
ton,  Minn.,  in  1867;  owned  grain  elevators  at  Farmington  and  Rose- 
mount.     [48.] 

Meeker,  S.,  b.  in  Washington  county,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  9,  1842;  was 
graduated  at  Eastman  College,  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.;  served  in  the  34th 
New  Jersey  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1866,  and 
the  next  year  settled  at  Castle  Rock;  engaged  in  milling  and  dealing 
in  grain.     [48.] 

Megaarden,  Philip  Tollef,  lawyer,  b.  in  Allamakee  county,  Iowa, 
Oct.  2,  1864;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
1892;  resides  in  Minneapolis;  was  sheriff  of  Hennepin  county,  1900-04. 
[22*;   24;  25;  26*.] 

Megquier,  George  H.,  b.  in  Lincoln,  Me.,  Sept.  20,  1844;  served  in  the 
108th  Illinois  regiment,  1862-5,  attaining  the  rank  of  first  lieutenant; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Beaver  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1870;  was  county 
attorney  and  county  superintendent  of  schools  in  Renville  county. 
[29;   32.] 

Megrund,  Anders,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Gausdal,  Norway,  Dec. 
24,  1848;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1877;  was  graduated  at  Augs- 
burg Seminary,  Minneapolis,  in  1880;  was  pastor  at  Marsh  River,  Minn. 
[169.] 


502  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Mehl,  Eugene,  b.  in  Strasburg,  Alsace;  June  20,  1837;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1852,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1883;  was  proprietor  of  the 
Hotel  Ryan  in  St.  Paul  after  1888.  His  sons,  Eugene  T.,  Edward  J., 
and  Emile  J.,  assisted  him  in  its  management.     [98*.] 

Meier,  John,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Paderborn,  Prussia,  July  1,  1854; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1874,  settling  in  Minnesota;  studied 
theology  at  St.  John's  University,  1874-7;  was  ordained  priest  in  1877 
at  St.  Paul;  since  1885  pastor  of  St.  Joseph's  Church  in  Winona.  [24; 
26*;  32;  54.] 

Meighen,  William,  b.  in  Green  county,  Pa.,  Dec.  5,  1816;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  in  Fillmore  county,  where  he  engaged  in 
surveying  and  dealing  in  real  estate;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature, 1859  and  1868-9,  and  a  state  senator,  1872-4.     [29;  30.]  - 

Meilicke,  Emil  J.,  farmer,  b.  in  Prussia  in  1853;  came  with  his 
parents  to  the  United  States  in  1866;  resided  at  Windom,  Minn.;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1895,  and  a  state  senator, 
1899-1902.      [30.] 

Meland,  O.  S.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Balestrand,  Norway,  Oct. 
6,  1854;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1875;  was  a  professor  in  Red 
Wing  Seminary,  Minn.,  1882-7,  and  afterward  was  pastor  there.     [169.] 

Melby,  C.  K.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1868;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1881;  resided  in  Lyon  county  after  1890;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1907-9.     [30*.] 

Melgaard,  Hans  L.,  banker,  b.  in  Norway,  Nov.  4,  1859;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1882,  and  to  Minnesota  three  years  later;  founded  the 
Farmers'  and  Merchants'  Bank  of  Argyle  in  1886,  of  which  he  is 
president.     [24;    35.] 

Mellby,  O.  A.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  Jan.  9,  1843;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Christiania,  1872;  came  to  the  United 
States  the  same  year,  settling  in  New  Richland,  Waseca  county,  Minn. 
[75;  169.] 

Mellen,  Charles  Sanger,  b.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  August  16,  1851; 
engaged  in  railroad  business  when  twenty-one  years  old;  was  president 
of  the  Northern  Pacific  railway  company,  1896-1903,  residing  in  St. 
Paul;  since  president  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  and  H.  railroad  company, 
residing  in  New  Haven,  Conn.  [17;  176  (Sept.,  1897*);  238  (Aug.  13, 
1897).] 

Mellen,  William  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  13,  1829; 
d.  in  Mora,  Minn.,  Feb.  1,  1907.  He  served  in  Ohio  regiments,  1861-6; 
came  to  Olmsted  county,  Minn.,  in  1866,  but  later  removed  to  Murray 
county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1875,  and  engrossing 
clerk,  1877;  resided  in  Mora  after  1905.     [30;   237  (43*).] 

Mellen,  William  Solon,  b.  in  Crete,  111.,  Feb.  26,  1846;  d.  at  Victoria, 
B.  C,  July  29,  1893,    He  was  prominent  as  a  freemason  in  Minnesota. 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  503 

He  entered  railroad  service  as  a  telegraph  operator  at  the  age  of 
nineteen,  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  was  general  manager  of  the 
Northern  Pacific  railroad.  [156;  159;  163;  176  (July,  1889*,  and  Aug. 
1893*).] 

Mellgren,  A.  S.,  farmer,  b.  in  Vestergotland,  Sweden,  Aug.  25,  1846; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Carver  county,  Minn.,  in  1857;  was  graduated 
at  Gustavus  Adolphus  College,  1867;  was  treasurer  of  Watonwan 
county,  1883-1904,  residing  in  St.  James.     [169.] 

Meloy,  John  C,  b.  in  Cambria  county,  Pa.,  March  14,  1824;  settled 
in  Hastings,  Minn.,  in  1856;  was  county  auditor  two  terms;  was  a 
dealer  in  grain,  and  in  farm  machinery,  and  was  vice-president  of  the 
First  National  Bank.     [48.] 

Melvin,  B.  F.,  b.  in  Maine;  d.  in  Owatonna,  Minn.  He  settled  in 
Medford  township,  but  removed  to  Owatonna  after  he  was  elected 
treasurer  of  Steele  county;  served  in  that  office,  1863-73.     [72.] 

Melvin,  Samuel,  pioneer,  b.  in  Hallowell,  Maine,  Aug.  29,  1826;  d.  in 
Winona,  Minn.,  Nov.  18,  1905.  He  settled  there  in  territorial  days; 
engaged  in  newspaper  publication,  and  later  was  an  auctioneer.  [237 
(39).] 

Menage,  Louis  Francois,  real  estate  dealer,  b.  in  Providence,  R.  I., 
Aug.  3,  1850;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1871,  in  search  of  health.  After 
1874  he  engaged  in  real  estate  business  in  Minneapolis,  and  was 
president  of  the  Northwestern  Guaranty  Loan  company.     [20;  84*.] 

Menard,  Joseph,  pioneer,  b.  in  Canada,  Feb.  3,  1821;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, July  29,  1893.  He  settled  at  St.  Anthony  Falls  in  1850;  engaged 
in  building,  and  owned  a  farm  on  the  site  of  Minneapolis.     [60*.] 

Mende,  Carl  A.  E.  H.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  March  26,  1853,  in 
Germany;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1871;  was  graduated  at  Con- 
cordia College,  Springfield,  111.,  in  1876;  became  pastor  at  St.  Cloud, 
Minn.,  1876,  at  Owatonna,  1880,  and  at  Shakopee,  1883.     [148.] 

Mendenhall,  H.  W.,  b.  in  Montgomery  county,  Ind.,  in  1828;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1854;  bought  the  first  reaper  in  the  Minnesota  valley,  and 
used  it  on  his  farm  at  Le  Sueur  in  1856;  later  engaged  in  milling  in 
Rapidan,  Blue  Earth  county.     [32.] 

Mendenhall,  Luther,  b.  in  Chester  county,  Pa.,  Aug.  7,  1836;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1860;  served  with  the  Penn- 
sylvania Reserves  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1868,  settling 
at  Duluth,  where  he  has  engaged  in  real  estate  business  and  banking. 
[23;   24.] 

Mendenhall,  Richard  Junius,  banker,  b.  in  Jamestown,  N.  C,  Nov. 
25,  1828;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Oct.  19,  1906.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1856,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  engaged  in  banking  and  loaning,  and  also 
as  a  florist.  In  1862  he  was  town  treasurer.  [3*;  19*;  20*;  22*;  26*; 
59;  90*;  98*;  174*;  237  (43).] 


504  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Menzel,  Gregor,  machinist  and  inventor,  b.  in  Bielendorf,  Prussia, 
Aug.  21,  1826;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1847,  and  settled  in  Min- 
neapolis in  1870.  He  designed  and  constructed  the  machinery  for  many 
mills  in  this  state.     [20*;  58;   84*;   90*.] 

Mercier,  Mrs.  Charlotte  Moreau,  b.  near  Leech  Lake,  Minn.,  Jan.  1, 
1791;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Feb.,  1895.  She  was  a  daughter  of  a  French  exile 
and  a  halfbreed  Indian  woman.  Both  parents  having  died  in  her 
childhood,  she  was  brought  up  by  a  band  of  Ojibways;  married  in  1816 
at  Fort  Garry  a  French  voyageur  named  Jean  Latourelle;  lived  a 
roving  life  with  him,  traveling  over  much  of  this  state.  In  the  early 
40's  her  husband  died  in  St.  Paul.  A  few  years  later  she  was  married 
to  Felix  Mercier,  who  soon  afterward  removed  to  California,  leaving 
his  wife  in  Minnesota.  At  the  time  of  her  death  she  was  104  years  old. 
[237  (6).] 

Mero,  C.  H.,  b.  in  Lincoln  county,  Maine,  in  1843 ;  served  in  the  20th 
Maine  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Ortonville,  Minn.,  in  1879; 
was  county  auditor,  1882-5.     [32.] 

Merriam,  John  L.,  banker,  b.  in  Essex,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  6,  1825;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Jan.  12,  1895.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1860,  settling  in  St.  Paul, 
where  he  engaged  with  J.  C.  Burbank  and  Capt.  Russell  Blakeley  in  the 
staging  and  express  business.  He  helped  to  organize  the  First  National 
Bank  and  the  Merchants'  National  Bank  of  St.  Paul,  and  was  president 
of  the  latter.  In  1870-1  he  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
being  speaker  of  the  House.  [18*;  27;  28,  IV,  VIII;  68;  93*;  237 
(6,  9*);  238  (Jan.  13,  1895*).] 

Merriam,  William  Nelson,  geologist,  b.  near  Waupun,  Wis.,  Jan.  31, 
1861;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1881;  was 
assistant  on  the  U.  S.  Geological  Survey  six  years;  later  was  employed 
for  various  corporations,  and  since  1898  has  been  connected  With  the 
Oliver  Iron  Mining  Company;  resides  in  Duluth.     [31A.] 

Merriam,  William  Rush,  governor,  b.  at  Wadham's  Mills,  N.  Y.,  July 
26,  1849;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1861;  was  graduated 
at  Racine  College,  Wis.,  in  1871.  He  immediately  obtained  employment 
in  the  First  National  Bank  of  St.  Paul,  and  in  1882  was  elected  presi- 
dent of  the  Merchants'  Bank.  He  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1883,  and  again  in  1887,  being  speaker  of  the  House  in  the 
latter  year;  was  governor  of  Minnesota,  1889-93;  was  director  of  the 
U.  S.  Census,  1899-1903,  residing  in  Washington,  D.  C.  [3*;  4;  17; 
20*;  21*;  22*;  23;  26*;  27*;  28,  XIII*;  30;  68;  93*;  98*;  166A*;  176 
(April,  1886).] 

Merrick,  Ambrose  Newell,  lawyer,  b.  in  Brimfield,  Mass.,  Feb.  9, 
1827;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  April  28,  1901.  He  was  graduated  at  Williams 
College  in  1850;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1857;  practiced  law  in 
Massachusetts  and  California  until  1871,  when  he  settled  in  Min- 
neapolis,    [22*;   90*;   137;   237   (14*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  505 

Merrill,  Daniel  David,  merchant,  b.  in  Comstock,  Mich.,  Feb.  16, 
1834;  d.  in  St  Paul,  May  21,  1896.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1855,  and 
five  years  later  opened  a  bookstore  which  grew  into  the  extensive  busi- 
ness of  the  St.  Paul  Book  and  Stationery  Company.  During  the  four 
years  of  the  Civil  War  he  was  the  unpaid  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the 
United  States  Christian  Commission.  [18;  19*;  28,  VIII;  94;  124;  142; 
176   (April,  1886);  177  (June,  1896);   237   (9*);  238  (May  22,  1896*).] 

Merrill,  Elijah  "Washington,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Con- 
way, N.  H.,  March  13,  1816;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Feb.  15,  1892.  He  was 
graduated  at  Wesleyan  University,  1842;  engaged  in  teaching;  was 
principal  of  the  University  School,  St.  Anthony,  Minn.,  1851-4;  was 
ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1864;  was  a  home  missionary  at  Marine, 
Winnebago,  and  Cannon  Falls;  resided  in  Minneapolis  after  1884.  [127B; 
144.] 

Merrill,  Eugene  Adelbert,  b.  in  Byron,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  26,  1847;  was 
graduated  at  Hillsdale  College,  Mich.,  1872;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1874;  settled  in  Minneapolis,  and  practiced  law  eight  years;  president 
of  the  Minnesota  Loan  and  Trust  Co.  since  its  organization  in  1883. 
[24;  25;  84*.] 

Merrill,  Galen  Allan,  b.  in  Kalamazoo,  Mich.,  Dec.  28,  1859;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1886,  and  has  since  been  superintendent  of  the  State 
Public  School  for  Dependent  Children  at  Owatonna.  [24;  26*;  70 A; 
72.] 

Merrill,  George  Coston,  lawyer,  b.  in  Manchester,  111.,  June  22, 
1851;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1882;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1895; 
was  register  of  deeds  for  Hennepin  county,  1901-06;  and  president  of 
the  Metropolitan  State  Bank  of  Minneapolis  after  1907.  [25;  26*;  60; 
127A*.] 

Merrill,  George  L.,  lawyer  and  farmer,  b.  in  New  Hampshire,  Aug. 
7,  1820;  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1840;  was  admitted  to 
the  bar;  settled  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  in  1854;  practiced  law  there 
fifteen  years,  and  then  removed  to  Merton  township,  Steele  county, 
where  he  owned  a  farm.     [72.] 

Merrill,  George  Robert,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Newbury- 
port,  Mass.,  Dec.  2Q,  1845;  was  graduated  at  Amherst  College,  1865;  was 
ordained  in  1867;  was  pastor  in  Minneapolis,  1886-98;  superintendent 
of  Honle  Missions  for  the  Congregational  church  in  Minnesota  since 
1900.     [85A*.] 

Merriman,  Coello,  b.  in  New  York,  Dec.  2,  1849;  settled  in  Minne- 
sota in  1866;  resided  in  Hennepin  county,  and  later  in  Watertown; 
engaged  in  insurance  and  real  estate  business;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1877.     [30.] 

Merriman,  Mrs.  Efeie  Woodward,  editor  and  author,  b.  in  Wabasha 
county,  Minn.,  Feb.  17,  1857;  was  married  to  Frank  T.  Merriman  in 
1879;  editor  of  the  Housekeeper,  and  author  of  many  books,  residing 
in  Minneapolis.    [17;  24.] 


506  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Merriman,  Orlando  Crosby,  b.  in  Somerville,  N.  Y.,  July  27,  1827; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Aug.  2,  1906.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar;  settled 
in  Minneapolis  in  1859;  served  as  captain  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt. 
in  the  Indian  war,  1862-4;  engaged  in  lumber  business,  1867-91,  and 
later  was  cashier  of  the  Commercial  Bank  of  Minneapolis;  was  one  of 
the  three  regents,  with  John  S.  Pillsbury  and  John  Nicols,  who  in 
1864-6  established  on  a  good  basis  the  financial  standing  of  the  State 
University.  In  1875  he  was  mayor  of  Minneapolis.  [84*;  85A*;  115; 
121.] 

Merritt,  Alfred,  b.  in  Chautauqua  county,  N.  Y.,  May  16,  1847; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  at  Duluth.  In 
early  life  he  was  a  sailor.  He  is  widely  known  for  his  discovery  and 
development  of  the  iron  ore  in  the  Mesabi  range,  and  for  promoting 
the  construction  of  the  Duluth,  Missabe  and  Northern  railroad,  and  of 
the  great  ore  docks  at  Duluth.     [21*;  22*;  237  (66*).] 

Merritt,  Andrus  Richardson,  b.  in  Warren  county,  Pa.,  June  22, 
1853;  came  with  his  parents  to  Oneota,  Minn.,  when  a  child,  but"  later 
lived  in  Missouri  until  1888,  when  he  settled  in  Duluth;  was  interested 
in  mines  of  the  Mesabi  iron  range.     [21*.] 

Merritt,  Cassius  C,  b.  in  Tidionte,  Pa.,  Jan.  5,  1851;  came  with  his 
father  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  engaged  in  railroad  and  mining  enter- 
prises on  the  Mesabi  range,  and  resided  in  Duluth.     [21*.] 

Merritt,  Dan  S.,  journalist,  b.  in  Newburgh,  N.  Y.,  May  11,  1816; 
established  the  Sentinel  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  in  1855;  afterward  pub- 
lished various  other  newspapers  in  this  state;  after  1874  resided  in  St. 
Paul.     [28,  XII;  54.] 

Merritt,  George  F.,  physician,  b.  in  Dansville,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  21,,  1846; 
was  graduated  at  Rush  Medical  College,  1872;  settled  the  same  year 
in  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  where  he  has  since  practiced.     [237  (45*).] 

Merritt,  Hitlett  Clinton,  financier,  b.  in  Duluth,  Minn.,  Aug.  17, 
1872;  engaged  in  real  estate  business  and  railroad  building;  owns  large 
interests  in  iron  ore  mining  in  northern  Minnesota,  and  in  gas,  electric, 
and  banking  companies  of  southern  California;  resides  in  Duluth.  [17; 
24.] 

Merritt,  Leonidas,  b.  in  Chautauqua  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1845;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1856;  served  in  Brackett's  Battalion,  Minnesota  Cavalry, 
in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Oneota  (now  a  part  of  Duluth);  was 
interested  largely  in  mining  companies  for  developing  the  mineral 
wealth  of  northen  Minnesota;  president  of  several  banks,  and  vice- 
president  of  the  Duluth,  Missabe  and  Northern  Railway  Company.  He 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1893.  [21*;  30;  31;  237 
(66*).] 

Merritt,  Lewis  J.,  b.  in  Hanover,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  9,  1848;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  resided  in  Missouri,  1874-87,  and  after- 
ward engaged  in  mining  on  the  Mesabi  iron  range,  living  in  Duluth, 
and  later  in  Pasadena,  Cal.     [21*;  237  (66).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES. 


507 


Merritt,  Napoleon  B.,  b.  in  Hanover,  N.  Y.,  April  16,  1834;  came  to 
the  site  of  Duluth,  Minn.,  in  1856,  and  engaged  in  lumbering;  was 
identified  with  other  members  of  his  family  in  the  development  of  the 
Mesabi  iron  mines  and  railroad.     [21*.] 

Merry,  Benjamin  Giles,  dentist,  b.  in  Edgecomb,  Maine,  Jan.  7. 
1834;  d.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  March  27,  1895.  He  served  in  the  21st 
Maine  Regt,  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  major;  settled  in 
Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1868.     [40;  121.] 

Merry,  Charles  W.,  dentist,  b.  in  Bath,  Maine,  June  7,  1864;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1869;  was  graduated  at  the 
Pennsylvania  College  of  Dental  Surgery,  1883,  and  has  since  practiced 
in  Stillwater.     [22*;   24;    25;   104*.] 

Merz,  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  Germany  in  1835;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856; 
resided  at  St.  Joseph,  Stearns  county;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature   in   1889.     [30.] 

Metcalf,  Con.,  farmer,  b.  at  Blackstone,  Mass.,  in  1838;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1857,  settling  in  Houston  county;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1895.     [30.] 

Metcalf,  Frank  Cecil,  b.  in  Dundas,  Minn.,  in  1865;  removed  to 
Minneapolis,  was  graduated  at  Curtiss'  Business  College;  was  employed 
by  a  railroad  company,  and  later  engaged  in  real  estate  business  until 
1896;  was  register  of  deeds  for  Hennepin  county,  1897-1900.     [22*.] 

Metcalf,  George  Reuben,  physician,  b.  in  Brattleboro,  Vt.,  Dec.  17, 
1848;  d.  at  Orvieto,  Italy,  March  1,  1905.  He  was  graduated  at  Amherst 
College,  1872,  and  from  the  medical  department  of  Columbia  University, 
1874;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1881;  author  and  editor  of  papers  on  the 
history  of  freemasonry  in  Minnesota.     [28,  XII;   237   (35*).] 

Metcalf,  John  Elmer,  dentist,  b.  in  Glover,  Vt.,  Aug.  17,  1859;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1865;   settled  in  Fergus  Falls  in  1881.     [25;   35.] 

Metcalf,  Tracy  M.,  real  estate  dealer,  b.  in  Homer,  N.  Y.,  in  1827; 
came  to  St.  Paul,  1854;  was  city  comptroller,  1857-9;  county  auditor, 
1861-2;  representative  in  the  legislature,  1874;  removed  to  a  farm  near 
the  city  in  1875,  and  several  years  later  died  there.  [28,  IV;  29*;  94; 
158.] 

Metcalfe,  Thomas  C,  b.  in  1842;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  September,  1901. 
He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1881;  was  superintendent  of  the  St. 
Anthony  Elevator  Company.     [168   (Sept.  11,  1901).] 

Mettling,  Peter  J.,  b.  in  Harrison  county,  Ind.,  Nov.  4,  1856;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1874;  was  a  farmer  in  Chippewa  county;  removed  to 
Montevideo,  1890,  engaging  in  the  furniture  and  undertaking  business; 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Metzdorf,  Peter  J.,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  March  13,  1869;  was  treasurer  of 
Ramsey  county,  1901-4.     [237   (36*).] 


508  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Meyer,  Christian  Wendlin,  educator,  b.  in  St.  Martin,  Stearns 
county,  Minn.,  Oct.  16,  1862;  engaged  in  teaching  after  1883;  settled 
in  Hastings  in  1896;  has  been  superintendent  of  schools  for  Dakota 
county  since  1898.     [56.] 

Meyer,  F.  W.,  merchant,  b.  in  Germany,  May  19,  1851;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1870,  settling  in  Hastings,  Minn.;  engaged  in  the  dry 
goods  business  after  1877.     [48.] 

Meyer,  John  C.  L.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  Oct.  23,  1871,  at  Harlem 
(now  part  of  Chicago),  111.;  was  graduated  at  Concordia  College,  Fort 
Wayne,  Ind.,  1891,  and  at  Concordia  Seminary,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  1894;  was 
pastor  at  Menno,  S.  D.,  and  after  1900  at  Fergus  Falls,  Minn.    [148.] 

Meyer,  Joseph  L.,  b.  in  Germany  in  1847;  d.  in  Brainerd,  Minn.,  July, 
1904.  He  came  to  the  United  States  about  1870;  published  a  news- 
paper in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  after  1871;  removed  to  Little  Falls  in  1888; 
was  treasurer  of  Morrison  county,  1893-1902.     [237  (35).] 

Meyerding,  Henry  J.,  b.  in  Germany,  Jan.  23,  1828;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
April  20,  1897.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1853,  and  to  Minnesota 
the  next  year;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1862;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1874.     [237  (9*).] 

Michael,  James  Clark,  lawyer,  b.  in  Preston  county,  Va.,  March  19, 
1863;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1884,  settling  in  Red  Wing,  where  he  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1885;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1889;  corporation 
attorney  of  the  city  of  St.  Paul  since  1903.     [22*;  24;  93 A;  137.] 

Michaelsen,  J.  M.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Vanelven,  Norway, 
March  28,  1861;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1883;  studied  theology  at 
Augsburg  Seminary,  Minneapolis,  and  was  ordained  in  1893;  pastor  in 
Wilmot,  S.  D.,  1893-96;  in  Clinton,  Minn.,  after  1896.     [148.] 

Michaelson,  M.  B.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Vanelven,  Norway, 
April  9,  1868;  was  graduated  at  Augsburg  Seminary,  Minneapolis,  1896; 
was  ordained,  1899,  and  is  pastor  in  Mankato.     [148.] 

Michaud,  D.,  journalist  and  lawyer,  b.  in  Quebec,  Canada,  in  1851; 
was  graduated  at  Victoria  University;  was  admitted  "to  the  bar;  settled 
in  St.  Paul  in  1874;  founder  and  editor  of  a  French  newspaper,  Le 
Canadien.     [68.] 

Michaud,  Narcisse,  grocer,  b.  in  Canada  in  1840;  settled  in  St.  Paul 
in  1878,  where  with  his  brothers  he  established  an  extensive  grocery 
business.     [68;  94?] 

Mickxeson,  Hans,  b.  in  Norway,  April  3,  1854;  came  with  his  parents 
to  the  United  States  in  1868,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1871;  resided  at 
Pelican  Rapids  after  1878;  had  charge  of  a  mill,  and  engaged  in 
hardware  business.     [35.] 

Middleton,  James,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1833;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Sept.  2,  1902. 
He  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1845;  resided  in 
Washington  county,  Minn.;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  509 

1876;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1882,  and  engaged  in  real  estate  business. 
[40;   237   (19*).] 

Midthun,  Mons  M.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  May  14,  1859; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1884;  was  educated  at  Augsburg  Seminary, 
Minneapolis,  1884-90;  pastor  in  Superior,  Wis.,  1890-93;  in  New  London, 
Minn.,  since  1893.     [148.] 

Mikkelsen,  Mitchell,  physician,  b.  in  Dane  county,  Wis.,  in  1850; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1864;  was  graduated  at  Keokuk 
Medical  College,  1877,  and  at  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons, 
Chicago,  1884;  settled  in  Delavan,  Faribault  county,  Minn.     [34;  39.] 

Millard,  Perry  H.,  physician,  b.  in  New  York,  1848;  d.  in  Baltimore, 
Md.,  Feb.  1,  1897.  He  was  graduated  at  Rush  Medical  College;  settled 
in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1872;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  18S5;  was  one  of 
the  chief  organizers  of  the  department  of  medicine  in  the  University  of 
Minnesota,  and  was  its  dean  from  1888  until  his  death.  Medical  Hall 
there  was  named  Millard  Hall  in  his  honor  in  1906.  [127B;  238  (Feb. 
2,  1897).] 

Millard,  Watson  Birchard,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Dexter, 
Mich.,  Sept.  13,  1848;  d.  in  Hancock,  Mich.,  Jan.  3,  1905.  He  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1871,  and  Chicago  Theological 
Seminary,  1874;  was  pastor  in  several  states,  being  in  St.  Paul,  Minn., 
1893-97;  removed  to  Port  Huron,  Mich.,  and  after  1903  resided  in 
Hancock.     [144.] 

Miller,  Andrew,  b.  in  Ontario,  Canada,  in  1851;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1892,  and  resides  in  Duluth.  He  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature, 1899-1901,  and  1905-7.     [30*.] 

Miller,  Arthur  W.,  physician,  b.  in  Bushnell,  111.,  in  1870;  came  to 
St.  Paul  with  his  parents  in  1872;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the 
University  of  Minnesota,  1897;  practiced  in  St.  Paul;  was  assistant 
health  commissioner  after  1899,  and  coroner  of  Ramsey  county  after 
1901.     [93A;  237  (36*).] 

Miller,  Clarence  Benjamin,  lawyer,  congressman,  b.  in  Goodhue 
county,  Minn.,  March  13,  1872;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of 
Minnesota,  1895,  and  from  its  law  department  in  19.00;  resides  in 
Duluth;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1907;  representative 
in  Congress  from  the  Eighth  district  since  1909.  [9;  17;  25;  30*; 
31A.] 

Miller,  D.  G.,  b.  in  Canada  in  1844;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1866;  was 
one  of  the  townsite  proprietors  of  Cambridge^  Isanti  county;  settled  in 
Waterville  in  1877,  and  engaged  in  wagon-making.     [32.] 

Miller,  Mrs.  Emily  Huntington,  author  and  educator,  b.  in  Brooklyn, 
Conn.,  Oct.  22,  1833;  was  graduated  at  Oberlin  College,  1857;  married 
John  E.  Miller  in  1860;  was  editor  of  The  Little  Corporal,  published 
in  Chicago;  wrote  many  magazine  articles,  poems,  and  children's 
stories;  in  1878  settled  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  where  her  husband  died  four 


510  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

years  later;  was  dean  of  the  Women's  Department  and  associate 
professor  of  English  literature  in  Northwestern  University,  1891-8; 
returned  to  St.  Paul.     [3;  4;  17.] 

Miller,  Henry,  b.  in  England,  Feb.  26,  1834;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Feb. 
26,  1903.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  twenty-two  years  old; 
settled  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  in  1865;  engaged  in  milling  and  grain 
elevator  business  there  and  in  Winona,  and  later  in  Minneapolis;  was 
president  of  the  Miller  Elevator  Company  after  1896.     [237  (28).] 

Miller,  Henry  C,  journalist,  b.  in  Germany,  April  18,  1842;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1865;  settled  in  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  in  1866;  was  a 
state  senator  in  1879;  established  the  Free  Press  in  1894,  and  has 
since  been  its  editor  and  publisher;  postmaster  of  St.  Peter  since  1903. 
[24;  25;  30;  32.] 

Miller,  Herbert  J.,  journalist,  b.  in  Deerfield,  Wis.,  July  13,  1855; 
d.  in  Luverne,  Minn.,  May  11,  1909.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1879; 
resided  in  Luverne,  where  he  was  editor  and  proprietor  of  the  Rock 
County  Herald;  was  a  state  senator,  1895-1901.  [30;  34;  71;  71A;  237 
(56*J;  238   (Dec.  11,  1893*).] 

Miller,  Hubert  H.,  printer,  b.  in  Chicago,  111.,  Feb.  1847;  settled  in 
St.  Paul  in  1857;  engaged  in  newspaper  work  after  1862;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature,  1872-3.     [29;  30.] 

Miller,  James  H.,  b.  in  New  York;  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1873;  was 
superintendent  of  several  flour  mills.     [168  (March  15,  1899*).] 

Miller,  John,  b.  in  Sweden,  May  15,  1824;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1854;  settled  at  White  Rock,  Minn.;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature.     [169.] 

Miller,  John,  b.  in  Dryden,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  29,  1843;  d.  in  Duluth,  Minn., 
Oct.  26,  1908.  He  settled  in  Dakota  in  1880;  owned  a  large  farm  and 
dealt  in  real  estate;  was  the  first  governor  of  the  new  state  of  North 
Dakota,  1889-91;  removed  to  Duluth  in  1896,  and  engaged  in  grain 
commission  business.     [17;   25.] 

Miller,  John  Bradley,  merchant,  b.  in  Monticello,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  8,  1831; 
was  one  of  the  pioneers  of  Mazeppa,  Minn.,  where  he  owned  a  farm  and 
a  furniture  store.     [74.] 

Miller,  John  E.,  b.  in  Greentown,  Ohio,  Aug.  3,  1834;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Sept.  25,  1882.  He  was  graduated  at  Oberlin  College  in  1860,  and 
married  Emily  C.  Huntington,  the  authoress,  the  same  year;  in  1868 
became  connected  with  the  Little  Corporal  magazine,  and  was  its  sole 
proprietor,  and  his  wife  its  editor,  after  1871,  until  it  was  combined 
with  the  St.  Nicholas;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1878,  where  he  was  widely 
known  as  a  Sunday  School  worker.     [237   (1).] 

Miller,  John  P.,  farmer,  b.  in  Pennsylvania,  May  11,  1809;  d.  in 
Hopkins,  Minn.,  July  16,  1894.  He  came  to  St.  Anthony  in  1849;  owned 
a  claim  on  the  site  of  a  part  of  Minneapolis;  later  resided  at  Lake 
Minnetonka.     [59;  60*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  511 

Miller,  John  Wadlin,  sea  captain,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  May  7,  1826; 
d.  in  Duluth,  Minn.,  Nov.  24,  1905.  He  followed  a  seafaring  life  until 
forty-seven  years  of  age;  settled  in  Duluth,  where  he  was  weigh-master 
of  grain  elevators.     [237  (39*).] 

Miller,  Joseph  G.,  b.  in  Oswego,  111.,  in  1869;  became  a  telegraph 
operator,  and  engaged  in  railroad  business;  was  employed  by  the 
Duluth  and  Iron  Range  railroad  in  1891,  and  resided  at  Two  Harbors; 
was  a  state  railroad  and  warehouse  commissioner,  1901-5.     [30;   106*.] 

Miller,  Luke,  physician,  b.  in  Peterboro,  N.  H.,  Aug.  18,  1815;  d.  in 
Lanesboro,  Minn.,  July  12,  1881.  He  was  graduated  at  Vermont  Uni- 
versity, 1841,  and  at  Woodstock  Medical  College,  1844;  settled  in  Chat- 
field,  Minn.,  in  1857;  was  a  state  senator,  1861-8;  removed  to  Lanesboro 
in  1869.     [29*;   237   (1).] 

Miller,  Orange  S.,  b.  in  Waterford,  Maine,  Sept.  6,  1849;  came  with 
his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1853;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1883;  teller  and  assistant  cashier  in  Anoka  National  Bank, 
1883-90;  later  resided  in  Champlin,  Hennepin  county,  and  engaged  in 
flour  milling.     [43*;   60.] 

Miller,  Orville  Gilbert,  printer,  b.  in  Cooperstown,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  17, 
1832;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  May  30,  1893.  He  was  a  prominent  freemason  in 
this  state;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1855.     [156;  159;  163*.] 

Miller,  Robert  H.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Denmark,  Maine,  Jan.  5,  1820;  d. 
in  Champlin,  Minn.,  Aug.  27,  1886.  He  came  to  St.  Anthony,  Minn.,  in 
1852;  removed  to  Anoka  in  1854;  and  later  was  a  carriage  maker  in 
Champlin.     [43*.] 

Miller,  S.  R.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Mansfield,  Ohio,  Jan.  17,  1842;  served  in 
Ohio  and  Indiana  regiments  during  the  civil  war;  was  graduated  at 
Michigan  University,  1871;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the  same  year; 
settled  at  Beaver  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1874,  and  was  county  attorney  of 
Renville  county,  1877-82  and  1885-6.     [32.] 

Miller,  Samuel,  physician,  b.  in  Union  county,  Ind.,  May  3,  1825; 
served  in  the  Mexican  war  and  civil  war;  was  graduated  at  Rush 
Medical  College,  Chicago,  in  1870;  settled  in  Winona,  Minn.;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878.     [30.] 

Miller,  Sophus  N.,  b.  in  Norway  in  1843;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1863;  settled  in  Alexandria,  Minn.,  in  1868;  engaged  in  real  estate, 
loaning,  and  insurance  business;  was  postmaster  nine  years.     [35.] 

Miller,  Stephen,  governor,  b.  in  Carroll,  Pa.,  Jan.  7,  1816;  d.  in 
Worthington,  Minn.,  Aug.  18,  1881.  He  came  to  Minnesota  for  his 
health  in  1858,  and  engaged  in  business  in  St.  Cloud.  In  1861  he 
enlisted  as  a  private  soldier,  but  was  commissioned  lieutenant  colonel 
of  the  First  Minnesota  Infantry,  in  1862  colonel  of  the  Seventh  Minne- 
sota, and  in  1863  brigadier  general.  During  the  next  two  years  he  was 
governor  of  Minnesota.    Afterward,  from  1871  until  his  death,  he  was 


512  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

field  agent  of  the  St.  Paul  and  Sioux  City  railroad.  In  1873  he  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature.  [1;  3;  18*;  22*;  27*;  28,  XIII*;  29; 
30;   34;    41;   109*;   115;   165;   237    (1);   238    (Aug.  19,  1881.] 

Miller,  W.  A.  journalist,  b.  in  Nova  Scotia,  March  24,  1826;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Sept.  9,  1896.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1875,  and  for 
many  years  was  connected  with  the  Pioneer  Press;  was  a  prominent 
Odd  Fellow  and  Free  Mason.     [58;  238  (Sept.  10,  1896).] 

Miller,  Wayland,  b.  in  Ashtabula  county,  Ohio,  April  20,  1844; 
settled  in  Sauk  Rapids,  Minn.,  in  1861,  and  engaged  in  the  painting 
business;  was  register  of  deeds  of  Benton  county,  1880-83.     [31.] 

Miller,  Winthrop,  physician,  b.  in  Dorchester,  Mass.,  Dec.  22,  1850; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Oct.  14,  1884.  He  was  graduated  at  Harvard  College, 
1873,  and  Harvard  Medical  School,  1876;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1877. 
[139.] 

Millette,  Mrs.  Mary  R.  Turpin,  b.  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Feb.  1,  1828; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  July  28,  1882.  When  only  thirteen  years  old  she  married 
Capt.  Louis  Robert,  and  came  with  him  to  St.  Paul  in  1844.  There  were 
only  three  other  white  women  then  in  St.  Paul.  In  1846  her  husband 
built  the  first  frame  house  there.  After  his  death  she  married  Mr. 
Millette.     [68;  237   (1).] 

Millette,  Paul,  pioneer,  b.  in  Sorel,  Canada,  in  1833;  came  to  St. 
Paul  in  1847;  worked  in  the  pineries,  and  was  a  pilot  on  the  Missis- 
sippi; engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  New  Canada  nine  years.    [68.] 

Milligan,  Francis  Henry,  physician,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Dec.  8, 
1830;  came  to  Wabasha,  Minn.,  in  1853;  was  surgeon  in  the  Third  and 
Tenth  Minnesota  Regts.,  during  the  civil  war;  afterward  had  a  large 
medical  practice,  and  was  a  frequent  contributor  to  medical  journals, 
mainly  on  surgery.  He  died  in  Wabasha,  Dec.  5,  1888.  [18;  74;  121; 
139.] 

Milligan,  William  F.,  physician,  b.  in  1870  in  Wabasha,  Minn., 
where  he  still  resides;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature .  in  1897. 
[30.] 

Millis,  Frank  B.,  educator,  b.  at  Brushy  Prairie,  Ind.,  Nov.  20, 
1860;  d.  in  Washington,  D,  C,  Aug.  2,  1903.  He  was  graduated  at  De 
Pauw  University,  1887;  was  professor  in  St  Olaf  College,  Northfield, 
Minn.,  1888-90;  taught  in  other  universities,  and  after  1900  was 
employed  in  the  naval  observatory,  Washington.    [133  (1905).] 

Mills,  Edward  P.,  miller,  b.  in  Vermont,  June  15,  1831;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1851;  settled  at  Elk  River  in  1868,  where  he  owned  a  half 
interest  in  the  lumber  and  flour  mills.    [31.]  M 

Mills,  Edward  S.,  b.  in  Cattaraugus  county,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  17,  1827; 
served  as  captain  in  the  154th  N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1871;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Nobles  county;  was  county 
auditor  nine  years;  resided  in  Worthington  after  1880.    [34.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  518 

Mills,  Ira  B.,  judge,  b.  in  Scotchtown,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  14,  1851;  was 
graduated  at  the  Albany  Law  School,  1872;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1881, 
settling  at  Moorhead;  was  judge  of  the  Fourteenth  judicial  district, 
1887-93;  has  been  a  member  of  the  State  Railroad  and  Warehouse 
Commission  since  1893.     [24;  25;  30*;   35.] 

Mills,  James  S.,  journalist,  b.  in  Worcester,  Mass.,  Nov.  20,  1855; 
came  to  Minnesota  when  a  child;  engaged  in  newspaper  work;  was 
editor  of  the  Hastings  New  Era,  and  later  of  the  Hastings  Daily  News. 
[48.] 

Mills,  Jerome  D.,  b.  in  Andover,  Mass.,  Dec,  1852;  was  graduated 
at  Oberlin  College;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1878,  settled  in  St.  Cloud, 
and  engaged  in  lumber  business  until  1894;  was  later  an  officer  of  the 
State  Reformatory,  and  of  the  State  Board  of  Control;  secretary  of 
this  board  since  1907.     [30*.] 

Mills,  S.  T.,  b.  in  Berkshire  county,  Mass.,  June,  1819;  d.  in  Garden 
City,  Minn.,  in  1873.  He  settled  in  1854  at  Mills  lake,  which  was 
named  for  his  wife,  as  she  was  the  first  white  woman  in  Garden  City 
township.     [32.] 

Mills,  William,  educator,  b.  in  Calumet,  Mich.,  Oct.  28,  1879;  was 
graduated  at  Augsburg  Seminary  (College  Department),  Minneapolis, 
1900,  and  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1901;  studied  theology  at 
Augsburg  Seminary,  1901-04;  became  a  professor  in  Red  Wing  Seminary, 
1904.     [148.] 

Mills,  William  Henry,  b.  in  Bellefonte,  Pa.,  March  3,  1832;  served 
in  the  army  during  the  Mexican  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855, 
settling  in  Olmsted  county;  was  captain  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt., 
1861-3;  was  a  member  of  the  state  constitutional  convention,  1857,  a 
representative  in  the  legislature,  1877-8,  and  a  state  senator,  1879; 
resided'in  Carver  after  1871.     [18;  30.] 

Mills,  William  M.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Canada  in  1825;  d.  in  Lac  qui 
Parle,  Minn.,  Nov.  3,  1905.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  took  the 
first  claim  in  Lac  qui  Parle  county,  1868.     [32;  237  (39).] 

Milne,  Andrew,  b.  in  Edinburgh,  Scotland,  in  1837;  came  to  America 
when  five  years  old  with  his  parents;  settled  in  Winnebago  City,  Minn., 
in  1886,  where  he  was  president  of  the  Star  Manufacturing  Company. 
[34.] 

Milne,  John  O.,  b.  at  Pocasset,  Mass.,  July  1,  1839;  d.  in  Duluth, 
Minn.,  Sept.  5,  1907.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  served  in  the  First 
Minnesota  regiment  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  state  senator  in  1870; 
settled  at  Duluth  in  1890.     [237  (48*).] 

Miner,  C.  A.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Dodge  county,  Wis.,  July  13,  1850;  was 
the  first  settler  in  Malta,  Big  Stone  county,  Minn.,  1876.     [32.] 

Miner,  Moses,  b.  in  Detroit,  Mich.,  Dec.  15,  1839;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1869;  was  a  soldier  in  the  U.  S.  army  five  years,  and  afterward  was 

33 


514  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

government  blacksmith  at  Fort  Ripley  two  years;  settled  in  Green 
Prairie,  Morrison  county.    [31.] 

Miner,  Nelson  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Shoreham,  Vt,  Jan.  26,  1833;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1860;  served  in  Hatch's  Battalion  of  Minnesota  Cavalry 
on  the  frontier,  1864-6;  settled  in  Sauk  Center  in  1S66;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1867-8.     [22*;   29;  31;  137*.] 

Minette,  Frank  E.,  farmer,  b.  in  Ozaukee  county,  Wis,,  March  9, 
1859;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1879,  and  settled  at  Sauk  Center;  was 
mayor,  1908-10;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1893,  1903, 
and  1911.     [30*.] 

Minges,  Joseph,  b.  in  Bavaria  in  1817;  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1847,  and  to  Otisco,  Waseca  county,  Minn.,  in  1858;  was  a  representa- 
tive in  the  legislature  in  1875.    He  died  in  Otisco,  June  21,  1886,    [75.] 

Misener,  Andrew,  b.  in  1820;  d.  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  July  3,  1877. 
He  settled  there  in  1855,  and  opened  one  of  the  first  mercantile  estab- 
lishments in  the  town.    [237  (1).] 

Mitchell,  Alexander  M.,  pioneer,  b.  in  1809  in  North  Carolina;  d.  in 
St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  Feb.  26,  1861.  He  was  graduated  at  West  Point 
Military  Academy;  studied  law  at  Yale  College;  was  colonel  in  the 
Mexican  war;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1849,  having  been  appointed  U.  S. 
marshal  of  Minnesota,  and  held  this  office  until  1851,  when  he  resigned. 
[94;  114.] 

Mitchell,  Charles  S.,  journalist,  b.  at  Allegheny  City,  Pa.,  Nov.  13, 
1856;  came  to  Minnesota  when  an  infant;  was  graduated  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan,  1880;  was  assistant  editor  of  the  St,  Cloud  Journal 
Press  until  1894,  and  later  was  editor  and  proprietor  of  the  Alexandria 
Post  News.     [38.] 

Mitchell,  Edward  A.,  journalist,  b.  in  Zumbrota,  Minn.,  in  1856; 
was  editor  and  proprietor  of  the  Zumbrota  Independent,  1875-1905; 
since  1907  publisher  of  the  Midway  Advertiser,  St.  Paul.  [238  "(Dec. 
2,  1893*).] 

Mitchell,  Edward  Craig,  Swedenborgian  clergyman,  b.  in  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  July  21,  1836;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Dec.  8,  1911.  He  was  graduated  at 
the  Central  High  School,  Philadelphia,  in  its  collegiate  department, 
1856,  and  in  law  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  1859;  entered  the 
ministry  in  1860;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1872,  and  resided  four  years 
in  Minneapolis;  removed  in  1876  to  St.  Paul,  where  he  was  pastor  of 
the  New  Jerusalem  church  thirty-eight  years,  1873-1911;  donor  of  an 
extensive  archaeological  collection  in  the  museum  of  the  Minnesota 
Historical*  Society;  author  of  The  Parables  of  the  New  Testament 
(1888,  544  pages),  Parables  of  the  Old  Testament  (1903,  437  pages),  and 
Scripture  Symbolism  (1904,  352  pages).     [23;  24;  25;  93*;  9&A.] 

Mitchell,  George,  b.  in  Scotland,  Nov.  30,  1833;  came  to  Canada  in 
1853;   settled  in  Summit,  Steele  county,  Minn.,  in  1857;   removed  to 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  515 

Owatonna  in  1860,  and  owned  part  of  the  townsite;  served  in  the  First 
Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war.     [72.] 

Mitchell,  Henry  Zearing,  merchant,  b.  in  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  Nov.  30, 
1816;  d.  in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  March  6,  1896.  He  settled  in  St.  Cloud  in 
185?.  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business.  In  1862  he  was  appointed 
commissary  general  of  Minnesota.     [23;  31.] 

Mitchell,  John  Bybam  Howard,  journalist  and  lumberman,  b.  in 
Monroe  county,  Ky.,  Nov.  26,  1820;  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1852,  and  two 
years  afterward  was  one  of  the  company  who  established  the  St.  Paul 
Daily  Times;  later  lived  in  Stillwater,  and  engaged  in  lumbering;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1863  and  1866.     [18;  41.] 

Mitchell,  Joseph  Lewis,  banker,  b.  in  Steele  county,  Minn.,  June 
21,  1865;  engaged  in  banking  at  Owatonna,  1883-7,  and  Minneapolis, 
1887-1900;  cashier  of  the  National  Bank  at  Austin  since  1900.  [24; 
79;  111.] 

Mitchell,  Robert  Cv  journalist,  b.  in  Bloomington,  Ohio,  Sept.  16, 
1833;  d.  in  Duluth,  July  26,  1907.  He  was  graduated  at  Wabash  College, 
Crawfordsville,  Ind.,  in  1861;  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1863;  resided  in  Anoka,  where  he  was  county 
attorney  four  years;  established  the  Tribune  in  Duluth  in  1870;  pub- 
lished it  as  a  daily,  1879-89;  engaged  in  real  estate  business  five  years; 
established  the  Duluth  Tribunal  in  1894,  which  he  published  until  his 
death.     [237  (48).] 

Mitchell,  W.  H.,  journalist,  commenced  newspaper  work  in  1852, 
and  published  various  papers  before  coming  to  Minnesota.  He  settled 
at  first  in  Rochester,  but  later  removed  to  Northfield,  and  in  1879  to 
Elk  River,  where  he  took  charge  of  the  Elk  River  News;  author  and 
publisher  of  descriptive  and  historical  handbooks  of  Dakota,  Dodge, 
Goodhue,  Hennepin,  Olmsted,  Steele,  and  Wabasha  counties.     [31.] 

Mitchell,  William,  judge,  b.  in  Stamford,  Welland  county,  Ontario, 
Nov.  19,  1832;  d.  near  Alexandria,  Minn.,  Aug.  21,  1900.  He  was 
graduated  at  Jefferson  college,  Pa.,  in  1853;  studied  law;  came  to 
Winona,  Minn.,  in  1857,  where  he  resided  through  life.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  legislature  in  1859-60;  judge  of  the  Third  district, 
1874-81;  and  associate  justice  of  the  supreme  court,  1881-1900.  [18; 
22*;  23*;  30;  76;  95*;  136;  168  (April,  1892*);  239  (March  2,  I860).] 
Mitchell,  William  Bell,  journalist,  b.  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  in  1843; 
settled  in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  in  1857;  assisted  his  aunt,  Mrs.  Jane  G. 
Swisshelm,  in  newspaper  work;  afterward  owned  and  published  the 
Journal-Press;  was  receiver  of  the  U.  S.  land  office,  1864-5  and  1878-85. 
He  was  largely  interested  in  real  estate  and  milling  in  St.  Cloud.  [22*; 
23;   27*;   31;   155*;   176    (Aug.,  1887).] 

Mitchell,  William  De  Witt,  lawyer,  b.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  Sept.  9, 
1874;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1896;  has 
since    practiced    in    St.    Paul;    served    as    second    lieutenant    in    the 


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Fifteenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  Spanish-American  war,  1898.  [24;  25; 
127A;   137.] 

Mitsch,  George,  b.  in  Germany  in  1825;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Sept.  13, 
1895.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1846;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in 
1854;  opened  a  blacksmith  and  wagon  shop;  and  later  owned  a  drug 
store.     [94;  174*;  238  (Sept  14,  1895).] 

Mitsch,  George  J.,  druggist,  b.  in  St.  Paul  in  1854;  was  graduated  at 
the  Pharmacy  College,  Philadelphia,  in  1876,  and  afterward  was  con- 
nected with  his  father's  store  in  St.  Paul.  [68;  94;  97;  132  (July, 
1895).] 

Mix,  Charles  H,,  b.  in  New  Haven,  Conn.,  Dec.  30,  1833;  d.  in 
Crookston,  Minn.,  Dec.  15,  1909.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852;  was 
secretary  to  Governor  Gorman  in  1854;  was  first  lieutenant  and  after- 
ward captain  in  the  First  Minnesota  cavalry  in  the  Indian  war ;  engaged 
in  farming  near  St.  Paul,  1867-77;  and  was  railway  station  agent  at 
Crookston  after  1879.     [35;  36;  115;  237  (56);  241.] 

Mix,  Edward  Townsend,  architect,  b.  in  New  Haven,  Conn.,  May  13, 
1831;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Sept.  23,  1890.  He  built  many  important 
buildings  in  Milwaukee,  Minneapolis,  and  other  western  cities.     [3*.] 

Mo,  Hans,  b.  in  Norway,  March  17,  1850;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1872,  settling  at  Byron,  Minn.;  engaged  in  drug  business  at  Sleepy 
Eye  after  1877,  and  since  1886  in  banking;  secretary  of  the  Sleepy  Eye 
Flour  Milling  Co.     [24;  32.] 

Moak,  John  A.,  b.  in  Cherry  Valley,  N.  Y.,  May  2,  1845;  served  in 
the  civil  war;  was  manager  of  several  concert  companies  and  shows; 
settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1884;  engaged  in  real  estate  business;  agent  for 
the  Humane  Society  since  1897.     [96*.] 

Moberly,  R.  W.,  b.  in  Owensboro,  Ky.,  April  26,  1847;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1868;  settled  on  a  claim  in  Olney,  Nobles  county,  in  1872; 
removed  to  Worthington  in  1884;  was  county  treasurer,  1887-92.    [34.] 

Moe,  Anton  J.,  physician,  b.  in  Trdndhjem,  Norway,  Feb.  12,  1868; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1883;  was  graduated  at  Rush  Medical 
college,  Chicago;  settled  at  Heron  Lake,  Minn.,  in  1902;  founder  of  the 
Southwestern  Minnesota  hospital.     [62*.] 

Moer,  Samuel  H.,  judge,  b.  in  Mills  county,  Iowa,  in  June,  1856;  d. 
near  Asbury  Park,  N.  J.,  November,  1909.  He  settled  in  Duluth  in 
1890;  was  judge  in  the  Eleventh  judicial  district,  1894-1900;  removed 
to  New  York  City,  where  he  afterward  practiced  law.     [30;  237  (59).] 

Moes,  John,  b.  in  Luxemburg,  Germany,  in  1827;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1851;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Hampton,  Dakota  county,  Minn.,  in 
1860;  was  postmaster  at  New  Trier  after  1873.    [48.] 

Moffatt,  Arthur  Bingham,  farmer  and  banker,  b.  in  Polo,  111.,  July  30, 
1854;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1873,  settling  at  Le  Sueur;  removed  in  1893 
to  Mankato,  and  in  1898  to  St.  Joseph,  Mich.;  was  treasurer  of  the  Min- 
nesota State  Agricultural  Society,  1893-8.     [166A*.] 


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Moffet,  Lot,  pioneer,  b.  in  Montgomery  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1803;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Dec.  28,  1870.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1848,  and  was  for 
several  years  proprietor  of  a  hotel  on  Jackson  street,  named  the  Tem- 
perance House,  but  often  called  Moffet's  Castle.  [28,  IV;  32;  68;  94; 
157*;  158.] 

Mohl,  Fred,  b.  in  Sweden,  Aug.  31,  1860;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1876,  and  to  Nobles  county,  Minn.,  the  same  year;  settled  in  Adrian 
in  1883,  and  engaged  in  real  estate,  loaning,  and  insurance  business. 
[24;   34.] 

Mohler,  A.  L.,  b.  in  Ephrata,  Pa.,  May  6,  1849,  became  connected 
with  railroad  business  in  1868,  and  was  rapidly  promoted;  was  in  the 
employ  of  the  Great  Northern  railway,  1882-93,  and  in  1894  became 
general  manager  of  the  Minneapolis  and  St.  Louis  railway.     [22*.] 

Mohn,  Thorbjorn  N.,  educator,  b.  near  Skien,  Norway,  July  15,  1844; 
d.  in  Northfield,  Minn.,  in  1899.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  the 
United  States  in  1852;  was  graduated  at  the  Lutheran  College,  Decorah, 
Iowa,  in  1870,  and  at  Concordia  College,  St.  Louis,  1873;  came  to  St. 
Paul  in  1874,  and  a  few  months  later  became  principal  of  St.  Olaf  Col- 
lege, Northfield,  Minn.  [70;  133  (Nov.,  1899*.  and  Dec,  1908*);  148; 
149;    169.] 

Molander,  Alfred,  b.  in  Helsingborg,  Sweden,  Aug.  2,  1859;  came 
with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1863;  lived  in  Stillwater, 
Minn.;  engaged  in  the  theatrical  profession  a  few  years,  and  is  the 
author  of  several  plays;  removed  to  Anoka  in  1891,  and  has  since  been 
manager  of  a  clothing  store.     [25;  43*.] 

Molander,  Swan  B.,  b.  in  Sweden,  Feb.  27,  1855;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1869;  was  county  auditor  of  Kanabec  county,  1885-95,  and  a 
clerk  in  the  office  of  the  state  auditor,  1895-1903;  was  graduated  from 
the  St.  Paul  College  of  Law,  1903,  and  has  since  practiced  in  St.  Paul. 
[24;    25;    26*;    93A;    111;    169.] 

Mold,  John  G.,  b.  in  1823;  d.  in  Sunrise,  Minn.,  in  1873.  He  settled 
there  in  1854;  owned  a  hotel,  and  engaged  in  milling  and  mercantile 
business.     [41.] 

Moltne,  Lewis,  Jr.,  b.  in  Sweden,  Sept.  12,  1866;  d.  in  Willmar, 
Minn.,  Oct.  14,  1903.  When  four  years  old,  he  came  with  his  parents 
to  the  United  States,  and  to  Whitefield,  Kandiyohi  county,  Minn.,  the 
same  year.  He  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Willmar  after  1887; 
and  was  secretary  of  the  Northwestern  Brick  Manufacturers'  Associa- 
tion after  1901.     [63*;   237   (28).] 

Moll,  Henry,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Feb.  13,  1848;  came  to  St. 
Peter,  Minn.,  when  twelve  years  old;  was  sheriff  of  Nicollet  county, 
1881-7,  and  judge  of  probate  since  1902.     [24;   25;   32;   237   (45*).] 

Mollison,  Allan,  b.  near  Glasgow,  Scotland,  in  1838;  came  to 
America  with  his  parents  when  four  years  old;  settled  on  a  farm  in 
Austin,  Minn.,  in  1856;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 


518  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

war;    was   sheriff  of  Mower  county,   1867-71;    later  engaged  in   farm 
machinery  business,     [111.] 

Moloney,  Gerald  R.,  physician,  b.  in  Ireland,  Jan.  7,  1849;  came  to 
America  in  1872;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  the 
City  of  New  York,  1875;  has  since  practiced  in  Belle  Plaine,  Minn;,  and 
own§d  a  drug  store.     [24;   25;  32.] 

Monahan,  Frank,  merchant,  b.  in  Rock  county,  Wis.,  in  1862;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1879;  resided  at  Witoka,  Winona  county;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1893.     [30.] 

Monfort,  Charles  J.,  b.  in  Colchester,  N.  Y.,  March  18,  1841 ;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  April  9,  1904.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  the  early  60's;  was 
proprietor  of  the  Windsor  hotel,  St.  Paul,  after  1880.     [237  (35*).] 

Monfort,  Delos  Abram,  banker,  b.  in  Hamden,  N.  Y.,  April  6,  1835; 
d.  in  Atlantic  city,  N.  J.,  Aug.  26,  1899.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1857, 
and  engaged  in  banking  business,  being  president  of  the  Second 
National  Bank  of  St.  Paul  at  the  time  of  his  death.  [23*;  2$,  IX;  68; 
94;  95*;  98*;  125;  156;  237  (9*);  238  (May  30,  1893*,  and  Aug.  27, 
1899*).] 

Monroe,  B.  H.,  b.  in  Alfred,  N.  Y.,  July  31,  1823;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1865;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  owned  a  hotel  at  Minne- 
sota Falls;  was  sheriff  of  Yellow  Medicine  county.     [32.] 

Monroe,  James,  Jr.,  soldier,  b.  in  Virginia;  was  brevetted  captain  in 
1846;  was  commandant  at  Fort  Snelling  in  1850;  resigned  from  the 
army  in  1855.     [11;  12.] 

Monson,  M.  F.,  merchant,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1844;  came  to  the  United 
States  with  his  parents  in  1858;  settled  in  Vasa,  Goodhue  county, 
Minn.,  in  1869;  was  postmaster  there  after  1873.     [54.] 

Montague,  Robert  J.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  March  3,  1849; 
came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1856;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1880;  settled  in  Crookston  the  next  year,  where  he  has  since  practiced; 
register  of  the  U.  S.  land  office  since  1905.     [24;  35.] 

Montgomery,  Albertis,  b.  in  South  Canton,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  13,  1833; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  settled  in  St.  Cloud  in  1862,  engaged  in 
mercantile  business,  contracting  and  building,  and  later  owned  and 
managed  a  stave  and  chair  factory.    [31.] 

Montgomery,  Alex.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Donegal  county,  Ireland, 
Dec.  26,  1813;  d.  in  Cleveland,  Le  Sueur  county,  Minn.,  April  6,  1892. 
He  came  to  America  in  1840,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  owned  a  farm 
near  Cleveland,  and  was  a  local  preacher.    [180  (May  4,  1892).] 

Montgomery,  Hugh  B.,  b.  in  Canada  in  1834;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Oct.  16, 
1885.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1854;  owned  a  restaurant  and  saloon; 
was  one  of  the  townsite  proprietors  of  Crookston.    [68;  81;  94.] 

Montgomery,  J.  H.,  b.  in  Waukegan,  111.,  in  1850;  d.  in  Wadena, 
Minn.,  March  18,  1906.     He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1879;   settling  in 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  519 

Verndale;  was  sheriff  of  Wadena  county,  1882-3,  removing  to  Wadena; 
later  engaged  in  the  sale  of  farm  machinery,  stock,  and  real  estate. 
[237   (39).] 

Montgomery,  Marcus  Whitman,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in 
Prattsburg,  N.  Y.,  June  21,  1839;  d.  in  Chicago,  111.,  Feb.  6,  1894.  He 
was  graduated  at  Amherst  College,  1869,  and  Yale  Theological  Sem- 
inary, 1878;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1881;  was  superintendent  of  home 
missions  three  years,  and  afterward  had  charge  of  Scandinavian  mis- 
sionary work;  removed  to  Chicago  in  1890.     [144.] 

Montgomery,  Thomas,  b.  in  Mountcharles,  Ireland,  June  4,  1841;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  June  7,  1907.  He  came  to  America  in  1845,  and  in  1856 
settled  in  St.  Paul;  enlisted  in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  1862, 
and  was  mustered  out  of  service  in  1867,  having  attained  the  rank  of 
major;  engaged  in  real  estate  and  insurance  business  in  St.  Peter, 
1867-91,  and  afterward  resided  in  St.  Paul;  was  grand  secretary  of  the 
Masonic  order  after  1889.     [23*;  24;  32;  121;  237  (48*).] 

Montgomery,  William  H.,  b.  in  Madrid,  N.  Y.,  July  20,  1834;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1853,  and  engaged  in  farming;  settled  in  Owatonna,  1871, 
in  mercantile  business.     [70A;  72.] 

Monti,  Ferdinand,  b.  in  Switzerland,  in  1834;  d.  in  St.  Paul  in  1880. 
He  came  to  the  United  States  when  five  years  old,  settled  in  St.  Paul 
in  1850;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  in  steamboating.    [94.] 

Montman,  John  F.,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Hudson,  Wis.,  Jan. 
13,  1858;  d.  in  Rushmore,  Minn.,  July  18,  1898.  He  was  graduated  at 
Wabash  College,  1886,  and  McCormick  Theological  Seminary,  1889; 
came  to  Minnesota,  and  was  pastor  at  Lakefield,  Summit  Lake,  and 
Rushmore.     [153.] 

Moodey,  James  C,  b.  in  New  Albany,  Ind.,  May  3,  1859;  came  to 
Minneapolis  in  1894,  where  he  established  a  fire  insurance  agency. 
[22*;  25.] 

Moody,  Frank  T.,  b.  in  Waterbury,  Vt,  Nov.  17,  1853;  came  to  St. 
Anthony,  Minn.,  the  next  year;  became  clerk  for  the  Minneapolis 
Water  Works  department  in  1880,  and  afterward  registrar.     [90*.] 

Moody,  Joseph,  b.  in  Waterbury,  Vt.,  July  27,  1816;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1854;  settled  in  Sauk  Rapids  in  1874,  and  engaged  in  mercan- 
tile business  and  farming.    [31.] 

Mooers,  Augustus  P.,  merchant,  b.  in  Kennebec  county,  Maine,  April 
8,  1835;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1869,  settling  in  Cokato,  where  he  built 
the  first  store.    [31.] 

Mooers,  Daniel  S.,  farmer,  b.  in  Kennebec  county,  Maine,  Feb.  19, 
1837 ;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852 ;  purchased  of  S.  B.  Olmstead,  in  1866, 
a  farm  opposite  Fort  Ripley,  which  was  the  first  farm  opened  in  Crow 
Wing  county.    [31.] 

Mooers,  Hazen,  pioneer  fur  trader,  b.  near  Plattsburg,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  3, 
1789;  d.  near  Fort  Ridgely,  Minn.,  in  1858.    He  took  part  in  the  war  of 


520  MINNESOTA  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

1812;  entered  the  employ  of  the  American  Fur  company  about  1820,  and 
took  charge  of  their  trading  post  at  Lake  Traverse  in  1835;  afterward 
established  a  trading  post  on  Gray  Cloud  island,  and  also  another  at 
Shakopee,  where  after  1845  he  was  government  farmer.  The  later 
years  of  his  life  were  spent  on  a  claim  near  Fort  Ridgely.  [41;  103; 
131;  237  (2).] 

Mooers,  Henry,  farmer,  b.  in  Vienna,  Maine,  Dec.  27,  1836;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1852;  settled  in  Cokato  in  1860,  being  the  first  white 
settler  in  that  part  of  the  state;  served  in  the  second  Minnesota  Reg. 
in  the  civil  war;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1879.    [30.] 

Moon,  Daniel  H.,  wholesale  grocer,  b.  in  Leesburg,  Ind.,  Aug.,  1846; 
was  graduated  at  Notre  Dame  University,  1866,  and  came  to  Minnesota 
the  same  year,  settling  in  Rochester;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1881;  now 
resides  in  Ox  Bow,  Saskatchewan.    [166A*.] 

Moon,  Nelson,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Erie,  Pa.,  Jan.  19,  1818;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1855;  was  pastor  in  various  towns,  and  owned  a  farm 
in  Chester,  Wabasha  county;  resided  in  Lake  City  after  1883.  [74; 
237  (40).] 

Moonan,  John,  lawyer,  b.  in  1867;  resides  in  Waseca,  Minn.;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1887,  and  was  county  attorney  of  Waseca  county, 
1899-1903;  a  state  senator  since  1907.     [30*.] 

Moore,  Albert  Randall,  lawyer,  b.  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  14,  1869; 
came  to  St.  Paul  with  his  father  in  1878;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the 
University  of  Minnesota,  1891;  has  since  practiced  in  St.  Paul.  [22*; 
24;  25.] 

Moore,  Alexander,  miller,  b.  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  April  14, 
1823;  d.  in  Sauk  Center,  Minn.,  Dec.  20,  1901.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1851,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  one  of  the  founders  of  Sauk  Center 
in  1857-65,  building  its  first  sawmill  and  flouring  mills.  [18;  59;  237 
(19*).] 

Moore,  David  Doixoff,  pioneer,  b.  in  Sanbornton,  N.  H.,  Aug.  11, 
1814;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  engaged  in  lumbering,  and  after  1857 
resided  on  a  farm  in  St.  Anthony  township.    [60*.] 

Moore,  E.  J.,  farmer,  b.  in  Indiana  in  1835;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1881;  resided  at  Osage,  Becker  county,  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1891-5.    [30.] 

Moore,  George  Russell,  banker,  b.  in  Barnet,  Vt.,  March  16,  1849; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1868,  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  Jackson  county; 
was  clerk  of  court  in  that  county,  1878-86;  entered  banking  in  1887; 
president  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Jackson.     [24;  39;  62*.] 

Moore,  George  W.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Washington  county,  Pa.,  in 
1828;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Jan.  7,  1900.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in 
1886.     [180   (April  11,  1900).] 

Moore,  George  William,  journalist,  b.  in  Wells,  Pa.,  May  28,  1824;  d. 
in  St..  Paul,  Feb.  13,  1891.    He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1850,  and  was  fore- 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  521 

man  of  the  Pioneer  newspaper  office  two  years;  later  was  part  owner 
of  the  Minnesotian;  in  1861  was  appointed  deputy  collector  of  customs. 
[18;   94;   124.] 

Moore,  H.  H.,  b.  in  Moultrie  county,  111.,  in  1852;  settled  in  Paxton, 
Redwood  county,  Minn.,  in  1869;  owned  a  store,  hotel,  and  blacksmith 
shop,  and  was  postmaster.     [32.] 

Moore,  James  Edward,  surgeon,  b.  in  Clarksville,  Pa.,  March  2, 
1852;  was  graduated  at  the  Bellevue  Hospital  Medical  College  of  New 
York,  1873;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1882,  settling  in  Minneapolis,  where 
he  has  been  in  the  staff  of  several  hospitals  and  a  professor  of  surgery, 
University  of  Minnesota,  since  1888.  [3*;  17;  22*;  24;  25;  26*;  84*; 
85A;  127 A*,  B.] 

Moore,  James  Elbert,  b.  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  7,  1846;  settled  in 
St.  Paul  in  1878;  was  land  commissioner  of  the  St.  Paul  and  Sioux  City 
Railroad  company.     [93*.] 

Moore,  Jehiel  Tuttle,  physician,  b.  in  Oxford  county,  Ontario, 
Canada,  Oct.  4,  1848;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  McGill  University, 
1874;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1882,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  dean  of 
the  Minneapolis  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  1883-96,  and 
professor  in  the  medical  department  of  Hamline  University,  1897-1908. 
[85A.] 

Moore,  John  G.,  educator,  b.  in  Germany,  Nov.  12,  1848;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1863;  was  graduated  at  Cornell  University,  1873;  came 
to  Minneapolis  the  same  year,  and  has  been  professor  of  German  in  the 
University  of  Minnesota  since  1874.  [17;  24;  58;  127  (2*);  127B;  237 
(53*).] 

Moore,  Joseph  Knight,  journalist,  b.  in  Enfield,  Mass.,  Feb.  17  1828; 
d.  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  Feb.  3,  1906.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1859, 
settling  in  St.  Peter,  where  during  many  years  he  was  postmaster.  He 
at  first  purchased  an  interest  in  the  Free  Press,  and  in  1860  founded  the 
Tribune;  was  private  secretary  to  Governor  McGill,  1887-9,  residing  in 
St.  Paul;  removed  to  California  in  1894.  [18;  28,  XII;  32;  155*; 
237   (39).] 

Moore,  Richmond  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Richmond,  Va.,  April  28,  1835; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  New  Orleans;  served  in  the  Tenth  West 
Virginia  Regt.  during  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Lake  City,  Minn.,  in 
1881.     [27*.] 

Moore,  Russell  Lucretius,  physician,  b.  in  Montville,  Ohio,  Dec.  31, 
1841;  d.  at  Spring  Valley,  Minn.,  Aug.  13,  1902.  He  served  in  the 
Seventh  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  graduated  at  Rush 
Medical  College,  1867;  came  to  Minnesota  the  same  year,  and  after 
1871  resided  in  Spring  Valley.     [52;  121;  237  (19).] 

Moore,  Stewart  L.,  b.  in  Erie,  Pa.,  Feb.  6,  1853;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  April 
21,  1903.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1878;  was  general  freight  agent  of  the 
Northern  Pacific  railroad  after  1887.     [237  (28*).] 


522  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL.  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Mooke,  Terence,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Ireland,  July  20,  1869;  came  to 
America,  and  taught  in  St.  Thomas  College,  St.  Paul,  thirteen  years; 
was  pastor  at  Rosemount  after  1904.     [56.] 

Moorhouse,  William,  b.  in  Beckwith,  Canada,  March  8,  1830;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1861,  and  settled  in  Hastings  two  years  later;  engaged 
in  milling,  and  later  in  mercantile  business.     [48.] 

Moran,  Patrick  J.,  b.  in  Canada  in  1849;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1868; 
resided  in  Faribault,  and  dealt  in  agricultural  implements;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1899.     [30.] 

Moran,  Thomas  Francis,  educator,  b.  in  Columbia,  Mich.,  Jan.  9, 
1866 ;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1887 ;  was  super- 
intendent of  schools  at  Elk  River,  Minn.,  1887-92;  has  been  professor  of 
history  and  economics  in  Purdue  University,  Lafayette,  Ind.,  since  1895 ; 
author,  "How  Minnesota  became  a  State,"  in  Minn.  Hist.  Society  Collec- 
tions, vol.  VIII,  1898,  pages  148-184.    [17.] 

Morand,  Amos,  b.  in  Canada  in  1803;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  May  7,  1893. 
He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1824,  as  one  of  a  party  of  hunters,  and 
remained  in  the  vicinity  of  St.  Paul.     [237  (2).] 

More,  Andrew  R.,  Sr.,  farmer,  b.  in  Hamilton,  Scotland,  June  21, 
1813;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1850,  and  settled  in  Pilot  Grove, 
Faribault  county,  Minn.,  in  1858;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis? 
lature.     [51.] 

More,  James  W.,  b.  near  Glasgow,  Scotland,  Nov.  28,1851;  came  to 
Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1858;  built  the  first  store  in  Elmore, 
Faribault  county,  in  1881;  was  county  treasurer,  1895-8.     [39.] 

Morehouse,  Eli  Martin,  physician,  b.  in  Warren,  Ohio,  March  2, 
1835;  d.  in  Owatonna,  Minn.,  May  23,  1891.  He  was  graduated  from  the 
University  of  Medicine  and  Surgery,  Philadelphia,  1853;  came  to 
Owatonna  in  1855;  was  a  state  senator  in  1878.  [18;  29;  30;  70A*; 
72*.] 

Morey,  Charles  Anson,  lawyer,  b.  in  Vershire,  Vt,  Aug.  9,  T3&1;  d. 
in  Winona,  Minn.,  Sept.  26,  1904.  He  came  to  Minnesota  with  his 
parents  in  1861;  was  graduated  at  the  Normal  School  at  Winona,  1872; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1879,  and  settled  in  Winona;  was  president 
of  the  Winona  Savings  Bank,  and  secretary  of  the  .Winona  Building 
and  Loan  Association;  was  a  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Control, 
1901.     [22*;  26*;  27*;  74;  137;  237   (35*).] 

Morford,  Joseph  W.,  merchant,  b.  in  Oswego  county,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  18, 
1830;  settled  in  Owatonna,  Minn,,  in  1855;  engaged  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness, and  bought  160  acres  of  land  that  was  afterward  included  in  the 
townsite;  was  treasurer  of  Steele  county,  1857-61;  removed  to  Water- 
town,  Dakota.     [29;  72.] 

Morgan,  Andrew  Jackson,  printer,  b.  in  Ohio  about  1827;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Aug,  27,  1856.    He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1852;  was  editor  of  the  St. 


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523 


Peter  Courier,  and  was  chief  clerk  of  the  territorial  senate  in  1855. 
[28,  X;  94.] 
Morgan,  Charles  A.,  b.  in  New  York  in  1826;   d.  in  St.  Paul,  April 

11,  1870.     He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1853;  engaged  in  mercantile  and 
real  estate  business;  was  city  treasurer,  1859-64.     [237  (1);  238  (April 

12,  1870).] 

Morgan,  Darius  F.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Jackson  county,  Iowa,  Feb.  1854; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  April  27,  1903.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1876,  and 
the  next  year  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Austin;  removed  in  1878  to 
Albert  Lea;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1889,  and  in 
1890  removed  to  Minneapolis;  was  a  state  senator  in  1895-7.  [22*;  27*; 
30;   111*;   137*;  237   (28*).] 

Morgan,  David,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  France,  Aug.  25,  1846;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1867,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1874;  was  pastor  in 
St.  Paul  after  1880.     [68.] 

Morgan,  Evan,  pioneer,  b.  in  Wales,  March  10,  1805;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1838;  settled  in  Moscow,  Freeborn  county,  Minn.,  in 
1855;  owned  a  farm  adjoining  the  townsite;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1866.    [53.] 

Morgan,  Frank  Marcy,  b.  in  Hill,  N.  H.,  Dec.  25,  1856;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1879;  engaged  in  banking  in  St.  Paul  and  St.  Cloud,  and 
after  1889  was  cashier  of  the  Bank  of  New  England  in  Minneapolis. 
[21*.] 

Morgan,  George  H.,  b.  at  St.  Catharine's,  Ont,  Canada,  Jan.  1,  1855; 
was  graduated  at  West  Point  Military  Academy,  1880;  was  professor  of 
military  science  in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1891-5,  and  again  in 
1903-5;  became  captain  in  the  U.  S.  Army  in  1896,  and  major  in  1899. 
[127    (12*);   127B.] 

Morgan,  George  Nelson,  soldier,  b.  on  Messina  island,  N.  F.,  Sept.  7, 
1825;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  July  24,  1866.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856, 
and  assisted  in  erecting  the  first  foundry  and  machine  shop  at  St. 
Anthony.  At  the  begining  of  the  civil  war  he  enlisted  in  the  First 
Minnesota  regiment,  of  which  he  became  colonel  in  1862.  He  was 
brevetted  brigadier  general  of  volunteers  in  1865.  Morgan  Post,  G.  A. 
R.,  was  named  in  his  honor.     [1;   60*;   115;   174*;  237   (27*).] 

Morgan,  Henry  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Jackson,  Iowa,  March  14,  1863; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1880;  settling  at  Albert  Lea;  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1885;  was  county  attorney  of  Freeborn  county,  1891-9;  and  a 
state  senator,  1903-05.     [24;   26*;   30.] 

Morgan,  John,  pioneer,  b.  in  Pennsylvania;  resided  in  Stillwater, 
Minn.,  in  1845;  was  sheriff  of  St.  Croix  county,  Wis.,  in  1848;  kept  a 
hotel  on  the  road  between  Stillwater  and  St.  Paul,  and  operated  a  ferry 
across  Lake  St.  Croix.     [41.] 

Morgan,  Michael  Ryan,  soldier,  b.  in  Halifax,  N.  S.,  Jan.  18,  1833; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Sept.  16,  1911.    He  was  graduated  at  West  Point, 


524  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

1854;  attained  the  rank  of  brigadier  general  during  the  civil  war; 
retired  from  the  army  in  1897;  later  resided  in  St.  Paul.  [17;  24;  25; 
93 A*;  121;  237  (59*,  67).] 

Morgan,  Willotjghby,  soldier,  b.  in  Virginia;  d.  April  4,  1832.  He 
was  commandant  at  Fort  Snelling  in  1825;  attained  the  rank  of  colonel 
in  1828.     [11;  12.] 

Moriarty,  J.  J.,  b.  in  Belle  Plaine,  Minn.,  March  23,  1884,  and  resides 
mere;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1910;  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature, 1911.     [30*.] 

Morin,  William,  b.  in  Maryborough,  Ireland,  in  1827;  d.  in  Los 
Angeles,  Cal.,  March  17,  1887.  He  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1856,  and 
owned  half  the  town  site  of  Albert  Lea;  was  the  first  county  auditor 
and  the  first  register  of  deeds  for  Freeborn  county.     [23*;  53;  53A*.] 

Morison,  George  A.,  b.  in  St.  Hyacinthe,  Canada,  Oct.  4,  1839;  first 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1858;  was  an  Indian  trader  at  Leech  Lake,  Red 
Lake,  White  Earth,  and  other  places;  was  reservation  overseer  at  Red 
Lake  Agency,  1896-1901;  was  on  the  office  staff  at  White  Earth  Agency 
after  1905.     [44.] 

Mork,  Carl  A.,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept.  27,  1840;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1868,  and  to  Minnesota  four  years  later;  settled  in  Palmyra, 
Renville  county;  was  register  of  deeds,  1877-82.    [32.] 

Mork,  R.  Li.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1860;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1881;  settled  in  Bricelyn,  Faribault  county;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1903-09.    [30*.] 

Morley,  John  Richmond,  farmer,  b.  in  Onondaga  county,  N.  Y.,  Nov. 
19,  1850;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1868;  resides  in  Owatonna;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1901-5.     [30*;  70A.] 

Morphy,  Edward  Howard,  lawyer,  b.  in  Brantford,  Ontario,  Sept.  20, 
1856;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1880;  settled  at  St.  Paul  in  1886;  was 
vice  consul  for  Great  Britain  in  St.  Paul,  1888-1902.     [24;  25;  93.] 

Morrill,  Ashby  Cutler,  lawyer,  b.  in  Canterbury,  N.  H.,  Jan.  9,  1830; 
was  graduated  in  law  at  Harvard  College;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857, 
settling  in  Minneapolis,  and  engaged  in  milling  and  lumbering,  1868-78. 
He  resided  in  Little  Falls  after  1884,  where  he  erected  the  Little  Elk 
mills.     [27;  176  (Dec,  18S7,  and  Nov.,  1892).] 

Morrill,  George  W.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Nashua,  N.  H.,  June  27,  1836;  was 
graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1862;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
New  York  city  in  1864;  settled  in  Anoka,  Minn.,  in  1870;  was  county 
attorney  four  years.    [31.] 

Morrill,  Gulian  Lansing,  clergyman,  b.  in  Newark,  N.  J.,  Dec.  1, 
1857;  was  graduated  at  the  Baptist  Theological  Seminary  in  Chicago; 
was  pastor  of  Calvary  Baptist  church  in  Minneapolis  ten  years;  founded 
the  "People's  Church"  there  in  1903,  and  has  since  been  its  pastor; 
author  of  "Tracks  of  a  Tenderfoot  in  Africa,  Asia,  and  Europe"  (332 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  525 

pages,  1902),  "A  Musical  Minister"  (206  pages,  1906),  and  other  books. 
[85A*.] 

Morris,  Charles  A.  F.,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1827;  d.  in  Excelsior,  Minn., 
June  2,  1903.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1849,  and  to  St.  Paul  in 
1854;  was  connected  with  the  engineering  department  of  several  rail- 
roads, among  them  being  the  Northern  Pacific;  removed  to  Oregon,  but 
a  few  years  later  returned  to  Minnesota,  and  resided  in  Excelsior.  [94; 
237  (28).] 

Morris,  Evan  R.,  farmer,  b.  in  Wales  in  1842;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1849,  and  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1871;  resided  in  Fillmore 
county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1889.     [30;  171*.] 

Morris,  James  H.,  b.  in  Fort  Niagara,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  26,  1845;  d.  in 
Santa  Barbara,  Calv  Dec.  1,  1906.  He  served  in  Ohio  and  New  York 
regiments  during  the  latter  part  of  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Dass'el, 
Minn.,  in  1869,  where  he  owned  a  sawmill  and  the  first  store;  removed 
to  Litchfield  in  1873;  was  postmaster,  1875-87;  afterward  resided  on  a 
farm.     In  1898  he  removed  to  Carpenteria,  Cal.     [65*;    121.] 

Morris,  John,  educator,  b.  at  Blue  Mounds,  Wis.;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Minnesota  in  1868;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Min- 
nesota, 1888;  was  superintendent  of  manual  training  in  the  High 
Schools  of  Minneapolis;  later  removed  to  Illinois.     [171*.] 

Morris,  Owen,  lawyer,  b.  in  Anglesey,  Wales,  Aug.  12,  1858;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1869;  was  graduated  at  Carleton  College,  1881;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1883;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 

1886,  and  has  since  practiced  in  St.  Paul.  [25;  93;  171*;  238  (Nov.  9, 
1899).] 

Morris,  Robert  Page  Waller,  judge  and  congressman,  b.  in  Lynch- 
burg, Va.,  June  30,  1853;  was  graduated  at  Virginia  Military  Institute, 
1872;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1880;  settled  at  Duluth  in  1886;  was 
judge  in  the  Eleventh  judicial  district,  1895-6;  representative  in  Con- 
gress, 1897-1903;  U.  S.  judge  for  the  district  of  Minnesota  since  1903. 
[10;  17;  24;  25;  26*;  27*;  30;  31A;  111*.] 

Morris,  Samuel  Vance,  Jr.,  b,  in  Hamilton  county,  Ohio,  Oct.  4,  1870; 
came  with  his  father  to  Minnesota,  and  settled  in  Minneapolis,  where 
he  conducted  an  insurance  business;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1899-1901.     [22*;  25;  30.] 

Morris,  Walter,  pioneer,  b.  in  Ohio,  Jan.  12,  1833;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1853;  was  one  of  the  townsite  proprietors  of  Faribault,  1854; 
was  auditor  and  register  of  deeds  for  Steele  county,  1861-3;  settled  in 
Morristown,  Rice  county,  in  1875,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business. 
[70;   72.] 

Morris,  William  Richard,  lawyer,  b.  near  Flemingsburg,  Ky.,  Feb. 
22,  1859;  belongs  to  the  African  race,  his  father  having  been  a  slave; 
was  graduated  at  Fisk  University,  1884;   was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 

1887,  and  came  to  Minnesota  in  1889,  settling  in  Minneapolis.  [22*; 
26*;   85A*.] 


526  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Mobbisky,  James  E.,  b.  in  Halifax,  N.  S.,  April  22,  1849;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1879,  and  settled  in  Crookston  two  years  later,  where  he 
owned  a  foundry  and  machine  shop.     [35.] 

Morrison,  Addison  M.,  journalist,  b.  in  Dubuque,  Iowa,  in  1852;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1861;  taught  school  eighteen  terms;  established  the 
Canby  News  in  1878,  and  the  Mankato  Journal  in  1885.     [32;  45*.] 

Morrison,  Allan,  pioneer,  b.  in  Canada,  June  3,  1803;  d.  at  White 
Earth,  Minn.,  Nov.  28,  1877.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1820,  as  an 
Indian  trader  in  the  vicinity  of  Leech  and  Red  lafes;  was  the  first 
settler  at  Crow  Wing;  was  a  representative  in  the  first  territorial  legis- 
lature. Morrison  county  is  named  in  his  honor.  [31;  41;  114;  131; 
237  (1).] 

Morrison,  Clinton,  banker,  b.  in  Livermore,  Maine,  Jan.  21,  1842; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1854  with  his  parents,  and  has  since  resided  in 
Minneapolis;  engaged  in  mercantile,  lumber  and  banking  enterprises; 
was  vice  president  and  manager  of  the  Minneapolis  Harvester  Works; 
was  president  of  the  Farmers'  and  Mechanics'  Savings  bank,  1876-1905. 
[20*;  23*;  24;  25;  58;  84*;  85A.] 

Morrison,  Daniel  Alexander,  b.  in  Franklin,  Pa.,  Nov.  8,  1842; 
served  in  the  civil  war  in  the  32d  Wisconsin  Regt.;  in  1866  settled  in 
Rochester,  Minn.,  of  which  city  he  was  mayor,  1875-77;  was  a  state 
senator,  1878-85.     [18;  23;  30;   66;   66A.] 

Morrison,  Dorilus,  lumberman,  b.  in  Livermore,  Maine,  Dec.  27,  1816; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  June  26,  1897.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  185£, 
spending  one  year  in  Stillwater,  and  then  settling  in  Minneapolis.  He 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  lumber,  and  was  prominent  in  the 
development  of  the  water  power  of  the  falls  of  St.  Anthony,  and  also  in 
connection  with  the  Minneapolis  Harvester  Works  and  the  Northern 
Pacific  railroad.  He  was  the  first  mayor  of  Minneapolis,  1867;  and  a 
state  senator,  1864-5.  [18;  19*;  20;  22*;  23*;  28,  VIII,  IX*;  41;  59; 
84*;   85A*;  167  (July  2,  1897*);  237   (9*);  238   (June  28,  1897).] 

Morrison,  Francis,  pioneer,  b.  in  Windsor,  Vt;.,  in  1813;  d.  in  Min- 
neapolis, May  31,  1894.  He  came  to  St.  Anthony  in  1852;  was  president 
of  the  Mississippi  Bridge  Company,  which  constructed  the  first  bridge 
across  the  Mississippi,  1854;  engaged  in  lumber  business,  and  owned 
and  platted  an  addition  to  the  city  of  Minneapolis.  [60*;  167  (June  1, 
1894).] 

Morrison,  H.  G.  O.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Livermore,  Maine,  Jan.  24,  1817; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1838;  came  to  St.  Anthony  in  1855;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature,  1860-1;  lived  in  St.  Paul,  1869-73; 
then  removed  to  Minneapolis.  [41;  58;  90*;  239  (Feb.  29,  I860).] 

Morrison,  James  Dow,  b.  in  Waddington,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  16,  1844;  was 
graduated  at  McGill  University,  Montreal,  1865;  was  ordained  a  priest 
in  1870;  was  archdeacon  of  Ogdensburg,  N.  Y.,  1881-97;  was  consecrated 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  527 

as  the  first  Protestant  Episcopal  missionary  bishop  of  Duluth  in  1897, 
and  has  since  resided  there.    [17;  24;  25.] 

Morrison,  John  George,  b.  at  Lake  Winnebagoshish,  Minn.,  April  29, 
1843 ;  was  an  Indian  trader,  and  after  1865  was  in  charge  of  a  company 
of  Indian  scouts  at  Crow  Wing  Agency;  removed  to  the  White  Earth 
Reservation  in  1874;  was  government  farmer  there;  after  1893  resided 
at  Red  Lake.    [44.] 

Morrison,  P.  W.,  judge,  b.  in  Sibley  county,  Minn.,  March  12,  1866; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1891,  and  settled  in  Norwood  the  same  year; 
was  county  attorney  of  Carver  county,  1894-1902;  judge  of  the  Eighth 
judicial  district  since  1905.     [24;  25;  30.] 

Morrison,  Robert  George,  lawyer,  b.  at  Blair's  Mills,  Pa.,  July  31, 
1860;  was  graduated  at  the  Iowa  State  University,  1882,  and  in  law 
there,  1883;  settled  at  Minneapolis  in  1883,  where  he  has  practiced  law 
since  1886.     [22*;  24;  25;  26*;  85A*.] 

Morrison,  Samuel,  lawyer,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  April  15,  1858,  and  resided 
there;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1882;  was  judge  of  probate,  1889-90. 
[93*.] 

Morrison,  William,  explorer,  b.  in  Montreal  in  1785;  d.  on  Morrison's 
island,  Canada,  Aug.  7,  1866.  He  was  a  partner  in  the  New  York  fur 
company,  and  explored  the  northwest  territories  in  1803-15,  preceding 
Schoolcraft  in  the  discovery  of  the  source  of  the  Mississippi.  [1;  28, 
VII*;   109*;   114.] 

Morrow,  William  J.,  b.  in  Ottawa,  Canada,  May  20,  1848;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1866;  ten  years  later  purchased  a  farm  in  Becker  county; 
was  clerk  of  court,  1877-83,  and  county  auditor,  1885-95,  residing  in 
Detroit,  where  he  later  engaged  in  banking.     [25;  35.] 

Morse,  Alfred,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Bath,  Maine,  June 
23,  1812;  d.  in  Austin,  Minn.,  Oct.  7,  1894.  He  was  graduated  at  Water- 
ville  College,  1842,  and  Bangor  Theological  Seminary,  1846;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1864;  was  pastor  in  Austin,  Guilford,  Rose  Creek,  and 
Nevada.     [144.] 

Morse,  Frank  L.,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1837;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  April  22, 
1898.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1858;  settled  in  Minneapolis,  and 
engaged  in  real  estate  business;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1878,  and  a  state  senator  in  1891-3.     [30;  90*;  237  (9*).] 

Morse,  Henderson  Dwight,  b.  in  Milton,  Vt,  March  19,  1829;  d.  in 
Winona,  Minn.,  May,  1897.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  in 
Winona,  and  engaged  in  real  estate  business  and  loaning.  [18;  76; 
78*.] 

Morse,  Jay  Collins,  b.  in  Painesville,  Ohio,  March  24,  1838;  engaged 
from  1865  in  iron  mining  works  in  the  Lake  Superior  region,  and  in 
1887  was  one  of  the  purchasers  of  the  Minnesota  Iron  Company's 
mines  at  Tower  and  of  the  Iron  Range  railroad.  He  resided  in  Chicago. 
[20.] 


528  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL.  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

#r  Morse,  Solon  Osmond,  merchant,  b.  in  Arrowsic,  Maine,  May  23,  1843; 
settled  in  Minnesota  in  1872;  has  engaged  in  mercantile  business  at 
Slayton  since  1882;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1905-07. 
[24;   30*.] 

Moese,  T.  P.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Delaware,  N.  Y.,  April,  1830;  d. 
in  Augusta,  N.  Y.,  April  22,  1866.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1858,  and 
was  an  itinerant  preacher  of  High  Forest,  Mantorville,  Pine  Island,  and 
other  circuits.  On  account  of  failing  health  he  returned  to  New  York 
in  1865.     [150.] 

Mortenson,  August,  b.  in  Ystad,  Sweden,  Nov.  25,  1829;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1854,  and  to  Rice  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1883;  resided  in  Faribault,  and  was  a 
harness  maker.     [169.] 

Mortimer,  Richard  W.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Leeds,  England,  about  1800; 
d.  in  St.  Paul  in  1843.  He  came  to  America  when  nineteen  years  of 
age;  lived  at  Fort  Snelling,  1835-42;  settled  in  St.  Paul  the  latter  year; 
raised  the  first  flag  there  on  Christmas  day,  1842;  built  the  first  house 
with  a  shingled  roof  in  this  city;  opened  a  store,  and  also  cultivated 
forty  acres  of  land.     [28,  IV;  94.] 

Morton,  C.  A.,  banker,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1839;  served  in  the  civil  war, 
being  captain  in  the  32d  Illinois  Regt.  for  a  year;  established  a  bank 
in  St.  Paul  in  1871;  was  a  state  senator,  1877-8.    [30.] 

Morton,  George  R.,  b.  in  Waupun,  Wis.,  Oct.  10,  1848;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Minnesota,  in  1855;  was  chief  engineer  of  the  State  Capitol, 
1872-98;  has  since  engaged  in  steam  heating.     [25;  30.] 

Morton,  Rufus  P.,  b.  in  Nova  Scotia,  1862;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1882,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  removed  to  Brickton,  Mille  Lacs  county, 
1901,  engaging  in  manufacture  of  brick;  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature, 1911.     [30*.] 

Moser,  Charles,  b.  in  Bavaria,  Germany,  May  4,  1825;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1852,  to  Minnesota  in  1854,  and  the  next  year  settled 
on  a  farm  in  Golden  Valley,  Hennepin  county;  built  a  linseed  oil  mill, 
and  later  a  grist  mill.    [60.] 

Moses,  William,  merchant,  b.  in  Canada  in  1842;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1868;  settled  in  Alexandria  in  1883;  engaged  in  mercantile  business, 
and  was  vice  president  of  the  Douglas  County  Bank.     [35.] 

Mosher,  P.  M.,  merchant,  b.  in  New  York  in  1844;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1855;  settled  in  Fillmore;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1877.     [30;  52.] 

Mosness,  Ole,  lawyer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1843 ;  came  to  the  United 
States  when  twenty-one  years  old;  served  in  the  Sixth  Illinois  Light 
Artillery  in  the  civil  war;  was  graduated  at  Chicago  Law  School,  1872; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1878,  and  settled  in  Moorhead  in  1881;  owned  a 
farm;  was  county  attorney  in  1884.     [35;  169.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  529 

Moss,  Mrs.  Amanda  Horsford,  pioneer,  b.  in  Charlotte,  Vt.,  Aug.  18, 
1821;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  March  31,  1910.  She  came  to  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in 
1848,  to  teach  the  first  school  there;  was  married  in  1849  to  Henry  L. 
Moss;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1851.     [131A*;  174*.] 

Moss,  Henry  Lawrence,  pioneer,  b.  in  Augusta,  N.  Y.,  March  23, 
1819;  d.  at  Lake  Minnetonka,  Minn.,  July  20,  1902.  He  was  graduated 
at  Hamilton  College,  Clinton,  N.  Y.,  1840;  studied  law,  and  in  1848  came 
to  Stillwater,  Minn.,  and  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1850;  aided  in  the 
organization  of  the  territory;  was  appointed  in  1849  United  States 
district  attorney,  and  held  this  office  until  1853;  was  reappointed  to 
the  same  office  in  1862,  and  served  until  1867;  spent  the  winter  of 
1856-7  at  the  national  capital,  with  Hon.  H.  M.  Rice,  in  securing  from 
the  government  the  land  grants  for  the  railroads  of  Minnesota;  author 
of  several  papers  in  the  Minn.  Hist.  Society  Collections.  [18;  28,  IV; 
29;  41;  69;  94;  95*;  98*;  114;  131A*;  137;  174*;  237  (19*);  238  (April 
15,  1894*,  and  Sept.  20,  1899).] 

Mosse,  Fred  Richard,  physician,  b.  at  Sun  Prairie,  Wis.,  Nov.  1,  1855; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1874,  and  Homeopathic 
Medical  College,  Chicago,  1877;  has  since  practiced  in  Rochester,  Minn. 
[24;  66.] 

Mott,  Charles  W.,  b.  in  1852;  served  as  a  drummer  boy  in  the  Sixth 
Michigan  heavy  artillery,  1864-5;  was  traveling  salesman  for  a  mercan- 
tile company;  became  connected  with  the  land  department  of  the 
Northern  Pacific  railroad,  with  office  in  St.  Paul,  in  1893,  and  soon 
afterward  was  appointed  general  immigration  agent.  [176  (Jan., 
1902*).] 

Mott,  Edward,  teacher,  b.  in  Wayne,  Mich.,  Feb.  5,  1850;  settled  in 
Winona,  Minn.,  in  1871;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1876-7. 
[30.] 

Mott,  Orrin,  farmer,  b.  in  New  York  in  1854;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1878,  settling  at  Verdi,  Lincoln  county;  was  a  state  senator,  1891-3. 
[30.] 

Mott,  Rodney  Alonzo,  lawyer,  b.  in  Warsaw,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  6,  1825; 
settled  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  in  1856,  and  two  years  later  was  admitted 
to  the  bar;  published  the  first  newspaper  in  Rice  county;  was  county 
attorney,  and  county  superintendent  of  schools;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1881;  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  state  schools 
in  Faribault  for  the  deaf,  the  blind,  and  the  feeble-minded.  [23;  24; 
26*;  28,  X;  70;  70A.] 

Moulton,  Charles  William,  educator,  b.  in  Elmira,  N.  Y.,  May  6, 
1859;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1885;  taught  in 
Shattuck  School,  Faribault,  four  years;  has  been  professor  of  chemistry 
in  Vassar  College  since  1892.     [17.] 

Moulton,  George  Kimball,  merchant,  b.  in  Hopkinton,  N.  H.,  in  1835; 
d.  in  Winnebago  City,  Minn.,  Oct.  9,  1880.     He  came  to  Minnesota  in 

34 


530  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

1855 ;  settled  in  Winnebago  City  in  1857,  and  owned  the  first  store 
there.     [39.] 

Moulton,  Justin  P.,  b.  in  Gilbertsville,  N.  Y.,  July  4,  1828;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1855;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  and  kept  a  hotel 
in  Olmsted  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1862-3;  was 
receiver  of  the  U.  S.  land  office  in  Worthington,  1875-81.     [34.] 

Mousseau,  Charles,  pioneer,  b.  in  Montreal,  Canada,  in  1806;  d.  in 
Mineapolis,  Feb.,  1882.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1829  as  a  voyageur  of 
the  American  Fur  Company;  spent  a  year  at  Lac  qui  Parle,  and  was 
afterward  in  the  vicinity  of  Fort  Snelling;  built  for  Col.  John  H.  Stevens 
the  first  dwelling  house  in  Minneapolis;  settled  on  the  shore  of  Lake 
Calhoun  in  1849.    [59;  237  (1);  238  (Feb.  22,  1882).] 

Mowbray,  A.  G.,  b.  in  Newport,  England,  Feb.  22,  1839;  d.  in  San 
Antonio,  Texas,  in  July,  1901.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1856, 
and  to  Minneapolis  in  1864;  engaged  in  flour  milling  in  Stockton  and 
Winona,  Minn.;  removed  to  New  York  in  1883.     [168  (July  31,  1901*).] 

Mowee,  Martin,  b.  in  Stark,  Maine,  in  1819;  d.  in  Areola,  Minn.,  July, 
1890.  He  came  to  Stillwater  in  1843;  four  years  later,  with  others, 
built  a  sawmill  at  Areola;  afterward  was  a  member  of  the  St.  Croix 
Boom  Company.     [41;  42;  167  (Aug.  1,  1890).] 

Mower,  John  E.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Bangor,  Maine,  Sept.  15,  1815;  d.  in 
Areola,  Minn.,  June  11,  1879.  He  settled  in  the  St.  Croix  valley  in  1842, 
and  at  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1844;  engaged  in  the  lumber  business;  was 
a  member  of  the  council  of  the  territorial  legislature,  1854-5,  and  a 
representative  in  the  legislature,  1874-5.  Mower  county  was  named 
for  him  in  1855.    [40;  41*;  42*;  237  (1);  238  (June  12,  1879).] 

Mowery,  Christian,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  near  Bern,  Switzer- 
land, Sept.  22,  1844;  d.  in  New  Ulm,  Minn.,  Oct.  1,  1887.  He  came  to 
the  United  States  with  his  parents  when  nine  years  old;  was  graduated 
at  Marietta  College,  and  at  Yale  Divinity  School  in  1878;  was  pastor  in 
New  Ulm  after  1882.     [143.] 

Moyer,  Lycurgus  R.,  b.  in  Niagara  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  29,  1848;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1870,  settling  at  Montevideo;  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  1875;  was  county  surveyor  of  Chippewa  county  thirty  years,  and 
judge  of  probate  twenty  years;  cashier  of  the  Chippewa  County  Bank. 
[24;  32.] 

Mudgett,  Isaiah  S.,  b.  in  Penobscot  county,  Maine,  June  7,  1839; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1858;  settled  in  Princeton  in  1865,  and  was  after- 
ward auditor  of  Mille  Lacs  county.    [31.] 

Muehlberg,  Franz  Otto  Hermann  Ehrenfried,  adjutant  general,  b.  in 
Gross  Floethe,  Hanover,  Germany,  May  3,  1833;  d.  in  Carver,  Minn., 
March  27,  1911.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1846, 
settling  in  St.  Louis,  Mo. ;  removed  to  Carver,  Minn.,  in  1856 ;  served  in 
the  Fifth  Minnesota  Regt.  during  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of 
captain;  later  engaged  in  surveying  and  in  newspaper  publication  until 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  531 

1893;    was  adjutant  general  of  Minnesota,   1893-9.     [22*;    30;    32;    237 
(67*).] 

Mueller,  Ernst  F.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  Oct.  7,  1860,  in  Germany; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1884;  was  graduated  at  Concordia  College, 
Springfield,  111.,  in  1887;  was  pastor  in  Woodbury,  Washington  county, 
Minn.,  1890,  and  in  Posen,  Yellow  Medicine  county,  after  1893.     [148.] 

Mueller,  Heinrich  Julius,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Germany,  Dec. 
12,  1837;  was  graduated  at  the  Theological  Seminary,  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
1870;  was  pastor  in  Minnesota  at  Willow  Creek,  1870-85,  at  Lester 
Prairie,  1886-98,  and  at  Brewster  after  1899.     [148.] 

Mueller,  Louis  C,  banker^  b.  in  Germany,  March  24,  1839;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1859,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1865;  opened  the 
German-Scandinavian  Bank  in  Minneapolis  in  1876,  and  was  its  presi- 
dent; later  engaged  in  mercantile  business.    [58.] 

Muir,  Walter,  farmer,  b.  in  Scotland,  April  22,  1836;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1848;  served  in  the  U.  S.  navy  in  the  civil  war;  settled 
in  Berlin,  Steele  county,  Minn.,  in  1865;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1877.    [30.] 

MuLFORD,  Aaron  Denman,  b.  in  Elizabeth,  N.  J.,  Jan.  10,  1840;  settled 
in  Minneapolis  in  1871;  engaged  in  fuel  business,  and  was  president 
of  the  Farmers'  and  Mechanics'  Savings  Bank;  aided  in  the  organiza- 
tion of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  1881,  and  was  its  first  vice-president. 
[84*.] 

Mullen,  John  Henry,  adjutant  general,  b.  in  Ireland,  March  16,  1843; 
d.  in  Wabasha,  Minn.,  April  9,  1907.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
when  a  child;  served  in  the  12th  Connecticut  Regt.  in  the  civil  war, 
attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865;  settled  in 
Grafton,  Sibley  county;  engaged  in  farming  and  mercantile  business; 
in  1883  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Wabasha;  was  adjutant  general  of 
Minnesota,  1889-93.     [30;  32;  74;  98*;  121;  237  (43).] 

Mullen,  John  J.,  lawyer,  b.  at  West  Point,  N.  Y.,  in  1849;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1857;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1874-5;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1877;  resided  in  St.  Paul.     [93.] 

Mullen,  John  T.,  journalist,  b.  near  Litchfield,  Minn.,  July  4,  1869; 
commenced  to  learn  the  printer's  trade  in  1886;  purchased  the  Litch- 
field Saturday  Review  in  1890,  which  he  afterward  published.     [22*.] 

Mullen,  Michael,  b.  in  St.  Albans,  Vt,  in  1839;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1865;  settled  in  New  Ulm  in  1870;  was  president  of  the  Citizens' 
National  Bank.     [32.] 

Mulleb,  Alfred,  physician,  b.  in  Bern,  Switzerland,  Dec.  1825;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Bern,  1851;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1852;  settled  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1856;  served  as  surgeon  at  Fort 
Ridgely  during  the  Indian  outbreak  of  1862;  removed  to  New  Ulm  in 
1867.     [29*;  32.] 


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MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 


Muller,  Alix  J.,  b.  in  St.  Paul  in  1873;  d.  in  Oklahoma  City,  April 
6,  1904.  She  engaged  in  newspaper  work  in  the  Western  states  five 
years;  was  connected  with  the  St.  Paul  Pioneer  Press  in  1895;  and  was 
associate  editor  of  the  Spring  Valley  Vidette.  She  compiled  the 
History  of  the  Police  and  Fire  Departments  of  the  Twin  Cities,  1899. 
[96*;  237  (35*).] 

Muller,  John~  pioneer,  b.  in  Baden,  Germany,  in  1816;  came  to  the 
United  States;  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  Crooked  Creek  township, 
Houston  county,  Minn.,  1856;  owned  a  large  farm,  and  a  broom  factory. 
[61.3 

Mulliken,  Walter  K.,  educator,  b.  in  Orneville,  Maine,  July  26,  1846; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Zumbrota,  Minn.,  in  1857;  was  graduated  at 
Carleton  College,  1876;  settled  in  St.  Paul,  and  was  principal  of  the 
Curtiss  Commercial  College;  after  1886  was  proprietor  for  several 
years  of  the  St.  Paul  Business  College.     [98*;  99*;  124.] 

Mullin,  John  C,  farmer,  b.  in  New  Brunswick  in  1847;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1869;  settled  at  Havelock,  Chippewa  county,  in  1873;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1895.     [30.] 

Munch,  Adolph,  merchant,  b.  in  Saxony,  Prussia,  in  1829;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Nov.  26,  1901.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1850,  and  to 
Minnesota  in  1854;  resided  at  Taylor's  Falls  and  Pine  City;  settled  in 
St.  Paul  in  1871.     [237   (19*).] 

Munch,  Emil,  state  treasurer,  b.  in  Prussia  in  1831;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1849,  and  to  Taylor's  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1852;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature,  1860-1;  was  captain  of  the  First  Min- 
nesota Battery,  1861-5;  was  state  treasurer,  1868-72;  owned  a  flouring 
mill  at  Afton,  Washington  county,  after  1875.     [40;  41;  115.] 

Munch,  Paul,  b.  in  Luxemburg,  Germany,  in  1833 ;  d.  in  Chengwatana, 
Pine  county,  Minn.,  July  26,  1901.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1854;  settled  at  Taylor's  Falls,  Minn.;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota 
light  artillery  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  first  lieutenant; 
removed  to  Franconia,  Chisago  county,  and  later  to  Chengwatana.  [40; 
237  (14).] 

Munger,  Enos,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Munson,  Mass.,  in  1825; 
d.  in  Lakeland,  Washington  county,  Minn.,  Oct,  4,  1881.  He  was  grad- 
uated at  Brown  University,  1854,  and  three  years  later  at  Newton 
Theological  Seminary;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry;  settled  in  Lake- 
land, Minn,,  in  1858;  enlisted  in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt  in  1861, 
and  afterward  was  chaplain  in  a  colored  regiment.     [40.] 

Munger,  Roger  S.,  b.  in  North  Madison,  Conn.,  Feb.  23,  1830;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1857,  and  settled  at  Duluth  in  1869;  engaged  in  lum- 
bering, grain  and  elevator  business,  and  flour  milling;  was  president 
of  the  Duluth  Iron  and  Steel  Co.     [20;  23;  24;  31A.] 

Munger,  Russell  Carlton,  b,  in  Madison,  Conn.,  in  1837 ;  d.  in  Roch- 
ester, Minn.,  Nov.  25,  1901.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1856,  and  was 
the  pioneer  music  dealer  there.     [68;   94;  98*;   156;   237   (19*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  533 

Munger,  Walter  A.,  merchant,  b.  in  Minnesota  in  1S61;  resided  in 
Mazeppa,  and  engaged  in  the  hardware  business;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature,  1897-9.     [30.] 

Munn,  Marcus  D.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Southington,  Conn.,  Feb.  22,  1858; 
was  graduated  at  Yale  University,  1881,  and  from  its  law  department, 
1883;   has  since  practiced  in  St.  Paul.     [24;   25;   93;   98*;   137*.] 

Munbo,  George  Hugh,  b.  in  Sydney,  Cape  Breton,  N.  S.,  March  12, 
1846;  d.  in  Morris,  Minn.,  Dec.  5,  1911.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1862,  and  settled  at  Morris  in  1877;  engaged  in  wheat  buying,  and 
owned  a  drug  store;  was  sheriff  of  Stevens  county,  1885-1900,  and 
auditor,  1903-6.     [24;   73;   237   (68*).] 

Munbo,  William  James,  b.  in  Sydney,  N.  S.,  June  1,  1850;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1872,  and  settled  in  Morris  in  1875;  engaged  in  the  grain 
commission  business,  and  had  many  other  financial  interests;  edited 
The  Tribune,  1877-82;  was  cashier  of  the  Stevens  County  Bank,  1882- 
94;  and  purchased  the  Morris  Sun  in  1894.     [22*;   24;   73.] 

Murdoch,  John  N.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Winchendon,  Mass.,  Sept.  23,  1831; 
was  graduated  at  Brown  University,  1852;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854, 
and  three  years  later  settled  in  Wabasha.     [74.] 

Murdoch,  Albert  Jasper,  physician,  b.  in  Oswego  county,  N.  Y., 
March  27,  1847;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  Columbia  University, 
1870;  practiced  at  Taylor's  Falls,  Minn.,  1870-83,  and  in  Minneapolis 
since  1883.     [24;   40.] 

Murdoch,  Hollis  R.,  judge,  b.  in  New  York,  Aug.  15,  1832;  d.  Jan. 
14,  1891.  He  was  graduated  at  Williams  College,  1854;  settled  in  Still- 
water, Minn.,  the  next  year;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1856;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1871;  was  judge  of  the  First  judi- 
cial district,  1890-1.     [40;  41;  42*;  137.] 

Murdoch,  Horace  G.,  physician,  b.  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y., 
in  1858;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1877;  was  graduated  at  Rush  Medical 
College  in  1881;    settled  in  Taylor's  Falls  in  1883.     [38*.] 

Murphy,  D.  J.,  b.  in  Wisconsin  in  1877;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1885; 
settled  in  Waseca,  and  engaged  in  the  livery  business;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1909.     [30*.] 

Murphy,  E.  W.,  merchant,  b.  in  Armagh,  Ireland,  May  1,  1832;  came 
to  the  United  States,  and  in  1855  settled  in  Albert  Lea,  Minn.;  en- 
gaged in  milling  and  after  1878  in  mercantile  business.     [53.] 

Murphy,  Edward,  b.  in  New  Brunswick,  N.  J.,  Oct.  17,  1821;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Jan.  18,  1877.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1851,  and  set- 
tled at  St.  Anthony  Falls.  He  obtained  three  hundred  acres  of  land 
where  the  city  of  Minneapolis  now  stands.  [29*;  59;  84*;  166A*;  237 
(1).] 

Murphy,  Franklin  W.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Pleasant  Valley,  Wis.,  Aug.  24, 
1869;   came  to  Minnesota  in  1891;   was  graduated  in  law  at  the  Uni- 


534  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

versity  of  Minnesota,  1893,  and  settled  In  Wheaton  the  same  year; 
engaged  in  law  practice  and  farming;  was  elected  a  manager  of  the 
State  Agricultural  Society,   1910.    [166A*.] 

Murphy,  John,  pioneer,  b.  in  Green  county,  Tenn.,  Feb.  24,  1810; 
settled  in  Jordan,  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  owned  a  sawmill 
and  a  farm.     [52.] 

Murphy,  John  B.,  b.  in  St.  George,  N.  B.,  in  1880;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1886;  engaged  in  real  estate  business  in  Minneapolis;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1907.     [30*.] 

Murphy,  John  Fiske,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Jan.  7,  1850;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  learned  the  printing  trade,  and 
owned  the  first  job  printing  office  in  Waseca;  in  1883  purchased  a  half 
interest  in  the  Herald.     [75.] 

Murphy,  John  Henry,  physician,  b.  in  New  Brunswick,  N.  J.,  Jan. 
22,  1826;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Jan.  31,  1894.  He  was  graduated  at  Rush 
Medical  college,  Chicago,  in  1851,  after  settling  the  previous  year  in 
St.  Anthony,  Minn.  During  the  civil  war  he  served  as  surgeon  in  the 
First,  Fourth,  and  Eighth  Minnesota  Regts.  Afterward  he  resided  in 
St.  Paul;  was  a  member  of  the  territorial  legislature  in  1852,  and  of 
the  state  constitutional  convention,  1857;  and  after  1870  was  surgeon 
general  of  the  state  for  many  years.  [18;  19*;  29;  41;  59;  68;  84*; 
93*;   98*;   121;  163;  166A*;   237   (3).] 

Murphy,  Mark,  b.  in  Berlin,  Wis.,  Feb.  8,  1850;  d.  in  Royalton, 
Minn.,  Jan.  IS,  1910.  He  came  to  Minnesota,  and  lived  in  Lake  City 
and  Minneapolis,  and  after  1884  at  Royalton,  where  he  built  a  large 
flouring  mill.     [237   (62*).] 

Murphy,  Stephen  C,  journalist,  b.  in  Fond  du  Lac  county,  Wis., 
May  29,  1862;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  when  five  years 
old;  lived  in  Goodhue  county,  and  after  1880  in  Stevens  county;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1884;  owned  and  published  the  Sun  in  Morris 
after  1885.     [73;   238   (Dec.  3,  1893*).] 

Murphy,  W.  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  Westmoreland  county,  Pa.,  July  27, 
1837;  d.  near  Madelia,  Minn.,  Aug.  19,  1904.  He  served  in  the  14th 
Pennsylvania  cavalry  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain; 
settled  in  Madelia,  Minn.,  in  1866;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1872.     [34;  237   (35*).] 

Murphy,  William,  merchant,  b.  in  Rutland,  Vt,  Nov.  3,  1860;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1862;  was  graduated  at  St.  John's 
University,  1884;  has  engaged  in  mercantile  business  at  Kingston, 
Meeker  county,  since  1886.     [65.] 

Murphy,  William  Henry,  b.  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  March  31,  1842;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  Minn,,  May  12,  1906.  He  served  in  the  civil  war,  at- 
taining the  rank  of  captain;   resided  in  Cincinnati  and  Chicago,  and 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  535 

after  1889  in  Minneapolis,  where  he  was  manager  and  state  agent  of 
the  National  Life  Insurance  Company.     [85A*;   121.] 

Murphy,  William  James,  journalist,  b.  in  St.  Croix  county,  Wis., 
July  23,  1859;  was  graduated  at  Notre  Dame  University,  1878;  pub- 
lisher of  the  Minneapolis  Tribune  since  1891.     [17;  24.] 

Murray,  Asher,  lawyer,  b.  in  Delhi,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  21,  1858;  was  grad- 
uated at  Rutgers  College,  1879;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1880,  and  set- 
tled in  Wadena;  was  judge  of  probate,  1889-1902;  is  engaged  in  real 
estate,  loaning,  and  insurance  business;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1905.     [25;  30*.] 

Murray,  Frank,  lawyer,  b.  in  Medo,  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  July 
12,  1870;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1896;  practiced  four  years  in 
Janesville,  and  since  1900  at  Bird  Island;  was  county  attorney  of  Ren- 
ville county,  1903-10;  a  state  senator,  1911.     [24;  30*.] 

Murray,  George,  pioneer,  b.  in  Nova  Scotia,  Jan.  24,  1841;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1862;  was  the  first  settler  in  Rolling  Green  township, 
Martin  county;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  heavy  artillery  in  the 
civil  war.     [39.] 

Murray,  Hugh,  b.  in  Washington  county,  Vt.,  in  1837;  settled  on  a 
farm  in  Lemond,  Steele  county,  Minn.,  in  1858;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  two  terms;  was  sheriff  of  Steele  county,  1884-8;  re- 
sided in  Owatonna  after  1898.     [72;  237  (56).] 

Murray,  William  Pitt,  lawyer,  b.  in  Hamilton,  Ohio,  June  21,  1825; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  June  20,  1910.  He  studied  at  Miami  University,  Oxford, 
Ohio;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  State  University  of  Indiana,  1849, 
and  came  to  St.  Paul  the  same  year;  was  a  member  of  the  territorial 
legislature,  1852-3,  and  in  1857,  and  of  the  council,  1854-5,  being  its 
president  in  1855;  was  a  member  of  the  state  constitutional  conven- 
tion, 1857;  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1863  and  1868;  and 
a  state  senator,  1866-7,  and  1875-6.  He  was  a  member  of  the  St.  Paul 
city  council,  1861-8  and  1870-9,  being  six  years  its  president;  and  for 
thirteen  years  was  the  city  attorney,  1876-89.  Murray  county,  estab- 
lished in  1857,  was  named  in  his  honor.  [18*;  20;  25;  28,  IV;  29;  32; 
41;  68;  69;  93;  94;  114;  137;  158;  166A*;  174*;  237  (30*);  238  (Aug. 
6,  1897*).] 

Murray,  William  Robbins,  physician,  b.  in  Marquette,  Mich.,  April 
6,  1869;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1892,  and  Rush 
Medical  College,  1897;  clinical  professor  of  diseases  of  the  nose  and 
throat,  University  of  Minnesota,  since  1905.     [85A;  127A*,  B.] 

Mussey,  Harvey  E.,  journalist,  b.  in  Romeo,  Mich.,  March  18,  1849; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1881;  settled  in  Warren  in  1886,  and  two  years 
later  purchased  the  Sheaf.     [35.] 

Muus,  Bernt  Julius,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  March  15, 
1832;   was  graduated  at  Christiania    University,  1854;   came    to    the 


536  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

United  States  in  1859;  was  pastor  in  Goodhue  county,  Minn.,  1859-99. 
He  founded  St.  Olaf  College,  Northfield,  in  1874,  and  was  president  of 
the  Minnesota  district  of  the  synod,  1876-83.  Owing  to  ill  health  he 
resigned  his  pastoral  charge  in  1899  and  went  to  Norway,  where  he 
died  May  25,  1900.  [54;  133  (Nov.,  1899*,  and  June,  1900*);  148;  149*; 
169.] 

Myebs,  A.  J.,  journalist,  b.  in  1851;  d.  in  Lake  City,  Minn.,- Dec.  18, 
1907.  He  was  editor  of  the  Graphic  Sentinel  there  for  seventeen  years. 
[237   (48).] 

Myees,  Charles  H.,  b.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  Feb.  22,  1858;  engaged 
in  shoe  business  in  Red  Wing,  1892-1904;  was  city  clerk,  and  after 
1909  was  county  auditor.     [56.] 

Myees,  Simon,  lawyer,  b.  in  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  May  14,  1862;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1883,  and  settled  in  Minneapolis  the  same  year; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1897.     [30.] 

Myers,  W.  D.,  physician,  b.  in  Madison  county,  N.  Y.,  Feb.,  1830; 
was  graduated  from  the  medical  department  of  Columbia  College;  was 
surgeon  of  the  88th  Indiana  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Minne- 
apolis in  1878,  where  he  established  and  conducted  the  Surgical  In- 
firmary.    [58.] 

Myers,  William  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Waseca  county,  Minn.,  in  1866; 
resides  at  Alma  City;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1905. 
[30*.] 

Myhre,  John  H.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b,  in  Telemarken,  Norway, 
March  1,  1850;  studied  theology  at  Augsburg  Seminary,  Minneapolis, 
and  was  ordained  in  1875;  pastor  in  Story  county,  Iowa,  1875-80,  and 
in  Clay,  Becker,  and  Otter  Tail  counties,  Minn.,  after  1880.    [148;  169.] 

Mylius,  Charles,  banker,  b.  in  England  in  184S;  was  graduated  at 
Victoria  University;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1883;  settled  in 
Pipestone,  Minn.,  the  next  year;  was  president  of  the  First  National 
Bank  after  1889.     [34.] 

Myran,  Nels  H.,  merchant,  b.  in  Winneshiek  county,  Iowa,  March 
30,  1855;  settled  at  Elbow  Lake,  Minn.,  in  1884;  was  postmaster  and 
deputy  sheriff.     [35.] 

Myran,  O.  H.,  merchant,  b.  in  Numedal,  Norway,  in  1853;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1868,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1876;  settled  at  Ada, 
Minn.,  in  1881;  was  a  state  senator,  18994901.     [30;  35;  37;  38.] 

Myrick,  Ira,  b.  in  New  York  in  1820;  built  the  first  frame  build- 
ing in  La  Crosse,  Wis.;  settled  in  Elysian,  Minn.,  and  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  lumber.     [32.] 

Myrick,  Nathan,  b.  in  Westport,  N.  Y.,  July  7,  1822;  d  .in  St.  Paul, 
June  3,  1903.  He  laid  out  and  founded  the  city  of  La  Crosse,  Wis.,  in 
which  he  was  the  first  settler.  In  1848  he  settled  in  St.  Paul,  engaged 
in  trade  with  the  Indians,  and  afterward  in  real  estate  business.  [23*; 
28,  IV*;  29;  41;  68;  78;  94;  95*;  98*;  237  (28*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  537 

Naciibar,  Mathias,  farmer,  b.  in  Germany  in  1844;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1854;  resided  near  Jordan;  was  town  treasurer  ten  years;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1885,  and  a  state  senator,  1887-9. 
[30.] 

Nachtrieb,  Henry  Francis,  b.  near  Galion,  Ohio,  May  11,  1857;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1882;  studied  at  Johns  Hop- 
kins University,  1882-5;  professor  of  animal  biology  in  the  University 
of  Minnesota  since  1887,  residing  in  Minneapolis;  author  of  scientific 
papers.     [7A;  17;  24;  85A;  127  (2*);  127A*,  B;  237   (53*).] 

Naegele,  Otto  E.,  banker,  b.  in  New  Ulm,  Minn.,  May  28,  1858;  re- 
moved with  his  parents  to  Minneapolis  in  1869;  was  a  clerk  in  the  post 
office,  1876-86;  later  engaged  in  banking;  organized  the  Germania 
Bank  in  1893,  and  has  since  been  its  president.     [24;  25;  85A.] 

Naeseth,  Ole  K.,  farmer,  b.  in  Walworth  county,  Wis.,  Nov.  30,'  1844; 
came  to  Goodhue  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  owned  a  farm  in  Wanamingo; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1885-7,  and  a  state  senator, 
1903-09.     [30*;   56*;  169.] 

Naeve,  Theodore,  b.  in  Bargen,  Germany,  Oct.  8,  1844;  d.  in  Albert 
Lea,  Minn.,  Sept.  12,  1891.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1865;  set- 
tled in  Albert  Lea,  1873;  engaged  in  loaning  money.  A  fine  hospital, 
on  the  site  of  his  former  residence,  is  named  in  honor  of  himself  and 
his  wife.     [32A*.] 

Nagel,  E.  M.,  farmer,  b.  in  1864  in  Buffalo,  Minn.,  where  he  still 
resides;  was  register  of  deeds  for  Wright  county  two  terms;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1907-9.     [30*.] 

Nagonab,  O  jib  way  chief,  b.  in  1795;  d.  in  Found  du  Lac,  Wis.,  June, 
1894.  He  persuaded  the  Sioux  and  Ojibways  to  sign  a  treaty  in  1826, 
acknowledging  the  sovereignty  of  the  United  States;  and  by  a  treaty 
at  Bayfield,  Wis.,  in  1856,  ceded  large  tracts  of  land  in  Minnesota  and 
Wisconsin,  including  the  Vermilion  and  Mesabi  iron  ranges.  A  station 
on  the  Duluth  and  Winnipeg  railway  is  named  for  him.     [7.] 

Nape  Siineeuoota,  (Joseph),  first  Christian  Sioux  warrior,  b.  about 
1800;  d.  near  Lac  qui  Parle,  Minn.,  July,  1870.  In  1863  he  was  em- 
ployed as  a  scout  by  the  U.  S.  government.     [28,  III.] 

Narvestad,  C.  O.,  b.  in  Norway,  Oct.  14,  1837;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1864,  and  settled  in  Wang,  Renville  county,  in  1867,  being  the  first 
settler  in  the  township.     [32.] 

Nary,  Albert  W.,  journalist,  b.  in  Northfield,  Vt,  March  5,  1860; 
oame  to  Minnesota  in  1869;  settled  at  Maple  Lake  in  1900,  and  pur- 
chased the  Maple  Lake  Messenger,  which  he  has  since  edited.     [38.] 

Nash,  Charles  Wiiippo,  b.  in  Albion,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  5,  1829;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  Law  School  at  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  in  1851;  settled  in 
Hastings,  Minn.,  in  1859;  served  in  Hatch's  battalion  in  the  civil  war, 
attaining  the  rank  of  major;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1865;  purchased 


538  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

an  interest  in  the  St.  Paul  Pioneer,  and  was  its  manager  five  years; 
later  resided  in  Minneapolis.     [157*.] 

Nash,  Edward  N.,  b.  in  Wisconsin  in  1862;  came  with  his  mother 
to  Grant  county,  Minn.;  owned  a  farm  in  Elk  Lake  township;  was 
sheriff  of  the  county,  1891-1902.     [57*.] 

Nash,  Prank  W.,  merchant,  b.  in  Wautoma,  Wis.,  in  1855;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1879;  resided  at  Tyler;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1895.     [30.] 

Nash,  George  A.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Yates  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  8,  1829;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  March  5,  1912.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1854;  en- 
gaged in  the  drug  business,  and  later  in  insurance  and  real  estate; 
was  a  county  commissioner  after  1906.     [25;  94;  237  (22*;  68*).] 

Nash,  George  W.,  b.  in  Wayne  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  3,  1849;  came  to 
Woodstock,  Minn.,  in  1880;  was  railroad  station  agent  twelve  years, 
sold  farm  implements,  1892-94,  and  has  since  been  register  of  deeds 
for  Pipestone  county.     [71A.] 

Nash,  John  P.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Minneapolis,  1882,  and  resides  there; 
attended  the  night  law  school  of  the  University  of  Minnesota,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1903;  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911. 
[30*.] 

Nashotah.     See  Wright,  Charles  T.     [237   (15).] 

Nason,  John  Hesler,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Homer,  N.  Y., 
July  7,  1840;  d.  in  Superior,  Wis.,  Oct.  3,  1908.  He  was  ordained  in 
1862;  was  pastor  in  New  York  state  until  1882,  then  came  to  Minne- 
sota; was  pastor  in  Fairmont,  Anoka,  and  Montevideo;  removed  to 
West  Superior,  Wis.,  1892,  and  founded  a  mission  there  for  lumbermen 
and  seamen.     [144.] 

Nason,  Orrin,  pioneer,  b.  in  Vermont,  Aug.  1,  1835;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1856;  served  in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war; 
settled  in  Springfield,  Cottonwood  county,  in  1869,  and  four  years 
later  removed  to  the  site  of  Windom.     [34.] 

Nason,  R.  L.,  b.  in  Lamoille  county,  Vt.,  in  1841;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1857;  resided  in  Kasota;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt, 
1861-5;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1876.     [32.] 

Nasset,  Aslak  0.,  farmer,  b.  in  Telemarken,  Norway,  Dec.  8,  1855; 
came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  when  six  years  old,  and 
to  Minnesota  in  1866;  was  graduated  at  the  State  Normal  School,  St. 
Cloud,  in  1880;  settled  in  Willmar;  was  auditor  of  Kandiyohi  county, 
1889-96.     [169.] 

Neal,  Henry  J.,  b.  in  Wolfeborough,  N.  H.,  May  17,  1834;  d.  in  Jack- 
sonville, Fla.,  Jan.  27,  1896.  He  came  to  Faribault  county,  Minn.,  in 
1858,  settling  in  Blue  Earth  City;  served  in  the  Minnesota  Mounted 
Rangers,  1862-5;   engaged  in  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  furniture; 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  539 

was  clerk  of  court,  1870-87,  and  later  engaged  in  real  estate  and  insur- 
ance business.     [51*.] 

Nealis,  John  W.,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  County  Mayo,  Ireland,  in  1849; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Jan.  30,  1885.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1869, 
settling  in  St.  Paul;  was  ordained  a  priest  in  1872;  was  pastor  in 
Sibley  county  seven  years,  and  afterward  in  St.  Paul.  [238  (Jan.  31, 
1885).] 

Nealon,  Henry,  b.  in  Ireland,  May  20,  1802;  d.  in  Winona,  Minn., 
June  14,  1902,  being  a  centenarian.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1848;   settled  in  Winona  in  1866.     [237  (19*).] 

Neander,  John  P.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Vexio,  Sweden,  Dec. 
24,  1849;  came  to  the  United  States  when  twenty -two  years  old;  was 
graduated  at  Augustana  College,  Rock  Island,  in  1877;  was  pastor  in 
Cambridge,  Minn.,  after  1885.     [169.] 

Neff,  George  W.,  journalist,  b.  in  Uniontown,  Pa.,  Feb.  29,  1838;  set- 
tled in  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1866;  published  the  Mankato  Union;  re- 
moved to  Lake  Crystal  in  1882,  and  established  the  Lake  Crystal 
Union.     [83*.] 

Neiler,  Samuel  E.,  banker,  b.  in  Chester  county,  Pa.,  March,  1829; 
came  to  Minneapolis  in  1872,  where  after  1883  he  was  president  of 
the  Union  National  Bank.     [20*.] 

Neill,  Edward  Duffteld,  clergyman,  educator,  historian,  b.  in  Phil- 
adelphia, Aug.  9,  1823;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Sept.  26,  1893.  He  was  grad- 
uated at  Amherst  college,  1842;  studied  theology  at  Andover,  Mass., 
and  in  Philadelphia;  came  to  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  1849,  and  was  a  Pres- 
byterian minister  there  from  1849  to  1860;  was  superintendent  of 
public  instruction  and  chancellor  of  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
1858-61;  chaplain  to  the  First  Minnesota  regiment,  1861-4;  and  U.  S. 
consul  at  Dublin,  Ireland,  in  1869-70.  He  became  president  of  Macal- 
ester  college  in  1873,  and  from  1884  until  his  death  was  its  professor 
of  history,  literature,  and  political  economy.  He  was  secretary  of  the 
Minnesota  Historical  Society,  1851-63;  author  of  the  History  of  Min- 
nesota (628  pages,  1858;  fourth  edition,  928  pages,  1882),  and  of  many 
other  historical  works,  including  several  on  Virginia  and  Maryland. 
[1;  3*;  4;  7;  28,  IV*,  VII,  VIII*;  41;  58;  93;  94;  121;  131A*;  216*; 
237   (3);   238   (Sept.  27,  1893).] 

Neils,  Julius  Frederic  Bernhard,  b.  in  Germany,  June  15,  1855; 
came  to  the  United  States  when  seventeen  years  old;  settled  at  Sauk 
Rapids,  Minn.,  in  1886,  and  has  since  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
lumber.     [24;   25;   167   (July  5,  1901*).] 

Nelson,  A.  J.,  M.  E.  clergyman  and  educator,  d.  about  1892.  He 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  resided  at  St.  Anthony  Falls,  and  later  in 
St.  Cloud;  served  in  the  Indian  war  of  1862;  was  professor  of  math- 
ematics in  Hamline  University,  1863-5;  removed  to  California  in  1870. 
[130*.] 


540  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Nelson,  Alexander,  contractor,  b.  in  Malmo,  Sweden,  Dec.  12,  1862; 
was  graduated  at  the  Latin  and  Technical  Schools  there;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1887,  and  to  Otter  Tail  county,  Minn.,  in  1896,  and 
settled  in  Perham;  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Nelson,  Andrew,  banker,  b.  in  Sweden,  Dec.  29,  1829;  d.  in  Litch- 
field, Minn.,  Nov.  28,  1908.  He  came  to  the  United '  States  in  1856; 
settled  in  Kandiyohi  county,  Minn.,  in  1858;  owned  a  store  in  Litch- 
field, and  was  president  of  the  Meeker  County  Bank;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1874,  and  a  state  senator,  1875-6.  [63; 
65*;   169;   237   (51*).] 

Nelson,  Andrew,  merchant,  b.  in  Laurvig,  Norway,  in  1837;  d.  in 
Rochester,  Minn.,  July  15,  1901.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1854,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1859,  settling  in  Rochester;  opened  a  dry 
goods  store  in  1862.     1^6;   169;  237   (14).] 

Nelson,  Andrew  N.,  b.  in  Sweden,  March  11,  1849;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
May  24,  1896.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1867,  settling  in  Min- 
nesota; resided  in  St.  Paul  after  1S70;  was  employed  in  the  postoffice, 
and  later  engaged  in  insurance  and  loaning  business;  was  treasurer 
of  Ramsey  county,  1889-94.     [98*;  169;  238   (May  25,  1896*).] 

Nelson,  Benjamin  Franklin,  manufacturer  and  capitalist,  b.  in 
Greenup  county,  Ky.,  May  4,  1843;  served  during  the  civil  war  in  the 
Confederate  army;  came  to  Minnesota  and  settled  at  Minneapolis  in 
1865;  has  since  engaged  in  lumber  business;  was  president  of  the 
State  Agricultural  Society,  1907-9.  [19*;  20*;  22*;  23;  24;  25;  84*; 
85A*;  90*;   111*;   127B;   166A*;   167   (June  3,  1887*).] 

Nelson,  Christian,  druggist,  b.  in  Norway,  July  7,  1845;  came  with 
his  parents  to  the  United  States  when  ten  years  old;  served  in  the 
23d  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Kasson,  Minn.;  was 
county  treasurer  two  years.     [49.] 

Nelson,  Emil,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1867;  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1871;  worked 
for  the  Duluth  and  Iron  Range  R.  R.  company  several  years ;  was  sheriff 
of  Lake  county,  1898-1900;  resided  at  Two  Harbors.     [106*.] 

Nelson,  Emil  Alfred,  journalist,  b.  in  Vasa,  Minn.,  March  18,  1870; 
was  graduated  at  Augustana  College,  1897;  editor  since  1889  of  the 
Hallock  Weekly  News;  was  state  librarian,  1901-05;  engrossing  clerk 
of  the  state  senate,  1907-9,  and  an  assistant  secretary,  1911.  [24;  26*; 
30*.] 

Nelson,  George  M.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Denmark,  Dec.  15,  1856;  came  with 
his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1867,  and  resided  in  McLeod 
county,  Minn.;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Michigan, 
1881;  settled  in  Glencoe  in  1885;  was  county  attorney  of  McLeod 
county,  1885-9.     [25;  64;  98*.] 

Nelson,  H.  C,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway,  June  14,  1848;  came  to  America 
when  nine  years  old,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1861;  settled  at  Hay  ward, 
Freeborn  county;  was  a  state  senator,  1891-3.     [24;  30;  53A*;  169.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  541 

Nelson,  Hans,  farmer,  b.  in  Eker,  Norway,  May  26,  1842;  came  to 
the  United  States,  settling  in  Minnesota;  was  treasurer  of  Otter  Tail 
county,  1891-4;  resided  in  Fergus  Falls.     [169.] 

Nelson,  Henry  Knute,  b.  in  Dane  county,  Wis.,  in  1871;  resided  at 
Elbow  Lake,  Grant  county,  and  engaged  in  dealing  in  agricultural  im- 
plements; was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1901.     [30;   57*.] 

Nelson,  Herman,  farmer,  b.  in  Estersund,  Sweden,  Nov.  22,  1855; 
came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1868,  and  to  Murray 
county,  Minn.,  in  1872;  resides  in  Slay  ton;  was  register  of  deeds  for 
the  county,  1897-1904;  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1909-11. 
[30*;  34.] 

Nelson,  Johan  Emil,  b.  in  New  London,  Kandiyohi  county,  Minn., 
Dec.  14,  1871;  became  part  owner  of  the  Willmar  Tribune  in  1898,  and 
was  afterward  its  business  manager.  He  united  with  Victor  E.  Lawson 
in  the  compilation  and  publication  of  a  large  History  of  Kandiyohi 
County,  446  pages,  1905.     [63*.] 

Nelson,  John,  pioneer,  b.  in  Norway,  Feb.  10,  1846;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1861;  served  in  the  Ninth  Iowa  cavalry  in  the  civil 
war;  was  the  first  settler  in  Eden,  Pipestone  county,  Minn.,  1877. 
[34.] 

Nelson,  John  Conrad,  physician,  b.  in  Copenhagen,  Denmark,  Sept. 
25,  1847;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1866;  was  graduated  at  Keokuk 
Medical  College,  1879,  and  has  since  practiced  in  St.  Paul;  Danish 
vice  consul  for  Minnesota  since  1896.  [24;  25;  68;  163*;  169;  238 
(May  3,  1896*,  and  Nov.  9,  1899).] 

Nelson,  John  G.,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1844;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1854,  and  to  Minnesota  the  same  year;  served  in  the  Seventh  Min- 
nesota Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  farming  in  Otter  Tail  county; 
was  a  state  senator  in  1873.     [30.] 

Nelson,  John  Gustaf,  b.  in  Sweden,  Dec.  13,  1840;  came  to  the 
United  States  when  fourteen  years  old,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1856; 
engaged  in  lumbering  and  other  business  enterprises;  president  of 
the  Nelson  Coal  Co.,  operating  mines  at  Sand  Coulee,  Montana;  re- 
sides in  Stillwater.     [24;  25;  104*;  169.] 

Nelson,  John  Robert,  farmer,  b.  in  Amherst,  Ohio,  in  1847;  served 
in  an  Ohio  regiment  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1866; 
resided  in  Canton,  Fillmore  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature, 1891-3.     [30.] 

Nelson,  John  W.,  lumberman,  b.  at  Taylor's  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1855; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1905.     [30*.] 

Nelson,  Mrs.  Julia  Bullard,  b.  at  High  Ridge,  Conn.,  May  13,  1842; 
came  to  Minnesota  and  attended  Hamline  University  at  Red  Wing. 
She  was  married  to  Ole  Nelson  in  1866,  who  died  three  years  later. 
She  engaged  in  teaching  twenty-five  years,  sixteen  years  being  among 


542  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

the  freedmen  of  Tennessee  and  Texas;  author  of  many  magazine  arti- 
cles and  sketches,  and  editor  of  "The  White-Ribboner"  four  years;  re- 
sides in  Red  Wing.     [17;  130.] 

Nelson,  Knute,  governor  and  U.  S.  senator,  b.  in  Voss,  Norway,  F#b. 
2,  1843;  came  to  the  United  States  when  six  years  old,  with  his 
mother;  served  in  the  Fourth  Wisconsin  Regt,  1861-4;  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1S67;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1871,  and  settled  on  a  farm 
near  Alexandria;  practiced  law  in  Alexandria  after  1872;  was  a  state 
senator,  1875-8;  representative  in  Congress,  1883-9;  governor  of  Min- 
nesota, 1893-5;  and  resigned  to  accept  the  office  of  U.  S.  senator,  which 
position  he  still  fills.  [3*;  4;  10;  17;  22*;  23;  24;  25;  27*;  23,  XIII*; 
30;   35;   41;   137;   169*;   170;   237   (12*,  29).] 

Nelson,  Lewis  S.,  judge,  b.  in  Grundy  county,  111.,  Nov.  2,  1850;  was 
graduated  at  Fowler  Institute,  Newark,  111.,  1870,  and  in  law  at  the 
University  of  Michigan,  1874;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Iowa,  1876; 
three  yars  later  settled  in  Adrian,  Minn.;  was  captain  in  the  Fifteenth 
Minn.  Regt,  1898-9;  removed  to  Slayton  in  1900;  was  county  attorney 
of  Murray  county,  1902-8;  was  elected  judge  of  the  Thirteenth  judicial 
district,  1910.     [30;  34.] 

Nelson,  Louis  G.,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway,  May  9,  1841;  d.  August 
21,  1906.  He  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  in  1845; 
served  in  the  Fifth  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the 
rank  of  captain;  settled  in  Kasson,  Minn.,  in  1865;  was  register  of 
deeds  two  terms,  engrossing  clerk  of  the  legislature  two  sessions,  and 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1877;  removed  to  Owatonna  in 
1892.     [30;  49;   70A;   169.] 

Nelson,  N.  C,  b.  in  Denmark  in  1845;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1870,  settling  in  Minnesota;  resided  at  Two  Harbors,  where  he 
owned  and  managed  an  opera  house;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1899.     [30.] 

Nelson,  N.  L.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1845;  served  in  the  32d  Iowa 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1879,  and  settled  in  Nor- 
man county  in  1884;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1895, 
[30.] 

Nelson,  N.  P.,  b.  in  Denmark  in  1842;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1864,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1869;  settled  in  Lamberton  in  1877;  en- 
gaged in  lumber  business,  and  owned  a  store  and  a  hotel.    [32.] 

Nelson,  Nels  B.,  b.  in  Sweden,  July  26,  1858;  came  with  his  parents 
to  the  United  States  in  1870,  and  to  Douglas  county,  Minn.,  the  next 
year;  engaged  in  farming;  was  register  of  deeds  of  Douglas  county, 
1886-1909,  residing  in  Alexandria.     [24;   35;  169.] 

Nelson,  Nels  O.,  farmer,  b.  in  Sweden,  Oct.  17,  1854;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1871,  settling  in  Kandiyohi  county,  where  he  is  a  farmer, 
grain  dealer,  and  treasurer  of  the  Willmar  Farmers'  Fire  Insurance 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  543 

Company;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1899;   treasurer 
of  Kandiyohi  county  since  1908.     [30;   169A.] 

Nelson,  Nicholas  A.,  journalist,  b.  in  Skien,  Norway,  Nov.  4,  1868; 
came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  when  a  year  old,  and  to 
Minnesota  in  1881,  settling  on  a  farm  near  Cyrus;  began  newspaper 
work  in  Stillwater  in  1888,  and  published  the  Washington  County 
Journal,  1892-1906.     [22*;   25.] 

Nelson,  Ole  A.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden,  Aug.  29,  1855; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1879;  studied  at  Augustana  College  and 
Seminary,  Rock  Island,  111.,  and  was  ordained  in  1889;  was  pastor  in 
Princeton,  111.,  and  since  1894  in  Minneapolis.     [148.] 

Nelson,  Ole  B.,  merchant,  b.  in  Spring  Grove,  Minn.,  Feb.  8,  1854; 
has  engaged  in  furniture  and  hardware  business  at  Spring  Grove  since 
1888;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1907-09.     [24;  30*.] 

Nelson,  Oliver,  pioneer,  b.  in  Norway,  Jan.  27,  1835;  came  with  his 
parents  to  the  United  States  in  1850;  was  the  first  settler  in  High- 
land, Wabasha  county,  Minn.,  1854.     [74.] 

Nelson,  Peter,  merchant,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1843;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1866,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1873;  settled  at  Red  Wing;  was  a 
state  senator,  1887-9.     [30;   54;   169.] 

Nelson,  Rensselaer  Russell,  jurist,  b.  in  Cooperstown,  N.  Y.,  May" 
12,  1826;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Oct.  15,  1904.  He  was  graduated  at  Yale  col- 
lege, 1846;  ws  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1849,  and  came  to  St.  Paul  the 
next  year.  In  1857  he  was  appointed  one  of  the  territorial  judges  by 
President  Buchanan,  and  on  the  admission  of  Minnesota  into  the  Union 
he  became  U.  S.  district  judge.  This  position  he  held  until  1896,  when 
he  resigned,  being  then  the  oldest  federal  judge  in  service.  [17;  18*; 
20*;  22*;  23;  26*;  28,  IV*;  41;  69;  93;  95*;  114*;  136;  137;  168 
(March,  1892*);  237  (35*).] 

Nelson,  S.  J.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Whitewater,  Wis.,  April  4,  1853;  was 
graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1877;  settled  in  Kas- 
son,  Minn.,  the  next  year;  removed  to  Red  Wing,  and  was  county  at- 
torney of  Goodhue  county,  1891-4.     [169.] 

Nelson,  Samuel  Andrew,  merchant  and  banker,  b.  in  Norway,  Jan. 
6,  1851;  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  in  1851,  and  to 
Minnesota  in  1865;  has  engaged  in  mercantile  business  at  Lanesboro 
since  1872;  was  a  member  of  the  state  legislature,  1903,  and  a  state 
senator,  1907-11.     [24;   25;   26*;   30*;   52.] 

Nelson,  Samuel  B.,  merchant,  b.  near  Calmar,  Iowa,  Jan.  2,  1863; 
came  to  Luverne,  Minn.,  in  1879;  became  a  member  of  the  Nelson  mer- 
cantile firm  in  1885;  was  a  member  of  the  state  board  of  equalization 
three  years.     [71A.] 

Nelson,  Socrates,  b.  in  Conway,  Mass.,  Jan.  11,  1814;  d.  in  Still- 
water, Minn.,  May  6,  1867.  He  came  to  Stillwater  in  1844;  engaged  in 


544  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

mercantile  business  till  1853,  and  later  in  lumber  manufacturing;  was 
a  state  senator  in  1859-60.     [18;  40;  41;  42;  114.] 

Nelson,  Swan,  contractor,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1867;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1882,  and  settled  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1907.     [30*.] 

Nelson,  Waltee,  pharmacist,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1861;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1879,  and  to  Minnesota  the  next  year;  resided  in  St. 
Paul;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1899-1901.     [30.] 

Nelson,  William  A.,  b.  in  North  Amherst,  Ohio,  Feb.  12,  1849;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1864;  was  treasurer  of  Fillmore 
county,  1882-8.     [52.] 

Nesbitt,  George  W.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Delaware  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1828; 
d.  in  Cambridge,  Minn.,  March  13,  1904.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1856;  was  auditor  of  Kanabec  county,  1863-6;  later  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business  and  farming  in  Cambridge.  When  over  sixty  years 
of  age  he  commenced  the  practice  of  law.     [237  (35*).] 

Ness,  Johannes  Martinus  Olsen,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Volden, 
Norway,  April  28,  1853;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1872;  was  grad- 
uated at  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa,  in  1880,  and  at  the  theological 
seminary,  Madison,  Wis.,  in  1883;  settled  in  Perley,  Minn.,  the  same 
year,  and  has  since  been  pastor  in  Norman  and  Clay  counties.  [148; 
169.] 

Ness,  Ole  Halverson,  pioneer  farmer,  b.  in  Hullingdal,  Norway,  Oct. 
6,  1824;  d.  in  Harvey,  Minn.,  March  17,  1909.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1846,  and  to  Meeker  county,  Minn.,  ten  years  later;  was  one 
of  the  first  settlers  in  Litchfield.     [65;  169;  237  (51).] 

Nessell,  Robert,  pioneer,  b.  in  Germany  in  1834;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1847,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1854;  was  the  first  settler  in 
Nessell,  Chisago  county,  1856,  and  the  town  was  named  for  him.     [41.] 

Nethaway,  John  Clinton,  lawyer,  b.  in  Albany,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  12,  1857; 
was  graduated  at  Union  College,  1878,  and  at  the  Albany  Law  School, 
1879;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1879,  settling  at  Stillwater;  was  municipal 
judge,  1884-94;  county  attorney  of  Washington  county  since  1899. 
[22*;  24;  25;  137.] 

Nettleton,  A.  B.,  journalist,  b.  in  Delaware  county,  Ohio,  Nov.  14, 
1838;  d.  in  Chicago,  111.,  Aug.  10,  1911.  He  served  in  the  Second  Ohio 
cavalry,  1861-5,  attaining  the  rank  of  brigadier  general;  engaged  in 
newspaper  publication,  1866-70;  was  fiscal  agent  of  the  Northern 
Pacific  railroad  company;  resided  in  Minneapolis,  1880-90,  having  pur- 
chased a  half  interest  in  the  Daily  Tribune.    [58;    86;    121,] 

Nettleton,  William,  b.  in  Ashtabula,  Ohio,  April  25,  1822;  d.  in 
Spokane,  Wash.,  Jan.  20,  1905.  He  came  to  Minnesota  m  1850;  was 
government  Indian  farmer  at  Crow  Wing;  was  one  of  the  founders 
of  Superior,  Wis.,  and  of  Duluth;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  545 

lature  in  1860;  later  resided  in  St.  Paul,  where  he  had  extensive  real 
estate  interests,  and  about  1880  removed  to  Spokane.  [93*;  237  (35).] 
Neubauer,  August  F.,  farmer,  b.  in  Germany;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1859,  settling  in  St.  Paul;  later  resided  near  Cottage  Grove; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,   18994901.     [30.] 

Neumeier,  Frederick  Carl,  journalist,  b.  in  Langenberg,  Germany, 
Feb.  20,  1857;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1880;  settled  in  Stillwater, 
Minn.,  in  1886,  where  he  edited  two  newspapers  in  German  and  one  in 
English.     [22*.] 

Nevill,  John,  farmer,  b.  in  Sullivan  county,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  15,  1844; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1852;  helped  to  organize  and 
develop  the  town  of  Pleasant  Valley,  Winona  county.     [76.] 

Neville,  J.  P.,  merchant,  b.  in  Tennessee  in  1816;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1861;  settled  in  Winona;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1873.     [30.] 

Nevin,  John,  building  contractor,  b.  in  Lochwinnoch,  Scotland,  Oct., 
1827;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1851,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1859; 
resided  on  a  farm  near  Minnehaha  Falls  twenty-three  years;  after 
1885  resided  in  St.  Paul.     [93*;  237   (55*).] 

Newbert,  George  H.,  banker,  b.  in  Bethel,  Minn.,  in  1872;  removed 
with  his  parents  to  Princeton  in  1882;  organized  the  Kanabec  County 
Bank,  at  Mora,  in  1894,  and  has  been  its  cashier.     [37;  38.] 

Newel,  Stanford,  lawyer,  b.  in  Providence,  R.  I.,  June  7,  1839;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  April  6,  1907.  He  was  graduated  at  Yale  College,  1861,  and 
Harvard  Law  School,  1864;  had  settled  in  St.  Anthony,  Minn.,  in  1855; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1864,  and  resided  in  St.  Paul;  was  U.  S. 
minister  to  the  Netherlands,  1897-1905.  [4;  17;  28,  XII;  93;  237  (48*); 
238   (May  2,  1899,  and  April  7,  1907*).] 

Newell,  C.  W.,  miller,  b.  in  South  Bend,  Ind.,  in  1849;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1869;  was  employed  in  mills  in  Faribault  and  other 
towns,  and  after  1886  was  head  miller  of  the  Shakopee  Mill  Co.  [168 
(May  8,  1891*).] 

Newell,  Frank  E.,  b.  in  Rhode  Island,  Feb.  17,  1846;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Dakota  county,  Minn.,  in  1854;  owned  a  store  in  Morris 
after  1880,  and  became  postmaster  there  in  1887.    [73.] 

Newell,  George  R.,  merchant,  b.  in  Jay,  Essex  county,  N.  Y.,  July  31, 
1845;  settled  at  Minneapolis  in  1866;  has  engaged  in  wholesale  gro- 
cery business  since  1872.     [22*;   24.] 

Newell,  Stephen,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1826;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1847,  and  to  Dakota  county,  Minn.,  in  1854;  was  sheriff  fifteen  years; 
resided  in  Hastings  after  1863.     [29;  48.] 

Newhart,  Horace,  physician,  b.  in  New  Ulm,  Minn.,  Dec.  9,  1872; 
was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1895,  and  from  the  medical  de- 

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546  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

partment  of  the  University  of  Michigan,  1898;  settled  in  Minneapolis. 
[24;   85A.] 

Newhart,  Judas,  b.  in  Tannersville,  Pa.,  March  18,  1846;  d.  in  Min- 
neapolis, Sept.  7,  1901.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  Dodge  county, 
Minn.,  in  1857;  served  in  the  107th  Pennsylvania  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1868;  settled  in  New  Ulm  in  1871, 
and  resided  there  through  his  life.     [32;  237   (14).] 

Newport,  Reece  Marshall,  b.  in  Sharpsburg,  Pa.,  May  27,  1838;  was 
graduated  at  Marietta  College,  Ohio,  1860;  served  in  the  army  during 
the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  brigadier  general;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1872,  settling  in  St.  Paul;  was  local  treasurer  and  auditor 
of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  Co.,  1872-82;  later  engaged  in  rail- 
road construction  and  real  estate  business.     [24;   25;  93*.] 

Newsalt,  Jacob,  b.  in  Prussia,  March,  1838;  came  to  the  United 
States  when  ten  years  old;  settled  in  Owatonna,  Minn.,  in  1864;  en- 
gaged in  mercantile  business,  and  after  1878  in  real  estate,  loans,  and 
insurance.     [72.] 

Newson,  Thomas  McLean,  b.  in  New  York  city,  Feb.  22,  1827;  d.  in 
Malaga,  Spain,  March  30,  1893.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1853;  engaged 
in  newspaper  publication;  was  assistant  quartermaster  in  the  army  in 
the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  major;  was  appointed  U.  S.  consul 
to  Malaga,  Spain,  by  President  Harrison;  author  of  "Drama  of  Life 
in  the  Black  Hills,"  92  pages,  1878,  and  "Pen  Pictures  of  St.  Paul, 
Minn.,  and  Biographical  Sketches  of  Old  Settlers,"  746  pages,  1886. 
[7;  28,  X;  41*;  68;  155*;  165;  237  (20);  238  (April  1,  1893*).] 

Newton,  Francis,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  1843;  served  in  the  First 
Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  graduated  at  Colgate  Baptist 
University,  Hamilton,  N.  Y.;  was  a  pastor  twenty-five  years  in  Min- 
nesota and  Dakota,  and  organized  several  churches;  resided  in  Man- 
kato,  Minn.,  after  1897.    [237  (34).] 

Newton,  George  B.,  journalist,  b.  in  Orange  county,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  24, 
1851;  came  to  Appleton,  Minn.,  in  1S80,  and  purchased  an  interest  in 
the  Appleton  Recorder  in  1881;  removed  to  Hancock,  Stevens  county, 
in  1882,  where  he  edited  and  after  1887  also  owned  the  Olive  Branch. 
[32;  73.] 

Newton,  James,  pioneer,  b.  in  Union  county,  Ky.,  Oct.  15,  1829; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1850,  and  six  years  later  settled  on  a  farm  in 
Nicollet  county,  in  the  township  that  was  named  West  Newton  in  his 
honor;  served  one  year  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war.     [32.] 

Newton,  John  F.,  b.  in  London,  Eng.,  Feb.  12,  1840;  came  to  the 
United  States  when  ten  years  old;  settled  in  Hastings,  Minn.,  in  1860; 
served  in  the  Sixth  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  sheriff  of 
Dakota  county,  1878-9.     [48.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  547 

Nichols,  A.  M.,  b.  in  Orange  county,  Vt,  in  1809;  settled  in  Water- 
ford,  Minn.,  in  1854,  and  with  Warren  Atkinson  gave  the  town  its 
name;  owned  a  farm,  and  was  postmaster  there,  1862-77;  removed  in 
1877  to  Northfield.     [48.] 

Nicholas,  Albekt,  pioneer,  b.  in  Boonville,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  17,  1821;  came 
to  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  in  1851,  and  settled  on  a  claim  in  Canton, 
being  the  first  settler  in  the  county;  removed  to  Jackson  county  in 
1873.     [52.] 

Nichols,  Austin  R.,  pioneer  farmer,  b.  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N. 
Y.,  June  13,  1814;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1851,  settling  on  the  site  of 
Austin,  where  in  1854  he  built  a  sawmill.  The  town  of  Austin  was 
named  for  him,  as  its  first  settler.  He  removed  to  Minneapolis  in 
1865,  and  to  the  northwest  shore  of  Mille  Lacs  in  1879,  where  he  re- 
sided at  Nichols  postoffice,  which  was  named  in  his  honor.     [241.] 

Nichols,  Catherine  Wheeler,  b.  at  Green  Bay,  Wis.,  Feb.  28,  1838; 
d.  at  Bald  Eagle  lake,  Minn.,  Sept.  3,  1908.  She  came  with  her  parents 
to  St.  Paul  in  1851,  and  afterwars  resided  there.  In  the  early  days  of 
the  city  she  was  a  teacher  in  the  Baldwin  school.  For  seventeen 
years,  1890  to  1907,  she  was  president  of  the  Minnesota  Woman's  Home 
Missionary  Union,  a  state  organization  of  the  Congregational  denom- 
ination.    [237   (51*);   241.] 

Nichols,  Charles,  b.  in  Williston,  Vt,  Dec.  20,  1832;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Oct.  24,  1894.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul 
in  1858;  was  postmaster,  1861-5;  and  later  engaged  in  railroad  busi- 
ness and  banking.     [237  (9*);  238  (Oct.  25,  1894).] 

Nichols,  Julius  H.,  wholesale  grocer,  b.  near  Madison,  Wis,,  in  1851;! 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1878;  settled  in  Pipestone;  was  clerk  of  court 
for  Pipestone  county,  1879-91;  representative  in  the  legislature,  1901; 
and  a  state  senator,  1903-05.     [30.] 

Nichois,  Malcolm  Emory,  educator,  b.  in  Salem,  Iowa,  March  26, 
1864;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1900;  es- 
tablished a  business  college  in  St.  Paul.     [127A*.] 

Nichols,  Philip  Wheeler,  b.  in  Dartmouth,  Mass.,  June  17,  1806; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Sept.  15,  1863.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1851;  was 
one  of  the  most  prominent  organizers  of  Plymouth  Congregational 
church  there.     [94;   241.] 

Nichols,  Samuel  H.,  b.  in  Maiden,  Mass.,  Aug.  7,  1830;  settled  on  a 
farm  in  Salem,  Olmsted  county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  was  register  of  deeds 
in  Otter  Tail  county,  1874-5;  was  clerk  of  the  supreme  court  of  Min- 
nesota, 1876-87,  and  state  oil  inspector,  1889-91;  removed  to  the  State 
of  Washington,  and  was  its  secretary  of  state.     [30;  68.] 

Nicholls,  Thomas,  lawyer,  b.  in  England,  Nov.  27,  1819;  d.  in  Fair- 
mont, Minn.,  in  1901.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1839;  studied 
law;   settled  in  Pleasant  Prairie,  Martin  county,  Minn.,  in  1862;   re- 


548  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

moved  to  the  Pacific  coast  in  1875,  but  returned  to  Minnesota  in  1895. 
[237  (14).] 

Nichols,  William  L.,  b.  in  1833;  d.  in  Duluth,  Nov.  9,  1901.  He 
settled  in  Minneapolis  in  the  early  60's;  built  the  first  mile  of  street 
car  track  in  the  city,  and  also  the  first  sewer  system;  removed  to  St. 
Paul  in  1880,  and  to  Vuhith  in  1890;  engaged  in  the  livery  business. 
[237   (19*).] 

Nicholson,  Edward  Everett,  educator,  b.  in  Enon,  Ohio,  in  1872; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Nebraska,  1894;  instructor  in 
chemistry  in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1895-7,  and  assistant  pro- 
fessor since  1897.     [127    (10*).] 

Nicholson,  William,  pioneer,  b.  in  Venango  county,  Pa.,  March  28, 
1828;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1847;  was  employed  at  an  Indian  trading 
post,  and  in  hunting  and  trapping;  settled  at  Little  Falls  in  1863.    [31.] 

Nickerson,  John  Quincy  Adams,  b.  in  New  Salem,  Maine,  March  30, 
1825;  came  to  St.  Anthony  in  1849,  and  four  years  later  settled  at  Elk 
River,  buying  land  on  which  a  part  of  the  town  has  since  been  built; 
conducted  a  hotel  there,  and  also  engaged  in  the  lumber  business; 
was  postmaster  of  Elk  River,  and  treasurer  of  Sherburne  county. 
[18;  31;  41.] 

Nickerson,  Winfield  Scott,  b.  in  Barnstable,  Mass.,  Nov.  2,  1S64; 
was  graduated  at  Harvard  University,  1890;  later  studied  in  Europe; 
instructor  in  the  medical  department  of  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
1897-9,  and  assistant  professor  since  1899.     [7A;   127   (12).] 

Nickleson,  Hans,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway  in  1854;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1870;  resided  at  Pelican  Rapids;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1895.     [30.] 

Nicolin,  Prank,  merchant,  b,  in  Germany,  June  15,  1833;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1857,  settling  in  Jordan,  Minn.;  owned  a  brew- 
ery, a  mill,  and  later  a  general  store.     [32.] 

Nicollet,  Joseph  Nicolas  (erroneously  called  Jean),  explorer,  b.  in 
Cluses,  Savoy,  July  24,  1786;  d.  in  Washington,  D.  C,  Sept.  11,  1843. 
He  was  educated  in  his  native  town,  and  afterward  went  to  Paris, 
where  he  held  important  professorships.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1832,  to  study  the  physical  geography  of  North  America. 
In  1836-8  he  extended  his  explorations  to  the  sources  of  the  Mississippi 
and  to  the  Red  river  of  the  North,  collecting  much  valuable  informa- 
tion about  the  Indians  and  the  natural  history  and  productions  of  the 
country.  His  report  and  very  elaborate  map  of  the  basin  of  the  upper 
Mississippi  river  were  published  in  Washington,  1843.  [1;  28,  I,  VII*; 
107;  108;  109;  114*;  131.] 

Nicols,  J.  Ross,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  in  1850;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  June  15,  1910.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  with  his  parents  in 
1857;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  there  continuously  after  1869. 
[237  (59*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  549 

Nicols,  John,  b.  in  Talbot  county,  Md.,  in  1811 ;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  July 
29,  1873.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1851,  and  engaged  in  the  iron  trade; 
was  a  state  senator,  1864  and  1871-3;  was  a  regent  of  the  University 
of  Minnesota  many  years.     [68;   94;   237   (1);   238   (July  30,  1873).] 

Nieman,  W.  L.,  journalist,  b.  in  Pomerania,  Prussia,  in  1850;  came 
to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  in  1855,  and  to  St.  Paul  two 
years  later;  settled  at  Sauk  Rapids  in  1875,  where  he  owned  and 
edited  the  Sauk  Rapids  Sentinel;  was  county  auditor,  and  also  town 
treasurer;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1895.     [30.] 

Niles,  John  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Albany  county,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  22,  1857; 
was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1880;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1882;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1883,  and  has  since  practiced  in 
Anoka.     [23;   25;   43.] 

Nilsen,  Nils  Greger,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Nordland,  Norway, 
July  27,  1858;  was  graduated  at  Augsburg  Seminary  (College  Depart- 
ment), Minneapolis,  1879;  studied  theology  at  the  same  Seminary,  and 
was  ordained  in  1883;  pastor  at  Morris,  111.,  1883-92,  and  at  Moose 
Lake,  Minn.,  after  1892.     [25;   148.] 

Nilsen,  Peter,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Hamar,  Norway,  Nov.  22, 
1852;  came  to  the  United  States  when  nineteen  years  old;  was  grad- 
uated in  theology  at  Augsburg  Seminary,  Minneapolis,  1881;  was  pas- 
tor in  La  Crosse,  Wis.,  1881-8;  Duluth,  Minn.,  1888-92;  Minneapolis, 
1892-9;  again  in  Duluth,  1902-3;  traveling  evangelist  for  the  Lutheran 
Free  Church  after  1903.     [148;    169.] 

Nilson,  F.  C,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Halland,  Sweden,  July  28, 
1809;  d.  in  America  in  1881.  He  became  a  Baptist  missionary  in 
Gothenburg,  being  the  first  to  introduce  that  sect  into  his  native  land; 
was  persecuted  for  his  religious  belief,  and  was  driven  out  of  the 
country  in  1851;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1853,  and  was  a  mis- 
sionary in  Houston  county,  Minn.     [169.] 

Nilson,  Nils,  inventor,  b.  in  Hallarod,  Sweden,  Nov.  6,  1846;  came 
to  the  United  States  when  twenty-three  years  old;  settled  in  Minne- 
apolis; obtained  many  patents  for  machinery,  such  as  a  steam  engine, 
rotary  pump,  etc.     [169.] 

Nilsson,  Axel  Hjalmar,  journalist,  b.  in  Nora,  Sweden,  Sept.  24, 
1860;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1881;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1902; 
is  a  well  known  singer.     [169A*.] 

Nilsson,  Emma,  singer,  studied  music  in  Berlin,  Germany,  and  made 
her  debut  there  in  grand  opera  in  1884;  resided  in  Minneapolis.     [169.] 

Nilsson,  J.  August,  b.  in  Sweden,  Jan.  27,  1858;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1881,  settling  in  St.  Paul;  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
cigars,  and  later  in  real  estate  business;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1891-3.     [30;  169.] 


550  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Nilsson,  Victor,  journalist,  b.  in  Gothenburg,  Sweden,  March  10, 
1867;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1885;  was  editor  of  Scandinavian 
newspapers  in  St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis,  and  afterward  librarian  of  a 
branch  of  the  public  library  in  Minneapolis;  author  of  a  History  of 
Sweden  (463  pages,  1899).     [85A;   169;   169A*.] 

Nimocks,  Charles  Augustus,  b.  in  Jonesville,  Mich.,  Oct.  16,  1842;, 
was  captain  in  the  7th  Michigan  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in 
Minneapolis  in  1871;  was  business  manager  and  part  owner  of  the 
Evening  Journal,  1880-5;  conducted  the  Evening  Star  three  years,  and 
later  the  Minneapolis  Daily  Times  for  three  years;  afterward  was 
president  of  a  collecting  agency.     [24;  85A*.] 

Nimocks,  Frank  E.,  b.  in  Michigan  in  1856;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1868;  resides  in  Minneapolis,  where  he  engaged  in  newspaper  work, 
practiced  dentistry,  and  later  was  manager  of  the  Tax  Rebate  Com- 
pany; was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1907-9.     [30*.] 

Nind,  J.  Newton,  journalist,  b.  in  St.  Charles,  111.,  March,  1854;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1866;  engaged  in  newspaper  work; 
was  city  editor  of  the  Minneapolis  Tribune  after  1877.     [58.] 

Nind,  Mrs.  Mary  Clarke,  b.  near  London,  England;  was  married 
to  James  Nind;  came  to  the  United  States,  and  resided  in  Winona, 
Minn.,  and  later  in  Minneapolis;  removed  to  Detroit,  Mich;  was  a  lec- 
turer for  temperance,  and  after  1888  in  the  foreign  missionary  work 
of  the  Methodist  church.  "In  Journeyings  Oft,"  a  sketch  of  her  life 
and  travels,  by  Georgiana  Baucus,  334  pages,  with  portrait,  was  pub- 
lished in  1897. 

Nininger,  Mrs.  Catherine  K.  Ramsey,  b.  near  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  Jan. 
26,  1826;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  23,  1882.  She  married  John  Nininger  in 
1843,  and  came  with  him  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  was  a  sister  of  Gov- 
ernor Ramsey.     [237  (1).] 

Nippert,  Louis  Albert,  b.  in  Rale,  Switzerland;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1879;  was  graduated  at  Miami  Medical  College,  Cincinnati, 
1883;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1886,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  clinical  pro- 
fessor of  medicine,  University  of  Minnesota,  since  1903.     [85A;  127A*.] 

Nixon,  Charles  H.,  merchant,  b.  in  Boone  county,  111.,  in  1840;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1855;  served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.  during  the 
civil  war;  resides  at  Hector,  and  was  a  state  senator,  1899-1902.  [30; 
32.] 

Noah,  Jacob  J.,  lawyer,  b.  in  1830;  d.  in  Washington,  D.  C,  Oct.  14, 
1897.  He  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1849;  was  elected  clerk  of  the 
supreme  court  in  1857;  served  as  an  officer  in  the  Second  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  and  afterward  was  employed  in  a  government 
department  in  Washington.     [69;   115;   237   (9).] 

Noben,  Ole  O.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Norway,  Aug.  14,  1835;  d.  in  Atlanta, 
Becker  county,  Minn.,  June  IS,  1899.     He  came  to  the  United  States 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  551 

in  1851;  settled  in  Becker  county  in  1879;  was  register  of  deeds,  1897-9. 
[44.] 

Noble,  Frederick  Alphonso,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Bald- 
win, Maine,  March  17,  1832;  was  graduated  at  Yale  College,  1858,  and 
at  bane  Theological  Seminary,  1861;  was  pastor  of  the  House  of  Hope 
Presbyterian  church,  St.  Paul,  1862-68;  afterward  was  pastor  in  Pitts- 
burg, New  Haven,  and  Chicago;  author  of  numerous  books  and  pamph- 
lets; now  resides  in  Evanston,  111.     [17;  217.] 

Noble,  N.  K.,  b.  in  Maine  in  1816;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1870,  and 
owned  a  grocery  in  Austin;  was  a  state  senator  in  1873.     [30.] 

Noble,  Thomas  Ellwood,  farmer,  b.  in  Marquette,  Wis.,  Dec.  30, 
1856;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1885;  resides  at  Albert  Lrea;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1907-09.     [24;  30*.] 

Nobles,  Alexander  S.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Ashtabula  county,  Ohio,  Sept. 
29,  1832;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  in  Rich  Valley,  McLeod 
county;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  re- 
moved to  Glencoe  in  1875,  where  he  owned  a  grain  elevator;  was 
sheriff  of  the  county,  1876-8.     [64.] 

Nobles,  William  H.,  pioneer,  b.  in  New  York,  in  1816;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Dec.  28,  1876.  He  came  to  St.  Croix  Falls,  Wis.,  in  1841;  lived  in 
Stillwater,  Minn.,  1843-8;  then  settled  in  St.  Paul;  opened  the  first 
wagonmaker's  shop  in  Minnesota;  was  a  representative  in  the  terri- 
torial legislature,  1856;  was  appointed  by  the  U.  S.  government  to  lay 
out  a  wagon  road  to  the  Pacific;  discovered  "Nobles  Pass"  through 
the  Rocky  Mountains;  served  in  a  New  York  regiment  during  part  of 
the  civil  war,  and  afterward  held  several  government  positions.  A 
county  in  this  state  is  named  for  him.  [28,  IV;  41;  94;  114;  166A*; 
237  (1);  238  (Dec.  29,  1876).] 

Noe,  John  C,  lawyer,  b.  in  Newburgh,  N.  Y.,  May  2,  1844;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1866;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1873,  settling  at  Man- 
kato,  where  he  has  since  practiced  law  and  engaged  in  real  estate 
business.     [24;  32;  45*;  83*.] 

Noehl,  John,  miller,  b.  in  Germany,  Aug.,  1846;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1864,  settling  in  Minnesota;  owned  a  flouring  mill  in  Man- 
torville  after  1878.     [49.] 

Noel,  Milton  P.,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  Feb.  9, 
1831;  was  graduated  at  Galesburg  University,  Illinois,  in  1853;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1855,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  St.  Cloud,  where  he 
was  county  surveyor.     [31.] 

Nolan,  James,  b.  in  Orange  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  8,  1839;  d.  in  Kent, 
Wilkin  county,  Minn.,  Nov.  22,  1901.  He  served  in  Pennsylvania  and 
New  York  regiments  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  re- 
sided in  St.  Cloud  and  other  places  until  1869,  when  he  settled  in 
Wilkin  county;  engaged  in  farming  and  mercantile  business,  and  kept 
a  hotel.     [35;  237  (19).] 


552  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL.  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Nolan,  William  A.,  b.  in  Yankton,  S.  D.,  Oct.  4,  1863;  came  to  Min- 
nesota with  his  parents  in  1867;  has  engaged  in  mercantile  business 
at  Grand  Meadow  since  1883;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1901-09.     [24;  30*;  65A.] 

Nolan,  William  I.,  humorist  lecturer,  b.  in  St.  Paul;  resides  in 
Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903-7  and  1911. 
[30*.] 

Noot,  William,  b.  in  Wesel,  Prussia,  in  1811;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1844;  settled  in  St.  Paul  three  years  later;  owned  a  farm 
near  Fort  Snelling;  was  a  representative  in  the  territorial  legislature, 
1853-4;  served  in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  after- 
ward resided  at  Big  Lake,  Sherburne  county.     [94.] 

Noed,  J.  P.,  b.  in  Sorby,  Sweden,  Dec.  24,  1843;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1856,  and  to  Minnesota  the  same  year;  served  in  the  army 
in  the  civil  war;  lived  in  Center  City  after  1873;  was  auditor  of  Chi- 
sago county,  1880-98.     [169.] 

Nordgaard,  John  S.,  educator,  b.  in  Gausdal,  Norway,  June  17,  1852; 
came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  when  fifteen  years  old; 
was  graduated  at  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa,  1880;  was  a  pro: 
fessor  in  St.  Olaf  College,  Northfield,  Minn.,  after  1889.     [169.] 

Nordin,  Axel  Frith  jof,  lawyer,  b.  in  Stockholm,  Sweden,  Nov.  16, 
1849;  d.  in  Willmar,  Minn.,  March  28,  1911.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1853  with  his  parents,  who  settled  in  Minnesota  two  years 
later;  was  register  of  deeds  in  Kandiyohi  county,  and  clerk  of  the 
district  court;  was  assistant  secretary  of  state  and  commissioner  of 
statistics,  1884-6;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1887,  and  has  since  prac- 
ticed in  Willmar.     [24;  26*;  38*;  237  (62*).] 

Norelius,  Erik,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Hassela,  Sweden,  Oct.  26, 
1833;  came  to  the  United  States  when  seventeen  years  old;  studied 
five  years  at  Capital  University,  Columbus,  Ohio;  came  to  Vasa,  Good- 
hue county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  later  resided  in  Chicago,  St.  Paul,  and  Red 
Wing;  founded  a  private  school  in  the  latter  place,  which  afterward 
became  Gustaviis  Adolphus  College;  engaged  in  newspaper  publica- 
tion, besides  ministerial  work;  author  of  several  important  books. 
[149*;  169*;  169A*;  237  (37*).] 

Norelius,  Peter,  pioneer  farmer,  b.  in  Hassela,  Sweden,  Aug.  1, 
1824;  d.  near  Isanti,  Minn.,  Dec.  3,  1902.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1853,  and  the  next  year  settled  on  the  site  of  Center  City,  Minn.; 
removed  to  the  farm  where  he  died  in  1859.     [237  (28).] 

Norman,  George  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  Wisconsin  in  1859;  settled  in  Min- 
nesota in  1882;  resided  at  Lake  Crystal,  and  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1901-03.     [30.] 

Norred,  Charles  Henry,  physician,  b.  in  Loudon  county,  Va.,  Jan. 
19,  1842;  studied  at  Pope's  Medical  College,  St.  Louis;  served  in  Illi- 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  553 

nois  regiments  during  the  civil  war  as  assistant  surgeon;  was  after- 
ward graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical,  College,  Philadelphia;  settled  in 
Minneapolis  in  1885.     [26*;  85A.] 

Norris,  Alden  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  Maine,  Oct.  3,  1815;  d.  in  Oak  Grove, 
Anoka  county,  Minn.,  July  30,  1893.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856; 
resided  in  Oak  Grove;  was  auditor  of  Anoka  county.     [43.] 

Norris,  James  S.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Kennebec  county,  Maine,  in  1810; 
d.  at  Cottage  Grove,  Minn.,  March  5,  1874.  He  settled  on  a  farm  near 
Cottage  Grove  in  1839;  was  a  member  of  the  territorial  legislature  in 
1849,  and  in  1855-6.  [28,  IX;  40;  41;  131;  237  (1);  238  (March  6, 
1874).] 

Norris,  William  Henry,  lawyer,  b.  in  Hallowell,  Maine,  July  24, 
1832;  was  graduated  at  Yale  College,  1854;  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  Wisconsin  in  1857,  and  practiced  at  Green  Bay,  Wis.,  23  years; 
removed  to  Minneapolis  in  1880,  where  he  has  since  been  counsel  for 
the  C,  M.  and  St.  P.  and  other  railway  companies.  [3*;  22*;  24;  25; 
58;  84*;  137*.] 

Norrish,  John  Freeman,  merchant,  b.  in  Devonshire,  Eng.,  July  6, 
1828;  d.  in  Hastings,  Minn.,  Nov.  14,  1897.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1857,  and  settled  in  Hastings;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1876  and  1881.     [56*;  166A*;  237  (9).] 

Norrish,  Richard,  banker,  b.  in  Devonshire,  Eng.,  in  1844;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1860,  settling  in  Hastings,  Minn.;  removed  to 
Ortonville  in  1879;  built  the  first  grain  elevator  in  Big  Stone  county; 
after  1888  was  a  director  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Ortonville. 
[38.] 

Norrish,  Samuel,  druggist,  b.  in  Devonshire,  Eng.,  Nov.  2,  1818; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1873,  settling  in  Hastings,  Minn.;  owned 
a  grain  elevator  and  a  drug  store.     [48.] 

Norsving,  G.  K.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1837;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1850;  settled  in  Dennison,  Goodhue  county,  Minn.,  in  1856; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1872-3.     [30;  169.] 

North,  John  W.,  judge,  b.  in  Onondaga  county,  N.  Y.,  in  February, 
1815;  d.  in  Oleander,  Cal.,  Feb.  22,  1890.  He  was  graduated  at  Wes- 
leyan  University,  Middletown,  Conn.;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1845;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1849,  and  founded  in  1856  the  town  of 
Northfield,  which  is  named  for  him.  He  was  a  member  of  the  terri- 
torial legislature  in  1851,  and  presided  over  the  Republican  wing  of 
the  convention  in  1857  that  framed  the  state  constitution;  was  in- 
fluential in  founding  the  University  of  Minnesota,  and  was  treasurer 
of  its  board  of  regents,  1851-60.  In  1861  he  removed  to  Nevada,  being 
appointed  by  President  Lincoln  surveyor  general  of  that  territory.  He 
presided  over  the  convention  that  framed  the  state  constitution  of 
Nevada,  and  was  one  of  the  judges  of  its  supreme  court.    Later  he 


554 


MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 


organized  the  company  that  established  the  fruit-growing  settlement 
of  Riverside,  near  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  and  was  U.  S.  judge  for  that  state. 
[27*;  84;  114;  127B;  166A*.] 

Northman,  Ulric,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Sept.  19,  1846; 
d.  at  St.  John's  Abbey,  Collegeville,  Minn.,  Jan.  21,  1890.  He  entered 
the  Benedictine  order  in  1866;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1869;  was  or- 
dained a  priest  the  same  year;  was  a  teacher  in  St.  John's  Univer- 
sity, and  in  1873-85  was  its  vice-president.     [132   (Jan.,  1890).] 

Northrop,  Cyrus,  educator,  b.  in  Ridgefield,  Conn.,  Sept.  30,  1834; 
was  graduated  at  Yale  University,  1857,  and  its  Law  School,  1859;  was 
clerk  of  the  Connecticut  House  of  Representatives,  1861,  and  of  the 
Senate,  1862;  was  professor  of  rhetoric  and  English  literature  in  Yale 
University,  1863-84;  was  president  of  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
1884-1911;  author  of  "Addresses  Educational  and  Patriotic,"  533  pages, 
1910.  [1;  4;  17;  22*;  23;  24;  25;  28,  XII;  84;  127  (2*);  127A*,  B*; 
237   (53*).] 

Northrop,  Elam  D.,  b.  in  Schoharie  county,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  21,  1821;  set- 
tled at  Money  Creek,  Houston  county,  Minn.,  in  1857;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1875-6.     [61.] 

Northrop,  George  Norton,  educator,  b.  in  Platteville,  Wis.,  Aug.  25, 
1880;  engaged  in  teaching  in  Wabasha,  Minn.,  1902-3,  and  later  in 
Minneapolis  and  the  University  of  Wisconsin;  instructor  in  English 
in  the  University  of  Minnesota  since  1909.  He  is  a  frequent  contrib- 
utor to  magazines,  and  the  author  of  poems.     [17.] 

Northrup,  George,  b.  in  New  York  in  1837;  d.  in  the  battle  of  Tah- 
pahokutah,  Mo.,  in  1864.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  when  fifteen  years  of 
age,  and  led  an  adventurous  life  as  a  hunter,  Indian  trader,  and  guide, 
in  northern  Minnesota  and  Dakota;  served  in  Brackett's  battalion  in 
the  civil  and  Indian  wars.     [237   (3).] 

Northup,  Anson,  b.  in  Conewango,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  4,  1817;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
March  27,  1894.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1838;  engaged  in  the  lumber 
business  in  Stillwater;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1848,  and  built  a  hotel; 
was  a  member  of  the  territorial  council,  1857;  later  lived  in  Minne- 
apolis and  Duluth;  built  railroad  bridges,  and  was  an  explorer  of  the 
Mesabi  iron  range;  engaged  in  farming  in  Dakota,  1882-8;  afterward 
resided  in  St.  Paul.  [32;  41;  42;  58;  59;  114;  167  (April  6,  1894); 
237   (3*).] 

Northup,  William  Guile,  manufacturer,  b.  in  Salisbury  Center,  N. 
Y.,  July  21,  1851;  came  to  Minnesota  when  sixteen  years  of  age;  presi- 
dent of  the  North  Star  Woolen  Mill  Co.,  Minneapolis;  resides  at 
Wayzata.     [24;   25;   84*;  85A*.] 

Northway,  Winslow  Paige,  b.  in  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  22,  1839; 
settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1861;  served  in  the  15th  Michigan  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war;  after  1885  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  mill  machin- 
ery.    [84*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  555 

Norton,  A.  B.  W.,  b.  in  Guilford,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  30,  1818;  settled  in 
Plainview,  Minn.,  in  1857;  was  postmaster,  1864-8;  built  the  first  busi- 
ness block  in  Plainview.     [74.] 

Norton,  A.  K.,  farmer,  b.  in  Chicago  in  1836;  d.  in  Albert  Lea,  Minn., 
July  13,  1909.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  settling  on  a  farm  at 
Pickerel  Lake;  served  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain; 
owned  a  farm  in  Manchester,  and  during  his  last  years  resided  in 
Albert  Lea.     [237  (38*,  56*).] 

Norton,  Daniel  S.,  U.  S.  senator,  b.  in  Mount  Vernon,  Ohio,  April, 
1829;  d.  in  Washington,  D.  C,  July  14,  1870.  He  received  his  educa- 
tion at  Kenyon  College,  Gambier,  Ohio;  served  in  the  Mexican  war, 
and  afterward  studied  law.  In  1855,  in  company  with  Hon.  William 
Windom,  he  came  to  Minnesota,  and  settled  in  Winona,  where  he 
practiced  law  ten  years.  He  was  a  member  of  the  state  senate  in 
1857,  1861,  and  1864;  and  of  the  United  States  senate  from  1866  until 
his  death.     [1;  3;  10;  18;  27*;  41;  78;  114;  237   (1).] 

Norton,  Edward  Sheldon,  real  estate  broker,  b.  in  Birmingham, 
Conn.,  Sept.  8,  1850;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1880,  settling  in  St.  Paul, 
and  engaged  in  real  estate  business.     [19*;  68;  176  (April,  1886*).] 

Norton,  H.  P.,  b.  in  Yates  county,  N.  Y.,  May  26,  1823;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1856;  was  register  of  deeds  for  Waseca  county,  1863-5;  later 
engaged  in  real  estate  business  in  Waseca.     [75.] 

Norton,  Henry  Allyn,  b.  in  Byron,  111.,  Oct.  17,  1838;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, Feb.  3,  1906.  He  served  in  the  army,  1861-5,  attaining  the  rank 
of  major;  resided  in  Chicago  until  1882,  when  he  removed  to  Minne- 
apolis. After  1892  he  was  general  manager  of  the  Guaranty  Safe 
Deposit  Vaults.     [121.] 

Norton,  Herbert  H.,  lumberman,  died  in  Winona,  Minn.,  Dec.  11, 
1894.  He  spent  his  boyhood  in  Winona;  was  graduated  at  Harvard 
University,  1892;  became  vice-president  and  superintendent  of  the 
Winona  Lumber  company.     [167   (Dec.  14,  1894).] 

Norton,  Ichabod  Allen,  b.  in  Richland,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  27,  1819;  set- 
tled in  Wasioja,  Dodge  county,  Minn.,  in  1864;  after  1884  owned  a 
saw-mill  and  a  feed-mill  in  Milton.     [49.] 

Norton,  James  ,L.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Aaronsburg,  Pa.,  March  12, 
1825;  d.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  March  26,  1904.  He  settled  there  in  1856, 
and  was  a  member  of  the  well  known  lumber  firm  of  Laird,  Norton 
and  Co.     [76;  237  (35).] 

Norton,  Matthew  George,  lumberman,  b.  in  Pennsylvania,  1829; 
came  to  Minnesota  with  his  brother,  James  L.  Norton,  in  1856,  set- 
tling in  Winona;  has  since  been  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Laird,  Nor- 
ton and  Co.;  president  of  the  trustees  of  Hamline  University  since 
1902.     [76.] 


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MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 


Norton,  Robert  F.,  merchant,  b.  in  Washtenaw  county,.  Mich.,  Feb. 

10,  1836;  came  to  Winona  county,  Minn.,  in  1854;  served  in  the  Sev- 
enth Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  Indian  war,  1862;  owned  a  store  in 
Homer  after  1872.     [76.] 

Norton,  W.  H.,  banker,  b.  in  Cattaraugus  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1848;  d. 
in  Northfield,  Minn.,  in  1880.  He  settled  in  Northfield  in  1868;  found- 
ed the  Citizen's  Bank,  and  was  its  president.     [70.] 

Norton,  William  Wallace,  Congregationl  clergyman,  b.  in  Great 
Valley,  N.  Y.,  March  18,  1822;  d.  in  Northfield,  Minn.,  Jan.  3,  1890. 
He  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1858;  was  pastor  in  Alexandria, 
Minn.,  1873-8;  later  was  editor  of  the  Independent  in  Northfield. 
[144;  179  (Jan.  17,  1890).] 

Norwood,  Joseph  Granville,  educator,  b.  in  Woodford  county,  Ky., 
Dec.  20,  1807;  d.  in  Columbia,  Mo.,  May  6,  1895.  He  was  an  assistant 
to  Dr.  Owen  in  the  geological  survey  of  Wisconsin,  Iowa,  and  Minne- 
sota, 1848-51,  preparing  reports  and  maps  of  parts  of  Minnesota;  was 
professor  of  geology  and  chemistry,  and  also  was  dean  of  the  medical 
department,  in  the  University  of  Missouri,  1860-80.  His  biography  and 
portrait  are  in  the  American  Geologist,  published  in  Minneapolis,  vol. 
16,  pages  69-74,  Aug.,  1895. 

Nottage,  George  Wallace,  journalist,  b.  in  Sauk  Center,  Minn.,  Jan. 

11,  1871;  engaged  in  newspaper  work  after  1888;  with  his  brother, 
Julius  P.  Nottage,  owned  and  published  the  Dodge  County  Republican 
at  Kasson  after  1903.     [50*.] 

Noyes,  A.  P.,  farmer,  b.  in  New  York,  June  27,  1825;  served  in  the 
30th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865; 
settled  at  Forest  Lake,  Washington  county;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1893.     [30;  42.] 

Noyes,  Arthur  H.,  judge,  b.  in  Baraboo,  Wis.,  April  15,  1854;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1876,  and  from  its  law  de- 
partment, 1878;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1887;  has  since  practiced 
there,  excepting  1900-02,  when  he  "was  United  States  judge  for  the 
Second  Division,  District  of  Alaska.     [25;   26*.] 

Noyes,  Charles  Phelps,  merchant,  b.  in  Lyme,  Conn.,  April  24,  1842; 
served  a  short  time  in  the  civil  war  as  a  member  of  a  New  York  regi- 
ment; settled  at  St.  Paul  in  1868,  and  has  since  engaged  in  the  whole- 
sale drug  business;  president  of  the  State  Savings  Bank;  author  of 
"Noyes-Gilman  Ancestry,"  467  pages,  1907.    [23;24;  25;  95*;  97;  218.] 

Noyes,  Daniel  Rogers,  merchant,  b.  in  Lyme,  Conn.,  Nov.  10,  1836; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  13,  1908.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1868,  settling 
at  St.  Paul;  was  the  founder,  in  1869,  of  the  firm  of  Noyes  Brothers 
and  Cutler,  of  which  he  was  the  senior  member;  was  connected  with 
other  lines  of  business,  and  with  philanthropic  work;  was  founder  and 
president  of  the  St.  Paul  Relief  Society.  [3A*;  17;  23*;  24;  25;  28, 
XII;  93*;  95*;  97;  98*;  99;  127B;  218;  237   (51*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  557 

Noyes,  Helon  Fay,  physician,  b.  Dec.  1,  1801;  d.  in  Milwaukee,  Wis., 
Jan.  15,  1872.  He  settled  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1855,  and  practiced 
medicine  there  until  1870.     [139.] 

Noyes,  John  K.,  farmer,  b.  in  Jonesborough,  Maine,  May  3,  1817; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  Fairhaven, 
Stearns  county.  He  opened  the  first  hotel  in  the  township,  and  after- 
ward engaged  in  building  mill-dams  in  different  parts  of  the  state. 
[31.] 

Noyes,  Jonathan  Loyejoy,  educator,  b.  in  Windham,  N.  H.,  June  13, 
1827;  was  graduated  at  Yale  College,  1852;  after  teaching  for  fourteen 
years  in  education  of  the  deaf  and  dumb,  he  came  to  Faribault,  to 
accept  the  superintendency  of  the  Minnesota  Institution  for  the  Deaf 
and  Dumb  and  Blind,  and  filled  this  position  during  thirty  years, 
1866-96.     [18*;   23*;   26*.] 

Noyes,  William  H.,  journalist,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1851;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1896,  and  settled  in  Barnum;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1901.     [30.] 

Null,  Edmund,  carpenter,  b.  in  Canada,  Jan.  25,  1833;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1857,  settling  in  Union,  Houston  county;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1878.     [30.] 

Num-ay  E-nin-nee  (Sturgeon  Man),  an  Ojibway  Indian,  b.  in  the 
Leech  Lake  reservation  in  1846;  d.  at  Cass  Lake,  Minn.,  April,  1901. 
He  was  converted  to  Christianity  and  was  baptized  in  the  Episcopal 
church  in  1880;  removed  to  the  White  Earth  reservation;  was  influ- 
ential with  his  people,  the  Pillager  Ojibways.  [237  (14*.] 

Nussbaumer,  Frederick,  b.  in  Baden,  Germany,  Nov.  7,  1850;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1876,  settling  in  St.  Paul;  has  been  superin- 
tendent of  the  city  parks  since  1891.     [24;  25;  93A*;  96*.] 

•Nutter,  Frank  H.,  b.  in  Dover,  N.  H.,  April  20,  1853;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1878,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  landscape  engineer  for 
the  Minneapolis  Board  of  Park  Commissioners,  1883-1906.     [85A.] 

Nutting,  George  Barrett,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Randolph, 
Vt.,  March  11,  1826;  d.  at  Black  Mountain,  N.  C,  Feb.  26,  1898.  He 
was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1847,  and  at  Western  Reserve 
Theological  Seminary,  1850;  was  a  missionary  in  Turkey,  1853-68; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1869;  was  pastor  in  Brownsdale,  Lansing,  and 
Hancock.     [144.] 

Nutting,  Levi,  b.  in  Amherst,  Mass.,  Jan.  7,  1819;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1853,  and  located  a  claim  to  160  acres  where  the  city  of  Fari- 
bault now  stands.  In  1865  he  was  a  state  senator,  and  for  the  next 
several  years  was  state  surveyor  general.     [18;  70.] 

Nydahl,  J.  L.,  educator,  b.  in  Forde,  Norway,  Feb.  20,  1863;  was 
graduated  from  the  college  department  at  Augsburg  Seminary,  Minne- 
apolis, in  1888,  and  from  the  theological  department  three  years  later; 
professor  at  Augsburg  Seminary  after  1891.     [148.] 


558  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Nye,  Cabboll  Anderson,  judge,  b.  in  St.  Croix  county,  Wis.,  Feb. 
3,  1861;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1886; 
settled  in  Moorhead,  and  has  practiced  there  since  1887;  was  city 
attorney  five  years,  and  county  attorney  of  Clay  county  eight  years; 
was  elected  a  judge  of  the  Seventh  judicial  district,  1910.  [22*;  24; 
25;  26*;  30;  47*;  137*.] 

Nye,  Frank  Mellen,  congressman,  b.  in  Shirley,  Maine,  March  7, 
1852;  removed  in  boyhood  to  Wisconsin  with  his  parents;  was  admit- 
ted to  the  bar  in  1878;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1886,  settling  at  Min- 
neapolis; was  prosecuting  attorney  of  Hennepin  county,  1892-6;  rep- 
resentative in  Congress  since  1907.  [9;  17;  22*;  23*;  24;  25;  27*; 
137*.] 

Nye,  George  M.,  b.  in  1884  in  Minneapolis,  where  he  still  resides; 
engaged  in  grocery  business;  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1909-11.     [30*.] 

Nye,  Joseph  M.,  b.  in  Quebec,  Canada,  Nov.  29,  1843;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1871;  engaged  in  banking,  and  owned  a  drug  store  in  Wells; 
was  superintendent  of  schools  of  Faribault  county,  1894-1900.     [39.] 

Nye,  Wallace  George,  b.  near  Hortonville,  Wis.,  Oct.  7,  1859;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1881,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  in  drug  business 
till  1893;  was  city  comptroller,  1893-8;  commissioner  of  public  affairs 
for  the  Commercial  Club  since  1901.     [22*;  24;  25;  85A*.] 

Nygren,  Carl  S.,  b.  in  Lake  City,  Minn.,  April  3,  1873;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  School  of  Agriculture,  University  of  Minnesota,  1896; 
engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising;  resides  in  Lake  City;  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Nyquist,  Nils,  farmer,  b.  in  Vermland,  Sweden,  in  1846;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1869;  settled  near  Eagle  Lake,  Blue  Earth  county;  a 
representative  in  the  legislature,  1897-1903.     [30.] 

Nyvall,  J.  A.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden,  March  12,  1861; 
was  educated  in  his  native  land,  and  was  a  teacher  there;  came  to 
the  United  States;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1895;  settled  in 
Moorhead,  Minn.     [37.] 

Oadson,  John  B.,  b.  in  Norway,  Dec.  15,  1849;  came  to  the  United 
States  with  his  parents  in  1850;  settled  in  Lac  qui  Parle,  Minn.,  in 
1871,  and  engaged  in  dealing  in  farm  machinery;  was  clerk  of  court, 
1876-83.     [32.] 

Oakes,  Charles  Henry,  pioneer,  b.  in  Rockingham",  Vt.,  July  17, 
1803;  was  one  of  the  earliest  Indian  traders,  from  1825  onward,  to 
establish  the  business  of  the  American  Fur  company  in  Wisconsin  and 
Minnesota.  He  spent  the  winter  of  1825-6  on  the  shore  of  Leech  lake. 
In  1850  he  settled  in  St.  Paul,  and  for  several  years  engaged  with 
C.  W.  W.  Borup  in  banking.     [18;  41;  93*;  94.] 

Oakes,  David,  b.  in  La  Pointe,  Wis.,  in  1828;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in 
1850;  was  partly  Indian,  and  was  employed  by  his  father  in  dealing 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  559 

with  the  Indians;  enlisted  in  the  civil  war,  and  was  killed  in  the  bat- 
tle of  Pittsburg  Landing,  1862.     [94.] 

Oakes,  Thomas  F.,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  July  15,  1843;  engaged  in 
railroad  business  after  1863;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1885;  was  presi- 
dent and  general  manager  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  after  1888. 
[93*.] 

Oakley,  Clarence  E.,  merchant,  b.  in  Hempstead,  Long  Island,  N. 
Y.,  May  17,  1846;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1873,  settling  at  Buffalo, 
Wright  county;  has  been  a  general  merchant,  dealer  in  real  estate, 
and  president  of  a  bank  since  1885.     [24;  25;  31.] 

Oder,  Levi,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1826;  came  to  Chatfield,  Minn.,  in 
1854;  opened  the  first  blacksmith  shop  there;  served  in  the  Second 
Minnesota  Regt.,  1861-5,  becoming  captain  in  1862.     [52.] 

Obert,  M.  C,  miller,  b.  in  Allegany  county,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  30,  1840; 
came  to  Minneapolis  in  1857;  settled  at  Big  Lake,  Sherburne  county, 
in  1880,  where  he  constructed  the  Diamond  Mill.     [31.] 

O'Brien,  Christopher  Dillon,  lawyer,  b.  in  County  Galway,  Ireland, 
Dec.  4,  1848;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1856,  and 
to  St.  Anthony,  Minn.,  in  1863;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1870,  and 
has  since  practiced  in  St.  Paul;  was  county  attorney,  1874-8,  and 
mayor,  1883-5.     [3*;  20;  22*;  24;  25;  93;  96;  127 A*,  B;  137;  166A*.] 

O'Brien,  Daniel,  b.  in  Kilkenny  county,  Ireland,  in  1839;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1858,  and  to  Minnesota  the  same  year;  served  in  the 
Tenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  owned  a  farm;  was  treas- 
urer of  Dakota  county,  1877-83.     [48.] 

O'Brien,  Dennis,  b.  in  Ireland,  July  7,  1839;  came  to  America  with 
his  parents  in  1841;  purchased  a  farm  in  Kandiyohi  county,  Minn.,  in 
1870;  helped  to  organize  the  Kandiyohi  County  Bank  in  1880;  Was  its 
vice-president,  and  had  many  other  financial  interests;  resided  in 
Willmar  after  1886.     [35.] 

O'Brien,  Dillon,  author  and  lecturer,  b.  in  Kilmore,  Ireland,  July 
1,  1817;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  12,  1882.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1857,  and  in  1865  settled  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.  Here  he  published  four 
novels,  and  was  also  the  first  editor  of  the  Northwestern  Chronicle. 
[22;  93A;  98*;  237  (1).] 

O'Brien,  Frank  G.,  journalist,  b.  in  Calais,  Maine,  May  15,  1843; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1855  with  his  father,  who  settled  at  St.  Anthony; 
afterward  resided  in  Minneapolis;  author  of  ''Minnesota  Pioneer 
Sketches"  (372  pages,  1904),  and  a  book  of  poems,  "Chimes  of  Cheer" 
(425  pages,  1908).     [85A*.] 

O'Brien,  Henry  D.,  b.  in  Calais,  Maine,  in  1841;  d.  in  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
Nov.  2,  1902.  He  came  to  St.  Anthony  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1855;  served 
in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of 
major;  was  postmaster  at  St.  Anthony  four  years  after  the  war,  and 
then  removed  to  St.  Louis.    [237  (28*).] 


560  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

O'Brien,  James,  judge,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1837;  d.  in  Caledonia,  Minn., 
Nov.  12,  1909.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1850;  studied  and 
taught  at  Notre  Dame,  Ind.;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1868;  settled 
in  Caledonia,  Minn.  In  1873  he  was  elected  county  attorney  of  Hous- 
ton county.  He  was  appointed  chief  justice  of  the  Territory  of  New 
Mexico  by  President  Harrison.     [29*;  61;  237  (56).] 

O'Brien,  James,  b.  in  Michigan  in  1845;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1852; 
served  in  the  Tenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  deputy 
clerk  of  the  district  court  of  Ramsey  county  fifteen  years,  and  was 
county  auditor,  1885-6.     [94.] 

O'Brien,  James  S.,  lumberman,  b.  in  New  Brunswick,  Oct.  19,  1847; 
d.  at  Grand  Rapids,  Minn.,  Feb.  24,  1904.  He  came  with  his  parents  to 
Minnesota  in  1853;  resided  at  Stillwater,  where  he  had  large  mer- 
cantile and  other  financial  interests.  In  1891-3  he  was  a  state  senator. 
[30;   104*;  105*;  237  (35).] 

O'Brien,  John  D.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Dublin,  Ireland,  in  1851;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1863,  and  ten  years  later  was  admitted  to  the  bar;  re- 
sides in  St.  Paul.     [93;  238  (Aug.  6,  1897*).] 

O'Brien,  John  D.,  dentist,  b.  in  St.  Paul  in  1878,  and  resides  there; 
has  been  a  representative  in  the  state  legislature  since  1907.     [30*.] 

O'Brien,  Richard  Dillon,  lawyer,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Aug.  15,  1874; 
served  in  the  Fourteenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  war  with  Spain,  be- 
coming second  lieutenant;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University 
of  Minnesota,  1900,  and  has  since  practiced  in  St.  Paul;  county  attor- 
ney of  Ramsey  county  since  1906.     [24;  25;  127A*;  137.] 

O'Brien,  Thomas  Dillon,  jurist,  b.  at  La  Pointe,  Wis.,  Feb.  14,  1859; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1863  with  his  parents,  who  settled  in  St.  An- 
thony; two  years  later  they  removed  to  St.  Paul,  where  he  still  re- 
sides; was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1880;  was  county  attorney  of  Ram- 
sey county,  1891-3;  state  insurance  commissioner,  190.5-08;  associate 
justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Minnesota,  1909-11.  [17;  22*;  23; 
24;  25;  30*;  93;  93A;  98*;  100;  127A*,  B;  137.] 

O'Brien,  William,  journalist,  b.  In  Galena,  111.,  Aug.  24,  1869;  was 
graduated  at  Notre  Dame  University,  South  Bend,  Ind.,  1892,  and  the 
same  year  settled  in  Eden  Valley,  Minn.,  where  he  established  the 
Eden  Valley  Journal.     [38.] 

Ocobock,  George  W.,  merchant,  b.  in  Minnesota  in  1862;  resided  in 
Norwood;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1901.     [30.] 

O'Connell,  Richard  H.,  banker,  b.  in  Janesville,  Wis.,  May  14,  1857; 
came  to  Pipestone  county,  Minn.,  in  1878;  engaged  in  farming  until 
1902;  then  removed  to  Pipestone  and  in  1908  to  Ihlen,  where  he  is 
president  of  the  State  Bank.     [71A.] 

O'Connor,  John,  b.  in  Tarbert,  Ireland,  May  24,  1824;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Jan.  9,  1883.    He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1847,  and  to  St.  Paul 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  561 

in  1853;  engaged  in  railroad  construction,  and  later  in  hotel  business. 
[238  (Jan.  10,  1883).] 

O'Connor,  John  J.,  detective,  b.  in  Louisville,  Ky.,  Oct.  29,  1855;  came 
to  St.  Paul  with  his  parents  in  1856,  and  has  since  resided  there;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1899;  chief  of  the  city  police 
and  detective  department  since  1900.     [24;   30;  93A;  98*;  100*.] 

O'Connor,  Michael  J.,  b.  in  London,  Eng.,  in  1833;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Minn.,  April  5,  1911.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  three  years 
old;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1855;  was  captain  in  the  Tenth  Minnesota 
Regt,  1862-5;  was  city  clerk,  1870-9;  owned  an  interest  in  the  North- 
western stock  yards.     [94;  174*;  237  (59*).] 

O'Connor,  Richard  Thomas,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  June  21,  1857,  and  re- 
sides there;  took  the  commercial  course  in  the  University  of  Notre 
Dame,  South  Bend,  Ind.;  was  clerk  of  the  district  court  of  Ramsey 
county,  1887-95;  U.  S.  marshal,  1895-9;  has  since  engaged  in  banking 
and  brokerage.     [23;   24;   25;  93A;   98*;  100*;   237   (30*).] 

Odell,  Charles  W.,  banker,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1862;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1879,  settling  in  Kandiyohi  county;  was  the  county  sheriff, 
1891-1902;  cashier  of  the  First  National  Bank,  Willmar,  since  1902;  a 
state  senator,  1911.     [30*.] 

Odell,  Peter  A.,  b.  in  Calmar,  Sweden,  in  1838;  followed  a  seafaring 
life  twelve  years;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1864,  and  to  Minne- 
sota in  1867;  settled  on  a  homestead  in  Kandiyohi  county;  later  re- 
sided in  Willmar;  was  sheriff  of  the  county,  1879-90.     [35.] 

Odell,  Robert  Ransom,  lawyer,  b.  in  Newark,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  28,  1850; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1875;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1881,  settling 
at  Minneapolis,  where  he  has  since  practiced;  was  U.  S.  commis- 
sioner, 1881-97.     [22*;  23;  24;  25.] 

Odell,  Thomas,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  March  25,  1882.  He  came  to  Fort 
Snelling  at  the  close  of  the  Mexican  war,  and  soon  took  a  claim  on 
the  site  of  a  part  of  West  St.  Paul,  being  one  of  its  earliest  settlers. 
Afterward  he  was  a  pilot  on  the  river.     [94;  237  (1).] 

O'Donnell,  James,  pioneer,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Aug.  1,  1848; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1863;  was  he  first  settler  in  Clontarf,  Swift 
county,  1876.     [32.] 

O'Donnell,  John,  plumber,  b.  in  Lancashire,  England,  Aug.  29,  1862; 
came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  in  infancy;  settled  in 
Minneapolis  in  1881;  was  state  commissioner  of  labor,  1901-5.  [26*; 
30.] 

Oefstedal,  Andreas,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Voss,  Norway,  Sept. 
1,  1855;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1871;  was  graduated  from  the 
Theological  Seminary  at  Madison,  Wis.;  engaged  in  missionary  work 
in  Minnesota  after  1881;  was  pastor  at  Fertile,  1891-2,  and  again  after 
1900.     [37.] 

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562  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Oestlund,  Oscar  William,  educator,  b.  in  Attica,  Ind.,  Sept.  27, 
1857;  was  graduated  at  Augustana  College,  Rock  Island,  in  1879:  set- 
tled in  Minneapolis;  was  state  entomologist  of  Minnesota,  1885-90; 
assistant  and  instructor,  animal  biology,  in  the  University  of  Minne- 
sota, 1891-1906,  and  later  assistant  professor;  author  of  numerous 
scientific  papers  and  reports.     [7A;  127B;  169;  237  (53).] 

Officer,  Harvey,  lawyer,  b.  in  Monongahela  City,  Pa.,  :in  1834;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1854;  settled  in  St.  Paul  the  next  year;  was 
reporter  of  the  supreme  court  of  Minnesota,  1857-64;  was  captain  in 
the  Minnesota  heavy  artillery  in  the  civil  war;  was  attorney  of  Ram- 
sey county,  1870-2.     [93;   94;   98*;   115.] 

Officer,  W.  H.,  miller,  b.  in  Chandlersville,  Ohio,  April  25,  1823; 
came  to  Austin,  Minn.,  in  1869;  was  a  state  senator  in  1879.     [30.] 

Ofsthun,  Thomas  T.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1859;  settled  in  Min- 
nesota in  1871;  studied  law  at  the  University  of  Iowa;  was  attorney  of 
Pope  county  ten  years;  resides  in  Glenwood;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1901-5.     [30*;   169.] 

Oftedal,  Gustav  M.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Stavanger,  Norway, 
Feb.  22,  1846;  studied  theology  at  Augsburg  Seminary;  was  pastor  in 
Minneapolis,  1877-81;  Alexandria,  Minn.,  .1881-84;  Richland  county,  N. 
D.,  1884-89;  Trail  county,  N.  D.,  1889-1902;  and  in  Minneapolis  after 
1902.     [58;  148.] 

Oftedal,  Sven,  educator,  b.  in  Stavanger,  Norway,  March  22,  1844; 
studied  at  the  University  of  Christiania;  spent  several  years  in  travel 
in  Europe;  came  to  the  United  States,  and  in  1873  settled  in  Minne- 
apolis as  a  member  of  the  faculty  of  Augsburg  Seminary;  president 
of  its  board  of  trustees  and  professor  of  theology  since  1876.  [58; 
85A;   148;   149*;   169.] 

Ogden,  Benjamin  Harvey,  physician,  b.  in  Three  Rivers,  Mich.,  Feb. 
11,  1860;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1863;  was  gradu- 
ated at  Carleton  College,  1881,  and  Hahnemann  medical  college,  Phil- 
adelphia, 1885;  has  since  practiced  in  St.  Paul;  was  professor  in  the 
college  of  homoeopathic  medicine,  University  of  Minnesota,  1888-1909. 
[23;   25;   127B.] 

Ogden,  Edmund  A.,  soldier,  b.  at  Catskill,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  20,  1810;  d.  at 
Fort  Riley,  Kansas,  in  1856.  He  was  graduated  at  the  U.  S.  Military 
Academy;  served  in  the  Mexican  war;  became  a  captain  in  the  quar- 
termasters' department;  was  stationed  for  a  time  at  Fort  Snelling, 
and  was  one  of  the  original  members  of  the  church  organized  there 
in  1835.     [28,  I.] 

Ogden,  John,  educator,  b.  in  1823;  d.  in  Seattle,  Wash.,  July  23,  1910. 
He  was  the  first  president  of  the  Normal  School  at  Winona,  Minn., 
1860-2;  served  in  the  civil  war;  later  resided  in  Minneapolis;  author 
of  several  text  books.     [237  (62).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  563 

Ogle,  Joseph  C,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Canton,  Ohio,  July  21,  1830; 
d.  in  Owatonna,  Minn.,  July  6,  1891.  He  was  graduated  at  Jefferson 
College,  Pa.;  was  licensed  to  preach  in  1860;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1875;  was  pastor  at  various  places,  being  stationed  in  Owatonna  in 
1S87.     [72*;  150;  180  (July  22,  1891).] 

O'Gorman,  Henry,  lawyer,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  April  8,  1847;  came 
with  his  parents  to  St.  Paul  in  1852;  was  graduated  at  the  St.  Louis 
Law  School  in  1872,  and  afterward  practiced  in  St.  Paul.     [68;  94.] 

O'Gorman,  John,  b.  in  Kilkenny,  Ireland,  in  1816;  d.  in  St.  Paul  in 
1872.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1834,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1852; 
was  chief  of  police  of  that  city.     [94.] 

O'Gorman,  Thomas,  R.  C.  bishop,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  May  1,  1843; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1852;  pursued  his  theological 
studies  in  Prance;  was  ordained  priest  at  St.  Paul  in  1865.  He  held 
pastorates  in  Rochester  and  Faribault,  and  was  president  and  pro- 
fessor an  St.  Thomas  College,  St.  Paul.  In  1896  he  was  consecrated 
bishop  of  Sioux  Falls,  and  afterward  resided  in  South  Dakota.     [26*.] 

Ogulin,  Anthony,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Austria,  Feb.,  1862;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1880;  was  ordained  in  1884,  and  has  since  been  a 
pastor  in  Minnesota,  being  at  Heron  Lake  four  years,  at  St.  Peter, 
1888-90,  and  of  the  parish  of  St.  Bernard  in  St.  Paul  since  1890.     [146.] 

Ohage,  Justus,  physiician,  b.  in  Hanover,  Germany,  Oct.  13,  1849; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1871;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of 
Missouri,  1880;  came  to  Minnesota,  settling  in  St.  Paul,  in  1881;  has 
been  professor  of  clinical  surgery  in  the  University  of  Minnesota  since 
1897;  was  city  commissioner  of  health,  1899-1907.  [24;  25;  68;  93 A; 
127   (12*);   127B;   237   (46*);   238   (Nov.  9,  1899).] 

O'Hara,  Edmond,  farmer,  b.  in  Limerick,  Ireland,  Dec.  23,  1835;  came 
with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1849,  and  to  Minnesota  in 
1866;  settled  at  Fort  Ridgely;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1879.     [30;  32.] 

Ohlson,  John,  b.  near  Lund,  Sweden,  March  16,  1833;  followed  a 
seafaring  life  several  years;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1870;  set- 
tled on  a  farm  in  Herman,  Grant  county,  Minn.,  the  next  year;  was 
register  of  deeds  two  years,  and  county  auditor,  1881-7.     [169.] 

Ohs,  Herman,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Germany;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1862,  and  to  Rock  county,  Minn.,  in  1871;  was  a 
minister  in  the  Evangelical  church  twenty-three  years;  owned  a  farm, 
and  later  a  store  at  Beaver  Creek.     [71.] 

Ojen,  O.  P.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1847;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1866;  resided  at  Shelly,  Norman  county;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1899.     [30.] 


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MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 


O'Laughlin,  Martin  J.,  b.  in  1860;  resides  in  Lake  City,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  real  estate  business;  was. auditor  of  Wabasha  county,  1891- 
5;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903-5.     [30*.] 

Olbeeg,  Oscar  N.,  merchant,  b.  in  Christiania,  Norway,  Nov.  13, 
1848;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1869,  and  to  Minnesota  the  next 
year;  owned  three  stores,  one  of  them  being  in  Albert  Lea.     [53.] 

Olcott,  William  James,  mining  engineer,  b.  in  Detroit,  Mich.,  Feb. 
22,  1862;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1883;  engaged 
in  managing  mines  on  the  Mesabi  range;  general  manager,  since  1902, 
of  the  U.  S.  Steel  Corporation  mines;  president  of  the  Duluth,  Mis- 
sabe  and  Northern  Railroad  Co.;  resides  in  Duluth.     [17;  24;   31A.] 

Old  Bets  (Aza-ya-man-ka-wan),  Sioux  woman,  b.  near  Mendota, 
Minn.,  in  1788;  d.  there  May  1,  1873.  She  was  a  familiar  figure  in 
the  city  of  St.  Paul,  and  lived  chiefly  by  begging;  was  kind  to  white 
prisoners  during  the  Sioux  outbreak,  1862;  was  converted  to  Chris- 
tianity shortly  before  her  death.     [28,  IV*;  94;  237   (1);   241.] 

Oldenburg,  John  Adalbert,  b.  in  Bjorneborg,  Finland,  July  14,  1862; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1881;  resided  in  Minneapolis,  and  was 
European  steamship  agent  after  1890;  removed  to  Finlayson  in  1896, 
engaging  an  mercantile  business  and  banking.     [24;   42;   169.] 

Olds,  Frederic  T.,  miller,  b.  in  Mercer,  Ky.,  Jan.  25,  1836;  came  to 
Olmsted  county,  Minn.,  in  1857;  and  built  at  Rochester  one  of  the  first 
mills  in  the  county;  removed  to  Tacoma,  Wash.,  in  1883,  where  he 
died.     [66;  176   (June,  1887).] 

Olds,  George  E.,  farmer,  b.  in  Charlemont,  Mass.,  in  1835;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1857;  resided  at  Granite  Falls;  was  county  surveyor 
twenty  years;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1895-7.  [30; 
38.] 

Olds,  Mark  L.,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  Circleville,  Ohio,  Jan.  1, 
1828;  d.  in  Washington,  D. C,  Sept.  18,  1868.  He  was  graduated  at 
Oxford  University,  1847;  served  in  the  Mexican  war;  studied  law  in 
Minneapolis;  entered  the  ministry,  and  was  ordained  a  priest  in  1860; 
was  pastor  in  Hastings;  removed  to  New  Jersey  in  1864.  [238  (Sept. 
25,  1868).] 

Oleson,  Tory,  teacher,  b.  in  Norway  in  1849;  when  ten  years  old 
came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1862; 
was  graduated  at  the  State  Normal  School,  Mankato,  1872;  engaged 
in  teaching,  and  after  1875  resided  in  New  Ulm.     [32.] 

Oleson,  John  L.,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1860;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1867;  resides  at  North  Branch,  Chisago  county;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903-5.     [30*.] 

Olin,  David  P.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Montgomery  county,  N.  Y., 
Dec.  26,  1852;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1875,  settling  in  Red  Wing;   en- 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  565 

tered  the  ministry  in  1886;  resided  in  Dakota,  and  afterward  at  Heron 
Lake  and  Lake  Benton,  Minn.     [34.] 

Oliva,  Frederick,  b.  in  Prairie  du  Chien,  Wis.,  in  1816;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
April  27,  1909.  He  settled  on  the  site  of  West  St.  Paul  in  1847,  where 
he  acted  as  clerk  and  scout,  and  was  also  an  Indian  trader.  [94;  237 
(6).] 

Oliver,  John,  pioneer,  b.  in  England,  March  9,-1796;  d.  in  Lakeland, 
Washington  county,  Minn.,  in  1869.  He  came  to  the  United  States; 
was  a  Boston  harbor  pilot  thirty-three  years;  settled  in  Lakeland  in 
1848,  where  he  owned  a  farm.     [41.] 

Olivier,  John  B.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Berthier,  Canada,  Dec.  8,  1836;  set- 
tled at  St.  Paul  in  1854;  engaged  in  real  estate  business;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature,  1859-60;  served  in  the  Eighth  Minne- 
sota Regt,  1862-5;  was  auditor  of  Ramsey  county,  1872-3;  was  admit- 
ted to  the  bar  in  1873;  in  real  estate  business,  1883-90;  judge  of  pro- 
bate, 1891-5;  and  has  since  practiced  law.     [24;  68;  93;  93A;  94;  98*.] 

Olivier,  Louis  M.,  b.  in  Berthier,  Canada  ,in  1819;  d.  there,  July, 
1862.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1850;  was  register  of  deeds  for  Ram- 
sey county,  1853-7;  dealt  in  real  estate;  returned  to  Canada  in  1858. 
[94.] 

Olmstead,  S.  Baldwin,  b.  in  Otsego  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1810;  d.  in 
Burnett  county,  Texas,  Jan.  27,  1878.  He  came  to  the  Northwest  in 
early  manhood,  and  resided  in  Iowa  and  Minnesota;  was  engaged  with 
government  contracts  about  Fort  Ripley  for  a  time;  was  a  farmer  at 
Belle  Prairie;  was  president  of  the  territorial  council,  1854;  removed 
to  Texas  at  the  close  of  the  civil  war,  and  settled  on  the  farm  where 
he  died.     [114;   237   (1).] 

Olmstead,  Stanley  Caleb,  lawyer,  b.  in  East  Bloomfield,  N.  Y.,  Nov. 
28,  1853;  d.  March  16,  1908.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1880; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1887,  settling  in  practice  at  St.  Paul.  [20;  24; 
25;   93.] 

Olmsted,  David,  pioneer,  b.  in  Fairfax,  Vt,  May  5,  1822;  d.  at  the 
same  place,  Feb.  2,  1861.  He  came  in  1848  to  Long  Prairie,  Minn.,  when 
the  Winnebago  Indians  were  transferred  there,  and  established  a  trad- 
ing post  which  he  continued  several  years.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
council  in  the  first  Territorial  Legislature,  1849-50,  being  its  first  presi- 
ident.  In  1853,  having  removed  to  St.  Paul,  he  became  proprietor  and 
editor  of  the  Minnesota  Democrat,  and  was  the  first  mayor  of  St.  Paul, 
1854.  The  next  year  he  removed  to  Winona,  and  in  1857,  on  account 
of  ill  health,  returned  to  Vermont.  Olmsted  county  was  named  for 
him  in  1855.     [18;  28,  III,  IV,  IX;  29;  93;  94;  114;  238  (Feb.  13,  1861).] 

Olney,  Frank  P.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Nokomis,  111.,  July  21,  1858;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Minneapolis  in  1867,  and  later  lived  in  Kandiyohi 
county;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1881;  has  resided  in  Benson  since 
1898;  was  county  attorney  four  years.     [38.] 


566  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Olsen,  Ingerval  M.,  judge,  b.  in  Norway,  Jan,  4,  1861;  came  to  Nicol- 
let county,  Minn.,  in  1865;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minne- 
sota, 1887,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1893;  settled  at  Sleepy 
Eye,  1894;  judge  of  the  North  judicial  district  since  1906.     [30;  127A*.] 

Olsen,  Ivar  A.,  b.  in  Norway;  was  a  mariner,  and  in  1881  crossed 
the  Atlantic  ocean  in  a  fourteen  foot  boat,  the  voyage  occupying  fifty- 
three  days.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1883,  and  engaged  in  real 
estate  business.     [87.] 

Olsen,  John  Wayenblaz,  educator,  b.  in  Copenhagen,  Denmark, 
April  28,  1864;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1871  with  his  parents, 
who  settled  in  Freeborn  county,  Minn.;  was  graduated  at  the  Normal 
College  in  Valparaiso,  Ind.,  1887;  was  superintendent  of  schools  of 
Freeborn  county,  1891-1901;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1901,  and  was 
State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction,  1901-09;  dean  of  the  Col- 
lege of  Agriculture,  University  of  Minnesota,  1909;  later  engaged  in 
business.     [24;    25;   26*;    30;    127B;    169.] 

Olson,  Andrew  C,  farmer,  b.  in  Winneshiek  county,  Iowa,  March 
30,  1S66;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1868  with  his  parents,  who  settled  in 
Christiania,  Jackson  county,  where  he  has  since  lived;  a  state  senator, 
1911.     [30*;  62.] 

Olson,  August,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Goteborg,  Sweden,  Nov.  10, 
1827;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1853,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  .1866;  was 
pastor  in  several  towns,  and  owned  a  home  near  Afton,  Washington 
county.     [40.] 

Olson,  Bond,  pioneer,  b.  in  Sweden,  July  18,  1837;  d.  dn  Rochester, 
Minn.,  Oct.  22,  1905.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  and  settled  in 
Zumbrota  in  1857;  served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  engaged  in  farming,  and  after 
1900  was  secretary  of  an  elevator  company.     [237   (39).] 

Olson,  Carl  Oscar  Alexius,  lawyer,  b.  an  Long  Parish,  Sweden, 
April  5,  1872;  came  to  the  United  States  when  two  years  old;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1895,  and  from  its  law  de- 
partment the  next  year;  has  since  practiced  in  Minneapolis;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1899.     [25;  26*;   30.] 

Olson,  Charles,  pioneer,  b,  in  Norway,  Nov.  15,  1826;  came  to  the 
United  States  dn  1849,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  was  the  first  settler 
in  Stevens  county,  1866,  and  planted  the  first  crop  there;  owned  a 
farm  in  Framnas  township.     [73.] 

Olson,  Edward,  b.  in  Iowa  county,  Wis.,  April  16,  1863;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1883;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  at  Hanley  Falls, 
1885-94;  president  of  the  Citizens'  National  Bank  of  Albert  Lea  since 
1904.     [53A.] 

Olson,  Hans,  banker,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept.  18,  1848;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1868,  settling  in  Minnesota;  owned  a  farm,  and  after 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  567 

1894  resided  in  St.  James;  was  vice-president  of  the  Citizens'  Bank. 
[39.] 

Olson,  Herman  L„  merchant,  b.  in  Arvika,  Sweden,  June  10,  1837; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1859,  settling  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.;  en- 
gaged fourteen  years  in  real  estate  business  and  loaning  money;  after- 
ward owned  a  clothing  store.     [169.] 

Olson,  J.  M.,  b.  in  Norway,  May  11,  1834;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854; 
served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  the 
hotel  business,  and  opened  the  first  store  in  Nicollet.     [32.] 

Olson,  Louis  E.,  b.  in  Amot,  Sweden,  July  7,  1856;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1877,  and  settled  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  bookkeeper, 
and  was  prominent  as  a  Good  Templar,  and  in  other  temperance  or- 
ganizations.    [169.] 

Olson,  Martin,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept.  18,  1850;  came  to  the 
United  States,  and  to  Kandiyohi  county,  Minn.,  in  1868;  settled  in  At- 
water  in  1877,  and  engaged  in  general  mercantile  business  until  1890; 
president  and  manager  of  the  Atwater  Hardware  and  Machine  Co. 
[24;   25;   63*.] 

Olson,  Matiiias,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway,  May  21,  1846;  came  to 
America  in  1868,  and  to  Minnesota  the  same  year;  settled  in  Madelia 
in  1870,  and  four  years  later  opened  one  of  the  largest  stores  in  south- 
western Minnesota.     [34.] 

Olson,  N.  P.,  journalist,  b.  in  Christianstad,  Sweden,  Feb.  23,  1854; 
came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  when  ten  years  old,  and 
later  to  Minnesota;  engaged  in  publishing  various  newspapers  in  -this 
state;  after  1901  owned  and  edited  the  Anoka  Free  Press.     [25;  43* J 

Olson,  Olaf,  b.  in  Gagnef,  Sweden,  Dec.  3,  1858;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Jan. 
31,  1902.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1868,  and 
to  Kandiyohi  county,  Minn.,  the  same  year;  was  a  druggist  in  Will- 
mar,  and  engaged  in  real  estate  and  insurance  business;  was  county 
auditor,  1884-88;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1898.     [169;  237  (19*).] 

Olson,  Samuel,  lawyer,  b.  in  Willmar,  Minn.,  Feb.  15,  1873;  was 
graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1895;  practiced  law 
in  Willmar,  and  was  city  attorney.     [38;  137.] 

Olson,  Seaver  Elbert,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway,  Feb.  2,  1846;  came 
to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  in  1858;  settled  in  Minneapolis 
in  1878,  and  established  one  of  the  largest  department  stores  in  the 
Northwest;  retired  from  that  business  in  1901;  president  of  the  Re- 
liance Gold  Mining  Co.     [22*;  24;  25;  26*;  84;  87;  89;  169.] 

Olsson,  Peter,  farmer,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1859;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1872;  resided  near  Sherman;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1899.     [30.] 

Onan,  Warren,  b.  in  Lancaster,  Pa.,  July  20,  1818;  served  in  the 
154th  N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  colonel;  came 


568  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

to  Minnesota  in  1879,  settling  in  Moorhead;    owned  a  farm  and  en- 
gaged in  real  estate  business.     [35.] 

O'Neill,  Daniel  P.,  b.  in  Ontario,  Canada,  in  1853;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1872;  settled  on  a  homestead  in  Big  Stone  county,  1879,  and 
engaged  in  real  estate  business  and  farming;  removed  to  Thief  River 
Falls,  1902;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1893  and  1899,  and 
again  in  1911.     [30*.] 

O'Neil,  John  H.,  b.  in  Louisville,  Ky.,  in  1854;  engaged  in  railroad' 
business  eighteen  years,  and  has  kept  a  hotel  at  Park  Rapids  for  the 
last  twenty  years;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1901. 
[30.] 

O'Neill,  Robert,  b.  in  Ireland,  July  29,  1811;  came  with  his  parents 
to  the  United  States  when  seven  years  old;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1850;  settled  on  a  claim  in  Eagan,  Dakota  county,  in  1853;  was  a 
member  of  the  territorial  legislature  in  1857.     [48.] 

Ongstad,  S.  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1859;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1869;  was  graduated  at  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa,  in  1886;  set- 
tled in  Otter  Tail  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1891-3.     [30;   169.] 

Onstine,  Henry  M.,  b.  in  Seneca  county,  Ohio,  Sept.  14,  1838;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  in  1853;  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business  and  milling  in  Whalan  after  1870;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1876.     [52.] 

Opdahl,  Ole  I.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway,  Jan.  5,  1852;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1865;  resided  near  Mansfield,  Freeborn  county;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1903-5.     [30*.] 

Oppegaard,  John  E.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1862;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1872,  and  settled  at  Erskine,  Polk  county;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1901.     [30.] 

Oppenheim,  Ansel,  b.  in  New  York  City,  Jan.  5,  1847;  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  Minnesota  in  1878,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul;  has  since 
engaged  in  real  estate  business;  vice  president  of  the  Chicago  Great 
Western  Railway  Co.     [17;  22*;  24;  25;  93A;  98*.] 

Oppenheim,  James,  author,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  May  24,  1882; 
studied  at  Columbia  University;  taught  in  the  Hebrew  Technical 
School  for  Girls,  New  York  city,  1905-7;  author  of  books  of  fiction  and 
poetry,  and  of  many  magazine  stories.     [17.] 

Oppenheim,  Joseph,  b.  in  New  York  city,  Aug.  19,  1852;  settled  in 
St.  Paul  in  1872,  and  engaged  in  wholesale  millinery  business;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1879.     [30.] 

Opsahl,  Jens  J.,  merchant,  b.  in  Eidsvold,  Norway,  Dec.  21,  1865; 
came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1867,  and  to  Minnesota 
in  1869;  engaged  in  mercantile  and  lumber  business  in  Moorhead  and 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  569 

other  places,  and  later  resided  at  Bemidji;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1907-09.     [25;  30*.] 

Orcutt,  Nelson,  pioneer  farmer,  b.  in  Allegany  county,  N.  Y.,  July 
31,  1836;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota 
Artillery  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Alberta,  Benton  county,  in  1867. 
[31.] 

O'Reilly,  James,  R.  C.  bishop,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1855;  was  ordained 
in  Dublin  in  1881;  came  to  the  United  States  and  to  Minnesota;  was 
pastor  successively  in  Lake  City,  Stillwater,  and  after  1889  in  Min- 
neapolis; became  bishop  of  Fargo,  N.  D.,  in  1909.     [146.] 

O'Reilly,  John  P.,  cabinet  maker,  b.  in  I860  in  Minneapolis,  where 
he  still  resides;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1895.  [30.] 
Ormond,  Alexander  Thomas,  educator,  b.  in  Punxsutawney,  Pa., 
April  26,  1847;  was  graduated  at  Princeton  College,  1877;  came  to 
Minneapolis  in  1880,  and  was  professor  of  philosophy  and  history  in 
the  University  of  Minnesota,  1880-83;  has  since  been  professor  of 
mental  science  and  philosophy  in  Princeton  College;  resides  in  Prince- 
ton, N.  J.;  author  of  text  books.     [17;   58.] 

Orne,  Edward  A.,  dairy  farmer,  b.  in  Moultonborough,  N.  H.,  in 
1844;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865;  settled  on  a  farm  near  Faribault  in 
1872;  was  a  represetnative  in  the  legislature  in  1907.     [30*.] 

Ore,  Charles  N.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Princeton,  Minn.,  1877;  was  grad- 
uated at  Hamline  University  and  the  St.  Paul  College  of  Law;  resides 
in  St.  Paul;  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Orr,  Grier  M.,  judge,  b.  at  Pike  Furnace,  Pa.,  May  14,  1856;  was 
graduated  at  Heidelberg  College,  Tiffin,  Ohio,  1878,  and  the  Cincinnati 
Law  School,  1883;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1884;  was  judge  of  the  munic- 
ipal court,  1894-1902;  judge  in  the  Second  judicial  district  since  1903, 
presiding  over  the  juvenile  court.  [24;  25;  27*;  30;  93;  93A;  96*; 
100*;   237   (65*).] 

Orrock,  Robert,  pioneer,  b.  in  Scotland,  July  15,  1805;  came  to 
America  in  1831;  settled  in  Sherburne  county,  Minn.,  in  1856,  being 
the  first  resident  in  the  township  that  bears  his  name.     [31.] 

Orth,  John,  brewer,  b.  in  Rott,  Alsace,  May  20,  1821;  came  .to  the 
United  States  in  1849,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  Minneapolis,  where 
he  owned  a  brewery.  He  died  on  the  railway  train  between  Chicago 
and  Minneapolis,  June  15,  1887.     [60*.] 

Orton,  C.  K.,  banker,  b.  in  Dane  county,  Wis.,  in  1846;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1857;  settled  on  a  claim  on  the  site  of  Ortonville  in  1871,  the 
town  being  named  for  him.     [32.] 

Osborn,  A.  A.,  farmer,  b.  in  Indiana  in  1839;  settled  in  Farmington, 
Minn.,  in  1861;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1876-7.     [30.] 

Osborn,  Henry  Leslie,  b.  in  Newark,  N.  J.,  July  5,  1857;  was  grad- 
uated at  Wesleyan  University,   1878,  and  studied  at  Johns   Hopkins 


570  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL.  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

University,  1881-4;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1887,  and  has  since  been 
professor  of  biology  and  geology  in  Hamline  University,  St.  Paul; 
author  of  numerous  scientific  papers.     [7A.] 

Osborn,  Joseph  E.,  musician,  b.  in  Hille,  Sweden,  July  12,  1843;  came 
with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1849;  served  in  the  civil  war, 
attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  engaged  in  newspaper  work  in  St.  Paul 
and  Minneapolis;  clerk  in  the  department  of  the  state  auditor.  [169; 
169A.] 

Osgood,  Benjamin  Silsby,  b.  in  Columbia,  Me.,  Oct.  9,  1825;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1857;  operated  sawmills  and  flouring  mills  in  Hudson, 
Wis.;  removed  in  1874  to  St.  Paul,  where  he  has  since  engaged  in 
lumber  manufacturing.     [24;   25;   93A*.] 

O'Shaughnessy,  John  A.,  b.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1866,  and  en- 
gaged in  the  insurance  business  there;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1899,  and  insurance  commissioner  of  the  state,  1899- 
1901.     [30.] 

Osmundson,  Osmund,  b.  in  Norway,  March  7,  1826;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1850,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  on  a  farm  in 
Wheeling,  Rice  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  two 
terms.    [30  (1873);  70;  169.] 

Ostby,  O.  A.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Grue,  Norway,  Feb.  19, 
1862;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1881;  was  graduated  at  the  the- 
ological department  of  Red  Wing  Seminary;  resided  in  Faribault, 
Minn.     [169.] 

Ostby,  Paul  G.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Trysil,  Norway,  Aug.  12, 
1836;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1868;  studied  theology  in  Mar- 
shall, Wis.,  and  was  ordained  to  the  ministry;  was  pastor  of  the 
church  at  Mansfield,  Freeborn  county,  Minn.     [53;   53A*.] 

Oster,  Jean  Antoine  Anatole,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  France,  June  4, 
1834;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Dec.  5,  1910.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1854; 
was  ordained  two  years  later;  was  pastor  at  Clontarf,  Swift  county, 
after  1878;  returned  to  St.  Paul  in  1897,  being  spiritual  head  of  St. 
Paul  seminary,  1897-1902;  was  pastor  the  next  six  years  at  Mendota; 
in  1902  was  appointed  vicar  general  of  the  archdiocese  of  St.  Paul. 
[32;   146;   237   (22*,  45*,  59*).] 

Ostkander,  James,  b.  in  Chenango  county,  N.  Y.,  June  11,  1840;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  served  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  editor  of  the  Journal  in  Caledonia  after 
1881.     [61.] 

Ostrom,  Olof  N.,  banker,  b.  in  Christianstad,  Sweden,  July  29,  1850; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1867;  settled  at  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  the 
next  year,  and  engaged  in  building  and  mercantile  business;  resided 
in  Minneapolis  after  1888,  and  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Swe- 
dish-American Bank,  and  president  of  the  Interstate  Grain  Company. 
[20*;  90*;  169*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  571 

Oswald,  John  Conrad,  b.  in  Oberaach,  Switzerland,  May  20,  1824; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1847,  and  ten  years  later  to  Minnesota, 
settling  in  Minneapolis;  bought  a  farm  that  has  now  become  a  part 
of  the  city,  and  a  few  years  later  engaged  in  the  wholesale  liquor  busi- 
ness. In  1887-9  he  was  a  state  senator.  [19*;  20*;  22*;  30;  58;  84*; 
87;  174*.] 

Other  Day,  John  (Ampatutokicha),  a  Sioux  Indian  of  the  Wahpe- 
ton  band,  d.  at  Fort  Wadsworth,  S.  D.,  in  1869.  He  was  noted  for  his 
physical  courage;  was  head  farmer  at  the  Yellow  Medicine  Agency; 
rescued  Miss  Abbie  Gardner,  a  white  captive,  from  Inkpadoota's  band, 
after  the  Spirit  Lake  massacre  in  1857;  At  the  time  of  the  Sioux  out- 
break in  1862  he  was  faithful  to  the  whites,  and  conducted  sixty-two 
whites  to  safety.  Afterward  he  joined  Gen.  Sibley's  troops.  [28,  III; 
33*;  116;  117;  118;  119;  120.] 

Otis,  Charles  Eugene,  judge,  b.  at  Prairieville,  Mich.,  May  11,  1846; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1869;  settled  at  St.  Paul 
in  1871;  was  judge  in  the  Second  judicial  district,  1889-1903.  [24; 
25;  30;  93*;  95*.] 

Otis,  George  L.,  lawyer,  b.  in*  Cortland  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  8,  1829; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  March  29,  1882.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Mich- 
igan; came  to  St.  Paul  in  1855,  and  soon  gained  a  prominent  position 
in  his  profession.  He  was  a  representative  in  the  first  state  legisla- 
ture, and  a  state  senator  in  1866;  was  mayor  of  St.  Paul  in  1867* 
[18;  28,  IV*;  68;  93*;  94;  137;  161;  162;   237  (6).] 

Otterness,  George  H.,  b.  in  Wanamingo,  Goodhue  county,  Minn., 
Feb.  5,  1870;  when  three  years  old  came  with  his  parents  to  Kan- 
diyohi county;  was  graduated  from  the  St.  Cloud  Normal  School,  and 
in  law  at  the  State  University,  1894;  has  been  county  attorney  since 
1905;  resides  in  Willmar.     [63*.] 

Otterness,  Iver  G.,  farmer,  b.  in  Houston  county,  Minn.,  in  1861; 
has  always  resided  there.  In  1905  he  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature.    [30.] 

Ottun,  N.  J.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway,  Feb.  25,  1843;  came  with  his 
parents  to  the  United  States  in  1850,  and  to  Wanamingo,  Goodhue 
county,  Minn.,  in  1854;  engaged  in  teaching  more  than  eleven  years, 
commencing  in  1863;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1874-5. 
[54.] 

Oulie,  Erik  Nielsen,  musician,  b.  in  Odalen,  Norway,  Nov.  10,  1850; 
received  a  musical  education  in  his  native  land,  and  rose  to  eminence 
in  his  chosen  art;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1890,  and  two  years 
later  settled  in  Minneapolis.  In  1895  he  was  elected  musical  director 
in  chief  of  all  the  Scandinavian  singing  societies  in  the  United  States. 
[22*.] 

Ovri,  E.  J.,  b.  in  Norway,  Jan.  25,  1860;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1864;   was  graduated  at  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa,  1886,  and 


572  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Luther  Seminary,  1889.    He  has  charge  of  congregations  in  Otter  Tail 
county,  Minn.     [14S.] 

Owen,  David  Dale,  geologist,  b.  in  Lanarkshire,  Scotland,  June  24, 
1807;  d.  in  New  Harmony,  Ind.,  Nov.  13,  1860.  He  was  commissioned 
by  the  U.  S.  government  in  1848  to  conduct  a  geological  survey  of  Wis- 
consin, Iowa,  and  Minnesota,  $40,000  being  appropriated  for  that  pur- 
pose; engaged  four  years  in  this  work,  assisted  by  J.  G.  Norwood,  B. 
F.  Shumard,  and  others,  and  their  quarto  report  was  published  in 
1852.  He  made  many  other  surveys,  and  in  1859  became  state  geologist 
of  Indiana.  His  biography  and  portrait  are  in  the  American  Geologist, 
published  in  Minneapolis,  vol.  4,  pages  65-72,  Aug.,  1889.     [1;  3*;   4*.] 

Owen,  John  H.,  b.  in  Cayuga  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  25,  1825;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1855;  settled  in  St.  Cloud  two  years  later;  was  a  car- 
penter there,  and  afterward  owned  a  door,  sash,  and  blind  factory. 
[31.] 

Owen,  Robert  P.,  miller,  b.  in  Wiscasset,  Me.,  Sept.,  1828;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1857;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  settled  in  Anoka  in  1870;  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  seven 
years,  and  later  built  the  City  mills.     [31.] 

Owen,  Sidney  M.,  journalist,  b.  in  Ohio,  Aug.  11,  1838;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, Feb.  2,  1910.  He  attended  Oberlin  College;  served  as  first 
lieutenant  in  the  55th  Ohio  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business  in  Toledo  and  Chicago;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in 
1885  as  editor  of  Farm,  Stock  and  Home.  He  was  twice  the  candi- 
date of  the  Populist  party  for  governor  of  Minnesota,  in  1890  and  1894. 
[237   (59,  62*).] 

Owens,  James  A.,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  in  1839;  d.  in  San  Diego, 
Cal.,  Feb.  8,  1903.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1858;  served  in  the  Sev- 
enth Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain; 
settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1870;  was  secretary  of  the  city  fire  department; 
removed  to  California  in  1901.     [237   (28).] 

Owens,  Jay,  physician,  b.  in  Genesee  county,  Mich.,  June  30,  1852; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  17,  1890.  He  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the. 
University  of  the  City  of  New  York,  1877;  settled  in  St.  Paul  the  same 
year.     [68;  238   (April  18,  1890).] 

Owens,  John  L„  inventor,  b.  in  Wales,  Aug.  10,  1832;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, Sept.  12,  1904.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States 
in  1846;  resided  in  Cambria,  Wis.;  in  1871  invented  the  Esterley  Har- 
vester; settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1878;  was  president  of  a  farm  ma- 
chinery manufacturing  company.  He  obtained  several  valuable  pat- 
ents.    [171*;  237  (35*).] 

Owens,  John  Phillips,  journalist,  b.  in  Dayton,  Ohio,  Jan.  6,  1818; 
d.  at  Taylor's  Falls,  Minn.,  Sept.  11,  1884.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in 
1849  and  published  the  Minnesota  Register,  and  later  the  Minnesotian; 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  573 

served  as  quartermaster  of  the  Ninth  Minnesota  Regt,  1862-5;  was 
appointed  in  1869  register  of  the  U.  S.  Land  office  at  Taylor's  Falls. 
[18;   27;   28,  IV,  X;   41;   93;   94;   171*;   237    (1).] 

Owens,  Thomas,  b.  in  Oshkosh,  Wis.,  Sept.  28,  1856;  superintendent 
of  the  Duluth  and  Iron  Range  railroad  since  1892,  residing  at  Two 
Harbors,  Minn.     [25;  106*;  171*.] 

Owre,  Alfred,  educator,  b.  in  Norway,  Dec.  16,  1870;  came  to  the 
United  States,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1884;  was  graduated  in  dentistry 
at  the  State  University,  1894;  was  an  assistant  and  instructor  in  its 
dental  college,  1894-8,  a  professor  since  1900,  and  dean  of  the  college 
since  1905.     [24;  127B.] 

Oxford,  William,  pioneer,  b.  in  Southampton,  Eng.,  April  1,  1825; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1849;  settled  at  Crooked  Creek,  Houston 
county,  Minn.,  in  1852;  owned  a  farm  and  a  sawmill;  was  county  super- 
intendent of  schools.     [61.] 

Ozias,  Albert  Newton,  b.  in  Preble  county,  Ohio,  July  2,  1849;  was 
graduated  at  the  State  University  of  Ohio,  1889;  was  principal  of  high 
schools  in  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  Columbus,  O.,  and  Racine,  Wis.,  and  since 
1899  in  Minneapolis.     [85A*.] 

Ozmun,  Abraham,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Tompkins  county,  N.  Y., 
Aug.  31,  1814;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  in  Rochester;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1859.     [66.] 

Ozmun,  Edward  Henry,  lawyer,  b.  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  Aug.  6,  1857; 
d.  in  Constantinople,  Turkey,  Dec.  9,  1910.  He  was  graduated  at  the 
University  of  Michigan,  1881,  and  the  same  year  settled  in  St.  Paul; 
was  a  state  senator,  1895-7;  was  U.  S.  consul  at  Stuttgart,  1897-1906, 
and  afterward  consul  general  at  Constantinople.  [17;  22*;  27*;  30; 
93;  237   (59*).] 

Pace,  William,  farmer,  b.  in  Sussex  county,  England,  March  10, 
1803;  d.  in  Moscow,  Freeborn  county,  Minn.,  Sept.  6,  1882.  He  set- 
tled there  in  1856,  being  one  of  the  pioneers.     [53.] 

Paddock,  William  W.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Cayuga  county,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  4, 
1828;  d.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  March  7,  1911.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1851,  and  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  Mankato,  1852;  engaged  in 
mercantile  business.     [83;   237    (67*).] 

Paddock,  Zechariah,  b.  in  Onondaga  county,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  6,  1824;  d. 
Aug.  27,  1895.  He  settled  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1858;  was  clerk  of  the 
district  court  of  Blue  Earth  county  eight  years.     [45*;   83*.] 

Paden,  Thomas  R.,  clergyman,  b.  in  Washington  county,  Pa.,  Jan. 
16,  1859;  was  graduated  at  Princeton  College,  1883,  and  at  Princeton 
Seminary,  1886;  came  to  Minnesota  the  same  year,  and  after  1890  was 
pastor  of  the  church  at  Lake  Crystal.     [45*.] 


574 


MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 


Page,  Alfred  Constant,  b.  in  Whiteside  county,  111.,  Oct.  6,  1865; 
was  graduated  at  Cedar  Valley  Seminary,  Osage,  Iowa,  1886;  settled 
at  Austin,  Minn.,  in  1888,  and  has  since  engaged  in  real  estate  and 
insurance  business;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1890.     [24;  79.] 

Page,  Emory  H.,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Baltimore,  Vt,  May  25, 
1818;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  May  5,  1888.  He  received  his  education  at 
Brown  University  and  Union  Theological  Seminary;  was  a  pastor 
more  than  thirty-five  years;  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1886,  where  two 
years  later  he  died.     [19*;  141.] 

Page,  Harlan  Winslow,  b.  in  Tamworth,  N.  H.,  Jan.  2,  1838;  was 
graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1861;  settled  in  Austin,  Minn.,  in 
1866,  where  he  organized  the  First  National  Bank,  and  was  its  cashier 
sixteen  years;  removed  to  Northfield,  and  was  financial  and  recording 
secretary  of  Carleton  College,  1885-1908.     [128   (6*).] 

Page,  Henry  G.,  b.  in  Rochester,  N.  H.,  March  9,  1832;  d.  in  Fergus 
Falls,  Minn.,  June  20,  1909.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1870,  and  two 
years  later  settled  in  Fergus  Falls;  owned  a  flouring  mill  there,  and 
was  president  of  the  First  National  Bank;  was  a  state  senator,  1876-8. 
[30;   35;  237  (56).] 

Page,  John  H.,  soldier,  b.  in  Delaware;  was  commandant  at  Fort 
Snelling,  1895-6;  became  brigadier  general  of  volunteers  in  1898.  [11; 
12.] 

Page,  Orin  H.,  b.  in  Union,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  4,  1832;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1854;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Pleasant  Grove,  Olmsted  county;  was  a 
state  senator  in  1879.     [30;  66A.] 

Page,  Sherman,  judge,  resided  in  Austin,  Minn.;  was  judge  of  the 
Tenth  judicial  district  of  Minnesota,  1873-80.  He  became  unpopular 
on  account  of  his  arbitrary  decisions,  and  in  1878  was  impeached  and 
tried  by  the  state  senate,  their  verdict  being  an  entire  vindication. 
[53A.] 

Page,  Zeno  B.,  b.  in  Chautauqua  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  20,  1834;  settled 
in  Mantorville,  Minn.;  engaged  in  mercantile  business;  was  clerk  of 
the  district  court  in  Dodge  county  eight  years;  served  in  the  First 
Minnesota  heavy  artillery  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  first 
lieutenant.     [49.] 

Paige,  James,  educator,  b.  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Nov.  22,  1863;  was  grad- 
uated at  Princeton  University,  1887,  and  settled  in  Minneapolis  the 
same  year;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
1890,  in  which  he  has  been  a  professor  of  law  since  1896;  author  of 
several  text  books.     [24;  25;  127  (12*);  127B.] 

Paine,  Daniel  L.,  journalist,  and  poet,  b.  in  Richmond,  Maine,  Oct. 
18,  1830;  d.  in  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  May  6,  1895.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1850;  was  employed  at  first  in  a  logging  camp,  and  afterward  in 
printing  at  St.  Anthony.  On  account  of  his  wife's  health  he  removed 
to  Memphis,  Tenn.     [237   (9*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  575 

Paine,  Edward  Gaylord,  educator,  b.  in  Perm  Yan,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  II, 
1848;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  1874;  the 
next  year  became  principal  of  the  Wesleyan  Methodist  Seminary, 
Wasioja,  Minn.     [49.] 

Paine,  Frederick,  merchant,  b.  in  Providence,  R.  I.,  Aug.  28,  1837; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Oct.  15,  1907.  He  was  graduated  at  Brown  Univer- 
sity in  1857;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1876.     [121.] 

Paine,  James  Martin,  b.  in  North  Anson,  Maine,  in  1834;  d.  in  At- 
lanta, Ga.,  March  23,  1900.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  served  as 
lieutenant  in  the  Minnesota  Mounted  Rangers,  and  as  captain  in  the 
Second  Minnesota  cavalry  in  the  Indian  war,  1862-4;  afterward  en- 
gaged in  lumber  business;  resided  in  Minneapolis.  [84*;  121;  156; 
167  (March  30,  1900*);  174*.] 

Paine,  Milton  J.,  b  .in  Bangor,  Maine,  in  1833;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1852;  served  in  the  20th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  after- 
ward resided  in  Wisconsin  until  1880;  then  settled  in  Campbell,  Minn.; 
engaged  in  mercantile  business  eight  years;  was  county  treasurer; 
resided  in  Breckenridge  after  1887.     [35.] 

Paine,  Parker,  banker,  b.  in  Anson,  Maine,  in  1808;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Aug.  17,  1875.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1853;  was  a  director  in  the 
Lake  Superior  and  Mississippi  railroad  company;  served  one  term  in 
the  legislature.     [94;   237   (1);   238   (Aug.  18,  1875).] 

Paine,  Samuel  S.,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Anson,  Maine,  Aug.  10, 
1831;  studied  at  the  theological  school  in  New  Hampton,  N.  H.;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1861;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  cavalry  as  a 
private,  and  afterward  as  chaplain,  during  the  civil  war;  settled  in 
Ramsey,  Anoka  county,  in  1903.     [43.] 

Painter,  David  Hugh,  educator,  b.  near  Newark,  Ohio,  Nov.  11,  1860; 
was  graduated  at  the  Normal  University,  Ada,  Ohio;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1S95,  and  has  since  been  principal  of  the  Adams  school,  Min- 
neapolis.    [26*;   85A*.] 

Painter,  Jonathan  Ellsworth,  educator,  b.  near  Newark,  Ohio,  Nov. 
29,  1862;  was  graduated  at  the  Ohio  Normal  University,  at  Ada,  in 
1891.  After  1893  he  was  supervisor  of  manual  training  in  the  public 
schools  in  Minneapolis.     [26*.] 

Paist,  William,  pioneer,  b.  in  South  Charleston,  Ohio,  July  31,  1825; 
d.  in  McLean,  Ramsey  county,  Minn.,  Oct.  12,  1874.  He  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1855,  settling  in  St.  Paul;  engaged  in  real  estate  business; 
served  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.,  1862-5,  attaining  the  rank  of 
captain.  After  the  war  he  settled  on  a  farm  in  McLean  township;  was 
secretary  of  the  State  Agricultural  Society,  1872-4.  [115;  166  (1875); 
166A*;   237   (1);   238   (Oct.  13,  1874).] 

Pallanch,  Peter,  miller,  b.  'in  Belgium,  June,  1849;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1868,  and  a  few  years  later  settled  in  Stearns  county, 
Finn.;   after  1874  took  charge  of  the  Melrose  flouring  mill.     [31.] 


576  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Palmer,  A.  D.,  farmer,  b.  in  Dodge  county,  Wis.,  in  1852;  settled  in 
Ceylon,  Martin  county,  Minn.,  in  1872;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1903-5.     [30*.] 

Palmer,  Benjamin  Robinson,  physician,  b.  in  South  Berwick,  Maine, 
March  15,  1815;  d.  in  Sauk  Center,  Minn.,  May  6,  1882.  He  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  in  St.  Cloud;  was  assistant  surgeon  in  the 
United  States  army,  1862-6,  being  stationed  at  Sauk  Center  and  Ft. 
Ripley,  Minn.;  lived  afterward  at  Sauk  Center,  and  had  an  extensive 
practice.     [18;  139.] 

Palmer,  Charles  T.,  b.  in  Onondaga  county,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  18,  1844; 
came  to  Rice  county,  Minn.,  in  1869,  and  two  years  later  settled  in 
Faribault;  owned  a  bookstore,  and  was  clerk  of  the  district  court, 
1876-88.     [70.] 

Palmer,  Edward  C,  judge,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1825;  was  admitted  to 
the  bar;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1854;  was  judge  of  the  Second  judicial 
district,  1858-64;  prepared  the  revised  statutes  of  the  state  in  1866. 
[94.] 

Palmer,  Frank  L.,  b.  in  Jackson  county,  Mich.,  1861;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1888,  and  engaged  in  real  estate  and  insurance  business; 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Palmer,  George  M.,  b.  in  Clayton,  Wis.,  Nov.  17,  1853;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1868,  and  settled  at  Mankato  in  1873;  manager  of  the  Man- 
kato  flouring  mills,  and  president  of  the  Hubbard  and  Palmer  elevator 
company.     [23;  24;  25;  46*;  83*.] 

Palmer,  Heman  Hosford,  merchant,  b.  in  Orford,  N.  EL,  Nov.  1,  1831; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  June  30,  1904.  He  settled  in  Zumbrota,  Minn.,  in 
1860,  and  afterward  resided  there.     [54;  237  (35*).] 

Palmer,  Timothy  Ruggles,  lawyer,  b.  in  Harper sville,  N.  Y.,  Dec. 
3,  1856;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Dec.  3,  1908.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1879;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1881,  settling  in  St.  Paul,  and  prac- 
ticed law  till  1902;  later  was  president  of  the  Minnesota  Mutual  Life 
Insurance  Co.     [25;  93.] 

Palmer,  William  B.,  b.  in  Waukesha  county,  Wis.,  Aug.  3,  1865; 
settled  in  Winnebago  City,  Minn.,  in  1887,  and  was  part  owner  of  the 
Winnebago  City  Foundry.     [39.] 

Palmes,  Edward  Samuel,  b.  in  Litchfield,  Conn.,  Nov.  17,  1811;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Feb.  26,  1891.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1887,  where  he  was 
a  merchant  tailor.     [124.] 

Palmes,  George,  merchant  tailor,  b.  in  Le  Roy,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  17,  1828; 
settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1856.     [93;  94;  99.] 

Papke,  John  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  St.  Mary  township,  Waseca  county, 
Minn.,  1869,  and  resides  there  (P.  O.,  Waseca) ;  a  representative  in 
the  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  0  i  < 

Paradis,  Edouard  A.,  journalist,  b.  in  Lacadie,  Canada,  July  6,  1850; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1875;  owned  and  published  the  Plainview  News, 
1878-88;  has  since  been  editor  and  publisher  of  the  Midway  News, 
Merriam  Park,  St.  Paul.     [24;  74.] 

Pardee,  Walter  Stone,  b.  in  New  Haven,  Conn.,  in  1852;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1877;  has  since  resided  in  Min- 
neapolis, and  during  many  years,  since  1884,  was  city  building  in- 
spector and  architect  for  the  board  of  education  and  the  city  water 
works.     [85A.] 

Park,  C.  B.,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Windham  county,  Vt,  Nov. 
2,  1830;  came  to*  Minnesota  in  1865;  owned  a  farm  and  a  store  at 
Minnesota  Lake,  and  in  1868  opened  the  first  hardware  store  in  Wells. 
[39.] 

Park,  H.  A.,  grocer,  b.  in  Montrose,  Pa.,  March  28,  1838;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1858;  settled  in  Red  Wing;  enlisted  in  the  First  Iowa 
cavalry  in  1861;  later  became  first  lieutenant  of  the  Fifth  Iowa  cav- 
alry.    [54.] 

Park,  John  W.,  b.  in  Vermont;  settled  in  Steele  county,  Minn.,  in 
1854;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Owatonna;  was  register  of 
deeds,  1857-9;  removed  to  Wisconsin  in  1859.     [72.] 

Parker,  Addison  Jackson,  b.  in  Arcade,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  14,  1839;  served 
in  Wisconsin  regiments  in  the  civil  war,  becoming  first  lieutenant; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1874,  settling  on  a  claim  near  Ortonville;  was 
county  attorney  of  Big  Stone  county,  and  probate  judge;  engaged  in 
real  estate  and  insurance  business  in  Ortonville.     [24;   32.] 

Parker,  Charles  A.,  b.  in  North  Clarendon,  Vt.,  1846;  served  in  the 
Seventh  Vermont  Regt.  during  part  of  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Min- 
nesota in  1863;  resided  at  St.  Paul  Park,  where  he  engaged  in  real 
estate  business;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1895-7.  [30.] 
Parker,  Daniel  G.,  journalist,  b.  at  Mount  Desert,  Maine,  April  2, 
1831;  d.  at  Port  Arthur,  Texas,  Aug.  30,  1907.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1857,  settling  in  Red  Wing;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the  next  year, 
and  removed  to  Albert  Lea;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Engineers, 
1862-5,  becoming  first  lieutenant;  published  the  Standard  in  Albert 
Lea,  1865-78;  later  engaged  in  real  estate  business  and  dealing  in 
grain;  held  the  offices  of  county  attorney  and  county  treasurer;  re- 
moved to  Texas  in  1903.     [53;   237   (48*).] 

Parker,  E.  B.,  farmer,  b.  in  Madison  county,  N.  Y.,  July  29,  1821; 
d.  in  Garden  City,  Minn.,  Nov.  22,  1905.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1865,  settling  in  Garden  City;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1879.     [30;  237  (39).] 

Parker,  J.  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Orland,  Maine,  Dec.  2,  1835;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1856;  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  and  was  attorney  of 
Goodhue  county  six  years;  engaged  in  newspaper  publication  in  Red 
Wing;  removed  to  Albert  Lea  in  1871.     [53.] 

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578  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Parker,  Jesse  W.,  d-  in  Onio  in  1841;  served  in  the  army  during  the 
civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  was  graduated  at  Columbian 
medical  college  in  1869;  taught  music  in  Carleton  College  after  1884, 
and  became  professor  in  1887.     [128  (1).] 

Parker,  Judson,  b.  near  Concord,  N.  H.,  March  15,  1829;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1857,  settling  in  St.  Paul;  was  in  the  U.  S.  postal  serv- 
ice, 1858-1901.     [93A*.] 

Parker,  Lucius  N.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Chester,  Vt.,  Dec.  11,  1823;  came 
to  Marine,  Minn.,  in  1841,  and  engaged  in  lumbering;  removed  to  St. 
Anthony  Falls  in  1849,  and  carried  the  mail  between  that  place  and 
St.  Paul.    [41.] 

Parkhurst,  Stephen  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Stockbridge,  Vt.,  Sept.  17, 
1825;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1881,  and  settled  in  East  Grand  Forks; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1883;  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law,  and 
in  real  estate,  loaning,  and  insurance  business.     [35.] 

Parkhurst,  William  N.,  banker,  b.  in  North  Elba,  N.  Y.,  March  31, 
1876;  settled  in  Kasson,  Minn.,  in  1902,  and  was  cashier  of  the  Farm- 
ers' State  Bank.    [50.] 

Parr,  Samuel  S„  educator,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1847;  d.  in  St.  Gloud,  Minn., 
Feb.  23,  1900.  He  was  graduated  at  the  Normal  School  at  Terre  Haute, 
Ind.;  came  to  Minnesota;  taught  in  Rochester,  and  later  was  for 
eleven  years  superintendent  of  the  city  schools  of  St.  Cloud.  [177 
(April,  1900*).] 

P  arrant,  Pierre,  came  to  Mendota,  Minn.,  in  1832;  was  prohibited 
in  1835  by  the  Indian  agent,  Major  Taliaferro,  from  cominginto  the 
Indian  country  on  account  of  selling  whisky  to  them;  in  1838  was  the 
first  settler  at  Pig's  Eye,  named  for  him,  and  afterward  called  St. 
Paul.     [48;  93;  94.] 

Parrott,  George,  merchant  b.  in  Schoharie,  N.  Y.,  April  11,  1852; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1880,  settling  at  Owatonna;  has  engaged  in  hard- 
ware business  since  1882.     [72.] 

Parry,  Edward  Randolph,  b.  at  New  Hope,  Pa.,  July  27,  1832;  d. 
near  Philadelphia,  April  13,  1874.  He  settled  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  in 
1857,  and  engaged  in  banking;  served  in  the  U,  S.  army  in  the  civil 
war,  attaining  the  rank  of  major.     [83*.] 

Parry,  Evan,  building  contractor,  b.  in  Wales  in  1828;  d.  in  Man- 
kato, Minn.,  Dec.  4,  1888.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1847;  set- 
tled in  Mankato  in  1867.     [171*.] 

Parry,  Henry  I.,  druggist,  b.  near  Cambria,  Wis.,  Oct.  29,  1862; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1868;  was  graduated  at 
the  Chicago  College  of  Pharmacy,  1885;  owned  a  drug  store  in  Man- 
kato after  1890.     [171*.] 

Parry,  John  H.,  b.  in  Wales  in  1830;  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1849;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Wisconsin;  settled  in  Min- 
neapolis in  1881;  was  bread  inspector  for  that  city  after  1892.    [171*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES. 


579 


Parshall,  John  Randolph,  d.  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  Sept.  10,  1902.  He 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  served  in  the  Sixth  Ohio  cavalry  in  the 
civil  war;  settled  in  Faribault  in  1865;  was  register  of  deeds  in  Rice 
county  two  terms;  was  steward  of  the  Minnesota  Institutes  for  De- 
fectives after  1892.     [121;   237   (19).] 

Parso,  Frank,  farmer,  b.  in  1836;  d.  in  Windom,  Minn.,  Nov.  20, 
1900.  He  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  Cottonwood  county;  served 
in  the  army  in  the  civil  war.     [237   (11).] 

Parsons,  J.  P.,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Onondaga,  N.  Y.,  in  1800; 
d.  on  a  journey  from  the  east  to  St.  Paul,  Nov.  13,  1851.  He  settled  in 
St.  Paul  in  1849,  and  was  pastor  of  the  first  Baptist  church  there. 
[28,  IV.] 

Parsons,  S.  D.,  b.  in  Naperville,  111.,  in  1833;  settled  in  Mankato, 
Minn.,  in  1854;  served  as  quartermaster  in  the  Second  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  real  estate  business  and  insurance; 
was  assistant  clerk  in  the  legislature  in  1877.     [30.] 

Parsons,  Theron,  b.  in  Jefferson  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1804;  settled  in 
Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1854,  and  laid  out  an  addition  to  the  city;  removed 
to  California  in  1869,  and  died  there  in  1893.     [83*.] 

Partridge,  George,  b.  in  Canada,  May  8,  1835;  came  to  Hastings, 
Minn.,  in  1856;  served  in  the  30th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war; 
settled  on  a  claim  in  Evansville,  Minn.,  1867,  engaged  in  the  man- 
ufacture of  brick  after  1876.     [35.] 

Partridge,  George  Henry,  merchant,  b.  in  Medford,  Minn.,  Aug.  21, 
1856;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1879,  and  has 
since  resided  in  Minneapolis;  secretary  of  the  wholesale  dry  goods 
firm  of  Wyman,  Partridge  &  Co.,  since  1890.     [24;   25;   127A*.] 

Partridge,  Sam,  journalist,  b.  in  Warwickshire,  Eng.,  in  1830;  d.  in 
Moorhead,  Minn.,  Dec.  14,  1892.  He  came  with  a  colony  from  England 
to  Hawley,  Minn.,  in  1873;  engaged  in  newspaper  publication  in  Moor- 
head.    [166   (1893).] 

Partridge,  Thomas  C,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1816;  came 
to  Fairhaven,  Stearns  county,  Minn.,  in  1856,  and  was  the  founder  of 
the  town.    Later  he  removed  to  Orland,  Indiana.     [31.] 

Passavant,  Charles,  b.  in  Germany,  April  3,  1832;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
March  8,  1908.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854,  and  the  next 
year  settled  in  St.  Paul;  was  elected  register  of  deeds  for  Ramsey 
county  in  1861;  engaged  in  real  estate  and  insurance  business,  and 
after  1880  owned  an  interest  in  the  St.  Paul  mills.     [68;  94;  237  (51).] 

Passon,  John  H.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Ohio,  July  9,  1830;  settled  in  Wells' 
township,  Rice  county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  served  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;   owned  a  farm,  and  in  1874  built  the  Grange 
mill  in  Faribault;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature.     [70.] 


580  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Patch,  Edwabd,  pioneer,  b.  in  New  York;  came  to  St.  Anthony  in 
1847;  was  a  representative  in  the  territorial  legislature  in  1850;  en- 
gaged in  house-building.     [59.] 

Paterson,  Andrew  Bell,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in"  Amboy,  N.  J., 
Dec,  1815;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  March  19,  1876.  He  was  graduated  at  Rut- 
gers College,  and  at  Yale  law  school,  and  later  at  the  General  The- 
ological Seminary  in  New  York;  became  rector  of  St.  Paul's  church, 
St.  Paul,  in  1857,  and  continued  in  this  charge  until  his  death.  [237 
(1).] 

Paterson,  Frederick  Arthur  Bryant,  b.  in  Surrey,  Eng.,  Jan.  1, 
1855;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1875,  settling  in  Fairmont,  Minn.; 
engaged  in  farming,  banking,  and  after  1892  in  real  estate  and  insur- 
ance business.     [25;  39.] 

Patrick,  Bower  Reynolds,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Fulton,  Mo.,  in 
1871;  was  graduated  at  William  Jewell  College,  Liberty,  Mo.,  and  in 
theology  at  the  University  of  Chicago,  1897;  settled  in  Duluth,  Minn., 
in  1897;  was  commissioned  a  chaplain  in  the  U.  S.  army,  with  the 
rank  of  lieutenant,  in  1903.     [38.]  ___ 

Patrick,  Fred  Albert,  wholesale  merchant,  b.  in  Marengo,  111.,  Nov. 
8,  1857;  settled  in  Duluth,  1891;  has  been  president  of  a  wholesale 
dry  goods  company  since  1900.     [31  A.] 

Pattee,  A.  W.,  b.  in  Mercer,  Maine,  in  1835;  settled  in  Stillwater, 
Minn.,  in  1871;  engaged  in  mercantile  and  lumber  business;  was 
mayor  in  1896.     [104*.] 

Pattee,  William  H.,  physician,  b.  in  Warner,  N.  H.,  Sept.  7,  1856; 
settled  in  Pelican  Rapids,  Minn.,  in  1881;  practiced  medicine,  and 
after  1886  was  part  owner  of  a  drug  store.     [35.] 

Pattee,  William  Sullivan,  educator,  lawyer,  b.  in  Jackson,  Maine, 
Sept.  19,  1846;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  April  4,  1911.  He  was -graduated  at 
Bowdoin  College,  1871;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1874;  was  superintend- 
ent of  schools  at  Northfield;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1878  at  Far- 
ibault; was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1885;  dean  of  the 
College  of  Law,  University  of  Minnesota,  after  1888,  residing  in  Min- 
neapolis; author  of  several  books  on  law.  [17;  24;  25;  26*;  70;  85A; 
127  (12*);  127A*,  B;  137*;  237  (53*,  59*).] 

Patten,  William  H.,  b.  in  Yarmouth,  N.  S.,  June  20,  1826;  settled 
on  a  claim  in  Le  Sueur,  Minn.,  in  1854;  later  engaged  in  trade;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1864.     [32.] 

Patterson,  Lester,  wholesale  grocer,  b.  near  Alliance,  Ohio,  Bee. 
24,  1841;  settled  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1884;  was  president  of  the  Man: 
kato  Gas  and  Electric  Light  Co.     [46;  83*.] 

Patterson,  Robert,  physician,  b.  in  Grafton,  Ontario,  Aug.  21,  1850; 
was  graduated  at  Trinity  Medical  College,  1880;  settled  in  Moorhead, 
Minn.,  the  next  year,  and  in  1887  removed  to  Barnesville.     [35;  91.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  581 

Patterson,  Robert  H.,  b.  in  Athens,  Ohio,  May  10,  1846;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  18S4,  settling  at  Minneapolis;  has  since  been  a  manu- 
facturer of  hats,  gloves,  and  furs.     [23*;  24.] 

Patterson,  W.  W.,  b.  in  Warsaw,  N.  Y.,  in  1831;  d.  in  Nebraska, 
July,  1893.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  engaged  in  real  estate 
business;  served  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  colonel;  re- 
moved to  Nebraska  in  1869.     [237  (2).] 

Patton,  George,  merchant,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Aug.  24,  1802; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  was  one  of  the  original  owners  of  the 
townsite  of  Lake  City,  moving  there  with  his  family  in  1856,  and  was 
long  in  mercantile  business  there,  in  company  with  his  son.    [18;  74.] 

Patton,  George  Randolph,  physician,  b.  in  Allenville,  Pa.,  Aug.  16, 
1834;  d.  in  Lake  City,  Minn.,  March,  1909.  He  was  graduated  at 
Miami  University,  Oxford,  Ohio,  and  in  1855  at  the  Miami  Medical 
College,  Cincinnati.  He  gained  a  large  practice  in  Cincinnati,  where 
he  remained  until  failing  health  induced  him  to  remove  to  Minne- 
sota, settling  in  Lake  City  in  1872.  He  contributed  many  articles  to 
medical  journals.     [18;   74;   237   (56*).] 

Patton,  J.  P.,  b.  in  Oswego  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  17,  1842;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1861;  served  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  settled  in  Birch  Cooley;  was  sheriff  of  Renville  county.     [32.] 

Patton,  William  B.,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Oct.  14, 
1860;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  1880;  settled 
in  Duluth,  Minn.,  the  next  year,  where  he  was  both  county  and  city 
engineer.     [38.] 

Paul,  Amasa  C,  lawyer,  b.  in  Wakefield,  N.  H.,  Sept.  12,  1857;  was 
graduated  in  law  at  the  National  University,  Washington,  D.  C,  1880; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1884,  settling  at  Minneapolis;  has  since  engaged 
in  law  practice,  making  a  specialty  of  patents  and  trade-marks.  [17; 
24;  25;  85A*;  137*.] 

Paulle,  Leonard,  b.  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  April  23,  1855;  settled  in  Min- 
neapolis in  1872,  and  since  1875  has  engaged  in  manufacturing  store 
and  office  fixtures.     [23;   24;   25.] 

Paulson,  Jacob  H.,  b.  in  Denmark,  June  17,  1851;  came  with  his 
parents  to  the  United  States  in  1866,  and  to  Freeborn  county,  Minn., 
the  same  year;  settled  in  Minneapolis;  engaged  in  real  estate,  insur- 
ance, and  loaning  business.     [169.] 

Paulson,  John,  farmer  b.  in  Norway  in  1846;  served  in  the  46th 
Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865;  re- 
sided at  Jackson;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1893.  [30; 
169.] 

Paulson,  John  P.,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1861;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1880;  settled  at  Two  Harbors,  Minn.,  in  1886;  was  employed  by  the 


582  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Duluth  and  Iron  Range  Railroad  Co.;   was  treasurer  of  Lake  county, 
18994902.     [106*.] 

Paulson,  Martin  A.,  b.  in  Toten, .  Norway,  Feb.  10,  1853;  came  to 
the  United  States  when  fifteen  years  old;  settled  in  Minneapolis;  in 
1883  organized  the  Century  Piano  and  Organ  Company,  and  was  its 
president.     [169.] 

Paulson,  0.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  April  26,  1832;  d. 
in  Fargo,  N.  D.,  April  20,  1907.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1850, 
and  four  years  later  to  Carver  county,  Minn.;  served  in  the  Ninth 
Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war ;  was  graduated  at  the  lisftbetaaii  Sem- 
inary in  Paxton,  111.,  1868;  was  pastor  in  Minneapolis  six  years,  wmi 
in  Willmar  eleven  years;  removed  to  Wisconsin,  1885.   [149;  237  (43*).] 

Paulson,  Truls,  b.  in  Sigdal,  Norway,  July  28,  1840;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1859;  served  in  the  Second  Wisconsin  cavalry  in  the 
civil  war;  engaged  in  farming  and  mercantile  business  at  Spring 
Grove,  Houston  county,  Minn. ;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1883,  and  was  postmaster  of  Spring  Grove  after  1890.     [169.] 

Paulsrud,  Nels  O.,  b.  in  Norway,  July  22,  1847;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1869,  settling  in  Minnesota;  resided  in  Crookston  after  1887; 
owned  a  farm,  and  was  sheriff  of  Polk  county,  1887-90.     [35.] 

Pauly,  John  W.,  cigar  manufacturer,  b.  in  Minneapolis  in  1865,  and 
resides  there;  has  been  a  state  senatQr  since  1907.     [30*.] 

Payne,  Erastus  C,  Universalist  clergyman,  b.  in  Orange,  Vt.,  Jan. 
25,  1823;  d.  in  Decoria,  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  Jan.  26,  1892.  He 
was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1845;  settled  in  Garden  City,  Minn., 
in  1859;  was  register  of  deeds,  and  later  county  superintendent  of 
schools  two  terms;   owned  a  farm  in  Decoria.     [45*;   83.] 

Payne,  John,  b.  in  Harford,  Md.,  Dec.  22,  1826;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1855,  settling  in  Stearns  county;  engaged  in  farming,  and  later  in 
the  manufacture  of  doors,  sash,  and  blinds,  in  St.  Clouci;  and  after 
1868  resided  on  a  farm  in  Rockville.     [31.] 

Payne,  Luther,  merchant,  b.  in  Massachusetts,  Oct.  9,  1815;  settled 
in  Spring  Valley,  Minn.,  in  1875;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  and 
owned  a  livery.     [52.] 

Payne,  William  Wallace,  educator,  b.  in  Somerset,  Mich.,  May  19, 
1837;  was  graduated  at  Hillsdale  College,  1863,  and  the  Chicago  Law 
School,  1866;  professor  of  mathematics  and  astronomy  at  Carleton 
College,  Northfield,  Minn.,  and  director  of  its  observatory,  1871-1909; 
founder  and  editor  of  the  Sidereal  Messenger,  1882-91,  and  of  Popular 
Astronomy  since  1892;  removed  to  Elgin,  111.  [1;  7A;  17;  24;  25;  70; 
128  (1,  6*).] 

Peachey,  George  W„  b.  in  Wisconsin,  Sept.  3,  1853;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1856;  engaged  in  real  estate  and  loaning  business  in  Owatonna; 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  583 

was  clerk  of  the  district  court  twelve  years;  was  a  state  senator, 
1903-05;   and  secretary  of  the  senate,  1909-11.     [30*.] 

Peacock,  Joseph,  b.  in  Canada,  Jan.  19,  1840;  settled  on  a  farm  in 
Reno,  Pope  county,  Minn.,  in  1865;  was  sheriff  of  the  county,  1874-90, 
residing  in  Glenwood.     [67.] 

Peake,  Amasa  Parker,  b.  in  Crow  Wing,  Minn.,  Oct.  21,  1861;  went 
to  California  with  his  parents  in  1866,  but  returned  to  Minnesota  and 
attended  the  Shattuck  Military  School  in  Faribault.  After  1881  he 
resided  in  Valley  City,  N.  D.,  where  he  was  president  of  the  Consol- 
idated Coal  Co.,  and  later  of  the  Butte  and  Superior  Copper  Co.  In 
1909  he  became  adjutant  general  of  North  Dakota.     [26*;  36.] 

Peake,  Ebenezer  Steele,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  Andes,  N.  Y., 
Jan.  15,  1830;  d.  in  Valley  City,  N.  D.,  Aug.  28,  1905.  He  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1855,  and  engaged  in  missionary  work  in  the  Minnesota  river 
valley;  was  associated  with  Dr.  Breck  and  Mr.  Manney  in  founding  the 
Episcopal  mission  in  Faribault.  In  November,  1856,  he  became  mis- 
sionary to  the  Ojibway  Indians.  During  the  civil  war  he  served  as 
chaplain  of  the  28th  Wisconsin  Regt.  After  the  war  he  spent  a  few 
years  in  California  on  account  of  his  health;  but  after  1878  resided 
in  Valley  City,  N.  D.,  Moorhead,  Detroit,  and  Faribault,  Minn.,  and 
after  1901  in  St.  Paul.     [26;  35;  152A*;  241.] 

Peake,  Giles,  merchant,  b.  in  New  York  in  1847;  d.  at  Eagle  Bend, 
Minn.,  Sept.  18,  1904.  He  served,  in  the  New  York  cavalry  in  the  civil 
war;  settled  in  Minnesota;  was  postmaster  at  Wadena  eight  years; 
later  owned  a  store  at  Eagle  Bend.     [237   (35).] 

Pearce,  Michael,  pioneer,  b.  in  Butler  county,  Ohio,  May  2,  1827; 
d.  in  Chowen,  Hennepin  county,  Minn.,  Oct.  6,  1897.  He  came  to 
Rochester,  Minn.,  in  1854;  removed  to  Lake  Minnetonka  in  1880,  where 
he  engaged  in  fruit  raising  and  the  nursery  business.  [60*;  166 
(1897*).] 

Pearson,  Alfred  J.,  educator,  b.  in  Sweden;  came  to  the  United 
States  when  a  year  old;  was  graduated  at  Bethany  College,  Linds- 
borg,  Kansas,  1893,  and  studied  later  at  Yale  University;  professor  in 
Gustavus  Adolphus  College,  St.  Peter,  Minn.     [148.] 

Pearson,  Arthur  H.,  educator,  b.  in  Haverhill,  Mass.;  was  graduated 
at  Amherst  College,  and  at  Andover  Theological  Seminary;  became  a 
teacher  in  Carleton  College,  Minn.,  in  1880,  and  later  was  professor 
of  mental  and  moral  philosophy.     [128  (1).] 

Pearson,  J.,  physician,  b.  in  Horby,  Sweden,  in  1845;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1868,  settling  in  Minnesota;  was  graduated  at  Rush 
Medical  College,  Chicago,  1875;  resided  in  St.  Peter,  Minneapolis,  and 
after  1886  in  Duluth.     [169.] 

Pearson,  J.  F.,  farmer  and  merchant,  b.  in  Clinton  county,  Ohio, 
Aug.  10,  1835;   d.  at  Howard  Lake,  Minn.,  July  4,  1902.     He  came  to 


584  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Minnesota  in  1857,  settling  on  a  farm  in  Victor,  Wright  county;  re- 
moved to  Howard  Lake  in  1869,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business 
and  dealing  in  stock.     [31;  237  (19).] 

Pearson,  James  C,  b.  in  Richmond,  Canada,  in  1862;  came  to  Min- 
nesota with  his  parents  when  a  child,  and  lived  in  Minneapolis  after 
1872;  was  a  member  of  the  fire  department,  and  became  a  captain  in 
1892.     [88*.] 

Pearson,  John,  b.  near  Dayton,  Ohio,  July  21,  1836;  served  in  the 
39th  Indiana  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1865;  was  a  building  contractor  in  Mankato; 
removed  to  a  claim  in  Grange,  Pipestone  county,  in  1877,  and  later 
was  county  auditor.     [34.] 

Pearson,  Trued  Granville,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1827;  d.  in  Cannon  Falls, 
Minn.,  Dec.  22,  1905.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1851;  settled 
on  a  farm  in  Goodhue  county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature,  1870-1  and  1877-9.     [29*;   30;   169;   237   (39).] 

Pease,  Charles  R.,  b.  in  Fairfield,  Me.,  March  8,  1855;  settled  in 
St.  Paul  in  1879,  where,  with  his  brother,  William  W.,  he  has  since  en- 
gaged in  merchant  tailoring.     [25;  95*.] 

Pease,  Edward  A.,  b.  in  Fond  du  Lac  county,  Wis.,  in  1863;  settled 
on  a  farm  in  Redwood  county  in  1884,  and  was  sheriff  of  the  county, 
1897-1900.     [92*.] 

Pease,  Granville  Slack,  journalist,  b.  in  Albany,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  15, 
1845;  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  when  eleven  years  old; 
purchased  the  Anoka  Union  in  1866,  and  has  since  published  it.  [28, 
XII;  43*;  155.] 

Pease,  Lauren  Sexton,  b.  in  Madison,  Ohio,  June  22,  1826;  d.  in 
Faribault,  Minn.,  March  25,  1901.  He  came  to  Faribault  in  1856;  en- 
gaged in  banking,  and  later  in  other  financial  enterprises.     [237  (14).] 

Pease,  Levi  B.,  educator,  b.  in  Minneapolis  in  1872;  was  graduated 
at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1898;  was  instructor  there  in  assay- 
ing, 1902-6,  and  later  professor  of  metallurgy.     [127   (14*).] 

Pease,  R.  M.  S.,  banker,  b.  in  Norfolk,  Conn.,  Jan.  12,  1822;  d.  in 
Rochester,  Minn.,  June,  1900.  He  was  ordained  a  Baptist  clergyman; 
spent  several  years  in  pastoral  work,  and  afterward  engaged  in  bank- 
ing; resided  in  St.  Paul,  1857-63,  and  later  in  Minneapolis  and  Roch- 
ester.    [94;  141;  237  (11).] 

Pease,  William  A.,  farmer,  b.  in  Weston,  Vt,  Nov.  23,  1822;  d.  near 
Chatfield,  Minn.,  Dec.  16,  1903.  He  settled  there  in  1857;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1874.     [237  (35).] 

Peavey,  Frank  Hutchinson,  b.  in  Eastport,  Maine,  Jan.  18,  1850;  d. 
in  Chicago,  Dec.  30,  1901.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1884  and  de- 
veloped a  very  extensive  grain  elevator  business,  supplemented  dur- 
ing the  last  three  years  by  a  line  of  steamships  for  freighting  grain 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  585 

on  the  Great  Lakes.     He  was  well  known  for  his  public  spirit  and 
many  charities.     [23*;  85A;  90*;  168  (Jan.  1,  1902*);  125;  237  (19*).] 

Peck,  Harrison  Jay,  lawyer,  b.  in  Clarendon,  Vt.,  Nov.  23,  1842; 
served  in  the  First  Regt,  Berdan's  Sharpshooters,  1861-3;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1864,  settling  at  Shakopee;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the 
next  year;  was  a  state  senator,  1883-5.     [18;  25;  103*.] 

Peck,  Lewis  S.,  farmer,  b.  in  North  East,  Dutchess  county,  N.  Y., 
Aug,  20,  1821;  settled  in  Mantorville,  Minn.,  in  1868,  and  removed  to 
Kasson  in  1876;  was  a  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Equalization, 
1894-1901.     [50*.] 

Peckham,  Joseph,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Bolton,  Mass., 
April  23,  1816;  d.  in  Kingston,  Mass.,  May  17,  1884.  He  was  graduated 
at  Amherst  College,  1837,  and  Union  Theological  Seminary,  1842;  came 
to  Cannon  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1856;  was  a  member  of  the  state  constitu- 
tional convention,  1857,  and  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1857-8; 
returned  to  Massachusetts  in  1858,  and  there  was  superintendent  of 
schools  in  Kingston  twenty  years,  and  was  acting  pastor  in  Plymouth. 
[144.] 

Peckham,  Mrs.  Mary  Chase  Peck,  author,  b.  in  Nantucket,  Mass., 
July  15,  1839;  d.  in  Ann  Arbor,  Mich,  March  20,  1892.  She  was  mar- 
ried to  Stephen  F.  Peckham  in  1865;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1873, 
where  she  devoted  herself  to  philanthropic  work.     [4.] 

Peckham,  Stephen  Farnham,  b.  in  North  Providence,  R.  I.,  March 
26,  1839;  studied  at  Brown  University;  came  to  Minneapolis,  and  was 
professor  of  chemistry  and  physics  in  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
1874-80;  special  agent,  U.  S.  census,  1880-5;  official  chemist  of  the 
City  of  New  York  since  1898.     [7A;  17.] 

Pedersen,  Anders  B.,  merchant,  b.  in  Sigdal,  Norway,  Oct.  28,  1838; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1870,  settling  in  Minnesota;  resided  in 
Rothsay,  Wilkin  county,  after  1879;  owned  a  farm,  a  store,  and  had 
other  financial  interests  there.     [35.] 

Pedersen,  Andrew  Kjosnes,  lumberman,  b.  in  Selbo  parish,  Norway, 
Dec.  28,  1845;  d.  in  Appleton,  Minn.,  Jan.  25,  1906.  He  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1869,  and  settled  in  Minnesota.  In  1880  he  opened  a 
lumber  yard  in  Appleton,  and  afterward  made  that  place  his  home. 
In  1892  he  became  president  of  the  Citizens'  Bank  of  Appleton.  [22*; 
167   (June  10,  1898*);   237   (39*).] 

Pederson,  Elias,  Lutheran  clergyman,  born  in  Norway,  June  14, 
1865;  came  to  the  United  States  when  fifteen  years  old;  was  educated 
at  Augsburg  Seminary,  Minneapolis,  1895-1900;  was  ordained  in  1900, 
and  was  pastor  at  Adrian,  Minn.     [148.] 

Pederson,  Knud,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1844;  d.  in  Underwood, 
Minn.,  Nov.  25,  1903.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1868,  settling  in  Otter 
Tail  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1897-9.  [30;  237 
(35*).] 


586  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Pederson,  L.  W.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Norway,  Jan.  23,  1847;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1866;  settled  in  Lake  Park,  Becker  county,  Minn.,  in 
1871.  Later  he  donated  a  part  of  his  farm  to  the  Lake  Park  Orphans' 
Home,  an  institution  under  the  care  of  the  United  Lutheran  Church. 
In  1902  he  removed  to  Halstad.     [44.] 

Pederson,  Mathias  A.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  July  31, 
1869;  came  to  the  United  States  when  one  year  old;  was  graduated  at 
Augsburg  Seminary,  college  department,  Minneapolis,  1893;  studied 
theology,  and  was  ordained  in  1896;  was  pastor  in  St.  Paul,  1896-1900, 
and  in  Calumet,  Mich.,  1900-1904;  was  a  misisonary  to  India  after  1904. 
[148.] 

Peebles,  David  Frederick,  lawyer,  b.  at  Crimson  Springs,  W.  Va„, 
Oct.  10,  1862;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1887;  came  to  Minnesota  the 
same  year,  settling  at  St.  Paul,  where  he  has  since  practiced.  [24; 
95*;   100;   238   (Nov.  9,  1899).] 

Peebles,  Thomas,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1857;  came  to  the  United  States; 
was  graduated  at  Princeton  College;  settled  in  Minneapolis,  and  was 
instructor  in  mental  and  moral  philosophy  in  the  University  of  Min- 
nesota, 1883-8;  has  since  practiced  law  and  engaged  in  business.  [127 
(2*);  127B.1 

Peet,  Ed  L.,  journalist,  b.  in  Oneota  (Duluth),  Minn.,  Aug.  7,  1859; 
spent  much  of  his  childhood  in  Anoka;  owner  and  publisher  of  the 
Journal,  Grantsburg,  Wis.,  after  1895.     [43*.] 

Peet,  Emerson  William,  b.  in  Euclid  (now  a  part  of  Cleveland), 
Ohio,  Oct.  16,  1834;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  17,  1902.  He  was  graduated 
at  Amherst  College,  1856;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1885,  where  he  be- 
came manager  of  the  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company,  and  had  other 
extensive  business  interests  and  investments.     [27*;  28,  X;  237  (19*).] 

Peet,  James,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Palermo,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  18,  1828; 
d.  in  Anoka,  Minn.,  Nov.  26,  1866.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  as  a  city  mis- 
sionary in  1855;  worked  in  the  Mission  of  Lake  Superior  five  years, 
and  later  was  pastor  in  Anoka;  was  chaplain  of  a  colored  regiment  in 
the  civil  war.     [150.] 

Pehleb,  John  J.,  printer,  b.  in  Winona  in  1867,  and  has  resided 
there;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903-5.     [30*.] 

Pehrson,  John,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden,  July  13,  1821; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1854;  was  graduated  from  the  theological 
department  of  the  University  at  Springfield,  111.;  was  ordained  a 
Lutheran  minister;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1862;  was  pastor  at  Marine, 
and  at  Norseland,  Nicollet  county.     [32;   169.] 

Peirce,  P.  M.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Putney,  Vt;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856; 
engaged  in  farming  and  in  mercantile  business  in  Winnebago  City; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1875.     [39.] 

Pelzer,  Edward,  druggist,  b.  in  St.  Clair  county,  111.,  in  1845;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Winona,  Minn.,  in  1857;  engaged  in  the  drug  busi- 
ness after  1867.     [76;  78.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  587 

Pence,  John  Wesley,  b.  in  Warren  county,  Ohio,  Feb.  11,  1830; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1S65,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  president  of 
the  City  Bank,  owned  much  city  real  estate,  and  had  extensive  min- 
ing and  farming  interests  in  other  states.     [58;   84*.] 

Pence,  Lampson,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  1839;  died  in  the  army  hos- 
pital at  Newbern,  N.  C,  April  21,  1865.  He  became  a  member  of  the 
Minnesota  conference  in  1860,  residing  at  Red  Wing;  served  in  the 
Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.  after  1862.     [150.] 

Pendergast,  Mrs.  Helen  L.,  b.  in  North  Andover,  Mass.;  was  mar- 
ried to  William  W.  Pendergast  in  1858,  and  came  with  him  to  Minne- 
sota; author  of  many  short  poems.     [165.], 

Pendergast,  Solomon,  merchant  and  banker,  b.  in  Barnstead,  N,  H., 
Nov.  15,  1833;  came  to  Jfiaaesota  in  1856;  settled  m  Sauk  Center  in 
1861;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  in  1881  established  the 
Bank  of  Sauk  Center.     [31.] 

Pendergast,  Warren  Wendell,  b.  in  1875;  d.  in  Hutchinson,  Minn., 
Aug.  26,  1897.  He  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
1896;  and  the  same  year  became  superintendent  of  the  experiment 
station  at  Grand  Rapids.     [166   (1897*);   177   (Sept.,  1898).] 

Pendergast,  William  Wirt,  educator,  b.  in  Durham,  N.  H.,  Jam  31, 
1833;  d.  in  Hutchinson,  Minn.,  July  17,  1903.  He  was  graduated  at 
Bowdoin  College,  1854;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  in  Hutch- 
inson, and  engaged  in  teaching;  was  state  superintendent  of  public 
instruction,  1893-9.  [22*;  30;  64;  95*;  127  (10*);  127B;  166  (1899*); 
237   (28*).] 

Pennell,  Arthur  E.,  journalist,  b.  in  London,  Eng.,  Dec,  8,  1859; 
came  to  Minnesota  while  a  boy;  engaged  in  newspaper  work  in  various 
towns  in  Minnesota;  editor  and  publisher  of  the  West  Concord  Enter- 
prise.    [50*.] 

Penney,  Robert  L.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Watertown,  Conn.,  Nov.  25,  1850; 
was  graduated  at  Cazenovia  Seminary,  1872,  and  in  law  at  Yale  Uni- 
versity, 1876;  came  to  Minnesota,  settling  at  Minneapolis,  in  1880; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1891.  [22*;  24;  25;  90*; 
137*.] 

Penniman,  Elijah  Paul,  printer,  b.  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  April  10, 
1847;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1883,  settling  in  St.  Paul;  was  with  the 
Pioneer  Press  Co.,  as  foreman  and  assistant  superintendent,  1883- 
1910;  afterward  manager  for  the  Volkszeitung  Co.     [241.] 

Penniman,  William  A.,  physician,  b.  in  Albany,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  18,  1802; 
d.  in  Elizabeth,  Pa.,  March  10,  1872.  He  was  graduated  at  Jefferson 
Medical  College,  Philadelphia,  in  1827;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1856, 
being  the  first  homoeopathic  physician  there.     [85.] 

Pennington,  Edmund,  b.  in  La  Salle,  111.,  Sept.  16,  1848;  engaged  in 
railway  service,  1869;  was  superintendent  of  the  Minneapolis,  St.  Paul, 


588  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

and  Sault  Ste.  Marie  (the  Soo)  railway,  1888-99;  its  general  manager, 
1899-1905;  and  later  president  of  this  railway  company;  resides  in 
Minneapolis.  Pennington  county,  established  in  1910  from  the  former 
northern  part  of  Red  Lake  county,  was  named  in  his  honor.  [24; 
25.] 

Pennington,  James,  lumberman,  b.  in  Frederickton,  N.  B.,  July  17, 
1839;  d.  in  June,  1895.  He  settled  in  Stillwater  in  1854;  engaged  in 
lumber  business  there,  and  after  1861  owned  a  farm  in  Afton;  removed 
to  St.  Paul  the  year  before  he  died.     [167  (June  14,  1895).] 

Bennington,  John,  farmer,  b.  in  1856  in  Ohio;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1865;  resided  near  Randolph;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture, 1899-1901.     [30.] 

Peregrine,  Philip  K.,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Wales,  Feb. 
24,  1824;  d.  in  Custer,  Minn.,  July  6,  1888.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  when  eighteen  years  old;  entered  the  ministry  in  1853;  set- 
tled in  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  in  1868;  removed  to  Custer,  Lyon 
county,  in  1875.     [143;  171*.] 

Perin,  Glover,  physician,  b.  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Nov.  17,  1823;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Dec.  13,  1890.  He  entered  the  U.  S.  army  in  1847,  as  assist- 
ant surgeon;  became  assistant  surgeon  general,  with  the  rank  of 
colonel;  retired  from  the  army  in  1887,  and  afterward  resided  in  St. 
Paul.     [121.] 

Perkins,  Albert  G.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y., 
June,  1808;  d.  in  Melrose,  Minn.,  Jan.  15,  1880.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1857,  and  was  pastor  in  many  places,  chiefly  in  the  St.  Peter  dis- 
trict.    [150.] 

Perkins,  Alfred  Darwin,  judge,  b.  in  Erie  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1847; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1868;  settled  at  Windom;  was  a  state  senator, 
1878-82,  and  judge  of  the  Thirteenth  judicial  district,  1885-91.  [30; 
34.] 

Perkins,  C.  C,  lawyer,  .b  in  Stowe,  Vt,  May  22,  1833;  settled  in 
Faribault,  Minn.,  in  1855;  was  admitted  to  the  bar;  was  clerk  of  the 
district  court  four  years,     [70.] 

Perkins,  Ellet  P.,  b.  in  Stowe,  Vt.,  July  24,  1836;  d.  in  Minneapolis, 
Sept.  7,  1903.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  served  in  the  First 
Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  set- 
tled in  Minneapolis  in  1873;  was  in  the  postal  service  several  years. 
[237  (23*).] 

Perkins,  George  D„  b.  in  Stowe,  Vt,  April  21,  1831;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, Oct.  10,  1901.  He  settled  at  St.  Anthony,  Minn.,  in  1852;  built 
one  of  the  first  stores  there;  shipped  the  first  wheat  from  Minnesota. 
[237  (14*).] 

Perkins,  Hubbard  S.,  b.  in  Madison  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1811;  settled 
in  Goodhue  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  owned  a  farm,  and  after  1875  a 
brick  yard,  in  Pine  Island.     [54.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  589 

Perkins,  Irenus,  b.  in  New  Hampshire  in  1817;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1853,  and  two  years  later  settled  in  Lakeville,  Dakota  county;  owned 
a  farm  and  a  grain  elevator.     [48.] 

Perkins,  J.  B.,  b.  in  Broome  county,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  21,  1843;  settled  in 
Sauk  Center,  Minn.,  in  1866;  engaged  in  farming  and  teaching,  and 
after  1S76  owned  a  drug  store.     [31.] 

Perkins,  Oscar  F.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Stowe,  Vt,  Jan.  4,  1830;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1854;  came  to  Minnesota  the  same  year,  and  in 
1855  settled  in  Faribault;  removed  in  1876  to  Northfield;  was  a  state 
senator,  1867-8.     [18;  70.] 

Perkins,  T.  H.,  journalist,  b.  in  Cuyahoga  county,  Ohio,  Jan.  21, 
1837;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865,  and  after  1869  was  one  of  the  pub- 
lishers of  the  Goodhue  County  Republican;  resided  in  Red  Wing. 
[54.] 

Pert-ey,  George  Edmund,  lawyer,  b.  in  Lempster,  N.  H.,  Aug.  19,  1853; 
was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1878;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1883;  came  to  Minnesota  the  next  year,  settling  in  Moorhead;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903-5.  [24;  25;  30*;  35;  36;  47*; 
137*.] 

Pernin,  P.,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  France,  Feb.  22,  1822;  d.  in  Rochester, 
Minn.,  Oct.  9,  1909.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1864;  was  a  mis- 
sionary in  Illinois  and  Michigan;  settled  in  La  Crescent,  Minn.,  in 
1878;  was  chaplain  of  St.  Mary's  Hospital  in  Rochester  twelve  years; 
author  of  a  book  entitled  "The  Finger  of  God,"  relating  to  the  great 
fire  in  Chicago  in  1871.     [61;   146.] 

Perret,  Abraham  and  Charles.     See  Perry. 

Perrin,  Horace  B.,  b.  in  Randolph,  Vt.,  in  1843;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1863;  served  in  the  Eleventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  set- 
tled in  Amboy,  Blue  Earth  county,  where  he  engaged  in  selling  farm 
machinery  and  agricultural  implements;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1889.     [30.] 

Perrin,  William,  b.  in  Randolph,  Vt.,  July  31,  1817;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1861,  and  two  years  later  settled  on  a  farm  at  Pleasant  Mound, 
Blue  Earth  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878. 
[30;   32.] 

Perro,  Joseph,  pioneer,  b.  in  Kaskaskia,  111.,  in  1818;  d.  in  Stillwater, 
Minn.,  Aug.  19,  1898.  He  settled  there  in  1844;  was  a  river  pilot 
twenty-five  years;  afterward  lived  on  a  farm  in  Bay  town,  near  Still- 
water.    [41;  237  (11).] 

Perrot,  Nicholas,  explorer  and  fur  trader,  b.  probably  in  Canada,  in 
1644;  d.  after  1718.  He  erected  a  rude  fort  and  trading  post  near  the 
present  site  of  Wabasha,  Minn.,  in  1683,  which  was  the  first  building 
by  white  men  in  the  area  of  this  state.  He  was  conspicuously  inter- 
ested in  the  early  fur  trade  of  Wisconsin.    [28,  II;  107;  113;  114;  146.] 


590  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Perry  (or  Perret),  Abraham,  pioneer,  b.  in  Switzerland  about  1780; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  May,  1849.  He  settled  in  Selkirk's  Red  River  Colony 
about  1820;  came  to  Fort  Snelling,  with  other  refugees,  in  1827.  When 
the  settlers  were  forced  to  leave  the  military  reservation,  in  1838,  he 
took  a  claim  in  what  is  now  St.  Paul,  near  Fountain  cave.     [28,  IV.] 

Perry  (or  Perret),  Charles,  pioneer,  b.  in  1816;  d.  in  Mounds  View 
township,  Ramsey  county,  Minn.,  April  23,  1904.  He  came  to  the  site 
of  St.  Paul  with  his  father  in  1827;  owned  a  farm  beside  lake  Johanna 
after  1848.     [237  (35*).] 

Perry,  Edwin  G.,  b.  in  Wisconsin  in  1862;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1901,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul,  where  he  is  a  lumber  dealer;  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature,  1909-11.     [30*.] 

Perry,  Horace  Greeley,  woman  journalist,  named  for  the  famous 
New  York  editor,  was  born  in  1872;  learned  the  printer's  trade,  and 
after  1891  edited  the  St.  Peter  Journal.     [238   (Nov.  26,  1893*).] 

Perry,  Robert  J.,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Whitby,  Canada,  July  4,  1840; 
d.  at  Hayden  Lake,  Idaho,  Oct.  4,  1909.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856; 
was  graduated  at  Hamline  University;  served  in  the  Indian  war, 
1862-3;  settled  in  Kasson  in  1872,  and  owned  a  hardware  store  there 
ten  years;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1882,  and  three  years  later  to  Man- 
hattan, Montana.     [237   (56).] 

Perry,  T.  M.,  journalist,  b.  in  Rhode  Island  in  1800;  d.  in  St.  Peter, 
Minn.,  July  26,  1866.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  soon  after- 
ward settled  in  St.  Peter  and  engaged  in  newspaper  publication.  In 
1865  he  established  the  St.  Peter  Advertiser.     [32.] 

Perry,  Thomas  M.,  journalist,  b.  in  Wales  in  1834;  d.  in  St.  Peter, 
Minn.,  Aug.  28,  1907.  He  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents 
when  a  child,  and  to  St.  Peter  in  1856;  engaged  in  newspaper  work, 
being  editor  of  several  different  papers,  including  the  St.  Peter  Times 
and  the  St.  Peter  Journal.     [237   (48).] 

Peteler,  Francis,  b.  in  Bavaria,  Germany,  April  19,  1828;  d.  in  Min- 
neapolis, April  18,  1910.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1840;  served 
in  the  Mexican  war;  came  to  Anoka,  Minn.,  in  1853;  was  captain  of 
a  company  of  sharpshooters  in  the  civil  war,  and  attained  the  rank 
of  lieutenant  colonel;  was  in  command  of  Fort  Abercrombie,  1862-3; 
was  owner  of  the  Peteler  Car  Works,  Minneapolis.  [43;  237  (^2); 
241.] 

Peters,  Joseph,  b.  in  Empire,  Dakota  county,  Minn.,  June  29,  1861; 
engaged  in  farming  there;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1903,  and  since  1907.     [30;  56.] 

Peters,  Melvin  George,  b.  in  La  Grange,  Ohio,  July  4,  1838;  settled 
on  a  farm  in  Concord,  Dodge  county,  Minn.,  in  1863;  later  resided  in 
Mantorvile;  was  register  of  deeds  in  Dodge  county,  1882-5.     [49;  50*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  591 

Peters,  Theron  R.,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  May 
1,  1847;  d.  Jan.  11,  1894.  He  was  graduted  at  Denison  University,  and 
at  Rochester  Theological  Seminary;  was  pastor  in  Northfield  and 
Faribault,  Minn.,  and  was  superintendent  of  missions  for  Minnesota, 
1889-93;  afterward  was  district  secretary  of  the  home  mission  society 
for  the  Red  River  district.     [141;   142*.] 

Peterson,  A.  P.,  merchant,  b.  in  Sweden,  Sept.  7,  1851;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1S61;  resided  in  Carver  county,  Minn.,  and  after- 
ward in  Cokato;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1877.     [30.] 

Peterson,  Albert  J.,  banker,  b.  in  1869;  has  resided  in  Dawson, 
Minn.,  since  1890;  a  representative  in  the  state  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Peterson,  Andrew,  farmer,  b.  in  Sweden,  Aug.  3,  1837;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1858,  and  settled  in  Woodbury,  Washington  county, 
Minn.;  served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1879.     [30;  40;   169.] 

Peterson,  Andrew,  banker,  b.  in  Utvigen,  Norway,  in  1863;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1880;  settled  at  Wheaton;  engaged  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness, and  in  1885  established  the  Bank  of  Wheaton;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1893.     [30;   35;  169.] 

Peterson,  Andrew  B.,  druggist,  b.  in  Sweden,  Sept.  7,  1851;  came 
with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1860;  resided  in  Cokato,  Minn., 
where  he  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  after  1880  kept  a  drug 
store;  was  a  representative  in  the  state  legislature  in  1876.     [31;  169.] 

Peterson,  August,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept.  20,  1843;  d.  in  Albert  Lea, 
Minn.,  March  15,  1904.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States 
in  1854,  and  four  years  later  to  Minnesota;  served  in  the  Third  Min- 
nesota Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  register  of  deeds  in  Freeborn  county 
three  years;  engaged  in  farming,  and  later  in  real  estate  and  insur- 
ance business  in  Albert  Lea.     [53;  237   (35).] 

Peterson,  C.  E.,  journalist,  b.  in  Vadstena,  Sweden,  Dec.  19,  1859; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1879,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1881;  engaged 
in  newspaper  work;  after  1889  owned  a  Swedish  newspaper  in  Minne- 
apolis.    [169.] 

Peterson,  Carolus,  pioneer,  b.  in  Norway,  May  26,  1827;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1866,  settling  in  Minnesota;  was  the  first  settler 
in  Highwater  township,  Cottonwood  county,  1867.     [34.] 

Peterson,  Charles,  b.  in  Sweden,  March  9,  1840;  came  to  the  United 
States  with  his  parents  when  twelve  years  old;  engaged  in  lumber- 
ing, and  owned  a  farm  at  Marine  Mills,  Minn.;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1878.     [30.] 

Peterson,  Christian  N.,  b.  in  Germany,  April  30,  1859;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1881;  settled  in  Fairmont,  Minn.,  the  next  year;  en- 
gaged in  real  estate,  loaning,  and  insurance  business.     [34.] 


592  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Peterson,  Daniel,  merchant,  b.  in  Vexio,  Sweden,  Dec.  17,  1822; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1853,  and  to  Minnesota  the  same  year; 
owned  a  farm,  and  after  1883  resided  in  New  London.     [35.] 

Peterson,  Edward  P.,  lawyer,  b.  at  White  Rock,  Goodhue  county, 
Minn.,  June,  1855;  came  with  his  parents  to  Meeker  county  when 
eleven  years  old;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1882,  and  has  practiced 
in  Litchfield  since  1883;  a  state  senator,  1911.     [30*;   65;   169.] 

Peterson,  Prank,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Stockseryd,  Sweden,  Nov. 
19,  1847;  came  to  the  United  States  when  four  years  old;  served  in 
the  Ninth  Iowa  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  was  pastor  in  Worthington, 
Minn.,  after  1875;  resided  in  Minneapolis  after  1881;  became  district 
secretary  of  the  American  Baptist  Missionary  Union  in  1891.     [169*.] 

Peterson,  Prank  A.,  b.  in  1865;  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1881;  en- 
tered the  fire  department  service  in  1886;  was  a  captain  after  1891. 
[88*.] 

Peterson,  Prank  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  Aug.  16,  1859; 
was  graduated  at  Western  Maryland  College,  Westminster,  in  1878, 
and  later  in  law  at  the  University  of  Maryland;  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1881;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1884,  and  settled  in  Barnesville  the 
next  year;  removed  to  Moorhead  in  1890;  was  a  state  senator,  1903-9. 
[30*;  35;  47*;  137*.] 

Peterson,  George  W.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  Feb.  25,  1872; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1893,  and  at  George 
Washington  Law  School,  1897;  settled  in  Long  Prairie,  Minn.;  was 
attorney  for  Todd  county,  1898-1905;  was  assistant  attorney  general  of 
Minnesota,  190741.     [30.] 

Peterson,  Gunerius,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1840;  came  to  the 
United  States  and  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1871;  resided  near  Hector; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1899-1901.     [30.] 

Peterson,  H.  A.,  b.  in  Vermland,  Sweden,  in  1861;  came  with  his 
parents  to  the  United  States  when  an  infant;  lived  in  Minnesota; 
owned  a  farm  at  Sacred  Heart,  Renville  county;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1890.     [169.] 

Peterson,  H.  O.,  b.  in  Helgeland,  Norway,  June  23,  1849;  came  to 
the  United  States  when  twenty  years  old,  settling  in  Minnesota;  en- 
gaged in  mercantile  business  in  Minneapolis,  and  later  dealt  in  real 
estate  and  insurance;  was  treasurer  of  Hennepin  county,  1891-2.    [169.] 

Peterson,  Henry  L,  journalist,  b.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  Feb.  14,  1857; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Meeker  county  in  1867;  learned  the  printer's 
trade,  and  established  the  Litchfield  Independent  in  1876,  of  which  he 
has  since  been  editor  and  publisher.     [24;  65;  169.] 

Peterson,  James  A.,  lawyer,  b.  at  Alderly,  Wis.,  Jan.  18,  1859;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1884,  and  from  its  law  de- 
partment, 1887;  has  since  practiced  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1901.     [22*;  24;   26*;   30;   169.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  593 

Peterson,  John,  railroad  contractor,  b.  in  Vermland,  Sweden,  July 
6,  1841;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1869,  and  settled  in  St.  Peter, 
Minn.;  engaged  in  railroad  construction  until  1886,  and  afterward  was 
interested  in  the  iron  industries  of  northern  Minnesota;  was  a  state 
senator,  1895-7;  became  collector  of  customs  for  the  district  of  Min- 
nesota in  1898,  and  removed  to  St  Paul.  [22*;  30;  238  (Nov.  9,  1899).] 
Peterson,  John  August,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1835; 
d.  in  1884.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  eighteen  years  old; 
was  pastor  in  Carver  county,  Minn.,  1859-65,  in  Blue  Earth  county 
seven  years,  and  after  1873  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1873.     [30;  169.] 

Peterson,  John  Emil,  b.  in  Wermland,  Sweden,  Jan.  6,  1868;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1881,  with  his  parents,  who  settled  in  St. 
Peter,  Minn.;  was  graduated  from  the  commercial  department  of 
Gustavus  Adolphus  College,  1889;  was  a  bookkeeper,  1889-1901;  set- 
tled in  Barrett,  1901,  and  engaged  in  milling;  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Peterson,  John  F.,  merchant,  b.  in  Boras,  Sweden,  April  5,  1848; 
came  to  the  United  States  when  sixteen  years  old,  and  to  Minnesota 
the  same  year;  resided  in  Minneapolis  after  1870;  was  register  of 
deeds  for  Hennepin  county,  1887-91;  organized  the  American  Exchange 
Bank  in  1892,  and  was  its  president.     [90*;  169*.] 

Peterson,  John  P.,  b.  in  Lansing,  Iowa,  in  1859;  d.  in  Worthington, 
Minn.,  March  17,  1904.  He  came  to  Worthington  in  1872;  engaged  in 
mercantile  and  grain  elevator  business;  was  treasurer  of  Nobles 
county  three  terms.     [237   (35).] 

Peterson,  John  W.,  b.  in  Smaland,  Sweden,  March  30,  1838;  set- 
tled in  Chisago  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  served  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  afterward  resided  in  Vasa,  Goodhue  county, 
where  he  engaged  in  farming;  was  a  state  senator,  1873  and  1891-3. 
[29*;  30;  56;  169.] 

Peterson,  Lewis,  b.  in  Denmark;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1868;  set- 
tled in  Tunsburg,  Chippewa  county,  in  1879,  and  opened  the  first  store 
in  that  town.     [32.] 

Petersen,  Nicholas,  b.  in  Germany,  Jan.  26,  1851;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1867;  settled  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1879;  was  one 
of  the  organizers  of  the  Standard  Brewing  Co. ;  was  mayor  of  Mankato, 
1901-3.     [24;   25;    83*.] 

Peterson,  O.  F.,  b.  in  Indiana  in  1852;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1878, 
and  the  next  year  started  business  in  Hector,  Renville  county;  was  a 
hardware  merchant,  and  dealt  in  machinery  and  furniture.  [32;  82.] 
Peterson,  O.  P.,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Visby,  Sweden,  Feb.  10, 
1860;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1881;  was  graduated  at  the  Bap- 
tist Theological  Seminary,  Chicago,  1884;  was  pastor  in  St.  Paul  after 
1890.     [169.] 


594  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Peterson,  Ole,  b.  in  Norway,  Feb.  16,  1832;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1851;  settled  in  Manchester,  Freeborn  county,  Minn.,  in 
1856;  served  in  the  15th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  organ- 
izer and  president  of  the  Farmers'  Mutual  Insurance  Company.  [53; 
169.] 

Peterson,  Ole,  b.  in  Norway,  Dec.  20,  1835;  d.  about  1886.  He  came 
to  the  United  States;  served  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Minnesota  in 
1865;  was  the  first  sheriff  of  Pope  county;  was  receiver  of  the  U.  S. 
land  office  in  St.  Cloud;  was  one  of  the  three  first  Scandinavian  sen- 
ators in  Minnesota,  1871;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1883.     [169.] 

Peterson,  Ole,  farmer,  b.  in  Dalarne,  Sweden,  in  1853;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1870;  settled  in  Bernadotte,  Nicollet  county;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1903-5  and  1909-11.     [30*.] 

Peterson,  Peter,  farmer  and  merchant,  b.  in  Waldris,  Norway,  Dec. 
17,  1846;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  when  a  child; 
served  in  the  Seventh  Iowa  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1866;  settled  on  a  claim  in  Murray  county  in  1870;  removed  to 
Slayton  in  1885;  was  register  of  deeds  two  years,  and  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1884;  was  county  treasurer,  1891-8.     [34;   169.] 

Peterson,  Peter  A.,  druggist,  b.  in  Christiania,  Norway,  Jan.  24,  1855; 
came  to  the  United  States  and  to  Cannon  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1869;  has 
been  postmaster  there  since  1889.     [24;  25;  80*.] 

Petersen,  Peter  T.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Aardal,  near  Stavan- 
ger,  Norway,  Oct.  23,  1853;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1878;  studied 
at  Augsburg  Seminary,  Minneapolis,  1880  and  1882-86;  has  since  been 
a  pastor  in  Grant  county,  Minn.     [148;  169.] 

Peterson,  Samuel  D.,  b.  in  Norway,  May  11,  1849;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1856;  resides  in  New  Ulm,  where  since  1872  he  has  engaged 
in  the  farm  implement  business;  was  a  state  senator,  1891-3,  and  a 
representative  in  the  legislature,  1901-5.     [25;  30*;  32;  169.] 

Peterson,  Samuel  George,  journalist,  b.  in  Denmark,  July  3,  1866; 
came  to  the  United  States  when  five  years  old,  with  his  grandparents, 
who  settled  in  Renville  county,  Minn.;  owned  and  edited  the  Glencoe 
Register.     t%2*.~\ 

Peterson,  Soren,  b.  in  Denmark  in  1847;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1869,  settling  in  Blooming  Prairie,  Minn.;  was  treasurer  of  Steele 
county,  1885-90.     [72.] 

Petersen,  Wilhelm  Magnus  Herman,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in 
Ringerike,  Norway,  Nov.  Ut  1854;  d.  April  20,  1899.  He  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1862;  was  graduated  at  Luther  College,  Decorah, 
Iowa,  1875,  and  Concordia  Seminary,  St.  Louis,  1878;  was  pastor  In 
St.  Paul,  1878-94;  later  was  professor  of  theology  in  the  Luther  Sem- 
inary, Hamline,  St.  Paul;  author  of  several  books.     [148;  169.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  595 

Petri,  Carl  Johax,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Rockford,  111.,  June 
16,  1856;  was  graduated  at  Augustana  College,  Paxton,  111.,  1877;  set- 
tled in  Minneapolis,  1878;  was  ordained  in  1880;  was  professor  in 
Gustavus  Adolphus  College,  1884-88,  and  has  since  been  a  pastor  in 
Minneapolis.     [85A*;   148;   169*.] 

Petri,  Gustave  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Rockford,  111.,  Sept.  21,  1863;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1890,  and  from  its  law  de- 
partment three  years  later;  has  since  practiced  in  Minneapolis.  [25; 
169.] 

Petrie,  Albert  H.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  12,  1846; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Aug.  11,  1901.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1892, 
where  he  was  manager  of  the  Anoka  lumber  company.  [167  (Sept. 
8,  1893*,  and  Aug.  16,  1901).] 

Petsch,  Charles  H.,  b.  in  Logansport,  Ind.,  June  24,  1857;  came  to 
St.  Paul  in  1868;  was  manager  of  the  St.  Louis,  St.  Paul  and  Minne- 
apolis Packet  Co.;  engaged  in  railroad  business,  and  was  interested  in 
real  estate.     [98*;  100.] 

Petterson,  Fredrek,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept.  17,  1828;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1857;  settled  in  Zumbrota,  Minn.,  in  1862;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1875.     [169.] 

Petterson,  Wilhelm  Mauritz,  educator,  b.  in  Mandal,  Norway,  Dec. 
16,  1860;  followed  a  seafaring  life  several  years;  settled  in  Minne- 
apolis in  1882;  was  graduated  at  Augsburg  Seminary,  1884;  has  been 
professor  there  since  1886,  successively  of  languages,  mathematics, 
history,  and  Norwegian  literature.  He  is  author  of  a  volume  of  Nor- 
wegian poems,  published  in  1891.     [85A*;   148;   169.] 

Petteys,  John  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Camden,  N.  Y.,  March  9,  1835;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1865,  settling  in  Walcott,  Rice  county,  Minn.;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1877.     [30;   70A.] 

Pettijohn,  Eli,  pioneer,  b.  in  Brown  county,  Ohio,  Jan.  28,  1819; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1841;  was  in  U.  S.  government  service  for  the 
Sioux;  removed  to  California,  and  there  was  the  first  manufacturer  of 
Pettijohn's  breakfast  food,  since  widely  used;  returned  to  Minnesota 
and  resides  in  Minneapolis.     [241.] 

Pettijohn,  Elias  S.,  b.  in  Huntsville,  111.,  Feb.  1,  1848;  came  to  Min- 
nesota with  his  parents  in  1853;  became  superintendent  of  schools  of 
Nicollet  county  in  1875;  was  county  auditor,  1876-90;  cashier  of  the 
First  National  Bank  of  St.  Peter,  1890-1900;  deputy  state  treasurer 
after  1901,  and  treasurer,  1910,  residing  in  St.  Paul.     [24;  25;   30;  32.] 

Pettijohn,  Jonas,  b.  in  Highland  county,  Ohio,  Nov.  5,  1813;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1845;  was  an  assistant  with  the  missionaries  to  the 
Sioux,  T.  S.  Williamson  and  S.  R.  Riggs,  at  Lac  qui  Parle,  1845-52; 
was  government  teacher  for  the  Sioux,  at  Red  Iron's  village,  1859-62; 
removed  to  Kansas  in  1868;  author  of  an  "Autobiography,  Family  His- 
tory, and  Various  Reminiscences,"  104  pages,  1890. 


596  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Pettitt,  Alfred  C,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Mercer,  Pa.,  July 
23,  1839;  d.  in  Oronoco,  Minn.,  Dec.  11,  1898.  He  studied  medicine, 
and  practiced  in  Ohio  and  Pennsylvania;  was  surgeon  in  the  army 
two  years  in  the  civil  war;  settled  at  Fergus  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1883; 
was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1886;  was  pastor  at  several  places, 
including  Maplewood,  Fisher,  and  Oronoco.     [153.] 

Pettit,  Curtis  Hussey,  miller  and  lumberman,  b.  in  Hanover,  Ohio, 
Sept.  18,  1833;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  in  Minneapolis, 
where  he  has  been  interested  in  the  manufacture  of  lumber  and  flour, 
and  in  several  other  large  business  enterprises.  He  was  a  state  sen- 
ator in  1866  and  1868-71;  and  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1874-6  and  1887.     [19*;    59;   85A*;   174*.] 

Pettitt,  Silas  I.,  grocer,  b.  in  Dutchess  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  25,  1829; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  operated  the  first  sawmill  in  Mantorville; 
settled  in  Faribault  in  1874;  opened  a  grocery  in  1879;  treasurer  of 
Rice  county  since  1901.     [25;  70.] 

Petzet,  Walter  Friedrich  Leopold  Max,  musician,  b.  in  Breslau, 
Germany,  Oct.  10,  1866;  was  graduated  at  the  Munich  Royal  Academy 
of  Music  in  1886;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1887,  settling  in  Min- 
nesota; afterward  spent  three  years  in  Chicago  and  New  York,  and 
in  1894  returned  to  Minneapolis.  He  is  a  well  known  composer  of 
piano  and  vocal  music.     [22*.] 

Peyton,  Hamilton  Murray,  b.  in  Geneva,  N.  Y.,  March  17,  1835;  was 
graduated  at  Rutgers  College,  1855;  was  in  lumber  business  at  Supe- 
rior, Wis.,  1858-74;  removed  to  Duluth,  Minn.,  in  1874;  has  since  been 
the  head  of  a  large  manufacturing  firm;  president  of  the  American 
Exchange  Bank  since  its  organization  in  1879.    [20;  23*;  24;  25;  31A*.] 

Pfaender,  Albert,  lawyer,  b.  in  New  Ulm,  Minn.,  Sept.  9,  1873,  and 
has  resided  there;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
1897,  and  later  studied  in  its  law  department  till  1899;  a  represent- 
ative in  the  state  legislature  since  1909.     [24;   25;   30*;   127A*.] 

Pfaender,  William,  state  treasurer,  b.  in  Heilbronn,  Germany,  July 
6,  1826;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1848,  and  settled  in  New  Ulm, 
Minn.,  in  1856,  where  he  was  postmaster  and  register  of  deeds.  He 
was  senior  first  lieutenant  in  the  First  Minnesota  Battery,  1861-2,  but 
returned  north  at  the  time  of  the  Sioux  Indian  outbreak.  Later  he 
was  commissioned  lieutenant  colonel  of  the  First  Regt.  Minnesota 
Mounted  Rangers,  and  afterward  of  the  Second  Regt.  Minnesota  Cav- 
alry. In  1859-60  he  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature;  in  1870-2 
was  a  state  senator;  and  in  1876-80  was  the  treasurer  of  the  state. 
Afterward  he  engaged  in  real  estate  and  insurance  business  in  New 
Ulm.     [18;  22*;  26*;  29;  32;  115;  174*.] 

Pfaff,  Jacob,  miller,  b.  in  Germany  in  1825;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1847,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  resided  at  Winnebago 
Agency;   was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1873.     [30.] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES. 


597 


Pfarr,  John  A.,  farmer,  b.  in  Bavaria  in  1827;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1854,  and  to  Minnesota  the  next  year;  settled  in  Kelso,  Sib- 
ley county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1870.     [32.] 

Pfau,  Albert  R.,  judge,  b.  in  Germany,  Feb.  14,  1847;  came  to  the 
United  States,  1849;  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  1868;  settled  in  Man- 
kato,  Minn.,  1869;  judge  of  the  Sixth  judicial  district  since  1908.  [24; 
30;  32;  45*;  46;  83*.] 

Pfeiffer,  H.  F.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Germany,  Feb.  13,  1867; 
was  graduated  at  the  Luther  Seminary,  Afton,  Minn.,  1891;  and  since 
has  been  pastor  in  New  Rome  and  Armstrong,  Minn.     [148.] 

Pfenxikger,  Jacob,  pioneer,  b.  in  Switzerland,  Nov.  15,  1829;  d.  in 
New  Ulm,  Minn.,  April  19,  1909.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1853;  settled  in  New  Ulm  in  1855,  where  he  owned  a  flour  mill.  [237 
(56).] 

Pfotenhauer,  Adolf  Til,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  July  28,  1860,  in 
Germany;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1878;  was  graduated  at  Con- 
cordia College,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  1879,  and  Concordia  Seminary,  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  1882;  was  pastor  for  Johnson,  Morris,  and  Graceville, 
Minn.,  1882-96,  founding  many  congregations;  removed  in  1897  to  Le- 
mont,  111.     [148.] 

Phelan  (or  Phalex),  Edward,  pioneer,  b.  in  Londonderry,  Ireland, 
in  1811;  was  probably  killed  while  crossing  the  plains  to  California 
in  1850.  He  enlisted  in  the  Fifth  U.  S.  Infantry  in  1835;  was  dis- 
charged in  1838,  and  settled  on  a  claim  in  the  present  limits  of  St. 
Paul.  He  was  suspected  of  the  murder  of  his  business  partner,  John 
Hays,  for  which  he  was  imprisoned,  but  was  released,  apparently  with- 
out a  trial.  He  afterward  took  other  land  claims,  which  he  sold.  In 
1850  he  was  indicted  for  perjury,  and  fled  west.  Lake  Phalen,  in  St. 
Paul,  was  named  for  him.     [28,  IV.] 

Phelps,  Addison,  b.  in  Ashtabula  county,  Ohio,  Feb.  1,  1816;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1855;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Prior,  Big  Stone  county,  and 
also  owned  a  store  there.     [32.] 

Phelps,  Boyd,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Tyrrell  county,  N.  C,  Oct. 
15,  1804;  d.  in  Morris,  Minn.,  March  17,  1886.  He  came  to  Mower 
county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  was  a  member  of  the  state  constitutional  con- 
vention, and  of  the  first  state  senate;  united  with  the  Minnesota  con- 
ference in  1859.     [150.] 

Phelps,  Carrl\gton,  banker,  b.  in  North  Colebrook,  Conn.,  Oct.  3, 
1847;  was  graduated  at  Yale  College,  1870,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1872;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1874,  where  he  practiced  law;  owned 
a  large  farm  in  Morris  after  1875,  and  was  president  of  the  First  Na- 
tional Bank  there  after  1885.     [73;   220.] 

Phelps,  Edgar,  lumberman,  b.  in  Canada,  Feb.  28,  1833;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1865,  and  settled  at  Elk  River  in  1874,  where  he  became 


598  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

superintendent  of  the  Mississippi  and  Rum  River  Boom  Company. 
[31.] 

Phelps,  Edmund  Joseph,  financier,  b.  near  Brecksville,  Ohio,  Jan. 
17,  1845;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1878,  settling  at  Minneapolis;  organ- 
ized, with  others,  the  Minnesota  Loan  and  Trust  Company  in  1883,  of 
which  he  was  secretary  and  treasurer;  president  of  the  Belt  Line 
Elevator  Co.     [20*;  24;  84*;  85A*;  220*.] 

Phelps,  Hervey  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Dodge  county,  Wis.,  Oct.  10,  1854; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1881;  came  to  Minnesota  the  same  year, 
and  two  years  later  settled  in  Ada;  was  county  attorney,  1885-90.    [35.] 

Phelps,  S.  S.,  b.  in  New  York,  April  5,  1840;  d.  in  Waseca,  Minn., 
March  11,  1884.  He  settled  on  a  farm  in  Waseca  county  in  1865;  after- 
ward owned  a  sawmill.     [29*;  75*.] 

Phelps,  Thomas  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  Steuben  county,  N.  Y.,  April  28, 
1829;  settled  in  Olmsted  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  resided  at  Chester; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1877.     [30.] 

Phelps,  William  Boyd,  lawyer,  b.  in  Evans ville,  Wis.,  April  1,  1846; 
served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1872;  settled  in  Duluth  in  1886.     [31A.] 

Phelps,  William  Franklin,  educator,  b.  in  Auburn,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  15, 
1822;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Aug.  15,  1907.  He  was  graduated  at  Albany  State 
Normal  School,  1846;  taught  in  New  Jersey  until  1864;  then  came 
to  Minnesota,  to  accept  the  presidency  of  the  first  state  normal  school, 
at  Winona,  which  position  he  filled  twelve  years;  was  superintendent 
of  the  city  schools,  Winona,  in  1879-81  and  1883-5;  removed  to  St.  Paul 
in  1886,  and  was  secretary  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  1886-7.  [1; 
17;   24;  76;   100;   176   (April,  1886);  220;   237   (48).] 

Phelps,  William  Wallace,  congressman,  b.  in  Pontiac,  Mich.,  June 
1,  1826;  d.  at  Spring  Lake,  Mich.,  Aug.  3,  1873.  He  was  graduated  at 
the  University  of  Michigan,  1846;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1848; 
settled  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  in  1854,  and  opened  a  land  office;  was  a 
representative  in  Congress,  1858-9.  [10;  28,  X;  55;  56;  220;  238  (Aug. 
7,  1873).] 

Philbrick,  Fremont  W.,  merchant,  b.  in  Fond  du  Lac,  Wis.,  May  5, 
1854;  came  to  Rushford,  Minn.,  when  two  years  old;  resided  in  Red- 
wood Falls  after  1879;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  was  mayor 
several  terms.     [24;  92*;   237   (52*).] 

Phillips,  Alonzo,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1845;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854; 
settled  in  Minneapolis,  and  engaged  in  the  livery  business;  was  a 
state  senator,  1891-3.    [30.] 

Phillips,  Frederick  Boyd,  lawyer,  b.  in  South  Sodus,  N,  Y.,  Dec.  21, 
1876;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1891;  served  in  the  Fourteenth  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  the  Spanish-American  war,  1898;  was  graduated  at  the  St. 
Paul  College  of  Law,  1902,  and  has  since  practiced  in  St.  Paul,  re- 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  599 

siding  at  White  Bear;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1907. 
[24;  30*.] 

Phillips,  George  H.,  journalist,  b.  in  Alexandria,  Va.,  Sept.  16,  1816; 
d.  in  Washington,  D.  C,  March  21,  1886.  He  settled  in  Shakopee, 
Minn.,  in  1854;  with  his  brother  edited  and  published  the  Valley  Her- 
ald, 18574860;  was  sheriff  two  years.     [237   (49).] 

Phillips,  George  M.,  b.  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  April  10, 
1844;  served  in  New  York  regiments  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1871,  and  engaged  in  livery  business  in  Mankato;  was  chief 
of  the  fire  department  sixteen  years.     [83.] 

Phillips,  Hermon  Wendell,  lawyer,  b.  at  Clay,  Iowa,  June  12,  1860; 
was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Iowa,  1882,  and  settled  in 
St.  Paul  the  same  year;  was  assistant  city  attorney,  1885-98.  [24; 
93A;  95*;  98*;  100;  137.] 

Phillips,  James  Henry,  physician,  b.  in  St.  John,  N.  B.,  in  1854; 
came  to  the  United  States  when  five  years  old;  was  graduated  at  Rush 
Medical  College,  1878;  settled  in  Preston,  Minn.,  the  same  year;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1889.     [30;   52.] 

Phillips,  Jay  W.,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1854;  came  to  Minnesota  in  I860* 
resided  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1901.     [30.] 

Phillips,  John  B.,  physician,  b.  near  Kennett  Square,  Chester 
county,  Pa.,  March  23,  1821;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  27,  1877.  He  was 
graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  1855;  spent 
two  years  in  study  and  travel  in  Europe;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1857; 
afterward  owned  a  farm  at  Cottage  Grove;  was  state  commissioner 
of  statistics,  1876-7.     [29*;  30;  93;  139;  237  (1);  238  (April  28,  1877).] 

Phillips,  John  R.,  physician,  b.  in  Ontario,  where  he  was  graduated 
from  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1884;  settled  in  Northfield;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1909.     [30*.] 

Phillips,  Oliver  H.,  journalist,  b.  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  July  26,  1834; 
d.  in  Dodge  Center,  Minn.,  Oct.  5,  1905.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855, 
settling  in  Wasioja;  edited  and  published  several  newspapers,  owning 
the  Dodge  County  Record  after  1890,  and  residing  in  Dodge  Center. 
[35;  49;  50*;  237   (39*).] 

Phillips,  Robert  D.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Waterville,  N.  Y.,  Dec. 
19,  1838;  was  graduated  from  Whitestown  Seminary,  N.  Y.,  in  1860; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1891;  was  pastor  of  several  churches  in  this 
state,  and  later  resided  in  Ceylon,  Martin  county;  was  chaplain  of 
the  House  of  Representatives  in  the  legislature  of  1907.     [30*.] 

Phillips,  William  D.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Maryland,  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  that  state;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1848;  was  the  first  dis- 
trict attorney  of  Ramsey  county;  was  appointed  by  President  Pierce 


600  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

to  a  clerkship  in  a  government  department,  and  removed  to  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.     [69;  93.] 

Phinney,  John  Harding,  pioneer,  b.  in  Champlain,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  28, 
1821;  d.  in  Detr6it,  Minn.,  May  1,  1890.  He  settled  there  in  1871;  en- 
gaged in  mercantile  business,  and  was  sheriff  of  Becker  county,  1880- 
87.     [44.] 

Phinney,  M.  J.,  b.  in  Chester,  Ohio;  settled  in  Rock  county,  Minn., 
in  1874;  owned  a  farm  on  the  site,  of  Magnolia.  Later  he  conducted 
a  grain  elevator  there.     [71.] 

Pickett,  Eli  K.,  farmer,  b,  in  Alexander,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  27,  182$;  d.  in 
Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  Feb.  25,  1909.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1860,  set- 
tling on  a  farm  in  Bancroft;  served  in  the  Tenth  Minnesota  regiment 
in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  removed  to  Albert  Lea 
in  1901.     [237  (51*).] 

Pickit,  Daniel,  lawyer,  b.  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  22, 
1839;  was  graduated  at  Williams  College,  1863,  and  Albany  Law 
School,  1865;  settled  in  Henderson,  Minn.,  the  next  year;  was  editor 
and  proprietor  of  the  Sibley  County  Independent;  was  county  attor- 
ney several  terms,  and  also  county  superintendent  of  schools.     [32.] 

Pidgeon,  Carl  A.,  b.  in  Guilford  county,  N.  C,  July  11,  1861;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1884;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1887;  resided  in 
Buffalo,  and  was  attorney  of  Wright  county  four  years;  was  clerk  of 
the  supreme  court  of  Minnesota,  1903-1909,  then  residing  in  Minne- 
apolis.    [25;   30;   237  (36*).] 

Pier,  Lewis  A.,  clergyman,  b.  in  Vermont,  Oct  .7,  1855;  came  with 
his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1863;  was  graduated  at  Butler  University, 
Indianapolis,  in  1882;  was  pastor  of  the  Christian  church  in  Litchfield 
after  1884;  the  same  year  established  the  Saturday  Reviw,  of  which 
he  was  editor.    [65.] 

Pierce,  Anson,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Charlotte,  Vt,  May  6,  1828; 
settled  in  Lake  City,  Minn.,  in  1857;  was  treasurer  of  Wabasha  county, 
1873-7.     [74.] 

Pierce,  Gilbert  Ashville,  journalist,  b.  in  East  Otto,  N.  Y.;  d.  in 
Chicago,  111.,  Feb.  15,  1901.  He  studied  law  at  Chicago  University; 
served  in  the  Ninth  Indiana  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank 
of  colonel;  engaged  in  editorial  work  in  Chicago;  was  governor  of 
the  territory  of  Dakota,  1884-6,  and  was  U.  S.  senator  from  North 
Dakota,  1889-91;  was  owner  and  editor  of  the  Minneapolis  Tribune 
after  1891;  author  of  several  novels  and  other  books.  [10;  121;  176 
(March,  1892*).] 

Pierce,  James  Oscar,  lawyer,  b.  in  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  in  1836;  d.  at 
Mound,  Minn.,  April  12,  1907.  He  lived  in  the  state  of  New  York 
during  his  childhood;  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
Wisconsin  in  1862;  served  in  Wisconsin  regiments  in  the  civil  war, 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  601 

attaining  the  rank  of  major;  later  resided  in  Tennessee  until  1886, 
when  he  came  to  Minnesota,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  lecturer 
in  the  law  department  of  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1888-1907. 
During  his  residence  in  Tennessee  he  served  as  judge  of  the  circuit 
court  in  Memphis  eight  years,  1878-1886.     28,  XII;  121;  237   (48*).] 

Pierce,  Loren  E.,  b.  in  Warren  county,  Pa.,  in  1836;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1858,  and  to  Stevens  county  in  1876;  owned  a  large  farm, 
and  after  1877  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Morris;  was  vice- 
president  of  the  Stevens  County  Bank.     [73.] 

Pierce,  Nathaniel  Horace,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Dighton, 
Mass.,  Oct.  15,  1827;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  June  1,5,  1891.  He  was  grad- 
uated at  Marietta  College,  1849,  and  Lane  Theological  Seminary,  1850; 
was  missionary  among  the  Indians  several  years;  was  ordained  to  the 
ministry  in  1860;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  was  pastor  in  various  towns, 
including  Dover,  Marine  Mills,  Mazeppa,  and  Sauk  Rapids;  resided  in 
Minneapolis  after  1886.     [144.] 

Pierce,  R.  B.,  b.  in  Litchfield,  Conn.,  in  1831;  d.  near  Tacoma,  Wash., 
April  18,  1901.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1851;  resided  in  St.  Paul  two 
years,  and  had  charge  of  an  Indian  trading  post  at  Traverse  des  Sioux 
three  years;  later  lived  in  St.  Peter,  and  from  1876  to  1888  in  Mar- 
shall, where  he  had  charge  of  a  grain  elevator.     [237   (14).] 

Pierce,  Samuel  D.,  physician,  b.  in  Greene  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1810; 
d.  in  Balaton,  Minn.,  Dec.  29,  1898.  He  engaged  in  farming,  and  later 
in  the  practice  of  medicine  at  Balaton.     [180   (Jan.  11,  1899).] 

Pierce,  Squier  Littell,  lawyer,  b.  in  Butler  county,  Ohio,  March  6, 
1832;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  when  twenty  years  old;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1856,  and  settled  in  Wasioja;  was  county  attorney,  1860-72; 
practiced  law  in  St.  Paul,  1872-1900;  resided  in  Dodge  Center  after 
1904;  author  of  "Di,  a  Story,"  318  pages,  1891,  [28,  X;  49;  50*;  68; 
93;  98*.] 

Pierce,  Washington,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1831;  d.  in  Minneapolis, 
March  5,  1902.  He  served  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  settled  in  this  state  in  1866;  was  connected  with  the  municipal 
court  police  force  of  Minneapolis  after  1884.     [237   (19*).] 

Pierson,  Azartah  Theodore  Crane,  physician,  b.  in  Morris  Plains, 
N.  J„  Aug.  29,  1815;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Nov.  26,  1889.  He  was  graduated 
at  a  medical  college  in  New  York  city  in  1837;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
the  employ  of  the  Indian  department  in  1850,  and  was  with  the  Win- 
nebago, O  jib  way,  and  Sioux  tribes  successively;  later  was  chief  drafts- 
man in  the  office  of  the  surveyor  general  of  Minnesota;  author  of  a 
book,  "Traditions  of  Freemasonry,"  published  in  1866,  and  of  other 
masonic  writings.     [68;   94;  157*;   160;   162.] 

Pigler,  Charles,  b.  in  Hungary  in  1829;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1854,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1857;    settled    in    New  Auburn,   Sibley 


602  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

county,  where  he  owned  a  sawmill,  and  in  1871  erected  a  flouring  mill. 
[32.] 

Pike,  Charles  E.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Calais,  Maine,  April  15,  1816;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Dec.  27,  1899.  He  settled  there  in  1S88.  In  early  life  he  was 
prominent  in  politics,  and  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Republican 
party  in  Massachusetts.     [237   (Dec.  28,  1899).] 

Pike,  Charles  P.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1828; 
d.  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  March  13,  1904.  He  settled  there  in  1861;  en- 
gaged in  tailoring,  and  owned  a  clothing  store.     [237   (35).] 

Pike,  Joseph  Brown,  b.  in  Chicago,  111.,  1866;  was  graduated  at  the 
University  of  Minnesota,  1890;  instructor  there  in  Latin,  1892-4,  assist- 
ant professor,  1896-9,  and  professor  since  1899.     [127B.1 

Pike,  William  A.,  educator,  b.  in  Dorchester,  Mass.;  was  graduated 
at  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology,  1871;  was  professor  of 
engineering  in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1880-91.     [127  (2*);  127B.] 

Pike,  Zebulon  Montgomery,  soldier,  b.  in  Lamberton,  N.  J.,  Jan.  5, 
1779;  d.  in  Canada,  April  27,  1813.  He  entered  the  U.  S.  army  in  1799, 
and  became  a  captain  in  1806;  conducted  an  expedition  to  the  head- 
waters of  the  Mississippi  river,  1805-06;  discovered  Pike's  Peak  in 
the  Rocky  Mountains  the  next  year;  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of 
brigadier  general  in  1813,  and  was  killed  while  commanding  an  expedi- 
tion against  York  (now  Toronto),  Canada.  In  1810  he  published  an 
account  of  his  explorations  in  Minnesota  and  in  the  Southwest.  His 
journals  and  reports  of  these  expeditions  were  more  fully  published  in 
1895,  edited  and  annotated  by  Dr.  Elliott  Coues,  in  three  volumes. 
[1*;  3;  4*;  28,  VII,*  XII;  107;  114*.] 

Pilling,  Edward  S.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Sept. 
4,  1858;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  June  8,  1898.  He  was  educated  at  Drew 
Theological  Seminary;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  was  pastor  in  Minne- 
apolis, St.  Paul,  Duluth,  and  other  places.     [151*;  238  (June  9,  1898).] 

Pillsbury,  B.  F.,  b.  in  Merrimack  county,  N.  H.,  March  29,  1831; 
settled  in  Granite  Falls,  Minn.,  engaged  in  lumber  business,  and  man- 
aged a  grain  elevator.     [32.] 

Pillsbury,  Charles  Alfred,  flour  manufacturer,  b.  in  Warner,  N.  H., 
Oct.  3,  1842;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Sept.  17,  1899.  He  was  graduated  at 
Dartmouth  College,  1863;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1869,  settling  in  Min- 
neapolis, where  he  at  once  became  interested  in  flour  manufacturing, 
his  mills  being  the  largest  in  the  world.  He  also  established  an  im- 
mense system  of  wheat  elevators  throughout  the  Northwest.  He  was 
a- state  senator  from  1877  to  1887.  [7;  19*;  20*;  22*;  23*;  27*;  84*; 
85A*;  111*;  125;  168  (Jan.  12,  1883,  and  Sept.  20,  1899*);  221;  237 
(9*);  238   (Sept.  18,  1899*).] 

Pillsbury,  Charles  F.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Kingfield,  Maine,  Jan.  31,  1828; 
d.  in  New  Portland,  Maine,  April  27,  1888.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1854,  and  settled  in  Minneapolis  the  same  year.     [58;  221.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  603 

Pillsbury,  Fred  Carlton,  flour  manufacturer,  b.  in  Concord,  N.  H., 
Aug.  27,  1852;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  May  15,  1892.  He  came  to  Minne- 
sota, settling  in  Minneapolis,  in  1871,  where  he  became  connected  with 
the  largest  flour  milling  interests  of  the  world.  [3*;  20*;  22*;  23*; 
84*;   111*;   168   (Nov.  27,  1891*,  and  May  20,  1892*);   221.] 

Pillsbury,  George  Alfred,  flour  manufacturer,  b.  in  Sutton,  N.  H., 
Aug.  29,  1S16;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  July  17,  1898.  He  settled  in  Min- 
neapolis in  1878;  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Charles  A.  Pillsbury 
and  Co.,  and  also  president  of  the  Northwestern  National  Bank  of  Min- 
neapolis. He  made  liberal  donations  to  educational  institutions  in 
this  state,  notably  to  Pillsbury  Academy  in  Owatonna,  and  also  to 
other  charities.  [20*;  21*;  22*;  23*;  27*;  58;  84*;  85A*;  111*;  141; 
168  (April  14,  1884*,  and  July  22,  1898*);  176  (Jan.,  1885*);  221;  238 
(July  18,  1898).] 

Pillsbury,  John  Sargent,  governor,  b.  in  Sutton,  N.  H.,  July  29, 
1827;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Oct.  18,  1901.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855, 
settling  in  St.  Anthony,  now  the  east  part  of  Minneapolis;  engaged 
in  the  hardware  business  until  1875,  and  afterward  in  lumbering  and 
flour  milling;  was  a  state  senator,  1864-8,  and  1871-5;  and  governor, 
1876-82.  He  was  greatly  interested  in  upbuilding  the  state  univer- 
sity; one  of  its  chief  buildings  was  donated  by  him,  and  is  named  in 
his  honor;  and  he  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Regents  from  1863 
until  his  death,  being  president  of  the  board  after  1891.  [3*;  17;  18*; 
19*;  20*;  22*;  23*;  26*;  27*;  28,  IX*,  X,  XIII*;  30;  32;  41;  58;  68; 
84*;   109*;   111;   113;   127A*,  B;    221*;   237    (14*,  53*).] 

Pillsbury,  Mrs.  Mahala  Fisk,  b.  in  Springfield,  N.  H.,  May  7,  1832; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  June  23,  1910.  She  was  educated  at  Hopkinton 
Aca.demy  and  Sanbornton  Seminary;  was  employed  as  a  teacher  until 
1856,  when  she  married  John  S.  Pillsbury  and  came  to  Minneapolis. 
Mrs.  Pillsbury  was  prominent  in  church  and  benevolent  work.  She 
was  the  originator,  and  most  active  organizer,  of  the  Home  for  Chil- 
dren and  Aged  Women,  in  Minneapolis.     [23*;  84*;   174*;   237   (59*).] 

Pillsbury,  Mrs.  Margaret  S.,  b.  in  Bucksport,  Maine,  in  1817;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  March  16,  1901.  She  married  George  A.  Pillsbury  in  1841, 
and  came  with  him  to  Minneapolis  in  1878.  Her  husband  died  in  1898. 
Mrs.  Pillsbury  was  widely  known  for  her  philanthropies.     [237  (14*).] 

Pine,  Oran  Steadman,  physician,  b.  in  Underbill,  Vt.,  Oct.  13,  1845; 
served  in  New  York  regiments  in  the  civil  war;  was  graduated  at  Belle- 
vue  Hospital  Medical  College,  New  York,  1870;  practiced  in  Aber- 
deen, S.  D.,  1880-8,  and  since  in  St.  Paul.     [25;  26*.] 

Pineo,  William  Byther,  physician,  b.  in  Columbia,  Maine,  April  22, 
1858;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1882,  settling  at  Minneapolis;  was  grad- 
uated in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1885;  specialist  for 
diseases  of  the  eyes,  nose,  ears,  and  throat.     [22*;  24;  25;  26*;  84.] 


604  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Pinkerton,  A.  D.,  farmer,  b.  in  Ovid,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  8,  1825;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1853,  and  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  Mower  county; 
built  the  first  house  on  the  site  of  Austin;  afterward  resided  seven 
years  in  Blue  Earth  county;  settled  in  Victor,  Wright  county,  in  1863; 
served  in  the  Eleventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war.     [31.] 

Pinney,  Charles  N.,  b.  in  Potsdam,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  28,  1831;  d.  in  Ot- 
tawa, Minn.,  June  10,  1911.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854;  owned  a 
farm  in  Ottawa,  Le  Sueur  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture in  1878.     [30;   237   (67*).] 

Pinney,  John  S.,  journalist,  b.  in  1864;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1886, 
where  he  had  charge  of  the  American  Press  Association's  office.  He 
was  a  prominent  freemason.     [163*.] 

Pinney,  William  Jesmer,  b.  in  Windsor,  Wis.,  March  14,  1862;  came 
with  his  father  to  New  London,  Kandiyohi  county,  Minn.,  in  1866;  be- 
came part  owner  of  a  mill  in  New  London,  and  of  twenty  grain  ele- 
vators;  resided  in  Willmar  after  1896.     [63*.] 

Pinney,  William  W.,  b.  in  Crawford  county,  Pa.,  May  8,  1834;  set- 
tled in  New  London,  Minn.,  in  1866,  practiced  law,  and  engaged  in 
mercantile  business;  removed  to  Granite  Falls  in  1876,  and  purchased 
a  flouring  mill.     [29*;   32.] 

Piper,  George  Frank,  b.  in  Minneapolis,  April  11,  1856;  settled  in 
Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1870;  was  manager  of  the  Mankato  Linseed  Co.; 
removed  to  Minneapolis  in  1896,  where  he  built  a.n  oil  mill;  treasurer 
of  the  Midland  Linseed  Co.     [24;  85A*;  168   (Feb.  21,  1900*).] 

Piper,  Johnston,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1833;  came  to  Minnesota, 
settling  in  Le  Sueur  county;  served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt., 
1861-5;  resided  in  Waterville  where  he  owned  a  farm,  kept  a  hotel,  and 
after  1880  engaged  in  the  drug  business.     [32.] 

Pirec,  Francis,  R.  C.  missionary,  b.  in  Godic,  Carniola,  Austria,  Nov. 
20,  1785;  d.  in  Laibach,  Carniola,  Jan.  22,  1880.  He  was  ordained  a 
priest  in  1813;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1835;  was  a  missionary 
among  the  Ottawa  Indians  in  Michigan,  and  from  1852  to  1873  labored 
mainly  among  the  Ojibways  in  northern  Minnesota;  was  a  leader  in 
founding  the  Benedictine  community  of  St.  John's,  Collegeville,  and  in 
bringing  German  colonists  to  Stearns  county;  returned  to  Austria  in 
1873.     [146.] 

Pirz,  Bartholomew,  farmer,  b.  in  Prussia,  Aug.  24,  1819;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1854,  and  settled  in  Eden  Lake  township,  Stearns 
county,  Minn.,  in  1857;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1873  and 
1875-7.     [30;  31.] 

*  Pitcher/  Orin  Ormsly,  b.  in  Jamestown,  N.  Y.,  May  30,  1830;  d.  in 
Mankato,  Minn.,  March  20,  1902.  He  settled  in  Mankato  in  1857;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1859;  was  county  attorney  four  years,  and  a 
representative  in  the  legislature,  1868-9.     [32;   83*;    237    (19).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  605 

Place,  John  I.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Lena,  111.,  Feb.  10,  1851;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1875;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1886;  practiced  law  in 
Wheaton;   was  county  attorney,  1889-90.     [35.] 

Plaisance,  Philip,  b.  in  Quebec,  Canada,  Sept.  25,  1835;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1855;  purchased  a  farm  in  Wheatland,  Rice  county,  in 
1857;  served  in  the  Eleventh  Minnesota  Regt,  1864-5;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  three  terms.     [70.] 

Plath,  Herman,  b.  in  Germany,  Dec.  5,  1827;  settled  in  Brown 
county,  Minn.,  in  1857;  served  as  lieutenant  against  the  Indians,  1862- 
3;  resided  in  Iberia,  where  he  built  a  sawmill,  and  in  1872  a  flouring 
mill.     [32.] 

Platt,  David,  b.  in  Clinton  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1853;  d.  at  Cannon 
Falls,  Minn.,  Oct.  23,  1904.  He  served  as  first  lieutenant  in  the  10th 
Wisconsin  light  artillery  in  the  civil  war;  settled  at  Cannon  Falls  in 
1873,  and  was  proprietor  of  a  hotel.     [237  (35).] 

Platte,  William,  traveling  salesman,  b.  in  Hamburg,  Germany, 
March  29,  1850;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1871;  settled  in  St.  Paul 
in  1878;  was  president  of  the  Concordia  Singing  Society.     [100*.] 

Plough,  Alexander  B.,  b.  in  Jacksonville,  N.  Y.,  in  1850;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Oct.  27  ,1900.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1888,  and  engaged  in 
railroad  business;  was  vice  president  and  general  manager  of  the 
St.  Paul  and  Duluth  railroad,  1891-9.     [237   (11*).] 

Plowman,  George,  b.  at  St.  George,  Ont,  March  10,  1838;  d.  in  Min- 
neapolis, Feb.  20,  1902.  He  settled  in  Le  Sueur,  Minn.,  in  1856;  served 
in  the  Second  Minnesota  and  other  regiments  in  the  civil  war;  re- 
moved to  Minneapolis  in  1888;  became  an  instructor  in  the  engineering 
department  of  the  State  University  in  1890.     [32;  121;  237   (19).] 

Plowman,  Henry,  farmer,  b.  in  Canada  in  1837;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1856;  resided  at  Luce,  Otter  Tail  county;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1887,  1899,  and  1901.     [30.] 

•Plummer,  Henry  S.,  merchant,  b.  in  N.  H.,  in  1829;  d.  in  Anoka, 
Minn.,  Oct.  14,  1903.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852;  resided  at  St. 
Anthony  Falls  until  1874,  when  he  settled  in  Anoka;  was  a  member 
of  the  territorial  legislature  in  1854.     [31;  43;  59;  237  (28).] 

Plummer,  Le  Vinne  P.,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  April  19,  1842;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  Jan.  25,  1880.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota 
in  1853;  served  in  the  First  and  Sixth  Minnesota  regiments  in  the  civil 
war,  attaining  the  rank  of  lieutenant  colonel;  settled  in  Minneapolis 
in  1866;  was  register  of  deeds  of  Hennepin  county  three  terms;  and 
was  afterward  manager  of  the  Evening  Tribune.  [60*;  237  (1);  238 
(Jan.  26,  1880).] 

Plummer,  Wilson  A.,  b.  near  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  in  1846;  d.  in  Min- 
neapolis, Jan.  25,  1901.     He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1856;    served  in 


606  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL.  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Hatch's  battalion,  Minnesota  cavalry,  in  the  civil  war;  was  register 
of  deeds  in  Hennepin  county,  1892-6.     [237  (11*).] 

Plut,  Alois,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Austria,  June  21,  1847;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1864,  and  to  St.  Paul  the  same  year;  removed  to 
Scott  county  in  1866;  has  been  pastor  sino£  1876  in  several  towns  and 
cities  of  southern  Minnesota,  being  in  Shakopee  since  1900.     [25;  32.] 

Plymat,  William  Norton,  lawyer,  b.  in  Dover,  Pa.,  July  13,  1845; 
d.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  June  20,  1907.  He  settled  in  Blue  Earth  county, 
Minn.,  in  1863;  served  in  Brackett's  battalion  in  the  Indian  war,  1864-6; 
engaged  .in  farming  and  teaching  in  Mapleton,  and  in  1880  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar;  removed  to  Mankato  in  1892.  [24;  25;  32;  45*;  237 
(43*).] 

Plympton,  Joseph,  soldier,  b.  in  Sudbury,  Mass.,  Feb.  24,  1787;  d.  in 
Stapleton,  N.  Y.,  June  5,  1860.  He  served  through  the  war  of  1812; 
was  commissioned  captain  in  the  Fifth  Infantry,  1821;  was  stationed 
at  Fort  Snelling,  1821-6;  served  in  the  Mexican  war,  and  was  brevetted 
colonel  for  gallantry  at  Cerro  Gordo.  He  was  commandant  at  Fort 
Snelling,  1837-41.     [11;   12;   28,  I.] 

Poe,  William  E.,  farmer,  b.  at  Minerva,  Ky.,  in  1836;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1857;  served  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war; 
"resided  at  Stanton,  Goodhue  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1889.     [30.] 

Poehler,  Albert  A.,  merchant,  b.  Oct.  26,  1869;  attended  the  Shat- 
tuck  Military  School,  Faribault,  and  the  State  University;  resides  in 
Henderson;  a  state  senator  since  1907.    [30*.] 

Poehler,  Henry,  merchant  and  congressman,  b.  in  Germany,  Aug. 
22,  1833;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1848,  to  Minnesota  in  1853,  and 
the  next  year  settled  in  Henderson;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1858  and  1865;  a  state  senator,  1872-3  and  1876-7;  and  a  rep- 
resentative in  Congress,  1879-81;  removed  to  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  [10; 
18;  24;  25;  30;  32;  84*;  85A*;  237   (53*).] 

Poetz,  Peter,  farmer,  b.  in  1866  in  Scott  county,  Minn.,  where  he 
resides;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1897.     [30.] 

Poirier,  Camille,  b.  in  Canada,  March,  1838;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1864,  five  years  later  settled  in  Duluth,  and  engaged  in  the  boot  and 
shoe  trade.    [31.] 

.  PoLLEYS,  J.  W.,  b.  near  Halifax,  N.  S.,  March  11,  1826;  was  captain 
in  the  14th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  and  finally  attained  the 
rank  of  lieutenant  colonel;  settled  in  Wells,  Minn.,  in  1871,  where  he 
was  administrator  of  an  estate.     [39.] 

Pollock,  George  C,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Ireland;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1855;  was  graduated  at  Lafayette  College,  1861, 
and  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  1864;  came  to  Minnesota  in 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  607 

1882;  was  pastor  in  Mankato,  Fergus  Falls,  and  Litchfield;   was  chap- 
lain of  the  state  senate  in  1903.     [30.] 

Pollock,  John  David,  merchant,  b.  in  Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  in  1825; 
d.  while  traveling  in  Illinois,  Oct.  5,  1891.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in 
1851.     [94;  178  (Oct.  17,  1891).] 

Pomboy,  Jesse  H.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Hopkinton,  N.  Y.,  in  1821;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  July  31,  1900.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1845,  and  the  next  year 
settled  in  St.  Paul,  where  he  engaged  in  carpenter  work;  built  the 
first  frame  house  there,  and  also  the  first  schoolhouse;  had  charge  of 
the  construction  of  Fort  Ripley,  1849-51,  and  Fort  Ridgely,  1853-4;  had 
a  lumber  and  wood  yard  in  St.  Paul.     [93*;  94;  237  (11).] 

Pond,  Mrs.  Agnes  Carson,  missionary,  b.  in  Greenfield,  Ohio,  in  1825; 
married  the  missionary,  Robert  Hopkins,  and  came  with  him  to  Minne- 
sota in  1843;  after  Mr.  Hopkins'  death  married  in  1853  Rev.  Gideon 
H.  Pond;  resided  at  Bloomington,  Hennepin  county.     [237   (15*).] 

Pond,  Charles  Merrills,  judge,  b.  in  Walworth  county,  Wis.,  Feb. 
28,  1846;  was  graduated  at  Ripon  College,  Wis.,  1873,  and  Columbia 
Law  School,  New  York,  1875;  settled  at  Minneapolis  in  1875;  was  a 
judge  in  the  Fourth  judicial  district,  1890-7  and  1899-1905.  [24;  25; 
30;  84.] 

Pond,  Edward  Robert,  son  of  the  missionary,  Gideon  H.  Pond,  was 
born  in  an  Indian  village  at  Lake  Harriet,  March  17,  1840;  thoroughly 
learned  the  Sioux  language  when  a  child,  and  after  1863  was  a  teacher 
at  Crow  Creek  agency,  Dakota;  published  a  Dakota  dictionary;  set- 
tled on  a  farm  in  Bloomington,  Hennepin  county,  in  1871.     [60*;   222.] 

Pond,  Gideon  Hollister,  Presbyterian  missionary,  b.  in  New  Preston, 
Conn.,  June  30,  1810;  d.  in  Bloomington,  Minn.,  Jan.  20,  1878.  He  came 
with  his  brother,  Samuel,  to  Minnesota  in  1834,  to  engage  in  mission- 
ary work  among  the  Sioux,  first  at  Lake  Calhoun,  and  two  years  later 
at  Lac  qui  Parle.  In  1839  he  returned  to  his  work  near  Fort  Snell- 
ing;  was  afterward  government  farmer  there  to  instruct  the  Indians; 
was  ordained  by  the  Dakota  Presbytery  in  1848;  and  later,  when  the 
Indian  tribes  were  removed,  was  pastor,  1853-73,  of  a  white  church 
which  he  organized  at  Bloomington;  author  of  several  school  books, 
and  also  of  hymns,  in  the  Sioux  language.  [28,  III;  32;  58;  59;  60*; 
85*;   107;   131*;   154A*;   174*;   222;   237    (1).] 

Pond,  James  P.,  b.  in  Vermont  about  1822;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Jan.  11, 
1891.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1854;  was  a  hardware  merchant 
twenty  years,  and  later  engaged  in  real  estate  business.  [28,  VIII; 
238   (Jan.  12,  1891).] 

Pond,  Samuel  William,  Presbyterian  missionary,  b.  in  New  Preston, 
Conn.,  April  10,  1808;  d.  in  Shakopee,  Minn.,  Dec.  12,  1891.  He  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1834  as  a  missionary  to  the  Sioux;  labored  with  them 
twenty  years;  and  later  was  pastor  of  a  Presbyterian  church  at  Sha- 


608  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

kopee  thirteen  years;  author  of  "The  Dakotas  or  Sioux  in  Minnesota 
as  they  were  in  1834"  (Minn.  Historical  Society  Collections,  vol.  XII, 
1908,  pp.  319-501),  and  of  poems,  "Legends  of  the  Dakotas  and  Other 
Selections"  (152  pages,  1911).  A  biographic  volume  by  his  son,  Sam- 
ual  W.  Pond,  Jr.,  of  Minneapolis,  entitled  "Two  Volunteer  Missionaries 
among  the  Dakotas,  or  the  Story  of  the  Labors  of  Samuel  W.  and 
Gideon  H.  Pond,"  278  pages,  with  portraits,  was  published  in  1893. 
[4;  28,  XII*;  85;  103*;  131*;  153;  154A*;  178  (Dec.  19,  1891);  222;  237 
(15*);  238  (Dec.  14,  1891*).] 

Ponthan,  Swan  A.,  b.  in  Stockholm,  Sweden,  in  1859;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1883,  and  soon  afterward  settled  in  St.  Paul;  was 
city  comptroller  after  1890.     [98*;   169.] 

Poole,  Charles  Augustus,  b.  in  Cape  Vincent,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  12,  1849; 
was  graduated  at  Hobart  College,  and  afterward  at  Seabury  Divinity 
School,  Faribault,  in  1876.  Having  been  ordained  priest,  he  was  rector 
of  three  parishes  in  New  York,  but  in  1883  returned  to  Minnesota,  and 
was  rector  in  Duluth  five  years;  after  1888  was  professor  of  systematic 
theology  in  Seabury  Divinity  School.     [23.] 

Poorbaugh,  John  Milton,  b.  in  Elkhart,  Ind.,  March  17,  1852;  set- 
tled in  Pipestone  county,  Minn.,  in  1880;  engaged  in  railroad  contract- 
ing, and  owned  the  Jasper  stone  quarries.     [34.] 

Poorbaugh,  Philip  F.,  b.  in  Indiana  in  1856;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1881,  and  settled  on  the  site  of  Jasper  in  1888;  built  a  hotel  and  livery 
stable,  and  several  business  blocks,  and  was  manager  of  the  Jasper 
Improvement  Company.     [34.] 

Pope,  Edmund  M.,  merchant,  b.  in  Penfield,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  21,  1837;  d. 
at  Grand  Marais,  Minn.,  June  5,  1906.  He  served  in  the  Northern  army, 
1861-5,  attaining  the  rank  of  brigadier  general;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1873,  and  settled  in  Mankato;  was  a  state  senator  in  1887  and  1891; 
was  state  public  examiner,  1899-1902.    [30;    121.] 

Pope,  Edward  Ritchie,  clergyman,  b.  in  New  Bedford,  Mass.,  June 
25,  1855;  studied  in  Harvard  College,  1872-5;  was  graduated  at  the  Bap- 
tist Theological  Seminary,  Morgan  Park,  111.,  1885;  was  pastor  in  Roch- 
ester, Minn.,  1887-93;  has  since  been  superintendent  of  Baptist  mis- 
sions for  this  state,  residing  in  Minneapolis.     [85A.] 

Pope,  Jacob  Collamer,  lawyer,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1850;  settled  in 
Minnesota  in  I860;  was  attorney  for  Lac  qui  Parle  county  two  years, 
and  for  Kanabec  county  fourteen  years;  resides  at  Mora;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature,  1899-1901.     [30;   32.] 

Pope,  John,  soldier,  b.  in  Louisville,  Ky.,  March  16,  1822;  d.  in  San- 
dusky, Ohio,  Sept.  23,  1892.  He  was  graduated  at  the  U.  S.  military 
academy,  1842;  conducted  in  1849  an  exploring  expedition  in  Minne- 
sota, which  established  the  practicability  of  the  navigation  of  the  Red 
river  of  the  North.    During  the  civil  war,  Gen.  Pope  was  assigned  to 


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609 


the  Department  of  the  Northwest,  and  under  his  command  the  Sioux 
outbreak  in  southwestern  Minnesota  was  suppressed  by  the  volunteer 
state  troops.  Pope  county  was  named  in  his  honor.  [1*;  7*;  11;  14.] 
Pope,  William  Cox,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
April  21,  1841;  was  graduated  at  Racine  College,  1862,  and  Nashotah 
Theological  Seminary,  1865;  organized  the  Church  of  the  Good  Shep- 
herd, St.  Paul,  Minn.,  1868,  and  has  since  been  its  rector;  author  of 
"Life  of  Rev.  James  de  Koven"  (102  pages,  1899),  "William  Sitgreaves 
Cox"  (185  pages,  1906),  and  "The  Church  in  Saint  Paul"  (a  history  of 
its  Episcopal  churches,  293  pages,  1911).     [25;  241.] 

Poppitz,  Bruno,  banker,  b.  in  Wisconsin,  Feb.  10,  1857;  came  to  Min- 
nesota with  his  parents;  was  president  of  the  Heron  Lake  Bank  after 
1893.     [39.] 

Popplestone,  A.  M.,  miller,  b.  about  1842;  d.  in  New  Bedford,  Mass., 
Nov.  8,  1897.  He  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1879;  was  manager  of  the. 
Crown  Roller  mill,  1882-5;  then  removed  to  Tennessee.  [168  (Nov. 
26,  1897*).] 

Porteous,  William  Northcourt,  physician,  b.  in  Ontario,  Canada, 
June  20,  1857;  was  graduated  at  McGill  University,  in  Montreal,  and 
studied  medicine  in  Scotland  and  England;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1893, 
settling  in  Minneapolis.     [22*;  85A.] 

Porter,  Arthur  Wesley,  musician,  b.  in  Chelsea,  Mass.,  Nov.  14, 
1851.  He  early  showed  unusual  musical  ability,  and  his  voice  received 
fine  training.  In  1882  he  settled  in  Minneapolis,  where  he  had  a  high 
reputation  as  a  vocalist  and  teacher  of  music.     [22*.] 

Porter,  Edward  D.,  educator,  b.  in  Tinmouth,  Vt,  Aug.  12,  1829;  d. 
in  Columbia,  Mo,,  Jan.  5,  1895.  He  was  graduated  at  the  University 
of  Pennsylvania,  1851;  engaged  in  teaching;  was  professor  in  the 
Agricultural  College  of  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1880-7;  after- 
ward was  dean  in  the  Agricultural  College  of  the  University  of  Mis- 
souri.    [127B;  166  (1897*).] 

Porter,  Elijah,  b.  in  Westfield,  Mass.,  July  6,  1811;  came  to  Lake 
City,  Minn,  in  1859,  where  he  published  the  Tribune;  afterward  was 
postmaster  there.  He  died  in  Cambridge,  Mass.,  Dec.  20,  1891.  |74;  124.] 
Porter,  James,  contractor,  b.  in  Pictou,  Nova  Scotia,  April  13,  1822; 
d.  in  Duluth,  Minn.,  Jan.  29,  1906.  He  settled  there  in  1893.  [237 
(39*).] 

Porter,  Jerome  E.,  b.  in  Macedon,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  28,  1842;  was  grad- 
uated at  Genesee  College,  1863;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1866;  set- 
tled in  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1870;  was  judge  of  probate,  1872-80,  and 
municipal  judge,  1882-94.     [83*.] 

Porter,  Lemuel  C,  b.  in  Scipio,  N.  Y.,  April  14,  1823;    settled  in 
Winona,  Minn.,  in  1856;  owned  a  sawmill  and  a  steam  flouring  mill, 
and  was  president  of  the  First  National  Bank.     [76;    168    (Holiday 
number,  1887*,  and  April  17,  1891*).] 
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610  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Porter,  Miner,  b.  in  Tompkins  county,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  22,  1820;  cL  in 
Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  Feb.  4,  1903.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1857;  owned  a  farm  and  kept  a  hotel  near  Minneopa  Falls;  settled  in 
Mankato  in  1872.     [83*;  237  (28).] 

Porter,  O.  S.,  b.  in  New  York  in  1830;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1863, 
settling  in  Rochester;  engaged  in  hotel  business;  was  a  state  senator 
in  1873.    [30.] 

Porter,  Solomon,  b.  in  Sweden,  Dec.  31,  1844;  d.  in  Willmar,  Minn., 
Sept.  17,  1901.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854,  and  to  Minne- 
sota the  same  year;  served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Kandiyohi  county  in  1871;  was  county  treas- 
urer, 1883-97,  and  afterward  dealt  in  real  estate;  resided  in  Willmar 
after  1883.     [63*;  237  (14).] 

Porter,  Thomas  C,  farmer,  b.  in  Montgomery  county,  Pa.,  April  22, 
1826;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1847,  engaged  in  transportation  business 
chiefly  until  1853,  when  he  settled  on  a  claim  in  Sherburne  county; 
removed  in  1855  to  Clearwater,  Wright  county;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature,  1881-5.     [31.] 

Portmann,  William  Claudius,  physician,  b.  in  Switzerland,  June  7, 
1858;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1869;  was  edu- 
cated at  Western  Reserve  College,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  settled  in  Jack- 
son, Minn.,  in  1886.     [39;  62.] 

Post,  Garrison  David,  b.  in  Orange  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  12,  1826;  d. 
in  Lake  City,  Minn.,  Feb.  23,  1908.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  set- 
tling in  Goodhue  county;  resided  in  Lak&  City  after  1867,  where  he 
engaged  in  grain  business;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1889  and  1895.     [30;  237   (48).] 

Postlewaite,  Albert  Gayton,  b.  in  Mifflin  county,  Pa.,  Jan.  28,  1845; 
engaged  in  railroad  business;  settled  in  St.  Paul;  after  1884  was  land 
commissioner  of  the  Northern  Pacific  railway.     [93*;  98*.] 

Potter,  Calvin,  b.  in  Beaver  county,  Pa.,  in  1825;  d.  in  Windom, 
Minn.,  March  22f  1902.  He  had  a  trading  post  with  the  Indians  in  ter- 
ritorial days  near  Sauk  Center.  Afterward  he  lived  in  Goodhue  coun- 
ty; laid  out  the  city  of  Red  Wing  in  1848;  raised  a  company  to  serve 
in  the  Indian  war,  1862.     [29*;  237  (19).] 

Potter,  D.  E.,  merchant,  b.  in  Washington  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1836; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  served  in  the  Fourth  Illinois  cavalry  and 
other  regiments  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1866,  and  settled  in  Waterville  in  1877.     [32.] 

Potter,  Edwin  Graham,  merchant,  b.  in  Adams,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  26,  1852; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1881,  settling  in  Minneapolis,  where  he  engaged 
in  the  wholesale  provision  business,  and  in  real  estate  and  investments 
since  1900;  was  a  state  senator,  1895-1901.     {22*;  24;  25;   30;  90*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  611 

Pottee,  Mrs.  Frances  Boardman  Squire,  author  and  educator,  b.  in 
Elmira,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  12,  1867;  was  graduated  at  Elmira  College,  1887; 
was  married  to  W.  Scott  Potter  in  1891;  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1900, 
and  taught  in  the  East  High  School  there;  was  successively  instructor, 
assistant  professor,  and  professor  of  English  literature  in  the  Uni- 
versity of  Minnesota,  1900-09,  resigning  to  become  secretary  of  the 
national  woman  suffrage  association;  author  of  a  novel,  The  Balling- 
tons   (1905),  and  many  magazine  articles  and  stories.     [17;   127B.] 

Potter,  Mark  L„  b.  in  Bangor,  Maine,  Jan.  1,  1821;  followed  a  sea- 
faring life,  and  was  captain  of  a  ship  in  the  Chinese  trade;  settled  in 
St  Paul  in  1871;  invested  largely  in  St.  Paul  property,  and  owned  the 
Merchants'  hotel.     [68.] 

Potter,  Maxson  L.,  b.  in  Allegany  county,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  18,  1832;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1857,  and  two  years  later  settled  on  a  farm  in  New- 
burg,  Fillmore  county;  served  in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the 
civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  later  owned  a  blacksmith 
shop  in  Mabel.     [52.] 

Potter,  W.  A.,  b.  in  Lake  county,  Ohio,  Nov.  2,  1834;  settled  in 
Spring  Valley,  Minn.,  in  1857,  where  later  he  owned  the  North  Star 
Iron  Works.     [52.] 

Potter,  W.  E.,  b.  in  Connecticut,  March  4,  1822;  settled  in  La  Cres- 
cent, Minn.,  in  1862;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1870 
and  1876.     [61.] 

Potter,  William  A.,  farmer,  b.  in  Jefferson  county,  N.  Y.,  June  28, 
1839 ;  served  in  the  82d  Ohio  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank 
of  first  lieutenant;  settled  in  Amboy,  Cottonwood  county,  Minn.,  in 
1878;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1901.     [30;   34.] 

Pottgieser,  Nicholas,  b.  in  Germany  in  1827;  d.  in  St.  Paul  in  1880. 
He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1846,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1853;  engaged 
in  hotel  business.     [94.] 

Pottgieser,  Nicholas,  Jr.,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  26,  1854,  and  has  spent 
his  life  in  that  city;  engaged  in  hotel,  restaurant,  and  saloon  busi- 
ness; was  a  state  senator  in  1895-7.  [27*;  30;  94;  100*;  238  (Nov. 
30,  1894*,  and  Nov.  9,  1899).] 

Potts,  Mrs.  Abrie  Ann  Steele,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1821;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Feb.  1,  1901.  She  was  sister  of  the  pioneer  Franklin  Steele;  was 
married -to  Dr.  Thomas  R.  Potts  at  Fort  Snelling  in  1849.  Her  hus- 
band died  in  1874,  and  during  the  later  years  of  Gen.  H.  H.  Sibley,  her 
brother-in-law,  she  presided  over  his  household.     [184;  237   (14).] 

Potts,  Thomas  R.,' physician,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Feb.  10,  1810; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Oct.  6,  1874.  He  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania,  1831;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1849;  was 
elected  city  physician  in  1866,  and  health  officer  of  St.  Paul  in  1873. 
[28,  IV;  29;  93;  94;  139;  237  (1);  238  (Oct.  7,  1874).] 


612  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Pound,  J,  S.,  b.  in  Evans,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  15,  1836;  served  in  the  Fifth 
Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1868,  settling 
in  Granite  Falls;  was  county  superintendent  of  schools,  1873-81.     [32.] 

Pound,  Joseph  Holland,  pioneer,  b.  in  Kent  county,  England,  March 
31,  1829;  d.  May  27,  1889.  He  followed  a  seafaring  life  eight  years; 
settled  on  a  farm  in  Richfield,  Hennepin  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1870.     [60*.] 

Powell,  Charles  Francis,  U.  S.  brigadier  general,  b.  in  Jacksonville, 
111.,  Aug.  14,  1843;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  July  30,  1907.  He,  served  in  a  Wis- 
consin regiment  in  the  civil  war;  was  graduated  at  the  military  acad- 
emy, West  Point;  was  employed  in  government  engineering  work; 
resided  in  St.  Paul  after  1906.     [237  (48).] 

Powell,  James  Walker,  Ml  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Dearborn  county, 
Ind.,  Aug.  15,  1822;  d.  at  Spring  Island,  Minn.,  July  23,  1904.  He  en- 
tered the  ministry  in  1845;  settled  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1855;  preached 
in  many  towns  in  this  state;  in  1887  was  instrumental  iri  building  a 
church  in  Blue  Earth  City.     [51*;   237   (35).] 

Powell,  John  N.,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Clinton,  N.  Y., 
Oct.  22,  1818;  d.  in  Medford,  Minn.,  June  27,  1877.  He  was  graduated 
at  Hamilton  College,  and  at  Auburn  Theological  Seminary;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1875,  and  was  pastor  in  Medford.     [143.] 

P'owell,  William,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Wales,  May  11, 
1834;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1863;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1872;  was  pastor  in  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  after  1881;  settled  in 
Mankato  in  1886.     [171*.] 

Power,  Charles  M.,  b.  in  Waseca  county,  Minn.,  Nov.,  1859;  came 
to  St.  Paul  with  his  parents  in  1864;  was  secretary  and  treasurer  of 
the  St.  Paul  Foundry  Co.,  1882-95,  and  has  since  been  its  president. 
[24;  95*.] 

Power,  T.  L.,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Ireland,  March  17,  1830;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1849;  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  in  1856; 
settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1878,  where  he  was  pastor  of  the  church  of 
the  Holy  Rosary.     [58.] 

Powers,  C.  S.,  b.  in  Canada,  Sept.  9,  1826;  settled  in  Fountain,  Fill- 
more county,  Minn.,  in  1860;  was  a  lecturer  and  newspaper  writer; 
was  a  state  senator  in  1879.     [30;  52.] 

Powers,  Gorham,  judge,  b.  in  Pittsfleld,  Maine,  in  1840;  served  in 
Maine  regiments,  1862-5;  was  graduated  at  Albany  Law  School,  1866; 
settled  in  Minneapolis  the  same  year;  removed  in  1868  to  Granite 
Falls;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1879;  has  been  judge 
in  the  Twelfth  judicial  district  since  1890.     [30;  32.] 

Powers,  LeGrand,  statistician  and  author,  b.  in  Preston,  N.  Y,,  July 
21,  1847;  was  graduated  at  Iowa  State  University,  1872;  became  a 
Universalist  minister  and  held  several  pastorates,  the  last  two  being 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  613 

in  Minneapolis;  was  state  commissioner  of  labor  statistics,  1891-99; 
removed  to  Washington,  D.  C;  author  of  several  U.  S.  census  reports, 
and  other  papers  on  economic  subjects.     [17;  22*;  30;  98*.] 

Pratt,  Albert  Fxjixer,  lawyer,  b.  in  Anoka,  Minn.,  Sept.  25,  1872; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1893,  and  from  its  law 
department,  1895;  was  city  attorney  of  Anoka,  and  county  attorney 
since  1901.  In  the  Spanish  war,  1898,  he  served  as  first  lieutenant  in 
the  14th  Minnesota  Regt.     [43.] 

Pratt,  Albert  W.,  banker,  b.  in  Chagrin  Palls,  Ohio,  July  10,  1837; 
d.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  Feb.  21,  1910.  He  came  to  Red  Wing  in  1856; 
was  cashier,  and  later  president,  of  a  bank  until  1908.     [237  (62*).] 

Pratt,  Augustus  F.,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  at  De'ep  River, 
Conn.,  Oct.  2,  1816;  d.  in  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  June  5,  1900.  He 
was  graduated  at  Yale  College,  1840;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in 
1843;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  was  pastor  in  Dakota  county  ten 
years;  removed  to  a  farm  near  Mapleton,  Blue  Earth  county,  in  1867. 
[153.] 

Pratt,  Cornelia  Atwood,  author,  b.  in  Bryan,  Ohio;  was  graduated 
at  Vassar  College;  was  a  newspaper  writer,  connected  with  the  St. 
Paul  Globe;  author  of  several  books;  resided  in  St.  Paul.     [17.] 

Pratt,  David  O.,  b.  in  Anoka,  Minn.,  in  1868;  founded  the  Pratt 
greenhouses  there  in  1899.     [43.] 

Pratt,  Edward  E.,  farmer,  b.  in  Greenfield,  Mass.,  June  7,  1834; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  settled  in  Bethel,  Anoka  county; 
served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Light  Artillery  in  the  civil  war;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1887-8.     [31;   43.] 

Pratt,  Ezra  Cary,  b.  in  Wells,  Maine,  Aug.  16,  1830;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, Nov.  3,  1901.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  established  the 
Pratt  Express  company  in  1860.     [156;    237    (19*).] 

Pratt,  Frank  H.,  journalist  and  merchant,  b.  in  Maine  in  1835;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  March  25,  1884.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854,  and  en- 
gaged in  newspaper  publication;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota 
Regt.,  1862-5,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  afterward  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business  in  Sunrise,  Rush  City,  and  St.  Paul;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1874.     [41;   237   (1).] 

Pratt,  Henry  C,  soldier,  b.  in  1814  in  Massachusetts;  d.  in  Detroit, 
Mich.,  Feb.  14,  1884.  He  was  graduated  at  the  XJ.  S.  Military  Academy, 
1837;  was  commandant  at  Fort  Snelling,  1857-8;  attained  the  rank 
of  lieutenant  colonel  in  1865;  retired  from  the  army  in  1879.     [11;  12.] 

Pratt,  Henry  P.,  journalist,  b.  in  Farmington,  Maine,  May,  1812;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  May  8,  1855.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1854;  bought  an 
interest  in  the  Minnesotian,  and  became  one  of  its  editors.     [28,  X.] 

Pratt,  Horace  W.,  grain  dealer,  b.  in  Westfield,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  8,  1833; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Jan.  10,  1893.    He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1856, 


614  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

and  practiced  law  ten  years;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  in 
Mantorville;  removed  to  Qwatonna  in  1867,  and  to  Faribault  in  1877; 
was  mayor  of  Faribault  two  terms;  later  removed  to  Minneapolis,  and 
was  president  of  the  Empire  Elevator  company.  [19*;  20*;  70;  166A*; 
168   (Feb.  3,  1893*).] 

Pratt,  James  C,  merchant,  b.  in  Vermont,  April  23,  1833;  settled 
in  Faribault  county,  Minn.,  in  1860;  engaged  in  farming,  and  later  in 
mercantile  business  in  Blue  Earth  City.     [51.] 

Pratt,  John  C,  b.  in  Montgomery  county,  N.  Y.,  Jan,  4,  1830;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1864;  owned  a  farm;  after  1884  resided  in  Fairmont, 
and  was  probate  judge  of  Martin  county,  1887-98.     [39.] 

Pratt,  John  K.,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1837;  d.  in  Blue  Earth  City,  Minn., 
March,  1868.  He  settled  in  Faribault  county,  Minn.,  in  1858,  and  was 
clerk  of  court,  1865-8.     [51.] 

Pratt,  Lemuel  S.,  farmer,  b.  in  Hebron,  Maine,  April  16,  1818;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Isanti  coun- 
ty; removed  to  Monticello  in  1866.     [31,] 

Pratt,  Leonard,  b.  in  Foxcroft,  Maine,  Jan.  13,  1825;  settled  in 
Princeton,  Minn.,  in  1856,  and  engaged  in  exploring  and  surveying  pine 
lands.     [31.] 

Pratt,  Martin  V.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Clinton,  Maine,  Nov.  10,  1833;  d.  in 
St.  Louis  Park,  Minn.,  March  19,  1891.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1850; 
served  in  Brackett's  battalion  in  the  civil  war;  owned  a  farm  in  Rich- 
field, Hennepin  county.     [60*.] 

Pratt,  Robert,  b.  in  Rutland,  Vt,  Dec.  12,  1845;  d.  in  Minneapolis, 
Aug.  8,  1908.  He  served  in  the  Fifth  Vermont  Regt.  through  the  civil 
war,  enlisting  as  a  private  and  being  commissioned  captain  in  1865; 
came  to  Minnesota  the  next  year,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  engaged  in 
the  fuel  business  after  1877;  was  president  of  the  German-American 
Bank;  was  mayor  of  Minneapolis,  1894-8.     [22*;  25;  27*;  85 A*;   121.] 

Pratt,  Stephen,  pioneer,  b.  in  Penobscot  county,  Maine,  in  1828;  d. 
in  1887.  He  settled  at  St.  Anthony  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1849;  engaged  in 
lumbering  and  later  in  farming;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  cav- 
alry in  the  civil  war.    [41.] 

Pratt,  Willis  H.,  physician,  b.  in  Huron,  N.  Y.,  July  23,  1834;  served 
in  the  Fifth  Michigan  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1871,  settling  at  Stillwater;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1882;  was  surgeon  of  the  State  Prison  twelve  years.    [20;  24.] 

Pray,  A.  C,  lumberman,  b.  in  Androscoggin  county,  Maine,  in  1838; 
served  in  the  20th  Maine  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1876,  and  settled, in  Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1893.     [30.] 

Pray,  Otis  Arkwright,  manufacturer,  b.  in  Livermore,  Maine,  Feb. 
28,  1833;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  March  17,  1890.    He  came  to  Minneapolis 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  615 

in  1857;  built  the  first  flouring  mill  on  the  west  side  of  the  river,  and 
numerous  other  mills  later;  was  a  manufacturer  of  mill  machinery 
and  furnishings.  [18*;  84*;  90*;  168  (Sept.  14,  1883*,  and  March  21, 
1890*);  174*.] 

Prendergast,  Michael  R.,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1842;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Jan. 
28,  1912.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  five  years  old,  and  to 
St.  Paul  in  1855;  served  in  the  Tenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war; 
published  the  Courier  in  Le  Sueur,  and  later  the  Henderson  Democrat; 
after  1873  engaged  in  plumbing  and  stove  business  in  St.  Paul.  [94; 
237  (59).] 

Prendergast,  Thomas  A.,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1849;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn., 
March  29,  1906.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  when  a  child;  was  city  clerk, 
1879-95;  was  president  of  the  St.  Paul  Savings  Bank;  after  1904  was  a 
member  of  the  water  board.     [237   (39*).] 

Prescott,  George  Washington,  b.  in  Chesterville,  Maine,  Oct.  20, 
1826;  studied  law;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1850,  and  the  same  year 
settled  in  St.  Paul;  was  superintendent  of  public  instruction,  and  was 
clerk  of  the  supreme  court  of  the  territory,  1854-7;  later  was  clerk  of 
the  U.  S.  district  court;  served  as  lieutenant  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  became  a  Baptist  clergyman  in  1868;  removed 
to  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  in  1892.     [94;   157*.] 

Prescott,  Harry  L.,  b.  in  Stillwater,  N.  Y.,  in  1850 ;  settled  in  Brown's 
Valley,  Minn.,  in  1877,  and  opened  the  first  store.     [32.] 

Prescott,  Philander,  fur  trader,  b.  in  Phelpstown,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  17, 
1801;  was  killed  in  the  Sioux  outbreak,  Aug.  18,  1862.  He  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1820,  settling  near  Fort  Snelling,  where  he  engaged  in 
a  sutler's  business  and  in  trade  with  the  Indians.  His  *  'Autobiography 
and  Reminiscences"  are  published  in  the  Minn.  Historical  Society  Col- 
lections, vol.  VI,  1894,  pp.  475-491.     [28,  VI;  59;  85;  107;  154A.] 

Prescott,  Mrs.  Philander.     See  Keehei,  Mary.     [237   (1).] 

Presley,  Bartlett,  pioneer  merchant,  b.  in  Offerberg,  Germany,  in 
1821;  d.  in  St.  Paul  in  1883.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  eight 
years  old;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1849,  where  he  engaged  continuously 
in  mercantile  business.     [28,  IV*;   237  (1);  238   (July  3,  1884).] 

Pressey,  Edwin  S.,  Congregational  clergyman,  was  graduated  at 
Williams  College,  1885,  and  Union  Theological  Seminary,  1888;  after 
preaching  in  Illinois  he  came  to  St.  Paul  ,  where  he  was  pastor  of  the 
St.  Anthony  Park  church,  1896-1909;  removed  to  Orange,  Mass.  [237 
(55).] 

Pressley,  Harvey  M.,  clergyman,  b.  in  Randolph  county,  111.;  studied 
law;  served  in  the  army  six  months;  was  licensed  to  preach  in  1877; 
was  pastor  in  Litchfield,  Minn.,  1889-93,  and  afterward  in  Marshall. 
[178  (July  15,  1897*).] 

Preus,  Jacob  A.  O.,  b.  in  Columbia  county,  Wis.,  Aug.  28,  1883;  was 
graduated  at  Luther  College,  Decor  ah,  Iowa,  1903,  and  in  law  at  the 


616  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

University  of  Minnesota,  1906;   was  executive  clerk  of  the  governor, 
1909-11;   was  appointed  state  insurance  commissioner,  1911.     [30*.] 

Peibble,  James  T.,  teacher,  b.  in  Kennebec  county,  Maine,  April  19, 
1828;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  resided  in  Hennepin  county,  and  was 
its  first  superintendent  of  schools.     [43.] 

Price,  David  C,  dentist,  b.  in  Lyons,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  28,  1828;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Jan.  12,  1901.    He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1854.     [94;  237  (11).] 

Price,  Henry  H.,  printer,  b.  in  New  York  in  1820;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
May  1,  1904.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1867;  was  foreman  of  the 
Pioneer  printing  company  many  years.     [237   (35*).] 

Price,  James  D.,  b.  in  Newark,  Ohio,  Jan.  31,  1850;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  resided  in  Cambria; 
author  of  many  poems,  and  a  frequent  contributor  to  Welsh  news- 
papers and  magazines.     [171*.] 

Price,  Milo  B.,  educator,  b.  in  Newark,  Ohio,  Sept.  10,  1867;  was 
graduated  at  Denison  University,  1892,  and  received  the  Ph.  D.  degree 
at  the  University  of  Leipzic,  Germany,  1896;  engaged  in  teaching; 
principal  of  Pillsbury  Academy,  Owatonna,  Minn.,  since  1904.  [17; 
24;  25.] 

Price,  Robert  D.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Wales,  Aug.  21,  1827;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1850;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1854; 
settled  at  South  Bend,  Minn.,  in  1856;  had  charge  of  various  circuits; 
after  1894  resided  in  Mankato.     [46;  171*.] 

Pride,  C.  F.,  miller,  b.  in  Peoria  county,  111.,  in  1856;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Minnesota  in  1865;  settled  in  Blue  Earth  City  in  1885, 
wheye  he  was  one  of  the  proprietors  of  the  roller  mills.     [34.] 

Priebe,  John,  pioneer,  b.  in  Prussia;  d.  in  St.  Mary  township,  Wa- 
seca county,  Minn.,  Aug.  25,  1872.  He  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  in 
the  township,  1856.     [75.] 

Prince,  Frank  Moody,  banker,  b.  in  Amherst,  Mass.,  July  23,  1854; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1874,  settling  in  Stillwater;  was  cashier  of  the 
First  National  Bank  there,  1882-92;  removed  to  Minneapolis  in  1892, 
where  he  was  successively  treasurer  of  the  Minnesota  Loan  and  Trust 
Co.,  vice  president  of  the  First  National  Bank,  1894-1903,  and  its  pres- 
ident since  1904.     [22*;  24;  25;  85A*.] 

Prince,  John  Stoughtenbtjrg,  pioneer  and  banker,  b.  in  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  May  7,  1821;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Sept.  4,  1895.  He  came  to  St.  Paul 
in  1854  as  agent  of  the  Chouteau  Fur  Company;  afterward  engaged 
in  insurance,  real  estate  and  banking  business;  was  a  member  of  the 
constitutional  convention  of  Minnesota,  1857;  mayor  of  St.  Paul,  1860-2 
and  1865-6;  and  was  president  of  the  Savings  Bank  of  St.  Paul  for 
many  years.  [18;  19*;  20*;  28,  IV,  VIII;  29;  68;  93*;  94;  96;  98*; 
237   (9*);  238   (Sept.  5,  1895*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES,  617 

Pringle,  Henry  H.,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Batavia,  N.  Y.,  March 
10,  1832;  d.  in  Hastings,  Minn.,  Sept.  21,  1879.  He  was  graduated  at 
Hobart  College,  N.  Y.,  in  1853;  three  years  later  settled  in  Hastings. 
[48.] 

Probstfield,*  Randolph  M.,  farmer,  b.  near  Coblenz,  Germany,  Nov. 
9,  1832;  d.  in  Oakport,  Minn.,  Sept.  10,  1911.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1852;  settled  in  Oakport,  Clay  county,  in  1869;  was  a  state  senator, 
1891-3.     [30;   37;   38;   47*;   237   (67*).] 

Proctor,  Barron,  resided  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  a  few  years  when  a 
young  man;  removed  to  New  Orleans,  but  returned  to  Stillwater,  and 
engaged  in  flour  milling,  1873-80;  afterward  resided  in  St.  Paul.     [41.] 

Proctor,  John  Smith,  merchant,  b.  in  Cavendish,  Vt,  Feb.  26,  1826; 
d.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  March  6,  1897.  He  settled  in  Stillwater  in  1849; 
was  warden  of  the  state  prison,  1860-8;  was  surveyor  general  of  logs 
and  lumber  for  the  first  district  after  1881.  [18;  40;  41;  167  (March 
12,  1897);  237  (11).] 

Proper,  Erastus  Kidder,  farmer,  b.  in  Benton,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  18,  1825; 
settled  in  Milton,  Dodge  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  two  terms.     [49.] 

Provencalle,  Louis,  French  fur  trader,  came  to  this  country  before 
1800;  d.  at  Mendota,  Minn.,  in  1850.  He  established  a  large  trade  with 
the  Indians  on  the  Minnesota  river,  and  maintained  it  for  many  years. 
[28,  I.] 

Pryce,  James  Morgan,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Wales,  April 
15,  1826;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  when  twenty-one  years  old; 
came  to  the  United  States;  settled  at  South  Bend,  Minn.,  in  1867;  was 
pastor  in  Mankato,  Lake  City,  and  other  places.  He  died  at  North 
Bend,  Wis.,  March  12,  1891.     [171*.] 

Pryor,  John,  pioneer,  b.,  in  Canada,  May  23,  1842;  d.  in  Hawley, 
Minn.,  June  4,  1903.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  Dakota  county, 
Minn.,  in  1854;  served  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war; 
settled  in  Hawley  in  1875;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  and  milling. 
[237   (28).] 

Pryor,  Luman  Clinton,  journalist,  b.  in  Bay  View,  Wis.,  Jan.  8, 
1864;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1882,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  publisher 
of  "Farm  Implements"  since  1892.     [24;   85A.] 

Pryts,  Andrew,  miller,  b.  in  Sweden,  March  28,  1841;  came  with  his 
parents  to  the  United  States  in  1853;  settled  in  Spring  Valley,  Minn., 
in  1868,  where  he  built  the  Empire  Mill.     [52.] 

Pugh,  George  W.,  b.  in  England,  Sept.  17,  1818;  d.  in  Rochester, 
Minn.,  June  25,  1883.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  six  years 
old;  settled  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  in  1861;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1877.     [30;  238  (June  26,  1883).] 


618  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Pugh,  Thomas  M.,  b.  in  Cammes,  Wales,  Sept.  10,  1831;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1850,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  settled  on  a  farm  in 
South  Bend,  Blue  Earth  county;  was  provost  marshal  during  the  civil 
war;  was  receiver  of  the  U.  S,  land  office  in  Fargo,  N.  D.,  1874-83;  re- 
moved to  Duluth  in  1894,  and  engaged  in  grain  and  produce  commission 
business;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1899-1902,  and  has 
been  a  state  senator  since  1903.     [30*;  46;  171*;  237  (37*).] 

Puhler,  Frederick,  journalist,  b.  in  Germany,  March  8,  1855;  came 
with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  when  a  child;  was  graduated  at 
Cornell  University,  1875;  resided  in  Minnesota  after  1877;  established 
the  Norman  County  Alert  in  Ada  in  1880,  and  afterward  published  the 
Journal  in  the  same  town;  was  clerk  of  court,  1881-2.     [35.] 

Pumpelly,  Samuel  D.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Mason  county,  Ky.,  May  20, 
1841;  served  in  the  16th  Kentucky  Regt,  1861-5,  attaining  the  rank  of 
captain;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Kansas;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1876,  settling  on  a  homestead  in  Lincoln  county;  removed  to  Lake 
Benton  eight  years  later,  and  was  county  auditor,  1884-90.     [34.] 

Purcell,  Edward,  surgeon,  b.  in  Virginia;  d.  at  Fort  Snelling,  Jan. 
11,  1825.  He  became  surgeon  of  the  Fifth  Infantry  in  1818,  and  ac- 
companied that  regiment  to  Minnesota  in  1819.     [28,  III.] 

Purdie,  Thomas  W.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Lanarkshire,  Scotland, 
Sept.  3,  1835;  d.  in  Freeborn,  Minn.,  June  21,  1908.  He  came  to  the 
United  States  when  five  years  old,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1858;  owned 
a  farm  in  Freeborn;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1860 
and  in  1878;  joined  the  M.  E.  church  and  was  licensed  to  preach  in 
1877;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1886.     [30;  237  (51).] 

Purdy,  Milton  Dwight,  judge,  b.  in  Mogadore,  Ohio,  Nov.  2,  1866; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1891,  and  from  its  law 
department,  1892;  settled  in  Minneapolis;  was  U.  S.  attorney  for  Min- 
nesota, 1901-2;  assistant  attorney  general  of  the  United  States,  1903-8; 
and  U.  S.  district  judge  for  Minnesota,  1908-9.     [17;  22*;  127A*.] 

Purrington,  Edwin,  b.  in  Plymouth  county,  Mass.,  Sept.  9,  1832;  d. 
in  Le  Sueur  Center,  Minn.,  Dec.  28,  1910.  He  followed  a  seafaring  life 
several  years;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Lexington,  Minn.,  in  1857;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1880.     [32;  237  (67).] 

Purves,  Stuart  Baixantyne,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  Maryport, 
England,  July  3,  1862;  came  to  the  United  States,  settling  in  Minne- 
sota; was  graduated  at  Seabury  Divinity  School,  Faribault,  1889;  was 
rector  in  Redwood  Falls,  St.  Paul,  and  from  1894  to  1910  in  Minne- 
apolis; removed  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio.    [85A*.] 

Pusey,  Pennock,  b,  in  Chester  county,  Pa,,  Sept.  6,  1825;  d.  in  Wil- 
mington, Del.,  Feb.  16,  1903.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1854;  was  as- 
sistant secretary  of  state,  1862-72,  and  private  secretary  to  Governor 
Pillsbury,  1876-82.  He  later  lived  in  Wilmington,  Del.  [28,  X;  29;  30; 
68;  94;  237  (28).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  619 

Putnam,  Ernest  Bolles,  lumber  dealer,  b.  in  Eau  Claire,  Wis.,  Oct. 
18,  1860;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1889,  settling  at  St  Paul  as  secretary 
and  treasur-er  of  the  Brennan  Lumber  Co.;  dealer  in  timber  lands  in 
the  Southern  states  and  in  California  and  British  Columbia.  [24;  25; 
167   (Feb.  2,  1894*).] 

Putnam,  Frank  E.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Grafton,  Vt,  Jan.  9,  1S57;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1885,  settling  at  Wells;  removed  to  Blue  Earth  in  1889; 
was  attorney  of  Faribault  county,  1897-1903;  a  state  senator  since 
1903.     [24;   30*.] 

Putnam,  George  Whittemore,  merchant,  b.  in  Sutton,  Mass.,  Aug. 
11,  1827;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  and  settled  in  Anoka  the  next 
year;  was  register  of  deeds  four  years,  and  county  treasurer  four 
years;  after  1870  engaged  in  the  hardware  business;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1877-8  and  1881.     [30;  31;  43.] 

Putnam,  H.  A.,  farmer,  b.  at  Big  Lake,  Minn.,  in  1865;  attended  the 
State  Normal  School,  St.  Cloud,  and  taught  school  a  few  years;  re- 
sides in  Amor  township,  near  Battle  Lake;  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1909-11.     [30*.] 

Putnam,  Herbert,  librarian,  b.  in  New  York  city,  Sept.  20,  1861; 
was  graduated  at  Harvard  College,  1883;  studied  law,  and  was  admit- 
ted to  the  bar  in  Minneapolis  in  1885;  was  librarian  of  the  Athenaeum 
and  of  the  Minneapolis  public  library,  1884-91;  of  the  public  library, 
Boston,  Mass.,  1895-9;  and  of  the  Congressional  Library,  Washington, 
D.  C,  since  1899.     [3*;   17.] 

Putnam,  J.  M.,  banker,  b.  at  Mount  Sterling,  111.,  March  30,  1851; 
settled  in  Lakefield,  Minn.,  in  1901,  and  became  president  of  the  Jack- 
son County  State  Bank.     [62*.] 

Putnam,  James  L.,  journalist,  b.  in  Chautauqua  county,  N.  Y.,  in 
1850;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1866;  settled  in  Granite  Falls,  1873;  ten 
years  later  established  the  Granite  Falls  Tribune,  and  has  since  been 
its  editor.     [38.] 

Putnam,  Simon,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Sutton,  Mass.,  in 
1822;  d.  in  Afton,  Minn.,  Sept.  11,  1864.  He  was  ordained  to  the  min- 
istry in  1847;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1860;  was  pastor  at  Afton  and 
Lakeland;  served  as  a  private,  and  later  as  chaplain,  in  the  Third  Min- 
nesota Regt.  in  the  civil  war.     [143.] 

Putnam,  William  H.,  banker,  b.  in  Danvers,  Mass.,  Jan.  22,  1848; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1867,  settling  at  Red  Wing;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature,  1903-09.     [24;  25;  30*;  56.] 

Pye,  Charles  William,  lawyer,  b.  in  Yorkshire,  Eng.,  Sept.  10,  1846; 
came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  when  a  child,  and  to  Min- 
nesota in  1856;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1867;  engaged  in  teaching 
thirteen  years;  afterward  practiced  law  in  Northfield.     [70;  70A;  137.] 


620  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Pyle,  David,  pioneer  physician,  b.  in  Ohio  about  1825;  d.  in  Alabama 
about  1884.  He  settled  in  McLeod  county,  Minn,,  and  in  1868  was  a 
member  of  the  legislature;  in  1869  was  appointed  government  physi- 
cian at  White  Earth;  settled  the  next  year  on  a  claim  in  Audubon, 
Becker  county,  and  was  the  first  county  auditor.  In  1873  he  removed 
to  Alabama.     [44.] 

Pyle,  Joseph  Gilpin,  journalist,  b.  in  Calvert,  Md.,  May  24,  1853; 
was  graduated  at  Yale,  1877;  was  a  teacher  in  Shattuck  School,  Fari- 
bault, Minn.,  1877-81;  engaged  in  newspaper  work  in  St.  Paul,  1881-98, 
and  in  magazine  and  other  writing  since  1905;   resides  in  St.  Paul. 

Quackenbush,  Livingstone,  banker,  b.  in  Rensselaer  county,  N.  Y., 
Oct.  11,  1840;  settled  in  Le  Sueur,  Minn.,  in  1869;  engaged  in  hard- 
ware business,  and  in  1875  established  the  Le  Sueur  County  Bank,  of 
which  he  was  president.     [32.] 

Quaixey,  Ole  J.,  banker,  b.  in  Winneshiek  county,  Iowa,  May  31, 
1852;  came  to  Moor  head,  Minn.,  in  1877,  where  he  was  cashier  of  the 
First  National  Bank.     [35.] 

Quam,  Nels,  b.  in  Havana,  Minn.,  Feb.  16,  1859;  came  with  his  par- 
ents to  Kandiyohi  county  in  1878 ;  studied  at  Augsburg  Seminary,  Min- 
neapolis; engaged  in  farming  at  Lake  Andrew,  and  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1889;  removed  to  New  London  in  1895, 
where  he  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  dealt  in  real  estate,  and 
managed  a  hotel.     [30;  35;  63;  169.] 

Quammen,  Nels  A.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Bergen,  Norway, 
March  13,  1839;  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  when 
eight  years  old;  was  graduated  at  Concordia  College,  St.  Louis,  1866; 
was  ordained  to  the  ministry  the  same  year,  settled  in  Eureka,  Dakota 
county,  Minn.,  and  took  charge  of  the  Christian  Lutheran  church* 
[48;  169.] 

Quebeb,  Arvie,  journalist,  b.  in  Gotland,  Sweden,  Nov.  26,  1869;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1886;  engaged  in  newspaper  work;  assistant 
manager  of  the  Svenska  Amerikanska  Posten,  in  Minneapolis,  since 
1907.     [169A*.] 

Quehl,  Paul,  merchant,  b.  in  Canton,  Mo.,  Aug.  18,  1858;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Sept,  16,  1907.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1872;  was  connected  with 
the  Decker  Hardware  Co.  after  1878,  and  became  its  president  in  1905. 
[24;  100*.] 

Quevli,  Andres,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway,  Jan.  8,  1832;  d.  in  Win- 
dom,  Minn.,  June  7,  1911.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1870,  set- 
tling in  Minnesota;  resided  on  a  farm  in  Jackson  county  six  years, 
and  then  removed  to  Windom.     [34;   237  (67*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  621 

Quiggle,  Michael  S.,  b.  in  Trumbull  county,  Ohio,  in  1834;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1857,  and  settled  in  Owatonna  the  next  year,  where  he 
dealt  in  farm  machinery.     [72.] 

Quigley,  J.  P.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1836;  d.  in  Duluth, 
Minn.,  May  6,  1872.  He  joined  the  Minnesota  conference  in  1868; 
served  on  the  Two  Rivers  circuit,  and  later  was  pastor  at  Taylors 
Falls,  Minn.,  and  at  Superior,  Wis.     [150.] 

Quigley,  John,  physician  and  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  near  Warren,  Pa., 
March  21,  1810;  d.  in  Asheville,  N.  C,  Dec.  21,  1886.  He  commenced 
the  practice  of  medicine  in  1833;  soon  afterward  became  an  itinerant 
Methodist  preacher;  came  to  Minnesota,  was  pastor  in  Winona  and 
Minneapolis,  and  was  presiding  elder  several  years;  later  became  a 
temperance  lecturer.     [150;   237   (61).] 

Quimby,  Hosea  F.,  b.  in  Racine,  Wis.,  Feb.  6,  1844;  d.  at  Easton, 
Minn.,  Aug.  13,  1907.  He  came  to  Minnesota,  and  served  in  the  Sev- 
enth Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  resided  in  Easton,  Faribault 
county;  engaged  in  mercantile  and  grain  commission  business,  and 
in  banking  after  1894.     [24;  39;  237   (48).] 

Quinlan,  Patrick,  pioneer,  b.  near  Norwood,  Canada,  Feb.  15,  1836; 
d.  near  Richmond,  Minn.,  March  10,  1905.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1854,  and  was  the  first  settler  in  Burlington,  Becker  county,  1868. 
[44.] 

Quinn,  Hugh  M.,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Adams  county,  Wis., 
May  26,  1854;  came  to  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  when  nine  years  old; 
settled  at  Mapleton  in  1886.     [24;  45*.] 

Quinn,  James  Almakine,  physician,  b.  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  Dec. 
8,  1855;  lived  in  childhood  on  a  farm  near  St.  Paul;  was  graduated 
at  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  N.  Y.,  in  1880;  practiced 
medicine  in  St.  Paul.     [68;  93*;  98*;  100.] 

Quinn,  James  H.,  judge,  b.  in  Kilbourn  City,  Wis.,  June  23,  1857; 
came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1863;  resided  in  Wells,  and  re- 
moved to  Fairmont;  practiced  law  after  1885;  was  county  attorney  of 
Faribault  county,  1889-97;  judge  of  the  Seventeenth  judicial  district 
since  1897.     [24;  30;  39.] 

Quinn,  Peter,  b.  in  Dublin,  Ireland,  in  1787;  was  impressed  in  the 
British  navy  in  1805,  and  served  five  years;  escaped  to  Labrador,  and 
for  three  years  lived  with  the  Esquimaux;  came  to  Fort  Garry,  and  in 
1823  to  Fort  Snelling;  engaged  in  U.  S.  government  service  in  Minne- 
sota, was  an  Indian  trader  and  interpreter,  and  in  1843  was  appointed 
Indian  farmer;  was  killed  by  the  Sioux  at  Redwood  Ferry,  Aug.  18, 
1862,  while  acting  as  interpreter  for  Captain  Marsh.  [58;  59;  166A*; 
241.] 

Quinn,  Thomas  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Berlin,  Wis.,  Nov.  6,  1854;  came 
to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1865;   was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 


622  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

1877,  and  has  since  practiced  in  Faribault;  was  county  attorney  of 
Rice  county,  18S4-7  and  1891-3;  was  city  attorney,  1896-1901.  [24;  25; 
26*;  70;  137*.] 

Quinn,  William  Louis,  b.  near  Fort  Snelling,  Minn.,  Nov.  4,  1828; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  March  5,  1906.  He  was  the  son  of  Peter  Quinn, 
the  fur  trader,  and  a  half-breed  Indian  woman;  was  sutler's  clerk, 
scout,  and  Indian  interpreter;  after  1873  resided  in  St.  Paul.  ,  [537  (4*, 
22*,  39*);  238  (April  29,  1894*);  241.] 

Quirk,  James,  miller,  b.  in  Grant  county,  Wis.,  July  18,  1849;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1873,  and  from  its  law  de- 
partment, 1876;  settled  in  Waseca,  Minn.;  later  owned  flouring  mills 
at  Montgomery,  Montevideo,  and  Waterville;  removed  to  Minneapolis, 
where  he  was  treasurer  of  an  insurance  company,  and  also  engaged 
in  banking.     [168  (April  11,  1900*).] 

Quist,  P.  M.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Sailing,  Denmark,  Feb.  23,  1845;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1868;  settled  in  Willmar,  Minn.,  in  1876;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar;  was  attorney  of  Kandiyohi  county  six  years; 
removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1888;  was  Danish  consul  twelve  years.     [169.] 

Quist,  Peter  P.,  b.  in  Rinkaby,  Sweden,  Aug.  18,  1854;  came  to  the 
United  States  with  his  parents,  who  settled  in  Nicollet  county,  Minn., 
1865;  was  a  hardware  merchant  in  Winthrop,  1882-1900;  was  post- 
master, 1883-94;  has  been  state  weighmaster  since  1901,  residing  in 
Minneapolis.     [22*;   24;   26*;   30*.] 

Qvale,  Gauthe  Emil,  judge,  b.  in  Haugesund,  Norway,  in  1861;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1878;  settled  in  Minnesota,  1879;  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1888;  resides  in  Willmar;  has  been  judge  of  the  Twelfth 
judicial  district  since  1897.     [30.] 

Qvale,  Sigurdt  Berger,  b.  in  Norway,  Dec.  18,  1864;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1878,  and  settled  at  Willmar,  Minn.,  in  1882;  engaged 
in  mercantile  business,  and  dealt  in  lumber  after  1900;  was  mayor 
four  terms.     [24;  63*.] 

Rachie,  Elias,  lawyer,  b.  in  Yellow  medicine  county,  Minn.,  Nov.  4, 
1875;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1896,  and  from 
its  law  department,  1902;  resides  at  Madison;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1905-07.     [24;  30*.] 

Rackliff,  Joseph,  b.  in  Unity,  Maine,  Dec.  5,  1822;  d.  at  Maple  Lake, 
Wright  county,  Minn.,  Feb.  12,  1876.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855, 
and  settled  on  the  farm  where  he  died.  For  several  years  he  kept  a 
hotel  there.     [31.] 

Radcliff,  Abraham  M.,  architect,  b.  in  New  York  city  in  1827; 
opened  the  first  architect's  office  in  Minneapolis,  1857,  and  the  next 
year  settled  in  St.  Paul.     [68.] 

Radisson,  Pierre  Esprit,  b.  in  France,  about  1635;  d.  in  England; 
1710.     He  came  to  America  in  1651,  and  lived  with    his    parents    at 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  623 

Three  Rivers,  Canada;  made  two  expeditions  to  the  area  of  Minne- 
sota for  fur  trading,  with  his  brother-in-law,  Groseilliers,  in  1654-6  and 
1659-60;  by  his  writings  and  voyages,  in  1665-70,  contributed  to  the 
founding  of  the  Hudson  Bay  Co.      [28,  X;  107;  113;  114;  131;  146.] 

Rae,  Andrew,  b.  in  Scotland,  May  2,  1863;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1882;  settled  in  Jasper,  Minn.,  in  1889,  and  was  president  of 
the  Jasper  Stone  Quarry  Co.     [71  A.] 

Rae,  Robert,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Berwickshire,  Scotland,  in 
1855;  d.  in  Brainerd,  Minn.,  Jan.  19,  1891.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1884;  was  pastor  in  New  Auburn,  Minn.,  and  at  Glencoe  and 
Sleepy  Eye.     [141.] 

Raedeke,  Heinrich  F.  C,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Germany,  May 
2,  1848;  was  graduated  at  the  Theological  Seminary,  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
in  1871;  has  since  been  pastor  at  Carver,  Minn.     [148.] 

Raedeke,  Heinrich  J.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  at  Carver,  Minn., 
Jan.  7,  1875;  was  graduated  at  Concordia  College,  Milwaukee,  Wis., 
1895,  and  at  Concordia  Seminary,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  1898;  pastor  at  Chas- 
ka,  Minn.,  since  1898.     [148.] 

Rahilly,  Patrick  Henry,  farmer,  b.  in  Limerick,  Ireland,  March  8, 
1832;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1848,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1854,  set- 
tling six  years  later  on  a  grain  and  stock  farm  near  Lake  City;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1874  and  1878,  and  a  state  senator 
in  1879.     [18;   25;  29;   30;   74;   174*.] 

Railson,  Andrew,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1834;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1856,  and  settled  at  Lake  Andrew,  Kandiyohi  county;  was  county 
treasurer  five  years;  receiver  of  the  U.  S.  land  office  at  Redwood  Falls, 
1884-7;  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1871  and  1893;  and  a  state 
senator,  1872-3.     [30;  169.] 

Rajewski,  W.  A.,  b.  in  Posen,  Prussia,  Nov.  25,  1847;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1875,  settling  in  Minnesota;  owned  a  farm,  and  later 
resided  in  Blue  Earth  City,  and  engaged  in  wagonmaking.     [39.] 

Rajgelj,  Bartholomew,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Austria,  Dec.  21,  1848;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  Oct.  18,  1888.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1869; 
entered  the  Benedictine  order;  was  ordained  a  priest  in  1873;  resided 
in  Minnesota  after  1870;  was  pastor  in  St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis. 
[132  (Nov.,  1888).] 

Rakowski,  John  G.,  pioneer,  b.  at  Konigsberg,  Germany,  March  24, 
1824;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1855,  and  settled  in  St.  Louis  coun- 
ty, Minn.;  served  in  N.  Y.  and  Ohio  regiments  during  the  civil  war; 
returned  in  1865  to  his  pre-emption  claim  on  the  site  of  Duluth,  and 
later  engaged  in  the  grocery  business.     [28,  IX;   31;   31  A*.] 

Ralke,  Fred  W.,  b.  in  Germany,  Dec.  13,  1857;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1863;- settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1878;  was  a  member  of  the 
fire  department  after  1880,  and  was  promoted  to  a  captaincy  in  1892. 
[88*.] 


624  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Ramaley,  David,  printer,  b.  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  Aug.  9,  1828;  settled 
in  St.  Paul  in  1856;  opened  the  first  job  printing  office  there,  1862;  was 
founder,  with  H.  P.  Hall,, of  the  St.  Paul  Dispatch,  Feb.  29,  1868.  [94; 
241.] 

Ramaley,  Francis,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Nov.  16,  1870;  was  graduated  at 
the  University  of  Minnesota,  1895;  was  instructor  in  medical  botany 
there,  1894-7;  professor  of  biology  in  the  University  of  Colorado, 
Boulder,  Colo.,  since  1899.     [7A;   127   (10*).] 

Ramberg,  Henry,  banker,  b.  at  Blue  Mounds,  Wis.,  April  25,  1862; 
came  to  Vernon,  Dodge  county,  Minn.,  in  1888;  cashier  of  the  Bank 
of  Hayfield  since  1895.     [24;  50*.] 

Ramberg,  Johan  Fredrik,  merchant,  b.  in  Ferna,  Sweden,  June  30, 
1849;  came  to  the  United  States  when  twenty  years  old,  settling  at 
Rush  City,  Minn.;  owner  and  president  of  the  Rush  City  Roller  Mills 
since  1902.     [24;  169.] 

Ramberg,  Karl.  G.,  merchant,  b.  in  Ferna,  Sweden,  July  20,  1847; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1871,  settling  in  Rush  City,  Minn.;  en- 
gaged in  farming,  and  later  in  mercantile  business.     [169.] 

Ramer,  Abraham  M.,  merchant,  b.  in  Ripley  county,  Ind.,  July  30, 
1851;  came  with  his  parents  to  Winona  county,  Minn.,  when  four  years 
old;  owned  a  store  in  Lewiston,  1882-92;  removed  to  Winona,  and  en- 
gaged in  manufacture  of  confectionery  since  1894.     [24;   25;   76.] 

Ramsett,  Henry  J.,  b.  at  Bad  Axe,  Vernon  county,  Wis.,  May  16, 
1859;  settled  in  Willmar,  Minn.,  about  1880;  has  been  clerk  of  the  dis- 
trict court  since  1892.     [24;  25;  169.] 

Ramsey,  Alexander,  statesman,  b.  near  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  Sept.  8, 
1815;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  22,  1903.  He  was  educated  at  Lafayette 
college;  was  elected  to  Congress,  as  a  Whig,  in  1842  ,and  served  till 
1847;  was  appointed  first  territorial  governor  of  Minnesota  in  1849, 
and  held  the  office  till  1853;  made  important  treaties  with  the  Sioux 
in  1851,  by  which  their  lands  in  Minnesota  west  of  the  Mississippi 
river  were  ceded  to  the  U.  S.  government  and  thus  opened  to  settle- 
ment; was  mayor  of  St.  Paul  in  1855;  governor  of  the  state,  1860-63; 
U.  S.  senator,  1863-75;  secretary  of  war  in  the  cabinet  of  President 
Hayes,  1879-81;  president  of  the  Minnesota  Historical  Society,  1849-63, 
and  1891-1903;  author  of  numerous  papers  in  this  Society's  Collec- 
tions. [1;  3;  10;  17;  18*;  20*;  22*;  23*;  2Q*;  27*;  28,  IV*,  X*,  XIII*; 
29;  30  (1903*);  32;  41*;  68;  93*;  95*;  107*;  109*;  113;  166A*.] 

Ramsey,  Mrs.  Anna  Earl  Jenks,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1827;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Nov.  29,  1884.  She  married  Alexander  Ramsey,  then  a  fellow- 
member  of  Congress  with  her  father,  in  1845;  and  four  years  later  ac- 
companied him  to  Minnesota  territory,  of  which  he  was  the  newly  ap- 
pointed governor.  Her  home  thereafter  was  in  St.  Paul.  [94;  107*; 
237  (1*,  12*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  625 

Ramsey,  Justus  C,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1823;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Jan. 
24,  1881.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1849,  his  brother  having  been  ap- 
pointed governor  of  the  territory;  engaged  in  the  grocery  business 
and  real  estate  transactions;  was  a  representative  in  the  territorial 
legislature  three  terms,  1850,  1853,  and  1857.  [94;  158;  237  (1);  238 
(Jan.  25,  1881).] 

Ramsey,  William  Wallace,  pioneer,  b.  in  Ohio,  June  13,  1831;  set- 
tled on  a  claim  in  1871  in  Diamond  Lake  township,  Lincoln  county, 
Minn.,  being  the  first  settler  in  the  town;  was  sheriff  of  the  county 
three  terms;  afterward  resided  at  Lake  Benton.     [34.] 

Ramsland,  Ole  T.,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway,  Oct.  16,  1853;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1871,  settling  in  Minnesota;  engaged  in  mercan- 
tile business  at  Sacred  Heart  after  1880;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1905.     [30*.] 

Ramstad,  L.  L.,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway  in  1847;  d.  in  Ada,  Minn., 
July  14,  1883.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  seventeen  years 
old;  settled  in  Ada  in  1877,  and  opened  the  first  store  in  the  town. 
[35.] 

Ramstad,  Labs  Olson,  pioneer,  b.  in  Toten,  Norway,  Aug.  13,  1849; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1869,  and  to  Minnesota  the  same  year; 
was  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  Hamden,  Becker  county,  1870.    [44*.] 

Ramstad,  Peter,  b.  in  Norway,  Jan.  24,  1851;  came  with  his  parents 
to  the  United  States  when  twelve  years  old;  settled  in  Ada,  Minn.,  in 
1880;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  was  register  of  deeds  of 
Norman  county,  1887-90.     [35;  169.] 

Rand,  Alonzo  Cooper,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  Dec.  31,  1832.  Before 
coming  to  Minnesota  he  had  been  very  successful  in  the  Pennsylvania 
oil  region,  «nd  had  discovered  a  new  process  of  manufacturing  gas 
from  petroleum.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1872,  and  in  1878  was 
elected  mayor;  was  drowned  in  Lake  Minnetonka,  July  12,  1885.  [18; 
19*;  238  (July  13,  1885).] 

Rand,  Lars  M.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Bergen,  Norway,  Jan.  24,  1857;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1875;  was  graduated  at  the  Minnesota  State 
Normal  School,  Winona;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1884,  and  the 
next  year  settled  in  Minneapolis.     [22*;   26*;   169.] 

Randall,  A.  E.,  b.  in  Lockport,  N.  Y.,  in  1846;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1860,  and  settled  on  a  claim  in  Ortonville  in  1876;  was  county 
treasurer  and  sheriff.     [32.] 

Randall,  Benjamin  Hoyt,  b.  in  Greenborough,  Vt.,  Nov.  25,  1823; 
came  to  Fort  Snelling  in  1849,  and  served  in  the  territorial  legislature, 
1851-2;  was  sutler  at  Fort  Ridgely,  1853-68.  After  the  Sioux  outbreak 
he  removed  his  family  to  St.  Peter,  in  1863,  and  after  1868  engaged 
there  in  boot  and  shoe  manufacturing;  was  mayor  of  St.  Peter,  and 
county  superintendent  of  schools;   removed  to  Winona;   president  of 

40 


626  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

the  Old  Settlers'  Association  of  Minnesota  since  1910.  [18;  32;  59; 
114;  241.] 

Randall,  E.  D.  K.,  traveling  salesman,  b.  in  1839;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Sept. 
21,  1897.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1856;  served  in  the  Sixth  Minne- 
sota Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  and  became  first  lieutenant  in  the  First 
Minnesota  Heavy  Artillery.     [115;  237  (9*).] 

Randall,  Edward  Hansen,  railroad  contractor,  b.  in  Dovre,  Norway, 
in  1834;  d,  in  St.  Paul,  Sept.  25,  1908.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1867;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1872,  and  engaged  in  railroad  construc- 
tion on  many  northwestern  lines.     [237  (51).] 

Randall,  Eugene  Wilson,  b.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  Jan.  1,  1859;  was 
graduated  at  the  State  Normal  School  in  that  city,  1879;  engaged  in 
newspaper  work  and  improving  his  farm  near  Morris  until  1888 ;  was 
postmaster  at  Morris,  1891-5;  was  secretary  of  the  Minnesota  State 
Agricultural  Society,  1895-1907,  residing  at  the  State  Fair  Grounds, 
St.  Paul;  dean  of  the  department  of  agriculture,  University  of  Minne- 
sota, 1907-8;  president  of  the  Minnesota  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Co., 
St.  Paul,  since  1908.     [24;  25;  26*;  27*;  73;  85A*;  127B;  166A*.] 

Randall,  Fbank  L.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Fort  Ridgely,  Minn.,  Sept.  30,  1856; 
was  superintendent  of  schools  for' Nicollet  county,  1877-80;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1880;  settled  at  New  Ulm  in  1881;  removed  to 
Winona  and  practiced  there,  1885-1900;  has  since  been  superintendent 
of  the  State  Reformatory,  St.  Cloud.     [24;  32;  77.] 

Randall,  Henry  Raymond,  physician,  b.  in  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  Nov.  20, 
1864;  d.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  Dec.  7,  1890.  He  was  graduated  at  Rush 
Medical  College,  Chicago,  in  1887,  and  settled  in  Winona  the  same 
year.    [139.] 

Randall,  James  A.,  pioneer  farmer,  b.  in  Madrid,  N.  Y.,  in  1822;  d. 
in  Fremont,  Winona  county,  Minn.,  Jan.  1,  1896.  He  settled  there  in 
1855.    [78.] 

Randall,  John  Herbert,  lawyer,  b.  in  Auburn,  Maine,  Dec.  16,  1853; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Oct.  8,  1902.  He  was  graduated  at  Bates  College, 
1873;  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1876;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  two  years 
later;  was  prominent  in  freemasonry,  being  past  grand  master  of  the 
Knights  Templar.     [237   (19*).] 

Randall,  John  J.,  b.  in  Ithaca,  N.  Y.,  July  6,  1829;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Minn.,  March  25,  1891.  He  came  to  Minnesota,  settling  at  Winona, 
1859;  engaged  in  the  leather  business,  and  afterward  dealt  in  coal; 
was  U.  S.  revenue  collector  for  the  Winona  district,  1866-73;  state 
railroad  commissioner,  1873-4 ;  warden  of  the  state  penitentiary  at  Still- 
water, 1889-90.     [76;  78;  166A*.] 

Randall,  John  R.,  miller,  b.  in  Steuben  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1843;  served 
in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1882;  settled  in  Duluth;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1903  and  1907.    [30*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  627 

Randall*  L.  O.,  b.  in  Vingaker,  Sweden,  Aug.  13,  1851;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1872,  settling  in  Mankato,  Minn.;  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business,  and  was  county  auditor,  1891-4.     [169.] 

Randall,  Samuel,  b.  in  Ohio,  June  26,  1834;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1855,  and  to  Mankato  in  1859;  opened  the  first  lumber  yard  there,  and 
owned  a  clothing  store  after  1863.  He  died  in  Mankato,  July  6,  1882. 
K3*.] 

Randall,  William  H.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  May  8,  1806;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  July  30,  1861.  He  engaged  in  business  in  New  York 
until  1846,  when  he  settled  in  St.  Paul.  He  purchased  an  interest  in 
the  business  of  William  Hartshorn,  and  also  bought  much  real  estate, 
which  soon  became  very  valuable;  was  one  of  the  proprietors  of  St. 
Paul  when  the  town  was  organized;  but  lost  heavily  in  the  panic  of 
1857.     [28,  IV.] 

Randolph,  Wareham  G.,  farmer,  b.  in  Ontario  county,  N.  Y.,  April 
28,  1816;  came  to  Anoka,  Minn.,  in  1853,  and  built  one  of  the  first 
houses  there;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war; 
was  sheriff  of  Anoka  county  two  years.     [31.] 

Rank,  J.  G.  C,  b.  in  Germany  in  1832;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1852,  and  to  St.  Paul  two  years  later;  invented  a  broadcast  seeder; 
conducted  the  Farmers'  hotel  in  West  St.  Paul.     [94.'] 

Rankin,  Albert  W.,  b.  in  Canada,  1852;  was  graduated  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Minnesota,  1880;  was  state  inspector  of  graded  schools, 
1894-1905;  professor  of  education,  University  of  Minnesota,  since  1906. 
[127B.] 

Ranney,  William  W.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Newburyport,  Mass.,  Nov.  29, 
1830;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  Iowa  state  university,  1876;  set- 
tled at  Grand  Meadow,  Minn.,  in  1878;  removed  to  Austin  in  1887; 
was  judge  of  probate  for  Mower  county,  1887-1901.     [24;  79.] 

Ransom,  Arthur  Emmett,  b.  in  Concord,  Wis.,  Sept.  30,  1866;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1888;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1893,  settling  in  Albert  Lea,  where  he  was  connected  with  the  whole- 
sale grocery  company  of  Ransom  Bros.  In  1895  he  was  chosen  chief 
of  police  of  Albert  Lea;  and  the  next  year  became  superintendent 
and  general  manager  of  the  Albert  Lea  Gas  Machine  Manufacturing 
Company.     [22*.] 

Ranson,  Stephen  W.,  physician,  b.  in  Kalamazoo  county,  Mich.,  May 
13,  1843;  came  with  his  parents  to  Dodge  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  was 
graduated  at  Chicago  Medical  College,  1870;  afterward  practiced  in 
Dodge  Center,  and  owned  a  drug  store.     [49.] 

Rapp,  Charles  Gustav,  merchant,  b.  in  Gremia,  Sweden,  in  1857;  d. 
in  St.  Hilaire,  Minn.,  Dec,  1903.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1873;  re- 
sided in  St.  Hilaire;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1901. 
[30;  35;  237  (35).] 


628  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Rasdell,  Melvin  B.,  druggist,  b.  in  Madison,  Wis.,  Nov,  12,  1848;  d. 
in  St.  Clair,  Minn.,  Sept.  14,  1909.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  Bine 
Earth  county,  Minn.,  in  1863;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Heavy 
Artillery  in  the  civil  war;  owned  a  drug  store  in  St.  Clair  after  1877. 
[237  (56).] 

Rask,  Halvor  O.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway,  Nov.  15,  1851;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  lived  in  Houston  county  until  1882,  and 
then  removed  to  Norman  county;  owned  a  farm  in  Hendrum;  en- 
gaged in  machinery  business  there,  and  was  president  of  the  State 
Bank  of  Hendrum.     [37*.] 

Rasmussen,  Halvor,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept.  26,  1841;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1861,  settling  in  Minnesota;  resided  in  Moorhead  after  1878; 
was  clerk  of  court,  1885-1900.     [35;  47;  169.] 

Rasmussen,  Peder  A.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Stavanger,  Norway, 
Jan.  9,  1829;  d.  in  Lanesboro,  Minn.,  Aug.  5,  1898.  He  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1850;  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Norwegian 
Lutheran  Seminary  in  Northfteld,  Minn.     [7.] 

Rassier,  Nicholas,  farmer,  b.  in  Losheim,  Germany,  Jan,  19,  1828; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1852;  settled  in  Stearns  county,  Minn., 
in  1854,  and  resided  on  a  farm  in  St.  Joseph,  being  one  of  the  first 
settlers  there.    [31.] 

Rast,  Gustav,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Pristad,  Sweden,  July  13, 
1857;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1873;  was  graduated  at  the  The- 
ological Seminary,  Rock  Island,  111.,  1884;  pastor  in  Red  Wing,  Minn., 
since  1887.     [148;  169.] 

Rastor,  Alois,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Bavaria,  May  18,  1859;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1884;  was  graduated  at  College  Abbey,  St.  Vin- 
cent's, Pa.,  in  1888;  settled  in  Millerville,  Douglas  county,  Minn.    [37.] 

Rathbun,  D.  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  New  York  in  1829;  resided  in  Spring 
Valley,  Minn.;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1877.    [30.] 

Rauch,  Charles,  b.  in  Germany  in  1812;  d.  in  St.  Paul.  He  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1849,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1852;  owned  a  saloon  and 
restaurant,  and  later  a  brewery;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature, 1858.    [94.] 

Ravqux,  Augustin,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  at  Langeac,  in  Auvergne,  France, 
Jan.  11,  1815;  d.  in  St,  Paul,  Jan.  17,  1906.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1838;  was  ordained  priest  in  1840;  visited  the  Sioux  in  1841*2 
at  Traverse  des  Sioux  and  Lac  qui  Parle;  returned  to  Dubuque  the 
next  year,  and  printed  a  catechism  and  other  religious  books  In  the 
Sioux  language.  In  1844,  Father  Galtier  having  removed  to  Keokuk, 
the  entire  work  of  the  Catholic  church  in  this  region  was  committed 
to  the  care  of  Father  Ravoux,  until  1851,  when  Bishop  Cretin  arrived 
in  St.  Paul.  Author  of  "Reminiscences,  Memoirs,  and  Lectures,"  223 
pages,  1890.'    [28,  IV*;  85;  94;  98;  145*;  146*;  237  (39*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  629 

Rawn,  Charles  C,  soldier,  b.  in  Pennsylvania;  d.  Oct.  6,  1887.  He 
was  commandant  at  Fort  Snelling  in  1879;  attained  the  rank  of  major 
in  1884.     [11;  12.] 

Rawson,  L.  H.,  merchant,  b.  in  Uxbridge,  Mass.,  Dec.  7,  1815;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1873;  settled  in  Delano;  engaged  in  wheat  buying; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878.     [30.] 

Ray,  James  Dodge,  contractor,  b.  in  Great  Barrington,  Mass.,  April 
24,  1821;  settled  in  Duluth  in  1865,  and  was  instrumental  in  develop- 
ing and  improving  the  city.     [20*.] 

Ray,  John  H.,  banker,  b.  near  Northfield,  Ohio,  Dec.  12,  1836;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1857;  owned  a  store  at  Garden  City;  removed  to  Man- 
kato  in  1865;  was  cashier  of  the  Citizens'  National  Bank  twelve  years; 
was  president  of  the  Mankato  National  Bank,  and  of  its  successor,  the 
Mankato  State  Bank,  1888-1903.     [83*.] 

Ray,  John  W.,  clergyman,  b.  in  Chester,  N.  H.,  Dec.  23,  1814;  d.  at 
Eureka  Springs,  Ark.,  April  19,  1901.  He  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth 
College,  1843;  taught  thirteen  years;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in 
1856;  settled  in  Hastings,  Minn.,  in  1867;  afterward  was  pastor  in 
Lake  City  and  Wabasha,  and  in  1893  removed  to  Minneapolis.  [74; 
153;  237   (14*).] 

Raymond,  Bradford  Paul,  educator,  b.  in  Stamford,  Conn.,  April  22, 
1846;  served  in  the  48th  N.  Y.  regiment  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1866,  and  attended  Hamline  University  three  years;  was 
graduated  at  Lawrence  University,  Appleton,  Wis.,  1870,  and  the  Bos- 
ton School  of  Theology,  1873;  was  pastor  in  several  New  England 
churches;  was  president  of  Lawrence  University,  1883-9,  and  of  Wes- 
leyan  University,  Middletown,  Conn.,  18894908.     [17;   130*.] 

Raymond,  James  Warner,  banker,  b.  in  Chicago,  111.,  April  25,  1841; 
d.  in  Pasadena,  Cal.,  Feb.  21,  1905.  He  served  in  the  Seventh  Ohio 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  wholesale  grocery  business  and 
banking  in  Dakota,  and  was  territorial  treasurer;  settled  in  Minne- 
apolis in  1887,  engaged  in  banking  business,  and  became  president  of 
the  Bank  of  Commerce  in  1898.     [90*;  121;  237   (35*).] 

Rea,  John  Patterson,  judge,  b.  in  Lower  Oxford,  Pa.,  Oct.  13,  1840; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  May  28,  1900.  He  served  in  Ohio  regiments,  1861-4, 
and  was  brevetted  major;  was  graduated  at  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  Uni- 
versity, 1867;  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1875;  was  editor  of  the  Tribune, 
1876-7;  was  judge  of  the  Fourth  judicial  district,  1886-9;  and  com- 
mander-in-chief of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  1887-8.  [3*;  18; 
20*;  22*;  27*;  30;  41;  58;  84*;  121;  137*;  237  (11*).] 

Rea,  Samuel  C,  lawyer,  b.  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  Sept.  2,  1853;  was 
graduated  at  Princeton  College,  1875;  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  1878; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1885;  resided  in  Jackson,  Worthington,  and 
since  1892  in  Luverne;  was  county  attorney  of  Rock  county,  1896-1900. 
[71A.] 


630  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Read,  Charles  R.,  pioneer,  b.  about  1820  in  England;  came  to  the 
United  States  when  ten  years  old;  served  in  the  American  army  in 
the  Canadian  rebellion,  1837-8,  was  captured  by  the  British  and  sen: 
tenced  to  be  hung;  was  pardoned  and  returned  to  the  United  States; 
in  1847  took  charge  of  a  trading  post  in  Minnesota  at  the  place  after- 
ward named  for  him  Read's  Landing.     [74.] 

Ream,  Vinnie.    See  Mrs.  Vinnie  Ream  Hoxie.     [3*.] 

Reaney,  John  H.,  b.  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  May  11,  1836;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
July  12,  1882.  He  came  with  his  father  to  Minnesota  about  1852,  and 
erected  a  mill  near  St.  Paul;  afterward  engaged  in  steamboat  busi- 
ness; was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878,  and  a  state  sen- 
ator, 1879.     [30;   161;   237   (1).] 

Reardon,  Timothy,  building  contractor,  b.  in  County  Cork,  Ireland, 
Jan.  10,  1837;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  when  an 
infant;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1856.     [93*;   96*.] 

Rebstock,  E.  W.,  b.  in  Wurtemberg,  Germany,  Oct.  22,  1832;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1849;  settled  on  a  farm  near  Lewiston,  Winona 
county,  Minn.,  in  1858;  removed  to  Winona  in  1876;  was  register  of 
deeds  for  the  county  three  terms.     [77.] 

Records,  Thompson  Laban,  b.  in  Shelby  county,  Ind.,  Oct.  27,  1843; 
served  in  the  26th  Indiana  light  artillery  in  the  civil  war;  came  to 
Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1866;  settled  in  Sherburne  in  1880;  dealt  in  real 
estate  and  practiced  law.     [39;  237  (45*).] 

Redding,  J.  G.,  lawyer,  b.  at  Beaver  Dam,  Wis.,  in  1849;  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1871;  settled  in  Windom,  Minn.,  in  1882;  was  clerk  of 
court,  and  later  county  attorney.    [34.] 

Reed,  Anthony,  b.  in  Dighton,  Mass.,  July  10,  1805;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1856;  engaged  in  milling  and  farming  near  Hastings  until  1867; 
later  resided  in  Hastings,  and  engaged  in  the  grocery  business.    [29*.] 

Reed,  Axel  Hayford,  merchant,  b.  in  Hartford,  Maine,  March  13, 
1835;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  settled  at  Glencoe,  and  spent  several 
winters  on  the  frontier  in  hunting  and  trapping;  served  in  the  Second 
Minnesota  Regt,  1861-5,  attaining  the  rank  of  first  lieutenant;  after- 
ward was  in  mercantile  business  at  Glencoe  during  many  years,  also 
owning  several  farms;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1870; 
was  president  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Glencoe  after  1881.  [18*; 
29;  64*.] 

Reed,  George  D.,  b.  in  Pennsylvania,  1861;  removed  to  Faribault, 
Minn.,  1885;  engaged  in  the  fuel  business;  was  clerk  of  the  district 
court  for  Rice  county,  1899-1907;  a  representative  in  the  state  legisla- 
ture, 1911.    [30*.] 

Reed,  John  Abbott,  prison  warden,  b.  in  Grafton,  N.  H.,  Dec.  25, 
1831;  d.  in  La  Crosse,  Wis.,  Jan.  17,  1910.  He  came  to  Sterling,  Blue 
Earth  county,  Minn.,  in  1858;  served  in  Brackett's  battalion,  Minne- 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  631 

sota  cavalry,  during  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1867-S;  was  warden  of  the  state 
prison,  1874-86;  later  resided  at  Mountain  Iron,  Minn.  [18;  30;  40; 
121;  237  (62).] 

Reed,  Lathrop  Edward,  banker,  b.  in  Worthington,  Mass.,  April  12, 
1830;  d.  April  5,  1901;  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1851;  was  associated 
in  the  establishment  of  the  First  National  Bank  in  1863,  and  was 
elected  its  vice  president,  1873;  was  president  of  the  Capital  Bank, 
1880-90.  His  death  occurred  on  a  railway  train  at  Lexington,  Ky.,  while 
returning  to  St.  Paul  from  the  South,  where  he  had  gone  in  search  of 
health.     l2St  IV*,  X;  68;  94;  156;  237  (14).] 

Reed,  Louis  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Mason  county,  111.,  Jan.  23,  1855;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1880,  settling  in  Minneapolis,  and  in  1882  was  admitted 
to  the  bar.     [22*;  24;  25;  26*;  90*.] 

Reed,  Philemon  P.,  mail  carrier,  b.  in  Garland,  Maine,  Jan.  11,  1851; 
settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1878;  entered  the  postal  service  in  1884. 
[237  (23*).] 

Reed,  Robert,  b.  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  March  2,  1845;  served  in  Iowa 
regiments  during  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1867,  and 
engaged  in  the  wholesale  jewelry  business.     [23*.] 

Reed,  Sampson  Augustus,  lawyer,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  Dec.  8,  1849; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  May  31,  1908.  He  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth 
College,  1874;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1875,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1877.    [S5A*.] 

Reese,  Chables  M.,  farmer,  b.  in  Lillestrom,  Norway,  in  1851;  came 
to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  in  1867,  and  settled  in  Minne- 
sota. He  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1885-9,  and  later  was 
state  weighmaster  at  Minneapolis.     [30;   63*;   169.] 

Reese,  Darius  Franklin,  lawyer,  b.  in  Bernadotte,  111.,  Sept.  3,  1856; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1880;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1883,  settling 
in  St.  Paul;  was  clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Minnesota^  1895-1903. 
[24;  25;  27*;  30;  93;  93A;  95*;  100*;  111*.] 

Reese,  Timothy,  b.  in  Wales  in  1844;  came  with  his  parents  to  the 
United  States  in  1851;  served  in  the  army,  1864-5;  settled  on  a  farm 
in  Judson,  Minn.,  in  1871;  ten  years  later  removed  to  Lake  Crystal, 
and  engaged  in  hardware  business.     [32;  45*;  171*.] 

Reeve,  Charles  McCormick,  lawyer  and  soldier,  b.  in  Dansville,  N. 
Y.,  Aug.  7,  1847;  was  graduated  at  Yale  University,  1870;  settled  in 
Minneapolis,  and  was  proprietor  of  a  flour  mill,  1888-95;  was  colonel  of 
the  Thirteenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  Spanish-American  war,  1898, 
and  attained  the  rank  of  brigadier  general  for  gallant  and  meritorious 
conduct  in  tbe  battle  of  Manila;  author,  "How  we  Went  and  What  we 
Saw,  a  Flying  Trip  through  Egypt,  Syria,  and  the  Aegean  Islands,"  397 
pages,  1891.     [17;  24;  123;  168  (Sept.  16,  1892*).] 


632  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL.  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Reeves,  Charles  P.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Madison,  Wis.,  Feb.  3,  1856;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Oct.  26,  1911.  He  was  graduated  at  Cedar  Valley  Seminary, 
Osage,  Iowa,  1878,  and  in  law  at  the  University  of  Iowa,  1882;  set- 
tied  in  Glenwood,  Minn.,  the  next  year;  was  county  attorney  of  Pope 
county,  1884-90-;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1S95-7,  and  a 
state  senator  in  18994902.  [24;  25;  30;  67;  237  (59,  6S) ;  238  (Dec.  5, 
1894*).] 

Beeves,  M.  D.,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Indiana,  Nov.  16,  1816;  d.  at 
Parker's  Prairie,  Minn.,  Sept.  11,  1906.  He  served  in  the  Black  Hawk 
war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  organized  a  Sunday  School  in  New 
Lebanon,  and  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  there;  afterward  was  pas- 
tor at  Spring  Valley,  Pleasant  Grove,  and  other  places.     [237  (43).] 

Register,  Samuel  M.,  b.  in  Dover,  Del.,  in  1827;  d.  in  Stillwater, 
Minn.,  Oct.  10,  1900.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1850,  settling  in  Still- 
water; was  a  pilot  on  a  river  steamboat,  dealt  in  pine  lands,  and  en- 
gaged in  lumbering;  was  a  representative  in  the  territorial  legisla- 
ture, 1854-5.     [40;  41;  237  (11).] 

Rehse,  George  Washington,  cartoonist,  b.  in  Hastings,  Minn.,  Sept. 
2,  1868;  has  been  employed  on  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul  newspapers; 
resides  in  St.  Paul.     [17.] 

Reid,  John  H.,  journalist,  b.  in  Christiania,  Norway,  June  27,  1873; 
came  to  the  United  States  when  four  years  old,  and  was  educated  in 
Minnesota;  worked  at  the  printer's  trade  eight  years  in  Glyndon;  after 
1899  was  editor  and  proprietor  of  the  Clay  County  Herald,  at  Hawley. 
[37.] 

.  Reilly,  Philip,  b.  in  Marshall  county,  W.  Va.,  Dec.  15,  1843;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  June  10,  1897.  He  settled  in  St  Paul  in  1865;  was  president 
of  the  John  Martin  Lumber  company,  and  vice  president  of  the  St. 
Paul  National  Bank.    [95*;  167  (June  11,  1897).] 

Reimestab,  Theodor  S.,  educator,  b.  in  Jaederen,  Norway,  April  28t 
1858;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1872;  was  graduated  at  Augsburg 
Seminary,  Minneapolis,  1880,  and  from  its  theological  department, 
1883;  afterward  was  a  professor  there.     [169.] 

Reiner,  J.  K.,  physician,  b.  in  1812;  d.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  Jan.  20, 
1874.  He  was  one  of  the  earliest  settlers  of  Stillwater;  was  a  state 
senator,  1857-8,  and  1863-4.     [237  (1).] 

Reiner,  John  H.,  jeweler,  b.  in  Scott  county,  Minn.,  in  1860;  resides 
at  Glencoe;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1897.    [30.] 

Reis>  George,  b.  in  Dieberg,  Germany,  March  1,  1848;  came  with  his 
parents  to  the  United  States  in  1852,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1855;  engaged 
in  teaching  and  bookkeeping;  was  city  treasurer,  1882-92;  removed  to 
Buena  Park,  Cal.    [98*.] 

Reishus,  Edwin  S.,  farmer,  b.  in  Dane  county,  Wis.,  March  4,  1852; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  in  1854;  removed  to 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  633 

Lyon  county  in  1879;  was  clerk  of  court,  1886-94;  was  a  state  senator, 
1895-7;  was  elected  chief  grain  inspector  in  1899.     [30.] 

Reishus,  O.  S.,  b.  in  Norway,  April  6,  1843;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1854;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  heavy  artillery,  1864-5;  lived  on  a 
farm  in  Yellow  Medicine  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture, 1872,  and  engrossing  clerk  in  1873;  settled  in  Sacred  Heart,  Ren- 
ville county,  in  1881.    [32;  38.] 

REisHtrs,  Tobias  K.,  b.  in  Norway,  May  10,  1843;  came  to  Minnesota 
when  a  child;  served  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt,  1862-5;  settled 
in  Normania,  Minn.;  was  the  first  sheriff  of  Yellow  Medicine  county. 
[32.] 

Remley,  F.  X.,  miller,  b.  in  Germany,  Nov.  30,  1830;  d.  in  Moorhead, 
Minn.,  Dec.  8,  1905.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854,  settling 
in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.;  served  in  the  Ninth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  removed  to  Moorhead  in  1878,  where  he  was  proprietor  of  a  hotel 
for  fifteen  years.     [237  (39).] 

Remore,  J.  F.,  b.  in  New  York  in  1826;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856; 
was  one  of  the  founders  of  St.  Charles;  was  a  state  senator,  1877-8; 
engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Marshall  after  1878.     [30;   32.] 

Rempel,  William  P.,  b.  in  Russia,  Sept.  6,  1856;  came  to  the  United 
States  with  his  mother  in  1876,  settling  in  Minnesota;  resided  in  St. 
James  after  1881,  dealing  in  grain  and  farming  implements,  and  en- 
gaging in  banking  after  1903.     [24;  25;   34.] 

Remund,  Christian,  pioneer,  b.  in  Switzerland,  Nov.  21,  1830;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1850;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Blooming  Grove 
township,  Waseca  county,  Minn.,  in  1855.     [75.] 

Renard,  John,  b.  in  Champagne,  France,  Aug.  12,  1838;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1854;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Benton  county,  Minn.,  in 
1866;  removed  to  Sauk  Rapids  in  1873;  was  register  of  deeds,  1873-9, 
and  county  auditor,  1879-86.     [31.] 

Reno,  Jesse  Lee,  major  general  of  volunteers,  b.  in  Wheeling,  W.  Va., 
June  20,  1823;  was  killed  in  the  battle  of  South  Mountain,  Md.,  Sept. 
14,  1862.  He  served  in  both  the  Mexican  and  civil  wars;  made  a  sur- 
vey in  1853  for  a  military  road  from  Mendota,  Minn.,  to  the  mouth 
of  the  Big  Sioux  river.     [1*;  3*;  4;  11;  14.] 

Reno,  John  Christmas,  steamboat  captain,  b.  in  Ohio,  Dec.  30,  1822; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  April  13,  1902.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1856; 
built  and  operated  four  steamboats  on  the  Mississippi;  was  in  com- 
mand of  a  boat  in  the  service  of  the  United  States  during  part  of  the 
civil  war;  was  -actively  interested  in  making  improvements  in  the 
river,  so  that  the  Falls  of  St.  Anthony  might  be  the  head  of  naviga- 
tion.    [84*;   85A*;   174*;   237   (19*).] 

Renshaw,  James  Budden,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Philadel- 
phia, Pa.,  Dec.  10,  1848;  d.  in  Pleasant  Prairie,  Wash.,  April  23,  1906. 


634  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

He  was  graduated  at  Oberlin  Theological  Seminary,  1879;  was  pastor 
in  Hutchinson  and  other  Minnesota  towns  ten  years,  and  then  removed 
to  Spokane,  Wash.    [144.] 

Renville,  Gabriel,  Indian  chief,  b.  at  Big  Stone  lake,  Minn.,  about 
April,  1825;  d.  in  Brown's  Valley,  Minn.,  Aug.  26,  1892.  He  owned  a 
farm  on  the  site  of  Graeeville,  Minn.,  in  1862;  was  friendly  to  the 
whites  during  the  Sioux  massacre  and  war;  was  appointed  by  General 
Sibley  to  be  chief  of  the  scouts  defending  the  frontier,  1864-5;  later 
was  chief  of  the  Sisseton  and  Wahpeton  bands  of  the  Sioux;  author  of 
"A  Sioux  Narrative  of  the  Outbreak  in  1862,  and  of  Sibley's  Expedi- 
tion in  1863"  (Minn.  Historical  Society  Coll.,  Vol.  X,  pp.  595-618).  [7; 
28,  X.] 

Renville,  Joseph,  fur  trader,  b.  near  St.  Paul  about  1779;  d.  at  Lac 
qui  Parle,  March,  1846.  He  was  the  son  of  a  French  trader  and  a 
Sioux;  spent  part  of  his  boyhood  in  Canada  under  the  instruction  of 
a  priest;  was  employed  by  an  English  fur  company;  was  interpreter 
in  Lieut.  Pike's  conferences  with  the  Sioux,  1805-6;  in  the  war  of  1812 
was  a  captain  in  the  British  army,  and  led  a  band  of  Sioux  warriors 
against  the  United  States  frontier;  in  1823  was  interpreter  of  the  U. 
S.  government  expedition  under  Major  Long;  established  a  trading 
post  at  Lac  qui  Parle;  was  a  friend  to  the  missionary,  Rev.  T.  S.  Wil- 
liamson, and  aided  in  translating  portions  of  the  Bible  into  the  Sioux 
language.  Both  he  and  his  wife  accepted  the  Christian  religion. 
Renville  county,  established  in  1855,  was  named  for  him.  [28,  I;  107; 
114.] 

Renville,  Mrs.  Mary  Butler,  b.  at  East  Plattsburg,  N.  Y.,  in  1832; 
d.  near  the  Sisseton  Indian  Agency,  S.  D.,  Sept.  30,  1895.  She  was 
married  to  Rev.  John  B.  Renville,  a  Sioux  pastor,  in  1859  at  Hazel- 
wood,  Minn. ;  was  held  in  captivity  during  the  Indian  outbreak  of  1862 ; 
lived  at  Beaver  Falls  four  years;  engaged  in  teaching  and  in  mission- 
ary work  at  Ascension,  South  Dakota,  nearly  twenty-five  years.  [178 
(Oct.  17,  1895).] 

Renz,  F.  A.,  b.  near  Baden-Baden,  Germany,  in  1825;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1846,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1851;  engaged  in  confection- 
ery business;  later  owned  a  distillery  and  a  brewery;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  three  terms;  was  register  of  the  IT.  S.  land 
office  at  Henderson  in  1861;  was  city  treasurer  of  St.  Paul,  1873-82. 
[94.3 

Reque,  Peter,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway;  d.  in  Pope  county, 
Minn.,  in  1879.  He  came  to  the  United  States,  and  was  ordained  to 
the  ministry  in  1869;  the  same  year  settled  at  White  Bear  Lake,  Pope 
county.     [67.] 

Reque,  Styrk  S.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Voss,  Norway,  Nov.  27, 
1836;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  when  eight  years 
old;  attended  the  Lutheran  Theological  Seminary  at  St.  Louis;  was 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  635 

ordained  to  the  ministry  in  Wisconsin;  settled  in  Spring  Grove,  Hous- 
ton county,  Minn.,  in  1871.     [61;  169.] 

Rettenmaier,  Meinrad,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Germany,  Dec.  10,  1864; 
d.  in  Duluth,  Minn.,  in  1891.  He  came  to  tbe  United  States  in  1878, 
and  to  St.  John's  University,  Minn.,  the  same  year;  entered  the  Bene- 
dictine order  in  1883;  was  ordained  a  priest  in  1888;  was  pastor  in 
Minneapolis  and  Duluth.     [132  (Oct.,  1891*).] 

Rettenmaier,  Paul,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Germany  in  1853;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  May  25,  1895.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1870;  entered 
the  Benedictine  order  in  Minnesota  the  same  year;  was  ordained  a 
priest  in  1875;  was  professor  in  St.  John's  College,  and  was  pastor 
at  Melrose,  New  Munich,  and  St.  Cloud,  and  also  in  North  Dakota. 
During  the  last  few  months  of  his  life  he  was  stationed  in  St.  Paul. 
[132  (May  and  June,  1895*).] 

Reynhout,  J.  C,  clergyman,  b.  in  Holland,  July  31,  1835;  was  a  mis- 
sionary in  South  America;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1869,  and  to 
Minnesota  ten  years  later;  settled  in  Posen,  Yellow  Medicine  county, 
in  1879.     [32.] 

Reynolds,  Benjamin  Miles,  educator,  b.  in  Barnard,  Vt.,  July  12, 
1825;  d.  in  Morgan,  La.,  Jan.  12,  1908.  He  was  graduated  at  Dart- 
mouth College,  1852;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1877;  was  superintendent 
of  schools  in  Northfield,  Faribault,  and  Fergus  Falls;  resided  in  North- 
field  after  1892,  and  was  school  superintendent  of  Rice  county,  1893-8. 
[70;  241.] 

Reynolds,  George  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Lamont,  Mich.,  Jan.  26,  1853; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1854  with  his  parents;  was  graduated  in  law  at 
the  University  of  Michigan,  1875,  and  settled  at  Alexandria,  Minn.; 
removed  in  1886  to  St.  Cloud,  where  he  has  since  practiced.  [24;  25; 
26*;  137.] 

Reynolds,  Ira  B.,  b.  in  Canton,  N.  Y.,  April  21,  1841;  served  in  the 
Third  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain; 
settled  in  Le  Ray,  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  in  1865;  engaged  in  farm- 
ing, and  was  a  local  preacher  in  the  M.  E.  church.     [46*;  237  (16).] 

Reynolds,  Joseph,  b.  in  Sullivan  county,  N.  Y.,  June  8,  1819;  d.  at 
Congress,  Ariz.,  Feb.  21,  1891.  He  became  a  fur  trader  in  Iowa,  Wis- 
consin, and  Minnesota  in  1850,  and  soon  afterward  engaged  in  grain 
trade;  established  the  Diamond  Jo  line  of  steamboats,  plying  between 
St  Louis  and  St.  Paul;  owned  grain  elevators  in  Winona  and  other 
Minnesota  towns.     [77.] 

Reynolds,  Joseph  E.,  journalist,  b.  in  Lockport,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  1,  1863; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1888,  settling  in  Wadena,  where  he  was  part 
owner  and  editor  of  the  Pioneer;  resided  in  Mankato  after  1896;  was 
associate  editor  of  the  Mankato  Daily  Fress  Press  after  1902.  [35; 
83*.] 


636  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Reynolds,  Joseph  Ward,  lawyer  and  journalist,  b.  near  Milibrook, 
Canada,  June  20,  1859;  came  to  Minnesota  in,  1878;  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1880;  settled  in  Herman;  was  county  attorney,  1881-3;  was 
proprietor  and  editor  of  tbe  Herman  Enterprise.     [35.] 

Reynolds,  Myron  Herbert,  educator,  b.  in  Wheaton,  111.,  Nov.  5, 
1865;  was  graduated  at  the  State  Agricultural  College  of  Iowa,  1886, 
and  from  its  department  of  veterinary  medicine,  1889;  professor  since 
1893  in  the  State  Agricultural  College,  University  of  Minnesota,  resid- 
ing at  St.  Anthony  Park,  St.  Paul;  author  of  "Veterinary  Studies  for 
Agricultural  Students,"  246  pages,  1903.     [24;  26*;  85A;   127B.] 

Reynolds,  Nelson  R.,  lawyer,  b,  in  New  York;  served  in  the  21st 
Iowa  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Luverne,  Minn.,  in  1873;  soon 
afterward  was  admitted  to  the  bar;  was  attorney  of  Rock  county  one 
term.     [71;  71A.] 

Reynolds,  Reuben,  judge,  b.  in  Covington,  N.  Y.,  April  25,  1821;  d. 
in  Crookston,  Minn.,  March  8,  1889.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855, 
settling  in  Rochester;  removed  to  Alexandria,  and  later  to  Detroit, 
and  to  Crookston;  was  judge  of  the  Eleventh  judicial  district,  1885-7. 
[23*;  137*.] 

Reynolds,  Tertius,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Plymouth,  Conn., 
March  29,  1800;  d.  in  New  Haven,  Olmsted  county,  Minn.,  June  25, 
1863.  He  was  graduated  at  Amherst  College,  and  later  at  Auburn  The- 
ological Seminary;  engaged  in  ministerial  work  more  than  twenty 
years,  and  then  on  account  of  failing  health  settled  on  a  farm  in  New 
Haven.    [66.] 

Reynolds,  William  T.,  b.  in  Galena,  111.,  May  7,  1856;  engaged  in 
railroad  business,  lumbering,  and  banking;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in 
1897,  and  was  a  wholesale  dealer  in  lumber.    [167  (April  5,  1901*).] 

Rhame,  Mitchell  Davison,  b.  in  East  Rockaway,  Long  Island,  N.  Y„ 
Oct.  12,  1846;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1872,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was 
professor  of  civil  engineering  and  industrial  drawing  in  the  University 
of  Minnesota,  1873-80;  district  engineer  of  the  C,  M.  and  St.  P.  rail- 
way since  1881.    [241.] 

Rhoades,  Chloe  A.,  b.  in  Dubuque,  Iowa,  about  1833;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, Oct.  12,  1901.  She  was  the  matron  of  Bethany  Home,  in  that 
city,  from  its  opening  until  a  few  weeks  before  her  death,  a  period  of 
sixteen  years.     [237  (14*).] 

Rhoda,  Albert,  b.  in  Germany,  Sept.  13,  1837;  came  with  his  parents 
to  the  United  States  in  1856,  and  to  Carver  county,  Minn.,  the  same 
year;  served  in  the  Fifth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  on 
a  farm  in  Burahamville,  Todd  county,  in  1866;  removed  to  Long 
Prairie  in  1884,  and  was  county  auditor  fifteen  years;  engaged  in  bank- 
ing since  1899.     [24;  31;  237  (27).] 

Rhodes,  James  C,  physician,  b.  in  Bridgewater,  N.  Y.,  June  24,  1824; 
d.  Stillwater,  Minn.,  May  8,  1903.    He  studied  medicine;  settled  in  Still- 


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637 


water,  Minn.,  in  1857;  served  as  assistant  surgeon  in  the  First  Minne- 
sota Rangers  and  other  regiments  in  the  civil  war.     [40;  237  (28).] 

Rhodes,  William,  b.  in  Devonshire,  Eng.,  Feb.  21,  1825;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Feb.  14,  1881.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1843;  settled  in 
St.  Paul  in  1859;  was  an  officer  in  several  steamboat  companies,  a 
director  in  the  Merchants'  National  Bank,  and  had  other  financial  in- 
terests.    [93*;  237   (1);   238  (Feb.  17,  1881).] 

Ribenack,  Edwabd  R.,  b.  in  Kilbourn,  Wis.,  Nov.  26,  1868;  settled  in 
Duluth,  Minn.,  1890,  and  engaged  in  hotel  and  restaurant  business;  a 
representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Rice,  Albert  E.,  lieutenant  governor,  b.  in  Vinje,  Norway,  Sept.  24, 
1847;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1860;  served  in  the  Fifteenth  Wis- 
consin Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1866;  resides  in 
Willmar,  and  is  engaged  in  banking  and  mercantile  business;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1870,  and  a  state  senator,  1874-5 
and  1878-85;  was  lieutenant  governor,  1887-90.  [24;  30;  63;  127B; 
169;  237  (13).] 

Rice,  Collins,  pioneer  farmer,  b.  in  Claremont,  N.  H.,  March  16,  1814; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1854,  and  settled  on  a  claim  in  Lewiston,  Winona 
county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1873-4.     [30;  76.] 

Rice,  Cyrus  C,  farmer,  b.  at  McArthur,  Ohio,  in  1837;  served  in  Wis- 
consin regiments  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1872; 
removed  to  Monticello  in  1887;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture in  1895.     [30.] 

Rice,  Daniel,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  died  in  St.  Paul,  April  5,  1889. 
He  was  graduated  at  Amherst  College,  and  at  Lane  Theological  Semi- 
nary; was  pastor  in  Ohio  and  Indiana,  and  later  in  Duluth,  Minn.;  was 
pastor  of  a  Presbyterian  church  in  Minneapolis,  1882-7,  and  afterward 
was  a  professor  in  Macalester  College.    [238  (April  6,  1889).] 

Rice,  Edmund,  congressman,  b.  in  Waitsfield,  Vt,  Feb.  14,  1819;  d. 
at  White  Bear,  Minn.,  July  11,  1889.  He  studied  law  at  Kalamazoo. 
Mich.,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1842;  served  as  lieutenant  in 
the  Mexican  war;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1849;  was  president  of  the 
Minnesota  and  Pacific  Railroad  Company;  was  a  state  senator,  1864-5 
and  1873-4,  and  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1867,  1870,  1872, 
and  1877-8.  In  1885-6  he  was  mayor  of  St.  Paul,  and  in  1887-9  was  a 
member  of  Congress.  [3;  7;  10;  18*;  28,  IV*,  VIII;  29;  30;  32;  41*; 
68;   69;   78;   93*;   94;   176   (April,  1886).] 

Rice,  Ezra,  banker,  b.  in  Whitley  county,  Ind.;  Dec.  23,  1845;  served 
in  the  17th  Indiana  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Rock  county, 
Minn.,  in  1868;  was  sheriff  two  terms  after  1873;  owned  grain  ele- 
vators, and  was  vice-president  of  the  Security  Bank  of  Luverne.    [34.1 

Rice,  George  T.,  farmer,  b.  in  Hampshire  county,  Mass.,  Jan.  26,  1832; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  in  Langola,  Benton  county,  in 
1864,  where  he  had  a  saw  mill  and  also  owned  a  farm.    [31.] 


638  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY'  COLLECTIONS. 

Rice,  Henry  Mower,  U.  S.  senator,  b.  in  Waitsfield,  Vt:,  Nov.  29, 
1816;  d.  in  San  Antonio,  Texas,  Jan.  15,  1894.  He  came  to  Fort  Spell- 
ing in  1839;  was  agent  of  the  Chouteau  Fur  Company,  and  assisted  in 
making  several  treaties  with  the  Indians  by  which  lands  were  ceded; 
settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1849,  and  was  elected  a  delegate  from  Minnesota- 
territory  to  Congress  in  1853;  was  re-elected  in  1855;  procured  the 
passage  of  an  act  enabling  the  territory  to  become  a  state,  and  was 
author  of  the  law  extending  the  right  of  pre-emption  over  the  unsur- 
veyed  lands  of  the  territory.  He  was  elected  to  the  XJ.  S.  senate,  and 
served  from  1858  to  1863.  He  donated  Rice  park  to  the  city  of  St. 
'Paul,  and  many  lots  to  churches  and  public  institutions.  Rice  county 
is  named  in  his  honor.  [1;  4;  7;  10;  18;  23;  28,  VIII,  IX*;  29;  41*; 
98;  107*;  113;  114;  121;  124;  237  (3).] 

Rice,  Henry  Nickey,  physician,  b.  in  Whitley  county,  Ind.,  Sept.  2, 
1842;  served  in  the  74th  Indiana  Regt.  during  the  civil  war;  settled  on 
a  homestead  in  Minnesota  in  1866;  studied  medicine  at  Keokuk,  Iowa, 
and  in  1885  was  graduated  at  Rush  Medical  College,  Chicago;  was 
mayor  of  Fairmont  eight  years,  and  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture in  1877.     [22*;  30;  34;  39*.] 

Rice,  J.  B.,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1830;  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1856;  was 
conductor  on  what  is  now  the  Great  Northern  railway,  and  after  1868 
was  assistant  superintendent.     [94.] 

Rice,  J.  S.,  b.  in  Ohio;  came  to  Waseca  county,  Minn.,  about  1856; 
resided  in  Wilton;  was  county  treasurer,  1860-2;  served  in  the  army 
in  the  civil  war;  afterward  removed  to  Iowa.     [75.] 

Rice,  John,  b.  in  1813;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Aug.  12,  1902.  He  was  one 
of  the  first  settlers  at  St.  Anthony  Falls;  later  owned  farms  in  Rich- 
land and  Corcoran.     [237  (19*).] 

Rice,  Leonard  H.,  b.  in  Mitchell  county,  Iowa,  March  19,  1869;  came 
to  Hubbard  county,  Minn.,  1881;  resides  in  Park  Rapids,  is  a  miller 
and  owner  of  the  electric  light  plant;  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture, 1911.     [30*.] 

Rice,  W.  D.,  farmer,  b.  in  Alabama  in  1823;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1868,  and  the  next  year  settled  at  St.  James;  was  a  state  senator  in 
1873.    [30.] 

Rice,  William  C,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Frankfort,  111.,  Aug.  3,  1840; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Olmsted  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  was  grad- 
uated at  Hamline  University,  1864;  was  pastor  in  several  towns,  and 
presiding  elder  in  the  Rochester  district  one  term;  was  editor  of  the 
Rochester  Post  after  1883;  was  the  first  dairy  commissioner  of  Min- 
nesota, and  assisted  in  organizing  the  State  Dairy  Association,  [66; 
130*.] 

Rich,  A.  E.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Maine  in  1832;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1855;  settled  in  Hastings;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1873.     [30.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  639 

Rich,  John  D.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Ohio,  Nov.  19,  1817;  d.  in  Colo- 
rado, in  1888.  He  joined  the  Minnesota  conference  in  1856;  was  pas- 
tor in  Chatfield,  Hastings,  and  many  other  towns,  and  during  his  later 
years  resided  in  Minneapolis.     [150.] 

Rich,  John  H.,  b.  at  Lake  Geneva,  Wis.,  in  1856;  came  to  Red  Wing, 
Minn.,  in  1877;  is  president  of  the  Red  Wing  Sewer  Pipe  Company, 
and  has  many  other  business  interests.    [111.] 

Rich,  Justus  O.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Montgomery  county,  N.  Y., 
in  1813;  d.  in  Middletown,  Conn.,  Feb.  16,  1899.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1856;  owned  a  farm  in  Empire,  Dakota  county;  was  pastor  at  Farm- 
ington  in  1880.     [48;  180  (March  29,  1899).] 

Rich,  Watson  Wellman,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Dayton,  N.  Y.,  March 
9,  1841;  d.  in  Shanghai,  China,  Jan.  12,  1903.  He  served  in  the  Fourth 
Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  en- 
gaged in  engineering  work  for  several  railroad  lines  in  Minnesota,  and 
after  1897  was  chief  consulting  engineer  of  the  Imperial  Chinese  Rail- 
way Administration.     [121;  130*.] 

Rich,  William  W.,  b.  in  Wisconsin  in  1853;  was  mayor  of  New 
Brighton,  Ramsey  county,  and  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1901.    [30.] 

Richards,  Edward,  journalist,  b.  in  Jefferson,  Pa.,  in  1829;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Jan.  31,  1902.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1858,  and  engaged  in 
newspaper  work;  served  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  for  many  years  was  city  editor  of  the  Pioneer  Press.  [30;  237 
(19*).] 

Richards,  F.  S.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Wethersfield,  N.  Y.,  April  21,  1822; 
opened  a  store  at  Read's  Landing,  Minn.,  in  1850;  afterward  engaged 
in  farming,  and  was  postmaster.     [74.] 

Richards,  John  Bunyan,  merchant,  b.  in  Remsen,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  15, 
1857;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1868;  senior  partner  of  a 
dry  goods  store  in  Mankato  since  1885.     [24;  171*.] 

Richards,  Richard  W.,  b.  in  Oneida  county,  N.  Y.,  July  14,  1838; 
settled  on  a  farm  in  Faribault  county,  Minn.,  in  1867;  removed  to  Blue 
Earth  City  in  1872;  was  county  superintendent  of  schools,  1870-80  and 
1882-6.     [51*.] 

Richards,  Ross,  b.  in  Michigan,  March  16,  1848;  served  in  the  Third 
Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1876;  engaged 
in  training  horses  until  1880,  when  he  took  charge  of  a  stock  farm  in 
Le  Sauk,  Stearns  county.    [31.] 

Richardson,  A.  O.,  farmer,  b.  in  Howard  county,  Iowa,  in  1853;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1858;  resided  near  Perham;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature,  1891-5.     [30.] 

Richardson,  Ahira,  b.  in  New  Hampshire*  in  1805;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Sept.  9,  1877.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852,  and  two  years  later  set- 
tled in  St.  Paul;  was  a  prominent  freemason.     [159.] 


640  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Richardson,  Alvorado,  b.  in  Franklin  county,  Maine,  May  19,  1847; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Nov.  26,  1897.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1865;. 
engaged  in  logging,  lumber  business,  and  the  manufacture  of  mill 
machinery.     [84*;  167  (Dec.  3,  1897*).] 

Richardson,  David,  pioneer,  b.  in  Roxburgh,  Scotland,  Dec.  25,  1821; 
came  to  America  in  1834;  took  a  claini  on  the  site  of  La  Crescent, 
Minn.,  in  1853;  the  next  year  opened  the  first  store  there;  served  in 
the  Third  Minnesota  Light  Artillery  and  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war.     [61.] 

Richardson,  Harris,  lawyer,  b.  in  Lowell,  Wis.,  Aug.  8,  1858;  was 
graduated  at  Yale  University,  1881,  and  in  law  at  the  University  of 
Wisconsin,  1883;  has  since  practiced  in  St.  Paul.     [24;  25;  93;  95*.] 

Richardson,  Henry  Macauly,  b.  in  Topsham,  Vt.,  March  10,  1844; 
served  one  year  of  the  civil  war  in  the  Thirteenth  Vermont  Regt.; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1867,  settling  on  a  farm  in  Haverhill,  Olmsted 
county;  removed  in  1881  to  Rochester,  and  served  as  sheriff  of  the 
county  eleven  years;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1893; 
and  was  mayor  of  Rochester,  1894-8.     [23;  24;  30;  66;  66A.] 

Richardson,  Jesse  N.,  pioneer,  b.  near  Halifax,  N.  S.;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, Nov.,  1904.  He  settled  on  a  farm  in  Richfield,  Hennepin  county, 
in  1850;  was  a  merchant  after  1872.     [237  (35).] 

Richardson,  Josiah  S.,  physician,  b.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  March  8,  1826; 
was  graduated  from  the  medical  department  of  Harvard  College,  1848; 
came  to  Minnesota  and  practiced  medicine  in  Forestville,  Roekford, 
and  Chaska,  1859-79;  later  resided  in  Perham.     [35.] 

Richardson,  Louisa  Holman,  educator,  b.  in  Massachusetts,  March 
1,  1861;  was  graduated  at  Boston  University,  1883;  Jaught  at  Carleton 
College,  Minn.,  18854902,  being  elected  professor  of  Latin  in  1887. 
[128  (1).] 

Richardson,  Nathan,  lawyer,  b.  in  Clyde,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  24,  1829;  d.  in 
Little  Falls,  Minn.,  Jan.  9,  1908.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854,  and 
the  next  year  located  at  Little  Falls,  which  then  contained  only  three 
log  houses.  He  was  many  years  register  of  deeds,  and  later  judge  of 
probate,  for  Morrison  county;  for  about  ten  years  was  postmaster  of 
Little  Falls;  and  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1867,  1872, 
and  1878.  [18;  29;  30;  31;  41;  174*;  176  (Oct.,  1891*,  and  Nov.,  1892*) ; 
237  (48*).] 

Richardson,  Philander  Sanford,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Payson,  Vt, 
Sept.  21,  1811;  d.  in  Beaver,  Winona  county,  Minn.,  March  21,  1891. 
He  entered  the  ministry  when  twenty-one  years  old;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1859,  and  was  a  pastor  in  the  Whitewater  valley.  [180  (July 
1,  1891).] 

Richardson,  Reuben  M.,  b.  in  Circleville,  Ohio,  Aug.  8,  1816;  d.  in 
Morris,  Minn.,  March  16,  1898.    He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1849;  was  a 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  641 

member  of  the  territorial  legislature  in  1852,  of  the  senate  in  1857, 
and  of  the  state  legislature  until  1866;  was  receiver  of  the  U.  S.  land 
office  at  Sauk  Rapids;  and  was  register  of  deeds  in  Stevens  county, 
1871-81;  afterward  resided  on  a  farm  at  Morris.  [73;  237  (9*);  238 
(March  19,  1898*).] 

Richardson,  Walter  Jay,  physician,  b.  at  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  17, 
1856;  was  graduated  at  Amherst  College,  1881,  and  at  the  College  of 
Physicians  and  Surgeons,  N.  Y.,  1885;  settled  in  Fairmont,  Minn.  [24; 
39.]      . 

Richardson,  William  H.  H.,  physician,  b.  in  Cornish,  Vt,  Aug.  2, 
1824;  d.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  June  3,  1874.  He  was  graduated  at  Berk- 
shire Medical  College,  Pittsfield,  Mass.,  1849;  settled  in  Winona  in 
1867.     [139.] 

Riches,  Charles  W.,  physician,  b.  in  Davenport,  Iowa,  June  27,  1854; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1876,  and  settled  in  Carver  county  two  years 
later;  owned  a  drug  store  and  practiced  homoeopathy  in  Cologne  after 
1881;  was  a  Baptist  minister,  1887-1901;  later  practiced  osteopathy  in 
Anoka.     [25;  32.] 

Richter,  Edward  W.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Waushara  county,  Wis.,  March  31, 
1851;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1872;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Roch- 
ester; settled  in  Owatonna,  and  was  city  attorney  three  years,  and 
county  attorney,  1895-9.     [23*;   72.] 

Richter,  Frederick,  b.  in  Germany,  Feb.  3,  1838;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  April 
23,  1897.  He  came  to  the  United  States;  served  in  the  First  Wis- 
consin cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  St.  Paul;  was  sheriff  of 
Ramsey  county  six  years;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  one 
term.     [156.] 

Richter,  Gerhard,  blacksmith,  b.  in  Prussia,  May  ly  1843;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1865,  settling  in  Minnesota;  after  1872  resided  in 
Melrose,  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  wagons,  and  also  in  the  sale 
of  farm  machinery.     [31.] 

Richter,  Otto  E.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  Sept.  25,  1870,  in  Ger- 
many; came  to  the  United  States  in  1885;  was  graduated  at  Concordia 
College,  Springfield,  111.,  1895;  was  pastor  at  Melrose,  Minn.,  1895-1902, 
and  since  at  Loon  Lake,  Otter  Tail  county.    [148.] 

Richter,  William,  b.  in  Saxony,  April  14,  1849;  came  with  his  par- 
ents to  the  United  States  in  1856;  owned  a  farm  in  Montgomery, 
Minn.;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878.     [30.] 

Ricker,  Enos  Miio,  journalist,  b.  in  Riceville,  Iowa,  May  12,  I860", 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1885,  but  two  years  later  returned  to  Riceville, 
and  published  the  Riceville  Recorder  until  1890,  when  he  removed  to 
Park  Rapids,  Minn.;  bought  an  interest  in  the  Hubbard  County  Enter- 
prise, which  he  edited,  1892-99;  removed  to  Fergus  Falls  in  1905.  [22*; 
25.] 

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642  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Riddle,  John  Wallace,  diplomat,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  July  12, 
1864;  was  graduated  at  Harvard  University,  1887,  and  studied  interna- 
tional law  in  New  York  and  in  Paris;  was  secretary  of  the  U.  S.  lega- 
tion to  Turkey,  1893-1900,  and  later  held  other  diplomatic  positions; 
was  U.  S.  ambassador  to  Russia,  1906-09;  resides  in  St.  Paul.  [17; 
24;   237   (42*).] 

Riddle,  William  Haldekman,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1874;  d.  in  Min- 
neapolis, Jan.  23,  1897.  He  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Kan- 
sas, 1893,  and  at  Harvard  College,  1895;  was  instructor  in  mathematics 
in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1896-7.     [127  (11*);  127B.] 

Ridee,  Heney  Adelbebt,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  North  Adams,  Mass., 
Jan.  16,  1851;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1878,  and  to  Minneapolis  in  1883, 
in  the  employ  of  the  Northern  Pacific  railway;  settled  at  Little  Falls 
in  1886;  was  sheriff  of  Morrison  county,  1895-1900;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1903-5;  executive  agent  of  the  state  game 
and  fish  commission  since  1909.     [22*;  30*.] 

Ridee,  Samuel  D„  farmer,  b.  in  Clinton  county,  N.  Y.,  March  2,  1849; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1870;  resides  in  Pelican  Rapids;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1901.     [30;  37.] 

Ridley,  Chaeles,  journalist,  b.  in  Wright  county,  Minn.,  April  29, 
1868;  settled  in  Osakis  in  1888,  and  conducted  the  Osakis  Observer. 
[35.] 

Ridpath,  James,  b.  in  Virginia  in  1817;  d.  in  Spokane,  Wash.,  April 
20,  1901.  He  settled  in  Minnesota  and  was  a  member  of  the  first  state 
senate;  removed  to  Dakota,  and  later  to  Washington  in  1891.  [237 
(14).] 

Riebe,  John  C,  b.  in  Prussia,  May  6,  1840;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1860,  and  to  Minnesota  the  next  year;  served  in  the  Eleventh  Min- 
nesota Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  farming  and  mercantile  busi- 
ness; resided  in  Glencoe;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1879.     [30.] 

Rieke,  August  V.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Cairo,  Minn.,  Aug.  15,  1865;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1898,  and  has  since  practiced  in  Fairfax;  was 
county  attorney  of  Renville  county,  1899-1903;  was  a  state  senator  in 
1903-05.     [24;  30.] 

Rieke,  George,  b.  in  Hanover,  Germany,  March  1,  1834;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1855,  and  four  years  later  to  Cairo,  Renville  county, 
Minn.;  was  the  second  settler  in  the  township;  married  in  1864  Mrs. 
Sophia  Lammers,  whose  first  husband  was  killed  in  the  Indian  mas- 
sacre of  1862,  and  who  was  held  captive  with  her  children  for  six 
weeks.     [32.] 

Rieke,  Victob,  b.  in  Germany  in  1836;  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1857,  and  to  Minnesota  two  years  later;  settled  in  Cairo,  Renville 
county,  where  he  owned  a  farm,  and  in  1872  feuilt  a,  mill,    [32.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  643 

Rieland,  Hubert,  b.  in  Prussia,  Nov.  21,  1835;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1847;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Oak,  Stearns  county,  Minn.;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1873-4  and  1878.     [30.] 

Rigg,  Martin  G.,  b.  in  Stod,  Norway,  Aug.  15,  1854;  came  with  his 
parents  to  the  United  States  in  1865,  and  three  years  later  settled  in 
Pope  county,  Minn.;  was  county  treasurer,  1891-1900,  residing  in  Glen- 
wood.     [169.] 

Riggs,  Ashley  C,  b.  in  Allegany  county,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  14,  1828;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1852;  engaged  in  trade  with  the  Indians  at  Big  Lake, 
Sherburne  county;  established  a  ferry  at  Monticello  in  1854;  after- 
ward practiced  law,  and  owned  a  farm.     [29*;  31.] 

Riggs,  Charles  Eugene,  physician,  b.  in  Williams  county,  Ohio,  April 
26,  1853;  was  graduated  at  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University,  1877,  and 
the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  Baltimore,  1880;  has  prac- 
ticed in  St.  Paul  since  1881,  being  also  professor  of  nervous  and  mental 
diseases  in  the  Medical  College  of  the  University  of  Minnesota.  [24; 
25;  93;  127B.] 

Riggs,  Stephen  Return,  Presbyterian  missionary,  b.  in  Steubenville, 
Ohio,  March  23,  1812;  d.  in  Beloit,  Wis.,  Aug.  24,  1883.  He  studied  at 
Jefferson  college  and  Western  Theological  seminary,  Allegheny,  Pa.; 
was  sent  as  a  missionary  to  Lake  Harriet,  near  Fort  Snelling,  in  1837; 
afterward  removed  to  Hazelwood  station,  Lac  qui  Parle  county,  and 
built  a  boarding  school  for  Dakota  children.  His  work  was  interrupted 
by  the  Indian  outbreak  of  1862,  in  which  Mrs.  Riggs  and  his  family 
barely  escaped  with  their  lives.  He  was  author  of  a  Dakota  Lexicon, 
and  translated  the  Bible  into  the  Dakota  language;  also  author  of  a 
narrative  of  the  work  of  himself  and  wife,  entitled  "Mary  and  I,  Forty 
Years  with  the  Sioux,"  388  pages,  published  in  1880,  and  many  papers 
in  the  Minn.  Hist.  Society  Collections.     [1;  3;  4;  28,  VI;  85*;  223.] 

Riheldafeer,  John  Gillin,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Beaver 
county,  Pa.,  Nov.  13,  1818;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Jan.  16,  1893.  He  was  grad- 
uated at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  1848;  was  pastor  of  the  First 
Presbyterian  church  of  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.;  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1851, 
and  founded  the  Central  Presbyterian  church,  of  which  he  was  pastor 
until  1864;  was  superintendent  of  the  State  Reform  School  eighteen 
years;  was  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  church  at  Redwood  Falls,  1886- 
91.     [28,  VIII;   68;   94;   153.] 

Riley,  Daniel  L.,  lumberman,  b.  at  Brasher  Falls,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  8,  1837; 
d.  Dec.  14,  1908.  He  served  in  Wisconsin  regiments  in  the  civil  war, 
attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  settled  in  Lakefield,  Minn.,  in  1893, 
and  engaged  in  the  lumber  business;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature, 1899-1902.     [30.] 

Riley,  J.  W.,  physician,  b.  in  White  county,  111.,  Jan.  18,  1833;  was 
graduated  at  Cincinnati  Medical  Institute,  1859;    came  to  Minnesota 


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MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 


the  next  year,  and  settled  in  Brownsville;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1879.     [30.] 

Riley,  Theodore  Miles,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  Carlisle,  Pa,, 
June  9,  1842;  was  graduated  at  Dickinson  College,  1861,  and  at  the 
Theological  Seminary  of  New  York,  1863;  was  ordained  priest  in  1866; 
settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1876.     [58.] 

Rines,  Henry,  journalist,  b.  in  Orsa,  Sweden,  in  1873;  came  to  Min- 
nesota when  an  infant;  resides  at  Mora;  was  auditor  of  Kanabec 
county,  1895-1905;  has  been  a  representative  in  the  legislature  since 
1907;  editor  of  the  Kanabec  County  Times.     [30*.] 

Ring,  A.  H.,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1865;  came  to  the  United  States  with 
his  parents  in  1868,  and  to  Minnesota  the  same  year;  settled  on  a 
farm  in  Erdahl,  Grant  county,  in  1887;  was  register  of  deeds  in  that 
county,  1895-8.     [57*.] 

Ring,  Christian  I.,  judge,  b.  in  Christiania,  Norway,  June  11,  1848; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1869;  lived  in  Luverne,  Minn.,  1877-81; 
settled  at  Edgerton  in  1881,  engaging  in  lumber  business;  judge  of 
probate  for  Pipestone  county  since  1900.     [24;  25;  34.] 

Ring,  John  J.,  b.  in  Prussia  in  1832;  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1846;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Scott  county,  Minn.,  in  1860;  resided  in 
Shakopee  after  1874,  and  was  proprietor  of  a  hotel;  was  county  treas- 
urer, 1873-80.     [32.] 

Ring,  Martin,  b.  in  Bruff,  Ireland,  May  3,  1835;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1855;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1863;  undertook  large  con- 
tracts for  stone  and  mason  work,  and  owned  stone  quarries  in  Man- 
kato  and  in  Pine  county.     [60*.] 

Ringdal,  Peter  M.,  b.  in  Goodhue  county,  Minn.,  Feb.  10,  1861;  was 
a  telegraph  operator  until  1889;  resided  in  Crookston,  where  he  was 
a  marble  manufacturer  and  dealer;  was  a  state  senator,  1895-7;  a 
member  of  the  State  Railroad  Commission,  1899-1901;  and  of  the  State 
Board  of  Control  since  1907.     [24;  30*;  238  (Jan.  6,  1899*).] 

Ringer,  Charles  W.,  b.  in  Monroe  county,  Wis.,  in  1861;  came  with 
his  parents  to  Minnesota  when  five  years  old,  and  to  Minneapolis  in 
1877;  joined  the  fire  department  in  1884;  became  a  captain  in  1892. 
[88*.] 

Ringnell,  Carl  John,  physician,  b.  in  Sweden,  June  3,  1864;  came 
to  the  United  States  when  eighteen  years  old;  was  graduated  from 
the  medical  department  of  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1891 ;  has  since 
practiced  in  Minneapolis.     [169*.] 

Rink,  George,  educator,  d.  in  St.  Paul,  September,  1908.  He  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Strassburg,  Germany;  came  to  the 
United  States  about  1870,  and  was  teacher  of  German  in  the  Central 
High  school  of  St.  Paul,  1884-1908.     [237  (51).] 

Rinker,  Andrew,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.f  April  15, 
1849;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1871,  and  was  city  engineer  there,  1877- 
92,  and  since  1903.     [85A;  90*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  645 

Riordan,  Wiixiam,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  County  Limerick,  Ireland,  in 
March,  1838;  was  ordained  in  Dublin,  1869;  soon  afterward  came  to 
the  United  States  and  to  Minnesota;  was  pastor  in  Chatfield  eleven 
years,  and  since  in  Rochester.     [66 A.] 

Ripley,  Christopher  Gore,  judge,  b.  in  Waltham,  Mass.,  Sept.  6, 
1822;  d.  in  Concord,  Mass.,  in  1881.  He  was  graduated  at  Harvard  Uni- 
versity, and  later  from  its  law  school;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855; 
resided  in  Brownsville  and  Chatfield;  was  chief  justice  of  the  supreme 
court  of  Minnesota,  1870-4;  returned  to  Massachusetts  in  1874.  [136 
(Vol.  67);  168   (April,  1892*).] 

Ripley,  Martha  George  Rogers,  physician,  b.  in  Lowell,  Vt.,  Nov.  30, 
1843;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  April  18,  1912.  She  married  William  W.  Rip- 
ley in  1867;  was  graduated  at  Boston  University  Medical  School,  1883; 
came  to  Minnesota  the  same  year,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  founder  of 
the  Maternity  Hospital.     |84*;  85A;  237  (68).] 

Riss,  Bruno,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Ausburg,  Bavaria,  Oct.  17,  1829;  d. 
in  La  Salle,  111.,  Feb.  2,  1900.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1852; 
entered  the  Benedictine  order  the  next  year;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1856,  and  soon  after  his  arrival  was  ordained  a  priest.  He  selected 
the  site  of  St.  John's  Abbey,  and  was  one  of  the  priests  who  estab- 
lished a  mission  in  Stearns  county.  In  1864  he  removed  to  Pennsyl- 
vania.    [132  (March,  1900*).] 

Ritchie,  Harry  Parks,  b.  in  Wellington,  Kan.,  March  2,  1873;  was 
graduated  at  the  Sheffield  Scientific  School,  Yale  University,  1893,  and 
in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1896;  has  since  practiced 
in  St.  Paul;  served  as  assistant  surgeon  in  the  Thirteenth  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  the  Philippine  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain.  [25;  123; 
127A*,  B.] 

Ritchie,  Parks,  physician,  b.  in  Bainbridge,  Ind.,  Dec.  15,  1845; 
served  in  the  132d  Indiana  Regt.,  1864-5;  was  graduated  at  Ohio  Med- 
ical College,  Cincinnati,  1870;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1881,  settling  in 
St.  Paul;  has  been  a  professor  in  the  College  of  Medicine  and  Surgery, 
University  of  Minnesota,  since  1888,  and  was  its  dean,  1897-1907.  [24; 
25;   93;   127   (12*);   127A*,  B.] 

Roach,  Joseph,  farmer,  b.  in  Washington  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1846; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  cavalry 
in  the  civil  war;  resided  at  Northfield;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1891-3.     [30.] 

Robbers,  Ludwig,  b.  in  Prussia,  April  14,  1832;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1844,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  engaged  in  the  saloon  busi- 
ness in  St.  Cloud;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1869;  set- 
tled on  a  farm  in  Haven,  Sherburne  county,  in  1878.     [31.] 

Robbins,  Andrew  B.,  b.  in  Phillips,  Me.,  April  21,  1845;  d.  in  Rob- 
binsdale,  Minn.,  June  16,  1910.     He  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  par- 


646 


MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETT  COLLECTIONS. 


ents  in  1855;  served  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.,  1862-5;  was  rail- 
way agent  and  banker  in  Willmar,  1870-81;  general  manager  of  the 
Northwestern  Elevator  Co.,  1882-1906;  was  a  state  senator,  1876,  and 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1895;  was  treasurer  of  the  North 
Side  Street  Railway  Co.  and  the  American  Suburbs  Co.;  resided  in 
Robbinsdale,  Minneapolis.     [24;   26*;   27*;   30;   237   (59,  62*).} 

Robbins,  Calvin  H.,  physician,  b.  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N,  Y.,  in 
1840;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1859;  studied  medicine  at 
the  University  of  Michigan,  and  at  Keokuk,  Iowa;  settled  in  Wykoff 
in  1875,  where  he  practiced  medicine  and  owned  a  drug  store;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1876.     [52.] 

Robbins,  Daniel  Miller,  b.  in  Phillips,  Maine,  Dec.  12,  1832;  came 
to  Anoka,  Minn.,  in  1855;  settled  in  St.  Paul  ten  years  later;  engaged 
in  real  estate  business,  and  constructed  a  part  of  the  Manitoba  rail- 
way; was  president  of  the  Northwestern  Elevator  Company  after  1883. 
[93;  95*;  98*.] 

Robbins,  J.  L.,  b.  in  Windham  county,  Conn.,  March  4,  1836;  settled 
in  Sauk  Center,  Minn.,  in  1864;  was  superintendent  of  schools  there 
three  years;  engaged  in  lumber  business,  insurance  and  real  estate, 
and  owned  and  laid  out  an  addition  to  the  city.     [31.] 

Robbins,  John  Shaw,  b.  in  Phillips,  Maine,  Dec.  28,  1848;  came  with 
his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  settled  at  Willmar  in  1873,  where 
he  has  since  dealt  in  lumber,  fuel,  and  farm  machinery.     [24;  63*.] 

Robbins,  Marcus,  pioneer,  b.  in  Wardsborough,  Vt,  in  1808;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1859;  resided  in  Jordan,  and  after  1873  in  Wykoff; 
owned  a  large  farm.    [52.] 

Robbins,  Silas  C,  b.  in  Franklin  county,  Me.,  Nov.  11,  1834;  settled 
in  Anoka,  Minn.,  in  1855;  engaged  in  real  estate  business  and  build- 
ing; served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Heavy  Artillery  during  the  civil 
war.     [31.] 

Robert,  Claude,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  near  Lyons,  France,  Sept.  18,  1828; 
d.  in  Pradelles,  France,  May  22,  1908.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1854;  was  ordained  priest  at  St.  Paul;  and  was  a  missionary  pastor 
in  this  state;  resided  in  Chatham,  Wright  county,  after  1880,  and  later 
was  chaplain  of  St.  Mary's  Hospital,  Minneapolis;  returned  to  France 
in  1904.     [31;  146.] 

Robert,  Joseph,  pioneer,  b.  in  Carondelet  (a  suburb  of  St.  Louis), 
Mo.,  in  1826;  d.  in  April,  1886.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1846,  and 
engaged  in  the  fur  trade  with  the  Indians  in  the  Red  river  valley; 
resided  for  a  time  in  St.  Paul;  was  interpreter  of  the  Sioux  and  Ojib- 
way  Indians;  aided  in  making  treaties  with  them,  and  was  recognized 
as  their  friend.  He  was  a  brother  of  Capt.  Louis  Robert  [94;  237 
(1).] 

Robert,  Louis,  pioneer,  b.  in  Carondelet,  Mo.,  Jan.  21,  1811;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  May  10,  1874.    He  was  a  fur  trader  on  the  Missouri  river  dur- 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  647 

ing  his  early  life;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1844,  and  engaged  in  trade 
with  the  Indians.  Later  he  was  owner  and  captain  of  several  steam- 
boats. His  real  estate  investments  in  St.  Paul  proved  valuable,  and 
he  amassed  a  large  fortune.  He  was  widely  known  for  his  generosity 
and  public  spirit.  His  dwelling  was  the  first  frame  house  built  in  St. 
Paul.     [28,  IV*;  32;  41;  68;  93*;  94;  237  (1);  238  (May  12,  1874).] 

Robert,  Mrs.  Louis.  See  Millette,  Mrs.  Mary  R.  Turpin.  [68;  237 
(1).] 

Robert,  Nelson,  b.  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  in  1830;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Sept. 
22,  1877.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1848,  and  conducted  a  trading  post 
with  the  Indians  for  his  uncle,  Capt.  Louis  Robert;  later  engaged  in 
steamboating  on  the  Minnesota  river,  and  after  1870  was  a  merchant 
in  Renville  county.     [94;  237  (1).] 

Roberts,  Charles  H.,  b.  in  Huron  county,  Ohio,  Oct.  24,  1842;  d.  near 
Rochester,  Minn.,  Sept.  29,  1907.  He  was  graduated  at  the  Northwest- 
ern Normal  School,  Milan,  Ohio;  was  superintendent  of  schools  in 
Rochester,  Minn.,  1869-77;  afterward  engaged  in  furniture  business; 
spent  his  last  days  on  Oak  Dale  farm.     [66;   237   (48).] 

Roberts,  George  Franklin,  physician,  b.  in  Barnstead,  N.  H.,  March 
25,  1848;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  Monmouth  College,  1872,  and 
at  N.  Y.  Homoeopathic  Medical  College,  1881;  settled  at  Minneapolis 
in  1884;  was  professor  of  gynecology  in  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
1895-1904;   member  of  the  staff  of  Asbury  Hospital.     [24;   84.] 

Rorerts,  George  R.,  farmer,  b.  in  Chicago,  May  22,  1837;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1881;  settled  at  Stephen;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1889.     [30.] 

Roberts,  Griffith,  clergyman,  b.  in  Wales,  Dec,  1817;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1845;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1849;  settled 
in  Cambria,  Minn.,  in  1874;  removed  to  Lake  Crystal  in  1888.     [171*.] 

Roberts,  Harlan  Page,  lawyer,  b.  in  Wayne,  Ohio,  Dec.  5,  1854;  was 
graduated  at  Oberlin  College,  1875,  and  in  theology  at  Yale  University, 
1878;  was  a  pastor  in  Colorado,  1878-81;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1882;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1884,  settling  at  Minneapolis,  where  he 
has  since  practiced  law.     [23*;  24;  25;  85A;  137*;  171*.] 

Roberts,  John  W.,  clergyman,  b.  in  Wales,  March,  1830;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1854;  settled  in  Le  Sueur  county,  Minn.,  in  1857; 
was  pastor  in  Judson  after  1863.     [171*.] 

Roberts,  Robert,  b.  in  Wales,  July  12,  1834;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1856,  and  to  Mankato,  Minn.,  the  next  year;  served  in  the 
Ninth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  business  manager  of  the 
Mankato  Manufacturing  Co.,  1877-86.     [171*.] 

Roberts,  Robert  Mitchell,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Jonesboro, 
Tenn.,  May  30,  1822;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Dec.  8,  1894.  He  was  grad- 
uated at  Washington  College,  Tenn.,  and  later  studied  at  New  Albany 


648  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Theological  Seminary;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1849;  was 
pastor  in  Illinois  thirty-six  years;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1885.    [153.] 

Roberts,  Saxe  G.  L.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Dover,  Del.,  in  1859;  was  grad- 
uated in  law  at  the  Columbian  University,  Washington,  D.  C,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1883;  settled  in  St.  Paul  two  years  later;  re- 
moved to  Pine  City,  1891;  engrossing  clerk  of  the  state  senate,  1911. 
[30*;  93.] 

Roberts,  Stanley  Burroughs,  clergyman,  b.  in  Ontario  county,  N, 
Y.,  Aug.  12,  1855;  was  graduated  at  Center  College,  Danville,  Ky.,  and 
in  1882  at  the  Presbyterian  Theological  Seminary,  N.  Y.;  was  a  pastor 
in  New  York  state  eighteen  years,  and  since  1899  in  Minneapolis. 
[85A.] 

Roberts,  Thomas  Sadler,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Feb.  16,  1858;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1867  with  his  parents,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was 
graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  1885;  has 
since  practiced  in  Minneapolis;  state  ornithologist  since  1890;  pro- 
fessor of  diseases  of  children,  University  of  Minnesota,  since  1900; 
author  of  papers  on  the  birds  of  this  state.     [7A;  24;  85A.] 

Roberts,  William,  clergyman,  b.  in  Wales;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1850;  settled  in  South  Bend,  Minn.,  in  1855;  owned  a  farm 
in  Judson,  and  was  pastor  of  Carmel  church;  later  returned  to  Wales. 
[171*.] 

Roberts,  William  C,  pioneer,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  May  12,  1835;  d. 
at  the  Soldiers'  Home,  Minnehaha,  Dec.  25,  1904.  He  served  in  the 
civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  settled  in  Detroit,  Minn.,  in 
1871,  where  he  engaged  in  hotel  business.     [44.] 

Roberts,  William  Henry,  merchant,  b.  in  Chenango  county,  N.  Y., 
March  22,  1830;  came  to  Minnesota,  settling  in  Carimona,  in  1855; 
removed  to  Lanesboro  in  1868.     [18.] 

Roberts,  William  Milnor,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
Feb.  12,  1810;  d.  in  Brazil,  in  1881.  He  was  chief  engineer  of  the1 
Northern  Pacific  railroad,  1869-79.     [176    (Jan.,  1884*).] 

Roberts,  William  Preston,  lawyer,  b.  in  Montgomery  county,  Pa., 
June  16,  1845;  served  in  Pennsylvania  regiments  in  the  civil  war;  was 
graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1869;  came  to  Minne? 
sota  in  1874,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1899-1902  and  1905.     [25;  26*;  30*;  58;  85A*.] 

Robertson,  Daniel  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Pictou,  N.  S.,  May  13,  1813;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  March  16,  1895.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  New  York 
in  1839;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1850,  settling  in  St.  Paul;  established 
the  Minnesota  Democrat;  was  appointed  colonel  in  the  state  militia, 
1858;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1859-60;  He  founded  the 
state  Horticultural  Society,  and  organized  the  first  grange  of  Patrons 
of  Husbandry  in  Minnesota.  [23;  28,  IV,  VIII,  X;  83;  94;  166A*;  237 
(9*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  649 

Robertson,  Donald,  druggist,  b.  in  Hillsburg,  Ontario,  Canada,  in 
1859;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1883,  and  settled  in  Argyle,  Minn.; 
was  superintendent  of  schools  for  Marshall  county,  1895-8;  has  been 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  since  1907.     [30*;  35.] 

Robertson,  Edward  Peter,  educator,  b.  in  Rock  county,  Wis.,  Feb. 
24,  1860;  was  graduated  at  Hamline  University,  1885;  joined  the  M. 
E.  conference,  and  was  pastor  at  Morris  and  Marshall,  Minn.,;  was 
presiding  elder  of  the  Winona  district,  1893-9;  later  was  president  of 
the  Red  River  Valley  University,  Wahpeton,  N.  D.     [17.] 

Robertson,  George  O.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Glasgow,  Scotland,  March  12, 
1815;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  15,  1897.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1847;  settled  on  a  farm  near  Hastings,  Minn.,  in  1857;  removed  to  St. 
Paul  in  1879.     [28,  VIII.] 

Robertson,  John  S.,  b.  in  Dundee,  Scotland,  in  1832;  d.  in  Winne- 
bago City,  Minn.,  April  23,  1889.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when 
twenty-two  years  old,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1858;  engaged  in  farming 
at  Bass  Lake;  settled  in  Winnebago  City  in  1869,  and  engaged  in  fur- 
niture business.     [34.] 

Robertson,  Ole  L.,  b.  in  Norway  in  1840;  came  with  his  parents  to 
the  United  States  when  two  years  old;  served  in  the  38th  Iowa  Regt. 
in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Riverside,  Lac  qui  Parle  county,  Minn.,  in 
1872,  and  three  years  later  became  sheriff  of  the  county.     [32.] 

Robertson,  Orlando  A.,  b.  in  Pennsylvania,  Aug.  18,  1858;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  State  Normal  School  of  Pa.,  1880;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1883,  settling  in  Campbell;  was  superintendent  of  schools  in  Wilkin 
county,  1890-4;  has  since  engaged  in  real  estate  and  lumber  business; 
removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1899.     [24;  25;  93A*.] 

Robertson,  William  J.  C,  b.  in  Albany,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  12,  1806;  d.  in 
Blue  Earth  City,  Minn.,  in  1887.  He  settled  in  Verona,  Faribault 
county,  in  1857;  removed  to  Blue  Earth  City  in  1862;  was  sheriff  of 
the  county,  1864-5.     [51.] 

Robillard,  Sylvanus  W.,  physician,  b.  in  Canada,  Oct.  25,  1860;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Toronto;  studied  medicine  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1889;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1895.     [25;  30;  100*.] 

Robinson,  Charles,  b.  in  Allegheny,  Pa.,  Sept.  11,  1839;  came  to 
Minneapolis  in  1857;  was  register  of  deeds  for  Hennepin  county,  1878- 
82.     [58.] 

Robinson,  Clinton,  b.  in  Saratoga,  Winona  Co.,  Minn.,  Aug.  7,  1878; 
engaged  in  live  stock  business  at  St.  Charles;  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Robinson,  Daniel  D.,  b.  in  New  Hampshire  in  1818;  settled  in  1871 
on  a  claim  on  the  site  of  Appleton,  Minn.     [32.] 

Robinson,  Edward  Van  Dyke,  educator,  b.  in  Bloomington,  111.,  Dec. 
20,  1867;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1890;  studied 


650  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

in  Leipzig,  Germany,  1894-5;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1899,  and  was 
principal  of  the  Central  High  School  in  St.  Paul  eight  years;  professor 
in  the  University  of  Minnesota  since  1907,  residing  in  Minneapolis; 
author  of  numerous  papers  and  pamphlets  oh  educational  subjects,  and 
of  "Commercial  Geography"  (455  pages,  1910).  [17;  24;  25;  26*; 
111*;  127B;  237   (46*);  238   (July  6,  1899*).] 

Robinson,  Elias  H.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Gardiner,  Maine,  in  1829;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1853,  and  established  a  trading  post  at  the  mouth  of 
Crow  river;  owned  a  claim  on  the  site  of  Dayton,  Hennepin  county, 
and  built  a  sawmill  there.     [58;   59.] 

Robinson,  F.  C,  b.  in  Phillips,  Maine,  March  1,  1839;  was  graduated 
at  Brockway  College,  1860,  and  came  to  Minnesota  the  same  year;  set- 
tled on  a  farm  in  Utica,  Winona  county;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1878.     [30.] 

Robinson,  George  R.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Millersburg,  Mo.,  Aug.  28,  1843; 
served  in  Indiana  regiments  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minneapolis  in 
1864;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the  same  year;  was  attorney  of  Henne- 
pin county,  1866-8.     [137.] 

Robinson,  J.  B.,  b.  in  New  York;  served  in  the  85th  N.  Y.  Regt  in 
the  civil  war;  settled  in  Redwood  Falls  in  1873;  engaged  in  real  estate 
and  insurance  business,  and  was  judge  of  probate,  1895-1900.     [92*.] 

Robinson,  James,  b.  in  Livingston  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1840;  served  in 
a  New  York  regiment  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Redwood  Falls, 
Minn.,  in  1872;  was  county  register  of  deeds,  1878-81.     [32.] 

Robinson,  John  E.  C,  lawyer,  b.  in  Clomwell,  Ireland,  in  1869;  came 
to  Minnesota  the  next  year;  was  graduated  at  St.  John's  University, 
1888,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1890;  resides  in  St.  Cloud;  was  a 
state  senator,  1907-9.     [30;  38.] 

Robinson,  Noyes  C,  b.  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  2,  1870;  came  to  St. 
Paul;  engaged  in  real  estate  business;  was  captain  in  the  Thirteenth 
Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  Philippine  war,  and  was  promoted  to  the  rank 
of  major  in  1899.     [123.] 

Robinson,  Sumneb  Corson,  manufacturer,  b.  near  Bridgeton,  N.  J., 
March  21,  1831;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  July  18,  1903.  He  settled  in  Min- 
neapolis in  1858;  established  a  sash,  door,  and  wood  working  factory 
in  1876.     [3*;  60*;  167  (March  23,  1900*);  237  (28*).] 

Robinson,  William  R.,  b.  in  Tompkins  county,  N,  Y.,  in  1821;  d.  at 
Like  Crystal,  Minn.,  July,  1873.  He  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  at 
Lake  Crystal,  1854,  and  assisted  in  laying  out  the  village.     [32;  45*.] 

Robison,  Geokge  F.,  b.  in  Carroll  county,  111.,  Feb.  2,  1843;  served  in 
the  134th  Illinois  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1870; 
engaged  in  farming;  after  1878  resided  in  Wmdom;  was  county  audi- 
tor, 1889-90.     [34.] 

Robson,  James  A.,  pioneer,  b.  in  New  York,  May  23,  1825;  settled 
in  Geneva,  Minn.,  in  1857,  being  one  of  the  townsite  proprietors;  was 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  651 

county  sheriff  after  1S59,  and  resided  in  Albert  Lea;  became  captain 
in  the  Tenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  1862,  and  the  same  year  was  acci- 
dentally shot  and  killed  by  a  member  of  the  same  regiment.     [53.] 

Roche,  John,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1831;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  May  11,  1891.  He 
came  to  the  United  States  when  an  infant;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1856; 
was  city  comptroller  twenty-seven  years,  after  1864.  [94;  238  (May 
12,  1891*).] 

Rockne,  Anton  Julius,  lawyer,  b.  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  in  1869; 
was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1894;  settled 
in  Zumbrota,  owned  a  newspaper,  and  practiced  law;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature,  1903-9,  being  speaker  of  the  House  in  1909;  a 
s'ate  senator,  1811.     [30*;  56.] 

Rockwell,  G.  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  New  York  in  1841;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1860;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war; 
owned  a  farm  at  Grove  Lake,  Pope  county;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature,  1872-3.     [30.] 

Rockwood,  Chelsea  J.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Burlington,  Vt,  Sept.  13,  1855; 
came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1869,  and  lived  in  Garden  City; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1879;  settled  in  Min- 
neapolis in  1881;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1882.     [90.] 

Rodecker,  William  A.,  b.  in  Milford,  Ohio,  Oct.  28,  1859;  came  to 
Minneapolis  in  1878,  and  to  St.  Paul  the  next  year;  was  connected  with 
the  fire  department  after  1884,  and  was  a  captain  after  1890.     [96*.] 

Rodenberg,  George  W.,  b.  in  Hanover,  Germany,  Nov.  12,  1861;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1868,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1891,  where  he  has, 
engaged  in  life  insurance  business;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1907-09.     [24;  25;   30*.] 

Rodgers,  E.  D.,  blacksmith,  b.  in  New  York  in  1832;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1857;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war; 
settled  in  Freeborn;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1872-3. 
[30.] 

Rodgers,  James,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Hammond,  N.  Y., 
Oct.  9,  1840;  was  graduated  at  Hamilton  College;  was  a  tutor  in  Tur- 
key two  years;  was  graduated  at  Union  Seminary,  N.  Y.,  1870;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1873;  was  pastor  at  Parmington  after  1875.     [48.] 

Rodgers,  William,  b.  in  Scotland;  died  in  St.  Paul,  Nov.  11,  1896. 
He  settled  there  in  1876;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature. 
[163.] 

Roe,  Alva  Dunning,  b.  in  Dutchess  county,  N.  Y.,  June  28,  1825;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  March  20,  1908.  He  studied  law,  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar;  afterward  attended  Union  Theological  Seminary;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1866,  and  was  pastor  of  Congregational  churches  at  Afton 
and  Lakeland;  was  superintendent  of  schools  of  Washington  county; 
settled  in  1881  on  a  farm  in  Stillwater;  after  1894  was  curator  of  the 


652  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Minnesota  Academy  of  Natural  Sciences,  Minneapolis.  [40;  144;  237 
(51*);  241.] 

Roesler,  William  H.,  b.  in  Marquette  county,  Wis.,  Sept.  11,  1858; 
d.  irTWaseca,  Minn.,  Feb.  24,  1904.  He  settled  there  in  1892;  engaged 
in  lumber  business,  and  owned  a  hardware  store;  was  county  treas- 
urer, 1897-1900.     [237   (35).] 

Roetzer,  Alexius,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Bavaria;  came  to  the  United 
States,  and  in  1856  to  Minnesota;  was  missionary  priest  until  1858; 
was  in  charge  of  St.  John's  College,  1858-9;  died  at  St.  Vincent's  Ab- 
bey, Pa„  Feb.  25,  1860.     [132  (Sept.,  1888).] 

Rogers,  A.  B.,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Orleans,  Mass.,  in  1S29;  d.  in 
Waterville,  Minn.,  May  4,  1889.  He  was  graduated  at  Yale  College; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1858;  engaged  in  railroad  construction  after 
1861;  discovered  two  passes  across  the  Rocky  mountains,  now  occu- 
pied by  transcontinental  railways.    [32;  237  (2).] 

Rogers,  Arthur  Curtis,  physician,  b.  near  Decorah,  Iowa,  July  17, 
1856;  was  graduated  at  Earlham  College,  Richmond,  Ind.,  1877,  and  in 
medicine  at  the  University  of  Iowa,  1883;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1885, 
and  has  since  been  superintendent  of  the  Minnesota  school  for  the 
feeble-minded  in  Faribault.     [7A;   17;   24;  25;   2Q*;  70A*.] 

Rogers,  Arthur  Ross,  lumberman,  b.  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  Nov.  13, 
1864;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1885;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the 
University  of  Minnesota,  1891;  president  of  the  Rogers  Lumber  Co. 
[85A;  167   (Dec.  14,  1900*).] 

Rogers,  Benjamin,  tailor,  b.  in  Bloomington,  Ind.,  Jan.  22,  1835;  d. 
in  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  Sept.  16,  1902.  He  settled  in  St.  Peter  in  1857; 
was  county  auditor  six  years,  and  clerk  of  court  four  years;  was  sheriff, 
1887-8.     [32;  237  (19*).] 

Rogers,  Charles  Frederick,  merchant,  b.  in  Barnstead  Parade,  N. 
H.,  Nov.  17,  1831;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1860,  settling  in  Lake  City, 
where  he  engaged  in  dry  goods  business.     [18*;  74.] 

Rogers,  Sister  Clare,  b.  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  in  1807 ;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Nov.  3,  1900.  She  was  a  sister  in  the  Visitation  order  fifty-three  years; 
came  to  St.  Paul  with  the  first  colony  of  the  Visitation  Sisters  in  1870; 
was  appointed  mother  superior  in  1881.     [237  (11).] 

Rogers,  E.  G.,  farmer,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1833;  served  in  the  army, 
1862-5;  settled  in  Mendota,  Minn.;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1877  and  1879.     [30.] 

Rogers,  Edward  G.,  lawyer,  b.  in  St.  Joseph,  Mich.,  Dec.  8,  1842;  d. 
at  West  Baden,  Ind.,  Nov.  14,  1910.  He  was  graduated  in  law  at  the 
University  of  Michigan,  1863;  settled  at  St.  Paul  in  1866;  was  county 
attorney  of  Ramsey  county,  187S-9;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature, 1887;  was  clerk  of  the  Ramsey  county  district  court,  1895-1907. 
[22*;  24;  25;  27*;  68;  93;  93A*;  95*;  137*;  237  (36*,  59*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  653 

Rogers,  George,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  England  in  1823;  d.  at 
Money  Creek,  Minn.,  Dec.  11,  1894.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1873,  settling  in  Minnesota.     [166  (1897).] 

Rogers,  Henry  C,  secretary  of  state,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1834;  d.  May 
8,  1871.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  settled  in  Brownsdale, 
Mower  county;  was  a  state  senator,  1859,  and  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1862;  served  in  the  civil  war  in  the  Ninth  Minnesota  Regt., 
attaining  the  rank  of  lieutenant  colonel;  was  secretary  of  state,  1866- 
70.     [115;   237   (1).] 

Rogers,  Hiram,  b.  near  Doylestown,  Pa.,  in  1806;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  May 

25,  1879.     He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1856,  and  invested  largely  in  real 
estate,  and  had  other  business  interests.     [68;  94;  237  (1*);  238  (May 

26,  1879).] 

Rogers,  John,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1827 ;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Jan.  27,  1902.  He 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1845,  and  to  St.  Paul  four  years  later, 
where  he  was  proprietor  of  a  hotel.     [3*;  93A;  98*;  237  (19*).] 

Rogers,  John,  Jr.,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Jan.  22,  1860;  engaged  in  insurance 
business  there  after  1883.     [25;  93A;  98*;  100.] 

Rogers,  Joshua,  b.  in  New  York  city  in  1833;  d.  April  25,  1911.  He 
served  in  the  Second  Illinois  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minne- 
apolis in  1875;  was  connected  with  the  construction  department  of  the 
Northern  Pacific  railroad;  became  city  comptroller  in  1898.  [237 
(23*).] 

Rogers,  Joshua  M.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Ohio,  July  24,  1821;  d. 
at  Ashton,  Dakota,  May  10,  1888.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856; 
joined  the  Minnesota  conference  the  next  year  ;  removed  to  Dakota 
in  1880.     [150.] 

Rogers,  Josias  N.,  b.  in  St.  Joseph,  Mich.,  Feb.  21,  1846;  served  in 
the  39th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1866; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1867,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul  the  same  year; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1873.    [29*;  30;  68;  93;  98*.] 

Rogers,  Luther  Zoan,  b:  in  Maine,  in  1837;  d.  in  Waterville,  Minn., 
April  27,  1897.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  and  laid  out  the  town- 
site  of  Waterville,  where  he  afterward  resided  as  a  merchant  and 
manufacturer;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1865,  and  a 
state  senator  in  1871.     [28,  VIII;  32;   156;   237   (9).] 

Rogers,  Samuel  J.,  clergyman,  b.  in  Orford,  N.  H.,  Aug.  27,  1832;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  May  3,  1910.  He  was  graduated  at  Rutgers  College, 
N.  J.,  in  1859,  and  Rutgers  Theological  Seminary,  1862;  was  pastor  of 
Reformed  Dutch  churches,  1862-79,  and  afterward  of  Congregational 
churches,  chiefly  in  Minnesota,  residing  in  Minneapolis  after  1889. 
[144.] 

Rogers,  William,  machinist,  b.  in  Scotland,  Nov.  29,  1847;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1868;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1879;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1893.     [30.] 


654  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Rohk,  Philip  A.  N.  V.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  Feb.  13,  1843,  at  Buf- 
falo, N.  Y. ;  was  graduated  at  Martin  Luther  College  and  Seminary, 
Buffalo,  in  1863;  pastor  at  Winona,  Minn.,  since  1866;  president  of  the 
Lutheran  Synod  of  Wisconsin  and  other  states  since  1889.     [148.] 

Rohrer,  Daniel,  lawyer,  b.  in  Little  Rock,  Ark.,  Feb.  29,  1828;  d.  in 
Worthington,  Minn.,  May  31,  1902.  He  served  in  Co.  A,  Col.  Morgan's 
Iowa  Volunteers,  on  the  Indian  frontier  in  Minnesota,  at  the  time  of 
the  Mexican  war,  and  came  to  Fort  Snelling;  was  city  treasurer  of 
St.  Paul,  1854-9;  served  in  the  civil  war;  afterward  resided  in  St.  Paul; 
settled  in  Worthington  in  1878.     [28,  X;  237   (19).] 

Rohweder,  Hermann,  musician,  b.  in  Hoist ein,  Germany,  May  3, 
1842;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1857,  and  to  Winona,  Minn.,  the 
same  year;  taught  music,  and  was  leader  of  an  orchestra;  in  1887 
platted  an  addition  to  Winona.     [77.] 

Roise,  Paul  H.,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway,  Aug.  21,  1848;  came  to  the 
United  States  when  seventeen  years  old,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1874; 
settled  in  Willmar.     [35;   63*.] 

Rolette,  J\)e,  b.  at  Prairie  du  Chien,  Wis.,  Oct.  23,  1820;  d.  in  Pem- 
bina, Dakota,  May  16,  1871.  He  was  educated  in  New  York;  was  em- 
ployed by  the  American  Fur  Company  at  their  trading  post  at  Pem- 
bina in  1840;  established  a  cart  route  from  the  Red  river  to  St.  Paul, 
extending  the  fur  trade  of  that  city  into  a  large  region  in  competition 
with  the  Hudson  Bay  Co.;  was  a  representative  in  the  territorial  leg- 
islature, 1853-5,  and  a  member  of  the  territorial  council,  1856-7.  Dur- 
ing the  latter  year  occurred  his  notorious  exploit  of  carrying  away  the 
bill  to  remove  the  seat  of  government  to  St.  Peter,  and  thus  he  saved 
the  capital  to  St.  Paul.     [108;   114;   176   (Feb.,  1888*);   237   (3*).] 

Rolf,  Ernst  H.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Germany,  June  20,  1837; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1850;  was  graduated  at  the  Theological 
Seminary,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  1858;  was  pastor  in  St.  Paul,  1863-72,  and 
later  in  Hollywood  till  his  death.     [148.] 

Rollefson,  C.  J.,  educator,  b.  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  Dec.  15, 
1860;  was  graduated  at  St.  Olaf  College,  Northfieid,  Minn.,  1890;  and 
afterward  was  a  professor  there.     [149;   169.] 

Rollins,  J.  V.,  b.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  March  29,  1857;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Minnesota;  after  1890  was  one  of  the  proprietors  of  the 
Winnebago  City  foundry  and  machine  shops.     [39.] 

Rollins,  J'ohn,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Maine,  March  23,  1806;  d.  in  Min- 
neapolis, May  7,  1883.  He  came  to  St.  Anthony  in  1848,  being  one  of 
the  first  settlers  there;  engaged  in  lumbering,  and  built  a  steamboat. 
[32;  41;  58;  59;  114;  237  (1).] 

Rome,  Robert  Rasmussen,  physician,  b.  in  Denmark,  March,  4,  1865; 
came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  when  four  years  old;  was 
graduated  at  Hahnemann  Medical  College,  Chicago,  1891;  has  been  a 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  655 

professor  in  the  medical  department  of  the  University  of  Minnesota 
since  1894,  residing  in  Minneapolis.     [85A;  127  (10*);  127B.] 

Rondo,  Joseph,  pioneer,  b.  near  Montreal,  Canada,  in  1797;  d.  in 
Crookston,  Minn.,  May  8,  1885.  He  came  from  the  Selkirk  Colony  to 
Fort  Snelling  in  1835,  and  settled  on  the  military  reservation,  from 
which  he  was  ejected  in  1840.  He  then  purchased  a  claim  on  the  site 
of  St.  Paul.     [28,  IV;  94;  237  (1).] 

Rooney,  James,  b.  in  New  Richmond,  Canada,  Oct.  18,  1829;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1854;  engaged  in  logging  and  lumbering  at  Stillwater. 
[41;  237  (5).] 

Roos,  Charles  L.,  miller,  b.  in  New  Ulm,  Minn.,  Sept.  29,  1861;  was 
manager  of  the  New  Ulm  Roller  mill  after  1889.    [168  (Apr.  19, 1899*).] 

Roos,  Christian,  b.  in  Germany  in  1831;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1851,  and  settled  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  two  years  later;  engaged  in 
farming  and  operating  a  sawmill;  after  1873  engaged  in  woolen  man- 
ufacturing.    [32.] 

Roos,  Oscar,  pioneer,  b.  in  Vestergotland,  Sweden,  in  1827;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1850,  settling  in  Minnesota  the  same  year;  en- 
gaged in  lumbering  ten  years;  lived  at  Taylor's  Palls  after  1860;  was 
register  of  deeds  for  Chisago  county,  1860-70,  receiver  of  the  U.  S.  land 
office,  1870-5,  and  county  treasurer,  1875-83.     [41;   169.] 

Roosen,  C.  G.,  banker,  b.  in  Germany  in  1848;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1872,  settling  in  Minnesota;  after  1880  resided  in  Delano, 
where  he  established  the  Wright  County  Bank.     [31.] 

Roosman,  William  W.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Clinton  county,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  12, 
1829;  d.  in  Spokane,  Wash.,  July  8,  1906.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1857;  served  in  the  153d  Indiana  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  on 
the  site  of  Detroit,  Minn.,  in  1870,  being  the  first  settler  there;  re- 
moved to  Spokane  in  1904.     [35;   44*.] 

Root,  Charles  G.,  b.  in  Remsen,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  27,  1845;  was  graduated 
at  Northwestern  University,  1869;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1887,  where 
he  organized  the  Northwestern  Adamant  Manufacturing  Company,  and 
was  its  treasurer  and  general  manager.     [90*.] 

Root,  Fernando  Wood,  lawyer,  b.  in  Guilford,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  7,  1855; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1880;  settled  in  St.  Paul  the  next  year,  and 
since  1882  has  been  in  legal  service  of  the  C,  M.  and  St.  P.  Railway 
Co.     [24;  25;  85A*;  137*.] 

Rose,  Charles  A.,  b.  in  Trenton,  Ontario,  in  1845;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1859,  settling  in  St.  Paul;  served  in  the  Fifth  Minnesota  Regt. 
in  the  civil  war;  was  custodian  of  the  state  capitol,  1887-99;  and  since 
has  been  in  charge  of  the  distribution  of  state  publications.     [30.] 

Rose,  Francis  M.,  physician,  b.  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  March  25,  1841; 
was  graduated  at  Starling  Medical  College,  Columbus,  1860;  was  sur- 
geon in  the  43d  Ohio  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Faribault,  Minn., 


656  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

in  1868;   physician  of  St.  Mary's  Hall  and  the  State  School  for  the 
Blind.     [24;  25;  70.] 

Rose,  Robert  H.,  b.  in  Susquehanna  county,  Pa.,  June  30,  1831;  d. 
March  18,  1885.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1855;  was  one  of  the  town- 
site  proprietors  of  Belle  Plaine;  served  in  the  army,  1861-6,  attaining 
the  rank  of  major;  engaged  in  real  estate  and  insurance  business  in 
Mankato  after  1873;  was  a  state  senator  in  1871-2.     [32;  83*;  115.] 

Rosebrock,  Herman  H.,  merchant,  b.  in  Hanover,  Germany,  Nov.  10, 
1838;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1857;  settled  in  Owatonna,  Minn., 
in  1865,  and  engaged  in  furniture  business;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1879-81.     [30;  72.] 

Rosen,  Peter,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  i»  Orsfeld,  Germany,  Dec.  15,  1850; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1876;  was  ordained  priest  in  1882  in  Hol- 
land; again  returned  to  this  country,  spent  eight  years  in  South  Da- 
kota, and  in  1890  came  to  Minnesota;  was  pastor  in  Fairfax  and  in 
Heidelberg,  and  later  in  Madison;  author  of  several  books,  one  being 
a  short  history  of  Fort  Ridgely.     [22*.] 

Rosenberger,  Henry  J.,  merchant,  b.  in  Cumberland,  Md.,  Oct.  18, 
1844;  d.  in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  Jan.  15,  1910.  He  came  with  his  parents 
to  St.  Cloud  in  1856,  where  he  was  a  hardware  merchant,  and  later  a 
manufacturer  of  farm  machinery.     [31;  237  (62),] 

Rosenberger,  John  M.,  merchant,  b.  in  Cumberland,  Md.,  Oct.  15, 
1842;  d.  in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  April  8,  1903.  He  came  to  St.  Cloud  in 
1856;  engaged  in  hardware  business  there;  was  city  treasurer,  1868-88 
and  18974903.     [31;  237  (28*).] 

Rosenberger,  William  L.,  b.  in  Cumberland,  Md.,  in  1853;  came  with 
his  parents  to  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  while  still  a  child;  in  1874  established 
a  book  and  stationery  store,  and  was  also  one  of  the  proprietors  of  a 
German  newspaper.     [31,] 

Rosendahl,  Carl  Otto,  b.  in  Spring  Grove,  Minn.,  Oct.  24,  1875;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1901,  and  later  studied  in 
Germany;  assistant  professor  of  botany  in  the  University  of  Minne- 
sota, 1905-10,  and  a  professor  since  1910.     [7A;  127B.] 

Rosendahl,  Paul  H.,  b.  in  Hadeland  Norway,  Oct.  18,  1838;  d*  in 
1880.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1854;, served 
in  the  army  in  the  civil  war;  was  register  of  deeds  for  Houston  county 
two  terms,  andwas  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1872-3.   [30;  169.] 

Rosenthal,  John  T.,  b.  in  St.  Paul  in  1881,  and  resides  there;  was 
graduated  at  the  St.  Paul  Law  College,  1902;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1905.     [30*.] 

Rosenwald,  J.  F.,  b.  in  Germany  in  1860;  came  to  the  United  States 
when  seven  years  old,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1877;  resides  in  Madison, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  real  estate  and  loaning  business;  was  judge  of 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  657 

probate  for  Lac  qui  Parle  county  eight  years;  was  a  representative  in 
tr  e  legislature  in  1903  and  1909.     [30*.] 

Rosholdt,  Tollef,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  near  Pine  Lake,  Wis.,  Feb. 
11,  1846j  was  graduated  at  Concordia  Theological  Seminary,  St.  Louis, 
in  1872;  was  pastor  at  Norwegian  Grove,  Otter  Tail  county,,  Minn. 
[169.] 

Rosing,  August  G.,  b.  in  Vestergotland,  Sweden,  Sept.  1,  1822;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1869,  settling  on  a  farm  in  Goodhue  county, 
Minn.;  removed  to  Red  Wing  in  1888;  has  since  been  secretary  of  the 
Minnesota  Scandinavian  Relief  Association.     [25;   169;   241.] 

Rosing,  Leonard  August,  b.  in  Malmo,  Sweden,  Aug.  29,  1861;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  April  14,  1909.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1869  with 
his  parents,  who  settled  in  Goodhue  county,  Minn.  After  1881  he  re- 
sided in  Cannon  Falls,  where  he  had  a  large  boot  and  shoe  store;  was 
private  secretary  of  Gov.  Lind,  1899-1901;  was  Democratic  candidate 
for  governor,  1902;  was  a  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Control,  1905- 
09.     [17;  23*;  24;  25;  30;  80*;   100*;   237 '(22*,  56*);   241.] 

Ross,  Angus,  banker,  b.  in  Canada  in  1844;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1865;  settled  in  Luverne  in  1877,  and  was  president  of  the  Security 
Bank.     [34.] 

Ross,  Newell  A.,  carpenter,  b.  Jan.  16,  1845;  settled  in  Princeton, 
Minn.,  in  1869;  was  register  of  deeds  in  Mille  Lacs  county,  1877-90. 
[31.] 

Ross,  Samuel,  b.  near  Fairfield,  Pa.,  Aug.  22,  1812;  d.  in  Princeton, 
Minn.,  Oct.  9,  1881.  He  settled  in  Princeton  in  1855;  owned  a  part  of 
the  town  site;  built  the  first  mill  and  the  first  blacksmith  shop  in  the 
county;  conducted  a  stage  route,  and  was  proprietor  of  a  hotel;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1868.     [31;  41.] 

Rossbach,  George  A.,  physician,  b.  in  France  in  1813;  was  grad- 
uated at  Strasburg  Medical  College  in  1833;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1851;  was  surgeon  of  the  Third  Wisconsin  cavalry  in  the  civil  war; 
settled  in  Owatonna  in  1871.     [72.] 

Rossee,  John  C,  physician,  b.  in  Lynchburg,  Va.,  Dec.  2,  1840;  was 
graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  College,  Philadelphia,  in  1867;  had 
served  in  the  civil  war  as  surgeon  and  hospital  steward  in  the  28th 
Texas  Regt.;  settled  in  Brainerd,  Minn.,  in  1871.     [31.] 

Rosser,  Thomas  L.,  b.  in  Campbell  county,  Va.,  Oct.  15,  1836;  was 
graduated  at  West  Point  Military  Academy,  1861;  served  in  the  Con- 
federate army  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  major  general; 
was  graduated  at  Washington  Law  University,  Lexington,  Va.,  in  1866; 
engaged  in  business  as  a  railroad  contractor  after  1879;  resided  in 
Minneapolis.     [58.] 

Roth,  J.  W.  F.,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Cape  Town,  Africa, 
where  his  father  was  a  missionary;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1875; 
studied  at  Northwestern  College,  Chicago;  in  1878  became  pastor  of 
the  Presbyterian  church  at  Canton,  Fillmore  county,  Minn.     [52.] 


658  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Rothrock,  John  Lincoln,  physician,  b.  near  Mifflintown,  Pa.,  July 
12,  1863;  was  graduated  at  Pennsylvania  College,  Gettysburg,  Pa., 
1885,  and  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  1888;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1890,  and  has  since  practiced  in  St.  Paul;  instructor  in 
the  college  of  medicjne,  University  of  Minnesota,  1898-1905,  and  clin- 
ical professor  of  diseases  of  women  since  1905.     [24;   25;   127B.] 

Rothschild,  Joseph,  wholesale  milliner,  b.  in  Germany  in  1845;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  June  20,  1901.    He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1S80.     [237  (14).] 

Rouleau,  Charles  T.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Canada  in  1807;  d.  Oct.  5,  1865. 
He  was  employed  by  the  American  Fur  Company  after  1829;  settled 
in  St.  Paul  in  1845;  engaged  in  lumber  business;  established  the  first 
ferry  at  Anoka.     [94;   174*.] 

Rouleau,  Charles  T.,  Jr.,  b.  in  St.  Paul  in  1845;  engaged  in  lumber 
business;  and  later  was  a  member  of  the  St.  Paul  police  force;  was 
senior  captain  after  1896.     [94;  96*;  100*.] 

Rouleau,  Joseph,  b.  in  Quebec,  Canada,  Nov.  2,  1834;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Nov,  18,  1895.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  served  in  the  U.  S. 
artillery  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  hotel  business  after  1870.  [237 
(7).] 

Rounce,  Joseph  Samuel,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  London, 
England,  Oct.  4,  1814;  d.  June  15,  1892.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1850,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  was  a  home  missionary  at  North- 
field,  High  Forest,  Lansing,  Lyle,  and  other  places.  [144;  179  (Jan. 
29,  1892).] 

Rounds,  John,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Maine  in  1822;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, March,  1888.  He  was  graduated  at  Waterville  College,  and  at 
Newton  Theological  Seminary;  was  pastor  in  Masaschusetts,  and  later 
in  Northfield,  Red  Wing,  and  Minneapolis,  Minn.     [141.] 

Rouse,  Jacob,  b.  in  Wapello,  Iowa,  Oct.  18,  1844;  served  in  Illinois 
regiments  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Lynd,  Lyon  county,  Minn.,  in 
1870;  engaged  in  farming  and  milling;  was  county  treasurer.     [32.] 

Rouse,  W.  H.,  physician,  b.  in  Chenango  county,  N.  Y.,  May,  1828; 
was  graduated  from  the  medical  department  of  Michigan  University, 
1854,  and  came  to  Minnesota  the  same  year,  settling  in  Minneapolis; 
served  as  assistant  surgeon  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  later  resided  in  Washburn,  Hennepin  county;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1877.     [30.] 

Routh,  George  Edward,  physician,  b.  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  July  23, 
1847;  was  graduated  at  Miami  Medical  College,  1874;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1883,  and  has  since  practiced  in  St.  Paul.     [25;  93*.] 

Roverud,  Elling  Knudsen,  journalist,  b.  in  Ringerike,  Norway,  Nov. 
2,  1852;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1867;  was  graduated 
at  the  State  Normal  School  in  Winona,  1876;  published  the  Caledonia 
Journal  after  1890;  was  a  state  senator,  1895-1902.    [27*;  30;  61;  169.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES. 


659 


Rowe,  Alexander  Montrayille,  teacher,  b.  in  Middlebury,  Ohio,  Dec. 
24,  1842;  served  in  an  Ohio  regiment  during  the  civil  war;  was  grad- 
uated at  Oberlin  College,  1872;  became  superintendent  of  schools  in 
Little  Falls,  Minn.,  1897.     [26*.] 

Rowe,  Alwin,  market  gardener,  b.  in  Germany  in  1861 ;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1878,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1905  and  1909.     [30*.] 

Rowe,  John,  b.  in  England  in  1826;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Sept.  25,  1901. 
He  settled  there  in  1850;  was  a  building  contractor,  and  owned  much 
real  estate.     [237  (14).] 

Rowe,  W.  F.,  journalist,  b.  in  Belfast,  Maine,  in  1856;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1879;  settled  at  Taylor's  Falls  in  1888,  where  he  owned  and 
edited  the  Chisago  County  News.     [23S   (Dec.  28,  1893*).] 

Rowell,  Mrs.  Ruth  M.  Cogswell,  b.  in  New  Hampshire;  married 
Warren  Rowell  in  1844,  and  with  him  settled  in  Homer,  Winona  coun- 
ty, Minn.,  in  1853;  became  a  minister  in  the  Adventist  church  in  1856; 
was  pastor  in  Winona  and  Utica.     [76.] 

Rowell,  William  A.,  pioneer  merchant,  b.  in  Maine;  was  one  of  the 
earliest  merchants  at  St.  Anthony,  and  afterward  resided  in  Minne- 
apolis.    [59.] 

Rowlands,  Daniel  T.,  clergyman,  b.  in  Wales,  May  23,  1823;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1847;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  about  1852; 
was  pastor  at  South  Bend 'and  Judson,  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  1871- 
84;  removed  to  Dakota  in  1884.     [171*.] 

Roy,  Peter,  b.  in  what  is  now  Itasca  county,  Minn.,  Feb.  23,  1828; 
d.  in  Little  Falls,  June  21,  1881.  His  parents  were  both  half-breed 
Ojibway  Indians.  He  engaged  in  farming  in  Morrison  county,  and 
after  1866  kept  a  hotel  at  Little  Falls;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  three  terms.     [31;  41.] 

Royem,  Esten  I.,  b.  in  Merager,  Norway,  April  31,  1855;  came  to  the 
United  States  when  fifteen  years  old,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1880,  set- 
tling in  Warren;  was  auditor  of  Marshall  county,  1882-90.     [35.] 

Ruble,  George  S.,  b.  in  Kishacoquillas  Valley,  Pa.,  Aug.  31,  1822;  d. 
in  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  July  2,  1886.  He  settled  in  Freeborn  county, 
Minn.,  in  1855,  opened  a  farm,  and  laid  out  the  town  of  Albert  Lea; 
served  as  captain  in  the  First  Minnesota  Mounted  Rangers,  1862-3,  and 
as  senior  lieutenant  in  the  First  Minnesota  Heavy  Artillery,  1864-5; 
lived  for  some  years  after  the  war  in  Chattanooga,  Tenn.;  returned  to 
Albert  Lea  in  1881.     [23*;  53;  115.] 

Rucker,  Eugene,  educator,  b.  in  Olmsted  county,  Minn.,  April  19, 
1862;  was  graduated  at  Western  Normal  College,  Iowa,  in  1886;  was 
principal  of  the  Farm  College  and  Business  Institute  at  Wilder,  Jack- 
son county,  after  1889.     [34;  39.] 

Rucker,  Howard  Lewis,  educator,  b.  near  Jacksonville,  111.,  Jan.  12, 
1852;  established  many  business  schools,  several  being  in  Minnesota; 
resided  in  Minneapolis,  1895-1901.     [3*.] 


660  MINNESOTA*  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Ruckoldt,  G.  A.,  b.  in  Saxony,  Germany,  in  1833;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1847,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  owned  a  farm  in  Rushford, 
Wright  county;   was  a  state  senator  in  1873.     [30.] 

Rudberg,  John,  merchant,  b.  in  Sweden,  May  27,  1836;  d.  in  Dassel, 
Minn.,  April,  1903.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1866,  and  to  Das- 
sel, Minn.,  the  same  year;  engaged  in  farming,  and  after  1875  in  mer- 
cantile and  lumber  business.     [65;  167  (April  24,  1903).] 

Rudbekg,  Lotus,  merchant,  b.  in  Sweden;  d.  in  Dassel,  Meeker  coun- 
ty, Minn.,  Jan.,  1884.  He  came  to  the  United  States,  and  settled  on  a 
homestead  in  Meeker  county  in  1866;  engaged  in  mercantile  business 
in  Dassel  after  1872;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1877. 
[30;  65;  169.] 

Ruddock,  Edwabd  N.,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Buekland, 
Mass.,  June  18,  1830;  d.  in  Caldwell,  Idaho,  March  30,  1909.  He  was 
ordained  in  1858;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1883,  and  was  pastor  in  Ap- 
pleton  and  other  places;  lived  in  Glen  wood,  1901-8.     [67;  144.] 

Rudolph,  John  C,  banker,  b,  in  Prussia,  Dec.  27,  1828;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1850;  settled  in  New  Ulm,  Minn.,  in  1857;  was  county 
auditor,  1860-6,  and  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1868-9.     [32.] 

Ruegg,  Henry,  pioneer,  b.  in  Strassburg,  Germany,  March  20,  1816; 
d.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  Jan.  20,  1904.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
when  twenty-two  years  old,  and  to  Minnesota  some  years  later;  served 
as  first  lieutenant  in  the  Second  Minnesota  cavalry  in  the  civil  war; 
settled  in  Tivoli,  Blue  Earth  county,  in  1866.     [237  (35).] 

Ruggles,  Arthur  Gordon,  b.  in  Annapolis  Royal,  N.  S.,  May  30',  1875; 
was  graduated  at  Cornell  University,  1901;  assistant  professor  of  en- 
tomology, College  of  Agriculture,  University  of  Minnesota,  since  1904, 
residing  in  St.  Anthony  Park,  St.  Paul.     [7A;  127B.] 

RuLiFFSON,  H.  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  New  York  in  1834;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1857;  resided  at  Russell,  Lyon  county;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1870  and  in  1903.     [30.] 

Rumsey,  Mrs.  Matilda,  teacher,  came  to  St.  Paul  with  the  family  of 
Christopher  C.  Blanchard,  her  brother-in-law,  in  1843;  taught  the  first 
school  in  St.  Paul  in  the  spring  of  1845;  was  married,  June  23,  1845,  to 
Alexander  Mege,  and  two  years  later  removed  to  Montrose,  Iowa. 
[28,  IV.] 

Runals,  D.  E.,  b.  in  Burlington,  Pa.,  May  1,  1843;  came  to  Minne- 
sota when  eleven  years  old;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  major;  engaged  in  the  sale  of  farm 
machinery;  and  owned  a  farm  in  Osborn,  Pipestone  county.  [34; 
71A.] 

Rundlett,  Leonard  W.,  b.  in  Brunswick,  Maine;  was  graduated  at 
Bowdoin  College,  1868;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1872;  resided  in  St.  Paul, 
and  was  city  engineer  many  years.     [98*;  100;  237  (36*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  661 

Rundstrom,  Inez,  educator,  b.  in  Mississippi;  was  graduated  at  Au- 
gustana  College,  Rock  Island,  111.,  and  studied  later  at  Upsala,  Sweden; 
has  been  an  instructor  and  professor  in  Gustavus  Adolphus  College, 
St.  Peter,  Minn.,  since  1894.     [148.] 

Runge,  August  Henry,  b.  in  New  York  City,  Feb.  12,  1852;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1873,  settling  in  Minneapolis,  where  he  was  assistant 
chief  of  the  fire  department.     [26*;  88;  90*.] 

Runge,  Hartwig,  physician,  b.  in  Schleswig-Holstein,  April  12,  1814; 
d.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  Oct.  5,  1902.  He  came  to  America  in  1863;  a 
few  years  later  settled  in  Stillwater,  where  he  practiced  medicine. 
[237   (19).] 

Running,  Alexander,  b.  in  Racine  county,  Wis.,  Nov.,  1846;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1878;  owned  a  farm  near  Ada,  and  was  auditor  of  Nor- 
man county,  1881-5;   afterward  was  a  bookkeeper.     [35;   169.] 

Runsvold,  J.  D.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway  in  1872;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1887;  was  educated  in  Minneapolis;  was  pas- 
tor at  Two  Harbors,  Minn.,  after  1899.     [106*.] 

Russell,  Benjamin  Stillman,  b.  in  Erie  county,  Pa.,,  in  1822;  set- 
tled in  Duluth  in  1871,  where  he  was  general  agent  of  a  life  insurance 
company.     In  1879  he  removed  to  North  Dakota.     [26*.] 

Russell,  Charles  P.,  merchant,  b.  in  Burlington,  Vt,  Feb.  8,  1837; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  at  Winona;  removed  to  Eyota  in 
1865,  and  has  since  engaged  in  mercantile  and  grain  business  and  in 
banking;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1879.  [24;  30; 
66.] 

Russell,  Henry,  journalist,  b.  in  Little  Valley,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  19,  1857; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1872,  settling  in  Rushford;  engaged  in  farming 
and  in  teaching  school,  and  after  1899  published  "The  Vidette"  in 
Spring  Valley.     [26*.] 

Russell,  J.  M.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Clay  county,  Ind.,  Feb.  13,  1852;  came 
to  Meeker  county,  Minn.,  in  1877;  settled  in  Litchfield  in  1880;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1882;  was  county  attorney,  1887-8.     [65.] 

Russell,  Jeremiah,  pioneer,  b.  in  Eaton,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  2,  1809;  d.  June 
13,  1885.  He  came  to  Fort  Snelling,  Minn.,  in  1837,  and  in  1848  set- 
tled near  Sauk  Rapids,  where  he  took  charge  of  a  store  for  trading 
with  the  Indians;  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  village  of  Sauk 
Rapids  in  1854,  and  removed  there  in  1857;  was  a  representative  in 
the  first  territorial  legislature.  He  established  a  newspaper,  the  Sauk 
Rapids  Frontierman,  in  1855.  Afterward  he  was  treasurer  of  Benton 
county  several  years,  and  county  auditor  one  year.  [18;  28*  IX,  X; 
31;  41;  114;  131;  237  (1).] 

Russell,  John  F.,  b.  in  Oswegatchie,  N.  Y.,  June  27,  1840;  served  in 
the  16th  N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Houston  county,  Minn., 
in  1865;  was  county  treasurer,  1876-82;  resided  in  Hokah  and  Cale- 
donia.    [61;   238  (Oct.  7,  1881).] 


662  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Russell,  Sister  Mary  Agatha,  founder  of  the  convent  of  the  Sisters 
of  the  Visitation  in  St.  Paul,  b.  in  New  York  in  1811;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
May  2,  1891.  She  became  a  nun  at  Cascasca,  111.,  in  1836:  founded  a 
convent  of  the  order  to  which  she  belonged,  in  1841,  at  St.  Louis; 
removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1873.     [238  (May  3,  1891).] 

Russell,  Morris  Craw,  journalist,  b.  in  Venango  county,  Pa.,  Feb. 
22,  1840;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  engaged  in  lumbering,  river  pilot- 
ing, and  printing;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  published  the  Sentinel  in  Lake  City;  author  of  "Uncle  Dudley's 
Odd  Hours,"  296  pages,  1882.     [25;  74*.] 

Russell,  Robert  Donough,  judge,  b.  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  March  9,  1851; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Feb.  13,  1901.  He  was  graduated  in  1871  at  Illinois 
College,  Jacksonville;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1874;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1883,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  city  attorney,  1889-93; 
and  judge  of  the  Fourth  judicial  district,  1893-7,  when  he  resigned. 
[20*;   22*;   84*;   90*;   237   (14*).] 

Russell,  Roswell  P.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Richland,  Vt,  March  15,  1820;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  Feb.  21,  1896.  He  came,  in  company  with  Henry  M. 
Rice,  to  Fort  Snelling  in  1839;  opened  the  first  store  in  St.  Anthony, 
in  1847;  later  engaged  in  lumber  and  flour  milling;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  territorial  legislature  in  1853;  and  receiver  of  the  XJ.  S. 
land  office,  1854-7.     [19*;   29;   32;   58;   59;   84*;   94;   237   (9*).] 

Russell,  Sol  Smith,  actor,  b.  in  Brunswick,  Maine,  June  15,  1848; 
d.  in  Washington,  D.  C,  April  28,  1902.  This  famous  actor  resided  in 
Minneapolis  during  his  summer  vacations  many  years,  and  owned 
real  estate  there;  was  a  brother  of  Judge  Robert  D.  Russell.  [3*; 
17;  237  (19*).] 

Russell,  William,  lawyer,  came  to  Moor  head,  Minn.,  in  1883;  was 
court  reporter  of  the  Seventh  judicial  district  fourteen  years;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1889.     [47*.] 

Russell,  William  C,  b.  in  Sherburne,  N.  Y.,  April  12,  1834;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  186-9,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  Glencoe;  was  coun- 
ty treasurer,  1884-92.     [64.] 

Russell,  William  V.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  at  Center  Point,  Ind.,  July 
1,  1854;  d.  at  Janesville,  Minn.,  Aug.  26,  1892.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1887;  was  pastor  at  Walnut  Grove,  Le  Sueur,  and  Janesville.  [150; 
180   (Nov.  9,  1892).] 

Rustad,  Edward,  lawyer,  b.  in  Columbia  county,  Wis.,  Nov.  26,  1867; 
came  to  Traverse  county,  Minn.,  1880;  was  county  auditor,  1893-8;  has 
practiced  law  since  1900,  being  also  the  county  attorney;  president  of 
the  National  Bank  of  Wheaton;  a  state  senator,  1911.     [30*.] 

Rustad,  John  O.,  farmer,  b.  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  Dec,  7,  1864; 
was  graduated  at  the  Decorah  Business  College,  1886;  resides  in 
Whalan;   a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1909-11.     [30*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  663 

Rutherford,  James,  pioneer,  b.  in  Elsdon,  England,  in  1812;  d.  in 
Grant,  Washington  county,  Minn.,  Sept.  14,  1874.  He  came  with  his 
parents  to  the  United  States  in  1818;  settled  on  the  site  of  Grant 
(later  named  Mahtomedi)  in  1849;  owned  a  flour  mill,  and  engaged 
in  lumbering  and  farming.     [41.] 

Ryan,  Albert  W.,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  at  Mt.  Clemens,  Mich.,  in 
1856;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1878,  and  at  Sea- 
bury  Divinity  School,  Faribault,  Minn.,  1882;  became  rector  of  St. 
Paul's  church,  Duluth,  in  1893.     [38.] 

Ryan,  Daniel,  b.  in  Michigan,  Aug.  28,  1843;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1861,  and  six  years  later  settled  on  a  farm  in  Marshan,  Dakota  county; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1875.     [48.] 

Ryan,  Dennis  Edward,  merchant,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  March  28, 
1862;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1884,  settling  in  Minneapolis,  where  he 
had  a  large  business  as  a  jobber  and  commission  merchant.     [22*.] 

Ryan,  Edward,  farmer,  b.  in  Clayton  county,  Iowa,  in  1861;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1872,  and  settled  in  Becker,  Cass  county;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1901.     [30.] 

Ryan,  John  Augustine,  R.  C.  priest  and  educator,  b.  in  Dakota  coun- 
ty, Minn.,  May  25,  1869;  was  graduated  at  St.  Thomas  College,  1892, 
and  St.  Paul  Seminary,  1898;  later  studied  at  the  Catholic  University, 
Washington,  D.  C,  four  years;  professor  of  moral  theology  and  eco- 
nomics in  St.  Paul  Seminary  since  1902;  author  of  "A  Living  Wage," 
346  pages,  1906.     [17;   24;   93A.] 

Ryan,  Michael  W.,  b.  in  Northfield,  Minn.,  May  1,  1862;  owned  a 
farm  in  Byron,  Waseca  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1887.     [75.] 

Ryder,  Joel  G.,  farmer,  b.  in  Erie  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1833;  d.  at  North 
Branch,  Chisago  county,  Minn.,  April  1,  1906.  He  settled  in  Sunrise, 
Minn.,  in  1855;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1873;  re- 
moved to  North  Branch  in  1880.     [30;   38;   41;    237    (39).] 

Ryder,  John  J.,  journalist,  b.  in  Kentucky  in  1863;  resided  at  East 
Grand  Forks;  was  a  state  senator,  1899-1902.     [30.] 

Ryder,  Merrill,  merchant,  b.  in  New  Hartford,  Conn.,  March  22, 
1825;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Aug.  26,  1898.  He  came  to  the  West  in  the  fur 
trading  business,  and  after  1857  made  yearly  trips  to  Winnipeg  to  buy 
furs.    He  opened  a  large  store  in  St.  Paul.    [20*;  29;  93*;  94;  237  (9).] 

Rynda,  John,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Moravia,  Austria,  April  9,  1859;  was 
ordained  in  1883,  and  the  next  year  came  to  the  United  States  and 
to  Minnesota;  pastor  of  St.  Stanislaus  parish  in  St.  Paul  since  1886. 
[146.] 

Rypins,  Isaac  L.,  rabbi,  b.  in  Poland,  June  24,  1862;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  his  boyhood;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University 
of  Cincinnati,  and  in  theology  at  the  Hebrew  Union  College;  was 
rabbi  in  Evansville,  Ind.,  1889-99,  and  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  since  1899. 
[147.] 


664  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Saaki,  John,  merchant,  b.  in  Finland,  Feb.  24,  1877;  came  to  America 
in  1887,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1892;  resides  in  Sparta;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1905-07.     [24;  25;  30*.] 

Sabin,  Dwight  May,  U.  S.  senator,  b.  in  Manlius,  111.,  April  25,  1844; 
d.  in  Chicago,  Dec.  23,  1902.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1867,  and  the 
next  year  settled  in  Stillwater,  where  he  engaged  in  the  lumber  busi- 
ness, and  in  the  manufacture  of  machinery,  engines,  and  cars.  He 
was  a  state  senator,  1871-3,  and  a  United  States  senator,  1883-9.  [3*; 
10;  17;  22*;  27*;  30;  40;  41;  105*;  237  (28*).] 

Sabin,  George  F.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Cheshire  county,  N.  H.,  in  1844;  was 
graduated  at  Middletown  Military  and  Collegiate  Institute;  served  in 
the  57th  Massachusetts  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1871,  and  settled  at  Marine,  Washington  county;  engaged  in  mercan- 
tile business,  and  afterward  practiced  law.     [40.] 

Sabin,  John  Adams,  b.  in  Guildhall,  Vt.,  July  29,  1819;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Jan.  6,  1899.  He  was  paymaster  in  the  U.  S.  army,  1862-6,  having  the 
rank  of  major;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1874,  and  engaged  in  insurance 
business.     [121;  237  (9*);  238  (Jan.  8,  1899*).] 

Sackett,  Addison  L„  b.  in  Plymouth,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  5,  1839;  served  in 
the  89th  N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865,  set- 
tling at  St.  Peter;  has  since  engaged  in  flour  milling;  was  a  state 
senator,  1883-5.     [24;  25;  32;  168  (Jan.  12,  1883).]  * 

Sackett,  J.  B.,  b.  in  Plymouth,  N.  Y.,  in  1835;  settled  in  St.  Peter, 
Minn.,  in  1857;  was  county  auditor,  and  register  of  deeds;  after  1862 
was  U.  S.  revenue  collector.     [32.] 

Sadley,  John  T.  D.,  farmer  and  miller,  b.  in  England  in  1834;  d.  in 
Princeton,  Minn.,  Dec.  12,  1903.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1852,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1S56;  settled  in  Princeton  in  1874;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1883.  [31;  168  (Jan.  12,  1883); 
237  (35).] 

Safuey,  Agnes  E.,  was  educated  in  Iowa;  settled  in  Cottonwood 
county,  Minn.,  and  was  county  superintendent  of  schools,  1886-90. 
[34.] 

Sageng,  Ole  O.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1872;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1878;  resides  in  Dalton;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1901-02,  and  a  state  senator  since  1907.     [30*.] 

Saggau,  H.  A.,  b.  in  Holstein,  Germany,  1861;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1882,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1892,  settling  in  Lake  Belt,  Martin 
county;  engaged  in  farming  till  1900,  and  later  in  sale  of  agricultural 
implements;  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30*,] 

Samer,  Edwabd  F„  b.-near  Baraboo,  Wis.,  in  1867;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Minnesota,  1869;  settled  in  Minneapolis,  1883,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  the  plumbing  and  heating  business;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature,  1909.    [30*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  665 

Sahlgaard,  Hagbarth,  banker,  b.  in  Kongsberg,  Norway,  in  1844;  d. 
in  1892.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1866;  lived  in  St.  Peter, 
Minn.,  three  years,  and  then  removed  to  St.  Paul;  was  cashier  of  the 
St.  Paul  Savings  Bank,  1872-82;  was  vice  consul  for  Sweden  and  Nor- 
way many  years.     [169.] 

Sailor,  Moses,  farmer,  b.  in  Monroe  county,  Ohio,  Oct.  2,  1808;  d. 
Feb.  14,  1896.  He  came  to  Faribault  county,  Minn.,  in  1855,  being  the 
first  settler  in  the  county.     [39;   51*;   237   (34).] 

St.  John,  Lorenzo  S.,  farmer,  b.  in  1841;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1853; 
resided  at  Granger;  served  in  the  Eleventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the 
civil  war;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1897.     [30.] 

St.  Lawrence,  James  G.,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1813; 
d.  in  1892.  He  was  graduated  at  Trinity  College,  Dublin,  in  1838;  was 
ordained  a  priest  in  1841;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1879,  settling 
in  St.  Paul.     [152.] 

Saint  Pierre,  Jacques  Le  Gardeur,  Sieur  de,  b.  in  Canada,  Oct.  24, 
1701;  was  commander  of  Fort  Beauharnois,  near  the  site  of  Frontenac, 
Minn.,  1735-7;  was  killed  in  the  battle  of  Lake  George,  Sept.  8,  1755. 
[1;  107;  146.] 

Salisbury,  Jonathan  B.,  b.  in  New  York  in  1824;  d.  in  Litchfield, 
Minn.,  March  20,  1901.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  and  settled  on 
a  farm  in  Meeker  county;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  cavalry  and 
other  regiments  on  the  frontier,  1862-6;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1868;  removed  to  Litchfield  in  1876,  and  afterward  was 
employed  in  making  government  surveys.     [65;  237  (14).] 

Salkowske,  Christopher,  b.  in  Germany  in  1844;  d.  in^  Sleepy  Eye, 
Minn.,  Jan.,  1903.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1866;  settled  in 
Sleepy  Eye  in  1869,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business.  [32;  237 
(28*).] 

Sallmon,  William  Henry,  Congregational  clergyman  and  educator, 
b.  in  London,  Ont,  Sept.  6,  1866;  was  graduated  at  Yale  University, 
1894;  traveled  in  Australasia,  Egypt,  and  Palestine,  1897-1900;  was 
pastor  in  Bridgeport,  Conn.,  1902;  was  president  of  Carleton  College, 
Northfield,  Minn.,  1903-08;  removed  to  New  Haven,  Conn.  [4;  17;  24; 
25;  237   (24*).] 

Salls,  E.  E.,  b.  in  Wheaton,  111.,  in  1858;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1873, 
and  resided  in  Kasota;  engaged  in  teaching,  farming,  and  managing 
extensive  stone  quarries;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1893.     [30.] 

Salter,  Charles  Cotton,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  New 
Haven,  Conn.,  in  1832;  d.  in  Duluth,  Dec.  20,  1897.  He  was  graduated 
at  Andover  Seminary,  1854;  served  as  chaplain  in  the  army  in  the 
civil  war;  was  pastor  in  Minneapolis,  and  in  1887  started  the  Bethel 
work  in  Duluth.    [143;  179  (Jan.,  1898*).] 


MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Salter,  Eri  A.  D.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Lubec,  Me.*  Nov-  14,  1836;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1850;  settled  in  Atwater,  Kandiyohi  county,  in  1870; 
owned  a  store,  a  lumber  yard,  and  a  grain  elevator.     [63.] 

Salzeder,  Louis,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Bavaria,  Feb.  25,  1846;  d.  in 
Wabasha,  Minn.,  April  20,  1888.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1868, 
and  to  Minnesota  in  1870;  finished  his  theological  course  at  St.  Cloud; 
resided  in  St,  Paul,  1873-8,  and  later  in  Minneapolis.  [58;  132  (May, 
1888).] 

Sample,  Robert  Fleming,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Corning,  N. 
Y.,  Oct.  19,  1829;  was  graduated  at  Jefferson  College  and  at  Western 
theological  seminary,  Allegheny,  Pa.;  was  a  pastor  in  Minneapolis, 
1866-87,  and  afterward  in  New  York  city.     [1;  17;  58.] 

Sample,  Samuel  Williamson,  clergyman,  b.  near  Eaton,  Ohio,  Jan. 
26f  1855;  studied  at  the  Divinity  School  in  Meadville,  Pa.;  organized 
the  People's  Church,  Minneapolis,  and  was  its  pastor,  1898-1901;  re- 
moved to  Denver,  Colo.     [17.] 

Sampson,  Anthony,  b.  in  Norway,  Oct.  12,  1826;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1853;  was  the  first  settler  in  New  Richland,  Waseca  county, 
Minn.,  1856;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1877.  [30;  75; 
169.] 

Sampson,  Bernhard,  farmer,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1840;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1867,  and  to  Minnesota  two  years  later;  settled  at 
Crookston  in  1872,  and  built  the  first  house  in  that  town;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1881,  and  a  state  senator,  1887-9.  [30; 
35;   169.] 

Sampson,  Ever,  b.  in  Manchester,  111.,  in  1844;  served  in  the  32d 
Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Arena,  Lac  qui  Parle 
county,  Minn.,  in  1879,  and  opened  the  first  store  there.     [32.] 

Sampson,  Henry,  b.  in  Columbia  county,  Wis.,  Feb.  11,  1865;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1887,  settling  at  Elbow  Lake,  and  has  since  engaged 
in  banking.     [24;  25;  57.] 

Sampson,  John  A.,  b.  in  Maine,  June  17,  1846;  d.  in  Excelsior,  Minn., 
Jan.  28,  1898.  He  came  to  Minnesota  when  four  years  old;  cultivated 
a  market  garden  at  Excelsior  after  1877.     [166   (1898).] 

Sampson,  John  A.,  farmer,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1850;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1858,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1859;  resides  in  Greenleaf,  Meeker 
county  (P.  O.,  Litchfield);  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1895-7  and  1909-11.     [30*.] 

Sampson,  L.  F.,  merchant,  b.  in  Franklin  county,  Maine,  in  1843; 
came  to  Minnesota  when  ten  years  old;  served  in  the  First  Minne- 
sota Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Excelsior  in  1864,  and  engaged 
in  mercantile  business  after  1876.     [58.] 

Sanborn,  Benjamin  Cressey,  journalist,  b.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  in  1841 ; 
d.  in  Madelia,  Minn.,  July  2,  1903.    He  came  to  Minnesota  when  twelve 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  667 

years  old;  in  1871  established  the  Madelia  Times,  which  he  conducted 
twenty-eight  years.     [237   (28).] 

Sanborn,  Charles  B.,  merchant,  b.  in  Sandwich,  N.  H.,  Sept.,  1831; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Feb.  5,  1886.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1857. 
[60*.] 

Sanborn,  David,  b.  in  Sanbornton,  N.  H.,  July  27,  1809;  d.  in  Steele 
county,  Minn.,  April  6,  1885.  He  settled  there  in  1854,  and  was  county 
treasurer,  1855-8.     [72;   224.] 

Sanborn,  Edward  Payson,  lawyer,  b.  in  Epsom,  N.  H.,  May  19,  1853; 
was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1876;  settled  at  St.  Paul  in  1878; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  the  next  year,  and  has  since  engaged  in  law 
practice.     [24;  25;  93;  98*;  224.] 

Sanborn,  John  A.,  b.  in  Campton,  N.  H.,  Aug.  16,  1848;  studied  at 
Dartmouth  College;  came  to  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1870,  and  two  years 
later  engaged  in  the  drug  business;  removed  to  Seattle,  Wash.  [32; 
224.] 

Sanborn,  John  Benjamin,  lawyer  and  soldier,  b.  in  Epsom,  N.  H., 
Dec.  5,  1826;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  May  16,  1904.  He  was  educated  at  Dart- 
mouth college,  and  studied  law  at  Concord,  N.  H.;  came  to  St.  Paul 
in  1854,  where  he  afterward  practiced  law,  excepting  when  in  the  pub- 
lic service.  He  was  adjutant  general  of  Minnesota  in  1861,  and  organ- 
ized the  state  troops  at  the  beginning  of  the  civil  war;  became  colonel 
of  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  1862,  and  served  through  the  war, 
attaining  the  rank  of  brigadier  general  in  1863,  and  being  brevetted 
major  general  Feb.  10,  1865.  In  the  summer  of  1865  he  conducted  a 
campaign  against  the  Indians  of  the  southwest,  and  ended  the  hos- 
tilities by  treaties.  During  the  next  two  years  he  made  numerous 
other  important  treaties  with  the  tribes  of  the  Indian  Territory,  and 
in  1867  was  designated  by  Congress  as  a  member  of  an  Indian  peace 
commission.  He  was  a  representative  in  the  state  legislature,  1859-60 
and  1872;  and  a  state  senator,  1861,  and  1891-3;  president  of  the  Min- 
nesota Historical  Society,  1903-4;  author  of  papers  in  this  Society's 
Collections,  "The  Sanborn  Family  in  the  United  States"  (with  auto- 
biography, 1887),  and  many  published  addresses.  [1;  3*;  4;  17;  18*; 
20*;  22*;  23*;  27*;  28,  IV*,  X*;  29;  30;  41*;  68;  93*;  94;  95*;  96*; 
98*;   114*;   137;   224*;   225*;   237   (31*).] 

Sanborn,  John  S.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Coffeeville,  Miss.,  in  1857;  was  grad- 
uated at  Yale  College,  1871,  and  in  law  at  the  University  of  Cincin- 
nati, 1873;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the  same  year;  settled  in  St.  Paul 
in  1883.     [93.] 

Sanborn,  S.  J.,  farmer,  b.  in  Canada  in  1837;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1856;  resided  in  Hamilton;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1877.     [30.] 

Sanborn,  Walter  Henry,  jurist,  b.  in  Epsom,  N.  H.,  Oct.  19,  1845; 
was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1867;  settled  at  St.  Paul  in  1870, 


668  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the  next  year;  judge  of  the  U.  S.  circuit 
court,  Eighth  judicial  district,  since  1892.  [17;  23*;  24;  25;  93*;  95*; 
98*;  137*;  224*.] 

Sand,  Alex,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden,  July  29,  1873;  came 
to  the  United  States  when  twelve  years  old;  was  graduated  at  Gus- 
tavus  Adolphus  College,  1894,  and  at  the  Augustana  Theological  Sem- 
inary, Rock  Island,  111.,  1899;  was  pastor  in  Crookston  from  1899,  and 
in  St.  Hilaire,  Minn.,  after  1903.     [148.] 

Sandberg, Gustaf  Pehb,  dentist,  b,  in  Saltkalla,  Sweden,  Feb.  17, 
1861;  came  to  the  United  States  when  twelve  years  old,  settling  in 
St.  Paul.     [25;  169.] 

Sandberg,  John  H.,  druggist,  b.  in  Sweden,  July  20,  1846;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1868,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1876;  settled  in  Cannon 
Falls  the  next  year;  removed  to  Minneapolis  in  1887.     [54;  169.] 

Sandell,  Michael,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Strom,  Sweden,  Nov.  7, 
1844;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1868;  was  graduated  at  Augustana 
College,  Paxton,  111.,  in  1871;  was  a  missionary  seventeen  years;  re- 
sided in  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  after  1891.     [169.] 

Sander,  Fred,  farmer,  b.  in  Germany  in  1847;  came  to  the  United 
States  and  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1855;  served  two  years  in  the  civil 
war  in  Brackett's  battalion;  resided  near  Henderson;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature,  1899-1902.     [30.] 

Sander,  Theodore,  b.  in  Pyrmont,  Prussia,  March  18,  1841;  came  to 
the  United  States  with  his  parents  in  1850;  served  in  the  27th  Penn- 
sylvania Regt  during  the  civil  war;  settled  in  St.  Paul  and  published 
the  Minnesota  Staats  Zeitung,  1866-77,  and  later  started  the  Daily 
Volkszeitung;  was  deputy  state  treasurer,  1879-90;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1895;  deputy  U.  S.  collector  of  internal  rev- 
enue after  1903.     [25;  27*;  30;  68.li 

Sanders,  Mrs.  Angeline  M.  Crosby,  b.  in  Holly,  Mass.,  Sept.  22,  1842; 
d.  in  Santa  Monica,  Cal.,  Oct.  28,  1901.  She  settled  in  Winnebago  City 
in  1855,  and  taught  the  first  school  there;  married  William  M.  San- 
ders in  1874,  and  ten  years  later  removed  to  California,     [237  (19).] 

Sanders,  Edwin  Curtis,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Ashford,  N.  Y.,  in 
1827;  d.  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  Aug.  29,  1908.  He  commenced  to  preach 
when  only  twenty  years  of  age;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  was 
pastor  at  Le  Sueur  till  1862;  enlisted  in  the  Tenth  Minnesota  Regt., 
and  served  against  the  Sioux  and  in  the  South  until  1865,  being  pro- 
moted from  captain  to  major.  After  preaching  at  other  places  in  the 
state,  he  again  became  pastor  of  the  Le  Sueur  Baptist  church  in  1874; 
was  chaplain  of  the  state  senate,  1876-8;  spent  the  last  eight  years 
of  his  life  in  Milwaukee.     [18;  30;  237  (51).] 

Sanders,  Henry  A.,  b.  in  Maine;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of 
Michigan;  taught  in  the  Central  High    School    of    Minneapolis    two 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  669 

years;  studied  in  Germany,  1895-7;  was  instructor  in  Latin  in  the 
University  of  Minnesota,  1897-9;  removed  to  the  University  of  Mich- 
igan.    [127  (12*).] 

Sanderson,  Adelia  E.  Hotchkiss,  physician,  b.  in  Broome  county, 
N.  Y.,  Nov.  4,  1829;  was  married  to  Henry  H.  Sanderson,  April  25, 
1851;  came  to  Faribault,  Minn.,  in  1854;  removed  to  Osakis  in  1866, 
where  she  afterward  practiced  medicine,  having  obtained  her  medical 
education  in  the  office  of  Dr.  Norton  Johnson  in  Cannon  City.     [37.] 

Sanderson,  Hugh,  b.  in  Moffat,  Scotland,  Oct.  10,  1823;  d.  at  Dia- 
mond Lake,  Minn.,  Sept.  26,  1894.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1862; 
settled  on  a  farm  in  Kandiyohi  county;  was  county  treasurer  three 
terms.     [178  (Oct.  11,  18910 .] 

Sanderson,  Reuben  H.,  b.  in  Genesee  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1831;  d.  in 
Lakeland,  Washington  county,  Minn.,  June  16,  1893.  He  settled  there 
in  1855;  was  a  representative  in  the  territorial  legislature  in  1857. 
[159.] 

Sanderson,  Tollef,  b.  in  Racine  county,  Wis.,  Oct.  7,  1852;  settled 
on  a  farm  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  in  1882;  was  county  treasurer, 
1889-93,  and  later  engaged  in  banking;  resides  in  Harmony.     [24;  169.] 

Sandford,  Philander,  lawyer,  b,  in  Ontario  county,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  25, 
1827;  d.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  May  30,  1881.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1853,  and  came  to  Minnesota  the  same  year;  resided  in  Red 
Wing.     [54;   55;   56.] 

Sandmeyer,  H.  B.,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Westphalia,  Germany,  March 
17,  1853;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1876;  was  ordained  priest  in 
St.  Paul;  engaged  in  missionary  work  in  Minnesota  and  Dakota,  and 
afterward  was  stationed  at  Sleepy  Eye.     [32.] 

Sandon,  Charles  Henry,  b.  in  Northampton,  Eng.,  Oct.  7,  1844;  came 
to  the  United  States  with  his  parents;  served  in  the  First  Wisconsin 
cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Jackson  county,  Minn., 
in  1866,  where  he  lived  24-  years;  judge  of  probate,  1890-1910,  residing 
in  Jackson.     [24;  39.] 

Sandvig,  Ole  J.,  b.  in  Dane  county,  Wis.,  Jan.  15,  1857;  came  with 
his  parents  to  Pope  county,  Minn.,  in  1861;  owned  a  farm  in  Gilchrist 
township;  was  county  auditor,  1885-8,  and  resided  in  Glenwood.     [67.] 

Sanford,  David,  lawyer,  b.  in  Egremont,  Mass.,  May  31,  1825;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Nov.  21,  1908.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1847;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1853,  and  afterward  practiced  in  St.  Paul.  [25;  68;  93; 
94.] 

Sanford,  Henry  F.,  farmer,  b.  in  Pleasantville,  Pa.,  June  2,  1845; 
came  to  Minnesota;  served  in  Hatch's  Battalion,  1863-6;  settled  in 
Sanford,  Grant  county,  being  the  first  settler  in  the  township,  which 
was  named  for  him;  was  county  auditor,  1873-8,  and  again  in  1887-90. 
[35.] 


670 


MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 


Sanford,  Maria  L.,  educator,  b.  in  Saybrook,  Conn.,  Dec.  19,  1836 ;  - 
was  graduated  at  a  Connecticut  normal  school;  engaged  in  teaching; 
came  to  Minneapolis  in  1880,  and  was  professor  of  rhetoric  and  elocu- 
tion in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1881-1909;  lecturer  on  literature 
and  the  history  of  art.  [17;  127  (2*);  127A*,  B;  176  (Sept.,  1902*); 
237   (15,  53*).] 

San  Galli,  Charles,  b.  in  Prussia,  July  9,  1822;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1849;  settled  in  Waseca  county,  Minn.,  in  1869;  was  register 
of  deeds,  1880-4;  resided  in  Woodville  township.     [75.] 

Sardeson,  Frederick  William,  educator,  b.  at  Owego  Mills,  Wis., 
Feb.  22,  1866;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1891,  and 
later  studied  in  Germany;  was  instructor  in  paleontology  in  the  Uni- 
versity of  Minnesota  after  1897,  and  has  been  assistant  professor  there 
since  1905;  author  of  geological  papers  and  magazine  articles.  [7A; 
17;  24;  127  (12*);  127B.] 

Sargeant,  John,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Milton,  England,  June  3, 
1852;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Sept.  6,  1895.  He  settled  in  Minnesota  in 
1888;  was  pastor  in  Princeton,  Champlin,  and  Renville.     [151*.] 

Sargent,  Charles  J.,  banker,  b.  in  Mower  county,  Minn.,  Sept.  13, 
1872;  was  teller  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Austin,  and  after  1906 
cashier  of  the  Goodhue  County  Savings  Bank  in  Red  Wing.     [56.] 

Sargent,  George  Barnard,  banker,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  in  1818;  d.  in 
Duluth,  Minn.,  in  1875.  He  settled  in  Duluth  in  1869,  engaged  in  bank- 
ing, and  did  much  to  promote  the  prosperity  and  growth  of  that  city. 
[23*;  26*.j 

Sargent,  George  Washington,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in 
Dover,  N.  H.,  Feb.  16,  1833;  d.  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  Jan.  31,  1905.  He 
was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1856,  and  at  Andover  Seminary, 
1859;  was  pastor  in  several  states,  being  in  Granite  Falls  and  Clear- 
water, Minn.,  1880-90;  removed  to  Iowa;  resided  in  Cleveland  after 
1901.     [144.] 

Sargent,  Gilbert  J.,  b.  in  Danville,  Vt,  March  28,  1835;  d.  in  Osakis, 
Minn.,  Dec,  1902.  He  came  to  Faribault,  Minn.,  in  1865;  settled  in 
Douglas  county  in  1877;  owned  a  farm,  and  was  postmaster  at  Osakis. 
[237  (28).] 

Sargent,  Joseph  Augustus,  lawyer,  b.  in  Hallowell,  Maine,  Nov.  28, 
1821;  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1854;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the  next  year; 
practiced  law  at  Carver  until  1860,  removing  then  to  Chaska;  was 
successively  county  attorney,  register  of  deeds,  and  judge  of  probate 
for  Carver  county.     [18;  29;  32.] 

Sargent,  M.  Wheeler,  lawyer,  b.  in  Danville,  Vt.,  in  1822;  d.  in 
Winona,  Minn.,  March,  1866.  He  was  educated  at  Dartmouth  College; 
settled  in  Winona  in  1853;  was  clerk  of  the  district  court,  1854-6, 
[78.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  671 

Sargent,  William  C,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  Dec.  4,  1862;  came  to 
Duluth,  Minn.,  in  1878;  became  manager  of  the  Lakeside  Land  Com- 
pany in  1886;  was  sheriff  of  St.  Louis  county,  1897-1903.  [23*;  25; 
26*.] 

Sather,  Andrew  O.,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway  in  1848;  came  to  the 
United  States  with  his  parents  in  1852;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1870; 
was  graduated  at  Winona  Normal  School,  1872;  resided  in  Willmar 
after  1884.    J35;  54.] 

Satterlee,  Nathan  D.,  physician,  b.  in  Montgomery  county,  N.  Y., 
April  3,  1823;  was  graduated  at  Fairfield  Medical  College,  N.  Y.,  in 
1841,  and  later  at  Keokuk  Medical  College,  Iowa;  settled  in  Winne- 
bago City,  Minn.     [34;  39.] 

Satterlee,  William  Wilson,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  at  Laporte,  Ind.,  in 
1837;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  May  27,  1893.  He  was  licensed  to  preach 
when  nineteen  years  old;  was  ordained  in  1860;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1863;  was  agent  of  the  Minnesota  Temperance  Union,  1873-80,  and 
later  was  professor  of  scientific  temperance  and  hygienic  philosophy 
in  Grant  University,  Tennessee.     [58;  85A*;  150;  180  (June  7,  1893).] 

Sattre,  Torbjorn  A.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  near  Rochester,  Minn., 
in  1857;  was  graduated  at  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa,  1880,  and 
at  Capitol  University,  Columbus,  Ohio,  1885;  returned  to  Minnesota 
and  was  pastor  of  several  churches,  residing  in  Evansville.     [37.] 

Saufferer,  John  L.,  b.  in  Germany,  Jan.  20,  1821;  came  to  the  Unit- 
ed States  in  1845;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Waseca  county,  Minn.,  in  1857; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1873.     [30;  75.] 

Saugstad,  Christian,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  June  13, 
1838;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854;  studied  at  Augsburg  Sem- 
inary three  years;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1872;  settled  in 
Minnesota;   after  1885  resided  in  Crookston.     [35;   169.] 

Saugstad,  John,  farmer,  b.  in  Vernon  county,  Wis.,  May  14,  1871; 
came  to  Minnesota  the  next  year,  and  has  lived  in  Polk  county  since 
1880;  settled  in  Roome  (Climax  P.  O.),  1895;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature,  1907-09;   a  state  senator,  1911.     [25;    30*.] 

Saulpaugh,  Thomas,  b.  in  Milford,  N.  Y.,  April  7,  1822;  d.  in  Man- 
kato,  Minn.,  Dec.  31,  1892.  He  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1881,  and  to 
Mankato  in  1888;  engaged  in  quarrying  and  bridge  contracting;  built 
the  Saulpaugh  Hotel,  Mankato,  in  1889.     [83*.] 

Saunders,  Edward  Nelson,  b.  in  Geneva,  Ohio,  April  26,  1845;  set- 
tled at  St.  Paul  in  1870,  and  has  since  engaged  in  coal  business;  presi- 
dent of  the  Northwestern  Fuel  Co.  since  1879.     [24;  93*.] 

Sausser,  Michael  C,  b.  in  Pine  Grove,  Pa.,  Dec.  18,  1838;  d.  in 
Princeton,  Minn.,  May  23,  1904.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1876,  and 
settled  in  Princeton,  where  he  engaged  in  mercantile  business.  [31; 
237   (35).] 


672  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Savage,  Charles  Albert,  b.  in  Stockbridge,  Mass.,  Sept.  4,  1866; 
came  to  Minnesota  when  a  child,  and  lived  in  St.  Paul;  was  graduated 
at  Johns  Hopkins  University,  1895;  was  instructor  in  Latin  in  the  Uni- 
versity of  Minnesota,  1899-1903,  and  since  professor  of  Latin  and 
Greek,     [127   (14*);   127B.] 

Savage,  Edward,  lawyer,  b.  in  Schenectady,  N.  Y.,  May  26,  1840;  was 
graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1860;  studied  law  at  the  Albany  Law 
School,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1880. 
[22*;   25.] 

Savage,  George  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  Lenawee  county,  Mich.,  Feb.  7, 
1844;  served  in  the  Eleventh  Michigan  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1865;  resided  at  Osseo,  Hennepin  county,  engaged  in 
mercantile  business,  and  later  in  farming;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1889.     [30;   60.] 

Sawtelle,  Alonzo,  pioneer,  b.  in  Rindge,  N.  H.,  in  1815;  d.  in  Min- 
neapolis, Dec.  19,  1893.  He  settled  on  a  farm  in  Minneapolis  in  1856. 
[179   (Dec.  29,  1893).] 

Sawtelle,  D.  E.,  b.  in  Rockford,  111.,  in  1852;  came  to  Yellow  Medi- 
cine county,  Minn.,  in  1879;  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  Werge*- 
land;  engaged  in  grocery  business  in  Canby  after  1871.     [32.] 

Sawyer,  Andrew  Jackson,  grain  dealer,  b.  in  Royalton,  N.  Y.,  Dec. 
8,  18^4;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  March  3,  1892.  He  settled  in  Duluth  in 
1869,  and  opened  a  grocery  store;  afterward  engaged  in  building  and 
operating  the  largest  line  of  grain  elevators  in  the  Northwest;  re- 
moved to  Minneapolis  in  1887.     [20*.] 

Sawyer,  Caleb,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Swanzey,  N.  H.,  Oct.,  1806; 
d.  in  Viola,  Minn.,  March  14,  1881.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856, 
settled  on  a  farm  in  Viola,  Olmsted  county;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature,  1867-8.     [66;   66A.] 

Sawyer,  Charles  Lincoln,  b.  in  Lee,  N.  H.,  March  28,  1860;  was 
graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1888,  and  in  law  at  the  University  of 
Minnesota,  1897;  engaged  in  teaching  in  Minneapolis,  1892-99,  and 
later  dealt  in  real  estate;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1907-09.     [24;  30*;  85A*.] 

Sawyer,  Dana  P.,  b.  in  Vermont,  July  29,  1839;  d.  in  Summit,  Steele 
county,  Minn.,  Nov.  28,  1900.  He  served  in  the  Third  Vermont  Regt. 
in  the  civil  war;  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Steele  county.  [237 
(11).] 

Sawyer,  Edward,  b.  in  Dover,  N.  H.,  July  11,  1836;  settled  at  St. 
Paul  in  1866;  has  been  connected  with  the  business  management  of 
several  railways;  since  1889  assistant  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the 
Great  Northern  Railway  Co.    [23;  24;  25;  95*.] 

Sawyer,  Henry,  b.  in  Skowhegan,  Maine;  d.  in  Stillwater,  Minn., 
Dec.  27,  1865.  He  settled  in  Stillwater  in  1849;  engaged  in  mercantile 
business,  and  later  owned  a  hotel.     [41.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  673 

Sawyer,  Joseph  A.,  lawyer,  b.  near  Concord,  N.  H.,  Aug.  2,  1846; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  was  graduated  at  Carle- 
ton  College,  1877;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1881,  and  has  since  prac- 
ticed in  Owatonna.     [24;  72.] 

Scanlan,  M.,  b.  in  Ireland,  Sept.  25,  1840;  came  with  his  parents  to 
the  United  States;  resided  in  Lanesboro,  Minn.,  after  1S56;  owned  an 
interest  in  a  hardware  store,  and  after  1876  engaged  in  real  estate 
and  insurance  business;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1869- 
70.     [52.] 

Scanlon,  M.  Joseph,  lumberman,  b.  in  Lyndon,  Wis.,  Aug.  24,  1861; 
settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1889,  where  he  is  interested  in  many  large 
lumber  and  other  business  enterprises.     [85A*;  167  (Aug.  4,  1893*).] 

Scannell,  Patrick  D.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Listowel,  Ireland,  July  4,  1865; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1880,  and  to  St.  Paul  the  same  year;  was 
a  machinist  and  engineer  several  years ;  later  engaged  in  newspaper 
work;  was  graduated  at  the  St.  Paul  College  of  Law,  1903.  [24;  25; 
100*.] 

Scarvie,  S.  A.,  educator,  b.  in  Christiania  stift,  Norway,  July  16, 
1863;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1873;  lived  in  Minnesota;  settled 
in  Norman  county  in  1885;  was  county  superintendent  of  schools, 
1891-2,  residing  in  Ada.     [169.] 

Scattergood,  Theodore,  b.  in  Plymouth,  Mich.,  Sept.  19,  1840;  set- 
tled in  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1864;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and 
in  the  manufacture  of  agricultural  implements;  was  county  auditor, 
1881-90.     [32.] 

Schaaf,  Georg  P.  A.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  Dec.  14,  1849,  in  Ger- 
many; came  to  the  United  States  in  1868;  was  graduated  at  Concordia 
Seminary,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  1872;  was  pastor  in  Minnesota,  1873-91,  at 
Lewiston,  Rochester,  Claremont,  and  Potsdam;  removed  in  1891  to 
William  Penn,  Texas.     [148.] 

Schadle,  Jacob  Evans,  physician,  b.  near  Williamsport,  Pa.,  June 
23,  1849;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  May  29,  1908.  He  was  graduated  at  Jefferson 
Medical  college,  Philadelphia,  1881;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1888;  pur- 
sued special  medical  studies  in  Europe,  1897-8  and  1899-1900;  was 
clinical  professor  of  laryngology  and  rhinology,  University  of  Minne- 
sota, 1898-1908.     [24;  26*;  93A;  127B;  237   (51*).] 

Schaefer,  Anton,  commercial  traveler  and  banker,  b.  in  New  York, 
Nov.  28,  1854;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  July  11,  1911.  He  came  with  his  parents 
to  St.  Paul  in  1857;  was  president  of  the  State  Bank  of  Adrian,  1893-6; 
was  captain  in  the  National  Guard  since  the  breaking  out  of  the 
Spanish  war;  state  public  examiner,  1907-10.     [25;  30*;  237  (59*).] 

Schaefer,  Francis  J.,  educator,  b.  in  Kuellstedt,  Saxony,  Germany, 
April  3,  1869;  studied  at  the  College  of  the  Propaganda,  Rome,  1883-92, 
and  the  Catholic  University,  Paris,  1892-4;   was  ordained  a  priest  in 
43 


674  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

1891;  came  to  the  United  States  and  to  Minnesota  in  1894;  was  pro- 
fessor of  church  history  and  New  Testament  Greek  in  St.  Paul  Sem- 
inary, 1894-1910,  and  later  rector  of  this  Seminary;  an  organizer  of  the 
St.  Paul  Catholic  Historical  Society  in  1905,  and  has  since  been  its 
president.     [146.] 

Schaefer,  George,  pioneer,  b.  in  Kirchhoft,  Prussia,  Sept.  24,  1824;  d. 
at  Cold  Spring,  Minn.,  March  4,  1907.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
when  twenty-one  years  old,  and  to  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  in  1860,  where  he 
engaged  in  hotel  business,  and  later  owned  a  brewery.     [237  (43).] 

Schaefer,  Jacob,  lumberman,  b.  near  Strasburg,  Germany,  1809;  d. 
March  9,  1885.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1828;  served  as  quar- 
termaster in  Ohio  regiments  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Minneapolis 
in  1865,  and  engaged  in  lumber  business;  was  county  auditor,  1870-4. 
[85A*.] 

Schaefer,  Peter,  journalist,  b.  in  Ulmen,  Prussia,  June  27,  1868; 
came  to  the  United  States  with  his  father  in  1871;  resided  in  Tower, 
Minn.,  1889-90;  then  settled  in  Ely,  where  he  is  postmaster  and  editor 
and  publisher  of  the  Ely  Miner.     [37.] 

Schaffler,  Charles,  b.  in  Germany  in  1827;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1852,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  engaged  in  hardware  busi- 
ness in  Le  Sueur;  served  against  the  Indians,  1862;  was  elected  sheriff 
of  the  county,  1872;  removed  to  Flora,  Renville  county,  in  1877.     [32.] 

Schain,  Jacob  T.,  merchant,  b.  in  Christiania,  Norway,  April  5,  1852; 
came  to  the  United  States  and  to  Minnesota  in  1868;  settled  at  Brown's 
Valley  in  1880;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1899,  and  a 
state  senator,  1903-05.     [24;    30.] 

Schaller,  Albert,  lawyer,  b.  in  Chicago,  111.,  May  20,  1856;  when  a 
few  months  old,  came  with  his  parents  to  Hastings,  Minn. ;  was  grad- 
uated at  St.  Vincent's  College,  Cape  Girardeau,  Mo.,  and  afterward 
spent  two  years  in  study  in  France;  was  graduated  at  the  St.  Louis 
Law  School,  1879;  has  since  practiced  in  Hastings;  was  county  attor- 
ney of  Dakota  county,  1880-90;  a  state  senator  since  1895.  [23;  25; 
30*.] 

Schaller,  J.  C,  miller,  b.  in  Germany,  June  30,  1838;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1846,  and  to  Minnesota  ten  years  later;  owned  a  flour 
mill  in  Brownsville  after  1866.     [61.] 

Schaller,  Johann,  Lutheran  clergyman  and  educator,  b.  in  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  Dec.  10,  1859;  was  a  missionary  in  Arkansas  and  Missouri;  a  pro- 
fessor in  Martin  Luther.  College,  New  Ulm,  Minn.,  since  1889,  and 
president  of  the  Teachers'  Seminary.     [148.] 

ScHAPEK,  William  A.,  educator,  b.  in  La  Crosse,  Wis.,  April  17,  1869; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1895;  studied  later  at 
Columbia  University  and  in  Berlin;  instructor  and  later  professor  of 
political  science,  University  of  Minnesota,  since  1900,  residing  in  Min- 
neapolis.   [24;  127B.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES. 


675 


Scheffeb,  Albert,  banker,  b.  in  Rheinberg,  Prussia,  March  27,  1844; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Sept.  29,  1905.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
with  his  parents  when  he  was  five  years  old,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1850; 
served  during  the  last  two  years  of  the  civil  war  in  Wisconsin  regi- 
ments; returned  to  St.  Paul  in  1865,  and  engaged  in  banking;  became 
president  of  the  Commercial  National  Bank  of  St.  Paul,  1887;  was  a 
state  senator  in  1887-9.     [20*;  28,  XII;  30;  98*;  100;  237  (39*).] 

Scheffer,  Bertram,  b.  in  Prussia  in  1832;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  March  21, 
1883.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1853,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul 
in  1873,  where  he  was  a  bookkeeper.     [237  (1);  238  (March  22,  1883).] 

Scheffold,  Ulric,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Germany,  July  21,  1872;  d.  in 
Lacey,  Wash.,  April  13,  1909.  He  came  to  the  United  States  and  was 
educated  at  St.  John's  College,  Minn.,  being  graduated  in  1892;  was 
ordained  in  1897;  was  instructor  in  St.  John's  College,  1892-7,  and  its 
principal,  1897-1901;  removed  to  St.  Martin's  College,  Washington. 
[132   (1909*).] 

Scheie,  Andreas  A.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Vigedal,  Norway, 
Feb.  17,  1818;  d.  in  1885.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1840;  was 
ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1855;  was  pastor  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn., 
1857-76;  afterward  resided  in  Ada.     [169.] 

Schell,  August,  b.  in  Germany  in  1828;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1849,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  was  one  of  the  founders  of  New 
Ulm;  built  the  first  mill  there,  and  owned  a  brewery.     [32.] 

Schell,  Nicholas,  Jr.,  merchant,  b.  in  Germany,  Dec.  24,  1854;  came 
with  his  father  to  the  United  States  in  1869,  and  to  Rolling  Stone  town- 
ship, Winona  county,  Minn.,  the  same  year;  engaged  in  teaching  and 
mercantile  business.     [77.] 

Schell,  Thomas  C,  physician,  b.  in  England  in  1823;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Sept  2,  1882.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1836;  settled  in  St. 
Paul  in  1859.     [68;  93;  237  (1).] 

Schellbach,  Louis  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Mower  county,  Minn.,  in  1864; 
was  graduated  at  the  State  Normal  School  in  Mankato;  settled  in 
Granite  Falls;  was  a  state  senator,  1899-1902.     [30.] 

Schels,  Sebastian,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Bavaria,  Aug.  7,  1855;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1874;  was  ordained  at  St.  John's  College, 
Minn.,  in  1884;   was  pastor  in  Barnesville  after  1887.     [35.] 

Scherer,  George  W.,  b.  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Feb.  27,  1863;  received 
his  education  in  Minnesota;  was  graduated  at  the  Mankato  Normal 
School  in  1891;  engaged  in  newspaper  work  in  Mankato  several  years; 
was  county  superintendent  of  schools,  1893-8.     [45.] 

Scherf,  Albert  G.,  farmer,  b.  in  1863  in  Goodhue  county,  Minn.;  re- 
sided near  Red  Wing;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1901. 
[30.] 

Scheunert,  William,  miller,  b.  in  Saxony,  Germany,  Sept.  17,  1828; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1851;  owned  the  Daily  mills  in  Yucatan, 
Houston  county,  Minn.,  after  1881.     [61.] 


676  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Schifemann,  Frederick  C,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Nov.  20,  1870,  and  resided 
there;  was  state  oil  inspector,  1901-3;  removed  in  1906  to  Watertown, 
S.  D.  [30.] 

Schiffmann,  Rudolph,  physician,  b.  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Aug.  1,  1845; 
served  in  the  Eighth  Missouri  Cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  was  graduated 
from  the  medical  department  of  St.  Louis  University,  1867;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1868,  settling  in  St.  Paul;  removed  in  1905  to  Pasadena, 
Cal.     [25;  68;  93A.] 

Schilling,  William  Frank,  journalist,  b.  in  Hutchinson,  Minn.,  Nov. 
11,  1872;  learned  the  printer's  trade  in  his  native  village,  and  was  em- 
ployed in  various  capacities  in  newspaper  work  in  St.  Paul  and  other 
places  until  1896,  when  he  became  editor  of  the  Northfield  News. 
[22*.] 

Schilling,  William  P.,  musician,  b.  in  Germany,  June  28,  1849;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1870,  and  settled  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  the  next 
year;  engaged  in  teaching  music,  and  was  leader  of  a  band.     [40.] 

Schiltz,  Peter,  b.  in  Luxemburg,  Germany,  in  1814;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1854;  settled  in  Leavenworth,  Brown  county,  Minn., 
in  1872,  and  built  a  mill  there,     [32.] 

Schimmel,  William,  merchant  and  banker,  b.  in  Westphalia,  Prus- 
sia, May  19,  1822;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1850;  settled  in. St. 
Peter,  Minn.,  in  1856,  and  was  its  mayor  two  terms.     [18;  32.] 

Schinz,  Albert,  b.  in  Neuchatel,  Switzerland,  in  1870;  was  graduated 
at  the  University  of  Neuchatel,  1889;  was  associate  professor  of  phil- 
osophy there,  1896-7;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1897;  was  instructor  in 
French  in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  189S-9.     [127   (13*).] 

Schlener,  John  Albert,  merchant,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Feb.  24, 
1856;  d.  in  Hartland,  Wis.,  Nov.  5,  1908.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1857  with  his  parents,  who  settled  in  St.  Anthony;  was  employed  in  a 
book  and  stationery  store  in  Minneapolis,  1872-84;  and  afterward  was 
proprietor  in  the  same  business  there  24  years.  [22*;  24;  25;  26*; 
84*;  85A*;  87;  90*;  174*.] 

Schlenker,  Carl,  b.  in  Wilkesbarre,  Pa.,  June  8,  1869;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1892;  assistant  professor  of  Ger- 
man in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1900-5,  and  professor  since  1905, 
residing  in  Minneapolis.     [127   (13*);    127B.] 

Schleuder,  Gustav,  banker,  b.  in  Prussia  in  1841;  came  to  the  Unit- 
ed States,  and  settled  in  Austin,  Minn.,  in  1863;  engaged  in  jewelry 
business;  president  of  the  Austin  National  Bank.     [24;  79.] 

Schlick,  Frank,  Jr.,  merchant,  b.  in  St,  Paul,  Oct.  27,  1858;  attended 
St.  John's  University;  engaged  in  dry  goods  business  since  1873;  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Field,  Schlick  and  Co.     [24;  95*;  132  (Oct.,  1892).] 

Schlueter,  J.  W.  Theodor,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  Feb.  18,  1872,  at 
Bremen,  Germany;  was  graduated  at  Concordia  Seminary,  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  1893;  was  pastor  at  Fulda,  Minn.,  1893-98,  and  at  Courtland,  Minn., 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  677 

1899-1904;  later  a  professor  in  Concordia  Seminary,  Springfield,  111. 
[148.] 

Schmahl,  Julius  A.,  journalist,  b.  at  Traverse  des  Sioux,  Minn., 
Aug.  1,  1867;  began  newspaper  work  at  Redwood  Falls  in  1881;  was 
owner  and  editor,  with  James  Aiken,  of  the  Redwood  Gazette,  1892- 
1906;  was  chief  clerk  of  the  House  in  the  Minnesota  legislature,  1901- 
05;  secretary  of  state  since  1907,  residing  in  St.  Paul.  [24;  25;  26*; 
30*.] 

Schmid,  John  Baptist,  b.  in  Stadlern,  Germany,  Feb.  27,  1852;  came 
to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  in  1868,  and  settled  in  Minne- 
sota; removed  to  Springfield  in  1890,  where  he  owned  a  grain  elevator, 
and  also  engaged  in  milling,  farming,  and  dealing  in  coal.     [22*.] 

Schmidt,  Edgar  T.,  physician,  b.  in  Bloomington,  111.,  Aug.  22,  1855; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  May  17,  1903.  He  was  graduated  at  Jefferson 
Medical  College,  1876;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1887,  settling  in  St.  Paul. 
[93A*.] 

Schmidt,  Edward  William,  educator,  b.  in  Decorah,  Iowa,  Nov.  26, 
1866;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1887;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1888;  taught  in  St.  Olaf  College,  Northfield,  and  in  Red 
Wing  Seminary;  is  much  interested  in  archaeology,  and  has  discov- 
ered and  mapped  many  Indian  mounds.     [56.] 

Schmidt,  Frederick  Augustus,  educator,  b.  in  Leutenberg,  Germany, 
Jan.  3,  1837;  came  to  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  in  1841;  was  graduated  at  Con- 
cordia College  in  that  city,  1857;  entered  the  Lutheran  ministry;  was 
professor  in  several  educational  institutions,  being  at  Northfield,  Minn., 
1886-90,  and  afterward  at  the  Seminary  of  the  United  Norwegian 
Lutheran  Church,  Minneapolis;  removed,  with  the  Seminary,  to  St. 
Paul  in  1906.     [17;  24.] 

Schmidt,  Gottlieb,  b.  in  Prussia,  April  17,  1826;  d.  in  Mankato, 
Minn.,  March  30,  1896.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854,  and  the 
next  year  settled  in  Mankato,  and  opened  the  first  harness  shop  there. 
[32;  83*.] 

Schmidt,  Jacob,  b.  in  Bavaria,  Germany,  Oct.  9,  1845;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Sept.  2,  1910.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1865,  and  to  Minnesota 
in  1872,  settling  in  St.  Paul;  established  the  North  Star  Brewery  in 
1884,  and  was  president  of  the  Jacob  Schmidt  Brewing  Co.  [24;  25; 
93A*;  237   (59*).] 

Schmidt,  Mrs.  Mary  Schwandt,  captive  of  the  Sioux,  b.  near  Berlin, 
Germany,  March,  1848;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1858  with  her  par- 
ents, who  settled  in  Minnesota  near  Beaver  Falls  four  years  later; 
was  captured  by  the  Sioux  in  the  outbreak  of  1862;  was  protected  by 
a  young  Indian  woman  named  Snana,  until  released  by  white  soldiers; 
was  married  to  William  F.  Schmidt  in  1866;  resides  in  St.  Paul.  Her 
narration  of  her  captivity  is  in  the  Minn.  Historical  Society  Collections, 
vol.  VI,  1894,  pp.  461-474.     [28,  VI*.] 


678 


MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 


Schmidt,  Paul  Gerhard,  educator,  b.  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  May  14,  1876; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1897;  secretary  of  St. 
Olaf  College,  Northfield,  Minn.,  since  1&07,  and  its  acting  president 
since  1909.     [17.] 

Schmidt,  Philip  C,  lawyer,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1853;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1882,  and  settled  in  Duluth;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1897.     [30;  35.] 

Schmidt,  Rudolf,  b.  in  Wimmis,  Switzerland,  Oct.  11,  1829;  d.  in 
Concord,  Minn.,  April  14,  1901.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1849, 
and  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  engaged  in  farming  in  Dodge  county,  and 
later  in  banking.     [49;   237   (14*).] 

Schmidt,  Wilhelm,  b.  in  Germany  in  1831;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1853,  and  to  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1856;  engaged  in  mercan- 
tile business  in  Marine  after  1869;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1880.     [40.] 

Schmidt,  William,  educator,  b.  in  Hermannsburg,  Germany,  July 
26,  1855;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1872;  was  graduated  at  Capital 
University,  Columbus,  Ohio,  1876;  was  pastor  eight  years  in  Ohio; 
since  1886  has  been  professor  in  Luther  Seminary,  Lake  Phalen,  St. 
Paul.     [17;  24;  148.] 

Schmitt,  Aaron  F.,  physician,  b.  in  New  Trier,  Minn.,  Feb.  12,  1870; 
was  superintendent  of  schools  in  Jackson,  1892-8;  was  graduated  at 
Rush  Medical  College,  1902;  practiced  at  Wells,  1902-05,  and  later  at 
Mankato.     [24;   39.] 

Schmitt,  Harrison  L.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Waverly,  Iowa,  Oct.  15,  1866; 
was  graduated  in  law  at  Northwestern  University,  1893,  and  has  since 
practiced  in  Mankato.     [24;  25;   45*;  46.] 

Schmitz,  Friedrich,  violinist,  b.  in  Dusseldorf,  Germany,  Aug.  26, 
1867;  studied  music  at  the  Cologne  Conservatory  five  years.  About 
1890  he  came  to  the  United  States,  and  in  1894  settled  in  Minneapolis, 
where  he  was  a  successful  musician  and  a  teacher  of  the  violin.    [22*.] 

Schmitz,  Nicholas,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Neidenbach,  Germany,  Jan. 
12,  1856;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1868;  was 
ordained  priest  in  1882;  was  pastor  at  Rolling  Stone, 'Winona  county, 
Minn.,  after  1890.     [77.] 

Schneider,  Albert,  botanist,  b.  in  Granville,  111.,  April  13,  1863;  was 
graduated  at  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  Chicago,  in  1887, 
and  at  the  University  of  Illinois,  1894;  was  instructor  in  botany  in  the 
University  of  Minnesota,  1893;  professor  in  the  Northwestern  Uni- 
versity, 1897-03,  and  later  in  the  University  of  California,  Berkeley, 
Cal.    [17.] 

Schneider,  Joseph,  miller,  b.  in  Austria  in  1831;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1854;  purchased  a  mill  in  Sheldon,  Houston  county,  Minn., 
in  1875.     [61.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  679 

Schneix,  A.  M.,  merchant,  b.  in  Germany  in  1839;  d.  in  San  Diego, 
Cal.,  Dec.  21,  1906.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1856,  and  to  Min- 
nesota the  same  year;  served  in  the  civil  war,  becoming  first  lieuten- 
ant in  the  Eleventh  Minnesota  Regt;  resided  in  Hutchinson;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1873.  After  leaving  Hutchinson 
he  resided  some  years  in  Glencoe,  and  in  St.  Paul;  removed  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1888.     [30;  237   (43).] 

Schnell,  Louis  August  William,  merchant,  b.  in  Prussia,  June  18, 
1851;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1867,  and  to  Minnesota  the  next 
year;  was  in  grain  business  at  Winona,  1870-6;  has  since  resided  at 
St.  Charles,  dealing  in  grain  and  coal.     [24;  76.] 

Schober,  Gottlieb,  miller,  b.  in  Germany,  Nov.  27,  1834;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1854,  to  Minnesota  the  next  year,  and  to  Minne- 
apolis in  1861;  owned  an  interest  in  the  People's  Mill,  and  later  in  the 
Phoenix  Mill.     [60*;   168   (Dec.  18,  1891*);   174*.] 

Schoch,  Andrew,  grocer,  b.  in  Wurtemberg,  Germany,  May  10,  1850; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1866,  and  soon  afterward  to  Carver  coun- 
ty, Minn.;  settled  at  St.  Paul  in  1871,  and  has  since  engaged  in  gro- 
cery business.     [24;  25;  68;  93A;  97.] 

Schoeld,  E.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden,  Aug.  28,  1858;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1890;  was  ordained  in  New  York,  and  settled 
in  Wheaton,  Minn.,  the  same  year.  Later  he  owned  and  resided  on  a 
farm  tn  Monson  township,  Traverse  county.     [38.] 

Schoenbeck,  J.  P.,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1825;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1853; 
served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  resided  in  Norse- 
land,  Nicollet  county;  was  a  state  senator,  1876-7.     [30.] 

Schoen-Rene,  Anna  E.,  musician,  b.  in  Prussia;  studied  music  at  the 
Royal  Conservatory  in  Berlin,  and  later  at  Paris;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1890;  settled  in  Minneapolis,  where  she  organized  and  led 
the  University  Choral  Unoin,  1894-7.     [127  (11*);  127B.] 

Schomer,  Peter  Henry,  teacher,  b.  in  Luxemburg,  Germany,  July  24, 
1849;  was  graduated  at  Luxemburg  College,  1866,  and  later  at  a  college 
in  Bristol,  Eng.;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1868,  settling  in  Minne- 
sota; engaged  in  teaching  in  Dakota,  Ramsey,  and  Stearns  counties. 
[31.] 

Schoolcraft,  Henry  Rowe,  ethnologist,  b.  in  Albany  county,  N.  Y., 
March  28,  1793;  d.  in  Washington,  D.  C,  Dec.  10,  1864.  He  was  con- 
nected with  U.  S.  government  expeditions  to  Cass  lake  in  1820,  and  to 
Itasca  lake  in  1832;  negotiated  an  important  treaty  with  the  Ojibways 
in  1836;  was  appointed  superintendent  of  Indian  affairs;  author  of 
many  works  relating  to  the  Northwestern  Indians.  [1*;  4;  28,  VII*; 
109*;  114*.] 

Schoregge,  H.,  physician,  b.  in  Germany,  April  18,  1816;  came  to  the 
United  States  and  settled  in  Henryville,  Renville  county,  Minn.,  in 
1870;   practiced  his  profession  and  was  postmaster  there.     [32.] 


680  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Schram,  M.,  journalist,  b.  in  Prussia,  in  1S43;  came  to  the  United 
States  with  his  parents  when  ten  years  old;  served  in  the  Third  Illi- 
nois Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Mazeppa  in  1877,  where  he  pub- 
lished the  Tribune.     [74.] 

Schreiner,  Chrysostom,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Jordan,  Minn.,  Dec.  9, 
1859;  entered  the  Benedictine  order;  was  ordained  a  priest  in  1884; 
was  vice-president  of  St.  John's  University,  1885-9.    [132  (Feb.,  1891*).] 

Schriber,  Bishop  Hovey,  lawyer,  b.  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  March  8, 
1863;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1884,  and 
settled  in  St.  Paul  the  same  year.     [24;  25;  93;  93A.] 

Schroedel,  Andrew,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Bavaria,  Germany, 
Jan.  29,  1851;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Nov.  21,  1909.  He  came  in  childhood  to 
the  United  States;  was  graduated  at  the  college  of  Northwestern  Uni- 
versity, Watertown,  Wis.,  1873,  and  Concordia  Theological  Seminary, 
St.  Louis,  1876;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1893,  and  was  pastor  in  St.  Paul, 
1893-1909.     [25;   237    (59*).] 

Schroeder,  A.  M.,  b.  in  Winona  county,  Minn.,  Sept.  9,  18£9;  resided 
in  Lakefield,  Jackson  county,  and  dealt  in  farm  machinery;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903;  clerk  of  the  district  court 
since  1907.     [30;  62.] 

Schroeder,  Fred,  farmer,  b.  in  Germany  in  1839;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1854,  and  to  Minnesota  two  years  later,  settling  in  Stearns 
county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1895-7.     [3(T.] 

Schroeder,  Henry,  naturalist,  b.  in  Germany  in  1825;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
April  5,  1903.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1858,  and  soon  after- 
ward settled  in  St.  Paul;  made  a  fine  collection  of  stuffed  animals  and 
birds.     [237  (28).] 

Schroeder,  Jacob  D.,  b.  in  Russia  in  1858;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1873;  was  a  photographer  ten  years,  and  afterward  was  manager  of  a 
telephone  company  at  Mountain  Lake;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1903.     [30.] 

Schrooten,  John,  farmer  and  dairyman,  b.  in  Ilartford,  Wis.,  April 
9,  1850;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1886,  settling  at  Waverly;  removed  to 
Fairmont  in  1900,  and  was  treasurer  of  Martin  county,  1900-1902;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1907.     [24;   30*.] 

Schroth,  Charles  F.,  b.  in  Germany,  Jan.  13,  J.833;  came  with  his 
parents  to  the  United  States  in  1836;  settled  at  Winona,  Minn.,  in 
1856;  owned  a  sash  and  door  factory  since  1865;  was  register  of  deeds; 
in  1879  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature.    [24;  30.] 

Schubert,  Frank,  b.  in  Austria,  Dec.  10,  1828;  d.  in  New  Ulm,  Minn., 
Nov.  24,  1904.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  twenty-one  years 
old;  settled  in  Milford,  Minn.,  in  1867;  was  treasurer  of  Brown  county, 
1876-85;  was  editor  of  the  Volksblatt  five  years;  resided  in  New  Ulm 
after  1876.     [237  (35).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  681 

Schulenburg,  Frederick,  b.  in  Germany  in  1809;  d.  in  San  Diego, 
Cal.,  May  30,  1894.  He  came  to  the  United  States,  and  in  1854  built 
a  sawmill  at  Stillwater,  Minn.;  removed  in  1883  to  California.  [167 
(June  8,  1894).] 

Schuler,  Charles  P.,  b.  in  Buffalo  county,  Wis.,  Dec.  12,  1861;  re- 
moved to  Winona,  Minn.,  and  engaged  in  bakery  business,  1883-1903; 
later  a  manufacturer  of  ice  cream;  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1911.     [30*.] 

Schulten,  C,  druggist,  b.  in  Munster,  Prussia,  April  4,  1831;  first 
came  to  America  in  1849;  later  visited  other  countries;  engaged  in 
trade  on  Lake  Michigan  several  years,  and  in  fishing  and  hunting 
expeditions  in  the  western  states;  settled  in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  in  1865; 
engaged  in  general  mercantile  business  two  years,  and  afterward  in 
the  drug  business.     [31.] 

Schultz,  Carl  C,  pioneer,  b.  near  Berlin,  Germany,  March  6,  1829; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  engaged  in  wholesale  and  retail  boot  and 
shoe  business  in  Minneapolis;  after  1877  dealt  in  real  estate,  and  still 
later  in  lumber.     [174*.] 

Schulz,  Carl  Gustav,  educator,  b.  in  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  March  13, 
1867;  was  graduated  at  Augustana  College,  1888;  was  superintendent 
of  schools  in  Nicollet  county,  1890-1901;  assistant  state  superintendent 
of  public  instruction,  1901-09,  and  later  the  head  of  this  state  depart- 
ment.    [24;   26*;   30*;  127A*;   169;   169A.] 

Schulz,  H.  G.,  b.  in  Germany  in  1853;  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1868,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1872;  settled  in  Waterville  in  1877,  where 
he  owned  a  hotel.     [32.] 

Schulz,  Heinrich  A.  A,,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  at  Watertown,  Wis., 
April  1,  1858;  was  graduated  at  Northwestern  University,  1878,  and 
at  Concordia  Seminary,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  1881;  pastor  in  Faribault,  Minn., 
since  1881.     [148.] 

Schulz,  Waldemar,  b.  near  Konjgsberg,  Prussia,  in  1860;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1893;  was  an  instructor  in  German  in  the  Uni- 
versity of  Minnesota,  1899-1904.     [127   (14*);   127B.] 

Schulze,  K.  T.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Germany  in  1842;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1864,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1866;  was  pastor  at 
Courtland,  Nicollet  county,  after  1873.     [32.] 

Schupp,  Joseph,  merchant,  b.  in  Baden,  Germany,  March  7,  1831; 
came  to  the  United  States,  and  settled  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1858. 
[40;  41.] 

Schurman,  Charles  S.,  journalist,  b.  in  Prince  Edward  Island,  July 
9,  1857;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1882;  editor  and  publisher  of  the  West 
St.  Paul  Times  since  1890;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1899-1902.     [25;  30.] 


682  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Schurmeier,  Edward  J.,  b.  in  St.  Paul  in  1858,  and  resides  there;  was 
graduated  at  Berea  College,  Ohio,  in  1879;  studied  law,  but  engaged 
in  the  business  of  manufacturing  wagons  and  carriages;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1895.     [24;  25;  30;  93A.] 

Schurmeier,  Gustave  T.,  b.  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  March  27,  1851;  d. 
July  27,  1898.  He  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents,  who  settled  in 
St.  Paul  in  1852;  was  a  partner  in  the  shoe  manufacturing  firm  of 
Foot,  Schulze  and  Co.     [93A*.] 

Schurmeier,  J.  H.,  b.  in  Germany,  April,  1828;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1848,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1852;  owned  a  wagon  and  carriage 
manufactory.     [68;  94;  95*.] 

Schurmeier,  Theodore  Leopold,  merchant,  b.  in  St.  Louis,  Mo,,  March 
14,  1852;  came  with  his  parents  to  St.  Paul  when  only  two  years  bid; 
is  a  member  of  one  of  the  largest  mercantile  firms  in  the  city,  and  has 
many  other  financial  interests.    [3*;  22*;  23*;  27*;  68;  95;  96*;  98*] 

Schutz,  John  G.,  merchant,  b.  in  Switzerland  in  1854;  came  to  the 
United  States,  and  settled  in  Minnesota  the  next  year;  resides  at  Mar- 
shall; was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1899-1901,  and  a  state 
senator,  1903.     [30.] 

Schwager,  John,  farmer,  b.  in  Switzerland  in  1848;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1857;  resided  at  Bethany,  Winona  county;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1903.     [30.] 

Schwandt,  Mary.     See  Schmidt,  Mrs.  Mary  Schwandt. 
_  Schwarg,  Peter  J.,  farmer,  came  to  Minnesota  in  1867;  resides  in 
Dodge  Center,  and  is  postmaster;   was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1901.    [30;  50.] 

Schwartz,  Martin,  farmer,  b.  in  Le  Sueur,  county,  Minn.,  1863;  re- 
sides in  Ottawa;  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Schweitzer,  Peter,  b.  in  Germany,  April  27,  1835;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1854,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1861;  resided  in  Mankato  after 
1870,  and  was  sheriff  of  Blue  Earth  county,  1878-81.    [32.] 

Schweitzer,  Philip  Wendell,  b.  in  St.  Paul*  March  9,  1858;  was  a 
member  of  the  police  force  after  1883;  became  chief  of  detectives  in 
1896.     [96*;  100*.] 

Schwerdtfeger,  August,  miller,  b.  in  Germany,  Nov.  13,  1830;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1856,  and  soon  afterward  settled  in  New  Ulm, 
Minn.;  later  engaged  in  milling  in  Iberia,  Brown  county.     [32.] 

Scofield,  Andrew  Jackson,  b.  in  Marathon,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  6,  1837;  d.  in 
Ortonville,  Minn,,  April  10,  1910.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855; 
served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt  in  the  civil  war;  owned  a  farm 
several  years,  but  in  1883  settled  in  Ortonville;  was  judge  of  probate 
for  fiig  Stone  county  sixteen  years.    [237  (62*).] 

Scofield,  Edward  J.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Caledonia,  Minn.,  Oct.  18,  1864; 
was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1887;  practiced  in 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  683 

St.  Paul  one  year,  and  at  Elbow  Lake  since  1889;  was  county  attorney 
of  Grant  county,  1895-1909.     [24;  25;  93.] 

Scofield,  James  L.,  druggist,  b.  in  Mount  Morris,  N.  Y.,  in  1844; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  served  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war;  resides  at  Cannon  Falls;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1893-5.     [30;   54;   80*.] 

Scofield,  John  Lozier,  physician,  b.  in  Stamford,  Conn.,  July  23, 
1811;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  1832;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1855,  and  practiced  medicine  in  Northfield,  except  in 
1862-3,  when  he  was  assistant  surgeon  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.; 
was  a  representative  in  the  first  state  legislature,  1857-8.     [18;   70.] 

Scofield,  W.  H.,  druggist,  b.  in  Livingston  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  15, 
1840;  came  with  his  parents  to  Cannon  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1855;  engaged 
in  the  drug  business  after  1868.     [54.] 

Scott,  Charles  Peter,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Oct.  10,  1814;  d.  in 
Stockton,  Cal.,  June  10,  1888.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1849;  was  a 
plasterer  by  trade;  later  resided  in  Lakeland  until  1860;  was  the  first 
to  join  the  masonic  fraternity  in  Minnesota.     [156*;  158;  163*.] 

Scott,  Dred,  b.  a  slave  in  Missouri  about  1810.  His  master,  Dr. 
Emerson,  was  a  surgeon  in  the  U.  S.  army,  and  brought  him  to  Fort 
Snelling,  Minn.,  in  1836.  Afterward  he  sued  for  his  freedom,  and  the 
final  verdict  against  him  was  famous  as  the  "Dred  Scott  decision." 
[3.] 

Scott,  Harvey,  pioneer,  b.  in  New  Jersey  in  1818;  d.  near  Prairie- 
ville,  Minn.,  Aug.  11,  1901.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854,  settling  in 
Faribault;  engaged  in  sawmilling  and  farming.     [237   (14).] 

Scott,  Homer  Clay,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  New  Washington, 
Ind.,  in  1868;  d.  Feb.  17,  1899.  He  was  graduated  at  Hanover  College, 
1894,  and  McCormick  Seminary,  1897;  became  pastor  the  same  year 
at  Faribault,  Minn.     [153.] 

Scott,  Hugh  Ralph,  b.  in  Minneapolis,  June  6,  1863,  and  resides 
there;  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Minnesota  and  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan;  was  second  lieutenant  of  Company  L,  13th  Min- 
nesota Regt.,  and  served  in  the  Philippine  Islands;  auditor  of  Henne- 
pin county,  1900-10.     [25;   26*;   85A*.] 

Scott,  Louis  N.,  b.  in  Petersburg,  Ky.,  May  10,  1859;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1875,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul;  manager  of  opera  houses  in 
St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  and  Duluth;  president  of  the  Northern  Display 
Advertising  Co.     [22*;  24;  25;  98*;  99;  100*.] 

Scott,  Martin,  soldier,  b.  in  Bennington,  Vt,  June  17,  1788;  d.  in 
the  battle  of  Palo  Alto,  Sept.  8,  1847.  He  served  in  the  war  of  1812; 
was  commissioned  captain  of  the  Fifth  Regt.  in  1821;  was  with  the 
regiment  at  Fort  Snelling,  1820-7,  and  was  commandant  there  in  1837; 
was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  lieutenant  colonel.  He  had  a  great  rep- 
utation as  a  hunter  and  marksman.     [11;  12;  28,  I,  III.] 


684  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,   SOCIETY    COLLECTIONS. 

Scott,  Robert  B.,  journalist,  b.  in  Calmar,  Iowa,  Feb.  13,  1865;  learned 
the  printer's  trade,  and  for  five  years  worked  at  it  in  New  Hampshire; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1898,  and  engaged  in  newspaper  work,  founding 
the  Nassau  Advertiser  in  1903.     [38.] 

Scott,  Robert  L.,  b.  in  Ireland;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1848; 
served  in  the  Northern  army  in  the  civil  war,  having  charge  of  an 
army  wagon  shop,  and  later  being  sutler  for  the  Second  Minnesota 
Battery;  settled  in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  and  engaged  in  wagon-making  and 
blacksmithing.     [31.] 

Scott,  Robert  Nicholson,  soldier,  b.  in  Winchester,  Tenn.,  Jan.  21, 
183S;  d.  in  Washington,  D.  C,  March  5,  1887.  He  was  professor  of 
military  science  in  the  Shattuck  school,  Faribault,  1872-3.  During  the 
later  years  of  his  life  he  was  in  charge  of  the  publication  of  war  rec- 
ords in  Washington.     [1;  3.} 

Scott,  S.  Arthur,  b.  in  Wells  county,  Ind.,  Aug.  23,  1864;  was  grad- 
uated at  Eastern  Indiana  Normal  School,  1884;  settled  at  Long  Prairie, 
Minn.,  in  1886;  engaged  in  real  estate,  loaning,  and  insurance  business. 
[35.] 

Scott,  Samuel  B.,  b.  in  Minneola,  Minn.,  June  18,  1870;  was  member 
of  the  State  Dairy  and  Food  Commission,  1901-5;  was  one  of  the  organ- 
izers of  the  Zumbrota  Clay  Manufacturing  Company;  postmaster  of 
Zumbrota  since  1908.     [56.] 

Scott,  Thomas  Blythe,  banker,  b.  in  Grand  Rapids,  Wis.,  Nov.  1, 
1863;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1889,  and  was  president  of  the  Northern 
Exchange  Bank  of  St.  Paul;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1897.     [22*;  30;  95*.] 

Scott,  Thomas  W.,  miller,  b.  in  Montreal,  Canada,  March  28,  1848; 
settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1873;  had  charge  of  the  Humboldt  mill  after 
1880.     [168   (Holiday  number,  1884-5*).] 

Scott,  Walter  A.,  b.  Oct.  7,  1842;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  March  4,  1903. 
He  engaged  in  railroad  work  after  1858;  became  general  manager  of 
the  Chicago,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis  and  Omaha  railway;  resided  in 
St.  Paul.     [95*;  237  (28*).] 

Scott,  Zar  Delevan,  b.  in  Plymouth,  Mich.,  Oct.  25,  1848;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1873;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1874; 
settled  at  Duluth  in  1S80,  where  he  is  a  lumber  manufacturer,  oper- 
ating a  factory  for  doors,  sash,  and  blinds,  and  is  also  a  dealer  in  tim- 
ber lands.    [24;  31;  31A.] 

Scovell,  Howard  M„  banker,  b.  in  St.  Charles,  Minn.,  April  22,  1861; 
engaged  in  farming  and  railroad  work  until  1897;  was  cashier  of  a 
bank  in  Iowa,  1897-1900;  was  vice  president  of  the  City  Bank  of  Good- 
hue until  1905;  has  since  been  president  of  the  First  National  Bank 
there.     [56.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  685 

Scribner,  L.  C,  farmer,  b.  in  New  York  in  1851;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1856;  resided  near  Racine;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1897-9.     [30.] 

Scribner,  M.  H.,  teacher,  b.  in  New  York  in  1845;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1857;  resided  in  Frankford,  Mower  county;  was  enrolling  clerk  in 
the  legislature  in  1873.     [30.] 

Scribner,  Martin  Van  Buren,  journalist,  b.  at  Springwater,  N.  Y., 
Aug.  4,  1839;  d.  at  the  Soldiers'  Home,  Minnehaha,  Dec.  19,  1908.  He 
came  to  Mower  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  served  in  the  Fourth  Minne- 
sota regiment  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  newspaper  publication  in 
various  towns  of  southern  Minnesota.     [237   (51).] 

Scriver,  Hiram,  merchant,  b. -in  Hemmingford,  P.  Q.,  Canada,  April 
22,  1830;  d.  in  Northfield,  Minn.,  June  1,  1890.  He  settled  in  North- 
field  in  1856;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1877  and  1879. 
[30;   70;  70A*;  129;   238   (June  4,  1890).] 

Scriver,  Hiram  A.,  banker,  b.  in  Canada,  1860;  resided  in  North- 
field,  Minn.,  and  was  graduated  at  Carleton  College,  1881;  was  presi- 
dent of  the  Citizens'  Bank  in  Cannon  Falls,  1887-93;  removed  to  Min- 
neapolis, where  he  has  been  president  of  the  St.  Anthony  Falls  Bank 
since  1893.     [24;  25;  80*.] 

Scrutciien,  Charles  W.,  lawyer,  b.  of  negro  parents  in  Richmond, 
Va.,  Sept.  11,  1866;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1894; 
settled  in  Bemidji,  Minn.,  in  1898.     [137.] 

Seabury,  Channing,  merchant,  b.  in  Southbridge,  Mass.,  Jan.  5,  1842; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Oct.  28,  1910.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1860;  was  treas- 
urer of  the  Northwestern  Union  Packet  company,  1867-72;  for  the 
next  ten  years  was  a  partner  in  the  wholesale  boot  and  shoe  firm  of 
C.  Gotzian  and  Co.;  engaged  in  wholesale  grocery  business  after  1882; 
was  secretary  of  the  State  Capitol  Commission,  1893-1908.  [24;  68; 
95*;  237   (59*).] 

Seager,  Foster  B.,  nurseryman,  b.  in  Cattaraugus  county,  N.  Y„  July 
13,  1847;  settled  in  Cannon  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1869;  engaged  in  farming 
and  other  occupations,  and  in  later  years  owned  a  nursery;  was  mayor 
of  Cannon  Falls  fourteen  terms.     [56*.] 

Seager,  J.  W.,  lawyer,  b.  in  New  York  in  1843;  came  to  Minnesota; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1869;  resided  at  St.  James;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1873.     [30.] 

Seals,  T.  D.,  physician,  b.  in  Washington  county,  Pa.,  Oct.,  1839; 
served  in  the  medical  department  of  the  U.  S.  navy,  1861-4;  opened  a 
store  at  Minneota,  Lyon  county,  Minn.,  in  1875.     [32.] 

Searing,  Edward  F.,  educator,  b.  in  Cayuga  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1838; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Oct.  22,  1898.  He  was  graduated  at  the  University  of 
Michigan,  1861;   came  to  Minnesota  in  1879  to  accept  the  presidency 


686  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

of  the  State  Normal  School  in  Mankato,  and  retained  that  position 
until  his  death.  [32;  45;  83;  177  (Nov.,  1898*);  237  (9);  238  (Oct.  23, 
1898).J 

Searing,  Edward  Fraser,  journalist,  b.  in  Milton,  Wis.,  Dec.  4,  1866; 
cam-e  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1879;  was  graduated  at  the 
State  Normal  School  in  Mankato,  1885;  was  editor  and  part  owner  of 
the  Mankato  Free  Press.     [22*.] 

Searle,  Dolson  Bush,  judge,  b.  in  Allegany,  N.  Y.,  June  4,  1S41;  d. 
in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  Dec.  12,  1909.  He  served  in  the  civil  war;  was 
graduated  at  the  Columbia  Law  college,  Washington,  D.  C,  1868;  set- 
tled in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  1871;  was  city  attorney  six  years,  county  attor- 
ney £wo  years,  and  U.  S.  district  attorney,  1882-85;  was  judge  of  the 
Seventh  judicial  district,  1887-1907.  [18;  22*;  23*;  26*;  27*;  30;  132 
(April,  1888*);  137*;  176  (Aug.,  1887*);  237  (56*,  59*).] 

Searle,  Prank  E.,  lawyer  and  banker,  b.  in  Franklinville,  N.  Y.,  Feb. 
21,  1853;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1873,  settling  at  St.  Cloud;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1876;  became  president  of  the  German- American 
National  Bank  of  St.  Cloud  in  1886;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1889.     [30;  31;  132  (May,  1888*);  176  (Aug.,  1887).] 

Searle,  Olaf  O.,  banker,  b.  in  Fredrikshald,  Norway,  June  23,  1859; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1881;  settled  in  Minneapolis,  where  he 
established  a  business  as  immigration  and  land  agent,  and  also  en- 
gaged in  banking.     [25;  169.] 

Searles,  Jasper  Newton,  lawyer,  b.  in  North  Royalton,  Ohio,  Nov. 
9,  1840;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  served  in  the 
First  Minnesota  Regt.,  1861-4,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  was  grad- 
uated in  law  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1869;  practiced  first  in 
Hastings,  and  since  1881  in  Stillwater.     [20;  24;  25;  115;  137*.] 

Seashore,  Gilbert,  physician,  b.  near  Dayton,  Iowa,  July  14,  1874; 
was  graduated  at  Gustavus  Adolphus  College,  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  1896, 
and  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1902;  practiced  medi- 
cine in  Minneapolis;  coroner  of  Hennepin  county  since  1908.  [127A*; 
169A.] 

Seavey,  Loring  G.,  b.  in  East  Machias,  Maine,  in  1847;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1866;  owned  a  farm  and  a  hotel  at  the  mouth  of  Willow 
river,  Aitkin  county.     [31.] 

Secombe,  Charles,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Salem,  Mass., 
June  10,  1817;  d.  in  Springfield,  S.  D.,  March  4,  1900.  He  established 
the  first  Congregational  church  in  Minnesota,  at  St.  Anthony  Falls,  in 
1851,  and  was  its  pastor  fourteen  years;  removed  to  Dakota  in  1881, 
and  was  pastor  in  Springfield,  188199.  [129*;  144;  174*;  179  (March 
15,  1900*);  237  (11).] 

Secombe,  David  Adams,  lawyer,  b.  in  Milford,  N.  H.,  May  25,  1827; 
d.  March  18,  18D2,    He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1851;  was  a  member  of 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  687 

the  state  constitutional  convention,  1857,  and  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1859-60;  was  attorney  of  Hennepin  county,  1871-2;  resided 
in  Minneapolis.     [18;  59;  137*;  174*;  239  (Feb.  26,  I860).] 

Secor,  David,  banker,  b.  in  Putnam  county,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  6,  1836;  d. 
in  Winnebago,  Minn.,  Sept.  14,  1907.  He  served  in  the  civil  war  in 
the  Second  Iowa  Regt;  settled  in  Winnebago  City,  Minn.,  in  1887; 
was  president  of  the  Faribault  County  Bank,  and  part  owner  of  several 
other  banks.    [22*;  34;  39;  237  (48*).] 

Sederberg,  John,  farmer  and  lumberman,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1853;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1866;  resided  in  Cambridge;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature,  1S95-7.     [30.] 

Sedgwick,  Charles  S.,  architect,  b.  in  Castile,  N.  Y.,  May  9,  1856; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1884,  settling  in  Minneapolis,  where  he  has 
planned  many -public  and  business  buildings,  churches,  and  residences. 
[85A.] 

Sedgwick,  Theodore,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  Stockbridge,  Mass., 
Aug.  2,  1863;  was  graduated  at  Harvard,  1886,  and  at  Berkeley  Divinity 
School,  Middletown,  Conn.,  1890;  was  ordained  priest,  1891;  was  pas- 
tor in  St.  Paul,  190041;  removed  to  New  York  City.     [17.] 

Seebach,  Fred,  grocer,  b.  in  Germany,  May  28,  1841;  came  to  the 
United  States  when  two  years  old;  served  in  the  24th  Wisconsin  Regt. 
in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1873,  settling  at  Red  Wing; 
county  treasurer  of  Goodhue  county  since  1903.     [24;   54.] 

Seebach,  Gottlieb,  farmer,  b.  in  Oakwood,  Wis.,  Dec.  3,  1846;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1867,  and  ten  years  later  settled  in  Dexter,  Mower 
county;  was  county  treasurer,  1893-1902.     [79*.] 

Seebach,  Oscar,  b.  near  Racine,  Wis.,  Nov.  16,  1867;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  the  next  year;  was  captain  in  the  Thir- 
teenth Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  Spanish-American  war,  1898-9,  and  was 
brevetted  major  for  gallantry  in  the  battle  of  Manila,  where  he  was 
wounded;  was  assistant  adjutant  general  of  Minnesota,  1901-05.  [24; 
30;   111*.] 

Seedoff,  Johan  F.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Ostergotland,  Sweden, 
April  21,  1861;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1882;  was  graduated  at 
Augustana  College,  Rock  Island,  1886,  and  from  its  theological  de- 
partment, 1888;  was  pastor  in  Center  City,  Minn.     [169.] 

Seefield,  C.  W.,  b.  in  Louisa,  Wis.,  in  1847;  settled  in  St.  Charles, 
Winona  county,  Minn.,  in  1864;  owned  ten  grain  elevators,  and  dealt 
in  coal  and  flour.    [76.] 

Seeger,  John  A.,  b.  in  Covington,  Ky.,  Dec.  19,  1853;  came  to  Min- 
nesota when  a  child,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1868;  was  a  contractor  and 
builder,  1872-1905,  and  has  since  manufactured  refrigerators.     [24;  68.] 

Seeger,  William,  Sr.,  state  treasurer,  b.  in  Hamburg,  Germany,  May 
12,  1810;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  May  22,  1888.    He  came  to  the  United  States 


MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

in  1852;  settled  in  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  where  he  owned  a  brewery;  after- 
ward engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Le  Sueur  five  years;  was  in- 
terested in  bringing  Russian  and  German  colonies  of  settlers  to  the 
state;  served  in  the  Ninth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  treas- 
urer of  the  state  of  Minnesota,  1872-3 ;  removed  to  Chaska  in  1876,  and 
engaged  in  mercantile  and  grain  business.  [32;  238  (May  23,  1888).] 
Seeger,  William,  b.  of  German  parents  in  Moscow,  Russia,  May  4, 
1844;  d.  in  Excelsior,  Minn.,  May  4,  1908.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  with  his  parents  in  1852,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  served  in 
Brackett's  Battalion  in  the  civil  and  Indian  wars;  settled  in  St.  Paul 
in  1870;  was  the  inventor  and  manufacturer  of  the  White  Enamel  re- 
frigerator.    [237   (48*).] 

Seeley,  A.,  b.  in  Wabasha  county,  Minn.,  in  1S59;  settled  in  Apple- 
ton  in  1879,  and  owned  a  book  and  stationery  store.     [32.] 

Seeley,  Francis  Webb,  adjutant  general,  b.  in  Ashtabula,  Ohio,  April 
12,  1837;  d.  in  Sawtelle,  Cal.,  Dec.  29,  1910.  He  came  with  his  parents 
to  Minnesota  in  1852,  and  enlisted  three  years  later  in  the  regular 
army  at  Fort  Snelling.  During  the  civil  war  he  made  an  enviable 
record  for  coolness  and  bravery,  but  was  obliged  to  leave  the  service 
in  1864  on  account  of  impaired  health.  For  the  next  twelve  years  he 
was  postmaster  in  Lake  City;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1868;  and  adjutant  general,  1887-9.  In  1889  he  aided  in  the  or- 
ganization of  the  North  American  Savings  and  Loan  Company,  St. 
Paul,  of  which  he  became  president;  removed  in  1897  to  Santa  Bar- 
bara, Cal.     [20;  74;  121;  237  (67).] 

Seeley,  Isaac  Casper,  lawyer,  b.  in  Plainwell,  Mich.,  Jan.  22,  1843; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Oct.  18,  1901.  He  served  in  the  Fourth  Michigan  cavalry 
in  the  civil  war,  and  was  confined  several  months  in  Anderson ville 
prison.  At  the  close  of  the  war  he  entered  Olivet  college,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  in  1868;  studied  law  until  1871;  and  a  year  later 
came  to  Minnesota,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  engaged  mainly  in  insur- 
ance and  real  estate  business.    [19*;  58;  84*;  90*;  237  (19*).] 

Seely,  Philander  C,  pioneer,  b.  in  Cayuga  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1823; 
came  to  Faribault  county,  Minn.,  in  1857,  and  settled  in  the  town  of 
Seely,  which  was  named  for  him;  served  in  the  civil  war;  was  sheriff 
of  the  county  one  term;  later  removed  to  Blue  Earth  City.  [51;  237 
(29*).] 

Seelye,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Eggleston,  author,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn,, 
Dec.  15,  1858;  married  Elwyn  Seelye  in  1877;  resides  at  Joshua's  Rock, 
Lake  George,  N.  Y.;  author  of  many  short  stories  and  several  books. 
[17.] 

Seelye,  H.  E„  b.  in  New  Brunswick,  Jan.  4,  1838;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1855;  served  in  the  Ninth  Minnesota  Regt.,  1862-5;  owned  a  farm  in 
Oak  Grov€  and  kept  a  hotel  in  St.  Francis,  Anoka  county.    [31.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  689 

Seelye,  Horatio  N.,  b.  in  St.  George,  N.  B.,  June  23,  1828;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1856;  was  a  building  contractor  until  1880,  when  he  be- 
came interested  in  a  door,  sash,  and  blind  factory  at  Gull  River,  Cass 
county.     [31.] 

Seelye,  William  E.,  building  contractor,  b.  in  St.  George,  N.  B.,  July 
22,  1847;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota;  served  in  the  Eighth 
Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Brainerd  in  1881.     [31.3 

Seevers,  George  W.,  b.  in  Coshocton,  Ohio,  Sept.  23,  1845;  was  grad- 
uated at  Oskaloosa  College,  1865,  and  in  law  at  the  University  of  Mich- 
igan, 1867;  practiced  in  Oskaloosa,  Iowa,  until  1904;  then  removed  to 
Minneapolis,  where  he  has  since  been  general  counsel  of  the  Minne- 
apolis and  St.  Louis  Railway  Co.     [24;  85A*.3 

Segelbaum,  Sander,  merchant,  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1872,  where 
he  established  one  of  the  leading  dry  goods  stores  in  the  city.     [87.] 

Seibert,  George,  musician,  b.  in  Germany  in  1836;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
March  29,  1897.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1849;  settled  in  St. 
Paul  in  1857;  became  the  leader  of  the  Great  Western  band  and  also 
of  Seibert's  orchestra.     [94;  99;  237  (9*);  238  (March  29,  1897*).] 

Seibert,  George  C,  musician,  b.  in  St.  Paul  in  1868;  d.  there,  Feb. 
26,  1902.  He  succeeded  his  father  as  leader  of  Seibert's  band,  and  of 
the  Metropolitan  orchestra.     [237   (19*).] 

Seidenbush,  Rupert,  R.  C.  bishop,  b.  in  Munich,  Bavaria,  Oct.  30, 
1830;  d.  in  Richmond,  Va.,  June  3,  1895.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1850,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1867,  where  he  was  abbot  of  the  mon- 
astery of  St.  Louis  on  the  Lake  (now  St.  John's  Abbey) ;  afterward 
was  in  charge  of  the  Roman-  Catholic  churches  in  the  northern  part 
of  the  state,  being  consecrated  bishop  in  1875.  [1;  18;  132  (Sept., 
1890*,  and  June,  1895*).] 

Seigneuret,  H.  A.,  b.  in  Sibley  county,  Minn.,  Oct.  14,  1855;  resided 
in  Henderson,  where  he  owned  a  drug  store;  was  county  auditor,  1881- 
98.     [32.] 

Seigneuret,  H.  J.,  physician,  b.  at  Fontainebleau,  France,  March  7, 
1819;  obtained  his  education  in  Paris;  becoming  a  political  refugee 
from  France,  he  settled  in  Henderson,  Minn.,  in  1854;  served  in  the 
army  as  surgeon  at  the  time  of  the  Sioux  outbreak,  1862;  afterward 
practiced  in  Henderson.     [32.] 

Setp,  Albert  N.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Newburg,  Pa.,  Jan.  13,  1840;  served  in 
the  army  during  the  civil  war;  was  graduated  at  Columbia  Law  Col- 
lege, 1867;  settled  in  Duluth  in  1869,  and  the  same  year  taught  the 
first  public  school  there;  was  vice  president  of  the  Duluth  Savings 
Bank,  1872-6;  was  city  attorney  and  county  attorney.     [31.] 

Setter,  Adolph,  b.  in  Baden,  Germany,  in  1826;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1847;  was  one  of  the  founders  of  New  Ulm,  1856;  engaged 
in  mercantile  and  hotel  business.     [32.] 

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690  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Seiz,  B.  F.,  potter,  b.  in  Brantford,  Canada;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1883,  settling  in  Red  Wing;  was  sergeant-at-arms  of  the  Minnesota 
house  of  representatives,  1907-9,  and  assistant  in  1911.    [30*.] 

Selb,  John  F.,  lawyer,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Dec.  12,  1872;  was  graduated 
at  the  St.  Paul  College  of  law,  1902;  was  assistant  corporation  attor- 
ney, and  deputy  clerk  of  the  district  court;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1905  and  1909.     [24;  25;  30*;  93A.] 

Selby,  Jeremiah  Wilcox,  pioneer,  b.  in  Trumbull  county,  Ohio,  in 
1812;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  11,  1855.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1849; 
owned  a  farm  on  St.  Anthony  hill  in  that  city;  was  a  representative 
in  the  territorial  legislature  in  1852.  Selby  avenue,  in  St.  Paul,  was 
named  for  him.     [94;  166A*.] 

Selby,  Mrs.  Stella  Beach  Humphrey,  b.  in  Hudson,  Ohio,  Jan.  23, 
1824;  d.  in  Washington,  D.  C,  July  11,  1893.  She  was  married  to 
Jeremiah  W.  Selby,  a  merchant,  about  1846,  and  came  with  him  to  St. 
Paul  in  1849.  After  Mr.  Selby's  death,  in  1855,  she  was  married,  in 
1874,  to  Omar  D.  Conger,  congressman  and  U.  S.  senator  of  Michigan, 
and  resided  in  Washington,  D.  C.     [241.] 

Selby,  W.  M.,  b.  in  Iowa  in  1837;  served  in  the  army  during  the  civil 
war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1868;  resided  at  La  Crescent,  inhere  he 
was  a  carpenter  and  builder;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1899.     [30.] 

Selden,  Henry  E.,  building  contractor,  b.  in  Portland,  Conn.,  in  1835; 
d.  at  Lake  Minnetonka,  Minn.,  Aug.  6,  1902.  He  setMed  in  Minne- 
apolis in  1861;  served  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war; 
erected  the  public  library  building  and  many  other  prominent  blocks 
in  Minneapolis.     [237   (19).] 

Sellwood,  Joseph,  b.  in  Cornwall,  England,  Dec.  5,  1846;  came  to  the 
United  States  while  still  a  boy,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1888,  settling  at 
Duluth;  superintendent  and  president  of  mining  companies  and  banks. 
[23;  24;  25.] 

Selover,  Arthur  William,  lawyer,  b.  in  Flatbush,  N.  Y.,  July  9,  1871; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Lake  City,  Minn.,  in  1879 ;  was  graduated  at 
the  University  of  Minnesota,  1893,  and  as  master  of  laws,  1897;  set- 
tled in  Minneapolis;  author  of  two  law  books.     [85A*;  127A*.] 

Semlino,  Conrad  Knute,  journalist,  b.  in  Valders,  Norway,  June  8, 
1865;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1867; -was  graduated  at 
Willmar  Seminary,  1889,  and  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
1905;  settled  at  Halstad  in  1896,  and  for  seven  years  was  editor  and 
publisher  of  The  Reporter;  clerk  of  the  district  court  in  Norman 
county  since  1906.     [24;   25;   37;   134   (June,  1897*).] 

Semple,  Frank  Bailey,  merchant,  b.  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Jan.  24, 
1851;  d.  in  Camden,  S.  C,  Feb.  17,  1904.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis 
about  1884,  and  engaged  in  hardware  business.     [237  (35*).] 


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691 


Sencerbox,  Jarvis  Washburn,  b.  in  Dutchess  county,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  20, 
1820;  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1855;  removed  to  Shakopee  in  1858;  was 
register  of  deeds,  county  auditor,  and  clerk  of  court;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1871,  1873,  and  1875.     [30;   32.] 

Seng,  Robert  H.,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Dec.  31,  1860;  engaged  in  business 
as  a  barber,  and  later  as  a  dealer  in  boots  and  shoes;  was  a  member 
of  the  St.  Paul  Lake  Ice  Co.,  1881-5;  county  assessor  of  Ramsey  coun- 
ty, 1885-90;  manager  for  a  brewing  company  since  1899.  [24;  25;  27*; 
93 A;  95;*  100*;  238  (Nov.  9,  1899).] 

Senkler,  Albert  Edward,  physician,  b.  in  England,  March  8,  1842; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Dec.  10,  1899.  He  was  graduated  at  McGill  Medical 
College,  Montreal,  1863;  two  years  later  settled  in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.; 
removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1880;  was  professor  in  the  college  of  medicine, 
Jniversity  of  Minnesota,  1888-99.     [68;  93;  127B;  238  (Dec.  10,  1899).] 

Senn,  John  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Switzerland,  March  14,  1850;  came  with 
his  parents  to  the  United  States  when  three  years  old;  settled  in  Min- 
nesota in  1874;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1876;  after  1877  resided  in 
Sauk  Rapids,  and  was  county  attorney  two  years.     [31.] 

Serkland,  Sever  Marinus,  b.  in  Wisconsin,  Sept.  5,  1866;  came  with 
his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1868;  resided  in  St.  James,  and  was  reg- 
ister of  deeds  of  Watonwan  county,  1895-1904.     [39.] 

Setterlund,  Alfred,  b.  in  Vermland,  Sweden,  March  24,  1850;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1869;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Wheaton,  Minn.,  in 
1878;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1891.     [38;  169.] 

Setzer,  Henry  Nolan,  lawyer,  b.  in  Montgomery  county,  Missouri, 
Oct.  6,  1825;  d.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  Jan.  8,  1898.  He  came  to  Still- 
water in  1843;  resided  mostly  at  Taylor's  Falls;  was  a  representative 
in  the  first  territorial  legislature,  1849,  and  a  member  of  the  territorial 
council,  1856-7;  was  warden  of  the  state  prison,  1857-60;  resided  in 
Duluth,  1874-7,  and  then  returned  to  Taylor's  Falls.  [18;  31A;  41;  42; 
131;   156;   157*;   237   (9).] 

Seubeet,  John,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Wimmelbach,  Bavaria,  Sept.  16, 
1853;  d.  Sept.  28,  1909.  He  came  to  America  in  1858;  was  ordained  in 
1880;  had  been  pastor  of  Cologne  and  Norwood,  Minn.,  since  1888. 
[146.] 

Sevatson,  Eric,  farmer  and  banker,  b.  in  Norway  in  1844;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1864,  and  settled  in  Minnesota  five  years  later; 
resided  at  Christiania,  Jackson  county;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1887-9,  and  a  state  senator,  1891-7.     [30;  34;  169.] 

Severance,  Benton,  farmer,  b.  in  Clinton  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1837; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  resided  in  Nicollet  county;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature,  1895-7.     [30.] 

Severance,  Cordenio  Arnold,  lawyer,  b.  in  Mantorville,  Minn.,  June 
30,  1862;   was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1883;    settled  in   St.   Paul,  and 


692  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

since  1887  has  been  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Davis,  Kellogg  and 
Severance.     [17;  22*;  23*;  24;  25;  93;  93A;  98*;  100.] 

Severance,  Erasmus  Cordenio,  b.  in  Greenfield,  Pa.,  Oct.  12,  1829; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  June  15,  1904.  He  settled  in  Milton,  Dodge  county, 
Minn.,  in  1856,  where  he  owned  a  sawmill;  later  opened  a  lumber  yard 
in  Mantorville;  was  county  auditor  six  years,  and  a  state  senator  in 
1885-6.     [49;   237   (35).] 

Severance,  Martin  Juan,  judge,  b.  at  Shelburne  Falls,  Mass.,  Dec. 
24,  1826;  d.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  July  11,  1907.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1853;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  locating  at  Henderson;  em 
listed  in  the  Tenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  1862,  served  till  1865,  and  at- 
tained the  rank  of  captain;  afterward  lived  in  Le  Sueur  until  1870, 
then  removing  to  Mankato;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1862;  judge  of  the  Sixth  judicial  district,  1881-1900.  [18;  23*;  28, 
XII;  30;  32;  45*;  51;  83*;  115;  121;  136;  237  (43*).] 

Severens,  James  Madison,  judge,  b.  in  Rockingham,  Vt.,  Aug.  26, 
1839;  d.  in  Montevideo,  Minn.,  Nov.  21,  1910.  He  was  graduated  in  law 
at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1867;  settled  at  Montevideo,  Minn,,  in 
1871;  was  postmaster,  1872-82,  and  auditor  of  Chippewa  county,  1871- 
87;  engaged  in  banking,  1887-94;  city  clerk  since  1895;  county  judge 
of  probate,  1897-1910.     [24;   32;   237   (62).] 

Severson,  Samuel  O.,  educator,  b.  in  Mower  county,  Minn.,  Aug.  9, 
1877;  was  graduated  at  Augsburg  Seminary  (college  department), 
Minneapolis,  in  1899;  student  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1900-03; 
professor  in  Augsburg  Seminary  after  1903.     [148.] 

Sew  all,  Joseph  S.,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  in  1827;  came 
to  St.  Paul  in  1854,  and  has  since  resided  there;  engaged  in  railroad 
surveying,  and  also  surveyed  many  lots  and  additions  in  St.  Paul. 
[94.] 

Seward,  Amos  Dudley,  b.  in  New  Hartford,  N.  Y.,  April  19,  1815;  d. 
in  Ventura,  Cal.,  May  18,  1909.  He  settled  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1855, 
where  he  owned  a  flour  mill;  was  auditor  of  Blue  Earth  county,  1868- 
76;  removed  to  Ventura  in  1883.     [83*;  237  (56*).] 

Seward,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Putnam,  b.  in  Hamilton,  N.  Y.,  about  1850; 
d.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  April  10,  1902.  She  taught  school  in  St.  Paul; 
married  Victor  C.  Seward,  editor  and  publisher  of  the  Stillwater  Mes- 
senger, and  after  his  death,  in  1892,  conducted  the  paper  successfully 
eight  years.    [237  (19).] 

Seward,  Victor  Carleton,  journalist,  b.  in  Laketon,  Ind.,  July  10, 1845; 
d.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  Oct.  11,  1892.  He  came  with  his  parents  to 
Mankato,  Minn.,  when  ten  years  old ;  owned  and  published  the  Still- 
water Messenger  after  1873.     [40;  41;  124*;  155*.] 

Seward,  Virgil  B.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Indiana  in  1854;  came  to  Mankato, 
Minn.,  in  1855;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1878,  and  the  next  year 
settled  in  Marshall;  was  a  state  senator  in  1907.     [30*;  32.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES. 


693 


Sewell,  William  J.,  U.  S.  senator,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1835;  d.  in  Cam- 
den, N.  J.,  Dec.  27,  1901.  He  came  to  the  United  States  at  an  early 
age,  and  resided  in  Minnesota,  1858-9,  as  resident  director  of  the  Bank 
of  the  State  of  Minnesota,  in  St.  Paul,  organized  by  the  Wall  street 
banking  house  of  Sewell,  Ferris,  and  Co.,  being  the  first  chartered 
bank  in  this  state;  afterward  served  in  the  civil  war;  was  U.  S.  sen- 
ator from  New  Jersey,  1881-7,  and  from  1895  until  his  death.  [10; 
237  (19*).] 

Sexton,  Allen  G.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Chemung  county,  N.  Y.,  July  20, 
1835;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1853;  settled  in  Wright  county  in  1856; 
served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1880,  and  afterward  resided  in  Buffalo.     [31.] 

Sexton,  Asaph  G.,  b.  in  Oneida  county,  N.  Y.,  March  16,  1840;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1861;  resided  at  first  in  Faribault;  settled  in  Alex- 
andria in  1879;  engaged  in  insurance  and  later  in  hotel  business; 
judge  of  probate  for  Douglas  county  since  1890.     [37*.] 

Seymour,  Frank  A.,  banker,  b.  near  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  in  1854;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  March  21,  1903.  He  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents 
when  a  child;  was  cashier  of  the  Merchants'  National  Bank,  St.  Paul, 
1883-97,  and  had  other  financial  interests.     [237   (28).] 

Seymour,  George  M.,  b.  in  Onondaga  county,  N.  Y.,  March  26,  1829; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1858,  settling  at  Stillwater;  was  a  member  of 
the  manufacturing  corporation  of  Seymour,  Sabin  and  Co.,  after  1874; 
was  sheriff  of  Washington  county  two  years;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1889.     [30;   40;   41.] 

Seymour,  George  W.,  druggist,  b.  in  Susquehanna  county,  Pa.,  in 
1828;  settled  at  Taylor's  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1857.     [40;  41.] 

Shackford,  Eben  Lincoln,  merchant,  b.  in  Eastport,  Me.,  in  1843; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Oct.  1,  1908.  He  served  in  the  First  Maine  cavalry  in 
the  civil  War;  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1871;  was  vice  president  of  the  firm 
of  P.  R.  L.  Hardenbergh  and  Co.,  wholesale  leather  dealers.  [237 
(51).] 

Shakopee  (Little  Six),  a  Sioux  Chief,  b.  on  the  site  of  the  town  of 
Shakopee,  Minn.,  in  1811;  was  hung  at  Fort  Snelling,  Nov.  11,  1865, 
for  participating  in  the  massacres  of  1862.  His  father  died  in  1860, 
and  he  became  chief  of  the  Shakopee  band  of  the  Sioux,  numbering 
at  that  time  about  400.     [238   (Nov.  12,  1865).] 

Shaleen,  John,  b.  in  Sweden,  Nov.  15,  1835;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1855,  and  settled  in  Center  City,  Minn.;  served  in  the  Sixth 
Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  Indian  and  civil  wars;  was  sheriff  of  Chisago 
county  six  years;  was  a  state  senator,  1878-9.     [30;   169.] 

Shaleen,  Peter,  b.  near  Vexio,  Sweden,  March  31,  1833;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1855,  settling  in  Center  City,  Minn.;  served  in  the 
Minnesota  heavy  artillery  in  the  civil  war;  was  clerk  of  the  district 


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MINNESOTA   HISTORICAL.   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 


court,  1882-98.    He  was  a  fine  musician,  and  gave  to  the  famous  Chris- 
tina Nilsson  her  first  music  lessons.     [169.] 

Shandrew,  John  C.,  b.  in  Plattsburg,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  26,  1848;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  July  21,  1899.  He  settled  there  in  1875;  engaged  in  insurance 
business;  was  colonel  of  the  Fifteenth  Minnesota  regiment  in  the 
Spanish  war.     [238  (July  22,  1899*).] 

Shanks,  Edgar  Beason,  b.  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,.  July  31,  I860; 
settled  in  Fairmont,  and  was  auditor  of  Martin  county,  1887-96.     [39.] 

Shanks,  Michael  Ezekiel  Lewis,  lawyer,  b.  in  Virginia  in  1836;  d. 
in  Fairmont,  Minn.,  April  2,  1901.  He  settled  in  Fairmont  in  1866; 
was  county  attorney  several  years,  county  auditor  six  years,  and  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  two  terms.     [30;  39*;  237  (14).] 

Shanley,  John,  R.  C.  bishop,  b.  in  Albion,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  4,  1852;  d. 
in  Fargo,  N.  D.,  July  16,  1909.  He  came  to  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  when  five 
years  old;  was  graduated  at  St.  John's  College,  Collegeville ;  studied 
in  Rome,  1869-74;  was  ordained  in  1874;  was  pastor  in  St.  Paul,  1875-89, 
and  later  was  Bishop  of  Fargo.     [146.] 

Shannon,  Charles  E.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Brown  county,  Ind.,  in  1848; 
came  to  Minnesota  when  a  child;  was  graduated  at  Groveland  Sem- 
inary, 1870,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1872;  settled  in  Granite 
Falls  in  1876.     [32.] 

Shantz,  Samuel  E.,physician,  b.  in  1835;  d.  in  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  Aug. 
22,  1868.  He  was  the  first  superintendent  of  the  Minnesota  Hospital 
for  the  Insane,  entering  upon  his  duties  there  in  1866.  [238  (Sept. 
6,  1868).] 

Shapleigh,  Thomas  Chase,  b.  in  Maine,  July  7,  1824;  d.  in  Crook- 
ston,  Minn.,  Jan.  21,  1901.  He  settled  in  Detroit,  Minn.,  in  1874,  as 
register  of  the  U.  S.  land  office;  removed  to  Crookston  in  1879,  and 
was  clerk  of  court  of  Polk  county.     [35;  156;  237   (14).] 

Sharp,  Mrs.  Abigail  Gardner,  b.  in  Seneca  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1843; 
came  with  her  parents  to  Clear  Lake,  Iowa,  in  1851;  was  taken  cap- 
tive by  Inkpaduta's  band  of  Sioux,  at  the  time  of  the  Spirit  Lake  mas- 
sacre in  1857;  was  purchased  and  returned  to  civilization  by  two 
friendly  Indians  under  direction  of  Charles  E.  Flandrau,  then  In- 
dian agent  in  Minnesota,  after  being  in  captivity  more  than  two 
months.  Her  narration,  "History  of  the  Spirit  Lake  Massacre,"  314 
pages,  with  her  portrait,  was  published  in  1885.    [28,  III.] 

Sharp,  James  H.,  judge,  b.  in  Lawrence  county,  Pa.,  in  1843;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1869;  settled  in  Moorhead  in  1871,  and  engaged  in 
mercantile  business  twenty  years;  since  1901  judge  of  probate  for 
Clay  county.     [37;  38.] 

Shaubut,  Henry,  banker,  b.  in  Franklin  county,  Pa.,  March  22,  1822; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1854,  settling  in  Mankato;  was  landlord  of  a 
hotel,  and  later  a  merchant,  farmer,  and  banker.  In  1887  he  removed 
to  California,  were  he  died  July  18,  1895.     [18;  32;  83*.] 


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Shaubut,  John  J.,  b.  in  Franklin  county,  Pa.,  July  21,  1818;  d.  near 
Mankato,  Minn.,  Sept.  6,  1887.  He  settled  in  Mankato  in  1856;  engaged 
in  niencantile  business  and  farming,  and  was  vice-president  of  the 
First  National  Bank.     [32;    83*.] 

Shaver,  Benjamin  Allen,  b.  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  Feb.  19,  1867;  has 
lived  in  Kasson  since  he  was  a  few  months  old;  assisted  his  father 
in  the  publication  of  the  Dodge  County  Republican,  and  after  his  death, 
in  1898,  was  its  proprietor  five  years;  postmaster  of  Kasson  since 
1899.     [24;  50*.] 

Shaver,  Ulysses  Bishop,  journalist,  b.  in  Crawford  county,  Ohio, 
Nov.  28,  1827;  d.  in  Kasson,  Minn.,  March  14,  1898.  He  settled  in  Wa- 
basha about  1861,  and  removed  to  Kasson  in  1867,  where  he  founded 
the  Dodge  County  Republican.     [18;   49;   50.] 

Shaw,  Albert,  journalist,  b.  in  Shandon,  Ohio,  July  23,  1857;  was 
graduated  at  Iowa  college,  1879;  studied  history  and  political  science 
at  Johns  Hopkins  university;  was  editor  of  the  Minneapolis  Tribune, 
1883-90;  established  in  1891  the  American  Review  of  Reviews,  and  has 
since  been  its  editor;  author  of  many  articles,  and  of  books  on  political 
science  and  economics,  and  especially  on  municipal  government.  [1; 
3*;  17;  176   (Oct.,  1893*).] 

Shaw,  Francis  W.,  pioneer,  b.  in  New  Hampshire,  May  26,  1836; 
came  to  Wabasha  county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  owned  a  farm,  and  built  the 
first  house  in  the  western  part  of  the  county;  served  in  the  Fourth 
Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  after  1878  engaged  in  mercantile 
business  at  Jarretts.     [74.] 

Shaw,  Hiram  F.,  b.  in  Westfield,  N.  Y„  Dec.  17,  1827;  d.  in  Man- 
kato, Minn.,  Dec.  3,  1905.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1858;  settled  in 
Mankato  in  1864;  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  carriages,  and  in 
fruit  culture.     [237    (39*).] 

Shaw,  John  C,  b.  in  Exeter,  Eng.,  April  10,  1829;  was  educated  at 
Sanders  Military  College;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1860;  served 
in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1870;  was  Minnesota  state 
librarian,  1873-7.     [30.] 

Shaw,  John  Melvil,  judge,  b.  in  Exeter,  Maine,  Dec.  18,  1833;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Dec.  6,  1897.  He  first  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852,  but 
afterward  spent  several  years  in  Galena,  111.,  and  served  during  the 
civil  war  in  a  Wisconsin  regiment,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain.  He 
settled  in  Minneapolis,  in  1866;  was  judge  of  the  Fourth  judicial  dis- 
trict, 1882-3.  [18;  20*;  23*;  84*;  90*;  121;  237  (*9) ;  238  (Dec.  7, 
1897).] 

Shaw,  Oliver  Warren,  banker,  b.  in  Carroll  county,  N.  H.,  July  19, 
1834;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1868,  settling  at  Austin;  organized  the 
First  National  Bank  the  same  year,  and  has  since  been  its  president. 
[24;   65A*;   79.] 


696  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Shaw,  Thomas,  educator,  b.  in  Ontario,  Canada,  Jan.  3,  1843;  was 
professor  in  Guelph  Agricultural  College,  1888-93;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1893,  and  was  professor  of  animal  husbandry,  University  of 
Minnesota,  1893-1904,  residing  in  St.  Anthony  Park,  St.  Paul;  editor 
of  The  Farmer,  1903-8;  author  of  several  books  on  agricultural  sub- 
jects.    [7A;  17;  23*;   24;   26*;   237   (24*).] 

Shaw,  William  C,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Vevay,  Ind.,  Oct.  2,  1833; 
d.  at  Read's  Landing,  Minn.,  Feb.  16,  1874.  He  was  licensed  to  preach 
in  1854;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1859;  was  stationed  at  various  places, 
including  Hastings,  Stillwater,  Chatfield,  Wabasha,  and  Read's  Land- 
ing.    [150.] 

Shea,  James,  merchant,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1844;  came  with  his  parents 
to  the  United  States  in  1852;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1870;  engaged 
in  railroad  work;  resided  in  Glyndon,  where  he  owned  a  hotel,  and 
after  1886  a  general  store.     [35.] 

Shea,  John,  merchant,  b.  in  Joliet,  111.,  in  1839;  came  with  his  father 
in  1856  to  Steele  county,  Minn.;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Mount- 
ed Rangers  in  the  Indian  war;  resided  in  Owatonna  after  1874.     [72.] 

Sheardown,  J.  M.,  lawyer,  b.  in  New  York,  Jan.  10,  1831;  settled  in 
Winona,  Minn.,  in  1857;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1860;  served  in  the 
Fifth  N.  Y.  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  was  clerk  of  the  district  court  for 
Winona  county,  1877-94.     [76;  77.] 

Sheardown,  Samuel  B.,  physician,  b.  in  Catlin,  N.  Y.,  Oct  7,  1826; 
d.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  Aug.  1,  1889.  He  was  graduated  at  Geneva  Med- 
ical College,  1851;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  in  Winona;  was 
surgeon  in  the  Tenth  Minnesota  Regt.,  1862-5.     [139.] 

Shearer,  James  D.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Janesville,  Wis.,  March  25,  1862; 
was  graduated  at  Iowa  State  College,  1879;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1883;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the  next  year,  and  settled  in  Minne- 
apolis; was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903.     [24;  30;  85A*.] 

Shedd,  Charles,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Rindge,  N.  H.,  Oct. 
21,  1802;  d.  in  Zumbrota,  Minn.,  May  5,  1885.  He  was  graduated  at 
Dartmouth  College,  1826;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  was  pastor  in 
Zumbrota,  Mantorville,  Wasioja,  and  Claremont.     [129;    143.] 

Sheehan,  Timothy  D.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Iowa  in  1864;  was  graduated  at 
the  University  of  Michigan;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1887,  and  set- 
tled in  St.  Paul  the  same  year;  was  a  state  senator,  1895-1902.  [30; 
241.] 

Sheehan,  Timothy  J.,  b.  in  County  Cork,  Ireland,  Dec.  21,  1835; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1850,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling 
at  Albert  Lea;  served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt,  1861-5;  received 
a  captain's  commission  for  his  gallant  defense  of  Fort  Ridgely  dur- 
ing the  Sioux  outbreak  in  1862;  continued  through  the  war  in  the 
South,  and  in  1865  was  brevetted  lieutenant  colonel;   was  sheriff  of 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES. 


697 


Freeborn  county,  1S71-83,  and  Indian  agent  at  White  Earth,  1885-9; 
was  deputy  U.  S.  marshal,  18904907,  residing  in  St.  Paul.  [17;  18; 
23*;  24;  26*;  29;   53;  93A;  111*;  115;  241.] 

Sheehy,  Thomas  Wallace,  banker,  b.  in  Limerick,  Ireland,  March 
4,  1829;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  14,  1907.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1850,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1857;  engaged  in  wholesale  grocery  busi- 
ness; founded  the  State  Bank  of  Montgomery,  Minn.,  in  1890,  and  was 
its  president  until  his  death.     [32;  93A*;  237  (43).] 

Sheets,  Arthur  W.,  journalist,  b.  in  Randolph  county,  Ind.,  Oct.  9, 
1851;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1871;  engaged  in  newspaper  work  after 
1876;  purchased  the  Todd  County  Argus  at  Long  Prairie  in  1880.    [35.] 

Sheets,  J.  H.,  journalist,  b.  in  Randolph  county,  Ind.,  in  1848;  was 
graduated  at  Ridgeville  College,  1872;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  was 
superintendent  of  schools  in  Todd  county;  published  the  Todd  County 
Argus,  and  later  the  Big  Stone  County  Herald;  resided  in  Ortonville. 
[32.] 

Sheffield,  Benjamin  Belcher,  miller  and  banker,  b.  in  Aylesford, 
N.  S.,  Dec.  23,  1860;  came  with  his  parents  to  Faribault,  Minn.,  in  1865, 
and  lived  there  forty  years;  was  graduated  at  Shattuck  School,  1880; 
president  of  elevator  and  flour  milling  companies  and  of  banks,  resid- 
ing in  Minneapolis  since  1905.     [22*;  23*;  24;  26*.] 

Sheffield,  Milledge  Benjamin,  miller,  b.  in  Cornwallis,  N.  S.,  May 
2,  1830;  d.  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  Oct.  15,  1899.  In  1865  he  settled  in 
Minnesota,  and  soon  established  a  large  milling  business  in  Faribault. 
[23*;  26*.] 

Sheire,  Monroe,  b.  in  Lexington,  N.  Y.,  May  11,  1834  ;d.  at  White 
Bear  Lake,  Minn.,  July  23,  1887.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1860;  built 
many  fine  residences  and  business  blocks;  was  also  Ohe  architect  of 
several  churches  and  other  public  buildings  in  the  state.     [237  (1).] 

Sheire,  Romaine,  building  contractor,  b.  in  Lexington,  N.  Y.,  Feb. 
21,  1833;  served  in  the  First  Michigan  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled 
in  St.  Paul  in  1865.     [68.] 

Sheldon,  Charles  B.,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Williamstown, 
Mass.,  in  1821;  was  graduated  at  Williams  College,  1847,  and  studied 
three  years  at  Western  Reserve  Theological  Institute;  settled  in  Ex- 
celsior, Minn.,  in  1855.     [58.] 

Sheldon,  Crawford,  b.  in  Dakota  county,  Minn.,  Sept.  25,  1863; 
studied  law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1887;  practiced  at  Little 
Falls,  and  later  engaged  in  dairy  farming;  engrossing  clerk  of  the 
Minnesota  house  of  representatives,  1911.     [30*.] 

Sheldon,  Edmund  Perry,  b.  in  Bowling  Green,  Mo.,  Aug.  9,  1869; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1894;  was  instructor 
in  botany  there,  1894-5;  now  a  lumberman  in  Portland,  Oregon.  [127 
(10*).] 


698  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Sheldon,  Theodore  B,,  banker,  b.  in  Bernardston,  Mass.,  Jan.  31, 
1820;  d.  in  1900.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  in  Red  Wing; 
engaged  in  mercantile  business  four  years,  and  afterward  in  the  grain 
business;  was  agent  for  the  American  Express  Company  twenty-five 
years,  and  was  largely  interested  in  many  business  enterprises;  was 
president  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Red  Wing,  and  of  the  Good- 
hue County  Bank.     [22*.] 

Shell,  Daniel,  b,  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1843;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1872;  engaged  in  real  estate  and  insurance  business  at 
Worthington;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1893-7,  and  a 
state  senator,  1899.     [30.] 

Shelly,  William  H.,  b.  in  New  York  in  1828;  d.  in  Washington,  D. 
C,  in  1886.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1852,  and  resided  there  thirty 
years;  was  well  known  as  a  local  politician.     [94;  237  (1).] 

Shenehon,  Francis  Clinton,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y., 
Dec.  20,  1861;  was  graduated  as  an  engineer  at  the  University  of  Min- 
nesota, 1895;  was  engaged  on  railroad,  river  and  harbor  works  until 
1910,  when  he  became  dean  of  the  college  of  engineering  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Minnesota.     [17;  127A*.] 

Shepard,  David  Chauncey,  b.  near  Geneseo,  N.  Y„  Feb.  20,  1828; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  settling  in  St.  Paul.  After  1871  he  was 
prominent  as  a  railroad  contractor  until  1894,  when  he  retired  from 
active  business.  The  several  firms  of  which  he  was  a  member  built 
over  7,000  miles  of  railroads  while  he  was  connected  with  them.  [23*; 
24;   25;   93A;   95*.] 

Shepard,  Frank  M.,  judge,  b.  in  Bainbridge,  Mich.,  July  16,  1860; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1S83,  settling  in  Green  Valley,  Becker  county; 
in  1894  removed  to  Park  Rapids,  where  he  engaged  in  real  estate  busi- 
ness and  insurance;  was  judge  of  probate  for  Hubbard  county,  1901- 
1910.     [24;   44.] 

Shepard,  Irwin,  educator,  b.  in  Skaneateles,  N,  Y.,  July  5,  1843; 
served  in  the  17th  Michigan  Regt.  during  the  civil  war;  was  grad- 
uated at  Olivet  College,  1871;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1875,  settling  in 
Winona  as  principal  of  the  high  school;  was  president  of  the  State 
Normal  School  there,  1879-98;  has  since  been  secretary  of  the  National 
Educational  Association.  [17;  22*;  24;  25;  177  (Sept.,  1898*);  238 
(April  7,  1893*).] 

Shepard,  John  W.,  b.  in  Newtown,  Coiin.,  June  29,  1847;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1868,  settling  at  St.  Paul;  was  a  dealer  in  men's  furnish- 
ing goods,  1869-77;  has  since  engaged  in  real  estate  business  and  in- 
surance.   [24;  25;  95*.] 

Shepard,  William  H.,  b.  in  New  London,  N.  H.;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1856,  and  settled  in  Mankato  the  next  year,  where  he  owned  a  drug 
store,  and  later  engaged  in  insurance  business.    [83.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  699 

Shepardson,  Daniel  F.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Erie  county,  N.  Y., 
in  1829;  attended  the  theological  school  at  Evanston,  111.;  entered  the 
ministry  in  1854;  commenced  the  publication  of  The  Bible  Standard 
in  1872;  settled  in  Wasioja,  Minn.  He  was  greatly  helped  in  his  min- 
isterial work  by  his  wife,  Mary  Ann  Reeded  Shepardson,  who  was  also 
a  preacher.     [49.] 

Shepardson,  George  Defrees,  educator,  b.  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Nov. 
20,  1864;  was  graduated  at  Denison  University,  1885,  and  from  the 
engineering  department  of  Cornell  University,  1889;  professor  of  elec- 
trical engineering  in  the  University  of  Minnesota  since  1891,  residing 
in  Minneapolis.     [7A;   17;   24;   127A*,  B.] 

Shepardson,  Joseph  H.,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Royalston,  Mass., 
Dec.  31,  1831;  was  ordained  in  1865;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1869,  set- 
tling in  Becker,  Sherburne  county.     [31.] 

Shepherd,  Joseph  A.,  resided  in  Minneapolis,  and  was  a  dealer  in 
farm,  implements;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903. 
[30.] 

Shepherd,  Nathaniel,  b.  in  Thetford,  Vt.,  Sept.  23,  1823;  d.  in  War- 
ren, Minn.,  Dec.  3,  1898.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1877,  and  was  a 
fruit  grower.     [166   (1899*);   180   (Dec.  21,  1898).] 

Shepherd,  R.  E.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Sackett's  Harbor,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  15,  1860; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1880;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University 
of  Minnesota,  1883;  settled  in  Austin  in  1887.     [79*.] 

Shepley,  Louis  E.,  b.  in  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  f3,  1858;  settled  in 
St.  Paul  in  1885;  has  been  a  contractor  for  street  paving  and  sewer 
construction,  and  also  engaged  in  fuel  business.     [24;  95*.] 

Sherburne,  Moses,  judge,  b.  at  Mount  Vernon,  Maine,  Jan.  25,  1808; 
d.  in  Orono,  Sherburne  county,  Minn.,  March  29,  1868.  He  was  ap- 
pointed judge  of  the  U.  S.  District  Court  for  the  Territory  of  Minne- 
sota by  President  Pierce  in  1853;  came  to  Minnesota  the  same  year, 
and  filled  that  position  until  1857,  residing  in  St.  Paul;  removed  to 
Orono  in  1867.  Sherburne  county  was  named  for  him.  [28,  X*;  95; 
114;  157*;   168   (March,  1892*);   237   (21).] 

Sherer,  William  E.,  b.  in  Allen  town,  Pa.,  in  1849;  engaged  in  build- 
ing flour  mills  in  Minneapolis,  and  after  1883  was  a  traveling  sales- 
man for  milling  firms.     [168   (Nov.  5,  1886*).] 

Shebin,  John  Henry,  journalist,  b.  in  Canada  in  1850;  came  to  Win- 
nebago City,  Minn.,  in  1879;  established  the  News  in  1880,  and  in  1884 
commenced  the  publication  of  the  Press-News.     [34;  39.] 

Sherin,  Robert,  b.  in  Peterborough,  Canada,  in  1824;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1868,  settling  on  a  farm  in  Faribault  county;  resided  in  Win- 
nebago City  after  1872,  and  engaged  in  real  estate  business.     [34.] 

Sherman,  Almon  W.,  pioneer,  b.  at  Monkton,  Vt,  May  9,  1803;  d. 
at  Oak  Lake,  Minn.,  Dec.  30,  1869.  He  was  one  of  the  first  company 
of  settlers  in  Otter  Tail  county,  Minn.,  1865,  and  three  years  later  re- 
moved to  Detroit,  Becker  county.     [44.] 


700    "        MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Sherman,  Marshall,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1822;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in 
1849;  served  in  the  army  during  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  painting, 
and  later  in  insurance  business.     [94;   98*.] 

Sherman,  Thomas  West,  soldier,  b.  in  Rhode  Island  in  1813;  d.  at 
Newport,  R.  I.,  March  16,  1879.  He  was  graduated  at  the  U.  S.  Mili- 
tary Academy,  1836;  was  commandant  at  Fort  Snelling  during  parts 
of  1853-7;  attained  the  rank  of  major  general  in  1870.    [1;  11;  12;  13.] 

Sherry,  Owen,  pioneer,  b.  in  Ireland,  May,  1815 ;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1846,  and  to  Minnesota  three  years  later;  was  the  first  set- 
tler in  Ravenna,  Dakota  county,  1851.     [48.] 

Sherwood,  George  W.,  b.  in  Greenville,  N.  Y.,  April  3,  1833;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  at  St.  Paul;  was  a  building  contractor,  and 
also  engaged  in  construction  of  bridges  and  elevators;  owns  a  large 
farm  where  he  raises  thoroughbred  horses.     [23*;  24;   25;  93A*;   94.] 

Sherwood,  William  Corning,  b.  in  Dartford,  Wis.,  Oct.  1,  1853;  re- 
sided in  Duluth  after  1882,  and  engaged  in  real  estate  and  loaning 
business.     [23;   25.] 

Shevlin,  Thomas  Henry,  lumberman,  manufacturer,  b.  in  Albany, 
N.  Y.,  Jan*  3,  1852;  d.  in  Pasadena,  Cal.,  Jan.  15,  1912.  He  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1886,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  president  of  several 
logging  and  lumber  manufacturing  companies;  donor  of  the  Alice  A. 
Shevlin  Hall,  University  of  Minnesota,  built  in  1906.  [23*;  24;  26*; 
85A*;   167   (June  7,  1889*,  and  Feb.  9,  1900*);   237   (59*).] 

Shields,  James,  general,  and  U.  S.  senator  of  three  states,  b.  in  Ire- 
land, Dec.  12,  1810;  d.  in  Ottumwa,  Iowa,  June  1,  1879.  He  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1826;  studied  law;  served  in  the  Mexican  war, 
attaining  the  rank  of  major  general;  was  governor  of  Oregon  terri- 
tory, 1848-9,  and  a  United  States  senator  from  Illinois  in  1849-55;  set- 
tled in  Minnesota  in  1855;  was  one  of  the  senators  elected  to  Congress 
when  this  state  was  organized,  and  served  in  1858-9;  removed  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1859;  served  in  the  civil  war;  later  resided  in  Missouri,  and 
was  adjutant  general  of  that  state,  1877-8,  and  one  of  its  U.  S.  senators 
in  1879.     [1*;  10;  70A;  114;  237  (63*).] 

Shields,  John  S.,  farmer,  b.  in  Ottawa,  Canada;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1859,  settling  in  Minnesota;  resided  in  Darwin,  Meeker 
county;   was  a  state  senator,  1887-9.     [30;   65*.] 

Shillock,  Daniel  G.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Prussia  in  1824;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Aug,  18,  1878.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854,  and  to  Minne- 
sota four  years  later;  settled  in  New  Ulm;  was  president  of  the  First 
National  Bank  of  that  city;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  two 
years,  and  a  state  senator  six  years;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1869. 
[237  (1);  238  (Aug.  18,  1878).] 

Shipman,  Benjamin  Jonson,  lawyer,  b.  in  Bast  Haddam,  Conn., 
Sept  29,  1853;  was  graduated  in  law  at  Yale  University,  1876;  settled 
at  St.  Paul  in  1883;  author  of  several  text  books  on  law  practice.  [17; 
24;   93.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  701 

Shirley,  Halyor  L.,  banker,  b.  in  Soler,  Norway,  in  1862;  came  to 
the  United  States  with  his  parents  in  1869;  was  register  of  deeds  for 
Wilkin  county,  1890-1902,  and  president  of  the  Merchants'  State  Bank 
in  Breckenridge.     [36;   38.] 

Shissler,  Ira  P.,  b.  in  New  Hagerstown,  Ohio,  Oct.,  1844;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1869,  and  the  next  year  was  graduated  in  law  at 
the  University  of  Michigan;  settled  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1884;  be- 
came judge  of  the  municipal  court  in  1894.     [45*;   83*.] 

Shoemaker,  James,  b.  in  Monroe  county,  Pa.,  June  9,  1823;  d.  in 
Mankato,  Minn.,  May  22,  1901.  He  settled  in  Mankato  in  1857;  went 
the  next  year  to  the  Rocky  mountains  to  prospect  for  gold;  returned 
to  Mankato,  and  was  city  assessor,  1878-94.     [23;  83*;   237   (14*).] 

Shoemaker,  John  P.,  farmer,  b.  in  Chemung  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1838; 
served  in  the  Seventh  Iowa  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  settled  at  Lu- 
verne,  Minn.,  in  1866;  was  treasurer  of  Rock  county  six  years;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1887-9.     [30;  34.] 

Shoemaker,  Waite  Almon,  educator,  b.  near  Willoughby,  Ohio, 
March  24,  1860;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  when  three  years 
old;  was  graduated  at  the  State  Normal  School,  St.  Cloud,  1881;  en- 
gaged in  teaching  there,  and  in  further  study  at  New  York  University; 
was  superintendent  of  the  city  schools  of  St.  Cloud,  1900-01;  president 
of  the  St.  Cloud  Normal  School  since  1902.  [24;  26*;  177  (April, 
1902*).] 

Shonbeek,  John  P.,  farmer,  b.  in  Sweden,  April  16,  1825;  d.  in  1892. 
He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1853,  settling  in  Minnesota;  served 
in  the  army  in  the  civil  war;  owned  a  farm  in  Nicollet  county;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1876-7.     [169.] 

Shook,  Norman,  farmer,  b.  in  Dutchess  county,  N.  Y.,  June  12,  1825; 
came  to  Minnesota,  and  in  1864  enlisted  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.; 
settled  in  Westport,  Pope  county,  in  1865;  was  judge  of  probate,  1875- 
88.     [67.] 

Short,  Andrew  Jackson,  pioneer,  b.  in  St.  Clair  county,  111.,  in  1818; 
settled  at  Marine,  Minn.,  in  1843;  engaged  in  logging  and  hardware 
business  in  Stillwater;  built  mills  at  Point  Douglas;  resided  in  Hast- 
ings after  1862.     [41.] 

Shove,  Corneeius  B.,  b.  in  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  8,  1844;  came  to 
Minneapolis  in  1878,  where  he  has  since  engaged  in  insurance;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903.  [22*;  25;  30;  84*;  168  (June 
14,  1895*).] 

Shubert,  Gustav  Adolph,  musician,  b.  in  Eilenburg,  Germany,  Aug. 
11,  1848;  received  a  fine  musical  education  in  Leipsic;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1884,  and  settled  in  Minneapolis;  was  leader  of  an 
orchestra,  and  one  of  the  most  distinguished  musicians  of  the  state. 
[22*.] 


702 


MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 


Shulean,  William  W.,  b.  in  Center  City,  Minn.,  Sept.  5,  1859;  dealt 
in  farm  machinery  in  Cambridge  nine  years;  was  auditor  of  Isanti 
county,  1889-92.     [169.] 

Shultis,  Allen,  farmer,  b.  in  Columbia  county,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  20,  1832; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  and  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  Elmore, 
Faribault  county,  1856;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1859-60;  was  postmaster  at  Elmore  after  1893.     [38;  51;  237  (29*).] 

Shumard,  Benjamin  Franklin,  physician  and  geologist,  b.  in  Lan- 
caster, Pa.,  Nov.  24,  1820;  d.  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  April  14,  1869.  He  was 
graduated  at  the  Medical  Institute  of  Louisville,  Ky.,  in  1842;  was  an 
assistant  with  Owen  in  the  geological  survey  of  Wisconsin,  Iowa,  and 
Minnesota,  1848-51,  preparing  reports  and  maps  of  parts  of  Minne- 
sota; later  practiced  medicine  in  St.  Louis,  and  was  professor  of 
medicine  in  the  University  of  Missouri.  His  biography  and  portrait 
are  in  the  American  Geologist,  published  in  Minneapolis,  vol.  IV, 
pages  1-6,  July,  1889.     [3*.] 

Shutter,  Marion  Daniel,  clergyman,  b.  in  New  Philadelphia,  Ohio, 
Aug.  4,  1853;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Wooster,  Ohio,  1876, 
and  the  Baptist  Theological  Seminary,  Chicago,  1881;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1S81,  and  was  pastor  of  Olivet  Baptist  church,  Minneapolis,  five 
years;  withdrew  from  that  denomination,  was  afterward  assistant  pas- 
tor of  the  Universalist  Church  of  the  Redeemer  in  that  city  until  1891, 
and  has  since  been  its  pastor;  editor  of  "Progressive  Men  of  Minne- 
sota, Biographical  Sketches"  (514  pages,  1897);  author  of  several 
books  on  religious  subjects,  and  Life  of  Rev.  James  Harvey  Tuttle 
(294  pages,  1905).     [17;  24;  2^*;  84*;  85A*.] 

Sibley,  Caleb  C,  soldier,  b.  in  Massachusetts;  d.  in  Chicago,  111., 
Feb.  19,  1875.  He  was  graduated  at  the  U.  S.  Military  Academy,  1829; 
was  commandant  at  Fort  Snelling  in  1841;  attained  the  rank  of  brig- 
adier general  in  1865.     [11;  12;  13.] 

Sibley,  Henry  Hastings,  governor  and  general,  b.  in  Detroit,  Mich., 
Feb.  20,  1811;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  18,  1891.  He  received  a  classical 
education;  became  a  partner  in  the  American  fur  company,  and  in 
1834,  during  one  of  his  trips,  reached  the  mouth  of  the  Minnesota 
river.  The  next  year  he  built  there,  at  Mendota,  the  first  stone  house 
in  what  is  now  the  state  of  Minnesota,  and  lived  in  it  until  his  re- 
moval to  St.  Paul  in  1862,  When  Wisconsin  was  admitted  into  the 
Union,  its  western  boundary  was  fixed  at  the  St.  Croix  river,  leaving 
the  area  west  to  the  Mississippi  river  without  a  government.  Mr. 
Sibley  was  chosen  to  represent  this  district  in  Congress,  and  secured 
the  passage  of  an  act  creating  the  Territory  of  Minnesota.  He  was 
delegate  to  Congress  from  Minnesota,  1849-53;  was  president  of  the 
Democratic  branch  of  the  convention  that  in  1857  framed  the  state 
constitution;  was  the  first  governor  of  the  state,  1858-60;  was  a  regent 
of  the  State  University,  1851-60  and  1869-91,  being  president  of  the 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  703 

board  of  regents  after  1876;  was  president  of  the  Minnesota  Historical 
Society  from  1879  until  his  death;  author  of  many  papers  in  this  So- 
ciety's Collections.  When  the  great  Sioux  outbreak  occurred,  in  Au- 
gust, 1862,  he  was  commissioned  by  Gov.  Ramsey  as  general  and  com- 
manded the  white  volunteer  forces  who  soon  suppressed  the  outbreak; 
and  in  1863  he  led  a  campaign  against  these  Indians  in  Dakota.  His 
biography,  in  596  pages,  by  Nathaniel  West,  D.  D.,  was  published  in 
1889;  and  a  memoir  of  him,  by  J.  Fletcher  Williams,  is  in  the  Minn. 
Historical  Society  Collections,  vol.  VI,  pages  257-310.  [1*;  3*;  4*;  7; 
10;  18*;  20*;  22*;  23;  28,  III,  IV*,  VIII,  XIII*;  29;  32;  41*;  56;  68; 
93*;  94;  95*;  107*;  109*;  113;  114;  121;  127  (5*);  127B;  166A*;  176 
(March,  1891);   184*;   237  (2,  66*).] 

Sibley,  Reuben  J.,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1814;  d.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  April 
13,  1864.  He  was  ordained  a  minister  in  the  M.  E.  church;  settled  in 
Mankato  in  1856;  engaged  in  dentistry;  was  postmaster  after  1861. 
[83*.] 

Sibley,  Mrs.  Sarah  Steele,  b.  in  Pennsylvania;  was  a  sister  of  the 
pioneer  Franklin  Steele;  at  an  early  age  married  Henry  Hastings  Sib- 
ley, and  lived  with  him  at  Mendota,  Minn.     [107*.] 

Sidener,  Charles  Frederick,  educator,  b.  in  Huntsville,  111.,  in  1858; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  when  six  years  old;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1883;  was  instructor  in 
chemistry  there,  1883-9,  assistant  professor,  1889-1904,  and  professor 
of  chemistry  since  1904.     [127   (2*);   127B.] 

Sidle,  Henry  Godfrey,  banker,  b.  in  Dillsburgh,  Pa.,  July  31,  1822; 
came  to  Minneapolis  in  1861;  engaged  in  banking  with  his  brother, 
Jacob  K.  Sidle;  became  cashier  of  the  First  National  Bank,  and  in 
1888  was  elected  its  president.     [18;  20*;  84*.] 

Sidle,  Jacob  Koontz,  banker,  b.  in  Dillsburgh,  Pa.,  March  31,  1821; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Jan.,  1888.  He  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1857,  and 
started  a  private  bank.  Later,  when  the  First  National  Bank  of  Min- 
neapolis was  organized,  he  was  its  first  president.     [18;  84*;  237  (1).] 

Sieker,  John  Heinrich,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Bavaria,  Oct.  23, 
1838;  was  graduated  at  the  Theological  Seminary,  Gettysburg,  Pa., 
1860;  was  pastor  in  St.  Paul,  1867-76;  was  president  of  the  Minnesota 
Synod,  1868-76;  was  pastor  of  the  oldest  Lutheran  congregation  in  the 
United  States,  in  New  York  city,  from  1876  until  his  death,  Dec.  30, 
1904.     [148.] 

Sigerfoos,  Charles  Peter,  b.  near  Arcanum,  Ohio,  May  4,  1865;  was 
graduated  at  Ohio  State  University,  1889;  later  taught  and  studied 
three  years  in  Johns  Hopkins  University,  receiving  the  degree  of  Ph. 
D.,  1897;  was  assistant  professor  of  animal  biology  in  the  University 
of  Minnesota,  1897-1900,  and  has  since  been  professor  of  zoology  there, 
residing  in  Minneapolis.     [7A;   17;   24;   127   (12*);   127B;   237   (53).] 


704  MINNESOTA   HISTORICAL   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Sigvaldson,  Arnie,  b.  in  Iceland,  May  12,  1847;  d.  at  Lake  Benton, 
Minn.,  Jan.  10,  1901.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1878,  settling  on  a 
farm  in  Lincoln  county;  was  clerk  of  court  of  that  county,  1899-1901, 
residing  at  Lake  Benton.     [237   (14).] 

Sikes,  Simeon  R.,  b.  in  Erie  county,  N.  Y.,  June  27,  1849;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1882,  settling  in  Minneapolis,  where  he  has  since  engaged 
in  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  leather  belting.  [24;  167  (Jan.  12, 
1894*).] 

Sikoeski,  Louis,  merchant,  b.  in  Poland  in  1846;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1869;  settled  in  Winona,  where  he  was  city  treasurer  two  terms; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1891-3.     [30;  77.] 

Sikorski,  Theodore,  b.  in  Germany  in  1841;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1S66;  settled  in  Winona,  and  engaged  in  real  estate  business;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1901  and  in  1909.     [30*.] 

Silene,  Christopher,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Hassela,  Sweden,  Feb. 
11,  1850;  came  to  the  United  States  when  seventeen  years  old;  was 
graduated  at  the  Baptist  Union  Theological  Seminary,  Chicago,  in 
1875;  engaged  in  missionary  work;  was  pastor  in  Duluth  after  1890. 
[169.] 

Silliman,  Reuben  Daniel,  judge,  b.  in  Hudson,  Wis.,  May  17,  1871; 
was  educated  in  St.  Paul;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of 
Michigan,  1894;  practiced  law  in  Duluth  four  years;  removed  to  Hon- 
olulu in  1898,  and  was  judge  of  the  First  circuit,  Hawaiian  Islands, 
1900-1;  later  in  law  practice  in  New  York  city.     [17.] 

Silverson,  Charles,  miller,  b.  in  Germany,  Aug.  8,  1850;  came  to 
America  with  his  parents  in  1853;  passed  his  childhood  in  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio,  and  engaged  in  bakery  business  there;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1886,  settling  at  New  Ulm,  and  has  since  owned  the  Eagle  Roller 
mill.     [24;  168  (Nov.  18,  1892*).] 

Simmons,  Frank  B.,  journalist,  b.  in  Morrison  county,  Minn.,  Jan. 
18,  1859;  established  the  Leader  at  Long  Prairie  in  1883.    [35.] 

Simmons,  Henry  Martyn,  Unitarian  clergyman,  b.  in  Paris,  N.  Y., 
in  1841;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  May  2Qf  1905.  He  was  graduated  at  Ham- 
ilton College,  1864,  and  later  at  Auburn  Theological  Seminary;  was 
pastor  in  Minneapolis,  1881-1905;  author  of  several  religious  books  and 
pamphlets.     [17;  237  (31*).] 

Simmons,  Jonathan,  merchant,  b,  in  Medina  county,  Ohio,  March 
29,  1851;  came  with  his  parents  to  Little  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1857;  spent 
several  years  in  Louisiana,  but  returned  in  1873;  was  a  state  senator 
in  1878-9.     [30;  31.] 

Simmons,  Jonathan  O.,  physician,  b.  in  Westfield,  Ohio,  Jan.  12, 
1S21;  settled  in  Little  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1857;  spent  several  years  in 
other  states,  but  in  1872  returned  there.     [31.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  705 

Simmons,  Jorgen,  banker,  b.  in  Norway  in  1845;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1854;  lived  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.;  served  in  the  civil  war; 
after  1879  was  cashier  of  a  bank  in  Appleton;  was  a  state  senator  in 
1881.     [169.] 

Simmons,  Ole  K.,  brickmaker,  b.  in  Norway,  May  20,  1835;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1856,  settling  in  Minnesota;  resided  in  Red  Wing 
after  1857.     [54;  169.] 

Simmons,  Osman  J.,  b.  in  Shelby  county,  Ind.,  Nov.  10,  1857;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  when  a  child;  engaged  in  mercantile 
and  insurance  business  in  Dexter,  Mower  county,  after  1880;  removed 
to  Austin,  and  was  clerk  of  the  district  court,  1895-1907;  has  since 
been  postmaster  of  Austin.     [24;  79*.] 

Simmons,  Thor  K.,  banker,  b.  in  Norway,  Aug.  12,  1832;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1853;  settled  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  in  1856.  [54;  169.] 
Simons,  Luman  Clendenin,  banker,  b.  in  Glencoe,  Minn.,  Nov.  10, 
1866;  was  graduated  at  Stevens  Seminary,  Glencoe,  1885,  and  in  law 
at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1895;  settled  at  Red  Lake  Falls;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1903-5.     [24;  25;  30*.] 

Simons,  Orlando,  judge,  b.  in  Lyons,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  18,  1824;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Nov.  9,  1890.  He  was  educated  at  Elmira  Academy,  N.  Y.; 
studied  law;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1849;  was  elected  justice  of  the 
peace  the  next  year;  was  judge  of  the  Second  judicial  district,  1876-90. 
[28,  IV;  94;  137;  238  (Nov.  10,  1890).] 

Simonson,  Hans,  b.  in  Norway  in  1845;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1870, 
settling  in  Minneapolis,  where  he  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  sash 
and  doors;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1897-9.     [30.] 

Simonson,  Ole  O.,  b.  in  Normandy,  Prance,  in  1841;  d.  in  Albert 
Lea,  Minn.,  Feb.  21,  1881;  was  register  of  deeds  of  Freeborn  county, 
1878-81.     [53.] 

Simonson,  S".  Otis,  journalist,  b.  in  Hartland,  Minn.,  June  8,  1867; 
learned  the  printer's  trade  in  Albert  Lea;  owned  a  half  interest  in  a 
job  printing  business  there,  1901-07,  and  has  since  added  newspaper 
publication;  president  of  the  Albert  Lea  Publishing  Co.,  which  pub- 
lishes the  Times-Enterprise.     [53A*.] 

Simonton,  Edward,  lawyer,  b.  in  Searsport,  Maine,  in  1840;  was 
graduated  at  Bowdoin  College,  1861;  served  in  the  army,  1862-70,  be- 
coming captain;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1870,  and  settled  in  Min- 
nesota the  same  year;  resided  in  St.  Paul.     [93*;  97.] 

Simonton,  J.  S.,  journalist,  b.  in  Perry  county,  Pa.,  Nov.  16,  1840; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  and  engaged  in  newspaper 
work;  published  the  Sauk  Center  Herald  twelve  years.     [31.] 

Simonton,  S.,  b.  in  Perry  county,  Pa.,  Feb.  28,  1839;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  resided  in  Sauk  Center  after  1867,  where 
he  aided  in  publishing  the  Sauk  Center  Herald.     [31.] 

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706  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Simonton,  Thomas  Davis,  dentist,  b.  in  Dauphin  county,  Pa.,  Jan.  25, 
1831;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Dec.  14,  1907.  He  was  graduated  in  1852  from  the 
Baltimore  College  of  Dental  Surgery;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1857.  [237 
(48*).] 

Simonton,  William  A.,  journalist,  b.  in  Sauk  Center,  Minn.,  Aug.  2, 
1871;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1894;  settled  in 
Glen  wood,  1900,  and  is  editor  of  the  Gopher  Press;  assistant  secretary 
of  the  Minnesota  senate  since  1907.     [30*.] 

Simpson,  Chables,  physician,  b.  in  Scotland  in  1843;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, May  16,  1907.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1858,  settling 
in  Goodhue  county,  Minn.;  was  graduated  at  Hamline  University,  1869, 
and  from  the  medical  department  of  Columbia  College,  1871;  resided 
in  Minneapolis.     [130*.] 

Simpson,  David  Febgttson,  jurist,  b.  near  Waupun,  Wis.,  June  13, 
1860;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1882,  and  from 
the  Columbia  Law  School,  1884;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1884,  settling 
at  Minneapolis;  was  city  attorney,  1893-7;  judge  in  the  Fourth  judicial 
district,  1897-1910;  associate  justice  of  the  Minnesota  Supreme  Court, 
1911.     [22*;   24;   25;   30*;  137.] 

Simpson,  George  Thomas,  attorney  general,  b.  in  Winona,  Minn., 
Sept.  27,  1867;  was  graduated  at  the  State  Normal  School  there,  1885, 
and  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1890 ;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1894;  was  city  attorney  of  Winona,  1897-9,  and  county  attorney,  1900-4; 
assistant  attorney  general  of  Minnesota,  1905-09,  and  attorney  general, 
1909-11.     [24;  30*.] 

Simpson,  Mrs.  Isabella  Margaret  Holstein,  b.  in  Lewisburg,  Pa., 
March  25,  1837;  d.  in  Winona,  Minn.  She  married  Thomas  Simpson  in 
1860,  and  settled  in  Winona;  was  widely  known  for  her  charities  and 
noble  character.  The  "Margaret  Simpson  Home"  has  been  established 
in  Winona  in  honor  of  her.     [78.] 

Simpson,  James  Hebvey,  b.  in  New  Brunswick,  N.  J.,  March  9,  1813; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  March  2,  1883.  He  was  graduated  at  West  Point  Mili- 
tary Academy,  1832;  was  in  charge  of  the  construction  of  government 
roads  in  Minnesota  territory,  1851-6;  attained  the  rank  of  colonel  of 
engineers;  served  in  the  army  forty-eight  years,  becoming  a  brig- 
adier general  in  1865;  retired  from  the  service  in  1880,  and  settled 
in  St.  Paul.     [93*;  238  (March  2,  1883).] 

Simpson,  James  W.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Virginia  in  1818;  d.  in  St  Paul, 
May  30,  1870.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1842,  and  was  employed  at 
the  mission  at  Sandy  Lake  about  a  year;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1843, 
and  engaged  in  commission  business;  was  elected  county  treasurer  in 
1849.     [28,  IV.] 

Simpson,  John  Clarence,  b.  in  Marion  county,  Iowa,  June  11,  1874; 
studied  at  the  Normal  School,  Valparaiso,  Ind.;  was  secretary  of  the 
Iowa  State  Agricultural  Society,  1902-10;  was  elected  Jan.,  1911,  secre- 
tary of  the  State  Agricultural  Society  of  Minnesota.    [241.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  707 

Simpson,  P.,  b.  in  Norway,  May  14,  1842;  came  to  the  United  States 
when  twenty  years  old;  served  in  the  82d  Illinois  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  settled  in  Lac  qui  Parle,  Minn.,  in  1870;  was  sheriff  of  the  coun- 
ty, 1873-8.     [32.] 

Simpson,  Robert,  pioneer,  b.  in  Sussex,  Eng.,  in  1815;  d.  in  Still- 
water, Minn.,  in  1893.  He  settled  in  Stillwater  in  1850;  engaged  in 
mercantile  business,  and  later  owned  a  meat  market;  served  two 
terms  as  a  representative  in  the  legislature.     [41;  237   (1).] 

SiMrsoN,  Thomas,  lawyer,  b.  in  Yorkshire,  England,  though  of  Scotch 
parentage,  May  31,  1836;  d.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  April  26,  1905.  He 
came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  while  quite  young;  studied 
surveying,  and  in  1853  took  the  government  contract  for  running  the 
meridian  and  parallel  lines  in  the  southeast  part  of  Minnesota  Ter- 
ritory. In  1856  he  settled  in  Winona;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1858;  practiced  law,  engaged  in  many  important  business  enterprises, 
and  was  during  many  years  president  of  the  State  Normal  School 
board.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers,  and  for  seven  years  president, 
of  the  Second  National  Bank  of  Winona.  [18;  23;  28,  XII;  41;  77; 
78;   137;   174*;   237   (31).] 

Sinai,  Aaron,  Jewish  rabbi,  b.  in  Germany  in  1841;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, Sept.  9,  1903.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1858;  was  in 
charge  of  an  orthodox  Jewish  congregation  in  Minneapolis  more  than 
twenty  years.     [237  (23*).] 

Sinclair,  Amasa  T.,  blacksmith,  b.  in  Maine,  March  3,  1839;  d.  in 
Caledonia,  Minn.,  Feb.  19,  1908.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854;  set- 
tled at  Pleasant  Hill,  Winona  county;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota 
Heavy  Artillery  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture, 1889-91.     [30;    237    (48).] 

Sinclair,  Daniel,  journalist,  b.  in  Thurso,  Scotland,  Jan.  2,  1833;  d. 
in  Winona,  Minn.,  Nov.  20,  1907.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1849;  settled  in  Pennsylvania,  and  learned  the  printer's  trade;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  in  Winona,  where  he  published  the  Re- 
publican continuously  fifty  years.  He  was  postmaster  in  Winona, 
1869-85,  and  was  again  appointed  in  1890;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1903.     [22*;  27*;  28,  X;   30;  77;  78;  155*;  237   (48*).] 

Sinclair,  Henry  W.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Cumberland,  Eng.,  July  1,  1851; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1876,  settling  in  Minnesota;  resided  in 
Fairmont  after  1880,  and  was  cashier  of  the  Martin  County  Bank  six 
years;  afterward  engaged  in  real  estate  and  loaning  business,  and 
practiced  law.     [34.] 

Sinclair,  John  Alfred,  b.  in  Brampton,  Eng.,  Oct.  24,  1852;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1876,  settling  in  Martin  county,  Minn.;  re- 
sided in  Fairmont  after  1878;  owned  a  hardware  store,  and  operated 
a  creamery.     [34.] 

Sinks,  Noah,  died  in  St.  Paul,  Nov.  23,  1901.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1857;  resided  in  Shakopee,  and  later  in  St.  Paul;  was  captain  of  a 


708  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

river  steamboat  three  years,  and  afterward  owned  a  grocery  store; 
was  city  market  master,  1889-90.     [237   (19).] 

Sisson,  John  R.,  b.  in  Wilbraham,  Mass.,  May  22,  1815;  d.  in  Wells, 
Minn.,  Jan.  7,  1896.  He  settled  in  Faribault  county,  Minn.,  in  1863; 
engaged  in  farming  and  later  in  mercantile  business;  was  county  sur- 
veyor, 1866-70;  resided  in  Seely,  and  removed  in  1895  to  Wells.     [51.] 

Sivkight,  William  W.,  b.  in  Hutchinson,  Minn.,  Aug.  16,  1862,  and 
resides  there;  is  a  dealer  in  farm  machinery;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1895,  and  a  state  senator,  1899-1902.  [30;  111*; 
166A*.] 

Sjoblom,  P.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Halland,  Sweden,  March  17, 
1834;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Jan.  24,  1909.  He  was  educated  in  Sweden; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1866;  was  graduated  from  the  univer- 
sity at  Porter  Station,  Ind.;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1869,  and  for  sev- 
eral years  was  pastor  in  Red  Wing;  removed  to  Fergus  Falls;  was 
president  of  the  Minnesota  conference  of  the  Augustana  synod,  1877- 
1902.     [54;  169;  237  (56*).] 

Sjoblom,  Peter  G„  journalist,  b.  in  Gothenberg,  Sweden,  June  26, 
1866;  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  who  settled  at  Red 
Wing,  Minn.,  in  1869;  was  educated  at  the  Universities  of  Minnesota 
and  Michigan;  was  professor  in  Augustana  College,  Rock  Island,  1890- 
4;  was  assistant  secretary  of  state,  1901-3;  was  editor  and  publisher 
of  the  Minneapolis  Telegram.     [30.] 

Skarttjm,  Kittel  G.,  b.  in  Norway,  April  3,  1852;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1869,  and  the  next  year  to  Minnesota;  settled  at  Lake  Ben- 
ton, 1879,  and  engaged  in  the  drug  business;  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1911.     [24;  30*.] 

Skillman,  Evander,  miller,  b.  in  German,  N,  Y„  May  12,  1838;  came 
to  Wabasha  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  served  as  first  lieutenant  in  the 
Third  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness in  Mazeppa,  and  in  1873  with  his  brother  built  a  mill  in  Chester. 
[74.]  ! 

Skillman,  Francis  M.,  b.  in  Riverhead,  Long  Island,  Nov.  23,  1812; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  on  a  farm  in  Wabasha  county; 
built  a  flouring  mill  in  1873  near  his  home;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1859-60.     [29*.] 

Skillman,  Phil.,  lawyer,  b.  in  East  German,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  27,  1845; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  and  other 
regiments  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  first  lieutenant;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1869;  resided  in  Red  Wing  after  1875.     [54.] 

Skinner,  George  Eldridge,  b.  in  Le  Roy,  N.  Y.,  April  8,  1825;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Sept.  21,  1895.  He  came  to  Faribault  in  1856;  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  first  state  senate;  was  commissioner  of  lands  for  three 
railway  companies  in  southern  Minnesota;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1880. 
[18;  237  (9).] 


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709 


Skinner,  George  W.,  pioneer,  b.  in  'Warren,  Mass.,  Aug.  9,  3  815; 
served  in  the  Mexican  war,  and  afterward  engaged  in  business  in  that 
country;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1858,  settling  on  a  claim  in  Bancroft, 
Freeborn  county.     [53.] 

Skinner,  Harry  G.,  b.  in  Saginaw,  Mich.,  in  1872;  settled  at  Two 
Harbors,  Minn.,  in  1890;  engaged  in  railroad  work;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1905.     [30*.] 

Skinner,  James  Davenport,  b.  in  1831;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  23,  1881. 
He  was  educated  at  Yale  College;  studied  law,  but  engaged  chiefly  in 
engineering;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1855.     [237  (1).] 

Skinner,  John  F.,  physician,  b.  in  Waukon,  Iowa,  June  4,  1854;  was 
graduated  at  Bennett  Medical  College,  Chicago,  in  1881;  settled  at  Chip- 
pewa Falls,  Pope  county,  Minn.,  where  he  owned  a  drug  store  and 
practiced  medicine.     [67.] 

Skinner,  Miron  W„  merchant  and  banker,  b.  in  Jericho,  Vt,  June 
2,  1834;  d.  in  Northfield,  Minn.,  July  19,  1909.  He  settled  in  North- 
field  in  1856;  was  prominent  in  upbuilding  the  city,  and  was  its  mayor 
four  years.  He  was  a  trustee  of  Carleton  College  continuously  from 
its  organization  until  his  death.     [70A*;  237  (56*).] 

Skinner,  William,  farmer,  b.  in  Bradford  county,  Pa.,  in  1830;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  in  Brown  county;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1876  and  1893.     [30;   32.] 

Skogsbergh,  Erik  August,  clergyman,  b.  in  Elga,  Sweden,  June  30, 
1850;  came  to  the  United  States  when  twenty-six  years  old;  settled 
in  Minneapolis  in  1884,  where  he  was  pastor  of  a  church  of  the  Swedish 
Mission  Covenant  of  America.     [169*;  169A*.] 

Skordalsvold,  John  J.,  journalist,  b.  in  Meraker,  Norway,  Oct.  29, 
1853;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1869,  and  to  Minnesota  the  same 
year;  was  graduated  at  Augsburg  Seminary,  1881,  and  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Minnesota,  1888;  engaged  in  teaching  and  in  newspaper  work 
in  Minneapolis.     [169.] 

Skyberg,  Peder  O.,  b.  in  Norway,  April  18,  1851;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1870,  and  to  Rock  county,  Minn.,  two  years  later;  resided 
on  a  farm  until  1883,  and  then  settled  in  Luverne;  was  county  treas- 
urer, 1883-1908.     [34;  71.] 

Slater,  Edward  K.,  b.  in  Northwood,  Iowa,  June  28,  1877;  came  to 
Martin  county,  Minn.,  in  1879;  engaged  in  newspaper  work,  and  in 
operating  creameries;  served  in  the  war  with  Spain,  1898,  as  second 
lieutenant,  Co.  D,  Twelfth  Minn.  Regt.;  was  in  the  state  dairy  and 
food  department,  as  deputy,  1903-05,  and  commissioner,  1905-09,  resid- 
ing in  St.  Paul;  assistant  professor  of  dairy  husbandry,  University  of 
Minnesota,  since  1909.     [24;   25;   30*;   127B.] 

Slattery,  Charles  Lewis,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  Pittsburgh, 
Pa.,  Dec.  9,  1867;  was  graduated  at  Harvard  University,  1891,  and  at 


710  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

the  Episcopal  Theological  Softool,  Cambridge,  Mass.,  1894;  was  dean 
of  the  cathedral,  Faribault,  Minn.,  18964907;  removed  to  New  York 
City;  author  of  several  biographic  and  religious  books.     [17.] 

Sleeper,  Albert  Lowell,  b.  in  Fairfax,  Vt,  June  2-6,  1824;  d.  in 
Brownsdale,  Minn.,  Sept.  20,  1902.  He  settled  in  Brownsdale  in  1862  ; 
engaged  in  farming  and  mercantile  business.     [237  (19).] 

Sleeper,  O.  A.,  merchant,  b.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  Aug.,  1851;  came  to 
Brownsdale,  Minn.,  in  1866;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1887,  and  owned 
a  store  in  North  St.  Paul.     [176  (March,  1888).] 

Sleepy  Eyes  (Ishtaba),  chief  of  the  Lower  Sisseton  Sioux,  b.  near 
the  site  of  Mankato,  Minn.;  d.  in  Roberts  county,  S.  D.  His  body  was 
removed  many  years  afterward  to  the  town  of  Sleepy  Eye,  Minn., 
which  was  named  for  him,  and  it  was  reburied  under  a  monument 
erected  in  his  honor.  He  became  chief  about  1822;  was  prominent  in 
the  affairs  of  his  tribe  more  than  forty  years;  was  friendly  to  the 
whites,  and  well  acquainted  with  Rev.  S.  R.  Riggs  and  other  mis- 
sionaries; signed  several  treaties,  including  those  of  Prairie  du  Chien 
in  1825  and  1830,  and  of  Traverse  des  Sioux  in  1851.    [18,  X.] 

Sletten,  Paul  C,  pioneer,  b.  in  Norway,  Feb.  26,  1841;  d.  in  Crook- 
ston,  Minn.,  July  8,  1884.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1869;  set- 
tled at  Oak  Lake,  Minn.,  in  1870;  was  clerk  of  the  district  court  of 
Becker  county  after  1873;  became  receiver  of  the  U.  S.  land  office  at 
Detroit  in  1875,  and  held  the  same  position  in  Crookston  after  1879. 
[44;  169.] 

Slevin,  John  J.,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  County  Longford,  Ireland,  March 
4,  1855;  was  ordained  priest  in  1878;  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1880,  settling  in  Minnesota;  was  pastor  in  Shields ville,  Rice  county, 
1880-1900,  and  since  in  Faribault.     [24;  70.] 

Slingerland,  Teunis,  lawyer,  h.  in  Cobleskill,  N.  Y.,  March  1,  1854; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Dodge  county,  Minn.,  in  1870;  was  graduated 
in  law  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin;  settled  in  Mantorville,  where 
he  owns  large  real  estate  interests.     [50*.] 

Slingerland,  Teunis  S.,  farmer  and  banker,  b.  in  Cobleskill,  N.  Y., 
March  22,  1823;  came  first  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  was  an  extensive 
owner  of  farm  lands,  mostly  in  Dodge  county,  before  he  brought  his 
family  to  this  state  in  1870;  then  settled  in  Wasioja,  but  in  1872  re- 
moved to  Mantorville,  and  in  1878  to  Kasson;  has  since  been  president 
of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Kasson ;  also  president  of  banks  in  Man- 
torville and  Hayfield.     [18;  24;  49;  50.] 

Sloan,  George  E.,  farmer,  b.  in  Alburgh,  Vt.,  in  1844;  served  in  a 
N.  Y.  regiment  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1868;  was 
register  of  deeds  of  Steele  county,  1886-94;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature,  1897-9.    [30;  72.] 

Sloan,  John  R.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Pennsylvania,  Aug.  10,  1824;  d.  in 
St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  Feb.  28,  1904.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1849;  was  a 
pilot  on  the  upper  Mississippi  river.     [237  (35).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  711 

Sloan,  Levi,  b.  in  New  York,  in  1822;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Nov.  22,  1854. 
He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1849,  and  engaged  in  grocery  business  in 
St.  Paul;  was  a  member  of  the  territorial  legislature  in  1854.     [158.] 

Slocum,  Charles  H.,  journalist,  b.  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  March  15,  1836; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  and  engaged  in  newspaper  publication  in 
various  towns;  owned  and  edited  the  Glencoe  Register  after  1887.  He 
was  assistant  clerk  of  the  Minnesota  legislature  in  1870-3.  [28,  XII; 
30;  64;  94.] 

Slocum,  G.  O.,  b.  in  Rock  county,  Wis.,  Aug.  29,  1840;  served  in 
Indiana  and  Illinois  regiments  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Albert  Lea, 
Minn.,  in  1875;  was  auditor  of  Freeborn  county,  1879-83.     [53.] 

Slocum,  Henry  Gardner,  pioneer,  b.  in  Monkton,  Vt.,  Sept  3,  1812; 
d.  in  Wasioja,  Dodge  county,  Minn.,  Jan.  18,  1881.  He  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1854,  and  settled  on  the  site  of  Mantorville;  afterward  re- 
sided in  Red  Wing  and  other  places;  drove  a  stage  and  was  a  mail 
carrier.     [49.] 

Slotten,  Andrew,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept.  16,  1840;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1867,  and  to  Minnesota  the  next  year;  settled  in  Minne- 
apolis, and  engaged  in  railroad  work;  was  sergeant-at-arms  in  the 
House  in  the  Minnesota  legislature,  1878.     [30.] 

Sly,  Chester  Mason,  pioneer,  b.  in  Lee,  N.  Y.,  July  1,  1832;  settled 
in  Blue  Earth,  Minn.,  in  1860;  owned  one  of  the  first  threshing  ma- 
chines in  the  county;  later  drove  a  stage,  owned  a  grocery,  and  for 
ten  years  dealt  in  grain.     [237  (29*).] 

Small,  Freeman  K.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Lubec,  Maine,  June  6,  1837;  d.  in 
Bradford,  Mass.,  March  12,  1903.  During  his  early  years  he  followed 
a  seafaring  life;  settled  at  Leech  Lake,  Minn.,  in  1870,  and  the  next 
year  removed  to  Audubon,  Becker  county.     [44.] 

Smalley,  Edward  H.,  b.  in  Sheboygan,  Wis.,  Nov.  13,  1852;  was  grad- 
uated in  law  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1875;  settled  in  Cale- 
donia, Minn.,  in  1881;  was  county  attorney  of  Houston  county,  1889-90. 
[27*.] 

Smalley,  Eugene  Virgil,  journalist  and  author,  b.  in  Randolph,  Ohio, 
in  1841;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Dec.  30,  1899.  He  served  in  the  Seventh  Ohio 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  connected  with  some  of  the  most  impor- 
tant newspapers  and  magazines  in  the  East,  and  in  1882  came  to 
Minnesota  to  write  a  series  of  articles  on  the  Northwest  for  the  Cen- 
tury Magazine.  In  1884  he  established,  in  St.  Paul,  the  Northwest 
Illustrated  Monthly  Magazine;  author,  "History  of  the  Northern  Pa- 
cific Railroad"  (437  pages,  1883),  and  "A  History  of  the  Republican 
Party"  (426  pages,  1896).  [22*;  27*;  176  (many  autobiographic  arti- 
cles in  Vols  9  and  10);  237  (11*);  238  (Dec.  30,  1899*).] 

Smalley,  P.  J.,  lawyer  and  journalist,  b.  in  Erie  county,  N.  Y.,  Dec. 
25,  1842;  served  in  the  Fourth  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was 


712  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL.  SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

admitted  to  the  bar  in  1868;  settled  in  Caledonia,  Minn.,  in  1875;  was 
owner  and  editor  of  the  Argus  after  1880.     [61;  238  (May  14,  1886*).] 

Smaixey,  Victor  Herbert,  journalist,  b.  in  New  York  in  1877;  d.  in 
New  Orleans,  La.,  Dec.  19,  1910.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  with  his  parents 
in  1882;  engaged  in  newspaper  work  there,  and  in  Washington  and 
London;  was  editor  of  the  Northwest  Magazine,  1900-1904,  until  it 
suspended  publication;  after  1908  was  press  agent  for  the  Orpheum 
theater  in  New  Orleans.     [237  (59*).] 

Smaixey,  W.,  physician,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1849;  was  graduated  in 
medicine  at  Iowa  State  University;  settled  in  Hector,  Minn.,  in  1881, 
where  he  practiced  medicine  and  owned  a  drug  store.     [32;  82.~\ 

Smeby,  O.  H.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  at  Rock  Prairie,  Wis.,  Jan. 
31,  1851;  was  graduated  from  the  college  at  Decorah,  Iowa,  in  1871, 
and  studied  at  the  Theological  Seminary  in  St.  Louis;  settled  in  Al- 
bert Lea,  Minn.,  where  he  was  pastor  of  the  Evangelical  Lutheran 
church.     [53;   53A*;    169.] 

Smith,  A.  J.,  b.  in  Ohio,  June  16,  1843;  d.  in  Henderson,  Minn.,  Oct. 
4,  1900.  He  served  in  the  42d  Ohio  Regt.  in  the  civil  war ;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1866;  was  a  veterinary  surgeon  at  Anoka  ten  years;  set- 
tled in  Henderson  in  1885.     [237  (11).] 

Smith,  A.  J.,  b.  in  Somerset,  Mich.,  in  1844;  came  to  Minnesota 
when  ten  years  old;  resided  in  Osseo,  Hennepin  county;  engaged  in 
lumber  business  and  insurance;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture in  1877-9.     [30;   58.] 

Smith,  A.  M.,  wine  merchant,  b.  near  Kolding,  Denmark,  Feb.  4, 
1841;  early  in  life  followed  the  sea;  came  to  the  United  States  a  short 
time  before  the  civil  war,  and  served  in  an  Indiana  regiment.  In 
1886  he  settled  in  Minneapolis.  He  has  published  an  "Encyclopedia 
of  Gold  and  Silver  Coins  of  the  World,"  and  several  other  books;  well 
known  as  an  antiquarian,  and  a  collector  of  old  and  rare  coins,  an- 
cient weapons,  etc.     [26*.] 

Smith,  Abner  Comstock,  lawyer,  b.  in  Randolph,  Vt,  Feb.  14,  1814; 
d.  in  Litchfield,  Minn.,  Sept.  20,  1880.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
Washington,  D.  C,  in  1838;  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1855;  removed  to  For- 
est City,  Meeker  county,  in  1857,  and  to  Litchfield  in  1874.  [18;  28, 
X;  65;  158;  159;  237  (1).] 

Smith,  Adoniram  J.,  educator,  b.  in  Marion  county,  Mo.,  in  1846; 
was  graduated  at  Louisiana  Baptist  College;  taught  in  Springfield, 
III,  twenty  years;  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1893  as  principal  of  the  Cen- 
tral High  School;  was  superintendent  of  the  city  schools,  1898-1900 
and  1902-6.     [237   (42*);  238   (June  2,  1898*).] 

Smith,  Andrew  C,  pioneer,  b.  in  Chemung  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1832; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1853,  and  with  his  brothers  built  the  first  saw- 
mill in  Minneapolis   (on  the  west  side  of  the  river) ;   was  a  repre- 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  713 

sentative  in  the  legislature  in  1867;  engaged  in  insurance  business  in 
Rochester  after  1868,  and  later  had  manufacturing  interests  in  Penn- 
sylvania.    [66.] 

Smith,  Andrew  J.,  banker,  b.  in  Scotland,  Jan.  4,  1839;  came  with 
his  parents  to  America  in  1845;  came  to  Sauk  Center,  Minn.,  in  1872, 
where  he  established  the  first  bank.     [31.] 

Smith,  Ansel,  b.  in  Grafton,  Vt,  Jan.  13,  1821;  d.  in  Duluth,  June 
27,  1877.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1850,  settling  in  Chisago  county; 
was  a.  representative  in  the  legislature,  1863-4  and  1866;  was  register 
of  the  U.  S.  land  office  in  Duluth,  1869-72.      [31;  41.] 

Smith,  Bela  Winfield,  b.  in  Norwich,  Conn.,  Nov.  1,  1861;  came  to 
Duluth  with  his  father  in  1869;  resided  in  Minneapolis  after  1874; 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  sash  and  doors  after  1879.  [24;  167 
(March  8,  1901*).] 

Smith,  Benjamtn  Dayton,  lawyer,  b.  in  Vernon  Center,  Minn.,  May 
27,  1860;  was  graduated  at  the  State  Normal  School,  Mankato,  1880; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Mankato  in  1883,  and  has  since  practiced 
there;  was  county  attorney  of  Blue  Earth  county,  1887-91.  [24;  27*; 
45*.] 

Smith,  Benjamin  F.,  b.  in  Knox  county,  Ohio,  July  4,  1811;  d.  Dec. 
12,  1892.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  served  as  lieutenant  colonel 
in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  state  senator  in 
1869;  was  register  of  deeds  for  Blue  Earth  county  six  years;  resided 
in  Mankato.     [32;  83*.] 

Smith,  Birdsey  Wooster,  b.  in  Litchfield  county,  Conn.,  Aug.  8, 
1829;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1859;  engaged  in  farming,  and  later  in 
the  fuel  business.     [68;  124.] 

Smith,  Boston  W.,  Baptist  evangelist,  b.  in  England  in  1863;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Sept.  9,  1908.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1883,  and  en- 
gaged in  missionary  and  Sunday  school  work  throughout  the  North- 
west.    [237  (51).] 

Smith,  Mrs.  Catherine  Fruit,  pioneer,  b.  in  Derry,  Pa.,  Nov.  21, 
1812;  d.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  June  2,  1888.  She  was  married  in  1833  to 
Abner  S.  Goddard,  and  came  with  him  to  Winona  in  1852.  Her  hus- 
band died  the  same  year,  and  in  1853  she  married  A.  B.  Smith.  She 
was  the  mother  of  ten  children,  only  one  of  whom  survived  her;  was 
the  third  white  woman  to  settle  in  Winona,  and  was  well  known  for 
her  hospitality  and  generosity.     [78.] 

Smith,  Charles  A.,  merchant,  b.  in  Winnebago  county,  Wis.,  Jan. 
22,  1850;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota;  resided  in  Burnhamville, 
Todd  county,  after  1868.     [35.] 

Smith,  Charles  A.,  merchant,  b.  in  Waupun,  Wis.,  in  1851;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1878;  resided  in  Bellingham,  Lac  qui  Parle  county;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1895.     [30.] 


714  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Smith,  Charles  Axel,  lumberman,  b.  in  the  County  of  Ostergottland, 
Sweden,  Dec.  11,  1852;  came  to  the  United  States  with  bis  father  in 
1867,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  engaged  in  the  grain  and  lumber  busi- 
ness at  Herman,  1878-84;  president  of  the  C.  A.  Smith  Lumber  Co., 
Minneapolis,  since  1893,  having  also  many  other  financial  interests. 
[17;  22*;  23*;  24;  25;  26*;  85A*;  87;  127A*;  167  (June  17,  1887*; 
June  9,  1893*;  and  March  9,  1900*);  169*;  169A*.] 

Smith,  Charles  B.,  M.  E3.  clergyman,  b.  Oct.  15,  1820;  d.  in  Athens, 
Tenn.,  July  11,  1899.  He  resided  in  Farmihgton  and  Minneapolis, 
Minn.,  several  years,  and  was  especially  active  in  the  temperance 
cause.     [180  (July  26,  1899).] 

Smith,  Charles  Hudson,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Elgin,  111., 
Nov.  10,  1856;  d.  Nov.  10,  1889.  He  was  graduated  at  Auburn  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  1881;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1883;  was 
pastor  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  1886-8;  then  removed  to  Massachusetts. 
[144.] 

Smith,  Charles  Kilgore,  territorial  secretary,  b.  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
Feb.  15,  1799;  d.  in  Hamilton,  Ohio,  Sept.  2S,  1866.  He  was  educated 
at  Oxford,  Ohio,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar;  came  to  St.  Paul  in 
1849,  having  been  appointed  the  first  secretary  of  the  new  territory 
of  Minnesota;  was  one  of  the  most  active  founders  of  the  Minnesota 
Historical  Society;  resigned  his  office  in  1851,  and  returned  to  Ohio. 
[28,  IV,  ¥111*;  94;  156;  158*.] 

Smith,  Charles  W.,  teacher,  b.  in  Greenville,  111.,  Nov.  14,  1848; 
was  educated  in  Europe;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1870,  and  three  years 
later  settled  in  Minneapolis;  became  superintendent  of  the  city 
schools  in  IS 75.     [58.] 

Smith,  Chester  Ryder,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Aug.  14,  1862;  engaged  in 
real  estate  business  there.    [95;  124;  166A*;  238  (March  30,  1900).] 

Smith,  Christopher  Holmes,  dealer  in  real  estate,  Jt>.  in  Weston,  Vt., 
July  14,  1834;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  June  18,  1896.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1872,  settling  in  Windom;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1877,  and  a  state  senator  in  1878;  was  receiver  of  the  TJ.  S.  land  office 
at  Worthington,  1881-5,  and  insurance  commissioner  for  the  state, 
1891-6.     [18;  30;  34;  98*;  156.] 

Smith,  Cyrus  Little,  journalist,  b.  in  Dover,  Ohio,  Jan.  22,  1845; 
served  in  the  Eleventh  Michigan  Regt.  during  the  civil  war;  settled 
in  Minnesota  in  1865,  and  in  1891  became  agricultural  editor  of  the 
Farmers'  Tribune.     [22*.] 

Smith,  D.  Z.,  Moravian  clergyman,  b.  in  Georgia,  June  21,  1821;  was 
graduated  at  the  Moravian  Theological  College,  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  in 
1841;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1862,  and  was  pastor  in  Henderson,  Chas- 
ka,  and  after  1880  in  Laketown,  Carver  county.    [32,] 

Smith,  Dow  S.,  b.  in  Stowe,  Vt.,  April  29,  1867 ;  came  to  Minnesota 
when  a  child;  was  graduated  at  the  State  University,  1888;  became 
superintendent  of  the  St.  Paul  City  Railway  company  in  1893.     [9$*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  715 

Smith,  Dbyden,  lawyer,  b.  in  Pike  county,  111.,  March  10,  1826;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  Iowa  in  1854;  settled  in  Spring  Valley,  Minn., 
in  1860.     [52.] 

Smith,  Ebenezer  C,  b.  in  Litchfield,  Conn.,  in  1807;  d.  near  Farm- 
ington,  Minn.,  in  1892.  He  attended  Yale  College  four  years,  and  later 
studied  medicine;  settled  in  Lakefield,  Dakota  county,  Minn.,  in  1858, 
where  he  owned  a  farm.     [48;  178  (March  10,  1892).] 

Smith,  Edson  Rollin,  banker  and  miller,  b.  in  Shoreham,  Vt,  April 
8,  1836;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  in  Le  Sueur;  was  a  state 
senator  in  1869-70,  and  1891-3.     [18;   30;   32.] 

Smith,  Edward  Barnum,  b.  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  Dec.  31,  1837;  d.  in 
Florida,  Nov.  18,  1911.  He  served  in  the  Sixth  Ohio  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  engaged  in  insurance  business  many  years  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y.; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1892,  settling  at  St.  Paul;  conducted  real  estate, 
insurance,  and  loan  business.     [24;  25;  95*;  237  (59).] 

Smith,  Edward  E.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Spring  Valley,  Minn.,  May  5,  1861; 
resides  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1895-7, 
and  a  state  senator,  1899-1902.     [25;  30;  85A;  137.] 

Smith,  Edward  Slade,  b.  in  Chemung  county,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  28,  1827;  d. 
in  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  Dec.  31,  1885.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852, 
and  settled  in  Winona  the  next  year;  was  interested  in  the  Transit 
railroad;  owned  a  flouring  mill,  and  much  other  property;  in  1871  re- 
moved to  the  Pacific  coast,  where  he  was  connected  with  the  North- 
ern Pacific  railway.    [78.] 

Smith,  Eugene  A.,  farmer,  b.  in  Lenawee  county,  Mich.,  March  20, 
1850;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  settled  in  Benson  in  1877;  was  en- 
grossing clerk  of  the  legislature  in  1879.     [30;  32.] 

Smith,  Fay  R.,  b.  in  Austin,  Minn.,  June,  1858;  was  city  treasurer 
three  terms,  beginning  in  1882;  engaged  in  real  estate  business;  re- 
moved to  Minneapolis  in  1902.     [111.] 

Smith,  Franklin  R.,  physician,  b.  in  New  Jersey  in  1809;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Aug.  5,  1892.  He  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania in  1838;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1855;  practiced  medicine  there 
until  1879.     [93;  94;  139.] 

Smith,  Fred  L.,  b.  in  Lee,  Maine,  July  2,  1843;  came  to  Minnesota 
with  his  parents  in  1857;  learned  the  printer's  trade,  and  since  1871 
has  been  president  of  the  Harrison  &  Smith  Printing  Co.,  Minneapolis. 
[24;  58;  85A*;  87.] 

Smith,  G.  Sidney,  teacher,  b.  in  Groton,  N.  Y.,  June  4,  1829;  was 
graduated  at  the  State  Normal  School  in  Albany;  was  principal  of 
the  Adams  school  in  St.  Paul,  1862-7.    [68.] 

Smith,  George  C,  educator,  b.  in  New  Hampshire  in  1829;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Aug.  2,  1898.  He  served  in  an  Indiana  regiment  in  the  civil  war; 
settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1869;   became  principal  of  the  Madison  public 


716  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

school  the  next  year,  and  filled  that  position  twenty-nine  years.  [237 
(9*).] 

Smith,  George  Milward,  b.  in  Jefferson,  Wis.,  Aug.  25,  1850;  set- 
tled at  Duluth  in  1874,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business;  general 
agent  of  the  Chicago,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis  and  Omaha  railroad  since 
1883.     [23;  25;  31.] 

Smith,  George  Ross,  lawyer,  b.  in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  May  28,  1864; 
was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1893,  and  has 
since  practiced  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1903;  judge  of  probate  for  Hennepin  county  since  1907.  [22*;  24; 
25;  30;  85A*.J 

Smith,  George  T.,  miller,  b.  in  Le  Roy,  N.  Y.,  in  1841;  settled  in 
Hastings,  Minn.,  and  engaged  in  flour  milling;  removed  to  Minneapolis 
in  1870;  inventor  of  important  mill  machinery  and  improvements  in 
the  process  of  manufacturing  flour.  [168  (Holiday  number,  1883-4*; 
July  29,  1887*).] 

Smith,  Granvil  W.,  b.  in  Bangor,  Maine,  in  1859;  came  to  Minne- 
sota about  1879;  engaged  in  livery  business  in  Stillwater;  was  chief 
of  police;  was  sheriff  of  Washington  county,  1895-1902.     [104*.] 

Smith,  Hansen  E.,  banker,  b.  in  the  Duchy  of  Schleswig,  Germany, 
Dec.  6,  1867;  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  when  two 
years  old;  settled  in  Duluth  in  1892;  has  since  engaged  in  banking, 
and  in  financing  mining  and  other  enterprises.     [23*;  24;  25.] 

Smith,  Henry,  farmer,  b.  in  Green  Lake  county,  Wis.,  Oct.  3,  1856; 
settled  in  Belfast,  Murray  county,  Minn.,  in  1880;  was  sheriff  of  the 
county,  1885-90.     [34.] 

Smith,  Henry  Arthur,  journalist,  b.  in  Adrian,  Mich.,  Feb.  12,  1844; 
came  to  Dodge  county,  Minn.,  when  ten  years  old;  resided  in  Man- 
torville,  where  he  was  editor  and  publisher  of  the  Mantorville  and 
Kasson  Express.  He  was  the  principal  author  of  a  History  of  Dodge 
county,  1S84.     [49;  50.] 

Smith,  Henry  C,  merchant,  b.  in  Vermont,  March  15,  1834;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1855,  and  settled  in  Le  Sueur  the  same  year;  was 
postmaster  twelve  years,  and  county  treasurer  four  years.     [32.] 

Smith,  Herbert  L.,  journalist,  b.  in  Orange  county,  Vt,  June  30, 
1854;  came  with  his  parents  to  Lake  City,  Minn.,  in  1870;  established 
the  Graphic  in  1882.     [74.] 

Smith,  J.  M.,  b.  in  Warren,  Pa.,  in  1854;  came  to  Duluth  in  1882,  and 
engaged  in  grain  commission  business,  and  later  in  insurance;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1895.     [30.] 

Smith,  James,  Jr.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Mount  Vernon,  Ohio,  Oct.  29,  1815; 
studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Ohio,  where  he  practiced 
seventeen  years;  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1856,  and  gained  a  large  prac- 
tice; was  a  member  of  the  state  senate,  1861-63  and  1876-77,  and  of 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  717 

the  lower  branch  of  the  legislature,  1879-83.     [18;   20*;   23*;   28,  IV*; 
30;  41;  68;  93*;   94;  98*.] 

Smith,  James,  b.  April  20,  1831;  was  the  first  settler  in  Spring 
Grove,  Houston  county,  Minn.,  1844;  removed  to  Caledonia  in  1859; 
served  in  the  Minnesota  Mounted  Rangers,  and  in  an  Illinois  regiment 
in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  real  estate  business,  and  loaning  money; 
published  the  Houston  County  Journal  two  years.     [61.] 

Smith,  James  Edwakd,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Morrow 
county,  Ohio,  May  16,  1850;  d.  in  Everett,  Wash.,  Feb.  3,  1909.  He 
was  educated  at  Tufts  College,  Mass.,  and  was  graduated  at  Tufts 
Divinity  School,  1880;  was  pastor  in  Waseca,  Minn.,  1888-91,  and  in 
Minneapolis,  1896-1906.     [144.] 

Smith,  James  Watson,  b.  in  Phillips,  Me.,  June  3,  1855;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Dec.  15,  1908.  He  was  graduated  at  Bates  College,  1877;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1888,  and  engaged  in  life  insurance.  [24;  25;  93A; 
237   (51*);   238   (Nov.  6,  1898*).] 

Smith,  John,  inventor,  b.  in  Prussia;  came  with  his  parents  to  the 
United  States  when  eight  years  old;  invented  a  threshing  machine 
and  a  plow;  settled  in  Stillwater,  in  1877.     [40.] 

Smith,  John  Brown,  physician,  b.  in  Canada,  Oct.  30,  1837;  came 
to  Minnesota  when  seventeen  years  old;  served  in  the  Tenth  Minne- 
sota Regt,  1862-5;  studied  medicine,  and  published  many  medical  pa- 
pers and  books;  settled  in  Redwood  Falls  in  1880.     [32.] 

Smith,  John  C,  b.  in  Wayne  county,  Pa.,  1842;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1871,  settling  in  St.  Paul;  engaged  in  steamboating  and  lumbering; 
captain  of  the  steamers  Grade  Mower  and  Hiawatha,  plying  on  the 
Mississippi  from  St.  Paul  to  Minnehaha.     [25;  93A*.] 

Smith,  John  Day,  judge,  b.  in  Litchfield,  Maine,  Feb.  25,  1845;  was 
graduated  at  Brown  University,  1872,  and  in  law  at  Columbia  Univer- 
sity, 1878;  served  during  the  civil  war  in  the  19th  Maine  Regt.;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1885,  settling  at  Minneapolis;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1889,  and  a  state  senator,  1891-3;  lecturer  on 
American  constitutional  law,  University  of  Minnesota,  since  1888; 
judge  in  the  Fourth  judicial  district  since  1905.  [17;  22*;  24;  25;  30; 
84*;   85A*;   127   (12*).] 

Smith,  John  H.,  merchant,  b.  in  Waltham,  Mass.,  in  1859;  settled 
in  Detroit,  Minn.,  in  1879;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1893,  and  a  state  senator,  1897-1901.     [30.] 

.  Smith,  Joseph  G.,  banker,  b.  in  Jefferson  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1833;  d. 
in  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  Jan.  23,  1909.  He  settled  in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  in 
1867,  where  he  engaged  in  banking  thirty-six  years,  being  president  of 
the  First  National  Bank  after  1895.     [176   (Aug.,  1887  ;  237   (51).] 

Smith,  Jotham  Graves,  b.  in  Westminster,  Conn.,  Nov.  23,  1815; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  and  resided  at  first  in  Monticello;  settled 


718  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL.   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

in  Minneapolis  in  1863;  owned  a  planing  mill  and  sash  and  door  fac- 
tory; later  engaged  in  real  estate  business.     [84*.] 

Smith,  Lucas  W.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Caledonia  county,  Vt,  Sept,  15, 
1816;  settled  in  Wadena  county,  Minn.,  on  a  claim  near  the  site  of 
Verndale;  founded  the  town  and  named  it  in  honor  of  his  grand- 
daughter; built  the  first  house  there,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness.    [35.] 

Smith,  Lucius  B.,  physician,  b.  in  Beryn,  Ohio,  in  1824;  was  killed 
in  the  civil  war  near  Tupelo,  Miss.  He  was  the  first  physician  at  Tay- 
lor's Falls,  Minn.,  settling  there  in  1854.  He  served  as  surgeon  in  the 
Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war.     [41.] 

Smith,  Lyndon  Ambrose,  lieutenant  governor,  b,  in  Boscawen,  N.  H., 
July  15,  1854;  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1880,  and  in  law 
at  Georgetown  University,  D.  C,  1882;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1885, 
settling  at  Montevideo;  was  county  attorney  of  Chippewa  county, 
1889-90  and  1903-09;  lieutenant  governor  of  Minnesota,  1899-1903;  as- 
sistant attorney  general,  1909-11,  and  attorney  general,  1912.  [24;  25; 
26*;  30*.] 

Smith,  Martin  H.,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Jefferson,  N.  Y.,  Jan. 
24,  1820;  was  graduated  at  Michigan  Central  College;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1856;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Sauk  Center  in  1861;  spent  several 
years  in  Wisconsin,  but  returned  to  his  farm  in  1875.     [31.] 

Smith,  Mathias,  pioneer,  b.  in  Sweden,  Dec.  20,  1833;  d.  in  Cam- 
bridge, Minn.,  Feb.  29,  1904.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  sev- 
enteen years  old,  and  to  Minnesota  two  years  later;  settled  in  Isanti 
in  1861;  served  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was 
county  treasurer,  1868-87;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Cam- 
bridge after  1874.     [237   (35).] 

Smith,  Mrs.  Mattie  E.  Pierson,  poet,  b.  in  Concord,  N.  H.;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1857;  was  married  to  Edson  R.  Smith  in  1859,  and 
resided  at  Le  Sueur;  author  of  several  poems.     [165.] 

Smith,  Melville  C,  b.  in  Litchfield,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  8,  1833;  came  to  Red 
Wing,  Minn.,  in  1854,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  Minneapolis;  en- 
gaged in  real  estate  business;  removed  to  Lake  City  in  1863;  was  a 
state  senator  in  1864;  and  soon  afterward  removed  to  New  York  city. 
[237  (1).] 

Smith,  Nathaniel,  clergyman,  b.  in  Pawlet,  Vt.,  Aug.  25,  1810;  d. 
in  Hastings,  Minn.,  Aug.  10,  1902.  He  was  graduated  from  college  at 
Whiteborough,  N.  Y.,  in  1837;  and  from  Oberlin  Theological  Seminary, 
1840;  was  a  home  missionary  in  Illinois  many  years;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1892,  to  reside  with  his  children.    [143.] 

Smith,  Orren,  steamboat  captain,  b.  near  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Aug., 
1806;  d.  in  La  Crosse,  Wis.,  Oct.  31,  1881.  He  bought  the  steamer  Hero- 
ine in  1835,  and  engaged  in  river  commerce;  was  president  of  the 
Minnesota  Packet  Company  during  many  years.     [28,  VIII;  237  (1).] 


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Smith,  Oscar  Moses,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Java,  N.  Y., 
Dec.  20,  1827;  d.  there  Sept.  13,  1908.  He  was  educated  at  Yale  Col- 
lege, Yale  Divinity  School,  and  Andover  Seminary;  was  ordained  in 
1863;  was  pastor  in  Monticello,  Minn.,  1869-75,  and  in  Hawley,  Minn., 
1879-98.     [144.] 

Smith,  Peter,  jeweler,  b.  in  Germany,  in  1819;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1847;  settled  in  Hastings,  Minn.,  in  1855,  and  opened  the  first 
jewelry  store  in  Dakota  county.     [48.] 

Smith,  Peter  Bentz,  b.  at  York,  Pa.,  Feb.  9,  1851;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1870,  settling  at  Duluth;  was  in  grain  business  there,  1870-4, 
at  St.  Paul  in  1875-9,  and  at  Fargo,  N.  D.,  1880-8;  removed  to  Minne- 
apolis, and  was  general  manager  of  the  St.  Anthony  and  Dakota  Ele- 
vator Co.,  1888-1907.     [23*;   24.] 

Smith,  R.  R.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Middlesex  county,  N.  J.,  March  24,  1826; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  resided  in  Minneapolis,  1857-64;  in  Fari- 
bault, 1864-79;  and  afterward  in  Worthington.  He  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business  and  farming.     [174*.] 

Smith,  Robert  Armstrong,  banker,  b.  in  Boonville,  Ind.,  June  13, 
1827;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Indiana,  1850;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1853,  settling  in  St.  Paul;  was  Territorial  librarian, 
1853-8;  treasurer  of  Ramsey  county,  1856-68;  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1885,  and  a  state  senator  in  1887-9;  mayor  of  St.  Paul, 
1888-92,  1894-96,  and  1904-08;  and  postmaster,  1896-1900.  [17;  20*;  23; 
24;  25;  30;  68;  93*;  93A;  94;  95*;  96*;  98*;  237  (30*).] 

Smith,  Robert  Isaac,  b.  in  Rensselaer  county,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  17,  1838; 
came  to  Rochester,  -Minn.,  in  1857;  served  in  the  Ninth  Minnesota 
Regt.,  1862-3,  and  afterward  lived  in  Austin;  was  a  state  senator  in 
1876-7.     [18;   30.] 

Smith,  Roderick,  merchant,  b.  in  Perth,  Canada,  Sept.  10,  1855; 
came  to  Minnesota,  and  settled  in  Carman,  Polk  county,  in  1882;  owned 
a  farm,  an  interest  in  a  store,  and  conducted  a  grain  elevator.     [35.] 

Smith,  Samuel  George,  clergyman,  b.  in  Birmingham,  Eng.,  March 
7,  1852;  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  in  1858;  was  grad- 
uated at  Cornell  College,  Iowa,  1872;  became  a  Methodist  clergyman, 
and  has  resided  in  St.  Paul  since  1879;  changed  to  the  Congregational 
denomination  in  1886,  and  established  the  People's  Church,  of  which 
he  has  since  been  pastor;  professor  of  sociology  in  the  University  of 
Minnesota  since  1890;  author  of  numerous  papers  and  addresses.  [3; 
17;  24;  93A;  127B.] 

Smith,  Samuel  L.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Wililamsburg,  Pa.,  in  1843;  was 
educated  at  Fairfield  College,  Iowa,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1866;   settled  in  Duluth  in  1882.     [31A.] 

Smith,  Seagrave,  judge,  b.  in  Stafford,  Conn.,  Sept.  16,  1828;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  May  13,  1898.     He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  set- 


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tied  at  first  in  Hastings,  but  in  1877  removed  to  Minneapolis;  was  a 
state  senator,  1868-9;  was  a  judge  in  the  Fourth  judicial  district,  1SS9- 
98.     [22*;   84*;   85A*;   137*;   237   (9*).] 

Smith,  Sherman  S.,  traveling  salesman,  b.  in  Boscobel,  Wis.,  in 
1865;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Sept.  4,  1909.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1887, 
and  resided  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1901  and  1905.     [30*;  237  (59).] 

Smith,  T.  C,  physician,  b.  in  Pennsylvania,  April  1,  1827;  d.  in  Vil- 
lard,  Minn.,  Dec.  30,  1905.  He  settled  there  in  1883,  being  the  pioneer 
settler.    He  owned  a  drug  store.     [237  (39).] 

Smith,  Truman  M.,  b.  in  Danby,  Vt,  June  19,  1825;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Sept.  18,  1909.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1851;  owned  a  private  bank, 
and  afterward  was  a  commission  merchant;  removed  to  San  Diego, 
Cal.,  in  1887;  returned  to  St.  Paul  a  few  weeks  before  his  death. 
[237  (59).] 

Smith,  Vernon  Morton,  b.  in  Stowe,  Vt,  Sept.  15,  1841;  served  two 
years  in  Vermont  regiments  during  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1873,  settling  in  Minneapolis  as  a  civil  engineer;  afterward  engaged 
in  milling,  and  resided  a  few  years  in  Lyon  county;  was  appointed 
chief  of  police  of  Minneapolis  in  1892.     [22*;  32.] 

Smith,  Vespasian,  physician,  b.  in  Mount  Vernon,  Ohio,  Oct.  21, 
1818;  was  graduated  from  the  medical  department  of  Western  Re- 
serve College,  1851;  came  to  Minnesota  and  settled  in  Duluth  in  1870; 
was  mayor,  1873-4;  was  appointed  collector  of  customs  for  the  port  of 
Duluth  in  1876.     [18.] 

Smith,  W.  A.,  banker,  b.  in  Iona,  Mich.,  in  1868;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1871;  resided  in  Windom;  was  a  state  senator,  1903-5.     [30.] 

Smith*  W.  D.,  journalist,  b.  in  Princeton,  111.,  May  22,  1857;  was 
graduated  at  the  State  Agricultural  College,  Ames,  Iowa,  in  1879; 
engaged  in  teaching  several  years  in  Iowa  and  Minnesota;  established 
the  Winnebago  City  Enterprise  in  1893.     [39.] 

Smith,  Walter  Joseph,  banker,  b.  in  Eureka,  Kansas,  Oct.  5,  1870; 
attended  business  college  in  Cleveland,  Ohio;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1893,  settling  in  Tower;  removed  to  Eveleth  in  1900;  president  of  the 
Miners'  National  Bank;  elected  state  treasurer  in  1910.     [24;  25;  30*.] 

Smith,  Warren,  merchant,  b.  in  Barnstable,  Mass.,  Nov.  15,  1821; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  was  in  mercantile  business  successively 
at  Faribault,  St.  Mary,  Wilton,  and  Waseca.  In  1869  he  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature.     [18;  75*.] 

Smith,  William,  farmer,  b.  in  Herkimer  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  5,  1817; 
was  steamboat  captain  on  the  Hudson  river  several  years;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1854,  settling  in  Minden,  Benton  county.     [31.] 

Smith,  William,  b.  in  Canada  in  1845;  d.  at  Redwood  Falls,  Minn., 
Jan.  15,  1904,    He  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  while  a  child: 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  721 

owned  a  farm  in  Redwood  Falls,  and  was  mayor  of  the  city  after  1899. 
[92*;  237  (35*).] 

Smith,  William  C,  b.  in  Boonville,  Ind.,  July  2,  1833;  served  as  a 
drummer  boy  in  the  Mexican  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  set- 
tled in  St.  Paul  in  1881;  engaged  in  fuel  business  and  steamboating; 
became  assessor  of  Ramsey  county  in  1891.     [98*.] 

Smith,  William  Copley,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Indiana 
county,  Pa.,  June  28,  1820;  d.  in  Avalon,  Pa.,  Oct.  15,  1897.  He  was 
graduated  at  Jefferson  College,  1848;  was  ordained  in  1854;  was  chap- 
lain in  the  army,  1863-5;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1883;  was  pastor  at 
Pine  City,  Hinckley,  and  other  places.     [153.] 

Smith,  William  Henry,  physician,  b.  in  Denmark,  N.  Y.,  March  9, 
1815;  was  surgeon  in  the  army  through  the  civil  war;  came  to  Min- 
nesota and  settled  in  Albert  Lea  in  1873.     [18;  53.] 

Smith,  William  Rudolph,  b.  in  La  Trappe,  Montgomery  county,  Pa., 
Aug.  31,  1787;  d.  in  Quincy,  111.,  Aug.  22,  1868.  He  was  appointed,  in 
1837,  a  member  of  a  U.  S.  commission  to  treat  with  the  Ojibway  In- 
dians for  the  purchase  of  their  pineries,  which  embraced  a  large  part 
of  what  is  now  the  state  of  Minnesota.  He  afterward  settled  in  Wis- 
consin.    [1.] 

Smith,  William  Watkins,  banker,  b.  in  Oakfield,  Wis.,  Feb.  24, 
1857;  was  graduated  at  Lawrence  University,  Appleton,  Wis.,  1881. 
The  next  year  he  established  the  Merchants'  Bank  at  Sleepy  Eye, 
Minn.,  which  he  conducted  twenty  years,  until  it  was  merged  into  the 
First  National  Bank,  of  which  he  has  since  been  cashier.     [22*;   24.] 

Smithson,  Frederick,  b.  in  Yorkshire,  Eng.,  July  S,  1825;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1848;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1863.  He  owned  a 
large  farm  in  Kandiyohi  county.     [29*.] 

Smout,  Basil,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  London,  Eng.,  in  1835; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1853;  served  in  the  23d  Wisconsin  Regt. 
in  the  civil  war;  settled  at  Wells,  Minn.;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1889.     [30;  39.] 

Smyth,  Henry  M.,  merchant,  b.  in  Albany,  N.  Y.,  in  1819;  d.  in  St, 
Paul,  Jan.  25,  1898.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1867,  and  engaged  in  the 
hardware  business.  Later  he  was  president  of  a  printing  company, 
and  engaged  in  manufacturing.     [28,  VIII;  237  (9.)] 

Snana  (Mrs.  Maggie  Brass),  Christian  Sioux  woman,  b.  at  Men- 
dota,  Minn.,  in  1839;  attended  Dr.  Williamson's  mission  school,  at 
Kaposia,  three  years;  married  Wakeah  Washta  (Good  Thunder)  when 
fifteen  years  old;  became  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  church  in  1861; 
was  living  at  the  Lower  or  Redwood  agency  at  the  time  of  the  Sioux 
outbreak  in  1862;  purchased  a  young  German  girl,  Mary  Schwandt,  from 
her  captor,  and  protected  her  until  the  white  captives  were  released. 
Afterward  she  removed  to  the  Santee  Agency,  Nebraska,  and  married 

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722  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

an  Indian  named  Mazazezee  (Brass).  She  died  at  the  Santee  Agency, 
April  24,  1908.     |28,  IX*;  241.] 

Snell,  William  Ward,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  North 
Brookfield,  Mass.,  April  3,  1821;  d.  in  California,  Feb.  27,  1901.  He 
settled  in  Rushford,  Minn.,  in  1855,  and  was  pastor  there  until  1887; 
then  removed  to  California.    [52;  144.] 

Snelling,  Josiah,  soldier,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  in  1782;  d.  in  Wash- 
ington,  D.  C,  Aug.  28,  1827.  He  was  commissioned  first  lieutenant  in 
the  Fourth  Infantry,  TJ.  S.  Army,  1808;  served  in  the  war  of  1812;  was 
promoted  to  be  colonel  of  the  Fifth  Infantry,  1819;  took  command  of 
Fort  St.  Anthony  in  1820,  and  in  the  next  two  years  erected  its  per- 
manent buildings.  In  1824  the  name  was  changed  to  Fort  Snelling  in 
his  honor.  In  1827  his  regiment  was  removed  to  St.  Louis.  [3;  4; 
11;  12;  28,  I,  III;  114.] 

Snelling,  William  Joseph,  author,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  Dec.  26,  1804; 
d.  there  in  1848.  When  his  father  took  command  of  Fort  Snelling,  he 
came  and  lived  there  seven  years,  becoming  familiar  with  the  Indian 
languages  and  habits.  After  returning  to  the  East,  he  wrote  many 
newspaper  and  magazine  articles,  and  several  books,  treating  chiefly 
of  Indian  life  and  character.    [28,  I.] 

Snider,  Samuel  Prather,  congressman,  b.  at  Mount  Gilead,  Ohio, 
Oct.  9,  1845;  served  in  the  65th  Ohio  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  and  re- 
ceived a  captain's  commission  in  the  Federal  army;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1875,  settling  at  Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature, 1885-7;  and  represented  the  Fourth  district  in  Congress,  1889- 
91.     [10;  24;  27*;  30.] 

Snodgrass,  Edwin,  b.  in  Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  in  1851;  settled  in  St. 
Paul  in  1880,  and  has  been  employed  by  the  John  Martin  Lumber 
Company;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1897.     [30.] 

Snook,  George  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  Maryland  in  1822;  settled  in  Rock 
county,  Minn.,  in  1882;  was  owner  of  more  than  four  thousand  acres 
of  land.     [34.] 

Snow,  Arthur  Herbert,  judge,  b.  in  Clinton,  Mich.,  Sept.  20,  1841; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1865,  and  Albany  Law 
School,  1867;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1871,  settling  at  Winona;  was 
county  attorney,  1875-9,  and  city  attorney  several  terms;  judge  of  the 
Third  judicial  district  since  1897.     [24;  25;  30;  76.] 

Snow,  Florenton  E.,  b.  in  Massachusetts,  April  16,  1834;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  March  26,  1895.  He  came  west  in  the  early  50's,  and  engaged  in 
steamboating  on  the  Mississippi  and  Minnesota  rivers;  was  clerk  of 
the  state  senate  six  years;  afterward  engaged  in  hotel  business.  [237 
(9).] 

Snow,  George  Dwight,  banker,  b.  in  Chesterfield,  N.  H.,  Sept.  21, 
1830;  d.  in  Le  Sueur,  Minn.,  Sept.  7,  1873.    He  came  to  this  state  in 


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723 


1857;  served  Le  Sueur  county  six  years  as  register  of  deeds,  and  es- 
tablished the  first  bank  in  the  county  in  1869.     [18.] 

Snow,  Orin,  farmer,  b.  in  Newburgh,  Maine,  Aug.  1,  1829;  d.  in  Oak 
Grove,  Minn.,  Sept.  19,  1908.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  set- 
tled in  Oak  Grove,  Anoka  county;  served  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  a  member  of  the  legislature  two  terms. 
[43;  237  (51).] 

Snure,  H,  H.,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Canada,  Dec.  23,  1841;  came 
to  Hokah,  Minn.,  in  1865;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
188.1;  and  was  treasurer  of  Houston  county,  1882-88.     [61.] 

Snyder,  Cyrus  L.,  b.  in  Somerset,  Pa.,  Feb.  1,  1831;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1857,  settling  at  Glencoe;  was  sheriff  of  McLeod  county;  served 
in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.  and  in  the  205th  Pennsylvania  artillery 
in  the  civil  war;  resided  in  Minneapolis  after  1865;  was  connected 
with  the  Minneapolis  Tribune,  1867-80;  and  later  was  Superintendent 
of  the  Poor.     [90*.] 

Snyder,  Fred  Beal,  lawyer,  b.  in  Minneapolis,  Feb.  21,- 1859;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1881;  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  the  next  year,  and  has  since  practiced  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  18-97,  and  a  state  senator,  1899-1902. 
[22*;   24;  25;   30;   85A*;   127A*;   137*.] 

Snyder,  Harry,  educator,  b.  in  Cherry  Valley,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  26,  1867; 
was  graduated  at  Cornell  University,  1889;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1891, 
and  has  since  been  professor  of  agricultural  chemistry  in  the  Univer- 
sity of  Minnesota,  residing  in  St.  Anthony  Park,  St.  Paul;  author  of 
several  text-books,  and  of  numerous  reports  and  papers.  [7A;  17; 
22;  24;  25;  26;  85A;  127B.] 

Snyder,  Simon  Peter,  b.  in  Somerset,  Pa.,  April  14,  1826;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1847;  engaged  in  banking  and  real  estate  business; 
owned  and  in  1857  platted  an  addition  to  the  city  of  Minneapolis; 
served  in  the  Indian  war  of  1862.     [58;  85A*;  174*.] 

Soderlind,  Andrew,  physician,  b.  in  Sweden,  Jan.  31,  1861;  came  to 
the  United  States  when  twenty-one  years  old,  settling  in  Stillwater, 
Minn.; was  graduated  in  the  medical  department  of  the  University  of 
Minnesota,  1890;  has  practiced  in  Minneapolis  since  1892.     [85A;  1^9*.] 

Soderstrom,  Alfred,  journalist,  b.  in  Stockholm,  Sweden,  in  1848; 
came  to  the  United  States  when  twenty-one  years  old,  and  to  Minne- 
apolis two  years  later;  engaged  in  newspaper  publication;  removed 
to  Warroad;  author  of  a  book  on  Swedish- American  newspapers,  310 
pages,  1910.     [169;  169A*.] 

Sohlberg,  Olof,  physician,  b.  in  Ostersund,  Sweden,  July  6,  1859; 
was  graduated  at  the  College  of  Ostersund,  1879,  and  in  medicine  at 
the  University  of  Minnesota,  1884;  he  came  to  the  United  States  and 
to  this  state  in  1879;  resides  in  St.  Paul.    [24;  25;  169*.] 


724  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Solem,  Anfin,  journalist,  b.  in  Norway,  April  27,  1850;  came  to  the 
United  States  and  to  Minnesota  in  1879,  settling  at  Fergus  Falls; 
after  1884  owned  and  published  the  Ugeblad.     [25;  35;  169.] 

Solnee,  J.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Christiania,  Norway,  in  1831;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1850,  and  to  Mower  county,  Minn.,  about  1858;  en- 
gaged in  mercantile  business  in  Austin,  1868-1890.     [111.] 

Solum,  Henry,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Spring  Grove,  Minn.,  Sept. 
17,  1867;  was  graduated  at  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa,  in  1890,  and 
at  Luther  Seminary,  1893;  was  pastor  in  Renville,  Minn.,  1896-99,  and 
principal  of  the  Willmar  Seminary,  1899-1904.     [38;  148.] 

Somerby,  Charles  W.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Leavenworth,  Kan.,  in  1869;  was 
graduated  at  Princeton  University,  1892;  settled  in  Minneapolis  the 
same  year;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1895;  was  assistant  attorney 
general  of  Minnesota,  1899-1904.     [25;  30  (1903).] 

SoMERViLLE,  George  Washington,  lawyer,  b.  in  Ripley  county,  Ind., 
June  3,  1855;  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  when  five  years  old; 
was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1879;  settled  at 
Sleepy  Eye,  where  he  was  county  attorney,  1882-8,  and  city  attorney 
several  years;  state  senator  in  1899-1905.     [22*;  24;  30;  32.] 

Somerville,  William,  b.  in  Beaver  county,  Pa.,  Nov.  25,  1819;  set- 
tled in  Viola,  Olmsted  county,  Minn.,  in  1860,  where  he  owned  a  farm; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1872.     [66;  166   (1895*).] 

Sommer,  Charles,  pioneer,  b.  in  Germany,  March  29,  1827;  d.  in  New 
Ulm,  Minn.,  May  14,  1903.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1855,  set- 
tling in  New  Ulm;  engaged  in  mercantile  business;  served  in  the  In- 
dian war,  1862.     [237   (28).] 

Sommereisen,  Valentine,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Germany,  May  28,  1829; 
d.  in  Hays,  Kan.,  Jan.  25,  1897.  He  came  as  a  missionary  to  the  United 
States  in  1854,  settling  in  Minnesota;  was  ordained  a  priest  in  1856; 
was  pastor  at  Mankato,  1856-70.     [83*.] 

Sommers,  George,  merchant,  b.  in  Hamburg,  Germany,  March  20, 
1823;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Jan.  30,  1899.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when 
thirteen  years  old;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1886.     [238  (Jan.  31,  1899).] 

Sonderman,  Theodore,  Moravian  clergyman,  b.  in  Cape  Town,  South 
Africa;  was  educated  in  Germany;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1869, 
and  ten  years  later  settled  in  Laketown,  Carver  county,  Minn.    [32.] 

Soper,  J.  A.,  journalist,  b.  in  New  York  in  185S;  came  with  his  par- 
ents to  Steele  county,  Minn.,  when  a  child;  established  the  Owatonna 
Herald,  and  after  1886  published  the  Journal  and  Herald,  in  partner- 
ship with  F.  T.  Drebert.     [72.] 

Sorensen,  Sigvart,  journalist,  b.  in  Christiania,  Norway,  Nov.  18, 
1849;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1866;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in 
1891,  where  he  has  been  editor  of  Scandinavian  newspapers;  author 
of  a  History  of  Norway  (1899,  353  pages).     [169.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  725 

Sorenson,  Oscar  C.  F.,  miller,  b.  in  Denmark,  April  3,  1850;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1872,  and  to  Dodge  county,  Minn.,  in  1873; 
settled  in  Kasson  the  next  year.     [24;  50*.] 

Sorknes,  Halvob  L.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Solor,  Norway,  in  1870;  came  to 
the  United  States  when  eighteen  years  of  age,  settling  in  Minnesota; 
was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1898;  opened  a 
law  office  in  Madison  the  same  year;  was  county  attorney,  1901-07. 
[38;  127A*.] 

Sorlien,  E.  H.,  b.  in  Norway,  Jan.  16,  1846;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1857,  and  to  Minnesota  the  next  year;  owned  a  mill  at  Min- 
nesota Falls  after  1876.     [32.] 

Soule,  Benjamin,  miller,  b.  in  Piscataquis  county,  Maine,  March  16, 
1820;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854,  and  three  years  later  settled  in 
Princeton;  built  and  operated  a  sawmill  and  flouring  mill.     [31.] 

Soule,  Jesse  H.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Avon,  Maine,  in  1823;  was  one  of  the 
first  settlers  in  Grant,  Washington  county,  Minn.;  owned  a  farm;  was 
county  superintendent  of  schools,  and  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1864.     [41.] 

Soule,  O.  B.,  farmer,  b.  in  Franklin  county,  Me.,  in  1855;  came  to 
Washington  county,  Minn.,  when  two  years  old,  and  has  lived  there; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1895-7  and  1903.     [30.] 

Soule,  Smith  N.,  b.  in  Brownville,  Maine,  Feb.  22,  1852;  came  with 
his  parents  to  Princeton,  Minn.,  in  1857;  engaged  in  lumber  manu- 
facture and  flour  milling.     [31.] 

Soule,  Tibbitts  J.,  b.  in  Erie  county,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  3,  1847;  served  in 
a  New  York  regiment  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Meeker  county,  Minn., 
in  1879;  owned  a  farm  in  Greenleaf  township;  was  county  superin- 
tendent of  schools,  1886-88.     [65.] 

Soule,  William  H.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Palermo,  Maine,  April  15, 
1834;  d.  in  Paynesviile,  Minn.,  Sept.  16,  1891.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
when  twenty-three  years  old;  united  with  the  conference  in  1860,  and 
was  pastor  in  many  towns  in  this  state.     [150;  180  (Nov.  18,  1891).] 

Soulie,  Paul,  an  Ojibway  Indian,  b.  about  1806;  d.  near  Bayfield, 
Wis.,  Nov.  4,  1891.  He  belonged  to  the  Buffalo  Bay  band  of  Ojibways; 
was  a  well  known  voyageur  in  northern  Minnesota  after  1840.  [237 
(2).] 

Soutar,  George,  builder,  b.  Aug.  6,  1851,  in  Scotland;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1873,  and  settled  in  Luverne,  Minn.,  1876;  erected 
many  of  the  best  business  blocks  and  dwellings  in  that  city.     [71A.] 

Southerland,  A.  Hans,  lawyer,  b.  in  Sweden,  Sept.  14,  1862;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1882,  settling  in  Cambridge,  Minn.;  was  grad- 
uated in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1895;  judge  of  probate 
of  Isanti  county  since  1905.     [169A.] 


726  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL   SOCIETY    COLLECTIONS. 

Southwick,  Orin  F.,  b.  in  Mooers,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  13,  1831;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1859;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  and  fur  trading  in 
Freeborn  county;  in  1870  settled  in  Wells,  owned  a  store,  and  was 
interested  in  real  estate  and  banking.     [39.] 

Sotjthworth,  A.  D.,  b.  in  Oneida  county,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  13,  1829;  settled 
in  Wabasha,  Minn.,  in  1870,  where  he  engaged  in  farming,  banking,  and 
insurance  business.     [74.] 

Southworth,  Eli,  lawyer,  b.  in  Mattapoisett,  Mass.,  Sept.  4,  1844; 
came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1856;  served  in  the  Fourth  Min- 
nesota Regt.,  1861-2;  was  admitted  tot  the  bar  in  1874,  and  settled  in 
Shakopee  the  same  year;  was  city  attorney  eight  years;  secretary  of 
the  State  Board  of  Examiners  in  Law  since  1897.     [24;  103*;  137.] 

Sowden,  William,  machinist,  b.  in  Tavistock,  England,  July  14,  1829; 
d.  in  Anoka,  Minn.,  Dec.  12,  1900.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when 
fourteen  years  old,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1859;  settled  in  Anoka  in  1871, 
and  was  superintendent  of  a  sawmill.     [31;  43.] 

Spalding,  William  P.,  b.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  Nov.  1,  1823;  d.  in  Brain- 
erd,  Minn.,  in  1891.  He  served  in  the  Fifth  Vermont  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1870,  and 
engaged  in  railroad  work;  after  1881  resided  in  Brainerd,  as  claim 
agent  for  the  Northern  Pacific  railroad  company.     [31;    152.] 

Spalding,  William  W.,  b.  in  Bradford  county,  Pa.,  July  11,  1820;  d. 
in  Duluth,  Nov.  1,  1901.  He  settled  in  Duluth  in  1869;  built  a  store, 
and  later  a  hotel;  was  president  of  the  Duluth  and  Iron  Range  rail- 
road, 1874-83;  discoverer  of  the  prehistoric  copper  mines  of  Ontonagon 
county,  Michigan.     [31;  237  (13*,  19*).] 

Spangberg,  M.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden,  Dec.  25,  1841; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1865;  was  graduated  in  theology  at  Au- 
gustana  College,  1875;  three  years  later  settled  at  Taylor's  Falls, 
Minn.    [40.] 

Spates,  Samuel,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Kentucky,  Jan.  31,  1815;  d. 
in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  April  19,  1887.  He  became  a  missionary  to  the 
Ojibway  Indians  in  1839,  and  worked  among  them  at  Sandy  Lake, 
Minn.,  and  elsewhere;  joined  the  Minnesota  conference  in  1856.  [93A; 
150.] 

Spaulding,  Charles  Guy,  b.  in  Lancaster,  N.  H.,  Oct.  6,  1836;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1862,  and  to  Blue  Earth  county,  1864;  was  a  dealer  in 
grain  and  farm  machinery  in  Mapleton;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1882-6;  was  mayor  of  Mapleton  five  terms.  [45*;  46;  168 
(Jan.  12,  1883).] 

Spaulding,  Calvin  L.,  banker,  b.  in  Burlington,  Vt,  May  16,  1842; 
served  in  the  18th  Michigan  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank 
of  first  lieutenant;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1879;  settled  in  Brainerd  in 
1883,  and  two  years  later  became  cashier  of  the  Lumbermen's  Ex- 
change Bank.    [35.] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  (^  I 

Spaulding,  Geobge,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Frankfort,  Me., 
May  15,  1817;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Oct.  26,  1896.  He  was  ordained  to  the 
ministry  in  1848;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1863;  was  pastor  in  Marine 
and  in  Marshall.     [144.] 

Spaulding,  Salathiel  M.,  physician,  b.  in  New  Hampshire,  Dec.  5, 
1839;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1867;  was  graduated  at  Hahnemann 
Medical  College,  Chicago,  in  1879;  was  professor  of  mental  and  nerv- 
ous diseases,  University  of  Minnesota,  1888-9.     [84.] 

Spaulding,  William  Augustus,  dentist,  b.  in  Stetson,  Maine,  March 
7,  1842;  came  with  his  parents  to  Monticello,  Minn.,  in  1856;  served 
in  the  Minnesota  Second  light  artillery,  1862-5;  was  graduated  at  the 
Ohio  College  of  Dental  Surgery,  1875;  settled  in  Minneapolis;  became 
dean  of  the* dental  faculty  in  the  Minnesota  College  Hospital  in  1886. 
[84*.] 

Speel,  Alexander  Ramsey,  lawyer,  b.  in  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  in  1856; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1872;  was  agent  of  the  quartermaster's  depart- 
ment, U.  S.  army,  in  the  South,  1880-6;  afterward  resided  in  St.  Paul; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1887.     [93.] 

Spence,  Joijn,  farmer,  b.  in  Le  Sueur  county,  Minn.,  June  10,  1858; 
resides  near  Montgomery;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1909.     [30*.] 

Spencer,  B.  H.,  b.  in  Maryland  about  1812;  d.  on  his  farm  in  bangola, 
Benton  county,  Minn.,  June  14,  1880.  He  came  to  Minnesota  as  sutler 
at  Fort  Ripley;  settled  in  Sauk  Rapids  in  1867;  was  auditor  of  Benton 
county,  1871-9.     [237   (1);  238  (June  17,  1880).] 

Spencer,  C.  H.,  b.  in  Livingston  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1851;  settled  in 
Minneapolis  in  1885,  where  he  organized  the  Minneapolis  Mutual  In- 
surance Co.     [167  (Sept.  14,  1888*).] 

Spencer,  Edward  Curran,  physician,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Dec.  8, 
1858;  d.  at  Coronado  Beach,  Cal.,  Dec.  26,  1891.  He  was  graduated  at 
Yale  College,  1880,  and  St.  Paul  Medical  College,  1882;  began  the  prac- 
tice of  medicine  in  St.  Paul  the  next  year.    [139.] 

Spencer,  Elman  L.,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1853;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1889; 
engaged  in  the  fuel  business;  was  a  prominent  freemason.     [163*.] 

Spencer,  George  H.,  b.  in  Breckenridge,  Ky.,  Dec.  20,  1831;  d.  in 
Montana,  May  31,  1892.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1852;  was  a  trader 
with  the  Indians  at  Big  Stone  lake  after  1860;  was  wounded  in  the 
Sioux  massacre  at  Redwood  agency  in  1862,  but  was  saved  by  a  friend- 
ly Indian  named  Chaska;  afterward  was  a  bookkeeper  in  St.  Paul;  re- 
moved to  Montana  in  1887.     [68;  94;  237  (1).] 

Spencer,  Herbert  R.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Ashtabula  county,  Ohio,  in  1856; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1880;  settled  in  Duluth  in  1887;  was  a  state 
senator,  1895-7.     [30.] 


728  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL.   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Spencer,  James  F.#  farmer,  b.  in  Wisconsin  in  1848;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1864;  was  register  of  deeds  for  Olmsted  county,  1895-99;  re- 
sides in  High  Forest  township;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture in  1907.     [30*;   66A.] 

Spencer,  James  H.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Boone  county,  Mo.,  in  1829;  came 
to  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1845;  engaged  in  lumbering  and  exploring;  was 
state  timber  agent  fifteen  years.     [41.] 

Spencer,  John  B.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Kentucky  in  1821;  d.  in  Alameda, 
Cal.,  July  30,  1904.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1849;  engaged  in  building, 
steamboating,  and, dealing  in  real  estate;  resided  in  Duluth,  1869-72, 
and  built  the  great  breakwater  and  dock  there;  returned  to  St.  Paul, 
and  about  1892  removed  to  Alameda,  Cal.     [94;  237  (35).] 

Spencer,  Kirby,  dentist,  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1863;  and  died 
there,  March  10,  1870.  He  bequeathed  the  entire  income  of  his  real 
estate  to  the  purchase  of  books  for  the  Athenaeum,  now  a  part  of  the 
City  Public  Library.     [84.] 

Spencer,  Spier,  pioneer,  b.  in  Elizabethtown,  Ky.,  Jan.  22,  1827;  d. 
Jan.  26,  1907.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1849;  bought  a  third  interest 
in  the  townsite  of  Shakopee  in  1853;  engaged  in  farming;  was  one  of 
the  founders  of  Blue  Earth  City  in  1857;  was  treasurer  of  Faribault 
county.     [237  (49).] 

Spencer,  William  Austin,  lawyer,  b,  in  Lenox,  N.  Y.,  in  1824;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Sept.  29,  1897.  He  was  graduated  at  Hamilton  college;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1856;  after  1863  was  clerk 
of  the  U.  S.  district  court.     [94;  98*;  237  (9);  238  (Sept.  30,  1897).] 

Spendley,  Charles  S.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Binghamton,  N.  Y.;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  on  a  claim  near  Zumbrota;  served  in  the 
First  Minnesota  heavy  artillery  in  the  civil  war;  in  1872  took  a  claim 
near  the  site  of  Crookston,  being  one  of  the  first  settlers  there;  was 
register  of  deeds,  1875-85.    [35.] 

Sperry,  Albert  Henry,  b.  in  Livingston  county,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  14,  1840; 
came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1857;  served  in  Hatch's  Bat- 
talion in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Willmar  in  1880,  and  engaged  in 
machinery  business;  owned  a  meat  market,  and  later  platted  an  addi- 
tion to  Willmar,  called  Homewood  Park.     [35;  63*.] 

Sperry,  Lyman  Beecher,  educator  and  lecturer,  b.  in  Sherman,  N. 
Y.,  Feb.  19,  1841;  studied  in  Oberlin  College,  1860-3;  was  graduated 
from  the  medical  department  of  the  University  of  Michigan,  1867; 
was  professor  in  Ripon  College,  1869-73;  came  to  Minnesota  two  years 
later;  was  professor  in  Carleton  College,  1875-84,  and  continued  as  a 
non-resident  lecturer  of  this  college,  1884-1904;  an  explorer  of  the 
Glacier  National  Park,  Montana;  author  of  several  books  on  hygiene 
and  physiology;  resides  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  [17.] 

Sperry,  Wesley  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Farmington,  Mich.,  March  15,  1847; 
settled  in  Minnesota  in  1871;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  729 

of  Michigan,  1873;  practiced  in  Mantorville,  1874-9,  and  since  in  Owa- 
tonna;  was  a  state  senator,  1895-7.     [24;  30;  70A*;  72;  137.] 

Spicer,  John  M.,  b.  in  Chamber sburg,  Pa.,  Dec.  9,  1841;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1860;  settled  in  Willmar  in  1871;  engaged  in  mercantile 
business  and  banking,  was  president  of  a  railway  corporation,  and 
had  other  large  financial  interests.    [35.] 

Spicer,  Mason  W.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Willmar,  Minn.,  April  23,  1873;  was 
graduated  at  Shattuck  School,  Faribault,  1893;  and  in  law  at  the  State 
University,  1895;  served  as  captain  in  the  15th  Minnesota  Regt.  in 
the  Spanish  war,  1898;  practiced  law  in  Willmar.     [63*.] 

Spiel,  Joseph,  b.  in  Germany  in  1832;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Jan.  16,  1896. 
He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1847;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1853; 
engaged  at  first  in  the  grocery  business,  but  afterward  was  city  jailer. 
[237  (9).] 

Spielmann,  Gerard,  R.  C,  priest,  b.  in  Bavaria,  April  4,  1865;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1882;  studied  at  St.  John's  College,  Minn.; 
joined  the  Benedictine  order  in  1883;  was  ordained  a  priest  in  1888; 
wa's  a  teacher  in  St.  John's  College.     [132  (July  and  Aug.,  1888).] 

Spinney,  W.  A.,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Nova  Scotia,  June  12,  1852; 
was  graduated  at  Madison  University,  1877,  and  Newton  Theological 
Seminary,  1880;  came  to  Duluth,  Minn.,  in  1882,  and  removed  to  Owa- 
tonna  two  years  later.     [72.] 

Spivak,  Casper,  miller,  b.  in  Bohemia  in  1847;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1865,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1866;   settled  at  Sunrise,  Minn.,  in 

1869,  and  owned  a  flour  mill  there  after  1884.     [38*.] 

Spooner,  Lewis  C,  lawyer,  b.  in  Erie  county,  N.  Y.,  March  7,  1850; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1875;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the  next  year; 
practiced  in  Litchfield  four  years,  and  in  Morris  since  1880,  excepting 
ten  years  in  Chicago,  1886-96;  has  been  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature since  1907.     [24;  26*;   30*;   38.] 

Spooner,  Marshall  A.,  judge,  b.  in  Lawrenceburg,  Ind.,  May  18,  1858; 
was  graduated  at  Hughes  College,  Cincinnati,  1876;  settled  in  Moor- 
head,  Minn.,  1882;  removed  to  Minneapolis,  1885,  and  to  Bemidji,  1901; 
was  judge  of  the  Fifteenth  judicial  district,  1903-08.     [25;   137*.] 

Spor,  Alpheus,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  England,  about  1826;  d. 
in  Rushford,  Minn.,  in  1874.  He  settled  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1866, 
and  built  St.  John's  Episcopal  church  there;  removed  to  Rochester  in 

1870.  [83.] 

Sprague,  Armanda,  b.  in  Bedford,  N.  H.,  in  1797;  d.  in  Minneapolis, 
July  30,  1881.    He  served  in  the  war  of  1812.     [238  (July  31,  1881).] 

Sprague,  Ara  David,  merchant,  b.  in  Richfield,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  29,  1824; 
d.  in  Caledonia,  Minn.,  Jan.  11,  1909.  He  came  to  Caledonia  in  1854, 
and  during  many  years  engaged  in  mercantile  business  and  banking. 
[18;  61;  237   (51).] 


730 


MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 


Sprague,  Benjamin  Dexter,  miller,  b.  in  Bedford,  N.  H.,  Dec.  6,  1827; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1859,  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  Mower  county; 
was  in  1864  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  company  to  build  the  Southern 
Minnesota  railroad,  and  was  afterward  its  land  commissioner;  re- 
moved to  Rushford  in  1867,  and  engaged  in  flour  milling;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1863,  and  a  state  senator  in  1864-5 
and  again  in  1870.     [18.] 

Sprague,  Cassius  M.,  b.  in  Crete,  111.,  Dec.  11,  1846;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1854;  served  in  the  Minnesota  Mounted  Rangers  and  the  Sec- 
ond Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  at  Sauk  Center  in  1865; 
was  in  mercantile  business  fifteen  years,  owned  a  drug  store  in  1880-4, 
and  has  since  engaged  in  banking;  president  of  the  First  National 
Bank.     [24;  31.] 

Sprague,  Jenks  S.,  physician,  b.  near  Cooperstown,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  14, 
1800;  d.  in  Hastings,  Minn.,  Jan.  22,  1S79.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1863,  and  settled  in  Hastings.    [139.] 

Sprague,  W.  T.,  b.  in  Jamestown,  N.  Y.,  in  1856;  studied  mechanical 
engineering11  in  Stevens  Institute,  Hoboken,  N.  J.;  settled  in  Minne- 
apolis in  1884,  where  he  had  charge  of  the  Link-Belt  Machinery  Com- 
pany's establishment.     [168   (Nov.  12,  1886*).] 

Spring,  Christopher  Lewis,  b.  in  Posen,  Germany,  Dec.  23,  1836;  d. 
in  Potsdam,  Olmsted  county,  Minn.,  July  7,  1902.  He  was  one  of  the 
early  settlers  in  that  county.     [237  (19).] 

Springer,  Albert  E.,  b.  in  Lee  county,  111.,  Dec,  28,  1856;  came  with 
his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1862;  owned  a  farm  in  Faribault  county; 
after  1885  resided  in  Delavan,  where  he  dealt  in  lumber,  doors,  sash, 
etc.     [34.] 

Springer,  Frank  Wesley,  b.  in  Anoka,  Minn.,  Jan.  18,  1870;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1893;  instructor  there  in 
electric  engineering,  1895-9,  assistant  professor,  1900-07,  and  professor 
since  1907,  residing  in  Minneapolis.     [7A;  127A,  B.] 

Springer,  Moses,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  1795;  d.  in  Winchendon, 
Mass.,  Dec.  21,  1865.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Minnesota  conference 
after  1859;  during  the  later  years  of  his  life  resided  in  Washington, 
D.  C,  and  engaged  in  scientific  work  in  the  National  Observatory 
[150.] 

Springsted,  Wilbert  W.,  druggist,  b.  in  Hamilton,  Ontario,  June  20, 
1875;  came  to  Dodge  county,  Minn.,  in  1897;  resides  in  Hayfield,  where 
he  has  a  drug  store  and  is  owner  of  the  Hayfield  telephone  exchange 
[50*.] 

Sprout,  John,  lawyer,  b.  in  Attica,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  16,  1836;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1857;  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Wisconsin; 
settled  in  Blue  Earth  City,  and  was  attorney  for  Faribault  county  nine 
years.    [51*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  731 

Spurr,  Josiah  Edward,  geologist,  b.  in  Gloucester,  Mass.,  Oct.  1, 
1870;  was  graduated  at  Harvard  University,  1893;  was  an  assistant 
on  the  geological  survey  of  Minnesota,  1893-4,  and  on  the  U.  S.  Geol. 
Survey,  1894-1906;  author  of  "The  Iron-bearing  Rocks  of  the  Mesabi 
Range  in  Minnesota"  (268  pages,  1894),  and  of  many  other  reports  on 
geology  and  mining.     [7A;   17.] 

Spurr,  Nathaniel  Redman,  b.  in  Columbus,  N.  Y.,  in  1837;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  June  26,  1911.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1859;  served  in  the 
Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Morris  in  1880, 
where  he  dealt  in  grain;  was  county  auditor,  1886-1903;  removed  to 
St.  Paul  in  1903.     [73;  237  (67*).] 

Squire,  Frances.  See  Potter,  Mrs.  Prances  Boardman  Squire. 
Squires,  Freeman  A.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Washington  county,  N.  Y.,  Nov. 
21,  1829;  served  in  the  Mexican  war;  settled  in  Faribault  county, 
Minn.,  in  1858;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  cavalry  and  in  the 
Minnesota  heavy  artillery  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  first 
lieutenant.     [39*.] 

Squires,  George  Clarke,  lawyer,  b.  in  Greene,  N.  Y.,  in  1852;  was 
graduated  at  the  law  school  of  Michigan  University;  settled  in  St. 
Paul  in  1874;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the  next  year.  [93;  95*;  238 
(Nov.  9,  1899).] 

Squires,  James  Phineas,  physician,  b.  in  South  Dansville,  N.  Y., 
Aug.  22,  1825;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1870,  and  settled  in  Austin  in 
1872,  where  he  had  an  extensive  practice.     [18.] 

Squires,  Royal  B.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Parishville,  N.  Y.,  in  1844;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  Feb.  11,  1900.  He  settled  there  in  1868.  [167  (Feb. 
16,  1900*).] 

Stackpole,  Andrew  J.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Dover,  N.  H.,  Sept.  20,  1831;  d. 
at  Lake  Crystal,  Minn.,  April  22,  1902.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  1860;  resided  in  Lowell,  Boston,  Kansas  City,  and  Chicago;  settled 
at  Lake  Crystal,  Minn.,  in  1883.     [22*;  45*;  237  (19).] 

Stacy,  C.  E.,  b.  in  Woodford,  Vt,  July  6,  1826;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1868,  and  settled  in  Rochester;  engaged  in  farming  and  also  as  a 
contractor  and  builder;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1878-9.     [30.] 

Stacy,  D.  K.,  b.  in  Columbus,  Pa.,  Nov.  16,  1842;  came  with  his  par- 
ents to  Minnesota  when  fourteen  years  old,  and  to  Albert  Lea  in  1860; 
served  in  the  Fifth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the 
rank  of  captain.     [53.] 

Stacy,  Edwin  Clark,  lawyer,  b.  in  Hamilton,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  6,  1815; 
d.  in  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  April  29,  1897.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856, 
and  in  1860  settled  in  Albert  Lea,  where  he  held  successively  the 
offices  of  county  auditor,  superintendent  of  schools,  and  judge  of  pro- 
bate.    [18;  29;  53;  53A.] 


732  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Stacy,  Edwin  Page,  merchant,  b.  in  De  Kalb,  N.  Y.,  May  31,  1831; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1883,  settling  at  Minneapolis,  where  he  has  since 
engaged  in  fruit  commission  business.     [22*;  24;  25;  85A*.] 

Stacy,  Francis  N.,  journalist,  b*  in  California,  March  4,  1861;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1866;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
1888;  was  private  secretary  to  Congressman  John  Lind,  1903-4;  deputy 
public  examiner  of  Minnesota  since  1905.     [30.] 

Stacy,  James  Newton,  farmer  and  merchant,  b.  in  North  Adams, 
Mass.,  March  10,  1839;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  settled  in 
Franklin,  Wright  county;  served  in  the  war  against  the  Sioux,  1862, 
and  afterward  in  the  civil  war  until  its  close;  lived  in  Monticello  after 
1867;  was  state  senator,  1876-77,  and  a  representative  in  1879.  [18; 
30;  31.] 

Stadtfeld,  Nicholas,  b*  in  Germany  in  1837;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1857,  and  to  St.  Paul  the  same  year;  became  janitor  of  the 
Madison  public  school  in  1872,  when  the  building  was  first  occupied, 
and  filled  that  position  more  than  thirty  years.    [237  (22*).] 

Staede,  Edward  I.  P.,  b.  in  Denmark,  May  29,  1852;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1876;  settled  at  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1888,  and  was  a 
dealer  in  fuel  and  farm  implements;  removed  to  Walker  in  1902,  and 
engaged  in  banking  and  lumber  business.     [25;  45*.] 

Stafford,  John  W.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  England,  Dec.  6,  1843 ; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1857,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1861;  entered 
the  ministry  in  1867;  was  pastor  in  many  towns,  being  located  in 
Rochester  in  1881;  was  financial  agent  for  Hamline  University  three 
years,     [66.] 

Stahler,  Enoch,  miller,  b.  in  Lockport,  N.  Y.,  May  25,  1836;  set- 
tled in  Minneapolis  in  1873,  where  he  had  charge  of  the  Dakota  and 
St.  Anthony  mills.     [168   (Holiday  number,  1884-5*).] 

Stahlmann,  Chris.,  brewer,  b.  in  Bavaria  in  1829;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1846,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1855;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1871  and  1883.     [94;  97.] 

Stakemann,  Jxjijus,  b.  in  Lubec,  Germany;  d.  in  St.  Paul.  Having 
wounded  his  antagonist  in  a  duel,  he  fled  to  the  United  States  in  1859; 
served  in  the  civil  war;  published  at  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  Der  Nord  Stern, 
a  year  or  two;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1887;  engaged  in  newspaper  work 
and  writing  for  magazines.     [237  (2).] 

Stalley,  Fred,  b.  in  England;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1873;  engaged 
in  farming  for  a  time,  and  later  settled  in  Moorhead;  register  of  deeds 
for  Clay  county  since  1909.    [36.] 

Stamm,  Gborg,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Switzerland,  March  20, 
1865;  was  graduated  at  Luther  Seminary,  St.  Paul,  1895;  has  been 
pastor  in  Good  Thunder,  Rose  Hill,  and  Princeton,  Minn.     [148.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  733 

Stamm,  Gottfried  J.,  physician,  b.  in  Switzerland,  Nov.  7,  1842;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  Sept.  15,  1907.  He  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Bern,  1867;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1873,  settling  at 
St.  Paul,  and  practiced  there  through  his  life;  was  consul  of  Switzer- 
land for  Minnesota,  the  Dakotas,  and  Wyoming,  after  1889.  [24;  25; 
68;  93*;  98*;  100;  237  (48*).] 

Stamwttz,  Carl  G.,  miller,  b.  in  Prussia,  Nov.  17,  1831;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1S58,  settling  at  St.  Anthony;  after  1875  was  part 
owner  of  the  Phoenix  flour  mill.     [60*.] 

Stanchfield,  Daniel,  lumberman,  b.  in  Leeds,  Maine,  June  8,  1820; 
d.  at  Fort  Logan,  Colo.,  May  23,  1908.  He  settled  at  St.  Anthony  in 
1847;  engaged  in  logging  on  Rum  river,  and  in  mercantile  business  at 
St.  Anthony;  was  a  representative  in  the  territorial  legislature  in  1853; 
resided  in  Iowa,  1861-89;  returned  to  Minneapolis  in  1889.  [28,  IX*; 
59;  167  (May  29,  1908));  237   (34*);   241.] 

Stanciifield,  Henry,  farmer,  b.  in  Cumberland  county,  Maine,  in 
1827;  came  to  Olmsted  county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  owned  a  farm  in  Viola 
township  after  1870;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1876. 
[66.] 

Stanciifield,  William,  pioneer,  b.  in  Maine  in  1820;  d.  in  1850.  He 
settled  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1846,  and  engaged  in  hotel  business. 
[41.] 

Stanford,  Mortimer  Hiram,  lawyer,  b.  in  Brockport,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  7, 
1848;  served  as  a  musician  in  the  Northern  army  during  the  last  year 
of  the  civil  war;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Michigan, 
1871;  has  practiced  in  Duluth  since  1892.     [23*;  25.] 

Stanley,  David  B.,  merchant,  b.  in  Maine,  Feb.  23,  1845;  came  with 
his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1858;  resided  in  Maine  Prairie,  Stearns 
county,  after  1867;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878. 
[30;  31.] 

Stannard,  Lucas  Kingsbury,  b.  in  Georgia,  Vt.,  July  6,  1825;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1850;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852,  settling  at 
Taylor's  Falls,  where  he  practiced  law  and  also  engaged  in  mercan- 
tile business  and  lumbering.  He  was  a  representative  in  the  terri- 
torial legislature  in  1857,  and  also  a  member  of  the  state  constitutional 
convention;  a  state  senator,  1859-60;  receiver  of  the  U.  S.  land  office 
at  Taylor's  Falls,  1861-70;  and  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1871.     [18;  27*;  38;  41.] 

Stansbury,  Howard,  explorer,  b.  in  New  York  city,  Feb.  8,  1806;  d. 
in  Madison,  Wis.,  April  17,  1863.  He  became  a  civil  engineer  and  con- 
ducted many  surveys  for  the  U.  S.  government,  including  an  expedi- 
tion to  Great  Salt  Lake,  1849-51;  and  in  1856  was  assigned  to  the 
charge  of  military  roads  in  Minnesota.     [1.] 

Stanton,  Benjamin  Irving,  lawyer,  b.  in  Wolfborough,  N.  H.,  June 
9,  1853;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Sept.  13,  1898.     He  was  graduated  at  Union 


734 


MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 


College;  taught  in  the  St.  Paul  High  School,  1875-7;  was  graduated  at 
the  Harvard  Law  School,  1880;  practiced  law  in  St.  Paul  after  1889. 
[125.] 

Stanton,  Charles  W.,  journalist,  judge,  b.  at  Pine  Island,  Minn.,  in 
1862;  was  editor  and  publisher  of  the  Appleton  Press  after  1885;  was 
judge  of  probate  of  Swift  county,  1890-4;  removed  to  International 
Falls;  judge  in  the  Fifteenth  judicial  district  since  1908.  [30;  238 
(March  8,  1897*).] 

Stanton,  George  A.,  educator,  b.  in  Horicon,  Wis.;  came  to  Minne- 
sota with  his  parents  in  1877;  was  graduated  at  Carleton  College,  1881; 
was  superintendent  of  schools  in  Sauk  Center  after  1894.     [26*.] 

Staples,  Charles  A.,  merchant,  b.  in  Waldo  county,  Maine,  Feb.  17, 
1843;  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1854;  served  in  the  Fourth 
Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  owned  a  farm  in  Meeker  county, 
and  after  1883  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Manannah.    [65.] 

Staples,  Charles  Francis,  farmer,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Aug.  4, 
1856;  has  resided  on  the  same  farm  continuously;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature,  1893-99;  has  been  since  1901  a  member  of  the 
state  railroad  and  warehouse  commission.     [24;  25;  27*;  30*.] 

Staples,  Franklin,  physician,  b.  in  Raymond,  Maine,  Nov.  9,  1833; 
was  graduated  at  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  New  York 
City,  1862;  came  to  Minnesota  the  same  year,  settling  at  Winona.  In 
1882-7  he  was  professor  of  the  practice  of  medicine  in  the  University 
of  Minnesota.     [18;  22*;  29;  77.] 

Staples,  George  L.,  merchant,  b,  in  Maine;  d.  in  Monticello,  Minn., 
Dec.  18,  1869.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  founded  the  town  of 
Brunswick  in  Kanabec  county;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  at  Elk 
River  and  Monticello.     [31.] 

Staples,  Henry  Loring,  physician,  b.  in  Wales,  Maine,  Sept.  21,  1859; 
was  graduated  at  Bowdoin  College,  1881,  and  the  Maine  Medical 
School,  1886;  later  studied  in  New  York  City  and  in  Vienna;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1888,  and  has  since  practiced  in  Minneapolis;  instructor 
in  the  college  of  medicine,  University  of  Minnesota,  1890-6,  and  pro- 
fessor of  clinical  medicine  since  1896.     [24;  127B.] 

Staples,  Isaac,  lumberman,  b.  in  Topsham,  Maine,  Sept.  25,  1816; 
d.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  June  27,  1898.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1853, 
purchased  timber  lands  in  the  St.  Croix  region,  and  engaged  in  manu- 
facturing lumber.  In  1871  he  organized  the  Lumberman's  National 
Bank  of  Stillwater,  of  which  he  was  president.  [20*;  21*;  28,  IX;  29; 
40;  41*;  42*;  104*;  105*;  167  (July  1,  1898*);  237  (2,  9*).] 

Staples,  Josiah,  b.  in  Brunswick,  Maine,  June  20,  1826;  settled  in 
Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1848;  engaged  in  lumbering,  milling,  and  steam- 
boating.    [41.] 

Staples,  Samuel,  pioneer,  b.  in  Topsham,  Maine,  in  1805;  d.  in  Still- 
water, Minn.,  Dec.  26,  1887.    He  settled  in  Stillwater  in  1854;  engaged 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  735 

in  lumbering;    removed   to  a  farm  in  Marine  township,  Washington 
county,  in  1877.     [40;  41.] 

Staples,  William,  farmer,  b.  in  York  county,  Me.,  May  27,  1815; 
settled  in  Grow,  Anoka  county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  was  one  of  the  founders 
of  Grow.     [31;  41.] 

Stariha,  John  N.,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Carniola,  Austria,  in  1845;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1867;  was  ordained  priest  in  1869;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1871,  and  the  next  year  became  pastor  in  Red  Wing; 
later  was  bishop  of  Lead,  S.  D.,  which  position  he  resigned  in  1909, 
and  then  returned  to  Austria.     [54;  -146.] 

Stark,  C.  G.,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1813;  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1847,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1862;  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  New 
Sweden,  Nicollet  county;  was  elected  register  of  deeds  in  1868,  and 
again  in  1876.     [32.] 

Stark,  Edward  W.,  merchant,  b.  at  Fish  Lake,  Minn.,  Dec.  5,  1869; 
was  in  general  merchandise  business  in  Harris,  1890-1905;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1901-03;  judge  of  probate  for  Chisago 
county  since  1905,  residing  at  Center  City.     [24;  30;  38.] 

Stark,  Lars  Johan,  b.  in  Lidkoping,  Sweden,  July  29,  1826;  d.  in 
Harris,  Minn.,  May  5,  1910.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1850; 
settled  at  Chisago  Lake,  Minn.;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  and 
farming;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1864  and  1874. 
[38;   41;   169;   237   (62).] 

Starkey,  James,  b.  in  County  of  Kent,  Eng.,  Oct.  16,  1818;  d.  in 
Winnipeg,  Manitoba,  Aug.  28,  1892.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1849,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul  the  next  year;  engaged  in  milling  and 
railroad  construction,  and  had  charge  of  the  first  sewerage  works  in 
St.  Paul;  was  a  representative  in  the  first  state  legislature,  and  was 
captain  of  a  cavalry  company  in  the  civil  war.     [29;  41;  93;  94;  121.] 

Starritt,  Simon  Peter,  physician,  b.  in  Hopewell,  N.  B.,  Oct.  9,  1847; 
d.  in  Anoka,  Minn.,  Jan.  3,  1883.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856  with 
his  parents,  who  settled  in  Monticello;  served  in  Hatch's  Battalion, 
1862-5;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1875,  and  at 
Hahnemann  Medical  College,  1878;  settled  in  Anoka  in  1880.     [31;  84.] 

Start,  Charles  Monroe,  jurist,  b.  in  Bakersfield,  Vt,  Oct.  4,  1839; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1860;  served  a  short  time  in  1862  in  the 
Tenth  Vermont  Regt;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1863,  settling  at  Roch- 
ester; was  attorney  general  of  the  state,  1880-1;  judge  of  the  Third 
judicial  district,  1881-95;  and  has  since  been  chief  justice  of  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  Minnesota.  [17;  22*;  23*;  24;  25;  26*;  30*;  66;  66A; 
111*;  125;  137*.] 

Statelar,  Sylvester,  b.  in  Ohio,  March  14,  1817;  d.  in  Warsaw,  Minn., 
Aug.  28,  1911.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1842;  was  government  black- 
smith for  the  Ojibway  Indians  at  Crow  Wing,  1847-62;  later  engaged 
in  farming  in  Warsaw,  Rice  county.     [70A;  237   (67).] 


736  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Staub,  Clemens,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Baar,  Switzerland,  Aug.  10,  1819; 
d.  at  St.  Joseph,  Minn.,  in  1886.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1849;  was  ordained  priest  in  1852;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  being 
the  first  missionary  to  hold  services  in  many  places  in  Stearns  county ; 
had  charge  of  Assumption  church,  St.  Paul,  thirteen  years;  afterward 
was  pastor  of  the  church  at  St.  Joseph,  Stearns  county.  [31;  238 
(April  24,  1886).] 

Stauff,  Carl  Christian,  physician,  b.  in  Mecklenburg,  Germany,  in 
1815;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1853,  and  the  next  year  to  Minne- 
sota; resided  in  Wabasha,  1865-75;  afterward  engaged  in  the  drug 
business  in  Lake  City.     [74.] 

Staxjff,  Charles  J.,  b.  in  Germany,  Feb.  8,  1843;  came  to  the  United 
States  and  to  Wabasha  county,  Minn.,  in  1854;  served  in  the  Fifth 
Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  first  lieutenant; 
was  clerk  of  the  district  court  of  Wabasha  county,  1870-1907,  residing 
in  Wabasha.     [24;  74.] 

Staughton,  Neville,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  June  7, 
1832;  d.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  Sept  10,  1895.  He  built  a  portion  of  the 
Northwestern  railroad  near  Winona,  and  was  connected  with  railway 
interests  to  the  time  of  his  death.     [156.] 

Stay,  Frank,  b.  in  Canada,  June  26,  1837;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1854;  was  in  Yellow  Medicine  county  at  the  time  of  the  Indian  out- 
break in  1862,  and  only  escaped  after  great  exposure  and  suffering; 
was  the  first  settler  in  the  town  of  Camp  Release,  Lac  qui  Parle  coun- 
ty, 1868.     [32.] 

Stearns,  Charles  Thomas,  pioneer,  b.  in  Pittsfield,  Mass.,  Jan.  9, 
1807;  d.  in  New  Orleans,  La.,  May  22,  1898.  He  settled  at  St.  Anthony 
in  1849;  was  a  representative  in  the  territorial  legislature,  1853-4; 
removed  to  St  Cloud  in  1856;  lived  in  New  Orleans  and  Mobile  after 
1864,  being  register  of  a  U.  S.  land  office  ten  years.  Stearns  county 
was  named  for  him.    [41;  156;  157*;  163*.] 

Stearns,  Halvor  K.,  b.  in  Norway,  Dec.  25,  1836;  d.  Feb.  23,  1905. 
He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854;  owned  a  farm  in  Waseca  coun- 
ty, Minn.,  and  after  1880  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  New  Rich- 
land.   [75;  237  (35).] 

Stearns,  Isaac  Crosby,  farmer,  b.  in  New  Hampshire,  Feb.  28,  1820; 
d.  in  Zumbrota,  Minn.,  Sept.  10,  1910.  He  settled  in  Zumbrota  in 
1857;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1859-60.  [54;  226;  237 
(62),] 

Stearns,  Ozora  Pierson,  jurist,  b.  in  Be  Kalb,  Lawrence  county,  N. 
Y.,  Jan.  15,  1831;  d.  in  California,  June  2,  1896.  He  was  graduated  at 
Michigan  University  from  the  literary  and  law  departments  respect* 
ively  in  1858  and  1860;  commenced  the  practice  of  law  in  Rochester, 
Minn.;  entered  the  army  in  1862,  as  first  lieutenant  in  the  Ninth  Min- 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  737 

nesota  Regt.;  in  1864  was  commissioned  as  colonel  of  the  39th  Regt, 
U.  S.  colored  infantry;  at  the  close  of  the  war  resumed  his  law  prac- 
tice in  Rochester;  in  1871  was  elected  U.  S.  senator  for  the  unexpired 
term  of  Daniel  S.  Norton,  deceased;  removed  to  Duluth  the  next  year, 
and  was  judge  of  the  Eleventh  judicial  district,  1875-94.  [1;  3;  7;  10; 
27;  30;  41;  121;  127  (5*);  127B;  226*;  238  (June  3,  1896).] 

Stearns,  Mrs.  Sarah  Burger,  reformer,  h.  in  New  York  city,  Nov. 
30,  1836;  was  educated  at  the  State  Normal  School,  Ypsilanti,  Mich.; 
was  well  known  during  the  civil  war  as  a  worker  of  the  Sanitary  Com- 
mission and  a  lecturer  on  behalf  of  soldiers'  societies.  She  married 
Ozora  P.  Stearns  in  1863,  and  came  with  him  to  Minnesota  in  1866; 
was  an  active  advocate  of  woman  suffrage.     [1.] 

Stebbins,  Alonzo  Thomas,  merchant,  b.  in  Mansfield,  Mass.,  Sept. 
21,  1847;  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1857;  has  engaged 
in  hardware  business  at  Rochester  since  1871;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1889,  and  a  state  senator,  1895-7  and  1911.  [22*; 
24;  25;  27*;  30*;  66;  66A*;  157*;  227.] 

Stebbins,  Columbus,  journalist,  b.  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  April  30, 
1825;  d.  in  Hastings,  Minn.,  Dec.  21,  1878.  Having  owned  and  pub- 
lished a  newspaper  in  Indiana  for  eleven  years,  he  came  to  Hastings 
in  1857,  and  was  editor  of  the  Hastings  Independent  ,afterward  the 
Gazette.     [18;  27*;  28,  X;  56;  227.] 

Stebbins,  Jonas  B.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Brookline,  Vt,  Feb.  12,  1827;  d.  at 
St.  Charles,  Minn.,  Nov.  27,  1897.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  set- 
tled on  a  farm  in  Utica,  Winona  county;  later  resided  in  St.  Charles. 
[174*;  227*.] 

Stebbins,  S.  S.,  b.  in  Genesee  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1827;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1854,  and  obtained  an  interest  in  the  land  where  the  town  of 
Rushford  now  stands;  later  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Rush- 
ford.     [29*.] 

Stebbins,  Sidney  J.,  grocer,  b.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  Aug.  8,  1862;  set- 
tled in  Morris  in  1884,  and  two  years  later  engaged  in  grocery  trade. 
[73;   227.] 

Stebbins,  Thomas  Warren,  carpenter,  b.  in  Brookline,  Vt,  June  1, 
1816;  d.  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  April  21,  1902.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1857,  and  lived  on  a  farm  in  Winona  county  eleven  years;  removed  to 
Rochester  in  1877.     [227;  237  (19).] 

Stedjee,  O.  O.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept.  5,  1835;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1854;  served  in  the  army  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in 
Amherst,  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  in  1867;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1879.     [30;  169.] 

Stedman,  Squire  B.,  b.  in  Lorain  county,  Ohio,  in  1830;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1860;  settled  on  a  claim  in  Cottonwood  county  that  is 
now  part  of  the  site  of  Windom,  1869;  was  sheriff  of  the  county,  1874- 
82.     [34.] 

47 


738  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Steele,  Mrs.  Anna  Barney,  b.  in  Maryland;  d.  in  Washington,  D.  C, 
Jan.13,  1881.  She  married  the  pioneer,  Franklin  Steele,  in  1842,  and 
with  him  came  to  Fort  Snelling.     [107*;   238   (Jan.  14,  1881).} 

Steele,  Franklin,  pioneer,  b.  in  Chester  county,  Pa.,  May  12,  1813; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Sept.  10,  1880.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1837;  be- 
came sutler  of  Fort  Snelling  in  1838;  took  a  prominent  part  in  the  de- 
velopment of  the  water  power  at  the  falls  of  St.  Anthony,  and  of  log- 
ging and  manufacturing  lumber  there.  In  1854  he  built  a  suspension 
bridge  connecting  St.  Anthony  and  Minneapolis,  which  was  the  first 
bridge  to  span  the  Mississippi  river.  [1;  28,  IX*;  32;  41;  58;  59;  84*; 
85;  107*;  114*;  166A*;  237  (1).] 

Steele,  James  Richard,  farmer  and  merchant,  b.  in  Iowa  City,  Iowa, 
Dec.  30,  1845;  d.  in  Little  Falls,  Minn.,  April  8,  1906.  He  came  with 
his  parents  to  Little  Falls  in  1854;  had  an  Indian  trading  post  several 
years,  and  later  engaged  in  mercantile  business.     [31;  237  (39).] 

Steele,  John,  physician,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1807;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Dec,  1885.  He  was  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  College;  settled  in 
St.  Paul  in  1855;  practiced  medicine  there  twenty-eight  years,  and 
later  engaged  in  real  estate  business.     [93;  94;  237  (30).] 

Steele,  John  Andrew,  physician,  b.  in  Canada,  Jan.  30,  1837;  was 
graduated  at  Berkshire  Medical  College,  1856,  and  the  Homoeopathic 
College  of  Pennsylvania,  1858;  settled  in  Minneapolis  the  same  year. 
[84.] 

Steele,  John  Henry,  judge,  b.  in  Longford,  Ireland,  Jan.  8,  1856; 
came  to  America  in  boyhood;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1883,  and 
came  to  Minnesota  the  next  year,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  judge 
of  probate  for  Hennepin  county,  1893-6;  was  appointed  a  judge  of  the 
Fourth  judicial  district,  1910.     [24;  30;  137*.] 

Steenerson,  Halvor,  lawyer  and  congressman,  b.  at  Pleasant 
Springs,  Wis.,  June  30,  1852;  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  father's  fam- 
ily the  next  year;  attended  the  public  schools,  of  Sheldon  and  Rush- 
ford;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1878,  and  settled  at  Crookston  in  1880; 
was  a  state  senator,  1883-5;  a  representative  in  Congress  since  1903. 
[17;  22*;  24;  25;  30*;  35;  37*;  38*;  81;  137*;  169;  174*.] 

Stees,  Charles  J.,  b.  in  Dauphin  county,  Pa.,  in  1834;  d.  in  San 
Francisco,  CaL,  July  24,  1897.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1851;  engaged 
in  the  furniture  business;  served  in  the  Ninth  Minnesota  and  other 
regiments  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  spent  twelve 
years  in  California,  but  later  returned  to  St.  Paul.  [68;  94;  122;  237 
(9*);  238  (July  25,  1897*).] 

Stees,  John  A.,  merchant,  b.  in  Dauphin  county,  Pa.,  in  1839;  set- 
tled in  St.  Paul  in  1856;  after  1883  engaged  in  real  estate  business. 
[94.] 

Stees,  Washington  M.,  b.  in  Lancaster  county,  Pa.,  March  28,  1826; 
settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1850,  where  he  engaged  in  furniture  business. 
[68;  94.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  739 

Steidl,  Ferdinand  J.,  judge,  b.  in  Moravia,  Austria,  Aug.  27,  1857; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1872  with  his  parents,  who  settled  in 
Iowa;  was  graduated  in  law  at  Drake  University,  Des  Moines,  1883; 
came  to  Minnesota  the  next  year,  and  practiced  successively  in  Wa- 
conia,  Chaska,  Brown's  Valley,  and  Wheaton;  was  judge  of  the  Six- 
teenth judicial  district,  1899-1901.     [24.] 

Stein,  Adam,  pioneer,  b.  in  Germany,  Feb.  8,  1821;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1850,  and  to  Minnesota  five  years  later;  settled  at 
Georgetown,  Clay  county,  in  1859;  was  employed  by  the  Hudson  Bay 
Co.,  and  owned  a  farm;  served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the 
civil  war.     [47*.] 

Stein,  William  A.,  b.  in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  May  22,  1867;  resided  in 
Georgetown,  Clay  county;   was  register  of  deeds,  1897-1902.     [47*.] 

Steinaeson,  Hallvard,  educator,  b.  in  Numedah  Norway,  in  1846; 
came  to  the  United  States  when  twenty-two  years  old;  was  graduated 
at  a  college  in  Osage,  Iowa,  in  1874;  settled  in  Lac  qui  Parle  county, 
Minn.,  in  1879;  engaged  in  teaching;  was  county  superintendent  of 
schools  three  terms,  and  county  auditor  six  years,  residing  in  Madison. 
[169.] 

Stempel,  F.  A.,  b.  in  France  in  1831;  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1850,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  St. 
Peter  after  1867.     [32.] 

Stemsrud,  Ole  A.,  b.  in  Solor,  Norway,  Aug.  18,  1862;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1880,  settling  in  Madison,  Minn.;  was  register  of 
deeds  for  Lac  qui  Parle  county,  1887-92.     [169.] 

Stephan,  Ernest  Leonard,  physician,  b.  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  Jan.  28, 
1869;  came  to  Pine  county,  Minn.,  in  1880;  was  graduated  in  medicine 
at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1893;  settled  in  Hinckley  the  same 
year.     [37;  38;  42.] 

Stephan,  Schwartz,  merchant,  b.  in  Prussia,  Feb.  17,  1848;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1869;  settled  in  Langola,  Benton  county,  Minn., 
in  1880,  where  he  had  a  half  interest  in  a  general  store.     [31.] 

Stephens,  A.  Marshall,  b.  near  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  1840;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1865,  and  was  professor  of  mathematics  in  Hamline  University, 
Red  Wing,  1865-6;  later  was  a  pastor  in  Byron  and  Chatfield;  was 
graduated  at  the  Hahnemann  Medical  College,  1884;  practiced  in  Chat- 
field,  1882-91,  in  St.  Paul,  1891-4,  and  since  in  Red  Wing.     [24;  130*.] 

Stephens,  Andrew  D.,  banker,  b.  in  Carver  county,  Minn.,  May  27, 
1855;  settled  in  Crookston  in  1883;  cashier  of  the  Merchants'  National 
Bank  since  1891;  was  a  state  senator,  1903-9.     [24;  25;  30*;  169.] 

Stephens,  Ebenezer,  miller,  b.  in  Chester  county,  Pa.,  March  3,  1847; 
d.  in  Tipton,  Iowa,  December,  1886.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1867; 
became  a  partner  in  the  firm  of  Crocker,  Fisk,  and  Co.,  and  had  charge 
of  the  Minneapolis  mill  after  1881.  [154A*;  168  (Holiday  number, 
1884-5*,  and  Dec.  31,  1886*).] 


740  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Stephens,  J.  F.,  miller,  b.  in  Chester  county,  Pa.,  July  4,  1852;  came 
to  Minneapolis  in  1872;  took  charge  of  the  Minneapolis  mill  in  1878, 
and  of  the  Pettit  mill  in  1881.     [168  (Holiday  number,  1884-5*).] 

Stephenson,  Oscar,  lawyer,  b.  in  Southampton  county,  Va.,  May  12, 
1830;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Aug.  8,  1881.  He  was  graduated  at  the  University 
of  Virginia,  1854,  and  the  same  year  settled  in  St.  Paul;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1859.     [68;  237  (1);  238  (Aug.  9,  1882).] 

Steppe,  Herman,  merchant,  b.  in  Germany  in  1846;  came  to  the  Unit- 
ed States  in  1871;  settled  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn.;  resided  in  Wykoff 
after  1877,  where  he  opened  a  furniture  store.     [52.] 

Sterling,  George  H.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Orleans,  N.  Y.,  in  1829;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1853;  settled  on  a  farm  in.Elysian,  Le  Sueur  county,  in 
1856,  being  the  second  settler  there.     [32.] 

Sterling,  Henry  W„  pioneer,  b.  in  Summerhill,  Pa.,  Sept.  1,  1831; 
came  to  Anoka,  Minn.,  in  1866;  was  deputy  sheriff  of  Anoka  county 
three  years.     [43*.] 

Sterrett,  S.  T.,  clergyman,  b.  in  Illinois  in  1825;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1855;  engaged  in  ministerial  work  until  1868;  settled  in  Owatonna; 
was  chaplain  of  the  House  in  the  Minnesota  legislature  in  1873.     [30.] 

Stetson,  Frank  Loring,  b.  in  Knox  county,  Maine,  Dec.  19,  1853; 
settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1869,  and  soon  became  connected  with  the  fire 
department,  of  which  he  became  chief  in  1895.     [22*.] 

Stetson,  Warren  C,  lumberman,  b.  in  1840;  d.  in  Seattle,  Wash., 
Nov.  14,  1911.  He  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1855,  and  built  the  first} 
dam  across  the  Mississippi  from  Hennepin  island;  served  in  a  Min- 
nesota regiment  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  lumber  business  in  Min- 
neapolis until  1888;  then  removed  to  Seattle.     [237  (59,  68).] 

Stevens,  A.  J.,  b.  in  Needham,  Mass.,  June  13,  1833;  d.  in  Winona, 
Minn.,  April  27,  1881.  He  settled  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn.;  removed 
to  Rushford  in  1866,  where  he  organized  the  Rushford  Wagon  and 
Carriage  Company;  was  county  treasurer  four  years.     [29*;  52.] 

Stevens,  Charles  A.,  journalist,  b.  in  New  York  city;  settled  in 
Shakopee  in  1856;  served  in  the  Second  Wisconsin  and  other  regi- 
ments in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  railroad  business  ten  years;  after 
1877  published  the  Shakopee  Courier.     [32.] 

Stevens,  Charles  L.,  journalist,  b.  in  Macoupin  county,  III,  Feb.  1, 
1867;  came  with  his  parents  to  Marshall  county,  Minn.,  in  1883;  studied 
law,  and  began  practice  in  Warren  in  1894;  has  since  been  editor  of 
the  Warren  Register.     [37.] 

Stevens,  E.  W.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Tompkins  county,  N.  Y.,  Sept. 
2,  1832;  d.  at  Minnehaha,  Minn.,  Aug.  13,  1899.  He  was  educated  at 
Lawrence  University,  Wisconsin;  engaged  in  the  publication  of  tem- 
perance newspapers  several  years;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1882. 
[180  (Aug.  23,  1899).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES. 


741 


Stevens,  Mrs.  Frances  Helen  Miller,  pioneer,  b.  in  New  York  in 
1827;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  May  15,  1902.  She  married  Col.  John  H. 
Stevens  in  1850,  and  came  immediately  to  Minneapolis,  where  her  hus- 
band was  the  first  settler.  Their  home,  the  first  house  built  in  the 
city,  is  now  preserved  in  Minnehaha  Park.     [237  (19).] 

Stevens,  Frederick  A.,  physician,  b.  in  Mantorville,  Minn.,  Oct.  28, 
1860;  was  graduated  at  Hahnemann  Medical  College,  Chicago,  1883, 
and  later  studied  in  New  York.  He  settled  at  Lake  Elmo,  Washing- 
ton county,  in  1887,  and  since  1899  has  been  physician  and  surgeon 
for  the  Lake  Elmo  Sanitarium.     [42.] 

Stevens,  Frederick  Clement,  congressman,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  Jan. 
1,  1861;  was  graduated  at  Bowdoin  College,  1881,  and  in  law  at  the 
University  of  Iowa,  1884;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1884;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature,  1889-91;  member  of  Congress,  represent- 
ing the  Fourth  district,  since  1897.  [10;  17;  22*;  24;  25;  27*;  30*; 
93;   93A;   137.] 

Stevens,  G.  Fred,  lumberman,  b.  in  Newboro,  Canada,  Jan.  15,  1867; 
d.  in  Duluth,  May  23,  1902.  He  came  to  Duluth  in  1890;  was  appointed 
by  Gov.  Van  Sant  in  1901  as  surveyor  general  of  logs  and  lumber  for 
the  Fifth  district  of  Minnesota.     [26*;  167  (May  23,  1902).] 

Stevens,  George  C,  b.  in  Joliet,  111.,  Sept.  24,  1859;  came  to  St.  Paul 
in  1887,  where  he  had  charge  of  several  printing  offices.  In  1895  he 
became  state  supervisor  of  printing.     [30.] 

Stevens,  George  G.,  b.  in  Oswego,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  31,  1818;  settled  in 
Minnesota  in  1856  on  a  farm  that  afterward  became  the  town  site  of 
Rushford;  later  engaged  in  banking  and  real  estate  business.     [29.] 

Stevens,  Hamlet,  banker,  b.  in  West  Hawkesbury,  Canada,  Aug.  16, 
1830;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  Meeker 
county;  was  register  of  deeds,  county  treasurer,  and  county  auditor; 
resided  in  Forest  City  and  Litchfield.     [65.] 

Stevens,  Hiram  Fairchild,  lawyer,  b.  in  St.  Albans,  Vt,  Sept.  11, 
1852;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  March  9,  1904.  He  was  graduated  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Vermont,  and  at  the  Columbia  Law  School  in  1874,  being  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  Vermont  the  same  year;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in 
1879;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1889,  and  a  state  sen- 
ator, 1891-7;  editor  of  "History  of  the  Bench  and  Bar  of  Minnesota," 
two  volumes,  1904.  [20*;  22*;  27*;  28,  X;  30;  68;  93*;  95*;  98*;  137; 
237   (31).] 

Stevens,  John  F.,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  West  Gardiner,  Me.,  April  25, 
1853;  was  assistant  city  engineer  of  Minneapolis,  1874-6,  and  later  lived 
in  St.  Paul;  was  connected  with  the  construction  of  various  railroads; 
was  chief  engineer  of  the  Great  Northern  Railway  Co.,  1895-1902;  sec- 
ond vice  president  of  the  Rock  Island  system,  1904-5;  chief  engineer 
of  the  Panama  canal,  1905-7;  and  later  was  vice  president  of  the  N. 
Y.,  N.  H.  and  H.  Railroad  Co.,  residing  in  New  Haven,  Conn.  [17;  237 
(40*).] 


742  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Stevens,  John  Harrington,  pioneer,  b.  in  Canada,  June  13,  1820;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  May  28,  1900.  He  served  in  the  army  during  the  Mex- 
ican war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain  in  the  Quartermaster  Depart- 
ment, and  was  commonly  called  colonel;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1849, 
building  the  first  dwelling  west  of  the  Mississippi  on  the  site  of  Min- 
neapolis. He  was  a  farmer,  merchant,  editor,  and  historian;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1857-8  and  1876,  and  a  state  sen- 
ator, 1859-60;  author  of  "Personal  Recollections  of  Minnesota  and  its 
People,  and  Early  History  of  Minneapolis,"  432  pages,  1890;  edited 
the  "History  of  Hennepin  County,"  497  pages,  published  with  Atwater's 
"History  of  Minneapolis,"  in  1895.  During  many  years  he  was  president 
of  the  State  Agricultural  Society.  [18*;  22*;  23;  28,  X;  29;  32;  41; 
58;  59;  84*;  85;  112*;  166  (1895*);  166A*;  237  (9*);  238  (May  29, 
1900*);  240  (Nov.  22t  1861).] 

Stevens,  M.  H.,  b.  in  Charlestown,  N.  H.,  in  1844;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1856;  served  in  the  Tenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war; 
became  connected  with  the  St.  Paul  Dispatch  in  1868;  afterward  en- 
gaged in  various  newspaper  enterprises;  was  reporter  of  the  state  leg- 
islature in  1877.     [30.] 

Stevens,  Marion  S.,  lawyer  and  farmer,  b.  in  Arkansaw,  Wis.,  Aug. 
31,  1854;  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1864;  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1879;  has  resided  in  Graceville  since  1889.     [22*;  24.] 

Stevens,  Norman  Bronson,  b.  in  Honesdale,  Pa.,  May  15,  1828;  d.  in 
Winona,  Minn.,  Oct.  6,  1892.  He  settled  on  a  claim  on  the  site  of  Wi- 
nona in  1855;  engaged  in  fruit  culture,  and  in  the  sale  of  farm  ma- 
chinery.    [77*;  78.] 

Stevens,  Rtjfus  C,  journalist,  b.  in  Cabot,  Vt,"  April  5,  1824;  served 
as  adjutant  in  the  104th  Illinois  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in 
newspaper  publication  in  various  places;  settled  in  Morris,  Minn.,  in 
1888,  and  purchased  the  Tribune.     [73.] 

Stevens,  Simon,  pioneer,  b.  in  Canada,  May,  1827;  d.  in  Clearwater, 
Minn.,  July  5,  1904.  He  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1850;  engaged  in  farm- 
ing on  the  site  of  that  city;  pre-empted  in  1855  the  land  where  Clear- 
water stands;  platted  the  village  and  built  the  first  house;  removed 
in  1858  to  the  farm  where  he  afterward  resided.  He  was  one  of  the 
party  first  exploring  Lake  Minnetonka,  1851,  and  built  a  sawmill  there 
the  next  year.     [31;  59;  237  (7*,  35*).] 

Stevens,  W.  H„  druggist,  b.  in  Scipio,  N.  Y.,  May  22,  1814;  studied 
medicine;  opened  the  first  drug  store  in  Faribault,  Minn,,  1856.     [70.] 

Stevens,  William  H.,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1830;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1852;  engaged  in  real  estate  business,  and  dealt  in  farm  ma- 
chinery in  Winona;  was  a  state  senator  in  1873.    [30.] 

Stevens,  William  Lewis,  b,  in  West  Waterville  (now  Oakland), 
Maine,  Dec.  17,  1853;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Maine,  1876; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1877,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  engaged  in  flour 
business,  being  since  1884  an  exporter  to  Europe.     [85A*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  743 

Stevens,  William  R.,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Worthington, 
Mass.,  May  15,  1812;  d.  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  Jan.  15,  1867.  He  was 
graduated  at  Williams  College,  1841,  and  Lane  Theological  Seminary, 
1844;  was  pastor  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  during  the  last  four  years  of  his 
life.     [143.] 

Stevenson,  John  H.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Oct.  26,  1807; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1850,  and  settled  at  Clear  Lake,  being  the  first 
settler  in  that  township.     [31.] 

Stevenson,  Lokan  Charles,  lawyer,  b.  in  Oakland  county,  Mich.,  Aug. 
20,  1861;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1883,  settling  at  first  in  Mankato;  re- 
moved to  Minneapolis  in  1887,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1889; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1901.     [22*;  30.] 

Stevermeb,  Bernhard,  pioneer,  b.  in  Germany,  May  3,  1820;  d.  in 
Barber,  Faribault  county,  Minn.,  Dec.  14,  1904.  He ,  settled  there  in 
1856,  having  come  to  America  nine  years  before.     [237  (32*,  35*).] 

Steward,  Oliver  J.,  educator,  b.  in  Saybrook,  Ohio,  July  7,  1848; 
was  graduated  at  Grand  River  Institute,  Ohio,  in  1872;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1876;  engaged  in  teaching  in  Wright  county;  was  county  su- 
perintendent of  schools,  1877-83;  resided  in  Buffalo.     [31.] 

Stewart,  Charles  Adams,  physician,  b.  in  Sandusky,  Ohio,  June  23, 
1848;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Iowa,  1870,  and 
at  Western  Reserve  University,  1877;  practiced  in  Ohio,  Wisconsin, 
and  Chicago;  settled  in  Duluth  in  1887.     [31A.] 

Stewart,  Charles  N.,  b.  in  High  Forest,  Olmsted  county,  Minn.,  May 
31,  1858;  d.  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  Feb.  18,  1901.  He  engaged  in  milling 
at  Stewartville;  was  sheriff  of  Olmsted  county  three  terms,  beginning 
in  1892.     [237    (14*).] 

Stewart,  Daniel,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Amsterdam,  N.  Y., 
July  17,  1811;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  April  30,  1897.  He  was  graduated  at 
Union  College,  1833,  and  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  1838;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1871,  settling  in  Minneapolis,  where  he  was  pastor  ten 
years.     [58;   153;   154A.] 

Stewart,  Fred  S.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Tonawanda,  Pa.,  Feb.  6,  1862;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1883,  settling  in  Anoka  county;  taught  school  three 
years;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1889;  judge  of  the  municipal  court 
of  Anoka  since  1902.     [25;  43.] 

Stewart,  George  W.,  b.  in  Morrow  county,  Ohio,  April  22,  1823;  d. 
in  Omaha,  Neb.,  in  1874.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854,  and  estab- 
lished one  of  the  first  nurseries  in  the  territory.  During  the  civil  war 
he  served  in  the  army,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain.    [166  (1875).] 

Stewart,  George  Warren,  lawyer,  b.  in  Bellevue,  Minn.,  June  18, 
1859;  d.  Oct.  8,  1911.  He  was  graduated  at  the  state  normal  school  in 
St.  Cloud,  1882;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  the  same  place  in  1884, 
and  afterward  practiced  there.     [22*;  24;  25;  137.] 


744  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Stewart,  J.  Clark,  surgeon,  b.  in  Camden,  N.  J.,  Oct.  21,  1854;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1875,  and  at  the  College 
"of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  New  York,  1884;  professor  in  surgery, 
University  of  Minnesota,  since  1886.     [24;  26*;   85A;  127A*,  B.] 

Stewart,  Jacob  Henry,  physician,  congressman,  b.  in  Clermont,  N. 
Y.,  Jan.  15,  1829;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Aug.  25,  1884.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in 
1855,  and  the  next  year  was  appointed  physician  of  Ramsey  county; 
was  surgeon  general  of  Minnesota,  1857-63,  and  a  state  senator,  1858-9. 
At  the  opening  of  the  civil  war  he  joined  the  First  Minnesota  vol- 
unteers. He  was  mayor  of  St.  Paul  in  1864;  postmaster,  1865-70;  and 
representative  in  Congress,  1877-79.  [1;  10;  18;  28,  IV*;  29;  68;  93; 
94;  139;  237  (1).] 

Stewart,  Jesse  I.,  settled  in  Wilton,  Waseca  county,  Minn.,  in  1856; 
was  county  treasurer,  1857-9,  and  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1860;  removed  to  Oregon  in  1879.    [75.] 

Stewart,  John  Truesdale,  b.  in  Loda,  111.,  Jan.  13,  1868;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  University  of  Illinois,  1893;  was  assistant  on  the  U.  S. 
Geological  Survey,  1897-1903;  drainage  engineer,  U.  S.  Dept.  of  Agri- 
culture, 1904-8;  professor  of  engineering  in  the  College  of  Agriculture, 
University  of  Minnesota,  since  1908,  residing  in  St.  Anthony  Park,  St. 
Paul.    [7A.] 

Stewart,  Joseph,  soldier,  b.  in  Kentucky;  was  graduated  at  the  U. 
S.  Military  Academy,  1842;  was  commandant  at  Fort  Snelling,  1854-5; 
attained  the  rank  of  lieutenant  colonel  in  IS 79,  and  the  same  year  re- 
tired from  the  army.    [11;  12;  13.] 

Stewart,  Levi  Merrick,  capitalist,  b.  in  Corinna,  Maine,  Dec.  10, 1827; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  May  3,  1910.  He  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  Col- 
lege, 1853;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  prac- 
ticed law  many  years;  engaged  extensively  in  real  estate  business, 
acquiring  great  wealth.     [237  (59*);  241.] 

Stewart,  Solomon  Prindle,  merchant,  b.  in  Williamstown,  Mass., 
Aug.  28,  1823;  came  to  Northfield,  Minn.,  in  1857,  where  he  engaged 
in  the  dry  goods  trade  until  1866,  and  later  dealt  in  lumber.    [18.] 

Stickney,  Alpheus  Beede,  lawyer  and  railway  official;  b.  in  Wilton, 
Maine,  June  27,  1840;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1861;  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1862,  and  practiced  seven  years  in  Stillwater;  removed  to  St. 
Paul  in  1869,  and  was  contractor  and  superintendent  of  construction 
of  several  railways;  was  organizer  and  builder  of  the  St.  Paul  Union 
Stock  Yards  and  packing  houses,  1882;  president  of  the  Chicago  Great 
Western  Railway  Co.  since  1892;  author,  "The  Railway  Problem"  (249 
pages,  1891).    [17;  20;  22*;  23;  24;  25;  95*.] 

Stickney,  Granville  Mellin,  lumberman,  b.  at  Carthage,  Maine, 
Dec.  28,  1835;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Oct,  17,  1874.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1853,  settling  in  Stillwater;  was  register  of  the  U.  S.  land  office  at 
Taylor's  Falls,  1861-5;  removed  to  Minneapolis  in  1865,  and  engaged 


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in  lumber  business  in  partnership  with  W.  D.  Washburn.     [237   (1); 
238  (Oct.  21,  1874).] 

Stickney,  Samuel  Crosby,  b.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  Nov.  19,  1865;  was 
graduated  at  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology,  1886;  engaged 
in  service  of  the  Chicago  Great  Western  Railway  Co.,  residing  in  St. 
Paul;  was  general  manager  of  this  railway,  1894-1908.     [17;  24.] 

Stiles,  A.  M.,  farmer,  b.  in  Steuben  county,  N.  Y.,  April  10,  1838; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1862;  settled  in  Ashley  township,  Stearns  coun- 
ty, in  1866;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1879.  [30;  31.] 
Stiles,  Henry  E.,  farmer,  b.  in  Montreal,  Canada,  in  1825;  served 
in  the  Eighth  Wisconsin  Light  Artillery  in  the  civil  war,  becoming 
captain  of  his  company;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1873  in  Becker,  Sher- 
burne county.    [31.] 

Stilson,  Simon  P.,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1819;  settled  on  a  farm  in 
Pipestone  county,  Minn.,  in  1880,  on  the  site  of  Jasper.     [34.] 

Stilwell,  Eugene  Jay,  b.  in  Newburg,  Wis.,  June  27,  1849;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1852  with  his  parents,  who  settled  in  St.  Paul;  engaged 
in  mercantile  business;  removed  to  Minneapolis  in  1901;  president  of 
the  Minneapolis  Paper  Co.     [24;  25;  166A*.] 

Stimmler,  Valentine,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Alsace,  Dec.  6,  1836;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Jan.  16,  1908.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1840; 
studied  at  St.  John's  College,  Minn.,  and  was  ordained  priest  in  1869; 
was  pastor  in  St.  Paul,  1875-87,  and  in  St.  Joseph,  Minn.,  1887-92.  [132 
(1908);  146.] 

Stimson,  Albert,  lumberman,  b.  in  York  county,  Maine,  Nov.  10, 
1817;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1849,  settling  at  first  in  Stillwater;  was  a 
member  of  the  territorial  legislature,  1853-6;  resided  in  Anoka  after 
1873.     [31;  41.] 

Stimson,  Charles  F„  lumberman  and  farmer,  b.  in  York  county, 
Maine,  April  19,  1822;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1848;  engaged  in  lumber- 
ing above  St.  Anthony  several  years;  in  1880  settled  on  a  farm  at  Elk 
River.     [31;  41.] 

Stimson,  E.  J.,  farmer,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1825;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1857;  settled  in  Brownsdale,  Mower  county;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1873.     [30.] 

Stimson,  Henry  Albert,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  New  York 
city,  Sept.  28,  1S42;  was  graduated  at  Yale  College,  1865,  and  at  And- 
over  Theological  Seminary,  1869;  was  pastor  of  Plymouth  Church, 
Minneapolis,  1869-80;  later  was  pastor  in  Worcester,  Mass.,  1880-6,  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  1886-93,  and  of  Manhattan  Church,  New  York  city,  since 
1896;  author  of  several  religious  books.     [4;  17.] 

Stinchfield,  Augustus  W.,  physician,  b.  in  Phillips,  Maine,  Dec.  21, 
1842;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  Bowdoin  College,  1868;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1872,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  Eyota;  removed  to 
Rochester  in  1892.    [66;  66A.] 


746  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Stine,  William  B.,  b.  in  Greenville,  Tenn.,  June  27,  1856;  became  a 
telegraph  operator,  and  resided  in  various  places  in  Iowa  and  Minne- 
sota; was  clerk  of  the  district  court  in  Murray  county,  Minn.,  1887-96. 
[34.] 

Stites,  Charles  W.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Perry,  111.,  in  1855;  settled  in  Min- 
nesota in  1880;  resided  at  Lake  Benton;  was  superintendent  of  schools 
in  Lincoln  county  seven  years;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1899-1901.     [30.] 

Stivers,  Edgar,  journalist,  b.  in  Wasioja,  Minn.,  Oct.  6,  1865;  settled 
in  Dodge  Center  in  1890,  where  he  has  since  owned  and  edited  the 
Dodge  Center  Star.     [25;  50*.] 

Stivers,  H.  C,  journalist,  b.  in  Pomeroy,  Ohio,  in  1849;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1857;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Cavalry  in  the  civil 
war;  resided  in  Brainerd,  where  he  edited  and  published  the  Brainerd 
Journal;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1891  and  1899.    [30.] 

Stobbart,  Arthur  James,  lawyer,  b.  in  Chatham,  Eng.,  Dec.  31,  1872; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1890,  settling  in  Minnesota;  was  grad- 
uated at  Gloucester  College,  England,  1889,  and  in  law  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Minnesota,  1897;  has  since  practiced  in  St.  Paul.     [25;  137.] 

Stock,  William  J.,  druggist  ,b.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  Dec.  22,  1874;  was 
graduated  from  the  department  of  pharmacy  of  the  State  University, 
1895;  resided  in  Melrose;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1905.     [30*.] 

Stockenstrom,  Herman,  journalist,  b.  in  Sweden,  March  13,  1853; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Oct.  25,  1902.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1874; 
settled  in  Minnesota  in  1877;  was  editor  of  the  Minnesota  Stats  Tid- 
ning,  Minneapolis,  and  of  Skaffaren,  St.  Paul,  and  of  other  newspapers; 
was  assistant  secretary  of  state,  1887-95.     [30;  68;  169*;  237  (19*).] 

Stocker,  Henry  Davis,  lawyer,  b.  in  Cabot,  Vt.,  June  23,  1836;  served 
during  the  civil  war  in  the  16th  Illinois  Cavalry,  attaining  the  rank  of 
captain;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865,  settling  in  Lake  City;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  the  next  year.     [18;  20;  74.] 

Stocking,  B.  F.,  b.  in  Oneida  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1831;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1857;  settled  in  New  Auburn  in  1870;  owned  a  farm  and  en- 
gaged extensively  in  bee  culture.     [32.] 

Stocking,  George,  b.  in  Hartford  county,  Conn.,  Jan.,  1816;  was  or- 
dained a  Methodist  minister  in  1848;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  re- 
sided in  Eyota,  Olmsted  county,  1858-64;  afterward  engaged  in  mercan- 
tile business  in  Rochester,     t^.] 

Stockman,  Benjamin,  miller,  b.  in  Leith,  Scotland,  in  1863;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1892,  settling  at  first  in  Winona,  Minn,;  engaged 
in  flour  commission  business  in  Minneapolis,  1896-8;  has  since  been 
manager  of  flour  mills  in  New  Ulm.     [24;  168  (April  19,  1899*).] 

Stockton,  Albert  William,  miller,  b.  in  Kosciusko  county,  Ind., 
March  30,  1844;  d.  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  May  3,  1902.    He  served  in  the 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  747 

25th  Wisconsin  Regt.  during  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1872, 
settling  in  Faribault;  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  furniture  and  of 
flour;  was  a  state  senator,  1891-1902.  [22*;  23*;  26*;  30;  237  (19*).] 
Stockwell,  Silvanus  Albert,  b.  in  Anoka,  Minn.,  June  8,  1857;  re- 
moved to  Minneapolis  in  1883,  and  has  engaged  in  life  insurance  since 
1892;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1891  and  1897,  and  a 
state  senator  in  1899-1902.     [24;  25;  30;  31;  43*;  85A*.] 

Stockwell,  Sylvanus,  farmer,  b.  in  Sutton,  Mass.,  March  23,  1824; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  in  Anoka;  was  county  treasurer, 
1859-61.     [31;   43.] 

Stoddard,  C.  S.,  physician,  b.  in  Kane  county,  111.,  in  1846;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1857;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  cavalry,  1863;  was 
graduated  at  the  university  at  Aurora,  111.,  in  1871,  and  at  Bennett 
Medical  College,  1874;  practiced  in  Shakopee,  and  after  1879  in  Red- 
wood Falls.     [32.] 

Stoddard,  Henry  T.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Alford,  Mass.,  in  1822;  d.  near 
Blue  Earth  City,  Minn.,  April  27,  1891.  He  was  the  first  settler  in 
Verona,  Faribault  county,  1855;  resided  on  a  farm  there  twenty-nine 
years,  and  then  moved  to  the  farm  where  he  died.     [51.] 

Stoddard,  S.  F.,  physician,  b.  in  Farmington,  Maine,  March,  1844; 
d.  at  Lake  Crystal,  Minn.,  Dec.  16,  1875.  He  served  in  the  army  in  the 
civil  war;  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1867;  settled  at  Lake 
Crystal  in  1869.     [139.] 

Stoever,  John  Casper,  journalist,  b.  in  Germantown,  Pa.,  Jan.  5,  1824; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1854,  and  published  the  St.  Peter  Courier  one 
year;  then  removed  to  Henderson,  where  he  published  the  Democrat 
one  year  and  afterward  was  in  the  real  estate  business;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1869,  and  later  was  IT.  S.  collector  of 
customs  at  Pembina  for  six  years.     [18;   28,  X;   32.] 

Stohr,  Peter  Charles,  b.  in  New  York  city,  Sept.  27,  1859;  settled 
in  St.  Paul  in  1894;  was  general  freight  agent  of  the  Chicago  Great 
Western  railway.     [95*.] 

Stokes,  James  W.,  b.  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  Dec.  25,  1856;  came  to 
Minneapolis  in  1871;  is  a  paper  hanger  and  decorator;  in  1907  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature.     [30*.] 

Stolberg,  Alfred  P.,  lawyer,  b.  at  Fish  Lake,  Minn.,  Dec.  4,  1876; 
was  graduated  at  Gustavus  Adolphus  College,  St.  Peter,  1899,  and  in 
law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1902;  was  register  of  deeds  for 
Chisago  county,  1903-8,  and  has  since  been  county  attorney;  resides 
in  Center  City.     [42.] 

Stolberg,  Peter  H.,  judge,  b.  in  Skog,  Sweden,  in  1849;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1868,  and  to  Chisago  county,  Minn.,  in  1871;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1888;  was  county  attorney  of  Chisago  county 
twelve  years,  1889-1900;  judge  of  the  Nineteenth  judicial  district  since 
1907;   resides  at  Harris.     [30.] 


748  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Stoll,  Stanislaus,  b.  in  Wisconsin  in  1857;  d.  in  Little  Falls,  Minn., 
July  27,  1891.  He  was  educated  at  St.  John's.  University;  settled  in 
Little  Falls  in  1880;  was  president  of  the  Little"  Falls  Electric  and 
Water  Company;  was  treasurer  of  Morrison  county,  1883-90.  [132 
(July  and  Aug.,  1891).] 

Stomberg,  Andrew  Adin,  educator,  b.  at  Carver,  Minn.,  March  29, 
1871;  was  graduated  at  Gustavus  Adolphus  College,  1895,  and  studied 
later  at  the  Universities  of  Minnesota  and  of  Leipzig  until  1898;  was 
professor  of  history  and  political  science  in  Gustavus  Adolphus  Col- 
lege, St.  Peter,  Minn.,  1898-1907;  professor  of  Scandinavian  languages 
and  literature,  University  of  Minnesota,  since  1907,  residing  in  Minne- 
apolis.    [127B;   148.] 

Stone,  Alexander  Johnston,  physician,  b.  in  Wiscasset,  Maine,  Sept. 
7,  1845;  d.  July  16,  1910.  He  studied  at  Harvard,  Bowdoin,  and  Pitts- 
field  medical  colleges;  came  to  Minnesota  and  settled  in  practice  of 
medicine  in  St.  Paul;  was  professor  in  the  college  of  medicine,  Uni- 
versity of  Minnesota,  1888-1910;  was  editor  of  the  Northwestern  Med- 
ical and  Surgical  Journal  nearly  thirty  years.     [127B.] 

Stone,  Archibald  A.,  merchant,  b.  in  Ontario,  Canada,  Oct.  30,  1853; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  when  three  years  old;  engaged 
in  milling,  and  later  dealt  in  hardware,  farm  machinery,  and  fuel;  re- 
sided in  Morris.     [24;  73.] 

Stone,  Azro  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Canada,  Jan.  17,  1840;  d.  in  St.  Peter, 
Minn.,  June  9,  1907.  He  came  to  St.  Peter  in  1854;  served  in  the  Sec- 
ond Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  sheriff  of  Nicollet  county, 
1866-70;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1874;  was  county  attorney  of 
Nicollet  county,  1885-1900  and  1902-07.     [25;   32;   237   (43*).] 

Stone,  Clarence  Edward,  b.  in  Madison,  Wis.,  in  1859;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1880,  settling  in  St.  Paul;  was  passenger  and  ticket  agent 
successively  for  the  Northern  Pacific,  the  St.  Paul  and  Duluth,  and  the 
Great  Northern  railways,  and  later  engaged  in  selling  timber  lands; 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1909-11.     [30*;  163*.] 

Stone,Emanuel  Olson,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden,  April  13, 
1860;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1875;  studied  at  Augustana  Col- 
lege and  Seminary,  Rock  Island,  111.,  and  was  ordained  in  1894;  has 
since  been  pastor  in  Minneapolis,  and  is  president  of  Minnesota  Col- 
lege.   [17;  148;  169A.] 

Stone,  George  Calvin,  b.  in  Shrewsbury,  Mass.,  Nov.  11,  1822;  d.  in 
Duluth,  Minn.,  Oct.  25,  1900.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1869,  settling 
in  Duluth,  where  he  became  interested  in  the  iron  deposits  of  Min- 
nesota, prospecting  and  opening  mines,  and  in  the  building  of  the 
Duluth  and  Iron  Range  railway.  In  1880  he  removed  to  St.  Paul,  but 
continued  in  the  active  supervision  of  his  enterprises  in  northern 
Minnesota.    [23;  28,  IX;  93*;  237  (11*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  749 

Stone,  George  G.,  journalist,  b.  in  Petersburg,  Jackson  county,  Minn., 
Aug.  22,  1867;  learned  tbe  printer's  trade  in  the  office  of  the  Jackson 
Republic;  settled  in  Pipestone  in  1890,  where  he  is  editor  of  the  Farm- 
ers' Leader.     [71A.] 

Stone,  H.  Ward,  banker,  b.  in  Wisconsin  in  1849;  settled  in  Minne- 
sota in  1870;  was  receiver  of  the  U.  S.  land  office  at  Benson  eight 
years,  and  later  engaged  in  banking  there;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1897,  and  a  state  senator,  1903-05;  removed  to  Minne- 
apolis, 1910.     [30.] 

Stone,  Heman  Ward,  miller,  b.  in  Ontario,  Feb.  19,  1828;  d.  in  Mor- 
ris, Minn.,  Aug.  22,  1906.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  in 
Scott  county;  owned  a  flouring  mill  and  a  farm  in  Darnen  township, 
Stevens  county,  after  1876;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1877-8.     [30;  73;  237  (43*).] 

Stone,  J.  J.,  physician,  b.  in  Arlington,  Vt,  Aug.  17,  1827;  came  to 
Minnesota  and  opened  a  farm  in  Wabasha  county;  served  in  the  Min- 
nesota Heavy  Artillery  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Argyle  in  1882; 
owned  a  drug  store,  and  1,500  acres  of  land  in  Marshall  county,  and 
practiced  medicine  there.     [35.] 

Stone,  Lane  K.,  b.  in  Winnebago  county,  Wis.,  in  1849 ;  was  educated 
at  Lawrence  University;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1869;  founded  the 
town  of  Montevideo  in  1871;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  and  bank- 
ing; was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1876-7  and  1880-1;  re- 
sided in  St.  Paul  after  1882  and  dealt  in  real  estate;  removed  to  Key- 
stone, N.  D.,  in  1895.     [176  (March,  1888*).] 

Stone,  M.  B.,  b.  in  Worcester  county,  Mass.,  in  1810;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1854,  and  settled  on  a  farm  near  St.  Peter;  was  a  state  sena- 
tor in  1873  and  1876.     [30;  32.] 

Stone,  Royal  Augustus,  lawyer,  b.  in  Le  Sueur,  Minn.,  June  26,  1875; 
was  graduated  in  law  at  Washington  University,  St.  Louis,  1897,  and 
practiced  eight  years  in  Morris;  was  assistant  attorney  general  of 
Minnesota,  1905-07;  has  since  practiced  in  St.  Paul.     [24;  30.] 

Stone,  Ward,  b.  in  Canada  in  1856;  came  to  Minnesota  when  an  in- 
fant; engaged  in  farming  and  milling  in  Morris;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1903-5.     [30*.] 

Stone,  William  T.,  physician,  b.  in  New  York  state,  1856;  was  grad- 
uated at  Hahnemann  Medical  College,  Chicago,  1882;  practiced  in  St. 
Cloud,  1882-96,  and  in  Park  Rapids  since  1898;  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Stoneman,  Mark  Davis,  dentist,  b.  in  Grayson  county,  Va.,  Dec.  4, 
1815;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  March,  1875.  He  was  graduated  at  the  Penn- 
sylvania College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  1838;  studied  dentistry 
after  1858;   settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1863.     [84.] 

Storey,  Alfred  F.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Galion,  Ohio,  Nov.  22,  1853;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1873;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1877;  settled  in  Lit- 
tle Falls  in  1879;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1888.     [25;  31.] 


750  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Storia,  Lewis  O.,  b.  in  Allamakee  county,  Iowa,  Nov.  30,  1853;  d. 
in  Moorhead,  Minn.,  Aug.  12,  1884.  He  came  to  Clay  county,  Minn., 
in  1876;  owned  a  farm  in  Eglon  township;  was  county  auditor  after 
1880.  .[238   (Aug.  13,  1884).] 

Storms,  George  E.,  b.  in  Oswego  county,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  16,  1841;  came 
to  Anoka,  Minn.,  in  1872;  was  general  manager  of  the  Anoka  Lumber 
Company;  in  1881  became  part  owner  in  a  large  factory  of  doors,  sash 
and  blinds.     [31.] 

Story,  Jacob,  b.  in  Essex,  Mass.,  March  21,  1822;  d.  in  Winona,  Minn., 
Feb.  22,  1895.  He  was  graduated  at  Yale  College,  1844,  and  Dane  Law 
School,  Cambridge,  Mass.,  1846;  settled  in  Winona  in  1856;  was  judge 
of  probate  twenty-four  years.     [76;  78.] 

Stoughton,  Alvin  N.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Weathersfield,  Vt,  in  1814;  d.  in 
Owatonna,  Minn.,  April  16,  1889.  He  came  to  Steele  county,  Minn.,  in 
1856;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Owatonna;  was  county  audi- 
tor four  terms,  beginning  in  1865.     [72;  179  (May  3,  1889).] 

Stout,  T.,  b.  in  Middletown,  N.  J.,  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  served 
in  the  First  and  Second  Minnesota  regiments  in  the  civil  war,  attain- 
ing the  rank  of  captain;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Kenyon; 
spent  several  years  in  Montana,  but  in  1880  settled  in  Lyon  county, 
Minn.     [32.] 

Stowe,  Andrew  David,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  Readsboro,  Vt., 
April  21,  1851;  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1856;  was  edu- 
cated at  the  Shattuck  School  and  Seabury  Divinity  School,  Faribault; 
was  rector  in  Anoka,  1880-8,  in  Stillwater,  1888-1900,  and  of  Christ 
Church,  Minneapolis,  since  1900;  secretary  of  the  diocese  of  Minnesota 
since  1885;  chaplain  of  the  state  senate,  1911.     [30*.] 

Stowe,  Emory  C,  merchant,  b.  in  Sycamore,  111.,  in  1857;  engaged 
in  mercantile  business  in  Fairmont,  Minn.,  after  1872,  and  also  owned 
several  grain  elevators.     126;  39.] 

Stowe,  Lewis,  farmer,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1828;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1856;  settled  in  Waterville;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1873.     [30.] 

Stowers,  C.  N.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Prospect,  Maine,  Sept.  24, 
1835;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  March  2,  1896.  He  was  graduated  from  col- 
lege at  Middletown,  Conn.,  in  1860;  engaged  in  teaching,  and  was  presi- 
dent of  Upper  Iowa  University;  came  to  Minnesota;  was  pastor  in 
Faribault  and  Minneapolis,  and  presiding  elder  of  the  Mankato  and 
Winona  districts.     [150;  238  (Oct.  30,  1887).] 

Strafford,  William,  b.  in  England  in  1833;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1853;  settled  in  Chatfield,  Minn.,  in  1856;  opened  the  first 
brickyard  in  that  part  of  the  state,  and  also  engaged  in  mercantile 
business  after  1881.    [52.] 

Strain,  Bbonson,  journalist,  b.  in  Richmondville,  N.  Y.,  June  17, 
1855;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1880;  owne£  and  published  the  Glenwood 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  751 

Press,  the  Hancock  Times,  the  Norman  County  Banner,  and  after  1884 
the  Battle  Lake  Review.     [238   (Dec.  20,  1893*).] 

Strait,  George  F.,  b.  in  Bradford  county,  Pa.,  March  22,  1832;  d.  in 
Shakopee,  Minn.,  June,  1887.  He  settled  on  a  farm  Scott  county, 
Minn.,  in  1856;  later  engaged  in  milling,  and  resided  in  Shakopee. 
[32;  168  (June  3,  1887).] 

Strait,  Horace  Burton,  congressman,  b.  in  Potter  county,  Pa.,  Jan. 
26,  1835;  d.  while  on  a  journey  in  Texas,  Feb.  25,  1894.  He  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  on  a  farm  in  Scott  county;  in  1860  removed 
to  Shakopee,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business;  enlisted  in  the  Ninth 
Minnesota  Regt.  in  1862,  was  captain  till  1864,  and  afterward  major. 
In  1866  he  helped  to  organize  the  First  National  Bank  of  Shakopee,  of 
which  he  was  president.  He  was  a  representative  in  Congress  in 
1873-9,  and  1881-7.  [10;  18;  27*;  32;  41;  103*;  115;  237  (3);  238 
(Feb.  26,  1894*).] 

Strait,  Samuel  Burton,  b.  in  Bradford  county,  Pa.,  Dec.  14,  1813; 
came  to  Scott  county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  two  years  later  platted  the  town 
of  St.  Lawrence;  owned  a  farm  near  Jordan.     [32.] 

Straka,  Emil  E.,  violinist,  b.  in  Suez,  June  10,  1866.  His  parents, 
both  being  musicians,  committed  him  when  a  few  months  old  to  the 
care  of  his  grandparents  in  Neuhaus,  Bohemia.  He  received  a  fine 
musical  education  in  the  Conservatory  in  Prague;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1885,  and  soon  afterward  to  Minnesota,  settling  in  St.  Paul; 
director  of  the  Grand  Opera  House  orchestra.     [22*.] 

Strand,  J.  S.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Vandven,  Norway,  April 
19,  1869;  was  educated  at  Augsburg  Seminary,  Minneapolis;  was  pas- 
tor at  Hanley  Falls,  Minn.,  1894-98;  at  Lawson,  Minn.,  1898-1902;  Mil- 
waukee, Wis.,  1902-04;  and  Ft.  Ransom,  N.  D.,  after  Oct.,  1904.  [148.] 
Strang,  George  J.,  farmer,  b.  in  Illinois,  Feb.  22,  1845;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Minnesota  in  1854;  served  in  the  Fifth  Minnesota  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war;  settled  in  Douglas  county  in  1866;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1895.     [30.] 

Strapp,  Jeremiah  J.,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  April  3,  1860;  became  a  member 
of  the  fire  department  when  nineteen  years  old,  a  captain  in  1885,  and 
has  been  chief  of  the  department  since  1905.     [24;  93A;  96*;  100*.] 

Strasen,  Heinrich  C.  G.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  at  Watertown, 
Wis.,  Feb.  7,  1869;  was  graduated  at  the  Northwestern  University 
there,  1887,  and  at  Concordia  Seminary,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  1890;  became 
pastor  at  Janesville,  Minn.,  1890,  and  at  Courtland,  Minn.,  1905.  [148.] 
Strate,  Hans  P.,  b.  in  Norway,  Aug.  4,  1847;  d.  in  Moorhead,  Minn., 
Jan.  9,  1908.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  a  young  man,  and 
was  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Moorhead;  was  treasurer  of  Clay 
county  continuously  after  1887.    [35;  237  (48).] 

Strathern,  William,  pioneer,  b.  in  Scotland,  April  5,  1829;  came  to 
the  United  States  about  1850,  and  settled  in  Rosemount,  Minn.,  in 
1853,  being  one  of  the  earliest  settlers  there.     [48.] 


752  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Stratton,  George  H.,  b.  in  Chester,  Maine,  in  1835;  served  in  the 
Eleventh  Maine  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Brainerd,  Minn.,  in 
1879,  and  engaged  in  hotel  business.     [31.] 

Stratton,  Levi  W.,  b.  in  Bradford,  N.  H.,  April  25,  1816;  came  to  the 
St.  Croix  valley  in  1838,  and  took  a  claim  on  the  site  of  Marine,  Wash- 
ington county,  Minn.;  settled  in  St.  Anthony  in  1852;  built  the  first 
bridge  across  Rum  river  at  Anoka  in  1853;  removed  to  Excelsior  in 
1871,  and  died  there  in  1881.     [29*;   31;  40.] 

Strauss,  Simon,  merchant,  b.  in  Germany,  March  27,  1850;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1876;  settled  at  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  in  1878,  where 
he  engaged  in  clothing  and  men's  furnishing  business.     [24;  53.] 

Straw,  Daniel,  physician,  b.  in  Piscataquis  county,  Maine,  May  17, 
1847;  d.  in  Wells,  Minn.,  July,  1891.  He  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth 
College,  1869;  settled  at  Wells  in  1870.     [34;  152.] 

Streckfuss,  Johann  Friedrich,  Lutheran  clergyman  and  educator, 
b.  Sept.  7,  1852,  in  Wiltshire,  Ohio;  was  graduated  at  Concordia  Col- 
lege, Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  1871,  and  Concordia  Seminary,  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
1874;  was  pastor  at  Young  America,  Minn.,  1874-92,  and  later  was  a 
professor  in  Concordia  College,  Springfield,  111.     [32;  148.] 

Streeter,  Truman  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Rowe,  Mass.,  Dec.  16,  1816; 
studied  law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1868, 
settling  in  Northfield.     [70.] 

Streetly,  Charles  C,  b.  in  Galloway,  Scotland,  Feb.  26,  1832;  d. 
in  St.  Francis,  Anoka  county,  Minn.,  June  17,  1902.  He  came  to  Amer- 
ica in  1852,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  settled  in  St,  Francis  in  1866, 
and  opened  the  first  general  store  there.     [31;  237  (19).] 

Streetly,  William,  merchant,  b.  in  Galloway,  Scotland,  Aug.  9, 
1850;  came  to  America  in  1865,  and  to  Anoka,  Minn.,  the  next  year; 
owned  a  store  at  St.  Francis  after  1889.    [43.] 

Streissguth,  T.,  merchant,  b.  in  Wisconsin  in  1856;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1870,  and  settled  in  Arlington,  Sibley  county;  was  a  state  sen- 
ator, 1891-3.     [30.] 

Strickler,  Ora  C,  physician  and  surgeon,  b.  in  Markham,  Ontario, 
Jan.  7,  1863;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Mich- 
igan, 1885;  came  to  Minnesota  the  same  year,  and  has  since  practiced 
in  New  Ulm.    [24;  25;  2^.^ 

Stringer,  Thomas  C,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Indiana  in  1836;  d.  in 
Faribault,  Minn.,  March  27,  1886.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1882,  and 
resided  in  Faribault,     [150.] 

Strobeck,  Charles  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  West  Parishville,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  8, 
1841;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1865;  came  to  Minnesota  the  same 
year;  settled  in  Litchfield  in  1869.     [65.] 

Strom,  Andrew,  b.  in  Norway  in  1820;  d.  in  Hector,  Minn.,  Nov.  20, 
1902.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1853,  and  four  years  later  to 
Minnesota;  settled  in  Hector  in  1878,  and  opened  a  drug  store.  [32; 
237   (28) J 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  753 

Strom,  E.  D.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Zumbrota,  Minn.,  June  9, 
1871;  was  graduated  at  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa,  1891,  and 
Luther  Seminary,  1895;  was  principal  of  the  academy  at  Albert  Lea, 
Minn.,  1897-1902,  and  afterward  pastor  in  Red  Wing.     [148.] 

Strom,  Herman  L.,  banker,  b.  in  Norway,  May  7,  1865;  came  with 
his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1879;  settled  in  Jackson,  Minn.,  in 
1887;  was  postmaster,  1897-1901,  and  later  was  cashier  of  the  Brown 
National  Bank.     [62.] 

Strom,  O.  A.,  was  the  first  white  child  born  in  Butternut  Valley,  Blue 
Earth  county,  Minn.,  1858;  opened  a  drug  store  at  Bird  Island  in  1881. 
[32.] 

Stromberg,  A.  L.,  farmer,  b.  in  Sandhem,  Sweden,  in  1843;  came  to 
the  United  States  when  twenty-five  years  old;  was  manager  of  a 
Swedish  newspaper;  owned  a  farm  at  Forest  Lake,  Washington  coun- 
ty, Minn.,  after  1877.     [169.] 

Strong,  Charles  Dibble,  merchant,  b.  in  Somersetshire,  England, 
June  19,  1808;  d.  Jan.  7,  1890.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1859,  and  built 
up  a  large  hardware  business.     [3*;  28,  VIII;  68;  93*;  98*.] 

Strong,  E.  B.,  b.  in  Onondaga  county,  N.  Y.,  July  22,  1814;  came  to 
St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  in  1860,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business;  was 
clerk  of  the  district  court,  1871-86.     [31.] 

Strong,  Freeman  Poole,  merchant,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  Jan.  15,  1847; 
came  to  St.  Paul  in  1860;  engaged  in  hardware  business,  1863-97; 
treasurer  of  the  Sharood  Shoe  Co.  after  1906.     [24;  25;  95*.] 

Strong,  James  Woodward,  educator,  b.  in  Brownington,  Vt.,  Sept.  29, 
1833;  was  graduated  at  Beloit  College,  1858,  and  Union  Theological 
Seminary,  1862;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865,  and  was  a  Congregational 
pastor  in  Faribault  five  years;  was  the  first  president  of  Carleton  Col- 
lege, Northfield,  1870-1903,  and  is  since  president  emeritus.  [4;  17; 
22*;  24;  70;  128  (1*);  179  (May,  1897*);  228.] 

Strong,  John  H.,  carpenter,  b.  in  Montreal  Canada,  Jan.  5,  1821; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  two  years  later  settled  in  Athens, 
Isanti  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1872.     [31.] 

Strong,  M.,  b.  in  Ontario;  with  his  two  brothers  settled  in  Grace- 
ville,  Big  Stone  county,  Minn.,  in  1881,  and  erected  a  flouring  mill. 
They  also  owned  a  sawmill  at  Hinckley.     [32.] 

Strong,  N.  E.,  b.  in  Ohio;  settled  in  Plum  Valley,  Waseca  county, 
Minn.,  in  1856;  was  clerk  of  the  district  court,  1864-8;  later  removed 
to  California.     [75.] 

Strong,  R.  O.,  b.  in  Tompkins  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  30,  1827;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Dec.  4,  1903.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1857;  engaged  in  the 
carpet  business,  and  after  1876  was  chief  of  the  fire  department  six 
years.     [68;  94;  237  (35*).] 

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754  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Strong,  W.  H.,  pioneer  merchant,  b.  in  Susquehanna  county,  Pa., 
Feb.  23,  1827;  d.  in  Spring  Valley,  Minn.,  Sept.  1,  1909.  He  settled  in 
Carimona,  Minn.,  in  1854,  built  the  first  house,  and  opened  the  first 
store  there;  was  sheriff  of  Fillmore  county;  after  1880  resided  in 
Spring  Valley,  where  he  was  president  of  a  state  bank.  [52;  237 
(56).] 

Stronge,  Joseph,  manufacturer  and  merchant,  b.  in  County  Kildare, 
Ireland,  Aug.  6,  1863;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1882,  and  to  Min- 
nesota in  1887,  settling  at  St.  Paul;  has  since  engaged  in  wholesale 
millinery  business.     [22*;   24;  25;  93A.] 

Strout,  Silas  C,  b.  in  Maine,  April  22,  1831;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1865;  settled  in  Fairhaven,  Stearns  county,  in  1868,  where  he  engaged 
in  mercantile  business  and  kept  a  hotel.     [31.] 

Struck,  Carl  F.,  architect,  b.  in  Christiania,  Norway,  Jan.  27,  1842; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1865;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1881, 
where  he  built  Normanna  Hall  and  many  other  important  buildings. 
[90*;  169*.] 

Struett,  Louis,  merchant,  b.  in  West  Baden,  Germany,  Aug.  24, 
1847;  came  to  the  United  States  when  eighteen  years  old,  settling  in 
Minnesota;  has  engaged  in  mercantile  business  at  Perham  since  1873. 
[24;  35.] 

Strunk,  Harman  H.,  b.  in  Germany,  May  14,  1818;  d.  in  Shakopee, 
Minn.,  Nov.  15,  1904.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1835;  settled  in 
Shakopee  in  1854;  owned  a  brewery  and  distillery,  and  after  1873  con- 
ducted a  drug  store.     [32;  237  (35).] 

Stryker,  John  E.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Catskill,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  30,  1862;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1868;  was  graduated  at  Yale  University,  1883,  and  at 
Columbia  Law  School,  1885;  has  since  practiced  in  St. '  Paul.  [24; 
25;  93;  98*;  137*;  238  (Nov.  9,  1899).] 

Stryker,  Peter,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Johnston,  N.  J.,  April 
18,  1826;  d.  in  Asbury  Park,  N.  J.,  March  25,  1900.  He  was  graduated 
at  Rutgers  College,  New  Brunswick,  in  1845,  and  later  at  a  theological 
seminary;  was  a  pastor  in  New  York,  Philadelphia,  and  other  cities, 
and  later  of  Andrew  Presbyterian  Church,  Minneapolis,  1884-90.  [238 
(March  26,  1900).] 

~  Stuart,  Absalom  B.,  physician,  b.  in  Williamsburg,  Pa.,  Aug.  27, 
1830;  d.  at  Santa  Rosa,  California,  July  30,  1887.  He  was  educated  at 
Lewisburg  University  and  Berkshire  Medical  College;  settled  at 
Winona,  Minn.,  in  1866;  removed  to  California  in  1876.     [29;   139.] 

Stuart,  David  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1861;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1885;  was  attorney  for  Cottonwood  county  three  terms;  resides  in 
Windom;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1909.    [30*,] 

Stuart,  ^rank  H.,  physician,  b.  in  Savannah,  Ga.,  Oct.  5,  1846;  was 
graduated  at  the  Kentucky  School  of  Medicine;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1878,  and  two  years  later  settled  in  Ada.     [35.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  755 

Stuart,  Thomas  Evans,  lumberman,  b.  in  Wilmington,  Del.,  in  1834; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  May  1,  1899.  He  came  to  St.  Anthony  in  1850;  en- 
gaged in  logging  and  lumbering,  and  during  the  last  fifteen  years  of 
his  life  was  employed  by  the  St.  Anthony  Water  Power  Co.  [167  (May 
5,1899).] 

Stuabt,  William  H.,  pioneer,  b.  in  New  York;  was  the  first  settler 
on  the  site  of  Crookston,  Minn.,  1872;  with  others  platted  the  town  in 
1875;  later  owned  a  brewery.     [81.] 

Stub,  Hans  A.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  May  13,  1822; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  June  27,  1907.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1848; 
engaged  in  ministerial  work  in  Wisconsin  and  Iowa;  returned  to  Nor- 
way for  some  years,  but  again  came  to  America,  settling  in  Minne- 
sota in  1896;  resided  in  Sacred  Heart,  and  after  1903  in  St.  Paul.  He 
was  the  second  Norwegian  pastor  to  settle  in  the  United  States.  [237 
(48*).] 

Stub,  Hans  Gerhard,  educator,  b.  in  Muskego,  Wis.,  Feb.  23,  1845; 
studied  in  Norway,  1861-65;  was  graduated  at  Luther  College,  Decorah, 
Iowa,  1866,  and  at  Concordia  Theological  Seminary,  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
1872;  was  pastor  in  Minneapolis,  1872-78,  and  was  president  of  Luther 
Seminary,  1879-88;  was  pastor  in  Decorah,  Iowa,  1896-1900;  and  has 
since  been  a  professor  in  Luther  Seminary,  Hamline,  St.  Paul.  He 
has  done  much  work  as  an  author,  and  as  editor  of  the  church  news- 
paper, "Kirketidende."     [148;  149;  169.] 

Stuckenkemper,  Meinulph,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Westphalia,  Prussia, 
Jan.  17,  1837;  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  when  a 
child;  was  ordained  in  1861;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  was  pastor  in 
St.  Paul  and  other  places  until  1881,  when  he  removed  to  Grove  town- 
ship, Stearns  county.     [31.] 

Studnicki,  John,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Poland,  Jan.  13,  1860;  d.  in  Web- 
ster, Mass.,  July  25,  1889.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1883; 
studied  at  St.  John's  Seminary,  Minn.;  was  priest  at  St.  Cloud  and 
Browerville  after  1887.     [132  (Sept.,  1889).] 

Stumpf,  John,  farmer,  b.  in  Prussia,  Dec.  25,  1837;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1849;  settled  in  Pierz,  Morrison  county,  Minn.,  in 
1868;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1877-8.     [30;  31.] 

Stuntz,  George  R.,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Erie,  Pa.;  d.  in  Duluth,  Oct. 
23,  1902.,  He  came  to  the  site  of  Duluth  in  1852;  was  the  first  to 
explore  the  Mesabi  range.     [237  (19).] 

Sture,  Andrew,  merchant,  b.  in  Skatelof,  Sweden,  Feb.  28,  1840; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1866,  and  to  Minnesota  two  years  later; 
owned  a  farm,  and  after  1889  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Crook- 
ston.    [169.] 

Sturgeon,  R.  A.,  physician,  b.  in  Belfast,  Ireland,  June  7,  1830;  owned 
a  drug  store  in  Elliota,  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  and  practiced  there. 
[52.] 


756 


MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 


Sturgis,  Samuel  Davis,  b.  in  Shippensburg,  Pa.,  June  11,  1822;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Sept.  28,  1889.  He  was  graduated  at  the  U.  S.  Mili- 
tary Academy,  West  Point,  1846;  served  in  the  Mexican  war  and  the 
civil  war;  was  commissioned  a  captain  in  1855,  a  major  in  May,  1861, 
a  brigadier  general,  Aug.  10,  1861,  and  was  brevetted  a  major  general 
in  the  regular  army  for  service  in  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  Dec. 
13,  1862;  continued  in  the  army  service  until  retired  by  law  in  1886; 
later  resided  in  St.  Paul.     [93A*.] 

Sturgis,  William,  b.  in  Canada,  April  14,  1807;  d.  in  New  Smyrna, 
Fla.,  April  20,  1901.  He  settled  at  Little  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1850;  engaged 
in  mercantile  business  and  lumbering,  and  built  a  large  dam  across 
the  Mississippi;  removed  to  Little  Elk  river,  where  he  built  a  saw- 
mill and  founded  a  village;  went  to  California  in  1862,  and  resided  in 
Montana  and  Michigan  after  1873.     [41;  237  (14).] 

Sturtevant,  C.  C,  b.  in  Warren,  Conn.,  Nov.  30,  1813;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, May  30,  1893.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1873,  where  he  was 
commercial  editor  for  the  Pioneer  Press  and  the  Tribune.     [60*.] 

Stuvebud,  John  H.,  b.  in  Telemarken,  Norway,  Oct.  11,  1848;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1867,  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  Canisteo,  Dodge 
county,  Minn.,  in  1874;  removed  to  Kasson  in  1890,  and  dealt  in  agri- 
cultural implements;  was  county  treasurer,  1903-8.     [50*.] 

Subilia,  H.  A.,  b.  in  Italy  in  1819;  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1848;  settled  in  New  Ulm,  Minn.,  in  1859;  owned  a  distillery  until  1862; 
was  deputy  state  auditor  two  years ;  engaged  in  mercantile  business, 
1864-74,  and  afterward  in  milling.     [32.] 

Sublette,  George  Washington,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  St.  Louis  county, 
Mo.,  Dec.  24,  1849;  was  graduated  at  the  State  Normal  school,  Kirks- 
ville,  Mo.,  1878,  and  later  took  a  special  course  at  the  University  of 
Minnesota,  1885-90;  was  city  engineer  of  Minneapolis,  1899-1903.  [25; 
26*.] 

Sudduth,  W.  Xavier,  b.  in  Illinois,  1853;  was  graduated  at  the  Illi- 
nois Wesleyan  University,  1873,  and  the  Philadelphia  Dental  College, 
1881;  studied  in  Germany  and  in  Vienna,  1888-9;  was  professor  and 
secretary  of  the  college  of  dentistry,  University  of  Minnesota,  1890-2, 
and  its  dean,  1S92-5.    [127B.] 

Suel,  John,  b.  in  Ireland,  Feb.  13,  1820;  d.  at  Credit  River,  Minn., 
Jan.  7,  1902.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1848,  and  to  Minnesota 
in  1855,  settling  on  a  homestead  at  Credit  River;  was  the  first  post- 
master there.    [237  (19).] 

Sulerud,  Chris.  L.,  farmer  and  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Eidsberg, 
Norway,  July  17,  1865;  came  to  Norman  county,  Minn.,  in  1881;  re- 
sides at  Halstad;  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1909-11.    [30*,] 

Sullivan,  D.  M.,  b.  in  1857;  resided  in  St.  Paul,  where  he  was  super- 
intendent of  the  Minnesota  Transfer  Company;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1893.    [30.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  757 

Sullivan,  George  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  Dec.  20,  1867; 
was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1888,  and  has 
since  practiced  in  Stillwater;  was  attorney  of  Washington  county, 
1890-2,  and  city  attorney,  1901-7;  a  state  senator  since  1907.  [24;  25; 
30*;  42;  137.] 

Sullivan,  John  C,  b.  in  Dodge  county,  Wis.,  in  1856;  settled  in  Min- 
neapolis in  1S80;  entered  the  fire  department  in  1885,  and  became  a 
captain  in  1895.     [88*.] 

Sullivan,  John  D.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Peterboro,  Ont,  Nov.  25,  1862;  was 
graduated  at  the  Peterboro  Collegiate  Institute;  came  to  Minnesota, 
settling  in  St.  Cloud;  studied  law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1886;  was  county  attorney  of  Stearns  county,  1890-1900;  later  was  city 
attorney;  a  state  senator,  1911.     [24;  30*.] 

Sullivan,  Michael  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Waterford,  Ireland,  Aug.  20, 
1827;  d.  in  Hastings,  Minn.,  Nov.  22,  1911.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1844,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  served  as  captain  in  the 
Tenth  Minnesota  Regt,  1862-5;  resided  in  Rosemount,  Dakota  county, 
and  later  removed  to  Hastings;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1877.     [30;  237  (59,  68).] 

Sullivan,  Michael  J.,  cut  stone  contractor,  b.  in  Minneapolis  in 
1869,  and  resides  there;  has  been  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
since  1907.     [30*.] 

Sully,  Alfred,  soldier,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  in  1821;  d.  in  Van- 
couver, Wash.,  April  17,  1879.  He  was  graduated  at  the  U.  S.  Military 
Academy,  1841-;  served  in  the  Mexican  war;  was  promoted  to  the  rank 
of  captain  in  1849;  became  colonel  of  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.  in 
1862;  served  against  the  Indians  in  the  Sioux  war  in  Dakota,  1863-4. 
[1;  4;  112;  115;  237  (27*).] 

Summers,  Fred  W.,  b.  in  Wisconsin  in  1850;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1862;  resided  in  Hutchinson;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1889.     [30.] 

Summers,  John,  pioneer,  b.  in  Scotland  in  1830;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  March 
18,  1903.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1852,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul 
in  1856;  was  a  building  contractor;  owned  the  Windsor  hotel.  [237 
(28*).] 

Sumner,  Edwin  Vose,  b.  in  Massachusetts;  d.  March  21,  1863.  He 
was  a  captain  in  the  U.  S.  army,  and  led  a  military  and  surveying 
expedition  through  Minnesota  in  1845,  passing  from  Fort  Atkinson  in 
Iowa  to  Devil's  lake,  crossing  the  Minnesota  river  at  Traverse  des 
Sioux.  His  report  of  this  expedition  was  published  as  a  document 
of  Congress  in  1846.     [11;  14.] 

Sumner,  J.  R.,  b.  in  Greenfield,  Mass.,  Sept.,  1836;  d.  in  Northfield, 
Minn.,  July  30,  1903.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  engaged  in  farm- 
ing and  milling,  and  in  1888-93  owned  a  furniture  store  in  Northfield. 
[48;   237   (28).] 


758  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Sumner,  James  Monroe,  pioneer,  b.  in  Genesee  county,  N.  Y.,  March 
17,  1817;  d.  in  Iowa,  June  13,  1873.  He  came  to  Fillmore  county,  Minn., 
in  1853,  and  the  next  year  settled  on  a  claim  in  Concord,  Dodge  coun- 
ty, where  he  resided  until  1872.  His  house  was  the  first  one  built 
in  the  town.     [49.] 

Sundberg,  Bengt  E.,  farmer,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1851;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1871;  settled  in  Kennedy,  Kittson  county;  has  been  a  state 
senator  since  1903.    [30*.] 

Sundberg,  S.  W.,  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden,  May  26,  1842;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1866;  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  first  Swedish 
Mission  Church  in  this  country,  1868;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1886. 
[169.] 

Sundby,  CO.,  merchant,  b.  near  Christiania,  Norway,  July  25,  1845; 
came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1861,  and  to  Minnesota 
the  same  year;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Albert  Lea  after 
1869.     [53.] 

Sunde,  Paul  O.,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway,  July  25,  1851;  came  to  the 
United  States  with  his  parents  when  five  years  old;  settled  in  New 
Richmond,  Waseca  county,  Minn.,  in  1878.     [75.] 

Sunde,  Reinert,  banker,  b.  in  Flekkefjord,  Norway,  Aug.  6,  1842; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1868,  settling  in  Minnesota;  engaged  in 
mercantile  business  in  Benson  and  Willmar;  resided  in  Minneapolis 
after  1881,  was  interested  in  lumber  and  real  estate  business,  and  was 
president  of  the  Scandia  Bank.    [169.] 

Sundquist,  John  J.,  b.  in  Sweden,  April  28,  1846;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1869,  and  to  Minnesota  the  same  year;  engaged  in  railroad 
grading;  in  1870  with  others  bought  the  site  of  Norwood  and  platted 
the  village;  removed  to  Dassel  in  1885,  where  he  owned  a  store  and  a 
photograph  gallery.    [65.] 

Sundt,  M.  O.,  merchant,  b.  in  Lofoten,  Norway,  Oct.  11,  1843;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1869,  settling  in  Minnesota;  resided  in  Man- 
kato  after  1873.    [169.] 

Suplee,  Thomas  Danly,  educator,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  April  17,  1846; 
was  graduated  at  Princeton  in  1870,  and  studied  at  the  Protestant 
Episcopal  divinity  school  in  Philadelphia;  in  1876  was  professor  of 
Latin  in  Shattuck  school,  Faribault,  Minn.     [1.] 

Sutherland,  B.  R.,  physician,  b.  in  Poughkeepsle,  N.  Y.,  Nov,  9, 
1852;  was  graduated  at  Columbia  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons, 
1674;  settled  in  Morris,  Minn.,,  in  1879.     [73.] 

Sutherland,  Peter,  b.  in  Forres,  Scotland,  May  12,  1832;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1852;  lived  several  years  in  St  Anthony;  was 
later  in  the  Indian  trade  at  Leech  Lake,  1859*63;  afterward  in  Dakota, 
at  Fort  Totten,  bringing  the  Sioux  to  that  Reservation,  and  was  first 
to  sow  and  plant  there;  after  1875  was  a  wholesale  grocer  in  Winnipeg, 
Manitoba,  about  fifteen  years;  later  resided  in  Minneapolis.     [241.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  759 

Sutlief,  Asa.  G.,  pioneer,  b.  in  New  York;  d.  in  Wilton,  Waseca 
county,  Minn.,  Oct.  13,  1871.  He  came  there  in  1854;  being  the  first 
settler  in  the  county.    [75.] 

Sutphin,  John  B.,  b.  in  New  Jersey,  January,  1848;  d.  in  Duluth, 
Minn.,  July  15,  1908.  He  settled  in  Duluth  in  1870;  dealt  in  horses 
and  cattle,  and  in  1881  opened  a  meat  market.  During  the  last  seven 
years  of  his  life  he  was  state  weighmaster.    [31;  237  (51*).] 

Sutton,  Alvah  A.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Vermont,  June  19,  1846; 
d.  in  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  Feb.  15,  1876.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1869; 
engaged  in  teaching  and  farming  near  Paynesville;  later  was  pastor  at 
Long  Prairie  and  Brainerd.    [150.] 

Sutton,  George  H.,  b.  in  Plymouth,  England,  June  19,  1866;  d.  July 
1,  1909.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1884,  and  to  Minnesota  sev- 
eral years  later,  settling  in  Austin  and  conducting  the  Depot  Hotel; 
was  mayor  of  Austin,  1906-9.     [65A*.] 

Sutton,  Isaac  C,  b.  in  Jay  county,  Ind.,  Nov.  8,  1844;  served  in  the 
Eighth  Ind.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1870,  settling 
on  a  farm  in  Todd  county;  removed  to  Browerville,  where  he  owned 
a  store  and  a  hotel.     [35.] 

Sutton,  John  B.,  machinist,  b.  in  Susquehanna  county,  Pa.,  in  1850; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1880;  resided  in  Stillwater,  where  he  had  charge 
of  manufacturing  engines  for  the  Minnesota  Thresher  Manufacturing 
Co.;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1895.     [30.] 

Svanson,  August,  b.  in  Sweden,  June  1,  1848;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1871,  settling  in  Minnesota;  was  a  blacksmith  and  carriage 
manufacturer  in  Herman.    [35.] 

Sveen,  Martinus  B.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Birid,  Norway,  Jan. 
9,  1860;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1881;  studied  at  Red  Wing  Sem- 
inary, 1882-85,  and  in  theology  at  Augsburg  Seminary,  Minneapolis, 
1885-8;  was  pastor  in  Benson,  Minn.,  1888-1904,  and  in  Atwater,  Minn., 
after  1904.     [148.] 

Svenoe,  J.  L.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Brono,  Norway,  Sept.  5, 
1860;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1890;  was  pastor  at  Fergus  Falls, 
Minn.     [169.] 

Sverdrup,  George,  educator,  b.  in  Balestrand,  Norway,  Dec.  16,  1848; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  May  3,  1907.  He  was  graduated  from  a  Latin  school 
in  Christiania  at  the  age  of  seventeen,  and  completed  his  theological 
course  at  the  University  of  Norway  in  1871.  He  made  a  special  study 
of  Oriental  languages,  and  after  his  graduation  spent  considerable 
time  in  Paris,  France,  for  the  purpose  of  further  investigating  his  spe- 
cialty. He  accepted  a  position  as  theological  professor  at  Augsburg 
Seminary,  Minneapolis,  in  1874,  of  which  institution  he  became  presi- 
dent two  years  later.    [148;  149;  169*;  237  (48*).] 

Swain,  Joseph  Chipman,  farmer,  b.  in  Bradford  county,  Pa.,  in  1824; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  resided  at  Elysian,  Le  Sueur  county;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1873  and  1889.     [30;  32.] 


760  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Swaine,  Asa  B.,  b.  in  Athens,  Pa.,  in  1822 ;  served  as  captain  in  the 
30th  Wisconsin  Regt,  1862-5;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865;  resided  in 
Elysian,  Le  Sueur  county.    [32.] 

Swaine,  George  D.,  physician,  b.  in  Wisconsin,.  Feb.  18,  1850;  came 
to  Le  Sueur,  Minn.,  with  his  father  in  1865;  was  graduated  at  Rush 
Medical  College,  Chicago,  in  1873,  and  practiced  in  Le  Sueur.    [32.] 

Swainson,  John,  pioneer,  b.  in  Stockholm,  Sweden,  in  1816;  d.  in 
1890.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1848;  settled  at  Chisago  Lake, 
Minn.,  in  1854;  was  quartermaster,  with  the  rank  of  major,  during  the 
civil  war;  later  resided  in  St.  Paul,  and  engaged  in  real  estate  busi- 
ness.    [169.] 

Swan,  James  B.,  b.  in  Medina  county,  Ohio,  in  1836;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1857;  was  a  farmer  in  Le  Sueur  county,  and  was  register  of 
deeds  and  county  auditor  there;  removed  to  Rapidan,  Blue  Earth 
county,  in  1866,  and  engaged  in  milling.     [32.] 

Swan,  W.  W.,  b.  in  Canada  in  1825;  d.  in  Le  Sueur,  Minn.,  in  1856. 
He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  Le  Sueur, 
being  one  of  the  townsite  proprietors;  was  register  of  deeds,  clerk  of 
court,  and  postmaster.     [32.] 

Swann,  John  R.,  merchant,  banker,  b.  in  Sweden,  Jan.  13,  1853;  came 
with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1864,  and  resided  in  St.  Paul; 
settled  in  Willmar,  1871;  removed  to  New  Richland,  Waseca  county,  in 
1877,  and  to  Madison,  Minn.,  in  1891;  president  of  the  First  National 
Bank  of  Madison.     [75;  241.]  * 

Swanson,  A.  J.,  merchant,  b.  in  Carver  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  re- 
sided at  Cokato,  where  he  engaged  in  business;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1893.    [30.] 

Swanson,  Albert  W.,  journalist,  b.  in  Hudson,  Wis.,  Feb.  13,  1857; 
came  to  Minnesota,  and  engaged  in  newspaper  work;  was  editor  of 
the  Royalton  Banner  after  1887.    [238  (Dec.  26,  1893*).] 

Swanson,  Andrew,  pioneer,  b.  in  Sweden,  Nov.  9,  1833;  d.  in  Red 
Wing,  Minn.,  March  16,  1906.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when 
nineteen  years  of  age;  settled  in  Red  Wing  in  1857;  engaged  in  various 
lines  of  business;  owned  a  furniture  store  during  the  later  years  of  his 
life.     [54;  237  (39).] 

Swanson,  August  S.,  florist,  b.  in  Vanas,  Sweden,  Aug.  3,  1858;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1881,  and  to  Minnesota  two  years  later;  en- 
gaged in  business  as  a  florist  in  St.  Paul  since  1888.    [169A*.] 

Swanson,  Charles  J.,  b.  in  Sweden,  Oct.  IS,  1850;  came  to  the  U.  S. 
and  to  Minnesota  in  1869;  has  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  brick 
at  Fridley  since  1875;  has  been  a  state  senator  since  1907;  president 
of  the  Northwestern  Fire-proofing  Co.    [24;  30*.] 

Swanson,  Frank,  b.  in  Minnesota  in  1865;  engaged  in  real  estate  and 
insurance  business  at  Cokato,  Wright  county;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature,  1899-1901.     [30.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  761 

Swanson,  S.  J.,  merchant,  b.  in  Carver  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  re- 
sided at  Cokato;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1893-5.     [30.] 

Swanson,  Sievren,  merchant,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1865;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1872;  resides  at  Moose  Lake;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1903-5.    [30*.] 

Swanstrom,  Emanuel  G.,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1837;  d.  in  Duluth,  Minn., 
May  22,  1910.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854,  and  to  Minnesota 
the  same  year;  resided  in  Oneota,  now  a  part  of  Duluth;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature,  1872-3,  and  a  state  senator,  1877-9;  was 
receiver  of  the  U.  S.  land  office,  1883-7.     [30;  169;  237   (62*).] 

Sward,  P.  J.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden,  April  1,  1845;  was 
ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1869;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1873; 
became  pastor  at  Vasa,  Goodhue  county,  Minn.,  in  1878,  and  eight 
years  later  removed  to  St.  Paul.     [54;  169.] 

Sweabingen,  John  Thompson,  b.  in  De  Witt  county,  111,,  Oct.  14, 
1854;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  was  editor  and  pro- 
prietor of  the  Fairmont  News,  1885-7;  was  register  of  deeds  for  Mar- 
tin county,  1889-96.     [39.] 

Sweabingen,  William  Henry,  b.  in  De  Witt  county,  111.,  Sept.  11, 
1840;  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1857;  served  in  the  Ninth 
Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  farming,  and  built  and 
operated  the  first  mill  in  Martin  county.     [39.] 

Swedback,  Erick  John,  lumberman,  b.  in  Sweden,  June  23,  1845; 
came  to  the  United  States  and  to  Minnesota  in  1868;  resided  in  Delano, 
1870-97;  removed  to  Bemidji  in  1897;  was  a  state  senator  in  1903-05. 
[25;  30;  169A.] 

Sweeny,  Robert  Ormsby,  druggist,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  in  1831; 
d.  in  Duluth,  Sept.  6,  1902.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1852;  designed 
the  great  seal  of  the  state  of  Minnesota  in  1858;  was  the  first  fish 
commissioner  of  this  state;  later  removed  to  Duluth,  where  for  a  time 
he  was  in  charge  of  the  U.  S.  fish  hatchery.     [68;  94;  237   (19).] 

Sweet,  Daniel  E.,  b.  in  Pennsylvania,  April  10,  1838;  d.  at  Siloam 
Springs,  Ark.,  Oct.  2,  1902.  He  settled  on  the  site  of  Pipestone,  Minn., 
in  1874,  and  founded  the  town;  removed  to  Louisiana  in  1886,  and  re- 
sided there  until  a  few  weeks  before  his  death.    [71A*;  237  (19).] 

Sweet,  George  W.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Hartford,  Conn.,  Sept.  20,  1823;  d. 
in  Havre,  Montana,  March  14,  1898.  He  was  appointed  by  President 
Pierce  to  be  register  of  the  U.  S.  land  office  at  Sauk  Rapids,  Minn. 
Afterward  he  was  attorney  for  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  Company, 
and  resided  in  St.  Paul.  Later  he  removed  to  Bismarck,  N.  D.  [18; 
28,  VI,  IX.] 

Sweet,  Mrs.  Jannette  E.  De  Camp,  b.  near  Lockport,  N.  Y.,  July  29, 
1833;  was  married  in  Ohio  to  Joseph  W.  De  Camp  in  1852;  they  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  in  Shakopee;   removed  in  1861  to  the 


762  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Redwood  Sioux  Agency,  where  Mrs.  De  Camp  was  taken  captive  by 
the  Sioux  during  the  massacre  in  1862,  her  husband  being  soon  after- 
ward killed.  She  was  again  married  in  1866  to  Rev.  Joshua  Sweet, 
Chaplain  of  Fort  Ridgely.  Her  narrative  of  her  captivity  is  in  the 
Minn.  Historical  Society  Collections,  vol.  VI,  1894,  pp.  354-380.  [28, 
VI*.] 

Sweet,  John  Cochrane,  lawyer,  b.  at  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  April  24, 
1870;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1882;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Minnesota,  1893,  and  has  since  practiced  in  Minneapolis; 
was  lieutenant  in  the  Fifteenth  Minnesota  Regt.  during  the  war  with 
Spain,  1898;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1901-02.  [24; 
30;  85A.] 

Sweet,  Joshua,  b.  near  Ogdensburg,  N.  Y.,  in  1812;  d.  near  Glencoe, 
Minn.,  June  24,  1874.  He  was  graduated  at  Dickinson  college;  studied 
law,  and  afterward  theology;  became  a  chaplain  in  the  U.  S.  army, 
and  was  located  at  Fort  Ridgely,  Minn.,  eleven  years;  settled  in  1867 
on  a  farm  near  Glencoe.     [29.] 

Sweet,  W.  C,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Otsego  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1814; 
was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1838;  settled  in  Forestville,  Fillmore 
county,  Minn.,  in  1876;  was  pastor  there,  and  after  1879  owned  a  farm. 
[52.] 

Sweet,  William,  clergyman,  b.  in  Canada,  in  1811;  d.  in  Winona, 
Minn.,  Dec.  13,  1888.  He  began  to  preach  at  the  age  of  twenty;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1852;  resided  in  Winona  and  Brown  counties;  engaged 
in  ministerial  work,  and  owned  a  farm  in  Albin.     [32;  241.] 

Sweetseb,  Madison,  b.  in  1809;  d.  at  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  Feb.  22,  1875. 
He  engaged  in  the  fur  trade  in  Minnesota  in  the  employ  of  the  Ewing 
Brothers,  1832-52.     [237  (1).] 

Swendsen,  Cael  J.,  merchant,  b.  in  Sweden,  Feb.  14,  1862;  came  to 
America  in  1880,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1891;  conducted  general  mer- 
chandise business  at  St.  James;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture, 1907-09;  president  of  the  board  of  directors  of  Gustavus  Adolphus 
College;  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Control  since  1911.  [24;  25; 
30*.] 

Sweney,  William  Montgomeby,  physician,  b.  in  Fulton  county,  111., 
Nov.  6, 1849 ;  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1850,  and  has  lived 
in  Red  Wing  since  1852;  was  graduated  at  Bellevue  Hospital  Medical 
College,  1876;  author  of  papers  on  archaeology,  and  contributor  to  the 
History  of  Goodhue  County,  1074  pages,  1909.     [56*.] 

Sweney,  William  Wilson,  physician,  b.  in  Milton,  Pa.,  Dec,  18,  1818 ; 
d.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  Aug.  12,  1882.  He  was  graduated  at  Rush  Med- 
ical College,  Chicago;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1850,  settling  in  St.  Paul; 
removed  to  Red  Wing  in  1852;  served  in  the  last  territorial  legisla- 
ture. During  many  years  he  had  a  very  extensive  medical  practice. 
[18;  54;  55;  56*;  139;  237  (1);  238  (Aug.  13,  1882).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  763 

Sweningsen,  Samuel,  merchant,  b.  in  Durand,  111.,  June  29,  1849; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1871,  and  has  since  engaged  in  general  mercan- 
tile business  at  Austin;  was  clerk  of  the  district  court  in  Mower  coun- 
ty, 1882-95;  a  state  senator,  1895-1902;  postmaster  of  Austin,  1899-1907. 
[22*;  24;  30;  79*.] 

Swenson,  Andrew,  pioneer,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1817;  d.  July,  1887.  He 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1850;  was  the  founder  of  Center  City, 
Chisago  county,  Minn.,  1851;  owned  a  farm.    [41.] 

Swenson,  C.  L.,  banker,  b.  in  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  Dec.  14,  1869;  taught 
school  in  Freeborn  county  two  years;  is  cashier  of  the  Citizens*  Na- 
tional Bank,  Albert  Lea;  mayor  of  Albert  Lea,  1907-9  and  1911.  [53A*.] 
Swenson,  Henry  A.,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Chisago  City,  Minn.,  July 
12,  1857;  was  assistant  chief  engineer  of  the  St.  Paul  and  Duluth  rail- 
road, 1881-90,  and  later  connected  with  the  engineering  departments  of 
other  railroads;  had  charge  of  the  drainage  work  in  Chisago,  Wash- 
ington and  Isanti  counties  after  1902;  resides  in  Center  City.     [42.] 

Swenson,  John,  b.  in  Norway,  Nov.  5,  1842;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1868,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1872,  settling  on  the  site  of  the 
village  of  Canby;  owned  the  first  store  there,  1872-86;  has  since  en- 
gaged in  banking,  real  estate,  and  grain  business;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1883.     [24;  32;  168  (Jan.  12,  1883);  169.] 

Swenson,  John  August,  b.  in  Moline,  111.,  May  12,  1860;  came  with 
his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1861;  attended  Gustavus  Adolphus  Col- 
lege three  years;  was  employed  in  the  office  of  the  secretary  of  state, 
1894-1906;  and  later  in  the  office  of  the  state  auditor.  He  is  a  promi- 
nent musician;  organized  the  original  Arpi  Club,  and  has  published 
several  volumes  of  music.     [169A.] 

Swenson,  Laurits  Selmer,  b.  in  New  Sweden,  Nicollet  county,  Minn., 
June  12,  1865;  was  graduated  at  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa,  1886; 
studied  later  at  Johns  Hopkins  University;  was  principal  of  the  Luth- 
eran Academy  at  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  1888-97;  was  U.  S.  minister  to 
Denmark,  1897-1905;  has  since  engaged  in  banking  and  other  business, 
residing  in  Minneapolis.     [17;  24;  127  (10*).] 

Swenson,  Lars,  b.  in  Hallingdal,  Norway,  July  10,  1842;  d.  in  Min- 
neapolis, Feb.  2,  1904.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1857,  with  his 
parents,  who  settled  on  a  farm  in  Nicollet  county,  Minn.;  served  in 
the  Second  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  in  1879  removed  to  Min- 
neapolis; was  a  state  senator,  1887-9;  was  manager  of  the  Augsburg 
Publishing  House;  treasurer  of  the  Court  House  Commission  from  its 
organization  to  the  time  of  his  death.     [30;  169;  237  (35).] 

Swenson,  P.  L.,  b.  in  Norway,  Jan.  26,  1853;  came  to  the  United 
States  when  four  years  old;  resided  in  Nicollet  county,  Minn.;  in  1878 
opened  the  first  hardware  store  in  Nicollet.    [32.] 

Swenson,  Peter  P.,  b.  in  Sweden,  Feb.  10,  1844;  came  with  his  par- 
ents to  the  U.  S.  and  to  Minnesota  in  1854;  served  in  the  army  in  the 


764  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  settled  at  Minneapolis  in 
18S2,  and  has  since  engaged  in  real  estate  business;  was  sheriff  of 
Hennepin  county,  1886-8  and  1890-2.     [24;  169.] 

Swenson,  S.,  blacksmith,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept.  3,  1849;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1868;  settled  in  Waseca,  Minn.,  in  1877;  was  county 
auditor,  1884-90.     [75;  169.] 

Swenson,  Sander,  b.  in  Norway  in  1840;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1857,  and  soon  afterward  settled  on  a  farm  near  St.  Peter,  Minn.; 
served  in  the  Ninth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in 
hardware  business,  and  kept  a  hotel.     [32.] 

Swenson,  Sven  Gustav,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Smaland,  Sweden, 
June  10,  1859;  came  to  the  United  States  when  sixteen  years  of  age; 
was  graduated  at  Augustana  College,  1884,  and  from  its  theological 
department  two  years  later;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry,  and  settled 
in  Kittson  county,  Minn.;  was  county  superintendent  of  schools,  1889- 
90.     [35.] 

Swenson,  Swen,  farmer,  b.  in  Hallingdal,  Norway,  Nov.  29,  1836;  d. 
March  9,  1905.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  twenty-one  years 
old;  owned  a  farm  in  New  Sweden,  Nicollet  county,  Minn.;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1887.    [169;  237  (31).] 

Swett,  Owen  Thomas,  pioneer,  b.  in  Limerick,  Maine,  Sept.  27,  1831; 
came  to  St.  Anthony,  Minn.,  in  1856;  engaged  in  mercantile  business. 
[174*.] 

Swift,  Henky  Adoniram,  governor,  b.  in  Ravenna,  Ohio,  March  23, 
1823;  d.  in  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  Feb.  25,  1869.  He  was  graduated  at  West- 
ern Reserve  College,  1842;  studied  law  and  in  1853  came  to  St.  Paul, 
Three  years  later  he  joined  the  company  that  founded  the  town  of 
St.  Peter,  which  was  his  home  during  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He 
was  a  state  senator  in  1862-3;  and,  on  the  resignation  of  Lieut  Gov. 
Ignatius  Donnelly,  he  was  elected  president  of  the  senate.  When  Gov. 
Ramsey,  being  elected  to  the  U.  S.  senate,  resigned  his  position  as 
governor,  Mr.  Swift  succeeded  him  for  the  remainder  of  the  term,  1863- 
4.  In  1864-5  he  again  served  in  the  state  senate.  In  1865  he  became 
register  of  the  U.  S,  land  office  at  St.  Peter,  and  held  this  position  until 
his  death.  Swift  county  was  named  in  his  honor,  [18;  22*;  27*;  28, 
III,  XIII*;  109*.] 

Swift,  Lucian,  journalist,  b.  in  Akron,  Ohio,  July  14,  1848;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1869;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1871* 
settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  employed  by  the  land  department  of  th§ 
Northern  Pacific  Railway  Co.,  1871-6;  on  the  staff  of  The  Tribune, 
1876-85;  was  part  owner  and  manager  of  the  Minneapolis  Journal,  1885- 
1907;  published  The  Housekeeper  since  1895.  [3*;  17;  22*;  24;  25; 
84*;   85A*.] 

Swisshelm,  Mrs.  Jane  Gkey  Cannon,  b.  near  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  Sept.  6, 
1815;  d.  in  Swissvale,  Pa.,  July  22,  1884.    She  was  a  vigorous  writer 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  765 

against  slavery  and  in  favor  of  women's  rights.  In  1857  she  came  to 
Minnesota  and  established  the  St.  Cloud  Visitor;  but  its  utterances 
were  so  radical  that  a  mob  destroyed  her  printing  office.  She  later 
published  the  St.  Cloud  Democrat;  was  among  the  first  to  go  to  the 
front  in  the  civil  war  as  a  nurse,  and  rendered  very  valuable  services ; 
author  of  an  autobiography,  "Half  a  Century,"  363  pages,  1880.  [1;  3; 
7;  27*;  28,  X.] 

Sykes,  George,  soldier,  b.  in  Maryland  in  1833;  d.  at  Fort  Brown, 
Texas,  Feb.  8,  1880,  He  was  graduated  at  the  U.  S.  Military  Academy, 
1842;  was  commandant  at  Fort  Snelling  during  parts  of  1869-77;  at- 
tained the  rank  of  major  in  the  regular  army,  and  was  brevetted  major 
general  of  volunteers,  1865.     [11;  12;  13.] 

Taarud,  Nils  S.,  b.  in  Norway,  June  6,  1842;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1867,  settling  in  Minnesota;  was  the  first  settler  in  Dovray, 
Murray  county,  1872;  was  county  treasurer,  1883-90.     [34;  169.] 

Taber,  John,  b.  in  England  in  1824;  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1844;  served  in  the  Mexican  war;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Vail,  Redwood 
county,  Minn.,  in  1869,  and  built  the  first  house  in  that  township.    [32.] 

Taft,  John  B.,  farmer,  b.  in  Maine,  in  1826;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1856;  settled  in  Washington  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1889.     [30.] 

Ta-ha-ma  (L'Orignal  Leve),  also  called  Bourgne  or  One-Eyed-Sioux, 
Indian  chief,  b.  at  Prairie  Aux  Ailes  (Winona),  Minn.;  d.  at  an  ad- 
vanced age,  in  1860.  He  was  prominent  in  making  the  treaty  with 
Pike  in  1805;  remained  friendly  to  the  Americans  in  the  war  of  1812; 
was  influential  with  his  tribe.     [28,  I,  III.] 

Talbot,  Francis,  pioneer,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1835;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1849;  settled  in  Wabasha,  Minn.,  in  1853;  three  years  later 
bought  the  stock  of  Alexis  Bailly,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business, 
dealing  in  hides  and  furs.     [74.] 

Talbot,  Freeman,  farmer,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1811;  came  to  America  in 
1818;  settled  in  Cleveland,  Le  Sueur  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  was  a 
state  senator,  1872-3.     [30;  32.] 

Talbot,  Thomas  F.,  b.  in  London,  Eng.,  Oct.  25,  1844;  d.  in  Sleepy 
Eye,  Minn.,  Jan.  13,  1910.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  nine 
years  old,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1860;  served  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Sleepy  Eye 
after  1872.     [32;   237   (56*).] 

Taliaferro,  Lawrence,  Indian  agent  at  Fort  Snelling,  b.  in  White- 
hall, Va.,  Feb.  28,  1794;  d.  in  Bedford,  Pa.,  Jan.  22,  1871.  He  enlisted 
in  the  army  in  1812;  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  first  lieutenant  at 
the  close  of  the  war;  resigned  his  commission  in  1819,  and  was  ap- 
pointed Indian  agent  at  St.  Peter's   (afterward  Mendota,  opposite  to 


766  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Ft.  Snelling),  which  position  he  held  until  1840.  He  became  U.  S. 
military  storekeeper  at  Bedford,  Pa.,  in  1857.  His  autobiography  is 
published  in  the  Minn.  Historical  Society  Collections,  Vol.  VI,  1894,  pp. 
189-255.     [28,  I,  II,  III,  IV,  VI;  114.] 

Taixmadge,  Alfred  S.,  b.  in  Saratoga,  N.  Y.,  in  1841;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Nov.  12,  1906.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1883;  was  secretary  of  the  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce  many  years;  and  engaged  in  real  estate  business. 
[237  (43*).] 

Taixman,  David  Newton,  b.  in  Millbrook,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  22,  1872;  was 
graduated  at  Union  College,  1893;  came  to  Minnesota  the  same  year, 
settling  at  Willmar;  has  engaged  in  banking,  telephone,  and  real  es- 
tate business,  and  owns  a  large  stock  farm.    [24;  63.] 

Tallman,  George  B.,  journalist,  b.  in  Rock  county,  Wis.,  in  1849; 
edited  the  Delavan  Republican,  1875-81;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1884; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1895.     [30.] 

Talman,  John,  b.  near  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  July  30,  1851;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1879,  settling  in  St.  Paul;  engaged  with  the  Pioneer  Press 
twenty-two  years,  as  a  reporter  and  night  editor,  and  the  last  two  years 
managing  editor;  later  was  with  Minneapolis  newspapers;  has  been 
newspaper  librarian  of  the  Minnesota  Historical  Society  since  1908; 
author  of  many  poems,  and  of  chapters  in  the  Life  of  Governor  John- 
son, 1910.     [241.] 

Tamm,  James  W.,  miller,  b.  in  Logansport,  Ind.,  Nov.  15,  1848;  set- 
tled in  Minneapolis  in  1872;  had  charge  of  the  Arctic  mill,  and  later 
the  Phoenix  mill.     [168  (Holiday  number,  1884-5*).] 

Tanner,  George  Clinton,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  West  Green- 
wich, R.  I.,  Jan.  21,  1834;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  taught  the  first 
school  in  Winona;  was  graduated  at  Seabury  Divinity  School,  Fari- 
bault, and  was  ordained  deacon  in  1860;  was  ordained  priest  in  1862; 
was  pastor  at  Owatonna,  1867-87,  and  afterward  was  connected  with 
Shattuck  School,  Faribault;  author  of  a  history  of  the  Episcopal 
churches  and  missions  in  this  state,  entitled  "Fifty  Years  of  Church 
Work  in  the  Diocese  of  Minnesota,  1857-1907"  (516  pages,  1909),  the 
genealogy  of  the  Tanner  family  (two  volumes,  1905  and  1910),  and 
several  papers  in  the  Minn.  Historical  Society  Collections.  [70A*; 
152A*;  237  (49).] 

Tanner,  Henry  S.,  physician,  b.  in  England  about  1830;  d.  in  Amster- 
dam, Holland,  Aug.  19,  1881.  He  came  to  the  United  States,  1849;  was 
graduated  at  the  Eclectic  Medical  Institute,  Cincinnati.  While  prac- 
ticing medicine  in  Minneapolis,  in  1880,  he  volunteered  to  fast  for  forty 
days,  in  the  interest  of  science,  under  the  observation  of  the  Neuro- 
logical Society  in  New  York.  The  undertaking  was  successfully  car- 
ried out     [1;  238  (Aug.  29,  1881).] 

Tanneb,  Hebbert,  journalist,  b.  in  Devon,  Eng,;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1866,  settling  in  Carver  county,  Minn.;  removed  to  Middle- 


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ville  township,  Wright  county,  in  1871,  and  engaged  in  farming  and 
mercantile  business;  became  editor  and  manager  of  the  People's  Advo- 
cate, Howard  Lake,  in  1879.     [31.] 

Tanner,  William  A.,  b.  in  Pawtucket,  R.  L,  Aug.  22,  1833;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  April  27,  1902.  He  served  in  the  32d  Wisconsin  Regt. 
in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  lieutenant;  settled  in  Minne- 
apolis in  1880;  was  well  known  in  sporting  circles,  and  was  the  head 
of  a  syndicate  that  conducted  gambling  houses  in  that  city.  [237 
(19*).] 

Tanner,  William  P.,  b.  in  Columbia  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1821;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1855;  resided  at  Cannon  Falls,  engaged  in  mercantile 
business  and  farming,  and  was  vice-president  of  the  First  National 
Bank.    [29*;  54.] 

Tansem,  John  O.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1842;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1861;  the  next  year  settled  in  Tansem  township,  Clay  County, 
Minn.     [47.] 

Taopi  (Wounded  Man),  chief  of  the  Farmer  band  of  the  San  tee 
Sioux,  died  in  March,  1869.  He  was  one  of  the  first  converts  to  Chris- 
tianity at  the  Redwood  mission  on  the  Minnesota  river,  and  at  the  time 
of  the  Sioux  outbreak,  1862,  was  friendly  to  the  whites  and  aided  in 
the  rescue  of  many.  He  is  commemorated  in  a  book,  "Taopi  and  his 
Friends,  or  the  Indians'  Wrongs  and  Rights,"  by  Rev.  S.  D.  Hinman, 
Bishop  Whipple,  and  others,  125  pages,  with  his  portrait,  1869;  and  his 
name  is  borne  by  a  railway  village  in  Mower  county. 

Tappan,  Charles  Langdon,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  at  Sand- 
wich, N.  H.,  June  26,  1828;  d.  in  Concord,  N.  H.,  Feb.  23,  1902.  He 
was  graduated  at  Amherst  College,  1858,  and  Andover  Theological  Sem- 
inary, 1861;  was  ordained  an  evangelist  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  in  1864; 
was  pastor  in  Owatonna,  1864-6;  removed  to  Illinois  in  1866;  was  libra- 
rian of  the  New  Hampshire  Historical  Society,  1890-5.     [144.] 

Tapper,  John,  b.  in  England  in  1820;  d.  near  Villard,  Minn.,  March 
6,  1909.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1840,  and  to  Minnesota  in 
1844,  settling  at  Fort  Snelling;  assisted  Col.  John  H.  Stevens  in  build- 
ing the  first  house  in  Minneapolis;  was  the  first  ferryman  between 
Minneapolis  and  St,  Anthony;  was  toll-taker  on  the  first  suspension 
bridge  there,  built  in  1855.  In  later  years  he  lived  at  Minnehaha  Falls. 
[41;  58;  59;  237  (23*,  51,  56*).] 

Taralseth,  Knud  J.,  merchant  and  banker,  b.  in  Norway,  Nov.  2, 
1848;  d.  in  Warren,  Minn.,  Oct.  14,  1905.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1872,  settling  in  Minnesota;  resided  in  Warren  after  1882;  engaged 
in  mercantile  business,  and  was  interested  in  several  banks  in  neigh- 
boring towns.     [35;  237  (39).] 

Tarble,  Mrs.  Helen  Mar;   see  Mrs.  Carrothers. 

Tarbox,  James  C,  judge,  b.  in  Maine,  April  10,  1857;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, May  14,  1908.    He  was  graduated  at  Bowdoin  College  in  1879; 


768  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

settled  in  Monticello,  Minn.,  in  1881,  where  he  afterward  resided;  was 
judge  of  the  Eighteenth  judicial  district,  1897-99.     [237  (51).] 

Tarbox,  Jasper,  pioneer,  b.  in  Rushville,  Pa.,  Dec.  10,  1838;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Aug.  18,  1903.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1865;  engaged  in  the 
wholesale  boot  and  shoe  business,  and  during  the  later  years  of  his  life 
in  insurance  business.     [237  (28*).] 

Tasker,  William,  M,  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Sheffield,  England,  April  9, 
1822;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  Jan.  5,  1892.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1842;  entered  the  ministry  in  1849;  served  in  the  army  dur- 
ing the  civil  war,  becoming  captain  of  a  cavalry  company;  resided  in 
Minneapolis  during  the  last  six  years, of  his  life.    [180  (Jan.  20,  1892).] 

Tate,  James  N.,  b.  in  Fulton,  Mo.,  Oct.  14,  1851;  was  graduated  at 
Westminster  College,  1873;  was  superintendent  of  the  Missouri  School 
for  the  Deaf;  came  to  Minnesota,  in  1896,  and  has  since  been  superin- 
tendent of  the  Minnesota  School  for  the  Deaf,  in  Faribault.  [26*; 
70A.] 

Tawney,  James  Albertus,  congressman,  b.  near  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  Jan. 
3,  1855;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1877,  settling  in  Winona;  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1882,  and  practiced  ten  years;  was  a  state  senator,  1891-3; 
a  representative  in  Congress,  1893-1911,  [10;  17;  20;  22*;  23*;  24; 
25;  26*;  27*;  30*;  77*;  137*.] 

Taylor,  A.  L.,  banker,  b.  in  Saratoga  county,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  2,  1840; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war;  settled  in  Wells  in  1870;  was  a  dealer  in  fuel  and  grain, 
and  owned  a  farm;  after  1894  was  president  of  the  First  National 
Bank.     [39.] 

Taylor,  Alonzo  Hamilton,  b.  in  Monroe  county,  N.  Y.,  July  30,  1834; 
d.  in  Hudson  township,  Douglas  county,  Minn.,  May  1,  1902.  He  served 
in  the  Fifth  Iowa  cavalry  in  the  civil  war,  becoming  first  lieutenant; 
settled  in  1868  on  the  farm  in  Douglas  county  where  he  died.  [237 
(19).]      , 

Taylor,  Barnett,  horticulturist,  b.  in  Greene  county,  Pa.,  May  12, 
1830;  d.  in  Forestville,  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  Aug.  9,  1896.  He  set- 
tled there  in  1857,  and  established  the  first  nursery  in  Minnesota.  [166 
(1896*).] 

Taylor,  Charles,  lawyer,  b.  in  England  in  1827;  d.  in  Morthfield, 
Minn.,  Oct.  21,  1877.  He  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1863 
and  1865.     [237  (1).] 

Taylor,  Charles  H.,  b.  in  England  in  1846;  came  with  his  parents  to 
the  United  States  when  three  years  old;  served  in  the  25th  Michigan 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1872,  settling  in  Todd 
county;  was  a  railroad  contractor;  resided  at  Long  Prairie.    [237  (27).] 

Taylor,  Charles  Henry,  lawyer,  b.  in  Wilmington,  Vt,  March  26, 
1863;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1870;  was  graduated  at  Carleton  College, 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  769 

1885;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1887;  practiced  in  St.  Paul,  and  after 
1909  engaged  in  real  estate  business  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal.     [25;  93.] 

Taylor,  E.  E.,  farmer,  b.  in  Fayette  county,  Ohio,  1846;  served  in 
the  112th  Illinois  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Lyon  county,  Minn., 
in  1868,  being  the  first  settler  in  the  town  of  Lyon.     [32.] 

Taylor,  Electa  B.  Harwell,  b.  in  Jackson,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  11,  1833; 
came  to  St.  Anthony  with  her  brother  in  1853,  and  the  next  summer 
taught  the  first  term  of  school  in  Minneapolis;  later  taught  an  Indian 
mission  school  at  Belle  Prairie;  married  J.  D.  Taylor  in  1857,  and  re- 
sided with  him  in  Monticello,  and  after  1877  at  Crystal  Lake,  Henne- 
pin county.    [60*.] 

Taylor,  George  A.,  banker,  b.  in  Painesville,  Ohio,  June  1,  1836;  set- 
tled in  Elmore,  Minn.,  in  1880;  organized  the  First  National  Bank  in 
1888,  and  is  its  president.     [24;  237  (32*).] 

Taylor,  George  L.,  b.  in  Mantorville,  Minn.,  May  26,  1865;  engaged 
in  mercantile  business  in  Blooming  Prairie  and  Kasson;  county  auditor 
of  Dodge  county  since  1903.     [50*.] 

Taylor,  Jackson,  farmer,  b.  in  Mercer  county,  Ky.,  Jan.  9,  1819; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  as  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Buffalo, 
Wright  county,  where  he  was  postmaster  many  years.  In  1859-60  he 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature.     [18.] 

Taylor,  James  Wickes,  U.  S.  consul,  b.  in  Starkey,  Yates  county, 
N.  Y.,  Nov.  6,  1819;  d.  in  Winnipeg,  Manitoba,  April  28,  1893.  He  was 
graduated  at  Hamilton  College,  1838;  studied  and  practiced  law  in  New 
York  and  Ohio;  came  to  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  in  1856;  during  the  civil  war, 
and  later,  was  a  special  agent  of  the  U.  S.  Treasury,  for  obtaining  in- 
formation on  the  relations  of  trade  and  transportation  between  the 
United  States  and  Canada.  In  1870  he  was  appointed  U.  S.  consul  at 
Winnipeg,  and  held  this  position  until  his  death.  He  long  engaged  in 
journalism,  and  published  a  large  number  of  reports,  addresses,  and 
pamphlets.    [1;  7;  176  (June,  1893);  237  (9*);  238  (April  29,  1893*).] 

Taylor,  Jesse,  pioneer,  b.  in  Kentucky;  was  employed  as  a  stone- 
mason at  Fort  Snelling;  was  the  first  settler  at  Taylor's  Falls,  1838, 
where  he  owned  a  mill;  removed  to  Stillwater  in  1846,  and  resided 
there  until  1853;  was  a  representative  in  the  territorial  legislature, 
1851-2.     [41.] 

Taylor,  John,  b.  in  Canada  in  1841;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856; 
engaged  in  real  estate  business  in  Le  Sueur;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1874  and  1903.     [30.] 

Taylor,  Joshua  Lovejoy,  b.  in  Sanbornton,  N.  H.,  in  1816;  d.  in  Ash- 
land, Wis.,  April  27,  1901.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1840,  settling  at 
Taylor's  Falls;  engaged  in  lumbering;  pre-empted  a  part  of  the  site 
of  Taylor's  Falls;  lived  in  California,  1849-56;  returned  to  Taylor's 
Falls  in  1856;  removed  to  Ashland  in  1896.     [40;  41;  237   (14).] 

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770  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL.  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Taylor,  Murray  J.,  journalist,  b.  in  Charles  City,  Iowa,  May  4,  1873; 
came  to  Itasca  county,  Minn.,  in  1889;  engaged  in  lumbering;  in  1896 
established  the  Itasca  News  at  Deer  River,  and  has  since  published  it. 
[37.] 

Taylor,  Myron  D.,  judge,  b.  in  Byron,  Maine,  Dec.  30,  1855;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1858;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
1878;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1881;  settled  at  St  Cloud  the  same 
year,  where  he  was  city  attorney,  1886-98,  register  of  the  United  States 
land  office,  1898-1906;  judge  of  the  Seventh  judicial  district  since  1906. 
L25;  30;  127A*;  137;  237  (40*).] 

Taylor,  Nathan  C.  D.,  b.  near  Concord,  N.  H.,  in  1810;  settled  at 
Taylor's  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1846,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  and  lumber 
business;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  two  terms;  wa» 
treasurer  of  Chisago  county  eight  years.  He  died  at  Taylor's  Falls, 
March  20,  1887.     [40;   41.] 

Taylor,  Oscar,  lawyer,  b.  in  Lisbon,  N.  H.,  Feb.  10,  1832;  d.  in  Leav- 
enworth, Kan.,  Oct.  17,  1905.  He  settled  in  St  Cloud,  Minn.,  about 
1860;  served  as  captain  in  the  First  Minnesota  Mounted  Rangers,  1862- 
3;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1865;  was  attorney  of 
Stearns  county  several  terms.     [121;   237   (39).] 

Taylor,  Oscar  Livingston,  b.  in  Freeport,  111.,  Sept  1,  1858;  was 
graduated  at  Cornell  University,  1881;  settled  at  St.  Paul  in  1882,  and 
has  since  engaged  in  real  estate  business.     [24;  25;  95.] 

Taylor,  Robert,  b,  near  Glasgow,  Scotland,  Oct.  13,  1819;  d.  in  Maple- 
ton,  Minn.,  June  4,  1882.  He  came  to  the  United  States  ;n  1842;  se- 
lected Winona,  Minn.,  as  the  location  for  a  colony,  and  settled  there 
in  1852;  three  years  later  selected  Mapleton,  Blue  Earth  county,  for 
the  location  of  the  Minnesota  Settlement  Association.     [45.] 

Taylor,  Robert,  lawyer,  b.  in  Canal,  Pa.,  Oct.  1,  1837;  attended  Hills- 
dale College,  Mich.;  served  first  as  private  and  afterward  as  chaplain 
in  the  Second  Michigan  Cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Mantor- 
ville,  Minn.,  in  1864,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  there;  removed  to 
Kasson  in  1879.     [49.] 

Taylor,  Samuel  Sargent,  teacher,  b.  in  Danbury,  N.  H„  March  8, 
1835;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  March  18,  1889.  He  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth 
College,  1859;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1866;  engaged  in  teaching  in  the 
public  schools.     [68;  238  (March  19,  1889).] 

Taylor,  Simon,  farmer,  b.  in  Huntington  county,  Quebec,  in  1831; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  and  settled  on  a  farm  near  Dundas;  served 
in  the  civil  war;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1895.    [30.] 

Taylor,  William  Henry  Harrison,  state  librarian,  b.  in  Richmond, 
Va.,  Nov.  2Sf  1813;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Jan.  30,  1894.  He  was  a  nephew  of 
President  Harrison;  was  colonel  of  the  Fifth  Ohio  Cavalry,  1861-2,  and 
afterward  president  of  the  military  commission  of  West  Tennessee; 


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771 


came  to  Minnesota  in  1867,  on  account  of  ill  health,  settling  on  a  farm 
in  Brooklyn,  Hennepin  county;  was  appointed  state  librarian  in  1877 
and  held  that  position  until  1894.     [18;  30;  68;  124;  237  (3).] 

Taylor,  William  H,  H.,  Jr.,  b.  in  North  Bend,*  Ohio,  March  21,  J  837; 
served  in  an  Ohio  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  cap- 
tain; came  with  his  father  to  Minnesota  in  1867,  and  settled  on  a  farm 
near  Minneapolis;  removed  to  Stillwater  in  1879.     [40;  124.] 

Taylor,  William  J.,  physician,  b.  in  Cattaraugus  county,  N.  Y.,  April 
18,  1844;  served  in  the  23d  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was 
graduated  at  Rush  Medical  College,  Chicago;  settled  in  Pipestone, 
Minn.,  in  1876.     [34;  71A.] 

Taylor,  Zachary,  soldier  and  President  of  the  United  States,  b.  in 
Orange  county,  Va.,  Sept.  24,  1784;  d.  in  Washington,  D.  C,  July  9, 
1850.     He  was  commandant  at  Fort  Snelling,  1828-9.     [1*;   11;   12.] 

Teal,  William,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Halifax,  Eng.,  April  12,  1824; 
d.  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  April  9,  1891.  He  joined  the  Minnesota  confer- 
ence in  1887;  was  stationed  at  Jackson,  Tracy,  Janesville,  and  Fair- 
mont.    [150;   180   (Oct.  14,  1891).] 

Teas,  Charles  O.,  journalist,  b.  in  Richmond,  Ind.,  Feb.  4,  1844;  d. 
in  Watertown,  Minn.,  Jan.  14,  1902.  He  came  to  Minnesota  when 
eleven  years  of  age;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  and  later  in 
the  regular  army,  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Watertown  in  1876;  was 
a  railway  agent,  and  after  1898  was  proprietor  and  editor  of  the  Carver 
County  News.     [237  (19).] 

Tebbets,  A.  H.,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  New  Hampton,  N. 
H.,  Sept.  9,  1847;  was  graduated  at  the  Theological  Seminary  at  Ban- 
gor, Maine,  in  1872;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1880,  and  was  pastor  in 
Dodge  Center  and  Claremont.     [49.] 

Teeple,  Addison  Venelle,  lawyer,  b.  in  Oxford,  Ontario,  May  25, 
1843;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Sept.  3,  1892.  He  served  in  the  Eighth  Illinois 
cavalry  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  lieutenant;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1872;  was  admitted  to  the  bar;  was  attorney  of  Stevens 
county,  1872-4;  settled  in  St.  Paul,  1874;  compiled  a  handbook  of  the 
statutes  of  1866;  edited  the  Building  Association  News,  1878-80.  [68; 
121.] 

Tefft,  Nathaniel  Stacy,  physician,  b.  in  Hamilton,  N.  Y.,  July  16, 
1830;  d.  in  Plainview,  Jan.  20,  1905.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856, 
settling  in  Minneiska,  and  in  1861  removed  to  Plainview;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1857-8  and  1861;  and  a  state  senator 
in  1871.     [18;  41;  74;  237  (35).] 

Teigen,  Lars  O.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway,  Nov.  27,  1864;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1868;  taught  school  in  Jackson  county  ten  years;  resides  near 
Jackson;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1905.     [30*;   62.] 

Teisberg,  A.  K.,  b.  in  Dane  county,  Wis.,  Sept.  20,  1849;  was  grad- 
uated at  Luther  college,  Decorah,  Iowa;   came  to  Minnesota  in  1876; 


772 


MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 


settled  in  Fergus  Falls  in  1880;  was  editor  of  the  Fergus  Falls  Ugeblad 
until  1885,  when  he  became  connected  with  the  state  railroad  and  ware- 
house commission.     [30;   169.] 

Telford,  Alexander,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Troy,  Ohio,  Aug. 
25,  1826;  d.  in  Hastings,  Minn.,  Feb.  22,  1893.  He  was  graduated  at 
Miami  University,  1855;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1858;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1875;  was  pastor  in  Hastings  three  years,  when  poor 
health  obliged  him  to  relinquish  the  work  of  the  ministry.  [153;  178 
(March  2,  1893).] 

Telleen,  John,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden,  Aug.  4,  1846; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1853;  studied  at  Augustana  College  and 
Seminary,  and  was  ordained  in  1872;  was  pastor  in  Des  Moines,  Den- 
ver, San  Francisco,  and  Chicago;  resided  in  Minneapolis  after  1902, 
serving  as  superintendent  of  missions  of  the  Augustana  Synod.    [148.] 

Teller,  E.  S.,  b.  in  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  24,  1821;  d.  in  Anoka, 
Minn.,  Oct.  4,  1888.  He  settled  there  in  1858;  engaged  in  mercantile, 
business,  and  later  dealt  in  real  estate.     [43.] 

Temple,  Jonathan  Peterson,  farmer,  b.  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N. 
Y.,  in  1837;  served  in  the  85th  Illinois  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1869;  settled  at  Morristown;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1889.     [30;  70 A.] 

Temple,  Judson  C,  farmer,  b.  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1850; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1865;  resided  in  Morristown;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1893.     [30.] 

Tenney,  William  Mitchell,  banker  and  lumberman,  b.  in  Washing- 
ton, D.  C,  Jan.  12,  1843;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1880,  settling  in  Min- 
neapolis, where  he  was  a  member  of  one  of  the  largest  lumbering  firms 
in  the  state.    In  1883-6  he  was  cashier  of  the  Security  Bank.     [20.] 

Tenney,  William  P.,  barber,  b.  in  Mercer  county,  111.,  in  1847;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota 
artillery  in  1865;  settled  in  Redwood  Falls  in  1870;  was  county  treas- 
urer, 18994902.     [92*.] 

Tennison,  John  W.,  miller  and  merchant,  b.  in  Nova  Scotia,  Nov.  19, 
1838;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  settled  in  Monticello  in  1876,  where 
he  had  a  flouring  mill,  and  after  1878  engaged  in  mercantile  business. 
[31.] 

Tennison,  Lars  A.,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway  in  1842;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1846;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Mounted  Rang- 
ers, and  in  the  Eleventh  Minnesota  Regt,  in  the  civil  war;  opened  a 
hardware  and  furniture  store  in  Houston,  Minn.,  in  1874,     [61.] 

Terrell,  Henry  K.,  auctioneer,  b.  in  Waynesborough,  Va.,  Oct.  30, 
1808;  d.  when  almost  100  years  old,  in  Lake  City,  Minn.,  Sept.  23,  1908. 
He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1851;  settled  in  Lake  City  in  1857;  platted 
and  sold  a  part  of  the  townsite.    [237  (51*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  773 

Terry,  Alfred,  b.  on  the  island  of  Malta,  Dec.  3,  1842;  came  to 
America  in  1865;  engaged  in  farming  in  Nobles  county,  Minn.;  re- 
moved to  Slayton  in  1879,  and  has  since  engaged  in  real  estate  busi- 
ness.    [24;  34.] 

Terry,  Cassius  Marcellus,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Clymer, 
N.  Y. ;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Aug.  18,  1881.  He  was  graduated  at  Amherst 
College,  1867,  and  at  Union  Theological  Seminary,  1870;  was  pastor 
in  St.  Paul,  1872-7;  spent  some  months  in  the  South  for  his  health; 
after  1878  resided  in  Minneapolis.  He  was  connected  with  the  Geo- 
logical and  Natural  History  Survey  of  Minnesota  after  1879.  [143; 
144.] 

Terry,  John  Carlos,  b.  in  Lebanon,  Ohio,  in  1824;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Feb.  15,  1902.  He  served  in  the  Mexican  war  in  1848;  settled  in  St. 
Paul  the  next  year;  engaged  in  lumbering  and  in  newspaper  publica- 
tion, and  was  assistant  postmaster  eighteen  years.  [94;  98*;  167 
(Feb.  28,  1902);   237   (19*).] 

Terwilliger,  Ezra  A.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Canada,  March  9,  1835; 
d.  in  Lenora,  Minn.,  Aug.  21,  1876.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1869;  was 
pastor  in  several  towns  in  Fillmore  county.     [52;  150.] 

Tew,  Martin  E.,  journalist  and  lawyer,  b.  in  Winona  county,  Minn., 
Feb.  11,  1869;  was  graduated  at  the  Normal  school  in  Madison,  S.  D.; 
after  1894  published  the  Clarkfield  Advocate;  was  lieutenant  in  the 
Thirteenth  Minnesota  Regt,  and  wrote  a  history  of  the  campaign  of 
that  regiment  in  the  Philippine  Island,  111  pages,  1899;  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1900,  and  practiced  law  in  Willmar;  author,  with  Victor 
E.  Lawson,  of  the  History  of  Kandiyohi  County,  446  pages,  1905.  [22*; 
63*.] 

Thacher,  Joseph  A.,  farmer,  b.  in  Lubec,  Maine,  in  1825;  d.  in  Zum- 
brota,  Minn.,  Oct.  24,  1885.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  in 
Zumbrota;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1862-5,  and  a  stata 
senator,  1866  and  1879.     [30;   56;  237   (1).] 

Thacker,  George  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  Ohio,  Jan.  1,  1840;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1862;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Cavalry  in  the  civil 
war;  settled  in  Glenwood,  Pope  county,  in  1866;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1885,  and  a  state  senator,  1887-9.     [30;  67.] 

Tharaldsen,  I.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  near  Trondhjem,  Norway, 
in  1847;  was  educated  in  his  native  land,  but,  after  coming  to  the 
United  States,  studied  theology  at  Augsburg  Seminary,  Minneapolis; 
engaged  in  home  missionary  work  in  the  Red  River  Valley  ten  years; 
then  removed  to  Wisconsin;  was  pastor  in  Madison,  Minn.,  after  1897. 
[38.] 

Tharalson,  Andrew,  b.  in  Norway,  Jan.  9,  1846;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1866,  and  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1869,  where  he  engaged 
in  the  grocery  business;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1879.     [30;  169.] 


774  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Thauwald,  Peter,  baker,  b.  in  Germany  in  1850 ;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1868;  resides  in  St.  Paul;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1899.     [30.] 

Thayer,  Burdett,  lawyer,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1853;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1864;  attended  the  University  of  Minnesota;  resides  in 
Spring  Valley;  was  county  attorney  of  Fillmore  county  three  terms; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1883  and  1905-9.     [30*.] 

Thayer,  Charles,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Connecticut,  April 
28,  1820;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  May  18,  1909.  He  engaged  in  missionary 
work  and  as  a  pastor  in  Minnesota  during  fifty  years.     [237  (56).] 

Thayer,  Hiram  Harrison,  banker,  b.  in  Westfield,  Mass.,  Feb.  17, 
1861;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1881,  settling  at  Minneapolis;  engaged  in 
banking,  1881-1904;  president  and  treasurer  of  the  International  Stock 
Food  Co.     [24;  25;  90*.] 

Thayer,  Samuel  R.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Richmond,  N.  Y.,  in  1837;  d.  in 
Rochester,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  7,  1908.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1864; 
was  U.  S.  minister  to  the  Netherlands,  1889-93;  resided  in  Minne- 
apolis.    [237  (56).] 

Theden,  Gustav,  journalist,  b.  in  Sweden,  Nov.  12,  1862;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1880,  and  eight  years  later  settled  in  Minneapolis; 
was  editor  and  part  proprietor  of  the  Minneapolis  Veckoblad,  a  Swedish 
newspaper;  was  a  state  senator  in  1895-9.     [22*;  30;  169.] 

Thelejst,  Lambert,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Chicago,  111.,  Aug.  25,  1874;  d. 
in  Pueblo,  Colorado,  March  8,  1900.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  Min- 
nesota when  a  child;  was  educated  at  St.  John's  College;  entered  the 
Benedictine  order  in  1895,  and  was  ordained  a  priest  in  1899;  was  for 
several  years  a  professor  in  St.  John's  College;  during  the  last  year 
of  his  life  was  a  chaplain  in  St.  Paul.     [132   (March,  1900*).] 

Theopold,  F.  A.,  grocer,  b.  in  Lippe,  Prussia,  June  22,  1833;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1852;  settled  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  in  1867. 
[70.] 

Thiebatjt,  Camille,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Lorraine,  France,  in  1868;  was 
ordained  priest  in  1892;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1896,  and  to 
Minnesota  the  same  year,  settling  in  Brown's  Valley.     [38.] 

Thielrar,  H.  F.,  merchant,  b.  in  Germany  in  1834;  came  to  the  Unit- 
ed States  in  1853,  and  to  Rice  county,  Minn,,  in  1857;  served  in  the 
army  in  the  civil  war;  owned  a  store  in  Dundas  after  1872.    [70.] 

Thiele,  Louis,  merchant,  b.  in  Germanyln  1829;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1857,  and  to  Minnesota  two  years  later;  served  in  the  Sixth 
Minnesota  Regt,  1862-5.  His  wife  and  child  were  murdered  by  the 
Sioux  in  the  Indian  massacre.  He  engaged  in  farming,  hotel  business, 
and  after  1880  in  mercantile  business  in  Hector.     [32.] 

Thiele^,  Peter  C.»  b.  in  Minneapolis,  and  resides  there;  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  city  fire  department,  and  later  engaged  in  automobile  busi- 
ness; a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  775 

Thielman,  Leonard,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Prussia,  Jan.  15,  1844; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1858;  served  in  the  U.  S.  army  and  navy, 
1861-4;  settled  in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  in  1865.     [31.] 

Thimsen,  N.  Clausen,  physician,  b.  in  Blooming  Prairie,  Minn.,  June 
28,  1871;  was  graduated  at  Keokuk  Medical  College,  1898;  has  since 
practiced  in  Hayfield.    [24;  50.] 

Thoe,  Fremont  Jackson,  farmer,  b.  in  Vernon,  Dodge  county,  Minn., 
Oct.  30,  1858;  has  resided  there  continuously;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1889;  a  state  senator,  1911.     [30*;  169.] 

Thoen,  Jacob  E.,  educator,  b.  near  Decorah,  Iowa,  May  10,  1864;  was 
graduated  at  Luther  College,  Decorah,  in  1892,  and  at  Luther  Sem- 
inary, Robbinsdale,  Minn.,  1895;  was  pastor  in  Nebraska  and  at  Wells, 
Minn.;  principal  of  Albert  Lea  Academy  since  1903.     [25;  148.] 

Thoeney,  Mathias,  banker,  b.  in  Switzerland,  Sept.  14,  1837;   came 

to  the  United  States  in  1857;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt.  in 

the  civil  war;  settled  in  McLeod  county,  and  engaged  in  mercantile 

business;   was  county  auditor,  1873-83;   and  later  was  cashier  of  the 

.  First  National  Bank  of  Glencoe.     [64.] 

Thomas,  David  Owen,  physician,  b.  in  Nevern  parish,  Pembrokeshire, 
Wales,  Nov.  21,  1852;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1871;  was  grad- 
uated at  Bethany  College,  W.  Va.,  1878,  and  the  Medical  College  of 
Indiana,  1884;  studied  medicine  also  in  New  York  and  London,  1891; 
has  practiced  in  Minneapolis  since  1885.     [24;  26*;  85A;  171*.] 

Thomas,  Edward,  Sr.,  b.  in  Wales  in  1807;  came  to  the  United  States, 
and  in  1855  settled  in  South  Bend,  Minn.,  where  he  died  Feb.  5,  1868. 
He  taught  in  the  public  schools  several  years;  also  taught  singing 
schools,  and  practiced  medicine.     [171*.] 

Thomas,  Edward,  Jr.,  clergyman,  b.  in  Centerville,  Ohio,  in  1839; 
came  wtih  his  parents  to  South  Bend,  Minn.,  in  1855;  served  in  the 
Second  Minnesota  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  was  ordained  to  the  min- 
istry in  1894;  was  pastor  at  Mankato,  Tracy,  and  other  places.    [171*.] 

Thomas,  Elisha  Smith,  Episcopal  bishop,  b.  in  Wickham,  Mass., 
March  2,  1834;  was  graduated  at  Yale  college,  1858,  and  at  Berkeley 
divinity  school,  Middletown,  Conn.,  1861;  was  elected  rector  of  Seabury 
Hall,  Faribault,  Minn.,  in  1864;  afterward  held  pastorates  in  Minne- 
apolis and  St.  Paul,  1870-87,  and  founded  mission  churches  at  Warsaw 
and  Morristown.  In  1887  he  became  assistant  bishop  of  Kansas.  [1; 
68.] 

Thomas,  F.  H.,  teacher,  b.  in  Madison  county,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  13,  1844; 
was  graduated  at  Trinity  College,  Hartford,  in  1865;  served  in  the  16th 
Connecticut  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Chaska,  Minn.,  in  1870, 
and  engaged  in  teaching.     [32.] 

Thomas,  Harry,  b.  in  England,  Nov.  10,  1851;  d.  in  Hibbing,  Minn., 
Dec.  20,  1905.  He  settled  there  in  1890  and  opened  the  Clark  mine, 
owned  by  the  American  Mining  Co.     [237  (39).] 


776  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Thomas,  Henry  G.,  soldier,  b.  in  Maine;  d.  Jan.  23,  1897.  He  at- 
tained the  rank  of  major  in  the  regular  army,  and  of  major  general 
of  volunteers  in  the  civil  war;  was  commandant  at  Fort  Snelling  dur- 
ing parts  of  1873-4.     [11;  12.] 

Thomas,  John  D.,  b.  in  Wales  in  1831;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1869; 
settled  at  Lake  Crystal  in  1873,  was  a  hardware  merchant,  and  en- 
gaged in  lumber  business.     [32.] 

Thomas,  John  R.,  b.  in  Racine,  Wis.,  April  20,  1853;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Minnesota  in  1863;  cashier  of  the  Mankato  National  Bank 
and  State  Bank  since  1886.     [25;  46;  171*.] 

Thomas,  John  W.,  merchant,  b.  in  Steuben,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  14,  1844; 
settled  in  Winona,  Minn.,  in  1866;  removed  to  Minneapolis  in  1883,  and 
has  since  engaged  in  dry  goods  business.     [24;  171*.] 

Thomas,  Minor  T.,  soldier,  b.  in  Indiana  in  1830;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Oct. 
2,  1897.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota 
and  other  regiments  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  brigadier 
general;  was  afterward  a  civil  engineer,  connected  with  the  St.  Paul 
and  Pacific  railroad.     [237  (9).] 

Thomas,  Richard  J.,  grocer,  b.  in  Wales,  April  3,  1826;  d.  in  Man- 
kato, Minn./  April  25,  1894.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1848,  and 
to  Minnesota  in  1863;  settled  in  Mankato  in  1865.     [32;  171*.] 

Thomas,  Uriah,  journalist,  b.  in  Morristown,  Pa.,  Feb.  9,  1829;  d. 
in  Doylestown,  Pa.,  Oct.  14,  1865.  He  was  graduated  at  Brown  Uni- 
versity, 1852;  came  to  Minneapolis,  1855;  engaged  in  real  estate  busi- 
ness, and  after  1859  owned  a  half  interest  in  the  Falls  Evening  News; 
in  1863  removed  to  Beaufort,  N.  C,  where  he  was  Assistant  U.  S. 
Treasury  agent.     [28,  XII.] 

Thomas,  Uriah  Davis,  physician,  b.  in  Jamestown,  Ohio,  July,  1828; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Sept.  16,  1911.  He  was  graduated  at  the  Physio- 
Medical  College  of  Cincinnati;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1873,  and  prac- 
ticed medicine;  was  a  frequent  contributor  to  magazines,  and  wrote 
and  published  many  poems.     [237   (67*).] 

Thomas,  William,  lawyer,  b.  in  Fulton,  Pa.,  Sept.  10,  1840;  d.  in 
Mankato,  Minn.,  Oct.  24,  1909.  He  served  in  the  32d  Pennsylvania 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Pennsylvania;  set- 
tled at  Mankato  in  1871;  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Citizens*  Bank 
of  Mankato.     [237  (56).] 

Thomas,  William  L,  educator,  b.  in  Libertyville,  111.,  April  8,  1867; 
was  graduated  at  Northwestern  University,  1895;  studied  two  years 
at  Chicago  University,  and  later  taught  two  years  in  Duluth;  was  in- 
structor in  rhetoric  in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1903-04.     [127*.] 

Thompson,  A.  J.  W.,  b.  in  Howell,  Mich.,  Feb.  24,  1841;  served  in  the 
32d  Iowa  Regt,  1862-5;  settled  in  Hastings,  Minn.,  at  the  close  of  the 
war;  was  assistant  postmaster  seven  years,  and  county  auditor,  1881-6. 
[48.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES. 


777 


Thompson,  Andrew,  farmer,  b.  in  Ireland,  July  12,  1832;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1857,  settling  in  Rice  county,  Minn.;  served  in  the 
Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.,  1862-5;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1873,  1875,  and  1879;  resided  in  Collins,  McLeod  county,  after  1880. 
[30;  64.] 

Thompson,  Andrew,  b.  near  Ekersund,  Norway,  Oct.  18,  1849;  came 
to  the  United  States  when  nineteen  years  old ;  owned  a  farm  in  Co- 
lenso,  Norman  county,  Minn.,  after  1871;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1891.     [169.] 

Thompson,  Andrew  William,  banker,  b.  in  Newburg,  Minn.,  Jan.  25, 
1862;  settled  in  Preston  in  1881;  organized  the  First  National  Bank 
there,  and  was  its  president  until  1902;  was  deputy  state  auditor,  re- 
siding in  St.  Paul,  1903-06.     [24;  30;  111.] 

Thompson,  Benjamin,  b.  in  Bucks  county,  Pa.,  May  12,  1813;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  April  15,  1881.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1850,  and  engaged  in 
real  estate  business;  aided  in  negotiating  several  important  treaties 
with  the  Indians.     [94;  237  (1).] 

Thompson,  Benjamin  B.,  b.  in  Bingham,  Maine,  March  17,  1833;  set- 
tled in  Pulda,  Murray  county,  Minn.,  in  1880,  and  the  next  year  opened 
a  furniture  store.    [34.] 

Thompson,  C.  Fred,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  New  York  in  1855; 
settled  at  Redwood  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1878.     [92.] 

Thompson,  Charles,  pioneer,  b.  in  Middlebury,  Conn.,  Dec.  2,  1807; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  settling  in  Mankato;  engaged  in  loaning 
money  and  in  real  estate  business.     [29.] 

Thompson,  Charles  M.,  physician,  b.  in  Scotland,  July  7,  1844;  came 
to  the  United  States  when  ten  years  old,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1859; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1870;  resided  in  North- 
field.     [70.] 

Thompson,  Charles  Telford,  lawyer,  b.  in  Glendale,  Ohio,  June  6, 
1853;  was  graduated  at  Denison  University,  1873,  and  studied  the  next 
year  at  the  University  of  Edinburgh,  Scotland;  was  graduated  at  the 
Law  School  of  Cincinnati,  1876;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1878,  and  has 
since  practiced  in  Minneapolis.     [24;  25;  90*;  131A.] 

Thompson,  Clark  W.,  b.  near  Jordan,  Canada,  July  23,  1825;  d.  in 
Wells,  Minn.,  Oct.  11,  1885.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1853;  engaged 
in  milling  in  Houston  county  until  1861;  was  Indian  agent,  1861-5; 
built  the  Southern  Minnesota  railroad  from  the  Mississippi  river  to 
Winnebago  City,  and  afterward  owned  an  extensive  farm  at  Wells; 
was  a  representative  in  the  territorial  legislature,  1855;  member  of 
the  state  constitutional  convention,  1857;  a  state  senator,  1871;  and 
president  of  the  State  Agricultural  Society,  1880-5.  [51*;  166A*;  237 
(1).] 

Thompson,  Cutler,  b.  in  New  York  in  1830;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1855;  settled  in  Fillmore  in  1861,  where  he  owned  a  farm,  a  gristmill, 
and  a  sawmill.     [52.] 


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MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 


Thompson,  Cyrus  J.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Castile,  N.  Y.,  in  1834;  was  grad- 
uated at  Michigan  University,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1862; 
settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1868.     [93;  98*.] 

Thompson,  David,  explorer,  b.  in  Westminster  (now  a  part  of  Lon- 
don), England,  April  30,  1770;  d.  near  Montreal,  Canada,  Feb.  16,  1857. 
He  was  in  service  of  the  Hudson  Bay  Co.,  1789-97,  and  of  the  North- 
west Fur  Co.  the  next  eighteen  years;  traveled  in  1797  in  northern 
Minnesota  from  the  Red  river  valley  to  Red  lake  and  Turtle  lake,  on 
the  most  northern  tributary  of  the  Mississippi,  mapping  these  lakes 
and  streams.     [1;  28,  VII;  114.] 

Thompson,  Edward,  lumberman,  b.  near  Jordan,  Ontario,  March  8, 
1827;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  April  29,  1909.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1851, 
settling  in  Hokah;  built  the  first  sawmill  in  Houston  county;  was  a 
state  senator,  1873-4.     [18;  30;  61;  167  (May  7,  1909).] 

Thompson,  Edwin  S.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Delafield,  Wis.,  in  1850;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1869;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1872;  removed  to  Mon- 
tana, but  in  1886  returned  to  St.  Paul.     [93;  98*.] 

Thompson,  Frank  B.,  b.  in  Portland,  Maine,  in  1852;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1869;  settled  in  Brainerd  in  1873,  and  engaged  in  railroad 
work;  was  register  of  deeds  of  Crow  Wing  county  six  years,  and  was 
county  auditor,  1881-5.     [31.] 

Thompson,  George,  journalist,  b.  in  Devonshire,  England,  in  1840; 
came  to  St.  Paul  in  1883,  and  has  since  published  the  St.  Paul  Dis- 
patch; also  president  of  the  Pioneer  Press  Co.  since  1909.  [17;  24; 
27*.] 

Thompson,  George  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  Rice  county,  Minn.,  in  1864;  re- 
sides in  Faribault;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1905. 
[30*.] 

Thompson,  Henry,  merchant,  b.  in  Christiania,  Norway,  Nov.  24, 
1845;  settled  in  Cannon  Falls,  Minn.,  1872.     [80*,] 

Thompson,  Henry  H.,  b.  in  Halifax,  N.  S.,  in  1856;  settled  in  Min- 
neapolis; joined  the  fire  department  in  1882;  became  a  captain  in 
1888.     [88*.] 

Thompson,  Horace,  banker,  b.  in  Poultney,  Vt,  in  1827;  *d.  in  New 
York  city,  Jan.  28,  1880.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1860,  and  was  a 
member  of  the  well  known  banking  house  of  Thompson  Brothers, 
which  later  became  the  First  National  Bank  of  St.  Paul;  was  its  presi- 
dent after  1870;  was  also  interested  in  railroad  companies.  [68;  93*; 
95*;  237  (1);  238  (Feb.  2,  1880).] 

Thompson,  Hugh,  banker,  b.  in  HemmingfordfCanada,  July  4,  1850; 
settled  in  Fisher,  Minn.,  in  1875,  being  the  first  settler  there;  owned 
the  townsite,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  milling,  and  bank- 
ing.-  [35.] 

Thompson,  Isaac,  pioneer,  b.  in  Bennington  county,  Vt.,  Feb.  12, 
1829;  took  a  claim  in  Houston  county,  Minn.,  in  1853;  six  years  later 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  779 

settled  in  Houston  township;  was  county  surveyor  several  years,  and 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1S69.    [61.] 

Thompson,  Iver,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn., 
Aug.  4,  1855;  settled  in  Cyrus,  Pope  county,  in  1883.     [67.] 

Thompson,  J.  J.,  b.  in  Madison  county,  111.,  Aug.  28,  1834;  settled 
in  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1863;  engaged  in  the  fur  trade,  in  lumber  busi- 
ness, and  afterward  owned  a  brick  yard;  was  county  auditor,  1879-80; 
removed  to  Wyoming  in  1881;  later  resided  in  Carrico,  Va.  [32;  83*.] 
Thompson,  James,  b.  a  slave  in  1799;  was  owned  by  George  Monroe, 
and  sold  by  him  in  Lexington,  Ky.;  came  to  Fort  Snelling  in  1827  as 
the  property  of  John  Culbertson,  a  sutler;  was  purchased  and  freed 
by  Rev.  Mr.  Bronson;  afterward  was  interperter  of  the  Sioux;  lived 
in  St.  Paul  until  1884,  when  he  removed  to  Nebraska,  and  died  there 
Oct.  15,  1884.     [94.] 

Thompson,  James,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  near  Springfield,  Ohio, 
June  1,  1801;  d.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  Oct.  4,  1873.  He  was  educated  at 
Miami  "University,  and  at  Lane  Theological  Seminary;  settled  in  Man- 
kato in  1854,  and  the  next  year  organized  the  first  church  there.  [83*.] 
Thompson,  James,  b.  in  Union,  Canada,  Nov.  7,  1839;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1861,  and  settled  in  Lanesboro  in  1869;  owned  an  interest 
in  the  Lanesboro  mill,  and  in  1880  built  the  Anchor  Oat  Meal  Mill. 
L52.] 

Thompson,  James  Egbert,  banker,  b.  in  Poultney,  "Vt,  July,  1823;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  May  28,  1870.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1859;  with  his 
brother  Horace  established,  in  1861,  a  banking  house  which  two  years 
later  became  the  First  National  Bank  of  St.  Paul.  He  was  its  presi- 
dent until  his  death,  and  was  also  interested  in  railroad  companies 
and  other  financial  enterprises.     [93*.] 

Thompson,  James  G.,  b.  in  Bennington  county,  Vt.,  May  17,  1833; 
came  to  Garden  City,  Minn.,  in  1856;  enlisted  in  the  Ninth  Minnesota 
Regt,  1862,  and  was  afterward  captain  of  a  colored  regiment;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1866.     [32.] 

Thompson,  James  Roland,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Garden  City,  Minn., 
March  3,  I860;  was  surveyor  of  Blue  Earth  county,  1890-4;  and  city 
engineer  of  Mankato,  1897-1907.     [25;  83*.] 

Thompson,  John,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway,  March  24,  1824;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1848,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  settled  in  New  Rich- 
land, Waseca  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1873 
and  1879.     [30.] 

Thompson,  John,  b.  in  Scotland,  Jan.  28,  1829;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1855;  settled  near  Faribault;  owned  a  farm,  and  engaged  in  lum- 
bering; was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1879-82.  [30;  70A*.] 
Thompson,  John  H.,  merchant,  b.  in  Columbiana  county,  OhiOj  Feb. 
16,  1845;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1866;  settled  at  Eagle  Bend,  Todd 
county,  in  1883.     [35.] 


780  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Thompson,  John  William,  b.  in  England,  July  27,  1827;  d.  in  North- 
field,  Minn.,  April  26,  1910.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1852,  and 
to  Minnesota  two  years  later;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Forest,  Rice  coun- 
ty; served  in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt,  1862-5;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1877-8.     [30;  70;  237  (62).] 

Thompson,  Joseph  Hayes,  merchant  tailor,  b.  in  South  Berwick, 
Maine,  Aug.  17,  1834;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  June  14,  1901.  He  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1856,  and  was  the  first  tailor  to  settle  in  Minneapolis. 
He  also  had  the  first  express  office  in  the  city.  [22*;  23;  86;  156;  174*; 
237   (14*).] 

Thompson,  Josiah,  b.  in  Massachusetts  in  1816;  d.  in  Minneapolis, 
June  8,  1890.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  was  one  of  the  origi- 
nal settlers  of  Zumbrota,  where  he  resided  fifteen  years;  removed  to 
Minneapolis  in  1871;  engaged  in  insurance  business,  and  dealt  in  real 
estate.     [19*;  238  (June  9,  1890).] 

Thompson,  Josiah,  Jr.,  b.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  May  8,  1846;  came  with 
his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1870,  and 
engaged  in  real  estate  and  insurance  business;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1879.     [24;  30.] 

Thompson,  Leonakd  Kellogg,  b.  in  Le  Roy,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  10,  1861;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1892,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  since  1905  president  of 
the  Northwestern  National  Life  Insurance  Co.     [24;  85A*.] 

Thompson,  Levi  E.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Gouverneur,  N.  Y.,  May  5,  1829; 
d.  Nov.  8,  1887.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1849;  settled  in  Still- 
water, Minn.,  in  1852.     [40;  41.] 

Thompson,  Peter,  banker,  b.  in  Jerso,  Sweden,  Jan.  27,  1839;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1850,  and  to  Carver  county,  Minn.,  in  1858; 
later  resided  in  Worthington,  where  he  engaged  in  mercantile  business 
and  banking;  was  county  treasurer,  1878-80.     [169.] 

Thompson,  Peter  E.,  merchant,  b.  in  Dane  county,  Wis.,  Nov.  16, 
1852;  d,  Jan.  20,  1905.  He  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in 
1864;  settled  in  Barnesville,  and  owned  part  of  the  townsite;  was  post- 
master eight  years;  a  merchant  in  Barnesville  from  1878  to  1899,  and 
again  after  1904;  also  dealt  in  real  estate;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature,  1891.    [35;  36;  169.] 

Thompson,  Richard  Enos,  lawyer,  b.  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn., 
March  7,  1857;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Preston  in  1881,  where  he 
has  since  practiced;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1883-5, 
and  a  state  senator  in  1895-1905.     [22*;  24;  25;  30;  31;  169.] 

Thompson,  Setii  W.,  banker,  b.  in  Chautauqua  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1836; 
settled  in  Luverne,  Minn.,  in  1887,  where  he  was  vice-president  and 
manager  of  the  First  National  Bank.     [34.] 

Thompson,  Socrates  A„  pioneer,  b.  in  Ravenna,  Ohio;  came  to  St. 
Paul  in  1849,  and  opened  the  first  meat  market;  the  next  year  took  a 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  781 

claim  in  Ramsey  county  beside  Lake  Pleasant,  and  named  the  lake; 
served  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,     [68.] 

Thompson,  Sylvester  N.,  merchant,  b.  in  Lamoille  county,  Vt,  June 
16,  1846;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  when  eleven  years  old; 
served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Mounted  Rangers  and  the  First  Minne- 
sota Heavy  Artillery  in  the  civil  war;  lived  on  a  farm  in  Todd  county, 
1869-80;  then  settled  at  Grey  Eagle.     [35.] 

Thompson,  Thomas,  b.  in  Shelby  county,  Ohio,  April  21,  1832;  set- 
tled on  a  farm  in  Steele  county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  served  in  the  Second 
Minnesota  cavalry,  1863-5;  was  county  treasurer,  1874-8;  later  removed 
to  Dakota,  where  he  died.     [29;  72.] 

Thompson,  Thomas  A.,  b.  in  Vernon,  Ohio;  came  to  Plainview,  Minn., 
in  1856;  was  a  representative  in  the  territorial  legislature  the  next 
year;  was  superintendent  of  schools  of  Wabasha  county  three  terms. 
[74.] 

Thompson,  William,  banker,  b.  in  1832;  d.  in  Hastings,  Minn.,  July 
26,  1902.  He  was  one  of  the  pioneers  of  Hastings;  dealt  in  grain  and 
lumber,  and  was  president  of  a  bank.     [167  (Aug.  1,  1902);   237   (19).] 

Thompson,  William  M.,  merchant,  b.  in  Chenango  county,  JNL  Y.,  in 
1829;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  being  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  Lake 
City;  removed  to  Goodhue  county  in  1860;  resided  in  Pine  Island. 
[54*.] 

Thoorsell,  John,  b.  in  Sweden,  July  28,  1848;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1869,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1873;  settled  in  Cannon  Falls  the 
next  year,  where  he  manufactured  furniture,  doors,  sash,  blinds,  etc. 
[54.] 

Thorkveen,  Lars  Paulson,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Gudbrands- 
dalen,  Norway,  Feb.  20,  1857;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1880;  was 
graduated  at  Luther  Seminary,  Afton,  Minn.,  in  1887;  was  ordained, 
and  the  same  year  became  pastor  in  St.  James,  Minn.     [169.] 

Thorne,  John  L.,  merchant  and  banker,  b.  in  Devonshire,  Eng.,  May 
18,  1814;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1834;  settled  in  Hastings,  Minn., 
in  1856.     [48.] 

Thorne,  Stephen,  b.  in  Danbury,  Conn.,  Feb.  28,  1845;  d.  in  Man- 
kato,  Minn.,  May  16,  1909.  He  came  to  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  in 
1877;  was  clerk  of  the  district  court,  1887-90,  and  afterward  was  clerk 
of  the  U.  S.  district  and  circuit  courts.     [25;  45;  237  (56).] 

Thorne,  William,  physician,  b.  in  Devonshire,  Eng.,  Jan.  22,  1820; 
came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  in  1834;  was  graduated 
at  Buffalo  medical  college  in  1850;  settled  in  Hastings,  Minn.,  in  1856. 
[48.] 

Thorne,  William  E.,  merchant,  b.  in  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  March 
16,  1817;  settled  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1854.     [40.] 

Thornhill,  French  W.,  physician,  b.  in  Ohio,  July  18,  1843;  was 
assistant  surgeon  in  the  Eighth  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was 


782  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

graduated  at  Cincinnati  Medical  College,  1867;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1869,  and  settled  in  Spring  Valley.     [52.] 

Thornton,  Frank  M.,  b.  in  Belfast,  Ireland,  Dec.  25,  1841;  d.  in  Will- 
mar,  Minn.,  July  15,  1905.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1849,  and 
to  Minnesota  in  1855;  served  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war,  and  became  captain  in  a  colored  regiment;  settled  in  Benson  in 
1870;  owned  a  grain  elevator  and  a  hardware  store,  and  was  presi- 
dent of  the  First  National  Bank.     [32;  237  (39*).] 

Thornton,  Hiram,  lawyer,  b.  in  New  York,  March  19,  1826;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1860;  settled  in  Anoka,  Minn.,  in  1870;  was 
judge  of  probate  and  municipal  judge.     [31;  43.] 

Thornton,  P.  H.,  merchant,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1842;  came  with  his  par- 
ents to  the  United  States  in  1847,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  resided 
in  Maple  Glen,  Scott  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1879.     [30.] 

Thorpe,  Lars  Olson,  banker,  b.  in  Vikor  parish,  Norway,  Dec.  24, 
1847;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1864,  and  to  Minnesota  the  next 
year;  cashier  of  the  Kandiyohi  County  Bank,  Willmar,  since  1881; 
was  register  of  deeds  for  Kandiyohi  county,  1875-81;  and  a  state  sen- 
ator, 1895-7  and  1903-09.     [22*;  25;  30;   63*;  169*.] 

Thorpe,  Mikkel  Olson,  farmer,  b.  in  Hardanger,  Norway,  April  29, 
1850;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1868;  settled  in  Kandiyohi  county, 
Minn.,  in  1873;  was  register  of  deeds,  1887-92,  residing  in  Willmar. 
[63*;  169.] 

Thorpe,  Samuel  R.,  M.  E.  clergyman  and  educator,  b.  in  Batavia,  N. 
Y.,  in  1817;  d.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  July  19,  1863.  He  came  there  as 
professor  of  mathematics  in  Hamline  University  in  1861.     [130.] 

Thorson,  A.,  b.  in  Sweden,  Feb.  13,  1823;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1847;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Norseland,  Nicollet  county,  Minn.;  was 
register  of  deeds  four  years.     [32;  169.] 

Thorson,  Alice  O.,  b.  in  Glenwood,  Minn.,  about  1S72;  engaged  in 
teaching  music,  and  later  taught  painting  and  music  in  Pacific  Luth- 
eran University,  Parkland,  Wash.;  author  of  a  legend  of  Minnesota, 
entitled  "The  Tribe  of  Pezhekee."     [237  (18*).] 

Thorson,  Harold,  banker,  b.  in  Norway  in  1843;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1857,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1865;  was  president  of  the  Bank 
of  Elbow  Lake;  resided  in  St.  Paul  and  Elbow  Lake.    [57.] 

Thorson,  N,  Anthony,  educator,  b.  in  Nicollet  county,  Minn.,  Dec. 
22,  1881;  was  graduated  at  Gustavus  Adolphus  College,  1904;  engaged 
in  teaching  in  Crookston  four  years;  superintendent  of  schools  for 
Polk  county  since  1909.     [36,] 

Thorson,  Sam,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway,  June  9,  1856;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1871;  settled  in  Fisher,  Minn.,  in  1877;  engaged  in 
mercantile  business  there  after  1886.     [35.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  783 

Thoeson,  Thomas,  real  estate  dealer,  b.  in  Wisconsin  in  1854;  came 
to  Minnesota  the  same  year;  was  "register  of  deeds  in  Watonwan  coun- 
ty nineteen  years;  resided  at  St.  James;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1895-1902.     [30;  34.] 

Thorson,  Tory,  lumber  dealer,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept.  22,  1846;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1855;  served  in  the  Second  Wisconsin  cavalry 
in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Pope  county,  Minn.,  in  .1866;  was  county 
clerk  of  court,  1871-84;  engaged  in  lumber  business  after  1886;  re- 
sided in  Glenwood.    [67;  169.] 

Throckmorton,  Joseph,  steamboat  captain,  b.  in  Monmouth  county, 
N.  J.,  June  16,  1800;  d.  in  December,  1872.  He  owned  several  steam- 
boats and  engaged  in  the  transportation  business  between  Galena  and 
St.  Paul,  and  later  on  the  Missouri  river.     [28,  VIII.] 

Thundale,  Ole  N.,  merchant,  b.  in  Voss,  Norway,  in  1865;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1885;  resides  in  Harmony;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1905.     [30*.] 

Thurber,  Orrin,  farmer,  b.  at  Conneaut,  Ohio,  in  1829;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1855;  resided  at  Chatfield;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1889.     [30.] 

Thurstenson,  Berger,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept.  18,  1840;  came  to  the 
United  States  and  to  Minnesota  in  1861;  served  in  the  Ninth  Minne- 
sota Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Cokato  in  1871;  kept  a  hotel 
until  1880;  later  engaged  in  real  estate  and  commission  business. 
[31.] 

Thurston,  Daniel  M.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Scarborough,  Maine,  Oct.  31, 
1801;  led  a  seafaring  life  until  1840;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  kept 
a  hotel  in  St.  Paul,  and  owned  a  farm  in  Lakeville;  resided  with  his 
son  in  Farmington  in  the  later  part  of  his  life.     [48.] 

Thurston,  Henry,  pioneer,  b.  in  Oxford,  Mass.,  Jan.  19,  1833;  d.  in 
Washington,  D.  C,  March  5,  1906.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857; 
was  principal  of  the  Albert  Lea  school  in  1869,  and  later  was  super- 
intendent of  schools  for  Freeborn  county  thirteen  years;  served  in 
the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  employed  in  govern- 
ment offices  in  Washington  after  1890.     [237  (39).] 

Thurston,  Irvin  H.,  physician,  b.  in  Licking  county,  Ohio,  in  1828; 
d.  in  Garden  City,  Minn.,  July  6,  1887.  He  was  graduated  at  the  Med- 
ical College  of  Cleveland;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  was  surgeon  in 
the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  resided  in  Garden  City. 
[32;  45*.] 

Thurston,  J.  M.,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  New  Lisbon,  N.  Y.,  in  1825; 
after  laboring  as  a  missionary  in  Wisconsin  nine  years,  came  to  Min- 
nesota and  settled  on  a  farm  in  Le  Sueur  county  to  recuperate  his 
health;  was  pastor  of  Maple  River  Baptist  church;  after  1878  resided 
in  Redwood  Falls.     [32.] 

Thurston,  John  Henry,  b.  in  Portland,  Maine,  Jan,  25,  1832;  d.  in 
St  Paul,  Sept.  24,  1902.    He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1855;  served  in  the 


784  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  later  resided  in  Farmington; 
engaged  in  the  drug  business,  and  in  wheat  buying;  returned  to  St. 
Paul  in  1894,  becoming  manager  of  printing  for  the  railway  mail  serv- 
ice.    [237  (19).] 

Thwing,  Charles  Franklin,  Congregational  clergyman  and  educator, 
b.  in  New  Sharon,  Maine,  Nov.  9,  1853;  was  graduated  at  Harvard  Uni- 
versity, 1876,  and  Andover  theological  seminary,  1879;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1886,  and  was  pastor  of  Plymouth  church,  Minneapolis,  until 
1890;  has  since  been  president  of  Western  Reserve  University,  Cleve- 
land, Ohio;  author  of  numerous  books  and  magazine  articles  on  re- 
ligious and  educational  topics.     [1;  17.] 

Thygeson,  Nels  M.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Martell,  Wis.,  Sept.  11,  1862;  was 
graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1888;  has  since 
practiced  in  St.  Paul.     [24;  93;  98*;  169.] 

Thysell,  Carl  G.,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1849;  came  to  the  United  States 
when  eighteen  years  old,  and  settled  in  Minnesota;  owned  a  farm  in 
Clay  county;  after  1887  resided  in  Hawley,  and  dealt  in  hardware  and 
furniture.    [35.] 

Tibbetts,  J.  E.,  physician,  b.  in  New  Hampshire  in  1812;  d.  at  Can- 
non Falls,  Minn.,  Oct.  11,  1882.  He  was  graduated  at  Bowdoin  Col- 
lege; came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  lived  at  Cannon  Falls,  and  later  at 
Stillwater.    [139.] 

Tibbetts,  James  P.,  druggist,  b.  in  Brewer,  Maine,  May  22,  1830; 
settled  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  later  owned  drug  stores  in 
Preston,  Fountain,  and  Lanesboro.     [52.] 

Tibbetts,  M.  L.,  clergyman,  b.  in  Indiana  in  1834;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1848;  became  a  minister  in  the  United  Brethren  denomination; 
was  presiding  elder  in  the  Rochester  district;  resided  in  Eyota;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1873.     [30.] 

Tibbetts,  Moses  A.,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Maine,  in  1828;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1855,  and  ten  years  later  settled  in  Princeton,  where  he 
engaged  in  the  lumber  business.     [31.] 

Tibbetts,  Nathaniel,  pioneer,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Maine,  March  21, 
1824;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1850;  engaged  in  lumbering  on  the  Elk 
river;  served  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.,  1862-5;  settled  in  Aitkin 
in  1871,  and  built  there  the  first  house  in  the  county.     [31;  41.] 

Tibbitts,  Abner,  pioneer,  b.  in  Maine;  came  to  Lake  City,  Minn.,  in 
1855;  owned  a  third  interest  in  the  townsite;  removed  to  New  Mexico 
in  1878.    [74.] 

Tibbs,  George  M.,  wholesale  dry  goods  merchant,  b.  on  Long  Island, 
N.  Y.,  October,  1858;  d.  at  Minnetonka  Beach,  Minn.,  Aug.  20,  1910.  He 
engaged  in  mercantile  business  after  1873;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1891; 
removed  to  Minneapolis  a  few  months  before  his  death.  [237  (59*, 
62).] 


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Tice,  David,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Caistor,  Canada,  Nov.  12,  1829; 
engaged  in  many  business  enterprises,  and  in  1857  entered  the  min- 
istry; was  pastor  at  Stillwater,  Minn.,  and  many  other  towns  in  Min- 
nesota; resided  in  Minneapolis  after  1880,  and  died  there,  Feb.,  1905; 
author,  "Tekel,  the  Credentials  and  Teachings  of  Emanuel  Sweden- 
borg  Examined,"  309  pages,  1901.     [40;  237  (35).] 

Tichy,  Francis,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Bohemia  in  1847;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1873;  studied  at  St.  Francis  Seminary,  Milwaukee; 
was  ordained  priest  in  1874;  resided  in  St.  Paul,  1877-80,  and  after- 
ward was  pastor  in  New  Prague.     [32.] 

Ticknor,  Herman  L.,  druggist,  b.  in  Great  Barrington,  Mass.,  Dec.  6, 
1827;  d.  in  Anoka,  Minn.,  March  10,  1897.  He  settled  in  Anoka  in  1855; 
opened  the  first  drug  store  there  in  1864.     [31;  43.] 

Tidball,  A.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Mercer  county,  Pa.,  in  1823;  came  to  Wa- 
terville,  Minn.,  in  1857,  being  the  first  settler  there;  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business.     [32.] 

Tiffany,  Allen  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  Burlington,  N.  Y.,  July  8,  1827; 
studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856, 
settling  in  Young  America,  Carver  county;  was  a  state  senator  in 
1881.     [32.] 

Tiffany,  E.  A.,  b.  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  May  23,  1847;  came  to  St.  Paul 
in  1866;  engaged  in  the  book  and  stationery  business  in  Mankato  after 
1880.     [32.] 

Tiffany,  Francis  Buchanan,  lawyer,  b.  in  Springfield,  Mass.,  April 
26,  1855;  was  graduated  at  Harvard  College,  1877,  and  at  Harvard  Law 
School,  1880;  practiced  six  years  in  Boston;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1887,  and  has  since  practiced  in  St.  Paul;  author  of  several  text  books 
on  law.     [17;  24;  25;  93.] 

Tiffany,  Mrs.  Nina  Moore,  author,  b.  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  was  mar- 
ried to  Francis  B.  Tiffany  in  1889;  author,  Pilgrims  and  Puritans 
(1887),  From  Colony  to  Commonwealth  (1889),  and  other  books;  re- 
sides in  St.  Paul.     [17.] 

Tiffany,  Otis  Henry,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Baltimore,  Md.;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Oct.  17,  1891.  He  was  graduated  at  Dickinson  College, 
Carlisle,  Pa.,  in  1846;  was  pastor  in  many  cities,  including  Chicago, 
Washington,  Philadelphia,  and  New  York;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in 
1889.     [121;  124;  150;  180  (Oct.  28,  1891).] 

Tifft,  Merrill  C,  b.  in  De  Kalb  county,  111.,  April  23,  1865;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1879;  was  graduated  in  law  at  Ann  Arbor,  1888;  prac- 
ticed in  Long  Prairie;  deputy  insurance  commissioner  for  Minnesota 
since  1908.     [30.] 

Tighe,  Ambrose,  lawyer,  b.  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  May  8,  1859;  was 
graduated  at  Yale  College,  1879;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1880;  set- 
tled at  St.  Paul  in  1886;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1903  and  1907;  author  of  text  books  of  law.     [17;  *24;  25;  30*;  93.] 

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786  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Tilden,  Josephine  Elizabeth,  b.  in  Davenport,  Iowa;  was  graduated 
at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1895;  was  instructor  there  in  botany, 
1898-1903,  assistant  professor,  1903-10,  and  professor  since  1910;  au- 
thor of  "Minnesota  Algae,"  vol.  I,  328  pages,  1910,  and  many  botanical 
papers.     [7A;  127B.] 

Tileston,  George,  miller,  b.  in  Hopkinton,  Mass.,  Oct.  8,  1858;  was 
drowned  at  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  August,  1895.  He  settled  in  Faribault, 
Minn.,  in  1882,  where  he  purchased  an  interest  in  a  roller  mill ;  later 
owned  mills  in  several  towns  in  this  state,  and  resided  in  St.  Cloud. 
[70;  168  (Feb.  12,  1892*,  and  Aug.  30,  1895*).] 

Tilforb,  John  H.,  physician,  b.  in  Jefferson  county,  Ind.,  Nov.  28, 
1841;  served  as  assistant  surgeon  in  the. 79th  Indiana  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  was  graduated  at  Indiana  Medical  College,  1872;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1879,  settling  in  Windom.     [34.] 

Tillman,  John,  b.  in  1860;  d.  in  St  Peter,  Minn.,  April  29,  1901.  He 
settled  in  Martin  county  in  1871,  and  named  the  station  where  he 
resided  Triumph;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  was  postmas- 
ter.    [237  (14).] 

Tillotson,  William  R.,  lawyer,  b.  in  New  Hampshire  in  1856;  was 
graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1877;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1880;  settled  in  Moorhead,  Minn.,  the  next  year.    [37.] 

Timanson,  Geokge,  pioneer,  b.  in  Norway,  Nov.  14,  1826 ;  d.  in  Spring 
Grove,  Houston  county,  Minn.,  Jan.  17,  1878.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1848,  and  settled  on  a  claim  in  Spring  Grove  in  1853;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature.     [61.] 

Timberlake,  Byron  Harvey,  b.  near  Salem,  Ind.,  Aug.  17,  1861;  set- 
tled in  Minneapolis  in  1883;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  State  Uni- 
versity, 1891;  engaged  in  life  insurance  business;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1905-07.     [24;  25;  30*;   85A.] 

Timerman,  William  S.,  b.  in  Utica,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  25,  1830;  d.  in  St 
Paul,  Sept.  1,  1897.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1866;  settled  *in  St.  Paul 
in  1872,  and  engaged  in  the  grain  elevator  business.    [237  (9).] 

TiMMONS,  Isaac  W.,  physician,  b.  in  Ross  county,  Ohio,  Oct.  11,  1833; 
was  graduated  at  the  Homoeopathic  Medical  College,  St,  Louis,  in 
1870;  settled  in  Winona,  Minn.    [77.] 

Tindall,  George  E.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Simcoe  county,  Ontario, 
Dec,  23,  1861;  entered  the  ministry  in  1890,  and  the  same  year  came 
to  Minnesota,  settling  in  Ada;  was  pastor  of  various  Methodist 
churches,  being  at  Frazee,  1899-1901.     [37.] 

TiNKCOM,  James  Ray,  b,  in  Mayville,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  29,  1820;  d.  in  Man- 
kato,  Minn.,  Nov.  14,  1908.  He  settled  there  in  1857;  engaged  in  mer* 
cantile  business,  afterward  in  drug  business,  and  during  his  later  years 
dealt  in  real  estate,.  In  1873  he  laid  out  an  addition  to  the  townsite 
of  Mankato.     [29*;  S3*;  237  (51*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  787 

Tinker,  William  H„  pioneer,  b.  in  Connecticut  in  1813;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  March  4,  1904.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1849;  opened  a  tailor's 
shop;  and  later  engaged  in  grocery  business.     [41;  94;   237   (35*).] 

Tirrell,  Chesley  Billings,  b.  in  Maine  in  1836;  d.  in  Minneapolis, 
May  7,  1892.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  studied  law,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war,  attaining  the  rank  of  first  lieutenant;  was  clerk  of  the  district 
court  of  Hennepin  county;  and  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1873.     [30;  90*;  121.] 

Titcomb,  Charles  Graves,  musician,  b.  in  Nashua,  N.  H.,  March  20, 
1844;  served  during  part  of  the  civil  war  in  a  Massachusetts  regiment; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1882,  settling  in  St.  Paul,  and  engaged  in  teach- 
ing music;  removed  in  1909  to  Los  Angeles,  Cal.     [22*;  26.] 

Titcomb,  Joseph  D.,  physician,  b.  in  Maine,  April  25,  1859;  was 
graduated  from  the  Medical  School  of  Maine,  1881,  and  from  Long 
Island  College  Hospital,  1887;   settled  in  Duluth  in  1890.     [111.] 

Titus,  M.  E„  b.  in  Cleveland,  Jan.  12,  1849;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1862;  spent  several  years  in  other  states,  but  returned  in  1879,  settling 
in  Montevideo  as  cashier  of  the  Citizens'  Bank.     [32.] 

Titus,  P.  S.,  b.  in  New  York,  April  18,  1839;  settled  in  Monticello, 
Minn.,  in  1860;  served  in  the  first  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war; 
engaged  in  farming,  and  after  1870  in  the  livery  and  stage  business. 
[31.] 

Titus,  Thomas  H.,  banker,  b.  in  Phelps,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  17,  1842;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Minnesota;  settled  in  Rochester  in  1864;  was 
cashier  of  the  Union  National  Bank  after  1882.     [66.] 

Titus,  Z.  O.,  b.  in  Onondaga  county,  N.  Y.,  July  8,  1834;  opened  the 
first  store  in  Lynd,  Lyon  county,  Minn.,  in  1871;  resided  on  a  farm, 
and  was  the  second  register  of  deeds  in  the  county.     [32.] 

Tobey,  Uriel  Montague,  b.  in  Sullivan,  N.  Y.,  May  21,  1826;  d.  in 
Sauk  Center,  Minn.,  March  12,  1901.  He  came  to  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  in 
1862;  removed  to  Sauk  Center  in  1876;  engaged  in  the  flour  and  feed 
business,  and  owned  a  grocery  store.     [237   (14*).] 

Todd,  Frank  C,  physician,  b.  in  Minneapolis,  1869;  was  graduated 
in  dentistry  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1891,  and  in  medicine, 
1892;  studied  later  in  the  Eastern  states  and  in  Europe;  was  clinical 
assistant,  1894-8,  and  professor  of  diseases  of  the  eye  and  ear,  Uni- 
versity of  Minnesota,  since  1898,  residing  in  Minneapolis.     [22*;  127B.] 

Todd,  Irving,  journalist,  b.  in  Lewisborough,  N.  Y.,  July  23,  1841; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1861,  settling  in  Hastings;  has  since  been  editor 
and  publisher  of  newspapers,  being  editor  of  the  Hastings  Gazette 
since  1866.     [18;  22*;  24;  25;  48;  56.] 

Todd,  James  Edward,  educator,  b.  in  Clarksfield,  Ohio,  Feb.  11,  1846; 
was  graduated  at  Oberlin  College,   1867;    was    professor    of    natural 


788  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

science,  Tabor  College,  Iowa,  1871-92;  assistant  on  the  Geological  Sur- 
vey of  Minnesota,  1892-3;  state  geologist  of  South  Dakota,  1893-1903; 
assistant  professor  in  the  University  of  Kansas  since  1907;  author  of 
many  geological  papers  and  reports.     [7A;  17.] 

Todd,  John  Blair  Smith,  soldier,  b.  in  Lexington,  Ky.,  April  4,  1814; 
d.  in  Yankton,  Dakota,  Jan.  5,  1872.  He  was  graduated  at  the  U.  S. 
military  academy,  1837;  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  captain  in  1843; 
served  in  the  Mexican  war;  was  commander  of  Fort  Ripley,  Minn., 
1849-56;  was  an  Indian  trader  in  Dakota,  1856-61;  was  brigadier  gen- 
eral of  volunteers,  1861-2;  was  delegate  in  Congress  for  Dakota,  1861, 
and  1863-5;  and  was  governor  of  Dakota  Territory,  1869-71.  Todd 
county,  Minn.,  was  named  for  him.     [1;  4;  7;  11;  12;  l£;  112.] 

Todd,  W.  P.,  b.  in  Vernon,  Ind.,  in  1847;  opened  the  first  bank  in 
Willmar,  Minn.;  in  1878  bought  the  townsite  of  Brown's  Valley;  the 
next  year  established  the  Bank  of  Brown's  Valley.     [32.] 

Todd,  William  Elmik,  lawyer,  b.  in  Geneva,  111.,  Aug.  14,  1853;  d. 
in  Mankato,  Minn.,  Nov.  11,  1899.  He  was  graduated  at  the  University 
of  Wisconsin,  1877;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1881,  and  settled  in 
Albert  Lea,  Minn.  He  died  suddenly  in  the  court  room  at  Mankato, 
[23*;   53A*;  137.] 

Tollefson,  Ellef  L.,  b.  in  Norway,  April  29,  1837;  came  with  his- 
parents  to  the  United  States  when  seven  years  old,  and  to  Fillmore 
county,  Minn.,  in  1852;  owned  <a  store  in  Newburg,  and  later  in  Mabel, 
since  1876;  has  engaged  in  banking  since  1893.     [24;  52.] 

Tollefson,  Herman  M.,  druggist,  b,  in  Mapleton,  Wis.,  Sept.  19,  1863; 
resided  in  Kasson  after  1866;  established  a  local  telephone  exchange 
in  1901.     [50.] 

Tollefson,  Simon  Richard,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Ibestad,  Nor- 
way, Jan.  15,  1865;  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  when 
two  years  old;  was  graduated  at  Augsburg  Seminary  (College  Depart- 
ment), Minneapolis,  1887;  studied  theology,  and  was  ordained  in  1890; 
pastor  in  Port  Townsend,  Wash.,  1890-93;  Seattle,  Wash.,  1893-96;  and 
in  Minneapolis  after  1899;  editor  of  "Den  Lutherske  Missionar."    [148.] 

Tolman,  Moody  Cook,  physician,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1824;  d.  in  St. 
Cloud,  Minn.,  March  2,  1873.  He  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  Dart- 
mouth College,  1850;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature,  1859-60;  served  as  surgeon  in  the  Second  Min- 
nesota Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  St.  Cloud  in  1865,  where  he 
practiced  medicine  and  later  owned  a  driig  store.     [31.] 

Tomlinson,  George  Ashley,  b.  ih  Lapeer,  Mich.  Jan.  26,  1868;  was 
educated  at  the  University  of  Michigan;  engaged  in  newspaper  work 
until  1893;  then  settled  in  Duluth,  where  he  is  president  of  the  Duluth 
Steamship  Company  and  also  other  steamboat  lines.     [31A.] 

Tomlinson,  Harry  Asiiton,  physician,  h.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  July 
3,  1855;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania, 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  789 

18S0;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1891,  as  a  physician  of  the  State  Hospital 
for  the  Insane  at  St.  Peter;  has  been  its  superintendent  since  1893. 
[22*;   24;   26*.] 

Tomlinson,  Samuel  J.,  journalist,  b.  in  Lapeer,  Mich.,  Sept.  18,  1842; 
engaged  in  newspaper  publication;  settled  in  Winona,  Minn.,  in  1893, 
where  he  edited  the  Daily  and  Weekly  Herald  and  the  Weekly  News. 
[77.] 

Tomlinson,  William  Henry,  merchant,  b.  in  Franklin  county,  N.  Y., 
April  29, -1843;  has  engaged  in  hardware  business  at  Le  Sueur,  Minn, 
since  1871.     [24;   25;   32.] 

Tompktns,  Daniel  D.,  b.  in  Duanesburg,  N.  Y.,  in  1828;  d.  near 
Byron,  Minn.,  Jan.  18,  1899.  He  settled  on  a  farm  near  Byron  in  1862; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1887.  [180  (Feb.  1,  1899).] 
Tompkins,  Elias,  b.  in  Stillwater,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  22,  1834;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1857;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Rich  Valley,  Dakota  county;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1878-9.     [30;   48.] 

Tompkins,  isaac  N.,  b.  in  Fond  du  Lac,  Wis.,  Oct.  28,  1868;  came 
to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1872;  engaged  in  newspaper  publica- 
tion several  years;  was  auditor  of  Redwood  county,  1899-1907,  residing 
at  Redwood  Falls.     [24;  92*.] 

Tondko,  Lyman,  miller,  b.  in  Niagara  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1842;  served 
in  the  31st  Iowa  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  later  owned  the  Cascade  Mills 
in  Olmsted  county,  Minn.     [66.] 

Tonning,  Johan  Gerhard  Arnt,  musician,  b.  in  Stavanger,  Norway, 
May  25,  1860;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Norway;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1887;  settled  in  Duluth,  Minn.     [169.] 

Tonning,  Peter  C,  educator,  b.  in  Norway,  1869;  came  to  Minnesota 
with  his  parents,  who  settled  in  Mower  county;  was  graduated  at  the 
state  university,  1896;  city  superintendent  of  schools  at  Madison, 
1896-1903,  and  at  Willmar,  1903-10;  was  appointed  assistant  superin- 
tendent of  public  instruction,  1910.     [30*.] 

Torbet,  A.  M.,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  1816;  d.  in  Boston,  Mass., 
March  5,  1900.  He  was  pastor  of  the  First  Baptist  church  in  St.  Paul, 
1854-9.     [237   (11).] 

Torgerson,  Samuel,  educator,  b.  in  Waupaca  county,  Wis.,  June  18, 
1856;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1882,  settling  in  Moorhead;  was  superin- 
tendent of  schools  of  Clay  county,  1884-90.     [35;   169.] 

Torgerson,  T.  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway,  Sept.  8,  1850;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1860,  and  to  Minnesota  the  same  year;  settled  in 
Cuba,  near  Lake  Park,  1876;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1883.     [38;  169.] 

Torinus,  G.  A.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Russia,  Dec.  4,  1850;  d.  in  Thomas- 
ville,  Ga.,  in  March,  1887.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1871,  set- 
tling in  Stillwater,  Minn.;  was  manager  of  the  St.  Croix  Lumber  Co. 
[167   (March  18,  1887).] 


790  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Torinus,  Louis  B.,  b.  in  Rositz,  Russia,  in  1825;  d.  in  Stillwater, 
Minn.,  June  2,  1883.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1855,  settling  in 
Stillwater;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  and  milling.  [42*;  238 
(June  5,  1883).] 

Torpey,  Martin  L.,  farmer,  b.  in  Louisville,  N.  Y.,  June  14,  1833; 
served  in  the  106th  N.  Y,  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Morals, 
Minn.,  in  1871;  was  enrolling  clerk  in  the  legislature  in  1877.     [30.] 

Torrance,  Eli,,  lawyer,  b.  in  New  Alexandria,  Pa.,  May  16,  1844; 
served  in  the  Ninth  and  the  193d  Pennsylvania  regiments  in  the  civil 
war;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1868;  settled  at  Minneapolis  in  1881; 
was  commander-in-chief  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  1901-2. 
[17;  24;  25;  137.] 

Torrey,  William  B.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Orange  county,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  21, 
1831;  d.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  Nov.  20,  1904.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1852,  and  to  Blue  Earth  county  in  1861;  served  in  the  Second  Minne- 
sota cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1878;  was 
clerk  of  the  district  court,  1882-8;  was  judge  of  probate  after  1890; 
resided  in  Mankato.     [45*;  237  (35*).] 

Torry,  John  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  Jackson  county,  Mich.,  in  1840;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1855;  served  in  the  civil  war  in  the  First  Minnesota 
Battery;  resided  near  Manannah,  Meeker  county;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature,  1899-1901.     [30.] 

Torson,  Thomas,  b.  in  Rock  county,  Wis.,  in  1853;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Minn.,  Jan.  31,  1909.  He  came  to  Minnesota  when  an  infant;  resided 
in  St.  James,  where  he  was  a  real  estate  dealer;  was  register  of  deeds 
for  Watonwan  county  nineteen  years,  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture four  terms,  and  a  state  senator  in  1903.     [30;  237  (51,  56*).] 

Torvik,  Ole  L.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Strandebarm,  Norway, 
Oct.  31,  1863;  was  educated  at  Augsburg  Seminary,  Minneapolis;  was 
pastor  in  Abercrombie,  N.  D„  1895-1901,  and  in  Morris,  Minn.,  after 
1901.     [148.] 

Tostevin,  J.  F.»  b.  on  the  island  of  Jersey  in  1823;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1849;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1855,  where  he  established  the 
first  marble  works  in  Minnesota,     [94.] 

Tostevin,  William  R„  marble  worker,  b.  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  in  1854; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Oct.  10,  1902.  He  came  there  with  his  parents  when  an 
infant.     [100*;  237  (19*).] 

Tourtellotte,  Francis  J.,  physician,  b.  in  Windham  county,  Conn., 
Dec.  26,  1835;  was  graduated  at  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons, 
N.  Y.;  was  surgeon  in  the  U.  S.  navy,  1863-8;  settled  in  Winona,  Minn., 
in  1869,  and  engaged  in  loaning  business.     [76.] 

Tourtellotte,  John  E.,  colonel,  b.  in  Windham  county,  Conn.,  July 
3,  1833;  d.  in  La  Crosse,  Wis.,  July  22,  1891.  He  practiced  law  in  Man- 
kato, Minn.,  1857-61;  served  as  captain  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  791 

in  the  civil  war,  and  later  became  colonel.  After  the  war  he  entered 
the  regular  army,  and  attained  the  rank  of  major  of  cavalry.  [S3*; 
115.] 

Tousley,  John  Wesley,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Connecticut,  Sept. 
17,  1824;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Dec.  31,  1899.  He  settled  there  in  1879. 
[180  (Jan.  31,  1900).] 

Tousley,  Orson  V.,  educator,  b.  in  Clarendon,  N.  Y.,  March  11,  1834; 
d.  July  18,  1902.  He  was  graduated  at  Williams  College,  1854;  studied 
law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar;  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1869;  was 
superintendent  of  the  city  schools,  1871-86.     [58;  127B.] 

Tower,  Charlemagne,  b.  in  Paris,  N.  Y.,  April  18,  1809;  d.  in  Water- 
ville,  N.  Y.,  July  24,  1889.  He  was  graduated  at  Harvard  College, 
1830;  studied  law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1836;  practiced  law 
in  Pennsylvania  twenty-five  years;  was  captain  in  the  Sixth  Penn- 
sylvania Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  connected  with  the  Minnesota 
Iron  Company  and  the  Duluth  and  Iron  Range  railroad  company, 
and  was  thus  instrumental  in  opening  in  1884  the  great  iron  industry 
in  Minnesota.     The  town  of  Tower  is  named  for  him.     [3*.] 

Tower,  Charlemagne,  Jr.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  April  17, 
1848;  was  graduated  at  Harvard  University,  1872;  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1878;  resided  in  Duluth,  Minn.,  1882-7,  where  he  was  presi- 
dent of  the  Duluth  and  Iron  Range  railroad  company;  was  U.  S.  am- 
bassador to  Austria-Hungary,  1897-9,  to  Russia,  1899-02,  and  to  Ger- 
many, 1902-8;   resides  in  Philadelphia.     [3*;   17,] 

Towler,  Silas  Howell,  laundryman,  b.  in  Xenia,  Ohio,  Jan.  3,  1846; 
served  in  Ohio  regiments  during  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of 
lieutenant;  settled  at  Minneapolis  in  1884,  and  engaged  in  wholesale 
grocery  business  five  years;  has  conducted  the  Minneapolis  Steam 
Laundry  since  1889.     [24;  26*.] 

Town,  Adolphus,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Washington  county,  Vt, 
in  1805;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1835;  was  one  of  the  pioneers 
of  Steele  county,  Minn.,  1855;  resided  in  Owatonna.     [72.] 

Town,  Ira  Allen,  lawyer,  b.  in  Franklin,  N.  Y.,  April  2,  1848;  was 
graduated  at  Cedar  Valley  Seminary,  Iowa,  in  1873,  and  in  law  at  the 
University  of  Iowa,  1875;  settled  in  Albert  Lea,  Minn.;  removed  to 
Tacoma,  Wash.     [53;   229.] 

Towne,  Charles  Arnette,  congressman,  b.  in  Oakland  county,  Mich., 
Nov.  21,  1858;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1881;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  18S5;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1890,  settling  in 
Duluth;  was  a  representative  in  Congress,  1895-7,  and  U.  S.  senator, 
by  appointment,  1900;  removed  to  New  York  city.  [10;  17;  22*;  23*; 
27*;  229*.] 

Towne,  Edward  Penfield,  lawyer,  b.  in  Canandaigua,  N.  Y.,  June  16, 
1867;  was  graduated  at  Union  College,  1888,  and  Albany  Law  School, 
1890;  has  practiced  in  Duluth  since  1892.     [23*;  24;  25;  31A.] 


792  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Townley,  John  L.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Ludlowville,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  24,  1853; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1880;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1882  at  Fari- 
bault, and  practiced  there  six  years;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1888,  and 
to  Fergus  Falls  in  1901.     [25;  93.] 

Townsend,  Israel  J.,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  Westchester  county, 
N.  Y.,  April  25,  1825;  d.  in  Fairmont,  Minn.,  June  6,  1892.  He  studied 
at  the  General  Theological  Seminary;  taught  in  Nebraska  several 
years;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  was  rector  in  Austin,  Blue  Earth  City, 
Wells,  and  after  1884  in  Fairmont.     [152.] 

Townsend,  John,  pioneer,  b.  in  Luzerne  county,  Pa.,  April  2,  1818; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1851;  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  at  Clear  Lake, 
Sherburne  county,  also  at  Lynden,  Stearns  county;  and  later  built  the 
first  frame  house  in  Clearwater.  He  settled  in  Corinna,  Wright  county, 
in  1866.     [31.] 

Townsend,  Joseph  Edward,  journalist,  b.  in  Albany,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  20, 
1853;  came  with  his  parents  to  Belle  Plaine,  Minn.,  when  four  years 
old;  established  the  Belle  Plaine  Herald  in  1881,  which  he  has  since 
published.     [25;  238  (Dec.  31,  1893*).] 

Townsend,  W.  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Genesee  county,  Mich.,  in  1850;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  and  later  from  its  law  de- 
partment; settled  in  Herman,  Grant  county,  Minn.,  in  1887;  was  county 
superintendent  of  schools  one  term.     [57*.] 

Townshend,  J.  H.,  b.  in  Elyria,  Ohio,  Sept.  28,  1846;  d.  in  Stillwater, 
Minn.,  June,  1888.  He  built  and  operated  a  flouring  mill  in  Stillwater, 
1872,  and  was  president  of  the  Union  Elevator  company.  [40;  168 
(June  29,  1888).] 

Tozer,  Albert,  lumberman,  b.  in  Canada,  May  4,  1846;  settled  in  Still- 
water, Minn.,  in  1863.     [40.] 

Tozer,  David,  b.  in  New  Brunswick,  Oct.  25,  1823;  d.  July  26t  1905. 
He  settled  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1856,  and  engaged  in  lumber  busi- 
ness.    [40;   41;  42*;  167   (Nov.  23,  1900*);   176   (June,  1902*).] 

Tracy,  Charles  G.,  merchant,  b.  in  Quebec,  Canada,  July  26,  1843; 
served  in  an  Illinois  regiment  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Glyndon, 
Minn.,  in  1872;  opened  a  hardware  store  in  1881,  and  has  conducted  a 
store  of  general  merchandise  since  1888.    [37*,] 

Tracy,  Marcus  H.,  b.  in  Hancock  county,  Maine,  May  26,  1859;  set- 
tled in  Glenwood,  Minn.,  in  1885,  where  he  was  a  real  estate,  loan  and 
collection  agent.     [67.] 

Train,  Hamilton  B.,  physician,  b.  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y„ 
April  26,  1825;  d.  in  Hokah,  Minn.,  July  28,  1891.  He  studied  medi- 
cine in  Wisconsin,  and  also  engaged  in  ministerial  work  there;  set- 
tled in  Hokah,  Minn.,  in  1857.     [61;  166  (1892);  180  (Aug.  12,  1891).] 

Trask,  Amaziah,  b.  in  Lincoln  county,  Maine,  March  28,  1810;  fol- 
lowed a  seafaring  life,  1831-50;  settled  at  Elk  River,  Minn,,  in  1866, 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  793 

and  in  1880  purchased  the  Sherburne  House  and  afterward  managed 
it.     [31.] 

Trask,  E.  W.,  lawyer,  b.  at  Little  Falls,  N.  Y.,  April  15,  1847;  came 
to  Houston  county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  took  a  course  of  study  at  Michigan 
University;  was  a  member  of  the  legislature,  1874;  afterward  prac- 
ticed law  at  Caledonia.    [29*.] 

Trask,  James  Elisha,  lawyer,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Maine,  March  2, 
1858;  was  graduated  at  Waterville  Classical  Institute,  1876,  and  Colby 
"University,  1880;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1888,  settling  at  St.  Paul, 
where  he  has  since  practiced  law.     [24;  25;  111.] 

Trask,  Sylvanus,  b.  in  the  state  of  New  York,  Nov.  15,  1811;  d. 
April  25,  1897.  He  settled  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1848;  engaged  in 
teaching,  and  was  clerk  in  the  postoffiee;  was  a  representative  in  the 
first  territorial  legislature,  1849.     [28,  IX;   40;   41;   42;   114;  131.] 

Trask,  Wyman,  lawyer,  b.  in  Worcester,  Mass.,  May  31,  1817;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  New  York;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  and  two 
years  later  settled  in  Caledonia.    [61.] 

Tratjb,  George  E.,  journalist,  b.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  April  4,  1866; 
owned  and  published  the  Mankato  Post  after  1890.     [45*.] 

Traves,  Frederick  W.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Oldenburg,  Germany,  Feb.  16, 
1814;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1841;  enlisted  in  the  XJ.  S.  army 
and  was  stationed  at  Fort  Snelling,  where  he  was  discharged  in  1846. 
He  settled  on  a  claim  on  the  site  of  East  Minneapolis,  and  afterward 
removed  to  St  Paul.  In  1850  he  settled  in  Centervile,  Anoka  county, 
being  the  first  settler  in  that  township.     [31.] 

Travis,  John  N.,  pioneer,  b.  in  New  London  county,  Conn.,  in  1826; 
settled  in  Owatonna,  Minn.,  in  1856,  and  started  the  first  nursery  in 
Steele  county;  later  resided  in  Chicago  and  Milwaukee  several  years, 
but  returned  and  lived  in  Owatonna.     [72.] 

Traxler,  Charles  Jerome,  lawyer,  b.  near  Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa,  Dec. 
16,  1858;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Iowa,  1882;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1889,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  author  of  text  books 
on  lien  laws.     [25;  85A*.] 

Treacy,  Michael,  b.  in  Brighton,  Mass.,  in  1844;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Dec. 
18,  1900.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  when  twelve  years  old;  was  employed 
by  the  Pioneer  Press  Printing  Co.  twenty-three  years;  in  1882  became 
a  member  of  the  Brown-Treacy -printing  firm.    [94;  237  (11*).] 

Treadwell,  John  N.,  merchant,  b.  in  Deposit,  N.  Y.,  in  1828;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1855;  settled  in  St.  Peter  in  1862;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1874-5.     [32.] 

Treager,  William,  b.  in  Decatur,  Ind.,  Jan.  25,  1859;  came  with  his 
parents  to  Minneapolis  when  seven  years  old;  joined  the  fire  depart- 
ment in  1876,  and  was  promoted  to  a  captaincy  ten  years  later.    [88*.] 

Treat,  George  L.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Janesville,  Wis.,  Nov.  14,  1859;  came 
to  Alexandria,  Minn.,  in  1880;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  18S3.  [25; 
35.] 


794  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS 

Treglawney  C  H  M  E  clergyman  b  in  Brunswick  N  J  April  20 
1851  d  m  Valley  City  N  D  Jan  7  1893  He  entered  the  ministry 
when  nineteen  years  of  age  came  to  the  West  m  1886  was  pastor 
m  Bramerd  and  Alexandria  Minn  and  in  Manitoba  and  North  Da 
kota     [180  (Jan   18   1893)  3 

Trembly  S  D  clergyman  b  m  New  Jersey  June  2  1799  d  m 
Paynesville  Minn  June  28  1868  He  was  a  Wesleyan  Methodist  mm 
ister  twenty  three  years  but  in  1867  organized  a  Congregational  church 
m  Paynesville  and  was  its  pastor     [143  ] 

Trenham  Milton  A  b  April  5  1874  came  with  his  parents  to 
Minnesota  m  1875  lived  m  Alexandria  engaged  m  teaching  and  in 
newspaper  work  served  in  the  Thirteenth  Minnesota  Regt  in  t&e 
Spanish  American  war  was  assistant  dairy  and  food  commissioner 
of  this  state   1905  07      [24    30  ] 

Trenham   Newton   journalist  b   m  Arnpnor   Canada   July  12   1869 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1875    lived  in  Alexandria   and 
owned  and  published  the  Citizen  after  1896     [37  ] 

Triebel  Albert  G  merchant  b  m  Peoria  111  May  13  1861  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1884  settling  at  Stillwater  where  he  has  since  en 
gaged  m  wholesale  grocery  business      [24    25    104*  ] 

Triggs  Oscar  Lovell  teacher  and  author  b  m  Greenwood  111  Oct 
2  1865  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota  1889  and  after 
ward  was  an  instructor  there  was  teacher  m  the  English  department 
of  the  University  of  Chicago  after  1892  author  of  numerous  magazine 
article®   and  of  several  books     [17  ] 

Tbisler  C  W  farmer  b  m  Ohio  in  1840  came  to  Minnesota  m 
1868  settled  m  Whitewater  Winona  county  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  m  1873      [30  ] 

Trobec    James    R    C    bishop    b    in  Austria   July  10    1838     came  to 
the  United  States  in  1864    was  ordained  priest  at  St    Paul  in  1865 
was  pastor  in  Wabasha   1866  87   and  the  next  ten  years  in  St   Paul 
has  been  bishop  of  St   Cloud  since  1897      [17    24    26    74    132  (Sept 
and  Oct    1S97*)  ] 

Troendle  Lucas  b  in  Germany  m  1830  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1854  and  to  Minnesota  in  1872  settling  at  Mapleton  where  he  has 
since  engaged  in  mercantile  business     [24    32  ] 

Tbott   Hermann    pioneer    b    in  Hanover    Germany    Feb    25    1830 
d   m  St   Paul   Dec   29    1903     He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856    settled 
in  St   Paul  m  1858    was  land  agent  for  the  St   Paul  and  Pacific  and 
Northern  Pacific  railroads    removed  to  Washington  state  m  1890   but 
nine  years  later  returned  to  St  Paul     [174*    237  (35*)     241] 

Trow  Gardner  O    dentist  b   in  Dodge  county   Wis    June  19   1877 
served  in  Wisconsin  and  Iowa  regiments    1861  5    came  to  Minnesota 
at  the  close  of  the  war    studied  dentistry  at  Rush  Medical  College 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  795 

settled  in  Cokato  in  1876,  where  he  practiced  his  profession  and  owned 
a  drug  store.     [31.] 

Tbowbkidge,  Charles  Tyler,  b.  in  Morris  Plains,  N.  J.,  Jan.  10,  1835; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Dec.  24,  1907.  He  served  in  the  civil  war,  in  which  he 
organized  the  first  regiment  of  colored  troops,  and  attained  the  rank 
of  lieutenant  colonel;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1882,  settling  in  Minne- 
apolis as  a  brick  contractor;  was  custodian  of  the  old  state  capitol, 
1901-7.     [121;   230;  237   (48).] 

Truax,  Abraham,  pioneer,  b.  in  Canada  in  1824;  settled  at  Point 
Douglas,  Minn,,  in  1848;  removed  to  Hastings,  and  was  sheriff  of  Da- 
kota county;  returned  to  Washington  county  in  1859.     [40;  41.] 

Truax,  Albert  H.,  contractor,  b.  Jefferson  county,  N.  Y.,  June  25, 
1843;  came  to  Minnesota  when  ten  years  old;  served  in  the  Second 
Minnesota  Cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  resided  in  Hastings;  was  a  state 
senator,  1883-9.     [30.] 

Truax,  Caleb,  pioneer,  b.  in  Mohawk  Valley,  N.  Y.,  in  1810;  d.  at 
Point  Douglas,  Minn.,  in  1878.  He  settled  there  in  1849;  owned  a  farm 
and  was  a  carpenter;  was  a  representative  in  the  territorial  legisla- 
ture.    [41.] 

Truax,  D.  B.,  pioneer,  b.  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  May  25,  1818; 
settled  on  a  claim  in  Dakota  county,  Minn.,  in  1853;  removed  to  Hast- 
ings in  1867;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1866-7.     [48.] 

Truax,  Daniel  W.,  b.  in  Montreal,  Canada,  Dec.  23,  1830;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1849,  and  settled  on  a  farm  at  Point  Douglas;  later  owned 
a  sawmill;  was  a  representative  in  the  territorial  legislature  in  1851; 
removed  to  Hastings  in  1861;  engaged  in  the  grocery  business,  and 
after  1871  was  a  real  estate  dealer.     [32;  48.] 

Truax,  Sidney  J.,  pioneer,  b.  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.;  settled 
in  Hastings,  Minn.,  in  1854;  was  a  dealer  in  wheat,  and  after  1878  was 
employed  by  the  government  as  contractor  for  various  river  and  har- 
bor improvements.     [48.] 

Truax,  W.  B.,  b.  in  Oswegatchie,  N.  Y.,  May  25,  1818;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1853,  settling  in  Hastings;  engaged  in  farming  until  1868; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1877.     [30.] 

Truax,  Walter  Edward,  physician,  b.  in  Rochester,  Wis.,  June  10, 
1848;  served  in  the  48th  Iowa  Infantry,  and  in  the  Sixth  Iowa  Cavalry, 
in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  was  railway  station  agent  at 
Little  Falls  and  Moorhead;  studied  medicine  at  the  University  of  Min- 
nesota; has  practiced  in  Breckenridge  since  1880.     [24;   31;   35.] 

True,  Jay  W.,  publisher,  b.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  Feb.  7,  1867;  came  with 
his  parents  to  Minnesota  when  two  years  old;  was  graduated  at  the 
Mankato  Normal  School;  was  employed  in  the  office  of  the  Free  Press 
after  1896,  and  in  1902  became  one  of  its  owners.     [46.] 

Truelson,  Casper  Henry,  b.  in  Schleswig,  Germany,  Oct.  20,  1844; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1866,  and  three  years  later  settled  in 


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Duluth;  engaged  in  the  grocery  and  general  merchandise  businesa 
until  1885;  was  sheriff  of  St  Louis  county,  1887-8,  and  mayor  of  Du- 
luth, 1896.     122*;   31.] 

Truesdell,  E.  W.,  b.  in  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  16,  1854;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1872;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  until  1881,  when 
he  settled  in  Sauk  Rapids,  becoming  a  partner  in  the  Eagle  Flour 
Mills.     [31.] 

Truesdell,  Seneca  Ellis,  journalist,  b.  in  Geneseo,  N.  Y.,  Feb.,  1852; 
d.  in  La  Crosse,  Wis.,  Dec.  27,  1899.  He  was  connected  with  the 
Pioneer  Press  for  twelve  years,  residing  in  St.  Paul;  removed  to  Wis- 
consin a  few  months  before  his  death.     [238   (Dec.  31,  1899).] 

Truesdell,  William  Albert,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  New  York  city, 
March  25,  1845;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  April  21,  1909.  He  was  graduated 
at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1867;  engaged  in  railroad  construc- 
tion in  Minnesota  and  other  states;  in  1883-4  designed  and  superin- 
tended the  construction  of  the  arches  that  support  Seventh  street  in 
St.  Paul  over  the  St.  Paul  and  Duluth  railroad  tracks;  author  of  many 
important  papers  and  scientific  articles.     [175;  251.] 

Trumbull,  Albert  J.,  b.  in  Day,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  10,  1836;  d,  in  Merriam 
Park,  St  Paul,  Sept  13,  1897.  He  served  in  the  22d  N.  Y.  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1865,  and  engaged  in  insurance 
business.    [122.] 

Trussell,  Sumner  Lincoln,  lawyer,  b.  in  Hennepin  county,  Minn., 
Oct.  29,  1860;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1883; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1886;  resides  in  Minneapolis.     [60*.] 

Truwe,  Jacob,  farmer,  b.  in  Switzerland  in  1835;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1856; -served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Heavy  Artillery  in  the  civil 
war;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878  and  1897-9;  re- 
sided near  Young  America,  Carver  county.     [30.] 

Tryon,  Charles  John,  lawyer,  b.  in  Batavia,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  8,  1859; 
was  graduated  in  law  at  Columbia  University,  1882;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1886,  and  has  since  practiced  in  Minneapolis.    {22*;  24;  26*;  137*.] 

Tubbs,  William,  b.  in  Lodi,  Ohio,  Aug.  4,  1830;  came  to  Anoka  coun- 
ty in  1858  as  a  surveyor;  removed  to  Isanti  county;  settled  at  Elk 
River  in  1863,  and  at  Monticello  in  1870;  built  the  first  flouring  mill 
in  Monticello;  was  county  auditor  of  Isanti,  Sherburne,  and  Wright 
counties.    He  died  in  Monticello,  Jan.  16,  1905.    [18;  29;  32;  237  (35).] 

Tucker,  Ezra,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Tunbridge,  Vt,  June  29,  1819; 
d.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  Feb.  16,  1892.  He  entered  the  ministry  in  1850; 
settled  in  Minnesota  in  1856;  was  chaplain  of  a  colored  regiment  in 
the  civil  war;  was  pastor  in  several  towns,  including  Chatfield,  Can- 
non Falls,  and  Litchfield.     [150.] 

Tucker,  Henry  F.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norton,  Mass.,  Sept  15,  1830;  d.  in 
Park  Rapids,  Minn.,  May  31,  1901.    He  served  in  an  Iowa  regiment  in 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  797 

the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1883,  settling  near  Windom;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1891.     [237   (14).] 

Tucker,  J.  M.,  physician,  b.  in  Orleans,  N.  Y.,  July  31,  1844;  d.  at 
the  Soldiers'  Home,  Minnehaha,  April  8,  1901.  He  served  in  the  Eighth 
N.  Y.,  cavalry  and  other  regiments  in  the  civil  war,  and  attained  the 
rank  of  first  lieutenant;  settled  in  Hastings,  Minn.,  in  1873;  resided 
in  Fergus  Falls,  1877-85;  returned  to  Hastings  in  1885.    [121;  237  (14).] 

Tuckeb,  Otis  Crandell,  b.  near  Hoosick,  N.  Y.,  March  12,  1822;  set- 
tled in  Winona,  Minn.,  in  1861,  where  he  owned  a  lumber  yard  and 
dealt  in  real  estate.    [76;  77.] 

Tuller,  Charles  A.,  b.  in  Jonesville,  Mich.,  June  26,  1866;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1885,  to  take  a  position  with  the  Minneapolis  Journal, 
and  has  been  since  engaged  in  the  business  department  of  that  news- 
paper.    [22*;  24;  25.] 

Turnblad,  Magnus,  journalist,  b.  in  Vislanda,  Sweden,  Jan.  28,  1858; 
came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  in  1868,  and  to  Vasa,  Good- 
hue county,  Minn.,  the  same  year;  engaged  in  grocery  business  in  Red 
Wing  and  Minneapolis,  and  after  1889  was  editor  of  a  Swedish  news- 
paper.    [169.] 

Turnblad,  Swan  Johan,  journalist,  b.  in  Tubbemala,  Sweden,  Oct. 
7,  1860;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1868  with  his  parents,  who  set- 
tled in  Goodhue  county,  Minn.;  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1879,  where 
he  has  published  the  Svenska  Amerikanska  Posten  since  1883;  is  a 
prominent  temperance  advocate;  has  traveled  extensively  in  Europe. 
[24;   25;   26*;  85A*;  169*;   169A.] 

Turner,  Israel,  banker,  b.  in  England,  March  17,  1843;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1867;  settled  in  Jasper,  Pipestone  county,  in  1889,  and 
the  same  year  established  the  Jasper  Bank.     [34.] 

Turner,  W.  L..,  miller,  b.  in  Windham  county,  Vt,  Feb.  13,  1824; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1866,  settling  in  Faribault;  was  proprietor  of 
the  Crown  Point  Mill.     [70.] 

Turpin,  Joseph,  pioneer,  b.  in  Montreal,  Canada,  about  1775;  d.  at 
Mendota,  Minn.,  in  1865.  He  came  with  a  party  of  refugees  from  the 
Selkirk  Settlement  to  Fort  Snelling  in  1831,  and  built  the  first  house 
in  the  vicinity  on  the  east  side  of  the  Mississippi.     [28,  IV.] 

Turrell,  Orlando  B.,  banker,  b.  in  Connecticut  in  1835;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1858;  settled  at  Redwood  Falls;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1883-5  and  1891-3.     [30;  32.] 

Turrittin,  John  S.,  b.  near  Londonderry,  Ireland,  in  1835;  d.  in  Man- 
kato,  Minn.,  Jan.  20,  1901.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1846,  and 
ten  years  later  settled  in  St.  Peter,  Minn.;  served  in  the  Seventh 
Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  engaged  in  sawmilling,  and  later  in 
farming.     [237   (14).] 

Tuthill,  Charles  D.,  b.  in  Newburgh,  N.  Y.,  March  10,  1832;  d.  in 
Blaine,  Minn.,  Aug.  6,  1907.     He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  settling 


798  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

in  Dodge  county;  served  in  the  Tenth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  Indian 
and  civil  wars;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1871;  lived 
in  Anoka  from  1882  to  1891,  and  then  removed  to  Blaine.     [237  (48).] 

Tuttle,  Calvin  Austin,  farmer,  b.  in  Tolland  county,  Conn.,  Dec.  31, 
1811;  d.  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  Nov.,  1900.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1838;  aided  in  building  the  first  mill  in  St.  Anthony;  was  territorial 
treasurer  six  years;  settled  on  a  farm  at  Two  Rivers,  Morrison  county, 
in  1867.     [31;  41;  59;  237  (11).] 

Tuttle,  Chauncey  D.,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1816;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1856,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Hastings  many  years;  set- 
tled on  a  farm  at  Cottage  Grove  in  1876.     [40.] 

Tuttle,  James  Harvey,  Universalist  clergyman,  b.  in  Salisbury,  N. 
Y.,  July  27,  1824;  d.  in  New  York,  Dec.  8,  1903.  He  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1866,  and  was  pastor  of  the  First  Universalist  church  of  Min- 
neapolis for  twenty-five  years,  becoming  pastor  emeritus  in  1891, 
[19*;  22*;  84*;  237  (19*,  35*).] 

Tuttle,  Moses  C,  photographer,  b.  in  Maine  in  1830;  came  to  St. 
Anthony,  Minn.,  in  1853,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  St.  Paul;  was 
first  lieutenant  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  later 
dealt  in  real  estate.     [94;  115,] 

Tweeton,  John  G.,  b.  in  Norway,  May  24,  1859;  came  to  the  United 
States  with  his  parents  when  twelve  years  old ;  lived  in  Minnesota  after 
1877;  settled  in  Barnesville  in  1880,  and  engaged  in  the  lumber  busi- 
ness.    [35.] 

Twtford,  Willis  H.,  physician,  b.  in  Fayette  county,  Ohio,  May  12, 
1821;  d.  in  Owatonna,  Minn.,  Oct.  6,  1909.  He  was  graduated  at  Star- 
ling Medical  College,  Columbus,  Ohio;  was  surgeon  in  the  25th  Indiana 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1864;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1867;  resided  in  Geneva,  1873-97;  removed 
to  Owatonna  in  1897.     [53;  72;  237  (56).] 

Twiss,  Abner  H.,  farmer  and  physician,  b.  in  Windsor,  Vt,  April  18, 
1832;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Des  Moines  River  township,  Murray  county, 
Minn.,  in  1878;  several  years  later  commenced  the  practice  of  medi- 
cine.    [34.] 

Twitchell,  R.  W.,  physician,  b.  in  Weybridge,  Vt.,  in  1823;  was 
graduated  from  the  medical  department  of  the  University  of  Michigan, 
1852;  two  years  later  settled  in  Chatfield,  Minn.;  served  as  assistant 
surgeon  in  the  Ninth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war.     [52.] 

Twohy,  John,  Jr.,  lawyer,  b,  in  Copper  Harbor,  Mich.,  in  1854;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1882;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1884;  became  judge 
of  the  municipal  court  in  1890.     [93;  95*;  98*;  100.] 

Tyler,  C.  B.,  b.  in  Montrose,  Pa.,  Sept.  2,  1835;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1857;  was  register  of  the  U.  S.  land  office  in  New  Ulm  after  1873; 
owned  and  edited  the  New  Ulm  Herald,  1875-8;  removed  to  Tracy  in 
1880.    [32.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  799 

Tylek,  Ezka,  settled  in  Steele, county,  Minn.;  served  in  the  army  in 
the  civil  war;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Owatonna;  was  reg- 
ister of  deeds  for  Steele  county,  1874-86;  removed  to  Duluth  in  1887. 
[72.] 

Tyler,  Levi  S.,  b.  in  Greenfield,  Mass.,  in  1848;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1882;  settled  at  Tracy,  where  he  was  agent  for  the  American  Express 
Co.;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1893.     [30.] 

Tyler,  Milton  R.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Chittenden  county,  Vt.,  March  18, 
1835;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  March  16,  1907.  He  was  graduated  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Vermont,  1858;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1882,  settling  in  Fergus 
Falls;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1888.     [20;  93;  237  (43*).] 

Tynee,  Daniel  H.,  b.  near  Connersville,  Ind.,  June  13,  1819;  d.  at 
Medicine  Lodge,  Kan.,  Feb.  4,  1877.  He  settled  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  in 
1857;  engaged  in  livery  business;  was  sheriff  of  Blue  Earth  county 
two  terms,  beginning  in  1860;  had  charge  of  the  execution  of  thirty- 
eight  Sioux  at  Mankato,  Dec.  26,  1862.     [83*.] 

Tyrer,  Ashley  Macomber,  lawyer,  b.  in  Concord,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  16, 
1843;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1868,  settling  in  Albert  Lea.     [18.] 

Ueland,  Andreas,  lawyer,  b.  in  Heskestad,  Norway,  Feb.  21,  1853; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1871,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1877.     [169.] 

Uhler,  Jacob  P.,  educator,  b.  at  Easton,  Pa.,  Aug.  26,  1854;  was 
graduated  at  Lafayette  College,  1877,  and  the  Lutheran  Theological 
Seminary,  Philadelphia,  1881;  has  been  professor  of  mathematics  and 
physical  science  in  Gustavus  Adolphus  College  since  1882,  and  its  vice 
president  since  1896.     [24;   25;   148.] 

Uhlhorn,  F.  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  Bischweiler,  Alsace,  March  24,  1835; 
d.  in  St.  James,  Minn.,  Sept.  21,  1902.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1868,  and  to  Adrian,  Minn.,  in  1872;  was  judge  of  probate  of  Wa- 
tonwan county,  1891-1902,  residing  in  St.  James.     [237    (19).] 

Uline,  Calvin  S.,  b.  in  New  York  in  1833;  d.  at  Devil's  Lake,  N.  D., 
May  19,  1902.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1856,  and  resided  there  twenty- 
six  years;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  at- 
taining the  rank  of  lieutenant  colonel;  was  treasurer  of  Ramsey  coun- 
ty, 1868-76;  engaged  in  railroad  business  after  1871.  [68;  94;  115; 
237  (19*).] 

Ulman,  Mathias,  b.  in  Germany,  in  1822;  d.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  Feb. 
21,  1891.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1847,  and  to  Mankato  in 
1856,  where  he  opened  a  hotel.     [83*.] 

Ulrich,  Edward  Oscar,  geologist,  b.  in  Cincinnati,  O.,  Feb.  1,  1857; 
was  paleontologist  of  the  geological  surveys  of  Illinois,  Minnesota,  and 
Ohio,  1885-97;  geologist  on  the  U.  S.  Geol.  Survey  since  1897;  resides 
in  Washington,  D.  C;  author  of  monographs  of  the  Geol.  Survey  of 
Minnesota,  Vol.  Ill,  and  many  other  reports  and  papers.     [7A;  17.] 


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Ulvestad,  Martin,  author  and  publisher,  b.  in  Volden,  Aalesund, 
Norway,  Dec.  24,  1865;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1888,  and  to  Min- 
nesota in  1891,  settling  at  Minneapolis;  engaged  in  printing;  author 
of  several  books,  including  an  English-Norwegian  Dictionary  (1895) 
and  "Nordmaendene  i  Amerika,  deres  Historie  og  Rekord"  (871  pages, 
1907).     [241.] 

Umland,  George  F.,  druggist,  b.  in  Germany  in  1854;  d.  in  St  Paul, 
April  10,  1902.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1873;  resided  in  St.  Paul; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1899-1901.     [30;  237   (19*).] 

Unden,  Jacob,  pioneer,  b.  in  Germany  in  1821;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1853,  and  to  the  site  of  Duluth  in  1855;  settled  in  Superior, 
Wis.,  but  a  few  years  later  removed  to  Duluth,  being  the  earliest  set- 
tler of  that  city.     [237  (52*).] 

Underleak,  Joseph,  b.  in  Bohemia,  Austria,  March  13,  1854;  came  to 
the  United  States  the  same  year  with  his  parents,  who  settled  in  Chat- 
field,  Minn.,  in  1856,  where  he  has  since  lived;  engaged  in  mercantile 
and  lumber  business,  later  in  banking,  and  since  1893  in  practice  of 
law;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1893-7,  and  state  senator, 
1899-1902.     [24;   30.] 

Underwood,  A.  J.,  journalist,  b.  in  Clymer,  N.  Y.,  May  26,  1832;  d. 
in  Fergus  Falls,  Minn.,  Dec.  21,  1885.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854; 
served  in  the  First  Minnesota  and  other  regiments  in  the  civil  war; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1871-2;  settled  in  Fergus  Falls 
in  1873,  where  he  established  the  Journal.     [35;  237  (9).] 

Underwood,  Daniel,  b.  in  England,  Sept.  23,  1812;  came  to  the  Unit- 
ed States  in  1853,  settling  in  Minnesota;  owned  a  farm  in  Dakota 
county;  resided  in  Farmington  after  1872;  purchased  the  Pioneer  Mills 
in  1874.     [48.] 

Underwood,  John  M.,  railroad  contractor,  b.  in  Saco,  Maine,  July  12, 
1841;  served  in  Maine  regiments  in  the  civil  war,  enlisting  as  a  pri- 
vate and  rising  to  the  rank  of  captain;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1868; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1889  and  1895,  residing  in 
Minneapolis.     [30.] 

Underwood,  Joseph  Merritt,  b.  in  Palmyra,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  10,  1844; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1862;  and  settled  at  Lake  City  in  1868;  has  since 
engaged  in  nursery  business;  was  president  of  the  Horticultural  So- 
ciety, 1892-9,  and  of  the  Agricultural  Society,  1910.  [24;  166  (1897); 
166A*.] 

Untiedt,  Henry,  farmer,  b.  in  Holstein,  Germany,  Feb.  16,  1856;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1873,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1885,  settling  in 
Sioux  Valley,  Jackson  county;  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1911.     [30*.] 

Updyke,  Stephen,  clergyman,  b.  in  the  state  of  New  York,  Jan.  18, 
1845;  d.  in  Los  Angeles,  CaL,  in  December,  1907.  He  served  in  the 
13th  Michigan  regiment  throughout  the  civil  war;  studied  at  Hillsdale 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  801 

College  and  Andover  Theological  Seminary;  was  ordained  to  the  min- 
istry of  the  Congregational  church;  settled  in  Dakota  in  1880,  where 
he  was  prominent  in  religious  and  educational  work.  Later  he  came 
to  Minnesota  and  was  pastor  in  Glencoe,  New  Ulm,  and  Waseca.  Hav- 
ing changed  to  the  Protestant  Episcopal  church,  he  held  a  pastorate  at 
Pine  Island.     [237  (48).] 

Upham,  Geobge  Bliss,  h.  in  Woodstock,  N.  B.,  Sept.  3,  1817;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1869,  and  the  next  year  settled  at  Elk  River;  engaged 
in  selling  agricultural  implements  and  in  insurance  business;  was 
sheriff  of  the  county,  1879-82.     [31;   231.] 

Upham,  Henry  Pratt,  hanker,  b.  in  Millbury,  Mass.,  Jan.  26,  1837; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  May  1,  1909.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  settling  in 
St  Paul.  He  at  first  formed  a  partnership  with  Chauncey  W.  Griggs, 
and  they  engaged  in  the  lumber  business.  In  1863  he  entered  the 
banking  house  of  Thompson  Brothers  as  teller.  Six  years  later,  he 
with  others  organized  the  City  Bank  of  St.  Paul,  of  which  he  was 
cashier.  This  was  consolidated  in  1873  with  the  First  National  Bank, 
of  which  Mr.  "Upham  was  cashier  until  1880,  and  later  was  president 
until  1907.  During  thirty-three  years,  1876-1909,  he  was  treasurer  of 
the  Minnesota  Historical  Society.  [19*;  22*;  23*;  24;  25;  68;  94;  95*; 
98*;  100;  174*;  231*;  237  (56*);  238  (Sept.  23,  1893*).] 

Upham,  Warren,  geologist,  librarian,  b.  in  Amherst,  N.  H.,  March 
8,  1850;  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1871;  was  assistant  on 
the  geological  surveys  of  New  Hampshire,  Minnesota,  and  the  United 
States,  1874-1894,  coming  to  Minnesota  in  1879;  librarian  of  the  West- 
ern Reserve  Historical  Society,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  1895;  since  Nov.  1, 
1895,  secretary  and  librarian  of  the  Minnesota  Historical  Society,  re- 
siding in  St.  Paul.  Author  of  geological  reports,  with  maps,  for  fifty 
counties  of  Minnesota,  in  Volumes  I,  II,  and  IV,  of  the  state  survey, 
1884,  1888,  and  1899;  "Catalogue  of  the  Flora  of  Minnesota,"  193  pages, 
1884;  "The  Glacial  Lake  Agassiz,"  658  pages,  1896,  being  Monograph 
XXV  of  the  U.  S.  Geol.  Survey;  "Groseilliers  and  Radisson,  the  First 
White  Men  in  Minnesota,"  pages  449-594,  Minn.  Hist.  Society  Collec- 
tions, Vol.  X,  1905;  Vol.  I,  "Minnesota  in  Three  Centuries,"  390  pages, 
1908;  many  other  reports  and  articles  on  glacial  geology  and  on  his- 
tory in  magazines  arid  journals  of  societies;  and  joint  author,  with 
Prof.  G.  F.  Wright,  of  "Greenland  Icefields,"  407  pages,  1896.  [3*; 
4;  7A;  17;  24;  25;  30*;  93 A;  127A*;  231*;  237  (7*).] 

Upson,  Arthur  Wheelock,  author,  b.  in  Camden,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  10,  1877; 
drowned  at  Bemidji,  Minn.,  Aug.  14,  1908.  He  was  graduated  at  the 
University  of  Minnesota,  1905,  and  resided  in  Minneapolis,  excepting 
times  of  traveling  through  the  West  and  in  Europe;  author  of  many 
poems  and  dramas.  His  collected  poems,  edited,  with  a  biographic 
introduction,  by  Prof.  Richard  E.  Burton,  were  published  in  two  vol- 
umes, 1909.     [24;  237  (51*).] 

51 


802  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Upton-,  R.  P.,  b.  in  Dixmont,  Maine,  in  1820;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Nov. 
29,  1S93.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1850;  was  one  of  the  company 
that  erected,  about  1854,  the  first  flouring  mill  in  the  state,  called  the 
Minnesota  mill,  on  Hennepin  island.     [237   (2).] 

Urie,  Horace  G.,  journalist,  b.  in  Stoughton,  Wis.,  Nov.  29,  1859;  set- 
tled in  Evansville,  Minn.,  in  1882,  where  he  published  the  Enterprise. 
[35.] 

Utecht,  Auq.  M.,  b.  in  St.  Nicholas,  Stearns  county,  Minn.,  Oct.  5, 
1875;  attended  the  State  Normal  School,  St.  Cloud;  since  1905  in  gen- 
eral mercantile  business  at  Richmond;  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature, 1911.     [30*.] 

Vail,  Jefferson,  soldier,  b.  in  France;  d.  at  Baton  Rouge,  La.,  Oct. 
25,  1835.  He  was  graduated  at  the  U.  S.  Military  Academy,  1821;  was 
commandant  at  Fort  Snelling,  1832-3;  attained  the  rank  of  captain  in 
1833.     [11;  12;  13;  131.] 

Vail,  John,  pioneer,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1825;  wwas  the  first  set- 
tler in  Preston,  Minn.,  1853;  sold  his  claim  the  next  year,  and  engaged, 
in  farming  in  Bristol,  Fillmore  county,  twenty-seven  years;  then  re- 
moved to  Montana.     [52.] 

Vail,  Patrick  R.,  merchant,  b.  in  Wisconsin  in  1858;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1887;  resided  at  Ely,  and  was  its  mayor;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1897,  and  a  state  senator,  1907;  removed  to  Vir- 
ginia, Minn.,  and  engaged  in  mining.     [30*.] 

Va^en,  Henry,  merchant,  b.  in  Russia  in  1826;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1849;  settled  in  New  Ulm,  Minn.,  in  1856;  was  the  first  treas- 
urer of  Brown  county.     [32.] 

Valder,  Hans,  b.  in  Norway,  Oct.  18,  1813;  d.  in  Newburg,  Minn., 
Jan.  27,  1901.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1837,  and  to  Minnesota 
in  1853;  settled  in  Newburg,  where  he  had  a  farm  and  kept  a  hotel; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1871.  [52;  169;  170*;  237 
(14).] 

Valentine,  Daniel  Hillman,  b.  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Feb.  16,  1827; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  May  15,  1890.  He  came  to  .Minnesota  in  1856,  settling 
in  St  Paul;  served  as  captain  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.,  1862-3; 
later  engaged  in  the  wheat  elevator  business,  also  invested  in  St.  Paul 
real  estate,  and  built  the  Valentine  block  on  Wabasha  street.  [23;  28, 
VIII;  98*;  115;  237  (2).] 

Valentine,  Ezra  G„  lawyer,  b.  near  Attica,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  9,  1847;  was 
graduated  at  Beloit  College,  Wis.,  in  1869;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1877;  settled  in  Breekenridge,  Minn.,  in  1882;  engaged  in  banking  and 
law  practice.    [35.] 

Vallquist,  Rudolph,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden,  March  11, 
1870;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1885;  was  graduated  at  Augustana 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  803 

College,  Rock  Island,  1893,  and  from  its  theological  seminary,  1896; 
was  pastor  at  Detroit,  Minn.,  1896-8;  removed  to  Holmes  City,' Douglas 
county,  in  1898,  and  had  charge  of  three  churches.     [37.] 

Van  Alstein,  B.  M.,  b.  at  St.  Catherine,  Canada,  Jan.  22,  1834;  d. 
at  Princeton,  Minn.,  April  9,  1907.     He  came  to  the  United  States  in 

1851,  and  three  years  later  to  Minnesota;  resided  in  Minneapolis  ten 
years,  then  removed  to  California,  but  after  1877  resided  in  Princeton, 
Minn.;  engaged  in  mercantile  business;  was  county  auditor,  1885-97, 
and  afterward  was  judge  of  probate  till  his  death.     [237  (43*).] 

Vax  Barneveld,  Charles  Euwrx,  b.  at  Doetinchem,  Holland.  Nov. 
26,  1871;  was  graduated  at  McGill  University,  1893;  professor  of  min- 
ing in  the  University  of  Minnesota  since  1898.     [7A;  127  (13*);  127B.] 

Van  Brunt,  George  M.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Orange  county,  N.  Y.,  June  16, 
1821;   d.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  Jan.  5,  1857.     He  came  to  Minnesota  in 

1852,  settling  in  Mankato  on  a  claim  on  the  site  of  the  city;  built  the 
first  sawmill  in  Blue  Earth  county.     [83*.] 

Van  Brunt,  Walter,  b.  in  Beloit,  Wis.,  May  21,  1846;  came  with 
his  parents  to  Minnesota  when  nine  years  old;  settled  at  Duluth  in 
1869;  was  a  commission  merchant,  manager  of  the  Duluth  Telephone 
Co.,  and  later  in  real  estate  business.     [24;  31.] 

Van  Camp,  George,  b.  in  Montgomery  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  4,  1833; 
d.  near  Austin,  Minn.,  Oct.  24,  1900.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1859; 
engaged  in  farming  and  grain  buying,  and  later  in  selling  medicines. 
[237   (11).] 

Vance,  David  E.,  lawyer,  b.  in  West  Barnet,  Vt,  Jan.  6,  1841;  served 
in  the  Ninth  Vermont  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1866;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1879,  and  has  since  practiced  in 
Winona;  county  judge  of  probate  since  1901.     [24;  25;  76;  77.] 

Vance,  William  Reynolds,  b.  in  Middletown,  Ky.,  May  9,  1870;  was 
graduated  at  Washington  and  Lee  University,  1892;  was  professor  of 
law  there,  and  dean  of  the  law  department,  1903-10;  professor  in  Yale 
University,  1910-11;  elected  dean  of  the  Law  School,  University  of 
Minnesota,  1911.     [17.] 

Van  Cleve,  Mrs.  Charlotte  Ouisconsin,  b.  at  Prairie  du  Chien,  Wis., 
July  1,  1819;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  April  1,  1907.  Her  parents,  Lieut,  and 
Mrs.  Clark,  accompanied  the  troops  who  came  to  the  present  state  of 
Minnesota  to  establish  the  first  military  post,  afterward  named  Fort 
Snelling.  Their  destination  was  reached  when  she  was  a  few  weeks 
old,  and  her  childhood  was  passed  there  and  at  other  army  posts.  She 
was  married,  March  22,  1836,  to  Lieut,  (afterward  General)  Horatio 
P.  Van  Cleve.  After  resignation  of  his  commission,  they  lived  a  few 
years  in  other  states,  but  in  1856  returned  to  Minnesota,  settling  at 
Long  Prairie,  and  five  years  later  removed  to  Minneapolis,  where  Mrs. 
Van  Cleve  afterward  resided,  greatly  honored  and  beloved.  She  wrote 
an  autobiogragphy,  "Three  Score  Years  and  Ten,"  176  pages,  pub- 
lished in  1888.     [23;  41;  58;  237  (43*).] 


804  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Van  Cleve,  Horatio  Phillips,  general,  b.  in  Princeton,  N.  J.,  Nov. 
23,  1809;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  April  24,  1891.  He  was  graduated  at  West 
Point  in  1831,  and  became  second  lieutenant  in  the  Fifth  XL  S.  In- 
fantry. Having  resigned  his  commission,  he  settled  in  1856  at  Long 
Prairie,  Minn.  In  1861  he  was  appointed  colonel  of  the  Second  Min- 
nesota Regt.,  and  served  through  the  war,  being  mustered  out  in  1865 
as  major  general.  The  next  year  he  was  appointed  adjutant  general  of 
Minnesota,  and  held  that  position  from  1866  to  1870,  and  again  from 
1876  to  1882,  his  residence  being  in  Minneapolis.  [4;  7;  18;  30;  41;  58; 
115;   121;   178   (May  2,  1891).] 

Van  Cleve,  Samuel  Houston,  physician,  b.  at  Ann  Arbor,  Mich., 
May  21,  1853;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota,  and  to  Minneapolis 
in  1861,  where  he  has  since  lived;  was  graduated  at  the  College  of 
Physicians  and  Surgeons,  New  York,  in  1880.     [24;  58.] 

Vanderburgh,  Charles  Edwin,  judge,  b.  in  Clifton  Park,  N.  Y.,  Dec. 
2,  1829;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  March  3,  1898.  He  was  graduated  at  Yale 
College,  1852;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1855;  settled  in  Minneapolis 
the  next  year;  was  judge  in  the  Fourth  judicial  district,  1859-82,  and 
associate  justice  of  the  supreme  court  for  the  next  twelve  years.  [3*; 
18;  20*;  22*;  23*;  28,  VIII;  30;  41;  58;  59;  84*;  85A*;  111*;  131A*; 
136;  137*;  168  (April,  1892*);  178  (March  10,  1898);  237  (9*).] 

Vander  Horck,  John,  b.  in  Prussia,  May  5,  1830;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1852,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  owned  a  store  in  St.  Paul; 
was  captain  in  the  Fifth  Minnesota  Regt.,  1862,  and,  being  in  charge 
of  Fort  Abercrombie  at  the  time  of  the  Sioux  outbreak,  repulsed  two 
attacks,  Sept.  3  and  7;  later  engaged  in  hardware  business  in  Minne- 
apolis; was  post  trader  at  Ft.  Sisseton,  Dakota,  1877-85.     [84*;  115.] 

Vander  Hokck,  Max  Posa,  physician,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Aug.  5,  1862; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Dec.  5,  1911.  He  studied  medicine  in  New  York  and 
Philadelphia,  being  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  College  in  1885, 
and  afterward  spent  three  years  in  study  in  Europe;  settled  in  Min- 
neapolis in  1888,  and  was  professor  of  dermatology  in  the  University 
of  Minnesota,  1888-1911.     [26*;  84*;   127A*;   237   (59).] 

Vanderpoel,  Florance  Alberto,  lawyer,  b.  in  Newport,  Wis.,  Aug.  13, 
1856;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Iowa,  1880,  and  from  its  law 
department  in  1883;  came  to  Minnesota  in  18S5,  settling  at  Park 
Rapids,  where  he  has  since  practiced;  was  postmaster,  1897-1907. 
[22*;  24.] 

Vanderwarker,  Isaac,  pioneer,  b.  in  Northumberland,  N.  Y.,  in  1819; 
d.  in  Alta  Vista,  Lincoln  county,  Minn.,  March  15,  1909.  He  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1856;  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  at  Austin;  served  in 
the  Fourth  Minnesota  regiment  in  the  civil  war;  lived  on  his  farm  in 
Alta  Vista  after  1877.     [237  (56).] 

Vanderwarker,  John,  pioneer,  b.  in  1822;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Jan.  21, 
1887.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1856,  and  engaged  in  grocery  busi- 
ness.    [238. (Jan.  23,  1887).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  805 

Van  Devender,  G.  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  Cassopolis,  Mich.,  Feb.  22,  1843; 
served  in  the  Second  Michigan  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  becoming  first 
lieutenant;  settled,  in  Southside  township,  Wright  county,  Minn.,  in 
1878.     [31.] 

Vandiver,  John  S.,  journalist,  b.  in  Shelbyville,  Mo.,  May  10,  1858; 
d.  in  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  Aug.  21,  1902.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1884, 
and  engaged  in  newspaper  work  at  St.  Peter,  Stillwater,  and  St.  Paul; 
became  owner  and  editor  of  the  St.  Peter  Journal  in  1901.  [100; 
237  (19*).] 

Van  Doosee,  Franklin,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Randolph,  N.  Y., 
Nov.  17,  1834;  settled  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  in  1858;  served  as  first 
lieutenant  in  a  company  of  Minnesota  Mounted  Rangers,  1862-4;  after- 
ward owned  a  hardware  store.     [66.] 

Van  Doren,  Isaac  N.,  b.  near  Eaton,  Ohio,  Sept.  18,  1837;  came  to 
Dakota  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  served  in  the  13th  Indiana  Regt, 
and  in  the  Second  Minnesota  cavalry,  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the 
rank  of  first  lieutenant;  resided  in  Hastings  after  1875,  and  sold  agri- 
cultural implements.     [48.] 

Van  Doren,  James  K.,  merchant,  b.  in  Steuben  county,  N.  Y.,  Sept. 
8,  1844;  served  in  the  First  Wisconsin  cavalry,  1861-5;  settled  in  Her- 
man, Minn.,  in  1879.     [35.] 

Van  Duzee,  Charles  Alonzo,  dentist,  b.  in  Independence,  Iowa, 
March  10,  1860;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  about  1865;  was 
graduated  at  the  College  of  Dentistry  of  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
1890;  during  the  Spanish  war,  1898,  was  colonel  of  the  Fourteenth 
Minnesota  Regt;  resides  in  St.  Paul.     [22*;  24;  100.] 

Van  Duzee,  Fred  N.,  journalist,  b.  in  Anoka,  Minn.,  in  1867;  d.  in 
Winona,  Minn.,  Oct.  1,  1903.  He  spent  most  of  his  life  in  St.  Paul; 
attended  the  public  schools  there,  and  was  graduated  at  Williams 
College;  was  in  editorial  work  on  the  Pioneer  Press  several  years; 
was  managing  editor  of  the  Winona  Republican  and  Herald  after 
1S98.     [237  (28).] 

Vandyke,  J.  A.,  educator,  b.  in  Jasper  county,  Iowa,  July  29,  1861; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Iowa,  1887,  and  the  same  year 
came  to  Minnesota;  was  superintendent  of  schools  successively  in 
Plainview  five  years,  in  Wabasha  seven  years,  and  after  1899  in  Fer- 
gus Falls.     [37*.] 

Van  Dyke,  J.  H.,  b.  in  Albany  county,  N.  Y.,  April  20,  1836;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1857;  resided  at  St.  Cloud,  and  later  at  Alexandria; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1883.     [35.] 

Van  Dyke,  James  D.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Summit,  Wis.,  May  10,  1859;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1881,  and  the  same  year 
came  to  Minnesota;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Wis- 
consin, 1887,  and  settled  at  Long  Prairie.     [35.] 


806  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Van  Dyke,  John,  judge,  b.  in  Hunterdon  county,  N.  J.,  April  3,  1805; 
was  twice  elected  to  Congress,  and  was  one  of  the  justices  of  the  su- 
preme court  of  New  Jersey;  removed  to  Minnesota  in  1868,  settling  in 
Wabasha;  was  a  member  of  the  legislature  in  1871,  and  judge  of  the 
Third  judicial  district  in  1873-4.     [29*.] 

Van  Dyke,  T.  S.,  lawyer,  b.  in  New  Jersey  in  1S42;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1867;  settled  in  Wabasha;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1873.     [30.] 

Van  Etten,  Isaac,  adjutant  general,  b.  in  Orange  county,  N.  Y.,  in 
1828;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Dec.  29,  1873.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1851;  settled  in  St.  Paul  the  same  year;  was  adjutant  general  of  the 
territory,  1852-8;  member  of  the  territorial  council,  1853-4;  state  sen- 
ator, 1857-8.     128}  IV;  94;  237  (1).] 

Vang,  Peder  S.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  Feb.  13,  1860; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1882;  was  educated  at  Augsburg  Sem- 
inary, Minneapolis,  1893-1901;  was  pastor  at  Crookston  after  1901. 
[148.] 

Van  Gorder,  S.  D.,  b.  in  Chemung  county,  N,  Y.,  Nov.  4,  1837;'  set- 
tled in  Winona,  Minn.,  in  1856;  engaged  in  lumber  business  and  other 
enterprises,  and  owned  stone  quarries  in  Wisconsin.     [77.] 

Vangsnes,  Ole  P.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Sogn,  Norway,  Jan.  11, 
1855;  came  to  the  United  States,  with  his  parents  in  1866;  was  grad- 
uated at  Luther  College,  Deeorah,  Iowa,  1875,  and  Concordia  Seminary, 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  1878;  was  for  many  years  after  1878  a  pastor  in  Min- 
neapolis, and  has  served  as  president  of  the  United  Conference  of 
this  synod.     [148;  169*.] 

Van  Hoesen,  Francis  Bennett,  lawyer,  b.  in  Tully,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  8, 
1839;  d.  in  Alexandria,  Minn.,  Jan.  27,  1907.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1854  with  his  parents,  who  settled  in  Hastings;  was  graduated  in  law 
at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1864;  resided  in  Alexandria  after  1867, 
practiced  law,  and  was  president  of  the  First  National  Bank;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1872  and  1881,  and  a  state  senator 
in  1883-5.     [22*;  174*;  237  (43).] 

Van  Horn,  James  J.,  soldier,  b.  in  Ohio;  d.  Aug.  30,  1898.  He  was 
graduated  at  the  U.  S.  Military  Academy,  1858;  was  commandant  at 
Fort  Snelling  during  parts  of  1885-8;  attained  the  rank  of  colonel  in 
1891.     [11;   12.] 

Van  Hoven,  Peter,  b.  in  Holland/March  7,  1855;  attended  the  Col- 
lege of  Hassel,  Belgium;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1874;  settled 
in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  1879,  and  engaged  in  the  live  stock  and  packing 
business;  a  state  senator,  1911.     [30*.] 

Van  Ingen,  John  V.,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  Schenectady,  N.  Y , 
in  1806;  d.  in  Clyde,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  1,  1877.  He  was  graduated  at  Union 
College,  1828 ;  studied  theology  in  New  York ;  settled  in  St.  Paul  as 
rector  of  Christ  church  in  1854;  was  chaplain  of  the  Eighth  N.  Y. 
cavalry  in  the  civil  war.     [237  (1);  238  (Dec.  6,  1877).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES. 


807 


Van  Leent,  J.,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Holland,  Jan.  21,  1839;  came  to  the 
United  States,  and  was  professor  in  three  different  colleges;  was  pas- 
tor in  Faribault,  Minn.,  after  1879.     [70.] 

Van  Leuven,  Henry  C,  journalist,  b.  in  Schoharie  county,  N.  Y., 
March  19,  1844;  served  in  the  army  three  years  during  the  civil  war; 
was  graduated  at  Osage  College;  settled  in  Spring  Valley,  Minn.,  in 
1879,  where  he  purchased  and  afterward  published  the  Vidette.     [52.] 

Van  Nest,  Hiram,  b.  in  Sandusky,  Ohio,  Jan.  27,  1831;  d.  Oct.  17, 
1894.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1850;  settled  in  Minneapolis,  purchas- 
ing a  farm  which  later  was  occupied  by  the  central  part  of  the  city. 
[85A*.] 

Van  Sant,  Samuel  Rinnah,  governor,  b.  in  Rock  Island,  111.,  May  11, 
1844;  served  in  the  Ninth  Illinois  cavalry  through  most  of  the  civil 
war;  settled  in  Winona,  Minn.,  in  1883;  was  a  captain  of  steamboats, 
and  conducted  a  rafting  and  lumbering  business  on  the  Mississippi 
river;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1893-5,  being  speaker 
the  latter  year;  was  governor  of  Minnesota,  1901-05;  has  since  resided 
in  Minneapolis.  [4;  17;  22*;  24;  25;  26*;  27*;  28,  XIII*;  30;  111*; 
174*;   237   (36*).] 

Van  Schaack,  I.  M.,  b.  in  Greene  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1838;  served  in 
the  Fifth  N.  Y.  artillery,  1862-5,  becoming  first  lieutenant;  settled  in 
Redwood  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1S72;  was  county  auditor,  1876-85.     [32.] 

Van  Slyck,  Lorenzo,  lawyer,  b.  in  Canajoharie,  N.  Y.,  April  27,  1828; 
d.  in  Hastings,  Minn.  He  was  graduated  at  Union  College,  1849;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1850;  -served  in  the  19th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war;  settled  in  Hastings  in  1864.     [48.] 

Van  Slyke,  William  A.,  b.  in  Cherry  Valley,  N.  Y.,  in  1835;  settled 
in  St.  Paul  in  1854;  served  in  the  Fifth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the-  civil 
war;  engaged  in  grain  commission  business  after  1866.  [93*;  94;  98*; 
100.] 

Van  Slyke,  William  Frederick,  physician,  b.  in  Cooperstown,  N.  Y., 
July  24,  1857;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Nov.  23,  1910.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  when 
an  infant;  was  graduated  at  Shattuck  School,  Faribault,  and  in  1883 
at  St.  Paul  Medical  College;  later  studied  in  Vienna  and  Berlin,  and 
after  1886  practiced  in  St.  Paul.     [121.] 

Vanstrum,  John  A.,  b.  in  Sweden,  Nov.  5,  1838;  d.  in  Hallock,  Minn., 
Nov.  29,  1902.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1855,  and  to  Red  Wing, 
Minn.,  the  next  year;  served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war,  attaining  the  rank  of  major;  settled  in  St.  Vincent  in  1879;  was 
sheriff  of  Kittson  county  ten  years,  and  register  of  deeds,  18914902. 
[37*;   174*;   237   (28*).] 

Van  Tassell,  William  E.,  pioneer,  b.  in  1805;  d.  in  Stillwater, 
Minn.,  Oct.  14,  1877.  He  came  to  the  St.  Croix  valley  in  1841;  seven 
years  later  removed  to  another  state,  but  in  1866  settled  on  a  farm 
near  Stillwater.     [237  (1).] 


808  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Van  Tuyl,  Chables  White,  b.  in  Addisqn,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  17,  1859;  en- 
gaged in  official  service  of  the  Union  Pacific  Railway  Co.,  1882-92; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1893,  settling  at  Minneapolis,  where  he  has  since 
engaged  in  life  insurance.     [22*;  24;  25;  26*;  85A.] 

Van  Valkenburg,  George,  pioneer,  b.  in  Hudson,  N.  Y.,  in  1827;  d. 
at  White  Earth  reservation,  Jan.,  1905.  He  came  to  Minnesota  when 
eighteen  years  old;  engaged  in  hunting,  trapping,  and  trading  with  the 
Indians;  was  the  first  sheriff  of  Crow  Wing  county.     [237  (35).] 

Van  Valkenbtjrg,  H.  W.,  merchant,  b.  in  McHenry  county,  111.,  Oct. 
3,  1846;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1853;  served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Farmington  in  1871.     [48.] 

Van  Valkenburg,  Jesse,  lawyer,  b.  in  Sharon,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  31,  1868; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1894,  and  from  its  law 
department,  1895;  has  since  practiced  in  Minneapolis.     [25;  85A.] 

Van  Vliet,  L.  S.,  b.  in  Chittenden  county,  Vt,  May  26,  1830;  was 
adjutant  quartermaster  in  the  army  during  the  civil  war,  having  the 
rank  of  major;  settled  in  Lake  City,  Minn.,  in  1867;  three  years  later 
organized  the  First  National  Bank,  and  was  its  cashier.     [74.] 

Van  Vorhes,  Abraham,  b.  in  Washington  county,  Pa.,  Dec.  2,  1793; 
d.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  Jan.  24,  1879.  He  came  to  Stillwater  in  1849, 
as  register  of  the  U.  S.  land  office;  was  territorial  auditor,  1852-3,  and 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1856;  was  surveyor  of  Washington 
county  several  years.    [18;  29;  40;  41;  42;  114;  157*;  232;  237  (1).] 

Van  Vorhes,  Andrew  Jackson,  b.  in  Washington  county,  Pa.,  June 
30,  1824;  d.  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  Jan.  1(1,  1873.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1855,  settling  in  Stillwater,  where  he  commenced  the  publication 
of  the  Messenger;  was  a  representative  in  the  state  legislature,  1859- 
60;  served  in  the  army  as  quartermaster  with  the  rank  of  captain, 
1863-5.     [28,  X;  41;  232;   237   (1).] 

Van  Voris,  William  F.,  b.  in  New  York  about  1841;  settled  in  Min- 
neapolis in  1884,  where  he  was  president  and  general  manager  of  the 
Minnesota  Stone  Co.     [90*.] 

Varner,  Henry,  miller,  b.  in  Clinton  county,  Ohio,  Nov.  13,  1825; 
came  to  Jordan,  Minn.,  in  1854;  owned  a  farm  and  a  flouring  mill. 
[32.] 

Vasaly,  Charles  Edward,  b.  at  Fort  Ripley,  Minn.,  Dec.  13,  1869; 
resides  at  Little  Falls,  and  has  been  editor  of  the  Herald  since  1895; 
was  mayor  of  Little  Falls  six  years;  register  of  deeds  of  Morrison 
county,  1907-9;  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Control  since  1909.  [24; 
25;  30*.] 

Vasaly,  Louis,  b.  in  Italy,  Nov.  14,  1823;  d.  in  Little  Falls,  Minn., 
May  3,  1904.  He  was  graduated  at  Ticino  College,  1844,  and  later  at 
the  College  of  Pharmacy;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1863,  and 
served  in  the  U.  S.  army;  settled  in  Little  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1867;  en- 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  809 

gaged  in  the  drug  business,  and  after  1875  owned  a  hotel.     [31;   237 
(35).] 

Veblen,  Andrew  Anderson,  educator,  b.  in  Ozaukee  county,  Wis,, 
Sept.  24,  1848;  was  graduated  at  Carleton  College,  Northfield,  Minn., 
1877;  engaged  in  teaching;  was  professor  of  physics  in  the  State 
University  of  Iowa,  1886-1905;  resides  on  a  farm  near  Stillwater, 
Minn.     [7A;   17.] 

Veblen,  Thorstein  B.,  educator,  was  graduated  at  Carleton  College, 
Minnesota,  1880;  was  assistant  professor  of  political  economy  in  the 
University  of  Chicago,  1900-1906,  and  has  since  been  associate  pro- 
fessor of  economics  in  Stanford  University,  California;  author  of  sev- 
eral books  on  social  and  economic  subjects.     [17.] 

Vedder,  Albert  D.,  b.  in  Root,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  19,  1832;  d.  in  Rochester, 
Minn.,  Sept.  18,  1902.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1858;  resided  on  a 
farm  in  High  Forest;  removed  to  Rochester  in  1866;  engaged  in  sell- 
ing machinery.     [237  (19).] 

Veder,  John  T.,  grocer,  b.  in  Schenectady,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  4,  1822;  set- 
tled in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  in  1857;  served  in  Berdan's  sharpshooters, 
allied  with  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.,  1861-4.     [54.] 

Veigel,  Adolph  J.,  b.  near  Indian  Lake,  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn., 
Nov.  30,  1872;  became  assistant  postmaster  in  Mankato  in  1898,  and 
postmaster  in  1907.     [46*.] 

Veltum,  Thomas,  b.  in  Lemington,  Eng.,  June  5,  1844;  came  to  the 
United  States  with  his  parents  when  three  years  old;  settled  in  St. 
James,  Minn.,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business;  was  president  of 
the  First  National  Bank  after  1892.     [39.] 

Verendrye,  Pierre  Gaijtier  Varennes,  Sieur  de  la,  explorer,  b.  at 
Three  Rivers,  Canada,  Nov.  17,  1685;  d.  in  Quebec,  Dec.  6,  1749.  He 
served  for  a  time  in  the  French  army,  and  later  undertook  to  find  a 
passage  across  the  continent  to  the  Pacific  ocean.  He  established 
several  forts  on  the  way,  one  being  Fort  St.  Charles  on  the  Lake  of 
the  Woods,  built  in  1732.  He  reached  the  Missouri  river,  and  his  sons 
in  1742-43  advanced  to  the  Rocky  mountains;  was  planning  to  lead 
another  expedition  when  he  died.     [1;   113;  114;   131;  146.] 

Verner,  E.  J.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Tuna,  Sweden,  March  27, 
1852;' came  to  the 'United  States  in  1878;  was  graduated  from  the 
theological  department  of  Augustana  College,  Rock  Island,  in  1880; 
was  pastor  at  Chisago  City,  Minn.,  six  years,  a  professor  in  Gustavus 
Adolphus  College,  1886-92,  and  afterward  pastor  at  Kandiyohi  Sta- 
tion.    [169.] 

Vernon,  Archibald  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Wisconsin  in  1880;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1886;  resided  in  St.  Paul;  was  chief  clerk  of  the  House 
in  the  legislature  of  1909;  removed  to  Redwood  Falls.     [30*.] 

Vernon,  N.  I.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  near  London,  Canada,  Sept.  8, 
1873;  d.  at  St.  Hilaire,  Minn.,  April  23,  1900.    He  was  pastor  in  Hal- 


810  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL.  SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

lock,  Minn.,  in  1899,  and  the  next  year  was  pastor  at  St.  Hilaire.  [180 
(May  9,  1900).] 

Vervais,  Joseph  A.,  physician,  b.  in  Terrebonne,  Quebec,  May  22, 
1822;  d.  Oct.  19,  1869.  He  was  graduated  from  the  medical  depart- 
ment of  Geneva  College,  N.  Y.,  1843;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1856;  was 
assistant  surgeon  in  the  Fifth  Minnesota  Regi,  1862-3,  and  in  the 
Second  Minnesota  cavalry,  1864-5;  was  physician  of  Ramsey  county, 
1858-9.     [68;  93;  94.] 

Vessey,  Robert  B.,  b.  in  England,  Feb.  9,  1830;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1848;  settled  on  a  farm  near  Shakopee  in  1855;  conducted 
a  hotel  after  1864,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business  after  1874. 
[32.] 

Vibert,  Fred  D.,  journalist,  b.  in  Quebec,  Canada,  Nov.  14,  1874;  came 
to  Cloquet,  Minn.,  in  1886;  engaged  in  newspaper  work,  and  since  1898 
has  published  and  owned  the  Pine  Knot  at  Cloquet.     [38.] 

Victor,  Charles  A.,  journalist,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1861;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1879;  settled  in  Wyoming,  Minn.,  in  1884;  removed 
to  Lindstrom  in  1888;  owned  and  published  two  newspapers  there, 
one  in  the  Swedish  language;  was  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the 
Lindstrom  Mill  Company.     [38.] 

Viele,  Henry  K.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Albany,  N.  Y.,  in  1820;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Aug.  8,  1881.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1869,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul 
the  next  year,     [237  (1);  238  (Aug.  9,  1882).] 

Vierling,  George  Henry,  pioneer,  b.  in  Germany,  Jan.  2S,  1821;  d. 
in  Shakopee,  Minn.,  Jan.  21,  1901.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1850,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1854;  settled  on  a  farm  near  Eagle  Creek, 
and  nine  years  later  removed  to  Shakopee.     [237  (14).] 

Viesselman,  William,  b.  in  Wisconsin  in  1851;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1872,  and  settled  in  Fairmont;  engaged  in  farming,  in  the  drug  busi- 
ness, and  in  banking;  was  a  state  senator,  1899-1902.     [30;  39.] 

Vigen,  A.  T„  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1857;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1870,  and  settled  in  Otter  Tail  county  two  years  later;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature,  1895-7.     [30.] 

Vigestad,  Andrew  J.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  May  5, 
1862;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1887;  was  educated  at  Augsburg 
Seminary,  Minneapolis,  1895-1900;  was  pastor  at  Little  Falls,  1900- 
1903,  and  later  at  Benson.     [148.] 

Vilas,  Calvin  Dickinson,  physician,  b.  in  Antwerp,  N.  Y.,  May  1, 
1822;  was  graduated  from  a  medical  college  in  Woodstock,  Vt.,  in  1846; 
settled  in  Lake  City,  Minn.,  ten  years  later.     [74.] 

Vilas,  Levi  M„  judge,  b.  in  Chelsea,  Vt;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Aug.,  1889. 
He  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1863,  and  at  Albany 
Law  School  the  next  year;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1887;  was  judge  in 
the  Second  judicial  district,  1889.     [93;  137.] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  811 

Villard,  Henry  (Heinrich  Hilgard),  b.  in  Bavaria,  April  11,  1835; 
d.  at  Dobbs  Ferry,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  12,  1900.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1853,  and  was  afterward  widely  known  as  a  financier.  As  principal 
owner  of  the  Northern  Pacific,  he  completed  the  first  northern  trans- 
continental railway.  [3;  176  (May,  1888*,  and  Dec,  1899*) ;  237  (14*).] 
Vii^laume,  Eugene,  b.  in  St.  Michel,  France,  Aug.  2,  1853;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1861,  and  has  since  lived  in  St.  Paul;  in  1883, 
with  his  brother  Victor,  he  established  a  sash,  door,  and  box  factory. 
[24;  25;  167   (Feb.  2,  1894*).] 

Villaume,  Joseph,  pioneer,  b.  in  France  in  1812;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1848;  settled  in  St.  Paul  the  next  year;  engaged  in  trade 
with  the  Indians,  and  later  in  hotel  business.     [68.] 

Villesvik,  Hans  J.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  July  2,  1864; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1888;  studied  theology,  and  was  ordained 
in  1891;  was  pastor  in  Marshall  county,  Minn.,  1891-93;  Polk  county, 
1893-1900;  Ironwood,  Mich.,  1900-02;  Barnes  county,  N.  D.,  1902-03; 
and  Bagley,  Minn.,  after  1903.     [148.] 

Vincent,  George  Edgar,  educator,  b.  in  Rockford,  111.,  March  21, 
1864;  was  graduated  at  Yale  University,  1885;  traveled  in  Europe  and 
the  Orient,  1886-7;  vice  principal  of  the  Chautauqua  System  after 
1888;  successively  instructor,  professor,  and  dean,  University  of  Chi- 
cago, 1895-1911;  president  of  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1911.  [17; 
237   (53*).] 

Vincent,  James  A.,  b.  in  Oriskany,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  23,  1853;  settled  in 
Minneapolis  in  1880;  engaged  in  milling,  and  after  1892  in  insurance 
business.     [168  (June  14,  1895*)-.] 

Vincent,  T.  G.,  physician,  b.  in  Plainfield,  Vt,  in  1850;  was  grad- 
uated at  Hannibal  Medical  College,  Chicago;  settled  in  Mankato, 
Minn.,  in  1878.     [32.] 

Viren,  N.  A.,  settled  in  Kandiyohi  county,  Minn.,  in  1858;  removed 
to  Litchfield  in  1869;  opened  a  wagonshop;  was  register  of  deeds  of 
Meeker  county  eleven  years.     [65.] 

Virtue,  John,  farmer,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1835;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1852,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1859;  resided  at  Owatonna;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1893.     [30.] 

Virtue,  Leonard,  b.  in  Clinton  Falls,  Minn.,  April  2,  1865;  engaged 
in  flour  milling  in  Owatonna,  1890-1907;  later  was  a  farmer  in  Bloom- 
ing Prairie;   a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1909-11.     [30*;   70A.] 

Vitttjm,  Willis  Hall,  physician,  b.  in  Baraboo,  "Wis.,  in  1855;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Dec.  29,  1910.  He  was  graduated  at  Rush  Medical 
College,  Chicago;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1886;  author  of  many  poems, 
which  were  collected  and  published  in  a  volume  of  122  pages  a  few 
weeks  before  his  death.     [121;  237  (59*).] 

Vivian,  G.,  physician,  b.  in  Wales,  March  7,  1839;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1847;  was  graduated  at  Bellevue  Medical  College,  New  York, 
1866;  settled  at  Alexandria,  Minn.,  in  1869.     [35.] 


812  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Voak,  J.  E.,  physician,  b.  in  New  York  in  1829;  was  graduated  at 
Syracuse  Medical  College,  1855,  and  at  the  Homoeopathic  Medical  Col- 
lege, Philadelphia,  1866;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1880.     [68;  93.] 

Vogel,  Frank  J.,  merchant,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  April  12,  1857;  removed 
to  Spring  Lake,  Scott  county,  in  1882;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1895.     [30.] 

Voigt,  Frederick,  miller,  b.  in  Germany  in  1829;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1854,  and  to  Hastings,  Minn.,  two  years  later;  purchased  the 
Ramsey  flouring  mill  in  1877.     [48.] 

Vollmer,  Felton,  b.  in  Germany  in  1846;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1852,  and  to  Minnesota  five  years  later;  settled  in  Le  Sueur  in  1866, 
and  published  a  newspaper;  removed  to  Wins  ted  Lake,  McLeod  coun- 
ty, in  1871,  and  engaged  in  milling;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1877,  and  a  state  senator,  1883-5.  [30;  64*;  168  (Jan.  12, 
1883).] 

Vollmer,  Henry  B.,  farmer,  b.  in  Switzerland  in  1846;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1858,  and  settled  in  Minnesota  the  same  year;  re- 
sided at  Lakeland,  Washington  county;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1889  and  in  1905-07.     [30*;   42.] 

Volstad,  Halvor  K.,  b.  in  Norway,  Oct,  14,  1826;  came  to  the  United 
States  when  twenty-seven  years  of  age;  three  years  later  settled  on  a 
farm  in  Lyle,  Mower  county,  Minn.;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1878.     [30.] 

Volstead,  Andrew  J.,  congressman,  b.  in  Goodhue  county,  Minn.,  in 
1860 ;  studied  law,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1884,  and  settled  at 
Granite  Falls;  was  county  attorney  of  Yellow  Medicine  county  four- 
teen years;  has  been  a  representative  in  Congress  since  1903.  [9; 
17;  24;  30*.] 

Von  Baumbach,  Frederick,  secretary  of  state,  b.  in  Prussia,  Aug.  30, 
1838;  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  father  in  1848;  served  in  the 
Fifth  Wisconsin  Regt.  during  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of 
major;  settled  in  Douglas  county,  Minn.,  1867;  was  secretary  of  state 
of  Minnesota,  1880*87;  was  auditor  of  Douglas  county,  1872-78,  and 
1889-99;  resides  in  Alexandria.  [22*;  24;  25;  26*;  35;  37;  38;  68;  238 
(Nov.  9,  1899).] 

Von  der  Weyer,  William  J.,  b.  in  Germany  in  1859;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1864;  settled  in  Minneapolis,  and  engaged  in  dry  goods  and 
millinery  business;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1899. 
[30.] 

Von  Ende,  August,  b.  in  Germany  in  1829;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  June 
12,  1902.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  seventeen  years  old; 
cam«  to  St.  Anthony  in  1855,  and  owned  a  hotel;  later  engaged  in  real 
estate  business.    [60*;  237  (19*).] 

Von  Lehe,  R.  C,  farmer,  b.  in  Hanover,  Germany,  in  1863;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1874;  resided  at  Le  Sueur;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1897-9.     [30,] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  813 

Von  Rohr,  Philip,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  Feb. 
13,  1843;  d.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  Dec.  22,  1908.  He  was  ordained  to  the 
ministry  when  twenty-one  years  old;  settled  in  Winona  in  1866.  [77; 
237   (51).] 

Von  Wald,  Christian,  b.  in  Wisconsin  in  1851;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1864;  was  a  representative,  from  Holden,  Goodhue  county,  in  the 
legislature  in  1901.     [30.] 

Von  Winpffen,  L.  F.,  civil  engineer  and  architect,  b.  in  Alsaee-Lo- 
raine,  April  26,  1841;  entered  the  military  service  of  Prussia  in  1862, 
and  became  captain  of  engineers;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1874, 
and  was  employed  in  the  government  coast  survey;  settled  in  Winona, 
Minn.,  in  1S78.     [76.] 

Voreis,  Benjamin  Franklin,  lawyer,  b.  in  Marshall  county,  Ind., 
Dec.  31,  1853;  d.  in  Fairmont,  Minn.,  Dec.  1,  1901.  He  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1878;  settled  in  Fairmont,  Minn.,  the  same  year.  [22*; 
34;   237   (19).] 

Vorse,  William,  wagonmaker,  b.  in  New  York,  Oct.,  1808;  settled 
in  Clearwater,  Minn.,  in  1855,  where  he  at  first  cultivated  a  farm,  but 
after  1861  resided  in  the  village.    [31.] 

Vose,  Josiah  H.,  soldier,  b.  in  Massachusetts;  d.  near  New  Orleans, 
La.,  July  15,  1845.  He  served  in  the  war  of  1812,  and  was  promoted 
until  he  became  colonel  in  1842.  As  captain  of  the  Fifth  Infantry,  he 
accompanied  the  military  expedition  in  1819  that  established  Fort 
Snelling,  and  was  commandant  there,  1827-8.     [11;  12;  28,  III.] 

Vought,  Jacob,  pioneer,  b.  in  Westchester  county,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  21, 
1810;  was  the  first  settler  in  Amherst,  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  1853. 
[52.] 

Vought,  Martin  L.,  journalist,  b.  in  Montour  county,  Pa.,  Jan.  14, 
1861;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1881;  after  publishing  newspapers  in  sev- 
eral towns  he  settled  in  Wadena,  and  purchased  the  Tribune.     [35.] 

Voxland,  George  H.,  farmer,  b.  near  Kenyon,  Minn.,  1876,  and  resides 
there;  was  graduated  at  St.  Olaf  College,  1894;  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Vye,  John  A.,  b.  in  Fair  Haven,  Minn.,  Oct.  28,  1867;  has  been  secre- 
tary of  the  college  of  agriculture,  University  of  Minnesota,  since  1891, 
residing  in  St.  Anthony  Park,  St.  Paul;  author  of  "Farm  Accounts,  a 
Manual  for  Farmers/'  141  pages,  1906.     [127B.] 

Wabasha  (more  correctly,  Wapashaw),  the  hereditary  name,  mean- 
ing "red  leaf,"  of  the  chief  of  a  band  of  Sioux  Indians  whose  home 
was  on  the  Mississippi  river  near  the  site  of  Winona,  Minn.  (See 
Winona.)  The  first  of  the  name  is  said  to  have  received,  in  a  visit 
to  Quebec  about  the  year  1764,  presents  of  a  red  uniform  and  red  cap 
from  the  British  governor,  whence  his  own  people,  on  his  return,  gave 


814  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

to  Mm  this  name.  Three  successive  Wabashas  were  prominent-  chiefs. 
Biographic  sketches  of  each,  by  Hon.  C.  C.  Willson,  are  given  in  Minn. 
Hist.  Society  Collections,  Vol.  XII,  1908,  pages  503-512.  [28,  I,  II,  V, 
VI,  VIII,  IX,  XII.] 

Wacek,  John,  b.  in  Bohemia  in  1860;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1868; 
settled  in  New  Prague,  where  he  engaged  in  real  estate  and  insur- 
ance business;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1891-3.     [30.] 

Wachholz,  Henry  F.,  merchant,  b.  in  Carver  county,  Minn.;  d.  in 
Glencoe,  Feb.,  1S85.  He  settled  in  Glencoe  in  1878;  built  the  City 
Hotel,  and  five  years  later  engaged  in  mercantile  business.     [64.] 

Wack,  Henry  Wellington,  lawyer,  author,  b.  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  Dec. 
21,  1867;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1889,  and  was  a  writer  for  the  St.  Paul 
Globe  and  Dispatch  six  years;  removed  to  New  York  City,  and  with 
Charles  Hallock  founded  the  Northwestern  Field  and  Stream,  1896; 
author  of  several  books  of  travel  and  essays.     [17.] 

Wade,  Edward  Francis,  b.  in  Union,  N.  J.,  Feb.  28,  1839;  d.  in  Fair- 
mont, Minn.,  Aug.  27,  1910.  He  served  in  the  30th  and  46th  Wiscon- 
sin regiments  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1872,  settling  in  Martin  county;  engaged  in  farming 
three  years;  was  clerk  of  the  district  court,  1881-90;  has  since  engaged 
in  real  estate  business  in  Fairmont.     [24;  25;   39;  237  (62*).] 

Wadleigh,  T.  J.,  b.  in  Unity,  N.  H.,  March  4,  1821;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1855,  and  engaged  in  farming;  resided  in  Plainview  after  1877, 
where  he  owned  a  furniture  store.     [74.] 

Wadsworth,  H.  E.,  journalist,  b.  in  Wyoming  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1844; 
served  in  the  30th  Wisconsin  Regt,  1862-5;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1S69; 
was  postmaster  of  the  legislature  in  1873;  was  one  of  the  proprietors 
of  the  Valley  Blossom,  published  in  Montevideo,  after  1881.     [30;  32.] 

Wadsworth,  Henry,  merchant,  b.  in  New  Haven,  Conn.,  June  29, 
1832;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1870,  settling  at  Glencoe,  where  he  has 
since  engaged  in  hardware  business.     [24;  64.] 

Wadsworth,  Marshman  Edward,  geologist,  b.  in  Livermore  Falls, 
Maine,  May  6,  1847;  was  graduated  at  Bowdoin  College,  1869,  and  after- 
ward taught  in  Minnesota;  was  assistant  geologist  of  this  state,  1886* 
7;  author  of  many  papers  on  geological  subjects,  including  a  report 
on  the  igneous  rocks  of  northern  Minnesota,  159  pages,  12  plates,  pub- 
lished in  1887  as  a  bulletin  of  the  state  survey;  was  state  geologist 
of  Michigan,  1888-93;  later  a  professor  in  the  Pennsylvania  State  Col- 
lege and  in  the  University  of  Pittsburg,  Pa.     [1;  17.] 

Waerner,  Ninian,  journalist,  b.  in  Norrkoping,  Sweden,  Dec,  12, 
1856;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1884;  was  editor  of  a  Scandinavian 
newspaper  in  Minneapolis  after  1801,  and  author  of  many  poems. 
[169.] 

Wagener,  John,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  April  21,  1862,  and  has  lived  there; 
was  graduated  from  the  St.  Paul   Business    College;  was    a   grocer, 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  815 

1880-94,  and  has  since  dealt  in  fuel  and  real  estate;  was  city  treas- 
urer, 1893-4,  and  sheriff  of  Ramsey  county,  1896-9.  [24;  25;  95*;  100*; 
111;  238  (Nov.  9,  1899).] 

Wagner,  Charles  H.,  physician,  b.  in  Wyocena,  Wis.,  Feb.  12,  1853; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  I860;  was  graduated  at  the 
Homoeopathic  Hospital  College,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  in  1873;  settled  in 
Spring  Valley,  Minn.,  the  same  year.     [52.] 

Wagneb,  Christoph,  b.  in  Prussia,  Nov.  7,  1842;  came  with  his  par- 
ents to  the  United  States  when  five  years  old;  served  in  the  Ninth 
Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  owned  a  farm,  and  later  engaged  in 
lumber  business  in  New  Richland,  Waseca  county,  Minn.;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1881.     [75.] 

Wagner,  George  L.,  physician,  b.  in  Germany  in  1835;  settled  on  a 
farm  in  Charlestown,  Redwood  county,  Minn.,  in  1868;  studied  and 
practiced  medicine;   was  postmaster  several  years.     [32.] 

Wagoner,  P.  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  New  York  in  1843;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1880;  settled  in  Donaldson,  Kittson  county;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature,  1891-3.     [30.] 

Wah-bon-ah-quod  (White  Cloud),  an  O  jib  way  chief,  b.  near  Lake 
Superior  in  1829;  d.  at  White  Earth  Agency,  Minn.,  Oct.  7,  1898.  He 
became  head  chief  of  the  tribe  in  1868,  and  removed  with  his  people 
to  the  White  Earth  Agency  on  June  14  in  the  same  year.  He  was 
friendly  to  the  whites,  and  upheld  the  government  schools.     [Ill*;  241.] 

Wahl,  H.  S.,  physician,  b.  in  Perth,  Canada,  Aug.  19,  1860;  was 
graduated  from  the  medical  department  of  Northwestern  University, 
Chicago,  in  1884;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  in  1887  .settled  in  Winona. 
[77*.] 

Wahlblom,  Charles.     See  Wallblom. 

Wahlstrom,  M.,  b.  in  Sweden,  Nov.  28,  1851;  came  with  his  parents 
to  the  United  States  in  1854,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1861;  was  graduated 
at  Augustana  College,  Rock  Island,  111.,  in  1877,  and  at  the  theological 
seminary  there  in  1879;  was  a  missionary  to  the  Comanche  Indians 
one  year;  resigned  on  account  of  failing  health,  and  became  a  pro- 
fessor in  Gustavus  Adolphus  College,  St.  Peter.     [32;  149;  169.] 

Wahlund,  G.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden  in  1856;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1882;  was  editor  of  the  Vart  Hem,  published  in  Minne- 
apolis, and  pastor  of  the  Swedish  Lutheran  church  at  Spring  Lake, 
Isanti  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1891-3.  [30; 
169.] 

Wait,  Asa  A.,  b.  in  Cattaraugus  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1834;  d.  in  Water- 
ville,  Minn.,  in  1874.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  and  two  years 
later  settled  in  Waterville;  was  one  of  the  proprietors  of  the  town- 
site  of  Wilton,  Waseca  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1871.     [32.] 


816  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Wait,  John,  miller,  b#  in  Canada,  Dec.  8,  1841;  d.  May  14,  1903.  He 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1862;  served  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  at  Long  Prairie,  and 
later  owned  a  flouring  mill;  was  register  of  deeds  for  Todd  county 
three  terms.     [35;  237   (28).] 

"Wait,  Ransom,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  Lewis  county,  N.  Y., 
in  1823;  engaged  in  home  missionary  work  after  1857;  served  in  the 
51st  Wisconsin  Regt.,  1865;  came  to  Minnesota  the  same  year,  and  in 
1871  settled  in  Lyon  county;  resided  in  North  Dakota,  1883-90,  and 
thence  returned  to  Minnesota;  was  instrumental  in  organizing  four- 
teen churches.     [32;  153.] 

Waite,  Chester,  pioneer,  b.  in  Albany  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1806;  d.  in 
St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  May  19,  1868.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  and 
settled  on  a  farm  near  St.  Cloud.     [237  (1).] 

Waite,  Edward  Foote,  b.  in  Norwich,  N.  Y.,  Jan,  15,  1860;  was  grad- 
ueted  at  Colgate  University,  1880,  and  in  law  at  Columbian  Univer- 
sity, Washington,  D.  C,  1883;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1888,  settling  in 
Minneapolis;  judge  of  the  municipal  court  since  1904.     [85A.] 

Waite,  Franklin  Harper,  judge,  b.  in  Wardsborough,  Vt.,  Feb.  27, 
1813;  d.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  March  4,  1883.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1836;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1860,  and  settled  in  Mankato;  was 
judge  of  the*  Sixth  judicial  district,  1870-4;  and  a  state  senator  in  1878. 
[18;  30;  32;  51;  83*;  237  (1);  238  (March  6,  1884).] 

Waite,  Harry  Bradley,  lumberman,  b.  in  Chicago,  111.,  July  23,  1865; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minneapolis  in  1880;  was  a  traveling  sales- 
man several  years,  and  later  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  lumber 
in  Minnesota  and  in  Washington;  resides  in  Minneapolis.  [25;  8 5 A*; 
167  (Dec.  7,  1900*).] 

Waite,  Henry  Chester,  lawyer,  b.  in  Rensselaerville,  N.  Y.,  June  30, 
1830;  was  graduated  at  Union  College,  1851,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1853;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  in  St.  Cloud;  was 
register  of  the  U.  S.  land  office  there,  1865-9;  was  a  member  of  the 
state  constitutional  convention,  1857;  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1863;  and  a  state  senator  in  1870-1  and  1883-5.  He  owned 
flouring  mills  at  Cold  Spring  and  Clearwater,  Minn.  [18;  31;  41;  168 
(Jan.  12,  1883);  237  (62*);  241.] 

Wakazoo,  Joseph,  Episcopal  clergyman,  an  Ojibway  Indian  of  the 
Ottawa  tribe,  b.  in  northern  New  York  about  1830;  died  near  Red 
Lake,  Minn.,  July,  1910.  During  the  civil  war  he  served  in  a  Michigan 
regiment;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  was  ordained  a  deacon  in  1887; 
was  pastor  at  the  White  Earth  reservation  more  than  twenty  years. 
[237  (Q2)J 

Wakefield,  J.  L.,  physician,  died  in  Shakopee,  Minn.,  Feb.  17,  1874. 
He  was  graduated  at  Harvard  College;  settled  in  the  Minnesota  Val- 
ley in  1862.  During  the  Sioux  outbreak  in  1862  his  wife  and  children 
were  held  in  captivity  by  the  Indians.     [23S  (Feb.  19,  1874).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  817 

Wakefield,  James  Beach,  lieutenant  governor,  congressman,  b.  in 
Winsted,  Conn.,  March  21,  1825;  d.  at  his  home  in  Blue  Earth,  Minn., 
Aug.  26,  1910.  He  was  graduated  at  Trinity  College,  Hartford,  in  1846; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1851;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854,  and  set- 
tled two  years  later  in  Blue  Earth  City;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1858,  1863,  and  1866,  being  speaker  the  last  year;  was  a 
state  senator,  1867-9;  lieutenant  governor,  1876-80;  and  a  member  of 
Congress,  1883-7.  In  1899  he  presented  the  greater  part  of  his  library 
to  the  Minnesota  Historical  Society,  a  gift  of  1,100  volumes,  the  larg- 
est private  gift  ever  received  by  its  library.  [18;  27;  30;  34;  41;  51*; 
233;    237    (32*,  62*).] 

Wakefield,  John  Allen,  lawyer,  b.  in  Pendleton,  S.  C,  Jan.  22,  1797; 
d.  in  Lawrence,  Kansas,  June  18,  1873.  He  served  in  the  war  of  1812; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Illinois;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1849,  and 
kept  a  hotel  there;  removed  in  1851  to  Iowa,  and  later  to  Kansas. 
[233;  237  (1);  238  (June  28,  1873).] 

Wakefield,  Joseph  Lawrence,  merchant,  b.  in  Providence,  R.  I., 
March  26,  1854;  came  with  his  parents  to  St.  Paul  in  1856;  settled  in 
Litchfield  in  1883,  where  he  opened  a  store.     [65;  233.] 

Wakefield,  S.  R.,  physician,  b.  in  Trumbull  county,  Ohio,  April  18, 
1822;  was  graduated  at  Willoughby  Medical  College,  1846;  served  as 
assistant  surgeon  in  the  71st  Ohio  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1866,  settling  in  Monticello.     [31;   233.] 

Wakefield,  William  L.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Cherryfield,  Maine,  in  1833 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  June  17,  1903.     He  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1854 
engaged  in  trade  with  the  Indians,  and  in  lumbering  on  Swan  river 
served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.,  1861-4;  settled  in  Aitkin  in  1881, 
where  he  opened  a  hotel;  later  removed  to  Sandy  Lake,  and  conducted 
a  store  there  fifteen  years.     [31;  237  (28).] 

Wakelin,  Scakgall,  b.  in  England  in  1822;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1852;  settled  in  Duluth  in  1871,  where  he  was  proprietor  of 
a  hotel.     [31.] 

Wakeman,  Mrs.  Antoinette  van  Hoesen,  author,  b.  in  Cortland 
county,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  4,  1854;  became  a  newspaper  correspondent,  and 
is  author  of  several  novels  and  magazine  articles ;  resided  in  Hastings, 
Minn.,  and  removed  to  New  York  City.    [17.] 

Wakeman,  John  (Big  Thunder),  a  Sioux  Indian,  half  brother  to 
Little  Crow,  b.  about  1835;  is  said  to  have  taken  part  in  the  Sioux  out- 
break in  1862;  afterward  resided  in  the  British  Possessions;  died  near 
Morton,  Minn.,  April  23,  1902.     [237  (19).] 

Walbank,  Samuel  Seddon,  b.  in  Devonshire,  England,  April  3,  1833; 
came  tp  Duluth  in  1872,  and  was  a  physician  and  druggist  there.    [18.] 

Waldeland,  Erik,  publisher,  b.  in  Christiansand,  Norway,  Jan.  15, 
1861;   came  to  the  United  States  in  1882,  settling  at  Decorah,  Iowa; 

52 


818  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

removed  to  Northfield,  Minn.,  in  1887,  and  to  Minneapolis  in  1S90, 
where  he  has  since  been  manager  of  the  Augsburg  Publishing  House. 
[85A.] 

Waldron,  Isaac,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Clifton,  Canada,  Nov.  20, 
1812;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1843;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1858;  settled  in  Northfield  in  1874.     [70.] 

Waldron,  John  M.,  b.  in  Pharsalia,  N.  Y.,  in  1836;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1862,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  register  of  the  U.  S.  land 
office  at  Litchfield,  1866-74;  was  a  state  senator,  1874  and  1877-8.  [29*; 
30.] 

Wales,  Charles  E.,  b.  in  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  and  resided  there; 
was  president  of  the  Pioneer  Fuel  Company,  and  later  engaged  in  real 
estate  business.     [22*.] 

Wales,  William  W.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Iredell  county,  N.  C,  March  14, 
1818;  came  to  St.  Anthony  in  1851;  was  a  member  of  the  territorial 
council  in  1856;  engaged  in  the  business  of  paper  hanging;  during 
the  civil  war  was  employed  in  the  Freedman's  Bureau  in  Mississippi; 
after  1884  engaged  in  missionary  work,  much  of  the  time  in  North 
Carolina,  residing  in  Asheville,  N.  C.     [58;  59;  60;  174*.] 

Walker,  Alfred  Edgar,  physician,  b.  near  London,  Ontario,  Dec.  3, 
1862;  studied  medicine  at  the  Western  University,  1886-9,  and  was 
graduated  at  Bellevue  Medical  College,  New  York,  1890.  The  same 
year  he  came  to  Minnesota,  and  has  since  practiced  in  Duluth.  [22*; 
24.] 

Walker,  Asa,  b.  in  Vermont,  May  31,  1813;  d.  in  Aug.,  1887.  He  set- 
tled in  Carlston,  Freeborn  county,  Minn,,  in  1859;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1863.     [53A.] 

Walker,  Charles,  b.  in  Alleghany  county,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  28,  1822;  set- 
tled in  Sauk  Center,  Minn.,  in  1866;  engaged  in  farming  and  practiced 
law;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1874.     [29*.] 

Walker,  Fletcher  L.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Minneapolis,  Feb.  16,  1872; 
was  graduated  in  engineering  at  the  University  of  Minnesota  in  1896; 
became  treasurer  and  manager  of  the  Red  River  Lumber  Co.,  and  set- 
tled at  Akeley.     [167  (Aug.  2,  1901*).] 

Walker,  Mrs.  Harriet  Granger  Hulet,  b.  in  Berea,  Ohio;  was  edu- 
cated at  Baldwin  University,  and  in  1863  married  a  fellow  student, 
Thomas  B.  Walker;  came  with  him  to  Minneapolis;  has  been  promi- 
nent in  many  philanthropic  societies  and  charities.     [3*;  84*.] 

Walker,  Hiram,  miller,  b.  in  Croydon,  N.  H.,  Oct.  9,  1825;  settled 
in  Rushford,  Minn.,  in  1854.     [52.] 

Walker,  J.  F.,  miller,  b.  in  Lake  county,  Ohio;  settled  in  Holt,  Fill- 
more county,  Minn.,  in  1869,  and  the  next  year  built  a  mill  near 
Whalen.     [52.] 

Walker,  John  Samuel,  b.  in  New  Albany,  Ind.,  Jan.  4,  1832;  came 
to  Wabasha,  Minn.,  in  1854,  and  was  pilot  on  the  Mississippi  river. 
[74.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  819 

Walker,  Orange,  pioneer,  b.  in  St.  Albans,  Vt.,  Sept.  4,  1803;  d.  in 
Marine,  Minn.,  Aug.  17,  1887.  He  came  to  the  St.  Croix  valley  in  1839, 
with  a  company  of  settlers  from  Marine,  Illinois,  and  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  village  of  Marine;  was  postmaster  there  about  twenty- 
five  years;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1859-60.  [18; 
40;  41;  42;  237  (1).] 

Walker,  P.  E.,  b.  in  St.  Albans,  Vt.,  in  1816;  settled  in  Marine, 
Washington  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  was  county  superintendent  of 
schools  six  years.     [40.] 

Walker,  Platt  Beauregard,  journalist,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1843;  d.  in 
Scranton,  Pa.,  Jan.  26,  1906.  He  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar;  entered  the  Confederate  army,  and  was  employed  in  the  secret 
service  in  the  northern  states;  was  arrested  and  paroled,  but  never 
discharged,  and  thus  was,  in  fact,  a  prisoner  of  war  during  the  rest  of 
his  life.  He  founded  the  Mississippi  Valley  Lumberman  in  Minne- 
apolis in  1876,  and  published  it  twelve  years.  [237  (39).] 
,  Walker,  Thomas  Barlow,  lumberman,  financier,  art  connoisseur,  b. 
in  Xenia,  Ohio,  Feb.  1,  1840;  was  graduated  at  Baldwin  University, 
Berea,  Ohio;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1862,  and  undertook  the  surveying 
of  the  St.  Paul  and  Duluth  railroad  line;  commenced  in  1868  the  pur- 
chase of  immense  tracts  of  pine  lands,  and  later  built  and  operated 
the  largest  lumber  mills  of  this  state.  He  resides  in  Minneapolis,  and 
maintains  at  his  home  a  very  valuable  and  choice  art  gallery  to  which 
the  public  are  freely  welcomed.  [3*;  17;  19*;  20*;  21*;  22*;  24;  25; 
26*;  27*;  36;  41;  58;  84;  85A*;  90*;  111*;  167  (Feb.  2,  1894*;  May 
31,  1907*);   237   (33*).] 

Walker,  William  E.,  b.  in  Toronto,  Canada,  June  16,  1862;  settled 
in  Crookston,  Minn.,  where  he  owned  a  planing  mill  and  was  a  build- 
ing contractor.     [35.] 

Walking  Buffalo,  a  Sioux  of  Wabasha's  band,  one  of  the  successive 
sub-chiefs  who  were  also  called  Red  Wing.  The  Indian  village  at  the 
head  of  Lake  Pepin  was  named  for  him,  and  the  present  city  of  Red 
Wing  on  the  same  site  retains  the  name.     [28,  L] 

Wall,  Ambrose,  b.  in  Cayuga  county,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  7,  1852;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1879,  and  the  next  year  settled  on  a  farm  in  Manan- 
nah;  was  auditor  of  Meeker  county,  1887-8.     [65.] 

Wall,  Oscar  Garrett,  journalist,  b.  near  Logansport,  Ind.,  June  25, 
1844;  d.  at  Friday  Harbor,  Wash.,  Aug.  11,  1911.  He  came  with  his 
parents  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  in  Chatfield;  served  in  the  Fifth 
Minnesota  Regt,  1862,  and  later  was  a  member  of  McPhail's  cavalry. 
In  1874  he  became  editor  and  proprietor  of  the  Lanesboro  Journal; 
afterward  was  in  newspaper  work  in  Ortonville,  Red  Wing,  and  Min- 
neapolis; removed  to  the  state  of  Washington  in  1905;  author  of 
"Recollections  of  the  Sioux  Massacre  [and  the]  Sibley  Expedition  of 
1863,"  282  pages,  1909.     [29*;   52;   237  (67);  241.] 


820  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Wall,  W.  W.,  b.  in  Cass  county,  Ind.,  Aug.  16,  1858;  came  to  Minne- 
sota when  a  child;  owned  and  edited  the  Lanesboro  Journal  after  1888; 
was  appointed  secretary  of  the  state  dairy  and  food  commission  in 
1901.     [30.] 

Wallace,  Asa  M.,  b.  at  Marble  Rock,  Iowa,  Oct.  29,  1868;  engaged 
in  newspaper  work  in  Minneapolis,  1885-92;  editor  of  the  Standard, 
Fairfax,  Minn.,  since  1902;  assistant  state  fire  marshal,  1911.     [30*.] 

Wallace,  Carleton  Lyma^:,  lawyer,  b.  at  Saratoga  Springs,  N.  Y.,  in 
1866;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1871;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Minnesota,  1897,  and  settled  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature,  1899-1902,  1905,  and  1909;  a  state  senator,  1911. 
[30*.] 

Wallace,  James,  educator,  b.  near  Wooster,  Ohio,  March  12,  1S50; 
was  graduated  at  Wooster  University,  1874,  and  traveled  in  Greece  to 
increase  his  knowledge  of  the  Greek  language;  came  in  1887  to  Min- 
nesota to  accept  the  professorship  of  Greek  and  Old  English  in  Ma- 
calester  College,  St.  Paul;  and  in  1894  to  1906  was  president  of  the 
college.     [17;   25;  26*;  93A;  131A*.] 

Wallace,  James  Graham,  b.  in  Bogota,  Colombia,  Nov.  27,  1863,  his 
parents  being  American  missionaries;  was  graduated  at  Washington 
and  Jefferson  College,  1882;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1883,  settling  at 
Minneapolis,  and  was  a  traveling  salesman  for  several  lumber  com- 
panies; was  an  organizer  of  the  Wallace-Ballord  Lumber  Co.  in  1900, 
and  has  since  been  its  president.     [24;  167  (May  11,  1894*).] 

Wallace,  James  P.,  banker,  b.  in  Washtenaw  county,  Mich.,  Jan.  6, 
1844;  settled  at  Pelican  Rapids,  Minn.,  in  1882;  established  a  bank, 
and  has  been  successively  its  cashier  and  president.     [24;  35.] 

Wallace,  William,  b.  in  Essex  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1832;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1863,  and  established  the  first  hardware  store  in  Granite 
Palls,  1875.     [32.] 

Wallace,  William  Adelbert,  pioneer,  b.  in  Adams,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  25, 
1833;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  took  a  claim  in  Steele  county; 
served  in  the  21st  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  in  1865  bought 
the  townsite  of  Rice  Lake,  Dodge  county;  removed  to  a  homestead 
in  Marshall  county  in  1878,  and  opened  the  first  farm  in  that  county; 
afterward  resided  in  Warren.    [35.] 

Wallblom,  Charles,  merchant,  b.  in  Smaland,  Sweden,  March  5, 
1842;  came  to  America  in  1866,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1867  ,settling  at 
St.  Paul,  where  he  has  since  engaged  in  furniture  business;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1893.     [24;   25;   30;   93A;  169.] 

Wallikg,  Plymptoh  Ayers,  physician,  b.  in  Columbus,  Pa.,  Jan.  11, 
1850;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Buffalo,  N.  Y., 
1876;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1882,  settling  at  Park  Rapids,  where  he 
practiced  sixteen  years,  and  since  1898  has  been  a  druggist    [22*;  24.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES. 


821 


Wallmakk,  Andrew,  b.  in  Falkenberg,  Sweden,  in  1826;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1854,  settling  at  Chisago  Lake,  Minn.;  engaged  in 
farming;  was  register  of  deeds  for  Chisago  county  nineteen  years. 
[41;   169.] 

Wallmakk,  Otto,  merchant  and  real  estate  dealer,  b.  in  Sweden  in 
1830;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854,  settling  in  Minnesota;  re- 
sided in  Chisago  City;  was  auditor  of  Chisago  county,  1861-78;  was  a 
state  senator,  1887-9.     [30;  41;  169.] 

Walseth,  Joachim,  lawyer,  b.  in  Trondhjem,  Norway,  Aug.  17,  1849; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1867;  engaged  in  teaching  in  Minnesota; 
settled  at  Fisher  in  1882;  practiced  law  in  Fertile  after  1893.     [37.] 

Walsh,  Edmund  M.,  b.  in  Essex  county,  N.  Y.,  March  2,  1851;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  when  six  years  old;  settled  in  Crook- 
ston  in  1872,  and  built  one  of  the  first  houses  there;  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business;  was  postmaster  twelve  years,  and  after  1886  was 
clerk  of  the  district  court.     [35.] 

Walsh,  Edward  J.,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  County  Kilkenny,  Ireland, 
March  25,  1875;  was  shot  and  killed  by  a  parishioner  in  South  St.  Paul, 
Minn.,  May  29,  1910.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1894;  was  ordained 
priest  in  1900;  was  pastor  in  St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis,  and  in  South 
St.  Paul  after  1905.     [146.] 

Walsh,  George  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Canada,  Nov.  24,  1845;  came  to  Min- 
nesota with  his  parents  when  ten  years  old;  engaged  in  newspaper 
work  in  St.  Paul,  1861-2;  served  in  the  Tenth  Minnesota  Regiment, 
1862-5;  published  the  Plaindealer  in  New  Ulm,  1870-3;  removed  to 
Grand  Forks,  N.  D.,  in  1874,  where  he  published  a  newspaper  and 
studied  law;  was  a  member  of  the  legislature  in  North  Dakota,  1880- 
96;  owned  a  farm  of  1,200  acres;  settled  at  Cass  Lake,  Minn.,  in  1899. 
[37.] 

Walsh,  J.  D.,  b.  in  Canada;  settled  in  Duluth  in  1880,  and  estab- 
lished the  American  Steam  Boiler  Works.     [31.] 

Walsh,  Matthew,  miller,  b.  in  Kilkenny,  Ireland,  in  1841;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1861,  and  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1864;  learned 
the  miller's  trade,  and  had  charge  of  the  Cataract  mill  after  1871;  was 
treasurer  of  Hennepin  county,  1884-5.     [168   (Oct.  17,  1884*).] 

Walsh,  Richard  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Jan.  9,  1862,  and  resides 
there;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1883;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1891-3.     [30;   93.] 

Walter,  Eugene,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Halberstadt,  Prussia, 
May  27,  1847;  was  graduated  at  the  University  at  Halle;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1873;  settled  in  Brownsville,  Minn.,  in  1880.     [61.] 

Walther,  C.  Ferdinand  W.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  Jan.  20,  1868,  at 
Wyandotte,  Mich.;  was  graduated  at  Concordia  College,  Fort  Wayne, 
Ind.,  1888,  and  Concordia  Seminary,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  1891;  pastor  at 
Egan,  Dakota  county,  Minn.,  after  1895.     [148.] 


822  MINNESOTA  HISTOKICAL   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Walther,  Edward,  physician,  b.  in  Germany,  July  8,  1835;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1856;  later  returned  to  Germany  and  studied  med- 
icine, graduating  in  1860;  has  practiced  in  St.  Paul  since  1871.  [25; 
68;  93.] 

Walton,  Swan,  b.  in  Christianstad,  Sweden,  Dec.  20,  1840;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1866,  and  to  Minneapolis  in  1868;  was  a  member 
of  the  police  force,  became  captain  in  1899.     [88*.] 

Walton,  W.  M.,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  India,  Aug.  22,  1862;  was 
educated  in  England;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1881;  was  grad- 
uated at  Seatmry  Divinity  School,  Faribault,  Minn.,  in  1898;  was  or- 
dained priest  the  next  year;  settled  in  Cannon  Falls.     [80.] 

Walton,  W.  S.,  b.  in  Ohio;  d.  in  Vienna,  111.,  Dec.  23,  1900.  He 
served  in  the  34th  N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of 
captain;  was  agent  for  Appleton's  publishing  house;  settled  in  Min- 
nesota in  1872,  and  published  the  Wabasha  Herald  seven  years;  after- 
ward again  traveled  for  publishing  houses.     [74;  237  (14).] 

Walz,  Michael,  b.  in  Lee  county,  111.,  Oct.  13,  1854;  came  to  Min- 
nesota with  his  parents  in  1860;  settled  at  Perham  in  1879;  has  since 
engaged  in  mercantile  business,  banking,  and  real  estate;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1903  and  1907.     [24;  25;  30*.] 

Wamdetonka,  a  Sioux  chief.     See  Big  Eagle. 

Wan ata  or  Wanotan  (The  Charger),  chief  of  the  Yankton  tribe  of 
Sioux,  b.  about  1795,  fought  against  the  Americans  in  the  war  of  1812; 
was  a  renowned  warrior;  died  after  1837.    [28,  I.] 

Wandel,  James  H.,  b.  in  Holstein,  Germany,  Nov.  24,  1862;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1879;  resided  in  Pine  City,  Minn.,  after  1888; 
engaged  in  mercantile  business;  since  1894  register  of  deeds  for  Pine 
county.     [37.] 

Wang,  Kntjt  J.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Hardanger,  Norway,  May 
9,  1866;  was  educated  at  Augsburg  Seminary,  Minneapolis,  1887-98; 
was  pastor  at  Windom,  Minn.,  1898-1904,  and  later  at  Hills,  Minn. 
[148.] 

Wangenstein,  John  J.,  architect,  b.  in  Vang,  Norway;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1882,  and  soon  afterward  settled  in  St.  Paul;  re- 
moved to  Duluth  in  1889;  was  superintendent  of  construction  of  the 
U.  S.  custom  house  and  postoffice  there.     [169.] 

Ward,  Albert  L.,  banker,  b.  in  Conewango,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  14,  1842; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1864,  settling  in  Fairmont,  where  he  practiced 
law  and  engaged  in  banking;  was  county  attorney  three  terms,  and 
postmaster  many  years;  president  of  the  Martin  County  National  Bank. 
[21*;  22*;  24;  39.] 

Ward,  Alfred,  merchant,  b.  in  England,  Feb.  22,  1818;  d.  in  Holt, 
Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  March  5,  1879.  He  settled  in  that  county  in 
1867,  and  in  1871  opened  a  store  in  Holt    [52.] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  823 

Ward,  Anthony,  steamboat  captain,  b.  in  Illinois  in  1815;  d.  in  Wi- 
nona, Minn.,  March,  1902.  He  resided  in  Winona  after  1894.  [237 
(19).3 

Ward,  Gershom  Bennett,  banker,  b.  in  McHenry  county,  111.,  April 
10,  1852;  d.  Dec.  10,  1908,  in  Alexandria,  Minn.  He  was  educated  at 
Northwestern  University;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1870  and  settled  in 
Alexandria,  where  he  engaged  in  banking  after  1876;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1901,  and  a  state  senator,  1903-05.  [22*; 
24;  25;  30;  237  (51*).] 

Ward,  John  Qttincy  Adams,  b.  in  Cadiz,  Ohio,  Dec.  23,  1827;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  Sept.  19,  1881.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1854,  took  charge  of 
the  job  printing  department  of  the  Minnesotian,  and  was  afterward 
connected  with  the  Pioneer.     [237  (1).] 

Ward,  Josiah  Jerome,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  in  East  Bloom- 
field,  N.  J.,  March  9,  1813;  d.  Feb.  6,  1897.  He  settled  in  Kasson, 
Minn.,  in  1877.     [49;  153.] 

Ward,  Reuben  Morgan,  b.  in  Conewango,  N.  Y.,  May  6,  1832;  d. 
while  on  a  journey  to  Chicago,  April  9,  1891.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1864,  settling  in  Fairmont,  and  was  the  first  merchant  there;  was 
a  state  senator  in  1882.     [39*.] 

Ward,  William  Grosvenor,  b.  in  Oneida  county,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  26,  1827; 
d.  in  Waseca,  Minn.,  Sept.  21,  1892.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865, 
and  was  for  a  time  engaged  in  railroad  construction;  afterward  set- 
tled in  Waseca,  of  which  town  he  was  one  of  the  original  proprietors, 
and  built  its  first  flouring  mill;  owned  a  large  farm  and  other  real 
estate  adjacent  to  the  town;  was  a  state  senator,  1873-4  and  1887-9. 
[23*;   30;  75*.] 

Wardell,  John  M.,  b.  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  20,  1839; 
served  in  the  60th  N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1866,  and  settled  at  Tracy,  where  he  engaged  in  lumber  and  furni- 
ture business  thirty  years;  president  of  the  Citizens'  State  Bank  after 
1904;  proprietor  of  the  Springdale  Stock  Farm  in  Redwood  county. 
[24;  32.] 

Ware,  Alfred  Kirkland,  b.  in  Waterloo,  Iowa,  Aug.  23,  1863;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1876;  settled  at  Northfield  in  1899, 
where  he  has  engaged  in  stock  raising;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1905.     [24;   30*;  70A.] 

Ware,  Frank  N.,  banker,  b.  in  Wellesley,  Mass.,  May  9,  1850;  came 
with  hfs  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1867;  was  cashier  of  the  bank  of 
Amboy,  Blue  Earth  county,  after  1891.     [45.] 

Ware,  Robert  Leslie,  b.  in  Bridgeton,  N.  J.,  May  1,  1866;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1886,  settling  in  St.  Paul,  where  he  has  since  engaged 
in  loaning  and  real  estate  business.     [22*;  24;  95*.] 

Ware,  William  H.,  clergyman,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  in  1837;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  April  7,  1894.    He  served  in  the  army  in  the  civil  war;  was 


824  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

a  minister  in  the  Methodist  denomination  seventeen  years;  became  a 
Presbyterian  minister  in  1883;  was  pastor  in  several  towns  in  Minne- 
sota, including  Wilmot,  Brainerd,  and  Cloquet.  [153;  178  (April  26, 
1894).] 

Warner,  Anne.    See  French,  Mrs.  Anne  Warner. 

Warner,  Charles  F.,  physician,  b.  in  Genesee  county,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  30, 
1832;  was  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  College,  Philadelphia,  in 
1854;  resided  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  after  1869.     [32;  46*;  83*.] 

Warner,  Charles  H.,  came  to  Minnesota  when  three  months  old 
with  his  parents,  who  settled  in  Wright  county;  taught  school,  studied 
law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar;  published  the  Aitkin  Age  several 
years;  was  superintendent  of  the  State  Immigration  Department,  1905- 
6;  resides  in  Aitkin,  engaged  in  farming  and  banking;  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Warner,  Elting  F.,  b.  in  New  York  in  1836;  d.  in  Walla,  Walla, 
Wash.,  Dec.  16,  1911.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1857;  was  manager 
of  the  Northwestern  Express  Co.,  and  later  was  superintendent  of  the 
American  Express  Co.  After  1883  he  engaged  in  lumber  business; 
removed  to  Seattle,  Wash.,  in  1902.     [94;  237  (59).] 

Warner,  Eli  S.,  b.  near  Rochester,  Minn.,  June  6,  1856;  lived  thirty 
years  in  Garden  City;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1886,  and  has  since  en- 
gaged in  life  insurance;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1885,  and  again  in  1895;  U,  S.  surveyor  general  of  Minnesota  since 
1902;  treasurer  of  the  McGill-Warner  Co.,  printers.     [24;  27*;   30.] 

Warner,  Elias,  farmer,  b.  in  Stavanger,  Norway,  in  1848;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1854,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1871,  settling  near 
Lamberton,  Cottonwood  county;  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1911.     [30*.] 

Warner,  Fenton  George,  b.  in  Dodge  county,  Minn.,  Feb.  18,  1865; 
lived  in  St.  Paul  after  1879;  engaged  in  insurance  business  after  1888; 
was  state  oil  inspector,  1903-5.     [30.] 

Warner,  Frank,  lawyer,  b.  in  Jefferson,  Ohio,  May  27,  1831;  d.  in 
Carver,  Minn.,  Jan.  20,  1904.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1854; 
came  to  Minnesota  the  next  year;  was  a  member  of  the  state  consti- 
tutional convention;  settled  in  Carver  in  1859;  was  county  attorney, 
1S62-8.     [32;   237  (35).] 

Warner,  George  Freeman,  b.  in  Warnersville,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  25,  1827; 
d.'  in  Hollywood,  Cal.,  June  25,  1903.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856, 
and  the  next  year  settled  in  Minneapolis;  engaged  in  furniture  busi- 
ness twenty  years,  and  later  was  president  of  the  Diamond  Iron  Min- 
ing company.     [84*;  90*;  237  (28).] 

Warner,  Gustav  M.,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Green  Lake  county, 
Wis.,  July  20,  1854;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1862;  set- 
tled in  Sherburn,  Martin  county,  in  1885.     [34.] 


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Warner,  John  M.,  b.  in  Redding,  Conn.,  Sept.  1,  1828;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Aug.  20,  1901.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1856;  engaged  in  mercantile 
business,  and  later  in  real  estate.     [94;   237  (14).] 

Warneb,  Lucten,  b.  in  Granby,  Mass.,  Feb.  22,  1837;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Nov.  20,  1907.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865;  engaged  in  mercantile 
business  in  Chaska,  and  after  1874  in  the  manufacture  of  brick  and  the 
erection  of  buildings,  residing  in  St.  Paul.     [25;  93*;  237   (48).] 

Warner,  Nathan,  b.  in  Ashtabula  county,  Ohio,  March  4,  1830;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1866;  settled  in  Buffalo,  Wright  county,  in  1879;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1875-6  and  1878.     [30;   31.] 

Warner,  Nathaniel  Freeman,  undertaker,  b.  in  New  York  city,  April 
18,  1848;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Sept.  8,  1901.  He  came  to  Minnesota  with 
his  father  when  eight  years  old.  In  1869  he  crossed  the  plains  in 
the  survey  for  the  Northern  Pacific  railroad.  Later  he  settled  in  Min- 
neapolis, and  engaged  in  the  undertaking  business.  [22*;  87;  237 
(14*).] 

Warner,  Ransom  D.,  b.  near  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  March  3,  1818;  set- 
tled in  Minneapolis  in  1866,  where  the  next  year  he  built  the  first 
paper  mill  in  the  state.     [84*.] 

Warner,  Reuben,  merchant,  b.  in  Fairfield  county,  Conn.,  July  13, 
1831;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Feb.  28,  1905.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1856; 
engaged  in  the  wholesale  dry  goods  business.  [93;  93A*;  94;  95*; 
98*;  100;  237  (35*).] 

Warren,  Albert  Puffer,  lawyer,  b.  in  Lowell  Mass.,  April  10,  1855; 
came  to  St.  Paul  in  1868,  where  he  lived  forty  years;  was  graduated 
at  Dartmouth  College,  1874;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1877,  and  prac- 
ticed law  seven  years;  later  engaged  in  wholesale  manufacturing,  and 
was  secretary  of  the  Foot,  Schulze  Co.,  boots  and  shoes;  removed  in 
1909  to  New  York  city.     [24;   68.] 

Warren,  Charles  F.,  journalist,  b.  in  New  Boston,  N.  H.,  May  25, 
1829;  served  in  the  48th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1877;  engaged  in  farming;  established  the  Cottonwood 
County  Citizen  in  Windom  in  1883.     [34.] 

Warren,  Edwin  Alonzo,  chemist,  b.  in  Leicester,  Mass.,  Nov.  29, 
1846;  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1876,  and  has  been  superintendent  of  the 
chemical  department  of  Noyes  Brothers  and  Cutler.     [100*.] 

Warren,  George  Henry,  b.  in  Oakfield,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  16,  1845;  was 
graduated  at  Genesee  College  (now  Syracuse  University),  1866;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1867,  and  settled  at  Minneapolis  in  1872;  has  engaged 
in  surveying  and  real  estate  business.     [85A*.] 

Warren,  Gouverneur  Kemble,  soldier,  b.  at  Cold  Spring,  N.  Y.,  Jan. 
8,  1830;  d.  in  Newport,  R.  I.,  Aug.  8,  1882.  He  was  graduated  at  the 
XJ.  S.  Military  Academy,  1850;  served  through  the  civil  war,  and  was 
brevetted  major  general  of  the  regular  army  in  1865;  later  served  in 


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MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 


the  U.  S.  engineer  corps,  becoming  lieutenant  colonel  of  engineers  in 
1879;  conducted  surveys  of  the  upper  Mississippi,  Minnesota,  and  Wis- 
consin rivers,  1866-82,  with  headquarters  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  and  pub- 
lished numerous  reports  of  the  progress  of  this  work.  The  River  War- 
ren (the  Glacial  forerunner  of  the  Minnesota  river),  outflowing  from 
the  Glacial  Lake  Agassiz,  was  named  in  his  honor.  [1*;  3*;  4*;  11; 
14.3 

Warren,  J.  E.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Rhode  Island,  Sept.  15,  1841;  was  grad- 
uated at  Franklin  Academy,  Dover,  N.  H.,  in  1857;  came  to  Minnesota 
the  same  year,  and  engaged  in  teaching  and  mercantile  business;  set- 
tled at  Howard  Lake  in  1874;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1876;  after- 
ward owned  the  People's  Advocate.     [31.] 

Warren,  John  Esaias,  b.  in  Troy,  N.  Y.;  d.  in  Brussels,  Belgium, 
July  6,  1896.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1852,  and  was  for  a  time  U.  S. 
district  attorney  for  the  territory;  was  mayor  of  St.  Paul  in  1863.  He 
traveled  extensively,  and  wrote  books  on  Spain  and  Brazil.  [28,  VIII; 
68;  69;  96;  237  (6).] 

Warren,  Ostrander,  b.  in  Ulster  county,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  18,  1834;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Sept.  8,  1902.  He  served  in  the  88th  Indiana  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1869,  settling  on  a  farm;  after 
1878  resided  in  Marshall,  where  he  engaged  in  cabinet  making.  [237 
(19*).] 

Warren,  Quincy  C,  physician  and  farmer,  b.  in  Vermont,  Feb.  27, 
1842;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  served  in  the 
Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war ;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Lake 
Grove  township,  Pope  county,  in  1867;  commenced  the  study  of  medi- 
cine in  1874.     [67.] 

Warren,  Thomas  Dustin,  b.  in  Ludlow,  Vt,  Feb.  2,  1814;  d.  in  Man- 
kato,  Minn.,  May  20,  1879.  He  settled  in  Mankato  in  1853;  engaged  in 
real  estate  business.     [83.] 

Warren,  Truman  A.,  pioneer,  b.  at  La  Pointe,  Madeline  Island,  Lake 
Superior,  April  19,  1827;  d.  at  Red  Lake  Indian  Reservation,  Oct.  31, 
1888.  He  was  partly  of  Indian  blood;  was  educated  in  New  York; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1851;  engaged  in  trade,  and  in  government  serv- 
ice among  the  Ojibway  Indians.     [44.] 

Warren,  William  Whipple,  b.  at  La  Pointe,  Wis.,  May  27,  1825;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  June  1,  1853.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1845,  settling  at 
Crow  Wing;  afterward  removed  to  Two  Rivers;  was  familiar  with  the 
Ojibway  language  from  childhood,  as  his  mother  belonged  to  that  tribe; 
was  educated  in  an  Indian  mission  school,  and  later  at  the  Oneida 
Institute,  near  Utica,  N.  Y.;  acted  as  Indian  interpreter;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  territorial  legislature,  1851;  author  of  the  "History 
of  the  Ojibway  Nation,"  published  after  his  death  by  the  Minnesota 
Historical  Society  as  Volume  V  of  its  Collections,  535  pages,  1885. 
[28,  V*;  114.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  827 

Warriner,  Joseph  T.,  b.  near  Richmond,  Va.,  Dec.  27,  1306;  settled 
in  Chatfield,  Minn.,  in  1868,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business.     [52.] 

Wasgatt,  David  Perry,  b.  in  Mt.  Desert,  Maine,  April  6,  1830;  d.  in 
Winnebago  City,  Minn.,  Sept.  16,  1894.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1871,  settling  in  Winnebago  City;  engaged  in  real  estate  and  loaning 
business.    [39.] 

Washburn,  Cadwallader  Colden,  lawyer,  b.  in  Livermore,  Me.,  April 
22,  1818;  d.  at  Eureka  Springs,  Ark.,  May  14,  1882.  He  came  west  in 
1839  to  Davenport,  Iowa;  was  a  member  of  Congress,  1856-61,  and 
1867-71;  served  in  the  Federal  army  during  the  civil  war,  attaining 
the  rank  of  brigadier  general;  was  governor  of  Wisconsin,  1872-3; 
erected  an  immense  flouring  mill  in  1876  in  Minneapolis,  in  which,  first 
in  this  country,  was  introduced  the  "patent  process"  and  the  Hun- 
garian system.  In  his  will  he  bequeathed  $375,000  for  the  establish- 
ment of  an  orphans'  home  in  Minneapolis.  [1*;  3*;  4;  19*;  20*;  23*; 
41*;   84*;   234;   237   (1);   238   (May  15,  1882).] 

Washburn,  Emma  H.,  physician,  b.  in  Mower  county,  Minn.;  was 
graduated  at  the  Woman's  Medical  College,  Chicago,  in  1887;  resided 
in  Blooming  Prairie,  and  after  1891  in  Austin.     [79*.] 

Washburn,  Francis  M.,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  »Wayne- 
town,  Ind.,  Aug.  25,  1845;  came  with  his  parents  to  Vernon  Center, 
Minn.,  in  1857;  was  graduated  at  Western  College,  Iowa,  in  1874;  en- 
gaged in  teaching  and  in  ministerial  work;  was  pastor  in  Mankato, 
1894-6;   later  resided  in  Soquel,  Cal.     [83.] 

Washburn,  Frederic  Leonard,  educator,  b.  in  Brookline,  Mass.,  April 
12,  1860;  was  graduated  at  Harvard  University,  1882;  was  professor  in 
the  Oregon  Agricultural  College,  1889-95,  and  the  University  of  Ore- 
gon, 1895-1902;  has  since  been  professor  of  entomology  in  the  Univer- 
sity of  Minnesota  and  state  entomologist,  residing  in  Minneapolis; 
author  of  many  scientific  papers  and  reports.  [7A;  17;  24;  85 A; 
127A*,  B.] 

Washburn,  George,  b.  in  Orleans  county,  Vt,  March  15,  1838;  served 
in  the  16th  N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1873; 
engaged  in  farming;  settled  at  Pelican  Rapids  in  1883,  and  was  post- 
master there  after  1889.     [35.] 

Washburn,  Jed  L.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Montgomery  county,  Ind.,  Dec.  26, 
1856;  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  when  only  a  few  months 
old;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Mankato  in  1880,  and  practiced  there 
ten  years;  has  practiced  in  Duluth  since  1890,  making  a  specialty  of 
corporation  law.     [17;  22*;  23*;  24;  31A*;  83*.] 

Washburn,  John,  b.  in  Hallowell,  Maine,  Aug.  1,  1858;  settled  in 
Minneapolis  in  1880,  and  has  since  engaged  in  milling  and  dealing  in 
grain;  president  of  the  St.  Anthony  Elevator  Co.    [24;  85*.] 

Washburn,  Reuben,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Essex  county,  N.  Y.,  in 
1824;  entered  the  ministry  in  1846;   came  to  Minnesota  in  1868;   was 


828      t      MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS, 

pastor  in  Owatonna  after  1887,  and  died  there,  Aug.  23,  1890.  [72; 
150.] 

Washburn,  Sanfqrd  S.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Bethel,  Vt,  Dec.  27,  1854;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Mower  county,  Minn.,  in  1857;  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  Waseca,  and  practiced  law  there  three  years ;  settled  in  Austin 
in  1887;  was  judge  of  probate,  1891-1902.     [79*;  lll.[ 

Washburn,  Stanley,  journalist,  b.  in  Minneapolis,  Feb.  7,  1878;  was 
graduated  at  Williams  College;  engaged  in  newspaper  work  in  Min- 
neapolis, and  was  war  correspondent  in  the  Far  East  and  India;  re- 
sides in  Minneapolis,  where  he  is  a  director  in  several  large  business 
corporations.     [17;  24.] 

Washburn,  William  Drew,  TJ.  S.  senator,  b.  in  Livermore,  Me.  Jan.  14, 
1831;  was  graduated  at  Bowdoin  college,  1854;  studied  law,  arid  began 
practice  in  Minneapolis  in  1857;  was  surveyor  general  of  the  state, 
1861-65;  representative  in  Congress,  1879-85;  and  U.  S.  senator,  1889- 
95.  He  has  largely  engaged  in  lumber  and  flour  manufacturing,  and 
has  been  president  of  the  Minneapolis  and  St.  Louis  and  Minneapolis, 
St.  Paul  and  Sault  Ste.  Marie  railway  companies.  [1;  2*;  3;  10;  17; 
18*;  19*;  20*;  22*;  23*;  24;  25;  26*;  27*;  29;  30;  31;  32;  41;  58;  59; 
84*;  85A*;  111*;  168  (Jan.  25,  1889*);  176  (Nov.,  1884*);  234.] 

Washburn,  William  Drew,  Jr.,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  April  3,  1863;  was 
graduated  at  Yale  University,  1888;  engaged  in  newspaper  business, 
and  later  in  real  estate  and  railroad  contracting;  resides  in  Minne- 
apolis; was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1901-2  and  in  1905 
and  1909-11.     [30*;  S5A;  234.] 

Waskey,  Frank  Hinman,  b.  in  Lake  City,  Minn.,  April  20,  1875; 
lived  in  Minneapolis  during  his  youth;  went  to  Alaska  in  1898,  and 
became  president  of  the  Nome  Gold  Quartz  Mining  Co.;  was  the  first 
delegate  in  Congress  from  Alaska,  1906-7.     [17.] 

Waste,  J.  P.,  physician,  b.  in  Greenwich,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  17,  1837;  was 
graduated  at  Cleveland  Medical  College;  settled  in  Plainview,  Minn., 
in  1865;  was  a  state  senator,  1871-3.    [30;  74.] 

Waterman,  Chauncey  N.,  judge,  b.  in  Rome,  N.  Y.,  1823;  d,  in  Wi- 
nona, Minn.,  Feb.  18,  1873.  He  was  graduated  at  Hamilton  college, 
N.  Y.,  in  1847;  after  taking  the  law  course  at  Harvard  University,  he 
practiced  with  C.  H.  Berry  in  Corning,  N.  Y.,  and  with  him  came  toy 
Winona  in  1855.  The  partnership  continued  till  1872,  when  Mr.  Wa- 
terman was  elected  judge  of  the  Third  Judicial  district.  Thirteen 
months  later  he  died  of  pneumonia.  [18;  78;  237  (1);  238  (Feb.  20, 
1873).] 

Waterman,  Harrison  B.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Worcester,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  2,  1820; 
was  graduated  at  Cazenovia  Seminary;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1844;  settled  in  Winona,  Minn,,  in  1852.     [76.] 

Waters,  F,  L.,  b.  in  Kent,  Ohio,  May  1,  1851;  came  to  Mankato, 
Minn.,  in  1878,  to  construct  the  Hubbard  mill,  and  two  years  later 
bought  an  interest  in  it.     [32.] 


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Watieb,  Oscar  A.,  physician,  b.  in  Quebec,  Nov.  14,  1855;  was  grad- 
uated at  Victoria  University,  1878 ;  settled  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1880. 
[40.] 

W atkins,  George  W.,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Orange  county,  N. 
Y.,  May  27,  1820;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  resided  in  Waseca,  and 
with  others  owned  and  platted  Clear  Lake  City,  now  a  part  of  Waseca. 
[75.] 

Watkins,  Joseph  Ray,  b.  near  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Aug.  21,  1840;  d.  in 
Kingston,  Jamaica,  Dec.  21,  1911,  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1862;  re- 
sided in  Plainview,  1871-85,  and  later  in  Winona;  was  president  of 
tha  J.  R.  Watkins  Medical  Co.,  and  of  the  Winona  Savings  Bank. 
[23*;  24;   25;  77*;   111*;   237  (68*).] 

Watkins,  Victor  Moreau,  b.  in  Newburgh,  N.  Y.,  June  17,  1838; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1879,  settling  in  St.  Paul,  and  engaged  in  bank- 
ing; was  business  assistant  of  Amherst  H.  Wilder  after  1880;  presi- 
dent of  the  Wilder  Charity.     [24;  25;  93 A.] 

Watrous,  John  S.,  died  in  California  in  1897.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
from  Ashtabula  county,  Ohio,  and  was  the  speaker  of  the  first  state 
legislature  of  Minnesota,  1857-8;  was  register  of  the  XL  S.  land  office 
at  Buchanan,  St.  Louis  county,  1859-60,  and  then  returned  to  Ohio. 
[31A] 

Watson,  Alexander,  b.  in  Morayshire,  Scotland,  April  10,  1826; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1852,  and  to  Minnesota  ten  years  later; 
settled  in  Preston  in  1865,  where  he  opened  the  first  boot  and  shoe 
store.     [52.] 

Watson,  Charles  Poole,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Martin, 
Eng.,  May  29,  1824;  d.  in  Greeley,  Colo.,  Feb.  19,  1887.  He  was  grad- 
uated at  Hull  College,  1843,  and  came  to  Canada  the  same  year;  was 
chairman  of  the  committee  that  organized  the  first  Young  Men's  Chris- 
tian Association  in  America;  was  pastor  at  Wabasha,  Minn.,  1881-2, 
and  afterward  at  Tracy  and  Sleepy  Eye;  removed  to  Colorado  a  few 
months  before  his  death.     [143;  144.] 

Watson,  Daniel  T.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Waterford,  Maine,  in  18,06;  d.  in 
Lakeland,  Minn.,  July  1,  1894.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  and 
the  next  year  engaged  in  the  lumber  business  in  Lakeland.  [167  (July 
13,  1894).] 

Watson,  George  H.,  b.  at  Sing  Sing,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  7,  1843;  came  to 
Winona,  Minn.,  in  1866;  resided  in  Chicago,  and  since  1884  in  St.  Paul; 
engaged  in  insurance  and  real  estate  business.     [95*.] 

Watson,  Jabez  Poole-,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  England,  Sept.  26, 
1839;  settled  at  Marshall,  Minn.,  in  1873,  and  died  there  Jan.  24,  1909. 
[237   (51*).] 

Watson,  John  Jay,  b.  at  Creek  Locks,  Ulster  county,  N.  Y.,  May  1, 
1850;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1875,  and  has  since  engaged  in  insurance 
and  real  estate  business.     [24;  25;   93*;  95*.] 


830  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Watson,  Robert,  pioneer,  b.  in  Dundee,  Scotland,  Sept.,  1825;  came 
to  the  United  States  when  twelve  years  old,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1S50; 
owned  a  farm  at  Cottage  Grove,  Washington  county;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  territorial  legislature,  1854;  later  resided  in  Northfleld. 
[70.] 

Wattam,  George  S.,  physician,  b.  in  Ontario,  Canada,  July  10,  1856; 
was  graduated  at  Albert  College,  1881,  and  in  medicine  at  Victoria 
University,  1884;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1884,  settling  at  Warren, 
where  he  has  since  practiced.     [24;  35.] 

Watters,  Frank  L.,  miller,  b.  in  Kent,  Ohio,  May  1,  1851;  d.  in  Mor- 
ton, Minn.,  Sept.,  1897.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1878,  settling  in 
Mankato;  removed  to  Morton  in  1891.     [168  (Sept.  10,  1897*).] 

Wattner,  A.  A.,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway  in  1839;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1860,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1875;  settled  in  Canby  in  1878. 
[32.] 

Watts,  William,  judge,  b.  in  Stanley,  Ontario,  Canada,  June  9,  1850; 
was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1877;  settled  in 
Crookston,  Minn.,  the  next  year,  and  practiced  there  twenty  years; 
judge  in  the  Fourteenth  judicial  district  since  1899.    [24;  25;  30.] 

Waub-o-jeeg,  Ojibway  chief,  b.  about  1747;  d.  in  his  native  village, 
Chequamegon,  in  1793.  He  led  his  tribe  in  seven  successful  battles 
against  the  Sioux,  and  was  a  noted  hunter.  His  favorite  daughter 
married  a  white  man,  Mr.  Johnson,  and  many  of  their  descendants 
still  live  in  the  Northwest.     [28,  V.] 

Way,  Edwin  F.,  farmer,  b.  in  Lempster,  N.  H.,  Nov.  2,  1831;  settled 
in  Claremont,  Minn.,  in  1855;  served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1877.  [30; 
49.] 

Way,  George  O.,  b.  in  Sullivan,  N.  H.,  in  1829;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1854,  settling  in  Claremont;  was  a  representative  in  the  first  state 
legislature;  removed  to  Waterford  in  1877,  and  had  charge  of  the 
copper  shops  of  the  Cannon  River  Manufacturing  Company.     [48.] 

Way,  Henry,  pioneer,  b.  in  Muncie,  Ind.,  Oct.  S,  1838;  was  one  of  the 
first  settlers  in  Otter  Tail  county,  Minn.,  1865;  removed  in  1868  to 
Detroit,  Becker  county;  later  resided  on  a  farm  in  Audubon.     [44.] 

Weaver,  Edgar,  b.  in  Milton,  Wis.,  in  1852;  was  educated  at  Milton 
College;  settled  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1879,  where  for  21  years  he 
was  general  agent  of  the  J.  I.  Case  Threshing  Machine  Co.;  was  presi- 
dent of  the  State  Agricultural  Society,  1895-7;  has  been  auditor  of 
Blue  Earth  county  since  1900;  was  a  member  of  the  State  Capitol 
Commission,  1896-1907.     [22*;  24;  25;  27*;  83*;  166A*.] 

Webb,  Charles,  b.  in  Clinton  county,  N.  Y.,  July  11,  1848;  served 
in  the  16th  N.  Y.  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Preston,  Minn., 
in  1873;  engaged  in  insurance  business,  and  had  charge  of  a  bank. 
[52.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  831 

Webb,  Henry  Pusey,  merchant  and  banker,  b.  in  Blue  Earth  county, 
Minn.,  Aug.  29,  1868;  resides  in  Sandstone,  and  was  mayor  three  terms; 
has  been  a  representative  in  the  legislature  since  1907.     [24;   30*.] 

Webb,  Isaac  W„  b.  in  Salem,  Ohio,  in  1831;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Jan.,  1905. 
He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1854;  engaged  in  real  estate  business.  [Ill; 
237  (35).] 

Webb,  John  Russell,  educator,  b.  in  Brownville,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  6,  1824; 
d.  at  Benton  Harbor,  Mich.,  Sept.  10,  1887.  He  was  graduated  at  the 
New  York  state  normal  school,  Albany,  in  1846,  and  first  introduced 
what  is  known  as  the  "word  method"  of  teaching  children  to  read. 
He  came  to  Minneapolis  on  account  of  failing  health,  and  resided 
there  about  ten  years,  removing  in  1861  to  Michigan.     [1.] 

Webb,  Joseph  A.,  came  to  Minnesota  in  1878;  died  in  Minneapolis, 
April  27,  1880.  He  was  a  prominent  physician  in  Cincinnati;  taught 
in  a  medical  college,  and  was  superintendent  of  an  Ohio  hospital  for 
the  insane.     [238   (April  28,  1880).] 

Webb,  Martin  L.,  merchant,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1845;  settled  in  Pine  Is- 
land, Minn.,  in  1858;  served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  and  other  regi- 
ments in  the  civil  war;  owned  a  farm,  and  after  1877  a  store.     [54.] 

Webb,  Wilber  S.,  physician,  b.  in  East  Troy,  Wis.,  Aug.  12,  1859; 
was  graduated  at  Northwestern  Medical  University,  Chicago,  in  1884, 
and  later  at  Rush  Medical  College;  settled  in  Worthington,  Minn.,  in 
1889.     [34.] 

Webb,  William,  Jr.,  b.  in  Wilmington,  Del.,  Dec,  1844;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1857;  settled  in  Sterling  Center;  served  in  the  Second  Min- 
nesota Regt,  1864-5;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1876-7. 
[30;  32.] 

Webber,  Benjamin  F.,  judge,  b.  in  Shapleigh,  Maine,  in  1834;  d.  in 
New  Ulm,  Minn.,  Dec.  3,  1906.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1868;  settled 
in  New  Ulm  in  1872;  was  county  attorney  of  Brown  county,  1874-83, 
and  judge  of  the  Ninth  judicial  district,  1883-1906.     [30;  237  (43*).] 

Webber,  Charles  C,  b.  in  Rock  Island,  111.,  Jan.  25,  1859;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1881,  settling  at  Minneapolis,  and  has  since  dealt  in 
farm  machinery  and  agricultural  implements;  president  of  the  Deere 
and  Webber  Co.     [23;   24.] 

Webber,  Charles  Loring,  b.  in  Racine  county,  Wis.,  Sept.  15,  1842; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  4,  1900.  He  served  in  the  19th  Wisconsin  Regt. 
in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Redwood  county,  Minn.,  in  1867,  and  en- 
gaged in  farming  and  mercantile  business;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in 
1891.     [32;  122;  237  (11);  238  (April  10,  1900).] 

Webber,  Edward  J.,  b.  in  Wheeling,  111.,  April  2,  1858;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1882,  settling  in  Fergus  Falls.  He  engaged  in  horse-shoeing, 
afterward  in  the  sale  of  agricultural  implements,  and  became  vice- 
president  of  the  Citizens'  Bank.     [22*.] 


832         Minnesota  historical  society  collections. 

Webber,  Marshall  Bailey,  lawyer,  b.  in  Raymond,  Wis.,  Aug.  2, 
1850;  wag  graduated  at  Hillsdale  College,  1875; ,  settled  in  Winona, 
Minn.,  the  same  year,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1877;  has  since 
practiced  law  there,  giving  especial  attention  in  recent  years  to  cor- 
poration law.     [22*;  23;  24;  25;  76;  77*;  137.] 

Weber,  Charles,  physician,  b.  in  Germany,  Feb.  12,  1829;  d;  in  St. 
Cloud,  Minn.,  in  1881.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1847;  was 
graduated  at  Hahnemann  Medical  College;  settled  at  St.  Cloud  in 
1862,  where  he  had  a  drug  store  and  also  practiced  medicine,     [31.] 

Weber,  Henry,  merchant,  b.  in  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  July  28,  1852;  came 
to  St.  Paul  when  only  a  few  months  old;  was  register  of  deeds  of  Ram- 
sey county,  1895-6.     [27*;  94;  95*.] 

Weber,  William  Frederick,  merchant,  b.  in  Prussia,  Jan.  12,  1824; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1839,  and  to  Hokah,  Minn.,  in  1857,  where 
he  was  postmaster  many  years.  He  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1872.     [18;  61.] 

Webster,  Charles  Carroll,  b.  in  Cabot,  Vt,  May  1,  1824;  d.  in  Min- 
neapolis, Nov.  5,  1893.  He  was  graduated  at  Vermont  University, 
1851;  cam®  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1858; 
was  register  of  deeds  of  Goodhue  county,  1860-6,  and  resided  in  Red 
Wing;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  .1869,  and  was  auditor 
of  Goodhue  county,  1876-82;  was  a  member  of  the  school  board  in  Red 
Wing  twenty  years,  being  its  president  ten  years;  removed  to  Minne- 
apolis in  1890,  having  been  appointed  clerk  of  the  U.  S;  circuit  and 
district  court.    [54;  238  (Nov.  6,  1893);  241.] 

Webster,  Elbert  M.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Waukesha  county,  Wis.,  Aug.  10, 
1853;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1875; 
came  to  Minnesota  the  same  year,  settling  at  Glenwood;  was  county 
attorney  of  Pope  county  sixteen  years;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1907.     [24;  25;  30*;  67.] 

Webster,  Hendrick  Gordon,  druggist,  b.  in  Plymouth,  N.  H„  in  1847; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1880,  settling  in  Minneapolis.    122*.} 

Webster,  Henry,  b.  in  Orono,  Maine,  April  4,  1852;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1874,  and  settled  in  Princeton  five  years  later,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  logging  and  was  a  wholesale  lumber  dealer;  removed  in  1899 
to  Minneapolis.    [24;  31.] 

Webster,  I.  Daniel,  physician,  b.  in  Lancaster  county,  Pa.,  Dec.  12, 
1865;  came  with  his"  mother  to  Mankato  when  four  years  old;  was 
graduated  at  Swarthmore  College,  1887,  and  in  medicine  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Pennsylvania,  1890;  returned  to  Mankato  in  1891,  where  he 
has  since  practiced.     [46.] 

Webster,  John,  b.  in  Wexio,  Sweden,  Dec.  20,  1848;  came  with  his 
parents  to  the  United  States  when  five  years  old,  and  to  Nicollet  coun- 
ty, Minn.,  in  1857;  engaged  in  farming  until  1891,  and  has  since  been 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  833 

county  treasurer,  residing  in  St.  Peter;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1885.     [24;  25;  169.] 

Webstee,  Mathew,  b.  in  Yorkshire,  Eng.,  Oct.  14,  1828;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1855;  settled  in  La  Crescent,  Minn.,  ten  years  later; 
built  the  Toledo  Woolen  Mills.    [61.] 

Webster,  S.,  b.  in  Jefferson,  Ohio,  Oct.,  1833;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1855;  served  in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt,  1863-5;  settled  in  Mar- 
shall in  1872;  owned  a  farm,  and  was  sheriff  of  Lyon  county  after 
1873.     [32.] 

Webster,  William  Franklin,  educator,  b.  in  Clearwater,  Minn.,  May 
23,  1862;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1886;  prin- 
cipal of  the  East  Side  High  School  in  Minneapolis  since  1893;  author 
of  textbooks.    [17;  24;  26*;  85A;  127A*.] 

Webster,  William  W.,  merchant,  b.  in  Canada,  April,  1832;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1857;  served  as  captain  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war;  resided  in  Clearwater.     [31;  115.] 

Wedge,  Albert  Clark,  physician,  b.  in  Lewis  county,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  18, 
1834;  d.  in  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  Oct.  23,  1911.  He  was  graduated  in 
medicine  at  the  Western  Reserve  University,  1857;  came  to  Minne- 
sota the  same  year,  settling  at  Albert  Lea,  where  he  practicd  in  1857- 
62  and  after  1865;  served  during  the  civil  war  as  surgeon  in  the  Third 
Minnesota  Regt.;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1870-1,  and 
a  state  senator,  1879-81.     [23*;  24;  30;  53A*;  121;   237  (37*,  67*).] 

Wedge,  Henry  D.,  b.  in  Warren,  Conn.,  June  21,  1840;  settled  on  a 
farm  in  Plainview,  Minn.,  in  1866;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1876.     [74.] 

Weed,  James,  pioneer,  b.  at  Mount  Washington,  Mass.,  Jan.,  1810;  d. 
in  Winona,  Minn.,  Oct.  3,  1902.  He  was  a  pioneer  settler  in  Illinois, 
and  later  in  Wisconsin;  resided  in  Winona  after  1882.     [237  (19).] 

Weed,  James  Henry,  b.  near  Racine,  Wis.,  Aug.  31,  1845;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1864,  and  to  St.  Paul  two  years  later;  has  since  engaged 
in  fire  insurance.     [24;  93.] 

Weego,  Peter,  b.  in  Sweden,  Oct.  1,  1831;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1853,  settling  in  St.  Peter,  Minn.;  served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  was  auditor  of  Carver  county,  1864-72,  and  its 
treasurer,  1876-92.     [32.] 

Weeks,  C.  Lewis,  lawyer,  b.  in  Ypsilanti,  Mich.,  Jan.  20,  1871;  came 
to  Minneapolis  with  his  parents  in  1882;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the 
University  of  Minnesota,  1894;  practiced  in  Minneapolis;  special  as- 
sistant attorney  general  since  1907.     [30*.] 

Weeks,  Thomas  Edwin,  dentist,  b.  in  Massillon,  Ohio,  May  5,  1853; 
settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1880;  was  a  professor  in  the  dental  depart- 
ment of  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1888-1901.     [3;  25;  84;  127B.] 

Weide,  Charles  A.  B.,  b.  in  Germany  in  1833;  came  with  his  parents 
to  the  United  States  the  next  year,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1853;  engaged 
in  mercantile  business,  and  later  dealt  in  real  estate.    [93 A;  94.] 

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834  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Weide,  John  A.,  b.  in  Madison,  Ind.,  in  1844;  came  with  his  parents 
to  St.  Paul  in  1853;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  later  opened 
an  art  studio  and  school.    [94.] 

Weigel,  Frank,  miller,  b.  in  Germany  in  1831;  came  with  his  parents 
to  the  United  States  when  an  infant,  and  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1855; 
engaged  in  milling  in  Dayton  and  Anoka,  and  after  1884  in  Wadena. 
[35.] 

Wehand,  Theodore,  b.  in  Brown  county,  Wis.,  Jan.  15,  1849;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1864;  resided  in  Jordan,  and  after  1879  in  Shakopee; 
owned  the  opera  house  and  a  flour  and  feed  store;  was  sheriff  of  Scott 
county  eleven  years.    [103*.] 

Weiler,  Carl,  Congregational  clergyman,  died  in  New  Ulm,  Minn*., 
Nov.  23,  1889.  He  studied  for  the  ministry  in  the  Lutheran  church 
in  New  Ulm;  was  ordained  in  1889,  and  was  pastor  of  the  Congrega- 
tional church  in  Winthrop.     [179  (Nov.  29,  1889).] 

Weinant,  Peter,  farmer,  b.  in  Germany  in  1838;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1852,  and  to  Minnesota  four  years  later ;  resided  in  Cor- 
coran, Hennepin  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1877.     [30.] 

Weinman,  Joseph,  lawyer,  b.  in  Bavaria,  Sept.  8,  1826;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, April  9,  1912.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1847;  studied 
law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1854;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856; 
was  county  attorney  of  Carver  county  five  years,  residing  in  Benton; 
served  as  first  lieutenant  in  the  Ninth  Minnesota  Regt.,  1862-4,  giving 
aid  to  the  village  of  Hutchinson  during  the  Indian  outbreak;  resided 
in  Minneapolis  after  1885,  engaging  in  real  estate  and  insurance  busi- 
ness.    [237   (68*).] 

Weir,  George  A.,  farmer,  b.  in  Robertson  county,  Tenn.,  in  1833; 
settled  near  Winnebago  City,  Minn.,  in  1857;  was  surveyor  of  Fari- 
bault county  four  terms.     [51.] 

Weir,  Jo  L.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Robertson  county,  Tenn.,  in  1821;  settled 
on  a  claim  near  Winnebago  City,  Minn.,  1857;  was  attorney  for  Fari- 
bault county,  1859-60;  returned  to  Tennessee  in  1867.     [51.] 

Weis,  Harry  F.,  banker,  b.  in  Parkersburg,  W.  Va.,  in  1866;  came 
to  Minnesota  when  ten  years  old;  resides  at  Le  Sueur,  where  he  is 
cashier  of  the  First  National  Bank;  has  been  a  state  senator  since 
1907.     [30*.] 

Weiser,  E.  J.,  banker,  b.  in  Decorah,  Iowa,  in  1866;  was  graduated 
at  Northwestern  University,  1888;  ten  years  later  established  the  Citi- 
zens' Bank  at  Ortonville,  Minn.,  and  was  its  president;  after  1902  was 
cashier  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Ortonville.     [38.] 

Weitbrecht,  George  Frederick,  educator,  b.  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  Sept. 
1,  1849;  was  graduated  at  Antioch  College,  1874;  studied  at  Harvard 
University,  1874-5;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1875,  settling  in  St.  Paul; 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  835 

taught  in  the  Central  High  School;   principal  of  the  Mechanic  Arts 
High  School  since  1890.     [241.] 

Welch,  Abraham  Edwards,  b.  in  Kalamazoo,  Mich.,  Aug.  16,  1839; 
d.  in  Nashville,  Tenn.,  Feb. .  1,  1864.  He  was  first  lieutenant  in  the 
First  Minnesota  Regt.;  was  taken  prisoner,  paroled,  and  served  as 
major  against  the  Sioux  in  1862.  Later  he  was  major  in  the  Fourth 
Minnesota  Regt.,  and  died  from  the  effect  of  wounds  received  at  Vicks- 
burg.     [130.] 

Welch,  Alfred,  dentist,  b.  in  Glastonbury,  Eng.,  Nov.  12,  1822;  came 
to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  when  nine  years  old;  settled  in 
Winona,  Minn.,  in  1858.     [76.] 

Welch,  George  O.,  physician,  b  in  Boston,  Mass.,  Aug.  9,  1860;  was 
graduated  at  Boston  University,  1887;  spent  a  year  in  study  in  Europe; 
superintendent  of  the  State  Hospital  for  the  Insane  in  Fergus  Falls 
since  1892.     [38.] 

Welch,  John  Harvey,  merchant,  b.  in  Royalton,  N.  Y.,  March  21, 
1833;  came  to  Verona,  Minn.,"  in  1857;  was  register  of  the  U.  S.  land 
office,  Winnebago  City,  1861-7;  and  later  engaged  in  the  hardware 
business  in  Winnebago  City.     [18;  34;  39;  51;  237   (34*).] 

Welch,  Thomas,  banker,  b.  in  Kilkenny,  Ireland,  in  1830;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Feb.  20,  1893.  He  came  to  the  United  States  at  fifteen  years 
of  age,  and  in  1853  settled  in  the  newly  platted  town  of  Henderson; 
opened  the  Sibley  County  Bank  in  1875;  was  a  state  senator  1887-9. 
[18;  30;   237  (2);  238  (Feb.  20,  1893).] 

Welch,  Victor  John,  lawyer,  b.  in  Madison,  Wis.,  Oct.  8,  1860;  was 
graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1880;  has  practiced 
in  Minneapolis  since  1882.     [22*;   24;   26*.] 

Welch,  William  H.,  jurist,  b.  in  Connecticut  about  1812;  was  grad- 
uated at  Yale  College,  and  later  at  its  law  school;  settled  in  Minne- 
sota in  1850;  resided  in  St.  Anthony,  and  afterward  practiced  law  in 
St.  Paul;  was  judge  of  probate  of  Ramsey  county  after  1852;  chief 
justice  of  Minnesota,  1853-8;  removed  later  to  Red  Wing,  where  he 
died,  Jan.  22,  1863.     [69;  94;  168  (March,  1892*);  238  (Jan.  23,  1863).] 

Weld,  Allen  Palmer,  lawyer,  b.  in  North  Yarmouth,  Maine,  May  13, 
1839;  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1859;  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1867;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1886;  removed  to  River  Falls,  Wis. 
[93.] 

Weld,  Charles  E.,  b.  in  Cornville,  Maine,  June  16,  1856;  came  with 
his  parents  to  Minnesota  the  next  year;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Mur- 
ray county  in  1879;   was  county  auditor,  1887-1902.     [34.] 

Weld,  Frank  Augustine,  educator,  b.  in  Skowhegan,  Me.,  Dec.  10, 
1858;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1882,  and  engaged  in  teaching  at  Farm- 
ington,  Zumbrota,  Fergus  Falls,  and  Stillwater;  president  of  the  State 
Normal  School  in  Moorhead  since  1899.  [24;  26*;  36;  177  (Sept., 
1898*).] 


836  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Wellcome,  Florado  H.,  banker,  b.  at  Stevens  Point,  Wis,,  April  2, 
1858;  came  to  Minnesota  when  two  years  old;  was  graduated  at  Hush 
Medical  College,  Chicago,  1879;  practiced  medicine  the  next  five  years 
at  Granite  Palls;  has  since  engaged  extensively  in  banking,  being  pres- 
ident of  many  banks  in  Minnesota,  Wisconsin,  and  North  Dakota;  re- 
sides in  Minneapolis.     [24;   32.] 

Wellcome,  J.  W.  B.,  Sr.,  physician,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Maine,  June 
4,  1825;  d.  in  Sleepy  Eye,  Minn.,  April  8,  1906.  He  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1858,  settling  in  Garden  City;  was  surgeon  in  the  Tenth  Minne- 
sota Regt.  seven  months.  In  1874  he  removed  to  Sleepy  Eye,  where 
he  established  a  large  practice.     [22*;  32;  237  (39*).} 

Wellcome,  Michael,  clergyman,  b.  in  Minot,  Maine,  in  1815;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1866;  became  presiding  elder  of  the  Second  Advent 
church  in  1873;   settled  in  Monticello  in  1876.     [31.] 

Welles,  Edward  Randolph,  Episcopal  bishop,  b.  in  Waterloo,  N.  Y., 
Jan.  10,  1830;  d.  there,  Oct.  19,  1888.  He  was  graduated  at  Hobart 
college,  1850;  was  ordained  priest,  and  began  his  work  at  Red  Wing, 
Minn.,  in  1858,  where  he  remained  until  he  was  elected  in  1874  to  the 
episcopate  of  Wisconsin.     [1;  3.] 

Welles,  Edwin  P.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Wethersfield,  Conn.,  in  1835; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Oct.  14,  1904.  He  came  to  the  Mississippi  Valley  in 
1855,  and  ten  years  later  engaged  in  the  lumber  business;  settled  in 
Minneapolis  in  1894;  was  treasurer  of  the  Brainerd  Lumber  Co.  [167 
(June  22,  1900*);   237    (35).] 

Welles,  Henry  Titus,  lumberman,  b.  in  Glastonbury,  Conn.,  April  3, 
1821;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  March  4,  1898.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1853,  settling  at  St.  Anthony  Palls,  and  engaged  in  the  manufacture 
of  lumber;  was  afterward  president  of  the  Northwestern  National 
Bank,  held  important  positions  in  the  city  government,  and  was  in- 
fluential in  the  development  of  Minneapolis;  author  of  several  pri- 
vately printed  books,  including  "A  Miscellany"  (addresses  and  essays, 
560  pages,  1896),  and  "Autobiography  and  Reminiscences"  (two  vol- 
umes, 1899).     [20*;   23*;   32;   41;   58;   59;   84*;  174*;  237   (9*).] 

Wellington,  Cyrus,  lawyer,  b.  in  Albany,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  22,  1844;  served 
three  years  in  the  Ninth  Iowa  Regt.  during  the  civil  war;  settled  in 
St.  Paul  in  1888,  and  formed  a  law  partnership  with  W.  W.  Erwin. 
[20;  98*.] 

Wellington,  Leland  H.,  b.  in  Winnebago  county,  Wis.,  March  28, 
1859;  engaged  in  farming  in  Scott,  Stevens  county,  Minn.,  after  1877; 
was  register  of  deeds  for  that  county,  1885-90.     [73.] 

Wellman,  David  L„  pioneer,  b.  in  Grafton,  N.  Y,,  Sept.  17,  1832; 
d.  in  Hobart,  Minn.,  Feb.  13,  1907.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857; 
served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the 
rank  of  captain;  settled  in  the  township  of  Hobart,  Otter  Tail  County, 
in  1871.     [37;  237  (43*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  837 

Wellman,  Datid  W.,  pioneer,  b.  Sept.  28,  1825;  d.  in  Los  Gatos,  CaL, 
Aug.  20,  1898.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1855;  was  a  civil  engineer; 
served  in  the  Third  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the 
rank  of  captain;  removed  to  California  in  1892.  [237  (9*);  238  (Aug. 
21,  1898*).] 

N  Wells,  Alpheus,  merchant,  b.  in  Canada,  Aug.  12,  1839;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1859,  and  settled  in  Herman  in  1878.  He  was  interested 
in  two  banks  and  also  in  mercantile  business.     [35.] 

Wells,  Charles  Luke,  educator,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  June  23,  1858; 
was  graduated  at  Harvard  College,  1879,  and  Cambridge  Episcopal 
Theological  School,  1882;  was  ordained  priest  the  next  year;  was 
professor  in  Seabury  Divinity  School,  Faribault,  Minn.,  1888-92;  as- 
sistant professor,  and  later  professor,  of  history  in  the  University  of 
Minnesota,  1894-99;  removed  to  New  Orleans,  La.,  as  dean  of  its  cathe- 
dral; author  of  "The  Age  of  Charlemagne,"  472  pages,  1898.  [127 
(9*);  127B.] 

Wells,  Delos  E.,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  Jan.  16,  1832;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  July  18,  1896.  He  was  graduated  at  Williams  College, 
1854;  studied  theology  at  Auburn  and  Lane  Seminaries;  was  ordained 
to  the  ministry  in  1860;  came  to  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  in  1867;  was  pas- 
tor in  Minneapolis  after  1882.     [153.] 

Wells,  G.  C,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Colchester,  Conn.,  in  1819;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  May  31,  1873.  He  joined  the  Minnesota  conference  in 
1871,  settling  in  Minneapolis.     [150.] 

Wells,  Henry  Addison,  b.  in  Pompey,  N.  Y.,  in  1835;  d.  in  Paynes- 
ville,  Minn.,  Feb.  23,  1906.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865;  was  a 
merchant  in  Plainview  nine  years,  and  in  Appleton  after  1874;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature,  1891-2;  settled  in  New  Paynesville, 
in  1892,  and  owned  a  grocery  store  there.     [237  (39).] 

Wells,  Henry  H.,  banker  and  merchant,  b.  in  Canada  in  1851;  came 
to  Minnesota  when  twenty-one  years  of  age;  settled  in  Morris;  was 
president  of  the  Stevens  County  Bank;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  and  later  a  state  senator.    [35;  73.] 

Wells,  Henry  Rooers,  lawyer  and  banker,  b.  in  Luzerne,  N.  Y.,  June 
23,  1834;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  in  1857; 
settled  at  Chatfield  in  1858;  removed  to  Preston  in  1865,  and  prac- 
ticed there  until  1910;  was  president  of  the  Bank  of  Preston;  removed 
to  California.     [18;  24;  157*.] 

Wells,  James  O.,  dentist,  b.  in  Newberry,  S.  C,  Feb.  13,  1871;  d.  in 
Minneapolis',  Aug.  24,  1908.  He  was  graduated  at  Newberry  College, 
1892;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1898;  was  graduated  in  dentistry  at  the 
University  of  Minnesota,  1899;  was  instructor  and  professor  in  its 
dental  department,  1898-1908.     [85A;  237  (51).] 

Wells,  Mark,  pioneer,  b.  in  Deerfield,  Mass.,  1829;  d.  in  Grand 
Forks,  N.  D.,  Jan.  18,  1908.    He  was  one  of  the  party  of  five  explorers 


838  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

who  came  to  Faribault,  Minn.,  in  1853;  served  in  the  Eighth  Minne- 
sota Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  resided  in  Faribault  until  1893,  when  he 
remove^  to  Grand  Forks.     [237   (48*).] 

Wells,  Reuben,  lawyer,  b.  in  Jackson,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  17,  1802;  d.  in 
Preston,  Minn.,  July  6,  1892.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1856,  and 
the  next  year  settled  in  Fillmore  county,  Minn.;  resided  in  Preston 
after  1863;  was  county  attorney  two  years,  and  a  state  senator,  1861-2. 
[18;  52;  180  (July  20,  1892).] 

Wells,  Robert  Joseph,  lawyer,  b.  in  Dane  county,  Wis.,  Oct.  4,  1856; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1878,  settling  in  Wilkin  county;  owned  and  cul- 
tivated a  farm  of  over  one  thousand  acres ;  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  1888;  was  twice  elected  clerk  of  the  district  court;  engaged  in  news- 
paper work  two  years;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1901-9;  resides  in  Breckenridge.     [22*;  30*;  137.] 

Wells,  Ruetjs  P.,  banker,  b.  in  Canada,  April  27,  1834;  settled  in 
Belle  Plain e,  Minn.;  served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  resided  in  Herman  after  1883, 
where  he  organized  the  Grant  County  Bank.     [35;   115.] 

Wells,  Thomas  B.,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  Columbia,  S.  C,  in 
1840;  d.  at  sea,  Aug.  4,  1891.  He  was  graduated  at  Yale  College,  1859, 
and  later  at  Berkeley  Divinity  School;  was  rector  in  Painesville,  Ohio, 
seventeen  years;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1880.     [152.] 

Wells,  William  Stewart,  miller,  b.  in  Elmira,  N.  Y.,  June  26,  1839; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt., 
1861-4,  and  was  very  severely  wounded  in  the  battle  of  Chickamauga. 
In  1868,  in  company  with  others,  he  built  the  Forest  Mills,  near  Zum- 
brota>  which  he  operated  many  years.     [18;   54.] 

Wellsandt,  C,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Germany,  Oct.  22,  1857; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1892;  was  graduated  at  the  Luther  Sem- 
inary, St.  Paul,  1894;  has  been  pastor  in  Billings  and  Belle  Plaine, 
Minn.     [148.] 

Welsh,  George,  b.  in  Ontario,  Canada,  in  1863;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Nov. 
29,  1911.  He  came  to  Minnesota,  settling  at  Morton,  and  engaged  in 
real  estate  business;  was  state  immigration  commissioner  since  1907. 
[237  (59*).] 

Welsh,  William,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Oct.  16,  1859;  joined  the  fire  depart- 
ment in  1884,  and  ten  years  later  was  promoted  to  a  captaincy.    [96*.] 

Welter,  Peter  John,  merchant,  b.  in  Germany  in  1870;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1883;  resides  at  New  Market;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1907-9.     [30*.] 

Welz,  Frederick  R.,  b.  near  Berlin,  Germany,  Sept.  10,  1833;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1874,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1882,  settling  at  St. 
Paul;  engaged  in  hotel  business,  and  was  manager  of  the  Hotel  Ryan, 
1893-1904.     [24;  25;  93 A*;  95*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  839 

Wendell,  Joseph  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Oakland  county,  Mich.,  Jan.  25, 
1841;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1873;  set- 
tled in  Buffalo,  Minn.,  in  1874;  was  attorney  of  Wright  county,  1875-81. 
[31;   38.] 

Wendelschaefer,  G.  C,  pioneer,  b.  in  Germany,  Aug.  10,  1833;  d.  in 
Le  Sueur  Center,  Minn.,  Jan.  3,  1906.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1853,  and  three  years  later  settled  in  Le  Sueur  county,  Minn.;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1884,  and  was  county  treasurer 
six  terms.    [237  (39*).] 

Wentzel,  August,  b.  in  Prussia,  April  1,  1843;  came  to  America  in 
1863;  settled  in  Crookston,  Minn.,  in  1876;  was  one  of  the  proprietors 
of  the  Northwestern  Marble  Works,  and  also  owned  a  farm.     [35.] 

Wentzel,  Charles,  b.  in  Prussia,  April  18,  1841;  came  to  America 
in  1863,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1870;  settled  on  the  site  of  Warren  in 
1874;  engaged  in  farming,  and  later  sold  his  land  as  a  part  of  the 
town  of  Warren.    [237  (15*).] 

Wenzell,  Henry  Burleigh,  lawyer,  b.  in  Newton,  Mass.,  April  21, 
1853;  was  graduated  at  Harvard  University,  1875,  and  the  Harvard 
Law  School,  1882;  settled  in  St.  Paul  the  next  year;  compiler  of  the 
General  Statutes  of  Minnesota,  two  vols.,  1894,  and  reporter  of  the 
Minnesota  Supreme  Court  since  1895.     [17;  24;  25;  93.] 

Werner,  Nils  Olson,  banker,  b.  in  Kristianstad,  Sweden,  Jan.  19, 
1848;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1868,  and  in  1870  settled  in  Red 
Wing,  Minn.;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1871,  and  practiced  seven- 
teen years;  removed  to  Minneapolis  in  1888,  and  has  since  engaged  in 
banking;  president,  Scandinavian- American  National  Bank.  [22*;  23; 
24;  25;  26*;  90;  169*;  169A.] 

Werner,  Schurer  Walter  Louis,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  Sweden, 
Sept.  22,  1858;  d.  in  St  Paul,  Feb.  18,  1904.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1893;  studied  at  Seabury  Divinity  School,  Faribault,  Minn.; 
was  ordained  a  priest  in  1898;  was  rector  in  Litchfield,  Cokato,  and 
St.  Paul.     [181  (March,  1904*).] 

Werner,  Wigo,  b.  in  Osterdalen,  Norway,  May  4,  1856;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1877;  engaged  in  grocery  business  in  Brandon,  Minn., 
and  was  postmaster  there.    [35.] 

Werring,  Horatio,  merchant,  b.  in  Cornwall,  Eng.,  Feb.  24,  1849; 
came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1853;  settled  on  a  farm 
in  Home,  Brown  county,  Minn., ,  in  1866;  opened  a  store  at  Golden 
Gate  in  1877.     [32.] 

Wesbrook,  Frank  Fairchild,  educator,  b.  in  Brant  county,  Ontario, 
July  12,  1868;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Manitoba,  1887,  and 
in  medicine  at  McGill  University,  1889;  studied  medicine  and  surgery 
in  England  and  Germany,  1892-5;  professor  of  pathology  and  bacteri- 
ology in  the  University  of  Minnesota  since  1895,  and  dean  of  its  Col- 


840  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS 

lege  of  Medicine  and  Surgery  since  1906    resides  in  Minneapolis     [3A 
7A     17     24     85A     127   (10*)     127A*    B] 

Weschcke   Carl  physician   b   m  Prussia   March  4   1831    d   m  New 
Ulm   Minn    Oct   13   1906     He  came  to  New  Ulm  m  1860    engaged  m 
the  practice  of  medicine  and  m  1865  opened  the  first  drug  store  there 
was  mayor  of  New  Ulm  nine  terms     [32    237  (34*   43*)  ] 

Wescott  James  pioneer  b  in  Cumberland  county  Maine  Oct  22 
1823  d  at  Wescott  Minn  May  4  1910  He  came  to  Minnesota  m 
1854  settling  on  a  claim  m  Eagan  Dakota  county  served  m  the  First 
Minnesota  heavy  artillery  m  the  civil  war  was  treasurer  of  Dakota 
county  1860  2  Wescott  station  (usually  spelled  Westcott)  was  named 
for  him      [48     237  (Q2)  ] 

Wescott  William  H  farmer  b  in  Eagan  Dakota  county  Minn, 
April  5  1870  resides  at  Wescott  (P  O  address  St  Paul)  a  repre 
sentative  m  the  legislature  since  1907      [24    30*     56  ] 

Wesseling  Ignatius  R  C  priest  b  in  Meppen  Germany  Nov  16 
1849  came  to  the  United  States  m  1870  studied  at  St  John  s  College 
Minnesota  was  ordained  priest  m  1875  settled  in  Pierz  Morrison 
county   in  1878     [31  ] 

Wesi  A  E  teacher  b  m  Jefferson  county  Wis  m  1846  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1869  helped  to  organize  the  town  of  Mulligan  Brown 
county    1871    taught  at  Golden  Gate    1875  81      [32  ] 

West  Chaelfs  L  merchant  b  in  Chautauqua  county  N  Y,  March 
30  1846  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857  has  engaged  in  dry  goods  busi 
ness  since  1873  residing  m  Austin  was  a  representative  m  the  legis 
lature  1897  9  major  on  the  governor  s  staff  after  1891  and  colonel 
since  1901      [24    25    30    65A,  79*  ] 

West  Elijah  P    farmer  b  m  Genesee  county  N  Y    Sept  21   1824 
came  to  Minnesota  m  1854    resided  m  Yucatan   Houston  county    was 
a  representative  m  the  legislature  m  1865  and  1879      [30    61  ] 

West  Knoch  E  miller  b  in  Allegany  county  N  Y  July  4  1823 
canre  to  Minnesota  m  1860  settled  on  a  farm  in  Pope  county  in  1875 
and  became  proprietor  of  the  Lake  Amelia  mills      [67  ] 

West,  J  P  b  in  Waterbury  Vt  in  1839  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  1860,  came  to  Minnesota  in  1871  and  settled  m  Wells,  was  a  rep 
resentative  in  the  legislature  two  terms  and  a  state  senator  18767 
[30,  51] 

West  John  b  in  1840  d  in  Minneapolis  Feb  2  1901  He  served 
m  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt  and  in  the  Second  Heavy  Artillery  in 
the  civil  war,  was  a  member  of  the  Minneapolis  police  force  and  later 
turnkey  at  the  county  jail     [237  (14*)  ] 

West,  Johk,  b  in  Warwickshire  Eng  Oct  7  1847  came  with  his 
parents  to  the  United  States  in  1854  was  a  railroad  engineer  eigh 
teen  years  settled  in  Barnesville  Minn  in  1886  where  he  owned  a 
hotel     [35  ] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES  841 

West,  John  Kingsbury,  b  m  Pittsfield,  Mass ,  Jan  27,  1847 ,  was 
graduated  at  Williams  College,  186S,  settled  m  Detroit,  Minn  in  1880 
where  he  engaged  m  real  estate  and  loaning  business     [23  ] 

West,  Josiah  Elam,  merchant,  b  in  Greene  county  Ohio  Dec  13, 
18&3,  d  in  St  Cloud,  Minn,  Nov  9  1911  He  came  to  Minnesota  m 
1853,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  St  Cloud  served  in  the  Seventh 
Minnesota  Regt ,  1862  5,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain ,  was  postmas 
ter  of  St  Cloud,  18b9S6,  constructed  a  dam  across  the  Mississippi 
river  in  1885  6      [18,  115,  176  (Aug    1887),   237   (68*)  ] 

West,  Stiles  M ,  b  m  Lenox,  N  Y ,  June  21  1841 ,  came  to  Mmne 
sota  m  1859,  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  cavalry  in  the  civil  war, 
attaining  the  rank  of  first  lieutenant,  owned  a  farm  and  mill  m  War 
saw,  Rice  county,  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  m  1878 
[30,  70A] 

West,  Willis  Mason,  educator,  b  m  St  Cloud  Minn ,  Nov  15  1857 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1879,  was  superintend 
ent  of  schools  in  Duluth,  1881  4,  and  in  Faribault  1884  91  professot 
of  history  in  the  University  of  Minnesota  since  1892  residing  in  Mil 
neapolis,  author  of  Ancient  History  of  Charlemagne  (564  pages  1902) 
Modern  History  of  Europe  (651  pages,  1904),  and  other  books  an<i 
papers  on  history      [17,  24,  127B,  237   (53)  ] 

Westcott,  E  Wirt,  photographer,  b  m  New  Berlin,  N  Y  in  1838, 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  owned  a  farm  in  Concord  after  1860,  was 
a  representative  m  the  legislature   1873  and  1875     [30,  49  ] 

Westcott,  Erastus,  Baptist  clergyman,  b  m  Milford,  N  Y  April  27, 
1816,  d  in  West  Concord,  Minn,  Sept  5,  1901  He  was  ordained  to 
the  ministry  in  1839,  came  to  Rochester,  Minn,  m  1857,  was  a  pas 
tor  in  southern  Minnesota  more  than  thirty  years,  and  was  mstru 
mental  in  organizing  many  churches,  and  m  founding  Pillsbury  acad 
emy,  Owatonna      [49,  141,  237  (14*)  ] 

Westerlund,  Brynolf,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b  Feb  1,  1867,  in  Swe 
den,  came  to  the  United  States  in  1887,  was  graduated  at  Gustavus 
Adolphus  College,  St  Peter,  Minn,  m  1897,  and  at  the  Theological 
Seminary,  Rock  Island,  111,  1901,  was  pastor  in  St   Paul      [148] 

Westfall,  Charles  B ,  Sr  ,  b  in  Factoryville,  N  Y ,  in  1862 ,  came 
to  Minnesota  m  1879,  settled  at  Beardsley  in  1882,  owned  a  line  of 
seventeen  gram  elevators  on  the  Great  Northern  railway,  established 
banks,  and  dealt  in  real  estate      [38  ] 

Westfali    Willi  \m  Plaisted,  lawyer,  b   m  Onondaga  county,  N   Y, 
July  17,  1866,  was  graduated  at  Syracuse  University,  1888,  settled  in 
St   Paul  the  same  year,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  m  1890      [24     25 
137,  238   (Nov    9,  1899)  ] 

Westfall,  Wilson  P,  b  in  Newark,  N  Y ,  m  1833,  d  in  St  Paul 
June  3,  1885  He  engaged  in  banking  in  Minneapolis  several  years, 
removed  to  St  Paul  in  1877,  where  he  represented  a  life  insurance 
company      [238  (June  4,  1885)  ] 


842  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Westman,  Gtjstavus,  merchant,  b.  in  Sweden,  Jan.  28,  1&28;  d.  in 
Cannon  Falls,  Minn.,  Feb.  5,  1887.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1853,  and  settled  in  Cannon  Falls  four  years  later;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1876.     [54;  237  (1).] 

Weston,  Charles  Galen,  b.  in  Chelsea,  Mass.,  April  25,  1858;  was 
graduated  at  the  Harvard  Medical  School,  1882;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1888,  settling  in  Minneapolis,  where  he  has  since  practiced;  was 
the  city  physician,  1893-99.     [24;  85A.] 

Weston,  Edmund  C,  farmer,  b.  in  Smithfield,  N.  Y.,  April  30,  1838; 
served  in  the  48th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1878;  resided  at  Paddoc^;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1899.     [30;  37.] 

Westphal,  August,  b.  in  Prussia  in  1813;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1854,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  settled  in  New  Ulm,  where  he 
taught  the  first  term  of  school;  engaged  in  farming;  was  county  super- 
intendent of  schools  five  years,  and  county  treasurer  two  terms.     [32.] 

Wethern,  B.  R.,  farmer,  b.  in  Maine  in  1849;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1854;  resided  at  Moose,  Beltrami  county;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1899.     [30.] 

Wethern,  Benjamin,  merchant,  b.  in  Maine  in  1801;  came  to  Wis- 
consin in  1851,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1872,  settling  in  East  Granite  Falls. 
[32.] 

Wethern,  David  Y.,  b.  in  Maine,  March  30,  1824;  was  murdered  near 
Willmar,  Minn.,  May  16,  1871.  He  opened  the  first  store  in  Granite 
Falls  on  the  east  side  of  the  river,  1869.     [32.] 

Wettstein,  Frank^  furniture  manufacturer,  b.  in  Prussia  in  1838; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1867;  settled  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.     [54.] 

Weum,  Mons  T.,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway,  March  20,  1857;  came  to 
the  United  States  and  to  Minnesota  in  1870;  was  proprietor  of  gen- 
eral merchandise  stores  in  Norcross,  1880-3,  and  Georgetown  since 
1883,  and  of  a  clothing  store  in  Moorhead  since  1893,  also  engaging 
in  banking;  removed  to  Minneapolis  in  1902,  there  engaging  in  man- 
ufacture and  importation  of  men's  furnishings;  president  of  the  First 
State  Bank  of  Moorhead.     [24;  25;   47.] 

Weyerhaeuser,  Frederick,  lumberman,  b.  in  Niedersaulheim,  Ger- 
many, Nov.  21,  1834;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1852;  engaged  in 
the  lumber  and  grain  business  in  1860,  and  now  controls  the  largest 
lumbering  and  timber  interests  in  the  country.  Since  1891  he  has 
resided  in  St.  Paul.     [3A*;  17;  23;  24;  25;  95;  111*;  237  (50*).] 

Weyl,  William,  farmer,  b.  in  Germany,  July  23,  1830;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1850,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  settled  in  Le  Sueur; 
served  in  the  Eleventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  Indian  and  civil  wars; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1879.     [30;  32.] 

Weymouth,  Daniel  F.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Orange  county,  Vt,  June  22, 
1818;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1844;  settled  in  Marshall,  Minn.,  in 
1874;  was  county  attorney  two  years.     [32.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  843 

Weymouth,  Luther,  pioneer,  b.  in  Abbott,  Maine,  Oct.  15,  1833;  d. 
in  Frazee,  Minn.,  Aug.  26,  1885.  He  settled  in  Becker  county  in  1870; 
owned  a  hotel,  and  was  the  first  postmaster  in  Frazee.     [44.] 

Whaley,  P.  A.,  b.  in  Benton,  Wis.,  in  1853;  engaged  in  lumber  busi- 
ness in  Minnesota  fifteen  years;  later  was  treasurer  of  North  St.  Paul. 
[176  (March,  1888).] 

Whaley,  Samuel,  lawyer,  b.  in  Benton,  Wis.,  May  12,  1855;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1855;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1876,  and  has  since 
practiced  in  St  Paul.     [25;  93.] 

Wharton,  Alfred,  physician,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Sept.  5,  1835; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  1854,  and  from  its 
medical  department,  1857;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1857;  was  surgeon 
in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  retired  from  the  prac- 
tice of  medicine  in  1885.     [24;   93.] 

Wharton.  Benjamin,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  1820;  d.  in  Pipestone 
City,  Minn.,  June  18,  1880.  He  was  a  pastor  in  Minnesota  more  than 
twenty  years.     [141.] 

Wheat,  J.  M.,  physician,  b.  in  New  York  in  1825;  was  graduated  at 
Albany  Medical  School,  1853;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  in 
Lenora,  Fillmore  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1876-7,  and  a  state  senator  in  1878-9.     [30;  52.] 

Wheat,  John  Nutting,  physician,  b.  in  Hadley,  Mass.,  Jan.  16,  1818; 
d.  in  Austin,  Minn.,  July  23,  1903.  He  was  graduated  at  the  Homoe- 
opathic State  Institute,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  settled  in  Austin  in  1856. 
[237   (28).] 

Wheaton,  Charles  Augustus,  b.  in  Amenia,  N.  Y.,  July  1,  1809;  d. 
in  Northfield,  Minn.,  March  13,  1882,  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1860, 
settling  in  Northfield,  where  he  published  the  Northfield  Journal  sev- 
eral years.     [70;  70A*;  237  (1).] 

Wheaton,  Charles  Augustus,  physician,  b.  in  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  March 
17,  1853;  came  to  Northfield,  Minn.,  in  1861,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1870; 
was  graduated  from  the  medical  department  of  Harvard  University; 
practiced  in  St.  Paul  after  1877;  was  professor  of  surgery  in  the  State 
University,  1888-1902,  and  professor  emeritus  since  1902.     [3*;  93*.] 

Wheaton,  Charles  S.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Orange  county,  Vt.,  in  1849;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1872,  and  soon  afterward  settled  at  Elk  River, 
Minn.     [31.] 

Wheaton,  Daniel  Thompson,  b.  in  Barre,  Vt.,  Jan.  21,  1845;  was 
graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1869;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1871; 
settled  at  Morris  in  1876;  county  surveyor  of  Stevens  county,  1877-1910. 
[24;  73.] 

Wheaton,  Harry  H.,  b.  in  Vermont,  Jan.,  1852;  came  to  Elk  River, 
Minn.,  in  1874,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business.     [31.] 

Wheaton,  John  Francis,  lawyer,  b.  of  negro  parentage  in  Hagers- 
town,  Md.,  May  8,  1866;  was  graduated  at  Storer  College,  W.  Va.,  in 


844  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS 

1882,  and  in  law  at  Howard  University,  Washington,  D.  C,  1892;  set- 
tled in  Minneapolis  in  1893,  and  was  graduated  m  law  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Minnesota,  1894;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1899.     [22*;  30.] 

Wheaton,  Robekt  A,  physician,  b.  m  Northfield,  Minn,  m  1863;  d 
m  St  Paul,  Feb.  13,  1898  He  was  graduated  at  Carleton  College,  and 
later  at  Harvard  Medical  College;  settled  m  St  Paul  in  1892  [238 
(Feb   14,  1898*).] 

Wheeler,  Almon  L.,  b.  in  Stockbridge,  Wis,  Jan  30,  1851;  estab- 
lished a  brickyard  m  Mankato,  Minn ,  in  1887 ,  owned  a  large  farm  m 
northern  Minnesota.     [46  ] 

Wheeler,  C.  A,  b  in  Yates  county,  N  Y.,  Aug  4,  1825,  settled  in 
Preston,  Minn,  in  1861,  and  later  purchased  the  Preston  Woolen  Fac- 
tory.    [52.] 

Wheeleb,  George  R.,  merchant,  b.  m  Quebec,  Canada,  Dec.  30,  1839; 
came  to  Minnesota  about  1868;  settled  at  Chippewa  Falls,  Pope  coun- 
ty, m  1870,  engaged  in  milling  and  mercantile  business,  and  owned 
part  of  the  townsite.     [67  ] 

Wheeler,  Henry  W.,  pioneer  lumberman,  b.  in  Oneida  county,  N.  Y , 
in  1821;  d.  in  Duluth,  Minn,  March  19,  1906  He  came  to  Minnesota 
m  1854,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  Duluth;  built  the  first  sawmill 
there  in  1856.    [237  (39)  ] 

Wheeler,  Horace,  farmer,  b  m  Vermont  in  1822;  settled  m  Canton, 
Fillmore  county,  Mmn,  in  1859;  was  a  representative  m  the  legisla- 
ture m  1873.    [30  ] 

Wheeler,  Jerome  W.,  banker,  b.  m  Kenosha,  Wis.,  Jan.  15,  1863; 
came  to  Crookston,  Minn,  in  1885,  was  president  of  the  First  National 
Bank  there  after  1895.     [36;  38*.] 

Wheeler,  John  Brown,  merchant,  b.  m  Northbridge,  Mass,  May  8, 
1822,  d.  m  Faribault,  Minn,  Aug  29,  1901.  He  settled  in  Faribault  m 
1856;  first  opened  a  drug  store,  but  afterward  added  groceries,  crock- 
ery, etc  ;  retired  from  active  business  m  1889.    [23*;  70,  237  (14).] 

Wheelfr,  John  William,  b.  in  Filkins,  Eng,  Oct  1,  1836;  settled  m 
St  Paul  m  1885;  entered  the  fire  department,  and  two  years  later  be- 
came its  master  mechanic.     [96*.] 

Wheelfr,  Olin  Dunbar,  b.  in  Mansfield,  Ohio,  May  1,  1852;  attended 
Allegheny  College  and  Cornell  University;  was  topographer  with  Major 
Powell's  survey  of  the  Colorado  river,  1874-9;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1882,  settling  in  St  Paul;  head  of  the  advertising  department,  North- 
ern Pacific  Railway  Co,  since  1892;  author  of  "The  Trail  of  Lewis  and 
Clark,"  two  vols ,  1904,  and  of  the  Wonderland  series  of  N  P.  Ky. 
publications,  18934906.     [17.] 

Wheeler,  W.  H.  H.,  merchant,  b  in  Chautauqua  county,  N.  Y ,  March 
24,  1842;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1852,  and  ten  years  later  settled  in 
Stillwater     [40  ] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES  845 

Wheeleb,  W  J,  merchant,  b  in  Kentucky,  Nov  18,  1819,  came  to 
Minnesota  m  1856,  settled  at  Castle  Rock  in  1880     [48  ] 

Wheelock,  Habky  Max,  journalist,  b  m  Fredoma,  N.  Y ,  June  14, 
1859;  came  to  Minnesota  m  1874;  settled  at  Fergus  Falls  in  1882;  has 
engaged  in  fire  and  life  insurance  since  1890;  editor  of  Wheelock's 
Weekly  since  1895.     [24;  35] 

Wheedock,  Jared  D ,  physician  and  farmer,  b  m  Montpelier,  Vt , 
Sept.  28,  1820;  studied  medicine  at  the  college  at  Woodstock,  Vt  ,  set- 
tled m  1855  at  Clearwater,  Minn ,  being  the  first  physician  m  Wright 
county.    [31  ] 

Wheelock,  Joseph  Albert,  journalist,  b  in  Bridgetown,  N  S ,  Feb 
8,  1831;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn,  May  9,  1906  He  came  to  St.  Paul  m 
1850;  was  editor  of  the  Real  Estate  and  Financial  Advertiser,  1856; 
was  commissioner  of  statistics  of  Minnesota,  1860-61;  founded,  with 
others,  the  St.  Paul  Press  in  1861,  and  after  1862  was  editor  of  that 
newspaper  and  its  successor,  the  Pioneer  Press  In  1871-75  he  was 
postmaster  of  St  Paul  He  was  very  active  in  establishing  the  system 
of  parks  and  boulevards  in  that  city  [1,  17,  23;  27*;  28,  X,  XII*, 
68;  94;  95*,  121;  166A*  ] 

Wheelock,  Lewis  Losenzo,  lawyer,  b  in  Manns ville,  N  Y ,  Nov  12, 
1839;  d.  in  Owatonna,  Minn,  May  31,  1907  He  served  three  years  in 
the  army  during  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  was 
graduated  at  the  Albany  Law  School,  1869,  came  to  Minnesota  the 
same  year,  and  afterward  practiced  m  Owatonna,  was  a  state  senator, 
1876-7.     [18;   24;   30;  70A*;  72*;  121;   1V7*,   237   (48*)  ] 

Wheelock,  Ralph  Wright,  b  m  Oberlm,  Ohio,  Sept  24,  1860,  en 
gaged  m  newspaper  work  in  Ohio,  South  Dakota,  and  Minneapolis, 
was  receiver  of  the  U  S.  land  office  m  Mitchell,  S  D,  1889-1894,  pri- 
vate secretary  to  Governor  Eberhart  since  1909     [30*;  85A  ] 

Wheelock,  Seth,  pioneer,  b.  in  Burnllville,  R  I,  Aug  14,  1818,  d  in 
Milton,  Dodge  county,  Minn,  Aug  27,  1870.  He  settled  in  Milton  in 
1855,  and  owned  a  farm      [49  ] 

Whilldin,  John  Stites,  physician,  b  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  in  1837, 
d  in  St  Paul,  Nov.  23,  1882.  He  was  graduated  at  Amherst  College, 
1859,  and  from  the  medical  department  of  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, 1861;  was  surgeon  in  a  Pennsylvania  regiment  in  the  civil  war, 
later  engaged  m  mercantile  business;  settled  in  St  Paul  in  1882. 
[139;  238  (Nov.  24,  1882)  ] 

Whipple,  Charles  Henry,  son  of  Bishop  Whipple,  b  in  Adams,  N 
Y ,  June  12,  1849 ,  spent  his  boyhood,  after  the  age  of  ten  years,  in 
Faribault,  Minn  ,  was  educated  at  St.  Paul's  School,  Concord,  N  H  ; 
was  cashier  of  the  Citiens'  National  Bank,  Faribault,  1871-81;  in  the 
paymaster  department,  U  S  Army,  since  1881 ;  brigadier  general,  as 
paymaster  general,  since  1908,  residing  in  Washington,  D.  C.    [17  ] 

Whipple,  Georgf  B ,  Episcopal  clergyman,  brother  of  Bishop  Whip- 
ple, born  in  Adams,  N   Y,  June  26,  1830,  d   m  Nantucket,  Mass,  July 


846  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

19,  1888.  He  studied  at  Hamilton  College;  settled  in  Faribault,  Minn.; 
was  ordained  priest  in  1864;  was  missionary  to  the  Hawaiian  Islands, 
1865-73;  returned  to  Faribault,  taught  in  Seabury  Divinity  School,  and 
was  pastor  of  the  Cathedral.     [70;  160;  181  (Sept.,  1888);  235.] 

Whipple,  Henry  Benjamin,  Episcopal  bishop,  b.  in  Adams,  N.  Y., 
Feb.  15,  1822;  d.  in  Firibault,  Minn.,  Sept.  16,  1901.  He  obtained  his 
education  and  was  ordained  in  his  native  state;  was  rector  at  Rome, 
N.  Y.,  and  at  Chicago,  until  in  1859  he  was  consecrated  first  bishop 
of  Minnesota.  Under  his  care  were  developed  the  Episcopal  schools 
at  Faribault,  and  extensive  missions  among  the  Ojibways  and  Sioux. 
Bishop  Whipple  had  great  influence  with  these  Indians,  and  their  con- 
fidence in  him  was  indicated  by  the  name  of  "Straight  Tongue,"  which 
they  gave  him  as  a  member  of  the  U,  S.  government  commissions  for 
dealing  with  these  tribes.  He  also  greatly  developed  the  work  of  his 
church  throughout  this  state;  author  of  "Lights  and  Shadows  of  a 
Long  Episcopate"  (an  autobiography,  576  pages,  1900),  and  numerous 
published  sermons  and  addresses.  [1*;  3*;  4*;  7;  17;  18;  23*;  26*; 
28,  X*;  29;  70;  70A*;  111*;  125;  152;  152A*;  185*;  235;  237  (12*, 
14*).] 

Whipple,  William  Jay,  pioneer,  b.  in  Troy,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  12,  1839;  en- 
gaged in  newspaper  work;  settled  in  Winona,  Minn.,  in  1869,  where 
he  owned  and  published  the  Herald  twenty  years;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1872;  was  postmaster,  1885-90.     [24;  78.] 

Whistles,  Joseph  N.  G.,  soldier,  b.  in  Wisconsin  in  1822;  d.  April 

20,  1899.  He  was  graduated  at  the  U.  S.  Military  Academy,  1846;  was 
brigadier  general  of  volunteers  in  the  civil  war;  was  commandant  at 
Fort  Snelling,  1877-8;  became  a  colonel  in  the  regular  army  in  1883, 
and  retired  from  the  army  in  1886.     [11;  12;  13.] 

Whitakeb,  Ephraim  H.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Muhlenburg  county,  Ky.,  June 
24,  1820;  came  to  Marine  Mills,  Minn.,  in  1843,  and  settled  on  a  farm 
in  Point  Douglas,  Washington  county,  in  1847.     [241.] 

Whitall,  Ellis  G.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Virginia;  d.  in  Galveston,  Texas, 
in  1867.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Richmond,  Va.;  resided  in 
St.  Anthony,  Minn.,  1849-51,  being  the  first  attorney  there;  removed 
to  Missouri;  served  in  the  Confederate  army  in  the  civil  war.    [84.] 

Whitcomb,  Geokge  Carlos,  b.  in  Bolton,  Vt,  Dec.  28,  1821;  d.  in  Min- 
neapolis, June  18,  1901.  He  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1856,  and  later 
settled  on  a  homestead  in  Meeker  county;  served  against  the  Indians, 
18Q2^,  being  a  captain  in  Hatch's  Battalion  during  the  later  part  of 
the  time.     [174*;  236*;  237   (14*).] 

Whitcomb,  Iba  S.,  farmer  and  miller,  b.  at  Danville,  111.,  Oct.  IS, 
1826;  d.  at  Byron,  Minn.,  Oct.  10,  1899.  He  settled  in  Kalmar,  Olmsted 
county,  Minn.,  in  1855;  served  in  the  Eleventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the 
civil  war.     [QB;  180  (Oct.  25,  1899);  236.] 

Whitcomb,  Oelan  Pliny,  state  auditor,  b.  at  Granville,  N.  Y.,  Dec. 
18,  1831;  d  .at  Mankato,  Minn.,  Feb.  7,  1898.    He  settled  on  a  farm  in 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  847 

Rochester,   Minn.,   in  1855;    was  county  treasurer,   1861-9;    was  state 
auditor,  1873-82.     [30;   236.] 

White  Cloud.     See  Wah-bon-ah-quob. 

White,  Albert  Beebe,  b.  in  Holbrook,  Mass.,  Sept.  11,  1871;  was 
graduated  at  Yale  College,  1893;  was  assistant  professor  of  history 
in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1900-07,  and  professor  since  1907.  [127 
(14*);  127B.3 

White,  Asa  W.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Chenango  county,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  20,  1 S26 ; 
d.  in  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  Jan.  12,  1907.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856, 
and  settled  on  a  farm  in  Freeborn  county;  served  in  the  Fourth  Min- 
nesota Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  engaged 
in  mercantile  business  in  Albert  Lea,  and  during  later  years  in  farm- 
ing.    [29;  53A;  237   (38*,  43*).] 

White,  Clark  R.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Wyoming  county,  N.  Y ,  in  1827;  set- 
tled in  Pine  Island,  Minn.,  in  1856;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1861  and  1874.     [54.] 

White,  Daniel  E.,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Washington  county, 
Wis.,  in  1863;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1887;  resides  in  Claremont;  was 
state  senator  in  1907-09.     [25;  30*.] 

White,  David  Graham,  pioneer,  b.  in  Mansfield,  Mass.,  Feb.  5,  1824 
d.  in  Hutchinson,  Minn.,  May  12,  1907.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855 
served  in  Company  B,  Minnesota  Mounted  Rangers,  in  the  civil  war 
settled  in  Hutchinson  in  1864.     [237   (43).] 

White,  Frank  Thurston,  lawyer,  b.  in  East  Burlington,  111.,  April 
9,  1866;  came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1872;  was  graduated 
in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1894;  settled  at  Elk  River;  was 
county  attorney  of  Sherburne  county  ten  years;  was  a  representative 
in  the  legislature  in  1907-09.     [22*;  24;   25;  26*;  30*.] 

White,  George  Quincy,  b.  in  Cambridge,  Mass.,  Aug.  14,  1839;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  March  28,  1897.  He  served  in  an  Illinois  regiment  in  the 
civil  war;  enlisted  in  the  regular  army  in  1867,  becoming  major;  re- 
tired on  account  of  ill  health  in  1870;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1881,  and 
engaged  in  insurance  business;  was  recorder  of  the  Loyal  Legion  in 
Minnesota,  1885-97.     [121;   122;   237   (9*).] 

White,  George  T.,  b.  in  New  Hampshire;  was  killed  in  the  battle  of 
Nashville,  1864.  He  came  to  Minnesota  when  twenty-one  years  old; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1859-60;  was  elected  treas- 
urer of  Waseca  county  in  1862;  was  captain  in  the  Tenth  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war.     [75.] 

White,  Harrison,  merchant,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  April  30,  1841; 
served  in  the  Sixth  N.  Y.  cavalry  and  other  regiments  in  the  civil  war, 
attaining  the  rank  of  colonel;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1877;  settled  at 
Beaver  Creek,  Rock  county,  where  he  built  the  first  store  and  owned 
a  grain  elevator;  since  1896  has  been  a  dealer  in  farm  machinery  and 


848  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

real  estate  in  Luverne;  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1907  and 
1911.    [30*;  34;  71;  71A.] 

White,  Henry  Kibk,  b.  in  Bangor,  Maine,  April  6,  1842;  d.  in  Alex- 
andria, Minn.,  Dec.  17,  1908.  He  served  in  the  Sixth  Maine  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war;  came  to  Douglas  county,  Minn.,  in  1870;  settled  in 
Alexandria  in  1874;  was  county  treasurer  four  years,  clerk  of  the  dis- 
trict court  nineteen  years,  and  postmaster,  1905-8.     [237  (51).] 

White,  J.  A.,  b.  in  Rome,  N.  Y.,  July  21,  1835;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1866;  engaged  in  teaching;  was  superintendent  of  schools  in  Lyon 
county.    [32.] 

White,  J.  C,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1837;  came  With 
his  parents  to  the  United  States  when  four  years  old;  settled  in  Min- 
nesota in  1865;  was  a  merchant  in  Waseca  after  1870;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1883.     [75,] 

White,  John  Williamson,  lawyer,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  June  27, 
1842;  was  graduated  at  -Princeton  University,  1865,  and  in  law  at  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania,  1867;  has  practiced  in  St.  Paul  since  1880. 
[25;  93 J 

White,  Jonathan,  merchant,  b.  in  Alabama,  N.»Y.,  May  12,  1841; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  served  in  the  Second  Wisconsin  Megt.  in 
the  civil  war;  settled  in  Kasson  in  1866,  and  engaged  in  mercantile 
business.     [49.] 

White,  Lewis  E.,  lumberman,  b.  in  Marshall,  Mich.,  in  1854;  d.  in 
Chicago,  111.,  Sept.  30,  1897.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1881;  removed 
to  Cloquet  in  1891,  where  he  afterward  resided.  [167  (Oct.  8  and  15, 
1897*).] 

White,  Lyman  P.,  b.  in  Whiting,  Vt.,  in  1811;  d.  in  Brainerd,,  Minn., 
Aug.  29,  1902.  He  settled  in  Brainerd  in  1870,  and  engaged  in  real 
estate  business;  laid  out  the  townsite  of  Brainerd  and  other  towns  on 
the  Northern  Pacific  railroad.     [29*;  31;  41;  237  (19*).] 

White,  Milo,  merchant  and  congressman,  b.  in  Fletcher,  Vt.,  Aug. 
17,  1830;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  settled  in  Chatfield;  was  a  state 
senator,  1872-6,  and  1881;  and  a  representative  in  Congress,  1883-7. 
[10;  18;  25;  27*;  30;  52;  66;  66 A*.] 

White,  Nathan  Dexter,  b.  in  Oneida  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1822;  settled 
at  Beaver  Creek,  Renville  county,  Minn.,  in  1862;  suffered  much  from 
the  Sioux  outbreak  that  year,  and  was  obliged  to  abandon  his  home; 
returned  to  his  farm  there  in  1865,  and  after  1873  owned  a  flouring 
mill.  His  wife,  who  was  taken  captive  by  the  Sioux  in  1862,  wrote  a 
paper  on  her  captivity,  published  in  Vol.  IX  of  the  Minnesota  His- 
torical Society  Collections.     [28,  IX*;   32.] 

White,  P.  Xavier,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Montreal,  Canada,  Dec.  25,  1834; 
d.  in  Tonawanda,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  26,  1891.  He  was  ordained  to  the  priest- 
hood in  1862;  was  admitted  to  the  Benedictine  order  in  1877;  was  a 
professor  in  St.  John's  University,  Minn.,  after  1875.  [132  (Oct., 
1891*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES. 


849 


White,  Siiubael  F.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Marshall,  Mich.,  June  17,  1841; 
served  in  the  28th  Michigan  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank 
of  captain;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1864,  and  at 
Albany  Law  School,  1867;  was  judge  of  the  circuit  court  and  a  state 
senator  in  Michigan;  settled  in  Duluth  in  1883.     [31  A.] 

White,  Solon  Marx,  b.  in  Hokah,  Minn.,  July  16,  1873;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  University  of  Illinois,  1896,  and  in  medicine  at  the  North- 
western University,  1897;  professor  in  the  medical  department  of  the 
University  of  Minnesota  since  1900,  residing  in  Minneapolis.  [7A; 
85A;   127B.] 

White,  Truman  S.,  b.  in  Oxford,  Ohio,  Sept.  23,  1841;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Minn.,  Oct.  14,  1911.  He  came  to  Minnesota,  settling  at  St.  Paul,  in 
1855;  served  in  the  93d  Ohio  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank 
of  captain;  engaged  in  the  wholesale  paper  and  stationery  business 
in  St.  Paul  after  1866.     [25;  94;  237  (59*).] 

White,  W.  C,  lawyer,  b.  in  New  York  in  1846;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1872;  engaged  in  teaching  three  years;  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  1875;  was  superintendent  of  schools  in  Sibley  county  two  years; 
settled  in  Hector  in  1879.     [32.] 

White,  William  Gardner,  lawyer,  b.  in  South  Hadley,  Mass.,  Sept. 
30,  1854;  was  graduated  at  the  Harvard  Law  School,  1875;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1884,  and  has  since  practiced  in  St.  Paul;  secretary  of 
the  Minnesota  Society  of  Colonial  Wars.  [22*;  24;  25;  93;  93A;  95*; 
98*;  137;  238  (Nov.  9,  1899).] 

White,  William  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Bennington  county,  Vt.,  July  17, 
1835;  d.  in  Farmington,  Minn.,  Oct.  12,  1906.  He  came  to  Olmsted 
county,  Minn.,  in  1862;  served  in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the 
civil  war;  settled  in  Farmington,  1865;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature,  1877,  and  sheriff  of  Dakota  county,  1878-82.     [237  (43).] 

White,  William  W.,  b.  in  Oneida  county,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  24,  1828;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1861,  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  Walnut  Lake  township, 
Faribault  county;  removed  to  Blue  Earth  City  in  1869;  was  county 
auditor,  1869-86;  later  resided  in  Owatonna,  and  in  1900  removed  to 
Villard.     [51*;  237  (29).] 

Whited,  Clarence  A.,  b.  in  Huron  county,  Ohio,  Dec.  17,  1848;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Olmsted  county,  Minn.,  in  1861;  owned  a  farm; 
was  county  auditor,  1881-8.     [66.] 

Whiteman,  Alonzo  Jay,  real  estate  dealer,  b.  in  Dansville,  N.  Y., 
June  19,  1860;  was  graduated  at  Hamilton  College,  Clinton,  N.  Y.,  in 
1881;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1882,  and  settled  in  Duluth;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the* legislature  in  1885,  and  a  state  senator,  1887-9.  [30.] 
Whiteman,  Russell,  physician,  b.  in  Essex,  N.  Y.;  d.  in  Anoka, 
Minn.,  Feb.  26,  1893.  He  was  graduated  at  Union  College,  Philadel- 
phia, in  1844;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  and  settled  on  a  farm  in 
Meeker  county;  removed  to  Anoka  in  1864,  where  he  practiced  medi- 
cine.    [31;  43.] 

54 


850  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL.  SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Whitford,  Edmond  Adelrert,  lawyer,  b.  in  Kansas  in  1860;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1862,  and  settled  in  Hastings;  was  attorney  for  Dakota 
county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1901.     [30.] 

Whitford,  Joseph,  b.  in  Canada;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1854;  set- 
tled on  the  site  of  Fergus  Falls  in  1858,  and  gave  the  town  its  name; 
engaged  in  blacksmith  work,  and  in  freighting  by  flatboats  on  the 
river;  was  murdered  by  the  Sioux  in  1862.     [237   (18).] 

Whiting,  Charles  B.,  b.  in  Litchfield  county,  Conn.;  d.  in  1873.  He 
settled  at  Taylor's  Falls,  Minn.,  in  18*55,  and  with  his  brothers,  Selah 
and  Erastus,  engaged  in  mercantile  business.  He  was  register  of  the 
U.  S.  land  office  four  years.     [41.] 

Whiting,  E.  P.,  farmer,  b.  in  Erie  county,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  23,  1828;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  I860,  settling  in  Farmington;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1877.     [30.] 

Whiting,  Eber  K.,  b.  in  Cattaraugus  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1833;  settled 
on  a  farm  in  Claremont,  Dodge  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  served  in  Wis- 
consin and  Minnesota  regiments  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank 
of  captain;  was  sheriff  of  Dodge  county  two  terms;  resided  in  Dodge 
Center  after  1887.     [49.] 

Whiting,  Edward  F.,  b.  near  Rochester,  Minn.,  Oct.  10,  1861;  re- 
moved to  a  farm  in  Custer,  Lyon  county,  1882;  engaged  in  the  sale  of 
farm  implements  and  in  undertaking  business  at  Balaton  since  1901;  a 
representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Whiting,  Erastus  D.,  physician,  b.  in  Oneida  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1811; 
d.  at  Taylor's  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1880.  He  was  graduated  at  Ohio  Med- 
ical College,  Cincinnati,  in  1834;  settled  at  Taylor's  Falls  in  1855;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1862-3.     [18;  40;  41.] 

Whiting,  Sam,  b.  at  Hempstead,  L.  I.,  N.  Y.,  in  1816;  d.  at  New  Brigh- 
ton, N.  Y.,  July  30,  1882.  In  early  life  he  accompanied  an  Arctic  expe- 
dition in  search  of  Dr.  Kane;  later  was  captain  of  a  steamer  plying 
between  New  York  and  Liverpool;  came  to  Minnesota,  and  was  editor 
of  the  Winona  Argus  in  1854;  was  editor  of  the  Winona  Republican 
in  1855,  and  of  the  Times  in  1858;  was  captain  of  the  steamer  Marion, 
which  was  captured  by  the  rebels  at  Charleston,  S.  C>     [28,  X;  165.] 

Whitlock,  Friend  J.,  lawyer,  b.  at  Saratoga  Springs,  N.  Y.,  March 
10,  1820;  d.  in  Belle  Plaine,  Minn.,  July  29,  1887.  He  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1847;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  at  Belle  Plaine; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature.     [29*;  32;  166A*;  237  (1).] 

Whitman,  Allen,  b.  in  East  Bridgewater,  Mass.,  in  1836;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Nov.  7,  1881.  He  was  graduated  at  Harvard  College;  settled  in 
Minnesota  in  1872;  engaged  in  teaching,  and  afterward  was  clerk  in 
the  ofilce  of  the  state  public  examiner.    [237  (1).] 

Whitman,  Alvah  F.,  physician,  b.  in  Saratoga  county,  N.  Y.,  Nov. 
29,  1830;  was  graduated  from  the  medical  department  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Michigan,  1S65;  settled  in  Spring  Valley,  Minn.,  in  1868.     [52.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  851 

Whitman,  Ax  son  G.  C,  b.  in  Bethel,  Maine,  in  1851;  settled  at  Lake 
Crystal,  Minn.,  in  186S;  was  editor  and  business  manager  of  a  news- 
paper.    [32.] 

Whitman,  Charles,  b:  in  Tompkins  county,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  20,  1838; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  battery 
in  the  civil  war;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Lincoln  county  in  1881,  and  was 
sheriff,  1887-96.     [34.] 

Whitman,  George  A.,  banker,  b.  in  Winona  county,  Minn.,  in  1866; 
became  assistant  cashier  of  the  first  National  Bank  of  Tower  in  1888; 
later  was  president  of  the  First  National  Bank  at  Eveleth  and  of  the 
State  Bank  at  Tower.     [37;  38.] 

Whitman,  O.,  teacher,  b.  in  Buckfield,  Maine,  Sept.  13,  1831;  was 
graduated  at  Waterville  College  (now  Colby  University),  1862;  settled 
in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  in  1870,  and  was  superintendent  of  the  city 
schools.     [54.] 

Whitmore,  Frank  C,  b.  in  Livingston  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1845;  set- 
tled in  Montevideo,  Minn.,  in  1872;  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and 
owned  a  wheat  elevator  and  a  flour  mill.     [32;  168  (July  21,  1893*).] 

Whitmore,  Henry  B.,  miller,  b.  in  Maine,  May  5,  1851;  d.  in  Minne- 
apolis, May  15,  1901.  He  came  to  Minneapolis  in  the  early  70's;  was 
among  the  prominent  flour  manufacturers  of  that  city.  [168  (May  15. 
1901*);  237  (14*).] 

Whitmore,  Henry  I.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Columbus,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  17,  1836; 
d.  in  Wabasha,  Minn.,  Nov.  14,  1905.  He  settled  there  in  1859;  engaged 
in  mercantile  business;  was  postmaster,  1882-6.     [237   (39).] 

Whitmore,  J.  M.,  b.  in  New  York  in  1852;  was  graduated  at  Lima 
Seminary,  1868;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1872,  settling  in  Montevideo; 
engaged  in  insurance  business.     [32.] 

Whitmore,  John,  b.  in  New  Haven,  Conn.,  in  1864;  was  graduated 
at  Yale  College,  1886;  was  instructor  in  physics  in  the  University  of 
Minnesota,  1887-9.     [127  (2*).] 

Whitney,  A.  A.,  b.  in  Oswego  county,  N.  Y.,  Aug.,  1846;  served  in 
the  81st  N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Melrose,  Minn.,  in 
1871,  where  he  had  charge  of  an  extensive  lumber  business.     [31.] 

Whitney,  Albert  Gideon,  b.  in  Brooklyn,  Minn.,  May  14,  1860;  en- 
gaged in  teaching,  and  later  in  real  estate  and  insurance  business  at 
Sauk  Center,  1880-97;  has  since  resided  at  St.  Cloud.     [24;   31.] 

Whitney,  Benjamin  F.,  b.  in  Allegany  county,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  24,  1836; 
came  to  Princeton,  Minn.,  in  1856;  engaged  in  farming  and  hotel  busi- 
ness; served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Cavalry,  1862-5;  afterward 
owned  a  feed  mill  and  a  wagon  shop.     [31.] 

Whitney,  C.  H.,  b.  in  Cumberland  county,  Maine,  Jan.  16,  1836;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1863;  took  a  claim  on  the  site  of  Marshall  in  1869, 
and  was  one  of  the  proprietors  of  the  town;  built  a  hotel  there  in  1872. 
[32.] 


852  MINNESOTA   HISTORICAL   SOCIETY    COLLECTIONS. 

Whitney,  Chabl.es  Colby,  journalist,  b.  in  Salmon  Falls,  N.  H.,  March 
20,  1S46;  served  in  Massachusetts  and  New  York  regiments  through- 
out the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1880,  settling  at  Marshall. 
where  he  has  since  published  the  News-Messenger;  was  superintend- 
ent of  public  printing  of  the  state  of  Minnesota,  1895-1902.  [24;  26*; 
27*;  30;  32;  155*.] 

Whitney,  Frank  I.,  b.  in  Calais,  Me.,  1850;  was  general  passenger 
and  ticket  agent  of  the  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  and  Manitoba  railway 
and  its  successor,  the  Great  Northern  railway,  1888-1906;  later  the 
general  manager  of  the  North  British  Development  Co.;  resides  in  St. 
Paul.     [17;   24.] 

Whitney,  Franklin,  b.  in  Cumberland  county,  Maine,  Sept.  21,  1830; 
d.  in  Oak  Grove,  Anoka  county,  Minn.,  Jan.  19,  1899.  He  settled  there 
in  1856;  was  postmaster  thirty-nine  years;  served  two  terms  in  the 
state  legislature.     [43.] 

Whitney,  G.  H.,  b.  in  Brooklyn,  Minn.,  Nov.,  1856;  worked  in  a  mill 
two  years,  and  afterward  engaged  with  his  brother  in  insurance  busi- 
ness in  Sauk  Center.     [31.] 

Whitney,  George  Alonzo,  merchant,  b.  in  Rindge,  N.  H.;  served  in 
the  Sixth  N.  H.  Regt.,  1861-2;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1878,  settling  in 
Wadena;  owned  and  edited  the  Northern  Pacific  Farmer,  and  after- 
ward acquired  large  property  interests;  was  a  state  senator  in  1897. 
[27;  30.] 

Whitney,  George  S.,  b.  in  La  Crosse,  Wis.,  Dec.  9,  1858;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  Shattuck  School,  Faribault,  Minn.,  1879;  settled  at  Fari- 
bault, in  1885,  and  engaged  in  insurance  business;  was  register  of 
deeds  for  Rice  county,  1901-3;  major  of  the  Twelfth  Minnesota  Regt. 
in  the  Spanish-American  war,  1898;  assistant  adjutant  general  of  Min- 
nesota since  1905.     [24;   30*.] 

Whitney,  George  Washington,  physician,  b.  in  Bridgton,  Maine, 
April  12,  1834;  d.  in  Chicago,  May  22,  1901.  He  attended  Dartmouth 
College,  and  was  graduated  at  Bowdoin  medical  school  in  1857;  was 
one  of  the  first  settlers  in  Lyon  county,  Minn.;  engaged  in  mercantile 
business,  and  after  1870  was  county  superintendent  of  schools.  [237 
(14).] 

Whitney,  Harry  Edward,  educator,  b.  at  Fort  Covington,  N.  Y.,  Sept. 
4,  1851;  attended  Shattuck  School,  Faribault,  Minn.,  1866-71;  was  grad- 
uated at  Trinity  College,  Hartford,  Conn.,  in  1S74;  has  since  been  in- 
structor in  languages  at  Shattuck  School,  and  was  its  head  master, 
1902-5.     [17;   24;  70A*.] 

Whitney,  Joel  E,,  photographer,  b.  in  Maine  in  1822;  settled  in  St. 
Paul  in  1850.     [94.] 

Whitney,  Joseph  Clinton,  b.  in  Springfield,  Vt,  April,  1818;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  May  1,  1896.  He  was  graduated  at  Oberlin  College,  1845, 
and  Union  Seminary,  N.  Y.,  1848;  the  same  year  settled  in  Stillwater, 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  853 

Minn.,  where  lie  was  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  church;  was  pastor  in 
Minneapolis,  1853-7;  served  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war,  having  the  rank  of  captain;  resided  afterward  in  Minneapolis, 
and  engaged  in  real  estate  business;  was  a  state  senator  in  1867.  [32; 
41;  58;  59;  131A;  153;  154A*;  237  (9*).] 

Whitney,  Wilson,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Readfield,  Maine;  was 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Chicago,  1871 ;  was  ordained  to  the  min- 
istry the  same  year;  was  general  missionary  for  Minnesota,  1881-4,  and 
was  twice  pastor  in  Mankato.     [83.] 

Wiiitta,  Thomas,  pioneer,  b.  in  Cornwall,  England,  Aug.  4,  1845;  d. 
in  Ely,  Minn.,  Aug.  6,  1907.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  a 
young  man;  was  employed  in  mining  several  years;  was  one  of  the 
first  settlers  in  Ely,  and  was  judge  of  the  municipal  court  there.  [237 
(48*).] 

Whittemore,  Don  Juan,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Milton,  Vt.,  Dec.  6,  1830; 
was  chief  engineer  of  the  Southern  Minnesota  railway,  and  afterward 
of  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  and  St.  Paul  railway;  had  charge  of  the 
construction  of  bridges  over  the  Mississippi  river  at  La  Crosse  and 
Minneapolis.     [1.] 

Whittemore,  J.  G.,  b.  in  Washington  county,  Maine,  in  1838;  d.  in 
Glenwood,  Minn.,  in  1882.  He  came  to  Minnesota  and  resided  in  Da- 
kota county;  in  1863  enlisted  in  a  Minnesota  regiment,  but  soon  after- 
ward became  first  lieutenant  in  a  colored  regiment;  settled  in  Glen- 
wood; was  auditor  of  Pope  county  six  years;  was  a  state  senator  in 
1873,  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1874,  and  later  a  state 
senator  two  years.  He  practiced  medicine  for  a  time,  but  engaged 
chiefly  in  mercantile  business  and  banking.     [30;   67.] 

Whittemore,  Nathaniel  K.,  physician,  b.  at  Temple,  Maine,  Jan.  1, 
1848;  was  graduated  at  Bellevue  Hospital  Medical  College,  1872,  set- 
tled at  Elk  River,  Minn.,  the  next  year.     [31.] 

Whittemore,  William  K.,  merchant,  b.  in  Machias,  Maine,  May  6, 
1831;  led  a  seafaring  life,  and  became  captain  of  a  brig;  settled  in 
Glenwood,  Minn.,  in  1882,  and  owned  a  store.     [67.] 

Whittier,  Albert,  b.  in  Grafton,  N.  H.,  April  17,  1828;  d.  in  Farm- 
ington,  Minn.,  Aug.  25,  1901.  He  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1856;  en- 
gaged in  cabinet  making,  and  later  owned  a  farm  at  Empire.  [237 
(14*).] 

Whittier,  Prank  Albert,  b.  in  Minneapolis,  June  22,  1860;  spent 
his  early  life  in  farming  at  Empire,  Dakota  county;  was  agent  for  the 
state  prison  and  the  state  reformatory,  1895-1902;  superintendent  of 
the  state  training  school,  Red  Wing,  1902-12.     [24.] 

Whittlesey,  Charles,  geologist,  b.  in  Southington,  Conn.,  Oct.  4, 
1808;  d.  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  Oct.  18,  1886.  He  was  graduated  at  the 
U.  S.  Military  Academy,  1831;  studied  law,  and  engaged  in  newspaper 


854  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

work  in  Cleveland;  was  an  assistant  with  Dr.  Owen  in  the  U.  S.  gov- 
ernment survey  of  the  region  around  lake  Superior  and  the  upper  Mis- 
sissippi river,  1847-51;  was  colonel  of  the  20th  Ohio  Regt,  1861-2;  pub- 
lished in  1866  his  "Report  of  Explorations  in  the  Mineral  Regions  of 
Minnesota  during  1848,  1859,  and  1864,"  54  pages.  His  biography  and 
portrait  are  in  the  American  Geologist,  published  in  Minneapolis,  vol. 
IV,  pages  257-268,  Nov.,  1889.     [1*;  11;  14.] 

Whytock,  John,  judge,  b.  in  New  York  in  1835;  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1860;  served  in  the  Northern  army  in  the  civil  war;  set- 
tled in  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  in  1876;  was  attorney  of  Freeborn  county  two 
terms,  and  judge  of  the  Tenth  judicial  district,  1893-8.     [30;   53.] 

Wichman,  William,  farmer,  b.  in  Minnesota  in  1860;  resides  at 
Beaver  Falls;  was  sheriff  of  Renville  county  ten  years;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1903-5.     [30*.] 

Wicker,  Geoege,  journalist,  b.  in  Clark  county,  Wis.,  March  17,  1877; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1877,  and  to  Hayfield  in  1895.  In  partnership 
with  John  Johnston,  he  owned  and  published  the  Dodge  County  Tran- 
script after  1899.     [50*.] 

Wickersham,  Moses  R.,  b.  in  Greensboro,  Ind.,  Jan.  8,  1815;  d.  in 
Mankato,  Minn.,  Oct.  27,  1892.  He  settled  in  Mankato  in  1856;  opened 
the  first  drug  store,  and  practiced  medicine.     [83*.] 

Wickey,  J.  C,  b.  in  Germany,  Nov.  21,  1833;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1853,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  owned  a  farm  at  Cannon 
Falls;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878.     [20*.] 

Widell,  Gustaf,  b.  in  Sweden,  April  28,  1862;  came  to  Mankato, 
Minn.,  in  1882,  and  was  a  stone  cutter;  has  been  in  business  of  con- 
tracting and  quarrying  since  1894.     [24;  83*.] 

Widsteand,  Feans  Herman,  b.  in  Stockholm,  Sweden,  in  1824;  d.  in 
1891.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1855;  settled  in  Minneapolis; 
founded  a  Socialist  colony  in  Wright  county,  Minn.,  called  the  Fairest 
Community,  which  was  a  failure.  In  1880  he  removed  to  Litchfield 
and  published  a  newspaper  named  Rothuggaren.     [169.] 

Wiedemann,  Ewald,  b.  in  Leipsig,  Saxony,  in  1843;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1866,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1871;  settled  in  Clay  coun- 
ty ten  years  later,  where  he  owns  a  farm  of  4,400  acres.     [47.] 

Wieland,  Ernst,  b.  in  Germany;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1849; 
settled  in  Duluth  in  1878,  and  opened  a  tannery.    [31.] 

Wightman,  J.  H.,  merchant,  b.  in  New  York,  Feb.  3,  1822;  came  to 
Waseca  county,  Minn.,  in  1857;  owned  a  farm,  and  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business  in  New  Richland.     [75.] 

Wigley,  Richard,  b.  in  Wales,  Feb.  14,  1833;  d.  in  Mankato,  Minn., 
Sept.  2,  1902.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1857,  and  to  Minnesota 
the  next  year;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Judson;  removed  to  Mankato  in 
1892;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1S85.  [171*;  237 
(19*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  855 

Wikie,  Nels  E.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  Dec.  8,  1842; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1865;  was  educated  at  Augustana  Col- 
lege; was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1869,  and  the  same  year  became 
pastor  of  the  Evangelical  church  in  Eureka,  Dakota  county,  Minn. 
[48.] 

Wilberton,  Lawrence  G.,  physician,  b.  in  Hornellsville,  N.  Y.,  April 
18,  1853;  was  graduated  at  Hahnemann  Medical  College,  Philadelphia, 
1880;  has  since  practiced  in  Winona,  Minn.     [24;  77.] 

Wilcox,  Alfred  Gould,  journalist,  b.  in  Madison,  Ohio,  March  31, 
1841;  d.  at  Hugo,  Minn.,  June  6,  1900.  He  served  in  the  105th  Ohio 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  becoming  captain.     [121;   166  (1900*).] 

Wilcox,  Alvin  H.,  civil  engineer,  b.  in  Cattaraugus  county,  N.  Y„ 
Jan.  21,  1834;  d.  near  Brainerd,  Minn.,  June  29,  1908.  He  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1869;  engaged  in  surveying  in  the  Red  River  Valley;  was 
treasurer  of  Becker  county  six  years,  and  auditor  five  years;  owned 
4,000  acres  of  land,  and  a  large  lumber  mill;  resided  in  Frazee;  was 
a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1901;  author  of  "A  Pioneer  His- 
tory of  Becker  County,"  757  pages,  1907.  [30;  35;  167  (July  3,  1908); 
237  (51*).] 

Wilcox,  C.  N.,  miller,  b.  in  New  York,  Aug.  5,  1829;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1859,  and  owned  a  mill  in  Stanton  township,  Goodhue  county, 
after  1867.     [54.] 

Wilcox,  Prank  James,  banker,  b.  in  Taunton,  Mass.,  Sept.  8,  1848; 
came  to  Northfield,  Minn,,  in  1858;  was  graduated  at  the  University 
of  Chicago,  1874;  was  treasurer  of  the  State  Agricultural  Society, 
1882-92  and  1898-1907;  removed  to  Cowiche,  Wash.     [25;  166A*.] 

Wilcox,  Hamilton  H.,  physician,  b.  near  Jefferson,  N.  C,  Dec.  28, 
1850;  was  graduated  at  the  Medical  College  of  Ohio,  1882;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1877,  settling  at  first  in  Glenville;  removed  to  Albert  Lea 
in  1883.     [26*.] 

Wilcox,  J.  W.,  journalist,  b.  in  Henderson,  Minn.,  in  1861;  engaged 
in  newspaper  work  in  various  towns,  and  after  1886  was  manager  and 
part  owner  of  The  Hub,  published  in  Gaylord,  Minn.  [238  (Dec.  25, 
1893*).] 

Wilcox,  James  Franklin,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Westminster,  Vt, 
Sept.  29,  1806;  d.  in  1890.  He  was  graduated  at  the  Theological  Sem- 
inary in  Newton,  Mass.,  1836;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  the  next 
year;  settled  in  Northfield,  Minn.,  in  1858.     [70;  141.] 

Wilcox,  M.  R.,  b.  in  Monroe  county,  N.  Y.,  in  182j6;  studied  and  prac- 
ticed medicine  in  Ohio;  settled  in  Henderson,  Minn.,  in  1857;  was  clerk 
of  court  of  Sibley  county  twenty-three  years.     [32.] 

Wilcox,  Montreville  Russell,  physician,  b.  in  Henderson,  Minn., 
Jan.  7,  1869;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Minne- 
sota, 1897;  was  demonstrator  of  physiology  there  the  next  ten  years, 


856  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

and  assistant  professor  of  physiology  since  1907,  residing  in  Minne- 
apolis.    [127  (12*).] 

Wilcox,  Ozias,  merchant,  b.  in  Crown  Point,  N.  Y.,  March  30,  1824; 
d.  in  Plainview,  Minn.,  Jan.  1,  1876.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856, 
settling  on  land  where  part  of  Plainview  now  stands;  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  that  town,  and  there  established  a  large  mercantile  busi- 
ness.    [18;   74.] 

Wilcoxson,  Timothy,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  Stratford,  Conn., 
Feb.  20,  1818;  d.  in  Connecticut,  1884.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1850, 
and  engaged  in  missionary  work;  was  rector  of  Christ's  church  two* 
years;  settled  in  Hastings  in  1855;  held  the  first  services  for  the  Epis- 
copal denomination  in  Hastings,  Red  Wing,  Faribault,  and  Northfield. 
[48;   152;   152A*.] 

Wilde,  Francis  F.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Vienna,  Austria,  in  1851;  came  to 
the  United  States  when  a  child;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1865;  has 
practiced  in  St.  Paul  since  1874.     [25;  93.] 

Wilde,  Norman,  educator,  b.  at  Dobbs  Ferry,  N.  Y.,  June  12,  1867; 
was  graduated  at  Columbia  University,  1889;  studied  in  Germany,  and 
at  Harvard  University,  1891-4;  professor  of  philosophy  in  the  Univer- 
sity of  Minnesota  since  1900.     [7A;  17;  24;  127  (13*);  127B;  237  (53).] 

Wilder,  Amherst  Holcomb,  b.  in  Lewis,  N.  Y.,  July  7,  1828;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Nov.  11,  1894.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1859,  settling  in  St. 
Paul,  where  he  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  also  in  stage  and 
steamboat  transportation.  Later  he  was  interested  in  building  nu- 
merous railways  in  Minnesota  and  adjoining  states.  By  his  will,  and 
by  the  later  wills  of  his  widow  and  daughter,  Mrs.  Appleby,  the  Am- 
herst H.  Wilder  Charity  was  founded,  providing  a  fund  of  about 
$3,000,000,  of  which  the  income  is  used  to  aid  the  worthy  poor  of  St. 
Paul.     [18*;  28,  VIII;  68;  95*;  98*;  237  (6,  9);  238  (Nov.  12,  1894).] 

Wilder,  Eli  Trumbull,  lawyer,  b.  in  Hartford  county,  Conn.,  Nov. 
27,  1813;   d.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  June  3,  1904.     He  settled  there  in 

1856.  [54;  181   (Dec,  1903*);   237   (35).] 

Wilder,  Mrs.  Fanny  Spencer,  philanthropist,  b.  in  Utica,  N.  Y., 
Sept.  18,  1837;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  5,  1903.  She  was  married  in  1861 
to  Amherst  H.  Wilder,  and  came  to  St.  Paul;  was  prominent  as  a 
social  leader,  and  was  greatly  honored  for  her  philanthropies.  Her 
large  fortune,  with  that  of  her  daughter,  was  chiefly  devoted  to  the 
establishment  of  the  munificent  Amherst  H.  Wilder  Charity,  yielding 
a  large  income  to  be  perpetually  used  for  the  worthy  poor  in  the  city 
of  St.  Paul.     [237  (28).] 

Wilder,  George  R.»  merchant,  b.  in  New  York  in  1856;  was  gradu- 
ated at  the  Normal  School  at  Mankato,  Minn.;  resided  at  Amboy,  Blue 
Earth  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1901.     [30.] 

Wildes,  Mark  L.,  b,  in  Maine  in  April,  1828;  came  to  Minnesota  in 

1857,  settling  in  Washington,  Le  Sueur  county;  served  in  the  army, 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  857 

1862-3;  was  superintendent  of  schools  in  Le  Sueur  county;  engaged  in 
farming  in  Blue  Earth  county  after  1880.     [32;   241.] 

Wildt,  P.  W.,  b.  in  Copenhagen,  Denmark,  in  1843;  d.  there  in  Sep- 
tember, 1904.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1869;  settled  in  Wa- 
seca, Minn.,  in  1874;  was  employed  by  the  State  Dairy  and  Food  Com- 
mission, 1891-5;  was  assistant  secretary  of  state  in  1895;  returned  to 
Denmark  in  1899.     [30;  169;  237  (35*).] 

Wiley,  John  A.,  railroad  conductor,  b.  in  Morrisburg,  Canada,  Aug. 
26,  1854;  d.  in  Tracy,  Minn.,  Dec,  1900.  He  engaged  in  railroad  work 
from  the  age  of  fifteen  until  one  year  before  his  death.     [237  (14).] 

Wiley,  Robert  C,  carpenter,  b.  in  New  York,  July  12,  1827;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1853;  founded  the  town  of  Excelsior,  Hennepin  county; 
after  1870  resided  in  St.  Paul;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1878-9.     [30;  68;  94.] 

Wilkes,  Mrs.  Eliza  Tupper,  Unitarian  pastor,  b.  in  Houlton,  Maine, 
Oct.  8,  1844;  was  graduated  at  Central  University,  Iowa,  in  1866;  mar- 
ried William  A.  Wilkes  in  1869;  was  pastor  at  Rochester  and  Luverne, 
Minn.,  and  later  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal.     [17.] 

Wilkes,  Louis  Deane,  b.  in  1852;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  May  10,  1909.  He 
settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1884,  as  manager  of  the  Equitable  Life  Insur- 
ance Company.     [237   (56*).] 

Wilkin,  Alexander,  territorial  secretary,  b.  in  Orange  county,  N. 
Y.,  Dec,  1820;  was  killed  in  the  battle  of  Tupelo,  Miss.,  July  14,  1864. 
He  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar;  enlisted  in  the  army  at 
the  beginning  of  the  Mexican  war,  and  was  commissioned  captain; 
settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1849;  was  secretary  of  the  territory,  1851-3;  en- 
listed in  the  First  Minnesota  Regt.  in  1861,  and  afterward  served  in 
the  Second  and  Ninth  Minnesota  regiments,  being  colonel  of  the  lat- 
ter. Wilkin  county  was  named  in  his  honor.  [28,  IV*;  41;  69;  93*; 
94;  98*;  115;  237  (65).] 

Wilkin,  Mrs.  Matilda  Jane  Campbell,  educator,  b.  in  Washington 
county,  Maine,  Jan.  27,  1846;  was  graduated  at  the  Massachusetts 
Normal  School;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1870;  taught  in  the  city 
schools  three  years;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota. 
1877;  was  instructor  there  in  German  and  English,  1877-92,  and  assist- 
ant professor  of  German  since  1892.  She  married  G.  F.  Wilkin  in 
1882.     [127    (2*);   127B.] 

Wilkin,  Westcott,  judge,  b.  in  Goshen,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  4,  1824;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  May  12,  1894.  He  was  graduated  at  Princeton  College,  1843; 
studied  at  Yale  Law  School,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1846;  set 
tied  in  St.  Paul  in  1856;  was  judge  in  the  Second  judicial  district, 
1865-91.     [28,  VIII;   30;  41;   93*;   94;   98*;  121;   124*;   237   (9*).] 

Wilkins,  Peter,  merchant,  b.  in  Germany  in  1819;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1837;  settled  in  New  Auburn,  Sibley  county,  Minn.; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1859-60.     [32.] 


858  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Wilkins,  W.  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  Fairfax,  Vt,  Aug.  25,  1833;  settled  in 
Medford,  Steele  county,  Minn.,  in  1854;  served  against  the  Sioux  in 
1862;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1872-3,  and  a  state 
senator,  1879.     [30;  72*.] 

Wilkinson,  Albert,  merchant,  b.  in  Dubuque,  Iowa,  Dec.  15,  1853; 
settled  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1875;  with  the  firm  of  Griggs,  Cooper 
and  Co.,  of  St.  Paul,  since  1883;  removed  to  Newport,  and  later  to  Si. 
Paul.     [25;   40.] 

Wilkinson,  George,  b,  in  England  in  1818;  d.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn., 
March  21,  1896.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1851,  and  to  Minne- 
sota two  years  later;  settled  in  Red  Wing  in  1855;  was  a  building 
contractor  and  farmer,  and  later  engaged  in  real  estate  business. 
[54;  167  (March  27,  1896).] 

Wilkinson,  John,  merchant,  b.  in  Liverpool,  Eng.,  in  1843;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Jan.  18,  1907.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  nine  years 
old;  was  educated  at  Red  Wing,  Minn.;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1882, 
and  engaged  in  wholesale  dry  goods  business.   [25;  93A*;  237  (43).] 

Wilkinson,  John,  farmer,  b.  in  Wisconsin  in  1846;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1866;  resided  near  Alma  City;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature, 1897-9.     [30.] 

Wilkinson,'  Melville  Cary,  soldier,  b.  in  New  York,  Nov.  14,  1835; 
d.  at  Leech  Lake,  Minn.,  Oct.  5,  1898.  He  served  as  a  volunteer  in  the 
civil  war,  and  in  1866  entered  the  regular  army;  attained  the  rank 
of  major;  was  killed  in  a  skirmish  with  the  Pillager  Indians.  [7; 
121.] 

Wilkinson,  Morton  Smith,  U.  S.  senator,  b.  in  Skaneateles,  N,  Y., 
Jan.  22,  1819;  d.  at  Wells,  Minn.,  Feb.  4,  1894.  He  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  New  York  state;  came  to  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1847,  being 
the  first  practicing  attorney  in  Minnesota;  removed  to  St.  Paul  in 
1849,  and  practiced  there  until  1857,  when  he  removed  to  Mankato; 
was  United  States  senator,  1859-65,  a  representative  in  Congress,  1869- 
71,  and  a  state  senator,  1874-7.  [10;  18;  27*;  28,  VIII,  IX;  29;  30; 
41;  51;  69;  83*;  114*;  131;  237  (3).] 

Wilkinson,  Volnet  S.,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1835;  served  in  the  Ninth  Illi- 
nois Cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Duluth  in  1869,  and  engaged 
in  mercantile  business.     [31.] 

Willard,  Charles  Andrew,  judge,  b.  in  St.  Johnsbury,  Vt.,  May  21, 
1857;  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1877,  and  in  law  at  the 
Boston  University,  1879;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1882;  was  associate 
justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  Philippine  Islands,  1901-9;  has 
been  U.  S.  judge  for  the  District  of  Minnesota  since  1909;  resides  in 
Minneapolis.     [17;  237  (53*).] 

Willard,  Daniel  Everett,  b.  in  Nile,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  22,  1862;  was  grad- 
uated at  Alfred  College,  1888;  was  professor  of  natural  sciences  in  the 
North    Dakota    Normal    School,    Mayville,    N.    D.,    1895-1903,    and    of 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES. 


859 


geology  in  the  State  Agricultural  College,  Fargo,  N.  D.,  1903-10; 
geologist  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Co.,  residing  in  St.  Paul, 
Minn.,  since  1910;  author  of  "The  Story  of  the  Prairies  or  the  Land- 
scape Geology  of  North  Dakota,"  256  pages,  1902.     [7A.] 

Willard,  Henry,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Troy,  N.  Y.,  Sept. 
11,  1830;  d.  in  Chicago,  111.,  June,  1904.  He  was  graduated  at  Dart- 
mouth College,  1851,  and  Andover  Theological  Seminary,  1858;  came 
to  Minnesota  the  next  year;  was  pastor  at  Zumbrota,  Plainview,  and 
Mantorville;  later  removed  to  Chicago.     [49;  241.] 

Willard,  John  A.,  b.  in  Trenton,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  9,  1833;  d.  in  Mankato, 
Minn.,  Dec.  15,  1897.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  in  Man- 
kato, where  he  at  first  practiced  law,  but  afterward  engaged  in  rail- 
road construction,  the  manufacture  of  linseed  oil,  and  other  business 
enterprises;  was  for  twenty  years  president  of  the  First  National 
Bank  of  Mankato.     [21*;  23;  83*;  95*;  238  (Dec.  16,  1897).] 

Willard,  Myron  G.,  b.  in  Oneida  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  23,  1842;  was 
graduated  at  Hamilton  College,  1868;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the 
same  year,  and  settled  in  Mankato,  Minn.;  practiced  law  until  1885, 
and  later  engaged  in  manufacturing,  real  estate  business,  and  insur- 
ance.    [25;  32;  46;  83*.] 

Willard,  Swante  J.,  b.  in  Sweden,  July  10,  1828;  d.  March  18,  1903. 
He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1853,  settling  in  Vasa,  Minn.;  was 
auditor  of  Goodhue  county  twenty-four  years;  resided  in  Red  Wing 
during  his  later  years.     [54;  56*;  169;  237  (28).] 

Willcuts,  Levi  Monroe,  b.  in  Fountain  City,  Ind.,  Nov.  10,  1861;  set- 
tled in  Duluth  in  1886,  and  engaged  in  real  estate  business;  collector 
of  customs  of  the  port  of  Duluth  since  1897.     [23*;   24;   25.] 

Willey,  Samuel,  physician,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.;  d.  in  Bayfield,  Wis., 
Nov.  21,  1872.  He  was  graduated  at  Cleveland  Medical  College  in 
1849;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1852.  [93;  139;  237  (1);  238  (Nov.  23, 
1872).] 

Willford,  Joseph  Lewis,  b.  in  Green  county,  Wis.,  July  10,  1849; 
came  to  Duluth  in  1870,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  Minneapolis; 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  flour-mill  machinery  and  supplies.  [25; 
85A*;  168  (Feb.  20,  1901*).] 

Williams,  A.  D.,  physician  and  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Benning- 
ton, Vt.,  in  1826;  was  graduated  at  Rochester  University,  1855,  and 
Rochester  Theological  Seminary,  1857;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1866, 
and  engaged  in  home  missionary  work  at  Faribault;  resided  in  Brook- 
lyn, Hennepin  county,  after  1870;  was  pastor  there  two  years,  and 
later  practiced  medicine.     [58.] 

Williams,  C.  H.,  painter,  b.  in  New  York  city  in  1834;  settled  in  St. 

Paul  in  1853;  was  chief  of  the  fire  department,  1856-9  and  1863-4.    [94.] 

Williams,  Charles  D.,  physician,  b.  in  Newark  Valley,  N.  Y.,  May 

12,  1812;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  May  7,  1882.    He  was  graduated  from  college 


860  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

at  Fairfax  Court  House,  Va.;  commenced  the  practice  of  medicine  in 
1833;   settled  in  St.  Paul  about  1862.     [237  (1).] 

Williams,  Clara,  singer,  b.  in  Wales;  came  with  her  parents  to  the 
United  States  when  a  year  old;  lived  in  Kansas,  Wisconsin,  and  Min- 
nesota; studied  music  in  Minneapolis,  and  was  well  known  as  a  choir 
singer.  In  1893  she  was  engaged  to  sing  at  the  World's  Fair,  Chicago, 
and  went  from  there  to  London  to  continue  her  musical  education, 
[171*.] 

Williams,  Cornelius,  physician,  b.  in  Kentucky  in  1863;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1864;  settled  in  St.  Paul;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1893.     [30.] 

Williams,  Daniel,  clergyman,  b.  in  Green  Lake  county,  Wis.,  Dec. 
11,  1851;  came  with  his  parents  to  Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  in  1866; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1878,  and  at  Princeton 
Theological  Seminary,  1881;  was  a  home  missionary  for  the  Presby- 
terian church  in  Dakota  and  Iowa.     [171*.] 

Williams,  David,  miller,  b.  in  Chester,  Eng.,  in  1830;  came  to  the 
United  States,  and  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1875;  was  head  miller  in 
the  Northwestern  mill  after  1880.     [168  (Holiday  number,  1884-5*).] 

Williams,  E.  D.,  b.  in  Tomlinson,  Maine,  in  1808,;  d.  in  Winona, 
Minn.,  Nov.  30,  1872.  He  settled  there  in  1856;  conducted  a  hotel,  and 
was  president  of  the  Winona  Gas  company.     [78.] 

Williams,  Ebenezer  B.,  b.  in  Turin,  N.  Y.,  March  6,  1847;  came  to 
Mower  county,  Minn.,  and  settled  on  a  farm  near  Lansing;  was  state 
dairy  and  food  inspector  after  1891.     [79*.] 

Williams,  Griffith,  b.  in  Wales,  Nov.  23,  1822;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1848;  settled  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1865;  was  a  building 
contractor  and  owned  a  farm.     [171*.] 

Williams,  Henry  H.,  b.  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  Aug.  9,  1806;  d.  in  Waldo, 
Florida,  Aug.  9,  1893.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  resided  in  Sha- 
kopee,  and  after  1870  in  Mankato;  was  proprietor  of  a  hotel;  removed 
to  Florida  in  1878.     [83*.] 

Williams,  Henry  L.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Farmington,  Maine,  in  1837;  d.  in 
Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  June  7,  1904.  He  came  to  St.  Paul  in  1854;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1862;  removed  to  California  about  1894.  [28,  X; 
98*;  237  (35).] 

Williams,  Henry  h.t  lawyer,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  in  1857;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1878;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1884,  and  resided  in 
St.  Paul;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1889.  [30;  93; 
9S*.] 

Williams,  Henry  Lane,  b.  in  Hartford,  Conn.,  July  26,  1869;  was 
graduated  at  Yale  University,  1891;  director  of  athletics  in  the  Uni- 
versity of  Minnesota  since  1900,  and  instructor  in  its  medical  depart- 
ment since  1902.     [85A*;  127B.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  861 

Williams,  J.  B.,  merchant,  b.  in  Jefferson  county,  Pa.,  April  22,  1833; 
came  to  Houston  county,  Minn.,  in  1852,  and  three  years  later  opened 
a  store  in  Sheldon.     [61.] 

Williams,  J.  B.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Bethel,  Conn.,  Dec.  27,  1833; 
d  in  Wasioja,  Minn.,  April  3,  1871.  He  came  to  .Minnesota  in  1867, 
and  was  a  preacher  on  the  Hader  circuit,  and  later  in  Wasioja.     [150.] 

Williams,  J.  P.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Maine;  d.  at  Fergus  Falls,  Minn.,  Aug. 

5,  1899.     He  settled  there  in  1870;  was  judge  of  probate,  county  attor- 
ney, and  for  four  years  was  state  railway  commissioner.     [238   (Aug. 

6,  1899).] 

Williams,  J.  W.,  b.  in  Dodge  county,  Wis.,  May  26,  1848;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1872,  and  the  next  year  settled  in  Marshall;  engaged  in 
hardware  business;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1878, 
and  was  also  county  treasurer,  and  clerk  of  the  district  court.  "[30; 
32.]  . 

Williams,  John,  b.  on  Prince  Edward  Island,  Dec.  18,  1853;  settled 
in  Willmar,  Minn.,  in  1879;  engaged  in  carpenter  work,  1879-85;  in 
milling,  1885-94;  in  mercantile  business,  1894-96;  and  was  president  of 
a  telephone  company  after  1897.     [35;   63*.] 

Williams,  John  Fletcher,  librarian,  b.  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Sept.  25, 
1834;  d.  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  April  28,  1895.  He  was  graduated  at  the 
Ohio  Wesleyan  University,  1852;  came  to  St.  Paul  three  years  later; 
during  the  next  fourteen  years  engaged  in  newspaper  work,  being 
connected  with  the  various  papers  published  in  St.  Paul;  was  secre- 
tary and  librarian  of  the  Minnesota  Historical  Society  twenty-six 
years,  1867-93;  author  of  many  papers  in  this  Society's  Historical  Col- 
lections, and  of  its  Volume  IV,  "History  of  the  City  of  St.  Paul  and 
County  of  Ramsey,"  475  pages,  1876.  He  was  a  prominent  Odd  Fel- 
low, and  during  twenty  years  was  Grand  Scribe  of  the  Grand  Lodge  in 
Minnesota.  [3*;  18;  20;  28,  VIII*,  X;  41;  93;  94;  98*;  124;  171*; 
237   (9*).] 

Williams,  John  J.,  b.  in  1832;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  10,  1901.  He 
settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1855;  was  city  clerk  two  terms.     [237   (14).] 

Williams,  John  P.,  lawyer,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Me.,  June  21,  1846; 
studied  law  at  the  University  of  Michigan;  settled  in  Fergus  Falls, 
Minn.,  in  1872;  was  county  attorney  after  1874.     [30.] 

Williams,  John  T.,  b.  at  Bryn  Mawr,  Wales,  May-  12,  1828;  d.  in 
Mankato,  Minn.,  May  20,  1898.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1848, 
and  to  Minnesota  in  1854;  settled  in  South  Bend,  Blue  Earth  county, 
and  engaged  in  real  estate  business;  was  clerk  of  the  district  court 
in  1857,  and  county  treasurer  in  1861;  resided  in  Mankato  after  1858; 
was  sergeant-at-arms  of  the  state  senate,  1870-1;  was  appointed  U.  S. 
consul  to  St.  Helen's,  England,  in  1878.     [83*;  171*.] 

Williams,  Joshua,  hardware  merchant,  b.  near  Newville,  Pa.,  April 
5,  1843;  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Aug.  4,  1896.  He  resided  in  Minneapolis 
more  than  thirty  years.     [154 A*;  178   (Oct.  29,  1896).] 


862  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Williams,  Martin,  journalist,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1823;  d.  in  Minneapolis, 
Dec.  10,  1891.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1853;  engaged  in  newspaper 
work,  chiefly  in  St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis;  was  quartermaster  in  the 
army;  was  associated  with  T.  S.  King  in  the  Minneapolis  department 
of  the  Pioneer  Press,  1880.     [28,  X;  58.] 

Williams,  Milton  M.,  b.  in  Litchfield,  Mich.,  Oct.  1,  1848;  came  with 
his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  resides  in  Little  Falls,  where  he  was 
president  of  the  Little  Falls  Water  Power  Co.,  1887-1903,  [24;  27;  237 
(63*).] 

Williams,  Nelson,  b.  in  Canada,  April  25,  1825;  d.  in  Minneapolis, 
Dec.  30,  1899.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1870;  engaged  in-  real 
estate  business,  and  was  vice-president  of  the  Germania  Bank.  [60*; 
238   (Dec.  31,  1899).] 

Williams,  Samuel  B.,  b.  in  Massachusetts,  June  26,  1822;/  d.  in  Owa- 
tonna,  Minn.,  Dec.  8,  1901.  He  came  to  Steele  county,  Minn.,  in  1860; 
settled  in  Waseca  in  1867,  and  engaged  in  buying  wheat;  was  a  state 
senator  in  1879;  later  removed  to  a  farm  in  Meriden,  Steele  county. 
[30;  237  (19).] 

Williams,  Stephen  B.,  b.  in  Attleboro,  Mass.,  Dec.  20,  1837;  d.  in 
Minneapolis  in  1894.  He  was  educated  at  Providence,  R.  L;  settled 
in  Minneapolis  in  1880;  was  assistant  pastor  of  the  Westminster  Pres- 
byterian church  after  1887.     [178  (Jan.  10,  1895).] 

Williams,  Thomas  Hale,  librarian,  d.  in  Minneapolis,  March  9,  1901, 
He  was  the  founder  of  the  Athenaeum  Library  in  Minneapolis  in  1859, 
which  finally  became  a  part  of  the  Minneapolis  Public  Library;  served 
twenty  years  as  librarian,  treasurer,  and  director,  without  compen- 
sation. He  called  a  meeting  of  librarians  in  Philadelphia  in  1876,  at 
which  the  American  Library  Association  was  formed.     [237  (14*).] 

Williams,  Ulysses  Geant,  physician,  b.  in  Chicago,  III,  March  24, 
1864;  came  to  Minneapolis  in  1883;  was  graduated  from  the  medical 
department  of  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1889;  practiced  in  Min- 
neapolis.    [85A;  171.] 

Williams,  W.  H.,  printer,  b.  in  Lexington,  Ky.,  Nov.  2,  1858;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1884,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  state  commissioner 
of  labor,  1905-9.     [30.] 

Williams,  Watson  W.,  journalist,  b.  in  Blairsville,  Pa.,  Dec.  1,  1840; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  July  27,  1904.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1864;  en- 
gaged in  newspaper  publication  in  various  towns,  and  in  1878  pur- 
chased the  Freeborn  County  Standard,  in  Albert  Lea.     [53;  237  (35).] 

Williams,  William,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Wales,  Jan.  4,  1800; 
d.  in  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  in  1888.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when 
twenty-two  years  old;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1835;  settled 
on  a  farm  in  Judson,  Minn.,  in  1855;  organized  a  Baptist  church  there 
in  1858;  resided  in  Pennsylvania  after  1866.     [171*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  863 

Williams,  William  Herbert,  lawyer,  b.  in  South  Bend,  Minn.,  June 
17,  1857;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1885;  has  since  practiced  in  St. 
Paul.     [25;  171*.] 

Williamson,  Alqnzo  Potter,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  April  28,  1854; 
was  graduated  there  at  the  Hahnemann  Medical  College,  1876;  was 
superintendent  of  the  State  Hospital,  Fergus  Falls,  Minn.,  1890-2;  prac- 
ticed in  Minneapolis,  1892-1904;  was  professor  and  dean  of  the  college 
of  homeopathic  medicine,  University  of  Minnesota,  1894-1904;  has 
since  been  medical  superintendent  of  the  Southern  California  State 
Hospital,  Patton,  Cal.     [127B.] 

Williamson,  James  Franklin,  lawyer,  b.  in  Osborn,  Ohio,  Jan.  9, 
1853;  was  graduated  at  Princeton  University,  1877;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1881,  settling  at  Minneapolis;  has  since  practiced  law  there, 
making  a  specialty  of  the  laws  of  patents  and  trade  marks.  [24; 
85A*;  137*.] 

Williamson,  John  Poage,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  b.  at  Lac  qui 
Parle,  Minn.,  Oct.  27,  1835;  was  graduated  at  Marietta  College,  1857, 
and  Lane  Theological  Seminary,  1860;  has  since  been  a  missionary  to 
the  Dakotas  or  Sioux  in  South  Dakota  and  Nebraska;  resides  in  Green- 
wood, S.  D.;  author  of  books  in  the  Dakota  language,  and  of  an  Eng- 
lish-Dakota Dictionary,  264  pages,  1902.     [17.] 

Williamson,  S.  C,  b.  in  Malone,  N.  Y.;  came  to  Steele  county,  Minn., 
about  1855,  settling  in  Clinton  Falls  township;  later  removed  to  Owa- 
tonna;  was  sheriff  of  Steele  county,  1860-2;  a  few  years  afterward  re- 
turned to  New  York.     [72.] 

Williamson,  Thomas  Smith,  Presbyterian  missionary,  b.  in  Union 
District,  S.  C,  March,  1800;  d.  at  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  June  24,  1879.  He 
was  graduated  at  Jefferson  College,  Pa.,  1820,  and  at  Yale  Medical 
College,  1824;  practiced  medicine  nine  years;  studied  at  Lane  Theo- 
logical Seminary;  was  ordained  by  the  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe,  1834; 
came  to  Minnesota,  as  a  missionary  to  the  Sioux,  in  1835;  assisted  in 
organizing  the  first  church  in  Minnesota,  May,  1835,  at  Fort  Snelling; 
established  mission  stations  at  Lac  qui  Parle,  at  Little  Crow's  village 
near  St.  Paul,  and  at  Yellow  Medicine.  After  the  mission  property 
was  destroyed  in  the  Sioux  outbreak  of  1862,  he  resided  at  St.  Peter. 
He  translated  the  Bible  into  the  Sioux  language;  author  of  numerous 
papers  in  the  Minn.  Historical  Society  Collections.  [28,  III,  VI;  85*; 
107;  113;  154A*;  237  (1).] 

Willim,  William,  b.  in  Woolhope,  Eng.,  June  26,  1821;  d.  in  Still- 
water, Minn.,  Feb.,  1895.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1838,  and 
soon  afterward  settled  in  Stillwater;  built  the  first  lime  kiln  in  Min- 
nesota, 1847;  afterward  was  a  contractor  for  brick,  stone,  and  plaster- 
ing.    [41;  237  (9).] 

Willis,  Charles  F.,  engineer,  b.  in  Hartford,  Conn.,  July  10,  1852; 
settled  in  Fergus  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1883,  and  was  chief  engineer  for 
the  city  water  works.     [35.] 


864  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Willis,  Charles  L.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Erie,  Pa.,  Aug.  18,  1819;  d.  in  St 
Paul,  June  29,  1898.  He  was  graduated  at  the  Harvard  Law  School, 
1847;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1850,  settling  in  St.  Paul,  where  he  prac- 
ticed law  and  had  real  estate  interests.     [28,  IX;  94.] 

Willis,  Grove  W.,  lawyer,  b.  in  1811;  d.  in  Winona,  Minn.,  Aug.  22, 
1897.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Wisconsin  in  1848;  settled  in 
Winona  in  1853;  removed  to  Chatfield  the  next  year,  where  he  was 
clerk  of  court  five  years;  returned  to  Winona  in  1873.     [78.] 

Willis,  Henry  B.,  b.  in  Milan,  Ind.,  Feb.  5,  1851;  came  with  his  par- 
ents to  Minnesota  in  1867;  engaged  in  life  insurance  business;  after 
1891  resided  in  Minneapolis,  and  became  vice  president  of  the  National 
Mutual  Life  Association.     [26*.] 

Willis,  John  Willey,  judge,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  July  12,  1854,  and  resided 
there;  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  1877;  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  Minnesota  in  1879;  was  judge  in  the  Second  judicial  district, 
1893-9.  [24;  25;  26*;  68;  93;  93A;  94;  98*;  100*;  127A*,  B;  137;  238 
(Nov.  9,  1899).] 

Williston,  William  Chapman,  judge,  b.  in  Cheraw,  S.  C,  June  22, 
1830;  d.  at  Goodhue,  Minn.,  June  22,  1909.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1854;  settled  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  in  1857;  served  in  the  Sev- 
enth Minnesota  Regt.  during  two  years  of  the  civil  war,  enlisting  as 
a  private  and  rising  to  the  rank  of  captain;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature,  1873-4,  and  a  state  senator,  1876-7;  was  judge  in  the 
First  judicial  district,  1891-1909.  [23*;  25;  30;  54;  115;  137;  237  (34, 
56*).] 

Willius,  Ferdinand,  retired  banker,  b.  in  Bremen,  Germany,  Feb.  16, 
1830;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1853,  and  settled  at  St.  Paul  in 
1855;  opened  a  bank  in  1856;  was  president  of  the  German-American 
bank,  1873-83;  was  an  organizer  of  the  State  Savings  Bank  in  1890, 
[24;  94;   95*.] 

Willius,  Gustav,  retired  banker,  b.  in  Bremen,  Germany,  Nov.  25, 
1831;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1856,  and  to  St.  Paul  the  same 
year;  engaged  in  banking;  was  president  of  the  National  German- 
American  bank,  1884-89.     [24;   93*;  94.] 

Willman,  Cornelius,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Bavaria,  Oct.  11,  1828;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1852;  was  ordained  in  St.  Paul  in  1856;  settled 
in  Hastings  in  1880.     [48.] 

WiLLouciiiBY,  Amherst,  pioneer,  b.  in  Rutland,  Vt,  in  1815;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Dec.  6,  1S77.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1849;  established  the  first 
stage  line  in  Minnesota;  later  owned  a  farm  in  Dakota  county.  [238 
(Dec.  7,  1877).] 

Willrich,  Gebhard,  lawyer,  b.  in  Gilten,  Hanover,  Germany,  May  27, 
1853;  came  to  the  United  States  about  1869,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul  in 
1882;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1889;  judge  of  probate 
for  Ramsey  county,  1895-8.     [27*;   30;   93;   95*.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  865 

Wills,  Henry,  pioneer  farmer,  b.  in  Illinois  in  1829;  was  one  of  the 
first  settlers  in  Franconia,  Chisago  county,  Minn.;  removed  to  Osceola, 
Wis.,  in  1886.     [41.] 

Wills,  J.  C,  b.  in  Chicago,  111.,  Oct.  3,  1852;  came  to  Mankato,  Minn., 
when  fourteen  years  old;  was  teller  of  the  First  National  Bank  there 
after  1870;  later  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  McPherson.     [32.] 

Willsey,  William  H.,  miller,  b.  in  Schoharie  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1832; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1851;  settled  in  Owatonna  in  1857;  was  sheriff 
of  Steele  county,  1858-60;  later  engaged  in  mercantile  business  and 
milling,  and  was  vice-president  of  the  Farmers'  National  Bank.     [72.] 

Willsie,  M.  J.,  b.  in  Clinton  county,  N.  Y.,  July  24,  1842;  came  to 
Fillmore  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  served  in  the  139th  Illinois  Regt.  in 
the  civil  war;  owned  a  farm  in  Canton;  was  engrossing  clerk  of  the 
Minnesota  House  of  Representatives  in  1881.     [52.] 

Willson,  Chakles  Cudworth,  lawyer,  b.  in  Mansfield,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  27, 
1829;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1851;  first  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1856;  settled  at  Rochester  in  1858,  where  he  has  since  practiced  law, 
and  has  also  engaged  in  farming;  was  reporter  of  the  Minnesota  Su- 
preme Court,  1892-5,  editing  volumes  48-59  of  its  Reports.  [18;  23*; 
24;   66A;   241.] 

Willson,  E.  D.,  b.  in  Louisville,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  7,  1842;  came  with  his 
father  to  Minnesota;  engaged  in  farming;  settled  at  Minnesota  Lake, 
Faribault  county,  and  dealt  in  flour,  grain,  and  farm  machinery.     [39.] 

Willson,  Mark,  banker,  b.  in  Ontario,  Canada,  Feb.  27,  1820;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1853,  and  settled  in  Winona  three  years  later;  engaged 
in  mercantile  business  and  banking,  and  was  president  of  the  Mer- 
chants' Bank  of  Winona.     [76;  77.] 

Willson,  Samuel,  merchant,  b.  in  Norwich,  Vt,  Sept.  19,  1820;  set 
tied  in  Mantorville,  Minn.,  in  1857.     [49.] 

Wilson,  Alexander,  tinsmith,  b.  in  Shippensburg,  Pa.,  Sept.  6,  1813; 
d.  in  St.  Paul,  Nov.,  1887.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1855;  was  a  prom- 
inent Odd  Fellow.     [237  (1);  238  (Nov.  29,  1887).] 

Wilson,  Alpheus  A.,  b.  in  Guilford  county,  N.  C,  Nov.  17,  1841; 
served  in  the  36th  Indiana  Regt.,  1861-4;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865; 
settled  in  Redwood  Falls  two  years  later;  was  county  treasurer,  1880- 
86.     [32.] 

Wilson,  C.  M„  b.  in  Ohio  in  1842;  came  with  his  parents  to  St.  Paul 
in  1851,  and  resided  there;  served  in  the  army,  1861-5,  attaining  the 
rank  of  major;  engaged  in  real  estate  business,  and  later  in  railroad 
and  harbor  construction.     [94.] 

Wilson,  Crawford  W.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Wayne  county,  Ohio,  July  27, 
1835;  was  the  first  settler  in  Elmore,  Faribault  county,  Minn.,  1855; 
removed  to  Iowa  in  1872.     [51.] 

Wilson,  E.  S.,  clergyman,  b.  in  Ohio,  in  1834;  was  a  Presbyterian 
minister  many  years,  but  afterward  joined  the  Episcopal  church;  be- 
came a  professor  in  Seabury  Divinity  School,  Faribault,  Minn.     [70.] 

55 


866  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Wilson,  Edgar  O.,  b.  in  Kasson,  Minn.,  Sept.  8,  1875,  and  resides 
there;  was  county  superintendent  of  schools,  1901-6.     [50*.] 

Wilson,  Edward,  b.  near  Bergen,  Norway,  Oct.  30,  1846;  came  with 
his  parents  to  the  United  States  when  eleven  years  old,  and  to  Min- 
nesota in  1859;  was  graduated  at  the  Winona  Normal  School,  1871; 
engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Kasson.     [49.] 

Wilson,  Eugene  McLanahan,  congressman,  b.  in  Morgantown,  Va. 
[later  W.  Va.],  Dec.  25,  1833;  d.  in  Nassau,  Bahama  Islands,  April  10, 
1890.  He  was  graduated  at  Jefferson  college,  Canonsburg,  Pa.,  in  1852; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1855;  came  to  Winona,  Minn.,  in  1856,  and 
the  next  year  settled  in  Minneapolis;  served  as  captain  in  the  First 
Minnesota  Mounted  Rangers,  1862-3;  was  a  representative  in  Con- 
gress, 1869-71,  and  a  state  senator  in  1879.  |?7;  10;  18;  29;  30;  41 
84*;  90;  114;  115;  121;  174*.] 

Wilson,  Feank  M.,  lawyer,  b.  in  New  Albany,  Ind.,  March  30,  1845 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1858,  with  his  parents,  who  settled  at  Red  Wing 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1868;  was  a  representative  in  the  legisla- 
ture in  1893;   has  been  city  attorney  of  Red  Wing  since  1888.     [24 
30;  54;  56.] 

Wilson,  Feank  T.,  judge,  b.  in  Sinclairville,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  6,  1856 
was  graduated  at  Cornell  University,  1881;  settled  in  Stillwater,  Minn, 
1883,  where  he  was  superintendent  of  the  city  schools,  and  has  prac« 
ticed  law  since  1893;  was  judge  of  probate  of  Washington  county,  1897- 
1907.     [24;  25;  104*.] 

Wilson,  Geoege,  pioneer,  b.  in  Canada  in  1842;  d.  in  Detroit,  Minn., 
Dec.  6,  1895.  He  served  in  New  York  and  Indiana  regiments  in  the 
civil  war;  owned  and  conducted  a  hotel  in  Detroit  after  1872.     [44.] 

Wilson,  Geoege  Potteb,  attorney  general,  b.  in  Lewisburg,  Pa.,  Jan. 
19,  1840;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1860,  and  commenced  the  practice  of 
law  at  Winona  in  1862;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1873; 
attorney  general  of  the  state,  1874-80;  removed  to  Minneapolis  in  1887; 
has  been  a  state  senator  since  1899.     [23;  24;  25;  30*;  85A*;  137*.] 

Wilson,  Geoege  S.,  contractor  b.  in  Vermont  in  1852;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1859;  resided  in  Richfield,  Hennepin  county;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature  in  1893.     [30.] 

Wilson,  Geoege  W.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Newport,  Ohio,  Oct.  2,  1844;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1870;  came  to  Minnesota  ten  years  later;  set- 
tled in  Worthington;  was  attorney  of  Nobles  county  two  terms,  and  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1903.     [30;   34.] 

Wilson,  Halsey  W.,  publisher,  b.  in  Wilmington,  Vt,  May  12,  1868; 
settled  in  Minneapolis,  and  established  a  large  book  publishing  busi- 
ness, closely  related  with  the  State  University.     [127A*.] 

Wilson,  Habey  W.,  journalist,  b.  in  Sparta,  Wis.,  in  1876;  came  to 
Olivia,  Minn.,  in  1899,  where  he  purchased  and  afterward  published 
tho  Olivia  Times.     [38.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  867 

Wilson,  Harvey,  pioneer,  b.  in  Corinth,  N.  Y.,  Dec,  1815;  d.  in  Still- 
water, Minn.,  Nov.  3,  1876.  He  settled  in  Stillwater  in  1847;  was  a 
civil  engineer;  was  clerk  of  the  district  court  from  184S  to  the  time  of 
his  death.     [40;  41.] 

Wilson,  Herbert  Couper,  educator,  b.  in  Lewiston,  Minn.,  Oct.  24, 
1858;  was  graduated  at  Carleton  College,  Northfield,  1879;  has  taught 
in  Carleton  College  since  1887,  being  assistant  professor  of  astronomy, 
1887-1900,  and  later  associate  professor  of  mathematics  and  astronomy 
till  1909  and  professor  and  director  of  the  observatory  since  1909;  as- 
sociate editor  of  "Popular  Astronomy"  since  1894.  [7A;  17;  24;  128 
(1).} 

Wilson,  Hill  H.,  farmer,  b.  in  Ireland,  Nov.  1,  1840;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1854;  served  in  the  16th  N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war; 
settled  in  Minnesota  in  1874;  resided  at  Alexandria;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature,  1887-9.     [30.] 

Wilson,  Horace  B.,  b.  in  Bingham,  Maine,  March  30,  1821;  d.  in  Red 
Wing,  Minn.,  Jan.  31,  1908.  He  was  graduated  at  Maine  Wesleyan  Col- 
lege, 1840;  settled  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  in  1858,  as  professor  of  math- 
ematics and  civil  engineering  in  Hamline  University;  served  in  the 
Sixth  Minnesota  Regt.  1862-5,  helping  to  suppress  the  Indian  outbreak, 
and  later  in  the  South,  being  captain  of  his  company;  was  state  super- 
intendent of  public  instruction,  1870-5;  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1877,  and  a  state  senator  in  1879-81.  [23*;  28,  XII;  30;  41; 
54;   56;   115;   130;   237   (48).] 

Wilson,  Hudson,  banker,  b.  in  Concord,  Ohio,  Nov.  10,  1830;  d.  in 
Faribault,  Minn.,  July.  26,  1903.  He  came  to  Faribault  in  1857,  and 
engaged  in  banking.  On  the  organization  of  the  Citizens'  National 
Bank,  in  1871,  he  became  its  president.  He  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1889.     [18;  23*;  30;  237   (28*).] 

Wilson,  Hugh  Patterson,  lawyer,  b.  in  Crawford  county,  Pa.,  Dec.  3, 
1819;  d.  in  Bathgate,  N.  D.,  Jan.  2,  1908.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1854;  bought  and  platted  an  addition  to  Plainview  in  1857;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1866;  removed  to  Dakota  in  1881.     [74;  237  (48).] 

.Wilson,  James,  b.  in  Scotland  in  1810;  d.  in  Shakopee,  Minn.,  Oct. 
22,  1903.  He  served  in  the  Mexican  and  civil  wars;  settled  on  a  farm 
at  Prior  Lake,  Minn.,  and  later  was  station  agent  there  for  the  Omaha 
railway;   resided  in  Shakopee  after  1889.     [237   (28).] 

Wilson,  James  K.,  b.  in  Newark,  Ohio,  in  1838;  came  with  his  father 
to  St.  Paul  in  1851;  served  in  the  First  cavalry  in  the  Indian  war, 
and  was  a  U.  S.  scout;  attained  the  rank  of  major;  was  called  "Jack, 
the  Scout."    Afterward  he  resided  in  Minneapolis.     [94.] 

Wilson,  John  D.,  b.  in  Pennsylvania,  Dec.  5,  1835;  d.  in  St.  Paul  in 
1876.  He  came  there  in  1855,  and  was  employed  in  the  postoffice  until 
1860;  served  in  the  Second  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war.  [237 
(1);  238  (March  2,  1876).] 


868  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL.  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Wilson,  John  L.,  b.  at  Columbia  Falls,  Maine,  Feb.  24,  1820;  d.  at 
St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  Jan.  3,  1910.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1851,  and"  was 
one  of  the  first  residents  of  the  town  of  St.  Cloud,  1854;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  territorial  legislature  in  1856-7,  and  in  the  state 
legislature  in  1870.     [29;   31;  41;  237   (15*,  56*).] 

Wilson,  Joseph  P.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Columbia  Falls,  Maine,  March  16, 
1823;  d.  in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  Feb.  18,  1900.  He  served  in  the  army 
during  the  Mexican  war;  settled  in  Minneapolis,  and  at  first  engaged 
in  mercantile  business;  was  a  member  of  the  territorial  legislature, 
1856,  of  the  constitutional  convention,  1857,  and  of  the  state  senate, 
1864-5;  was  one  of  the  original  townsite  proprietors  of  Northeast  Min- 
neapolis, St.  Anthony  Park,  St.  Cloud,  and  Alexandria.  122*;  29;  58; 
237  (11).] 

Wilson,  Louis  Blanchakd,  b.  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  Dec.  22,  1866;  was 
teacher  of  biology  in  the  Central  High  School,  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  1888- 
96;  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1896; 
was  senior  demonstrator  in  pathology  there,  1897-1904,  and  an  assistant 
professor  since  1904;  pathologist  and  director  of  the  laboratories  of 
St.  Mary's  Hospital,  Rochester,  Minn.,  residing  there,  since  1905.  [7A; 
127B.] 

Wilson,  Olivee  C,  b.  in  Washington  county,  Wis.,  May  19,  1849; 
has  owned  a  farm  in  Hazel  Run,  Yellow  Medicine  county,  Minn.,  since 
1872;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1891;  president  of  the 
Norwegian  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Co.  since  1895;  postal  address,  Gran- 
ite Falls.     [24;   169.] 

Wilson,  Samuel  Bailey,  lawyer,  b.  at  Price's  Branch,  Mo,,  May  12, 
1873;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1891;  was  graduated  at  the  State  Normal 
School  in  Mankato,  1893,  and  in  law  at  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
1896;  has  since  practiced  in  Mankato.     [24;  25;  26*.] 

Wilson,  Sidney  B.,  b.  in  Steuben,  Maine,  June  2,  1855;  came  with 
his  parents  to  Minneapolis  when  two  years  old;  joined  the  fire  de- 
partment in  1877;  later  engaged  in  grocery  business,  but  was  again  a 
fireman  after  1885,  and  was  made  a  captain  in  1889.     [88*.] 

Wilson,  Thomas,  jurist  and  congressman,  b.  in  Tyrone  county,  Ire- 
land, May  16,  1827;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  April  3,  1910.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  when  twelve  years  old,  and  was  graduated  at  Alleghany  college 
in  1852;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Meadville,  Pa.,  1855;  came  to  Min- 
nesota the  same  year,  settling  at  Winona;  was  a  member  of  the  con- 
stitutional convention,  1857;  was  judge  of  the  Third  judicial  district,- 
1858-64;  was  associate  justice  of  the  Minnesota  Supreme  court  in  1864, 
and  its  chief  justice,  1865-69;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1881;  a  state  senator,  1883-5;  and  a  representative  in  Congress,  1887-9; 
removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1892,  and  until  his  death  was  general  counsel 
of  the  C,  St.  P.,  M.  and  Omaha  Ry,  Co.  [1;  3;  10;  17;  23*;  24;  41; 
78;  95*;  127B;  136;  168  (April,  1892*);  238  (Nov.  9,1899).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  869 

Wilson,v  Thomas  Perry,  b.  in  Connecticut  in  1842;  came  to  St.  Paul 
in  1856;  served  in  the  Fourth  Minnesota  and  other  regiments,  attain- 
ing the  rank  of  major;  opened  a  plumbing  establishment  in  St.  Paul; 
was  quartermaster  general  of  Minnesota  several  years.     [94;   95*.] 

Wilson,  Thomas  W.,  b.  in  Virginia  in  1803;  d.  in  1878.  He  was 
active  in  drilling  men  for  the  Mexican  war  in  Ohio,  and  was  called 
general;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1851;  engaged  in  real  estate  business. 
[94.] 

Wilson,  Thomas  Weems,  banker,  b.  in  Sinking  Valley,  Pa.,  Dec.  1, 
1839;  was  graduated  at  the  commercial  college  at  Pittsburg,  and  soon 
became  cashier  of  the  First  National  Bank  at  Sparta,  Wis.  In  1866 
he  came  to  Minnesota,  and  with  Erastus  Byers  organized  the  Bank  of 
Minneapolis,  of  which  he  was  afterward  the  president.  He  resided  in 
Minneapolis,  and  laid  out  several  additions  to  the  city.     [19*.] 

Wilson,  Wilford  L.,  b.  in  Cazenovia,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  14,  1815;  d.  in  St. 
Paul,  Aug.  26,  1901.  He  was  graduated  at  Yale  college,  1842;  became 
an  anti-slavery  lecturer;  settled  on  a  farm  near  St.  Paul  in  1856;  was 
private  secretary  to  Governor  Davis,  and  afterward  was  appraiser  of 
customs,  1876-93;  was  noted  for  his  many  philanthropies.  [68;  93*; 
94;   166A*;   174*;   237   (14*).] 

Wilson,  William  H.,  miller,  b.  in  Ogdensburg,  N.  Y.,  in  1848;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1870;  was  a  merchant  in  Windom  six  years;  removed 
to  Luverne,  and  was  proprietor  of  the  Roller  Flouring  Mills.     [34.] 

Wiltsie,  M.  J.,  b.  in  Canada,  July  24,  1842;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1856;  served  in  the  139th  Illinois  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in 
Lenora,  Fillmore  county,  and  engaged  in  farming;  was  assistant  clerk 
in  the  legislature  in  1879.     [30.] 

Wimmer,  Simplicius,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Upper  Bavaria,  Dec.  10,  1844; 
d.  in  Collegeville,  Minn,,  Aug.  5,  1905.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1868,  settling  in  Minnesota;  joined  the  Benedictine  order;  became 
priest  in  1872;  was  pastor  in  several  towns  of  this  state;  was  profes- 
sor of  moral  theology  in  St.  John's  College,  1890-5,  and  later  was  pastor 
in  New  York  three  years.     [132  (1906).] 

Winchell,  Alexander  Newton,  b.  in  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  March  2, 
1874;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1896;*  studied 
in  Paris,  France,  18994900;  was  professor  of  geology  and  mineralogy 
in  the  State  School  of  Mines,  Butte,  Montana,  1900-7;  professor  of 
mineralogy  and  petrology,  University  of  Wisconsin,  since  1908;  author 
of  papers  on  the  Boundaries  of  Minnesota,  in  the  Minn.  Hist.  Society 
Collections.     [7A.] 

Winchell,  Horace  Vaughn,  geologist,  b.  in  Galesburg,  Mich.,  Nov.  1, 
1865;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  1889;  was  assist- 
ant state  geologist  of  Minnesota,  1889-91;  was  in  charge  of  the  explor- 
ations of  the  Minnesota  Iron  Co.,  1892-3;  resided  in  Montana,  1898-1906, 
being  the  geologist  for  the  Anaconda  Copper  Mining  Co.;   was  chief 


870  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

geologist  for  the  Great  Northern  Railway  Co.,  1906-8,  and  removed  to 
Minneapolis;  author  of  many  papers  on  geology  an'd  mining.     [7A;  17.] 

Winchell,  Newton  Horace,  state  geologist,  b.  in  North  East, 
Dutchess  county,  N.  Y„  Dec.  17,  1839;  was  graduated  at  the  University 
of  Michigan,  1866;  was  assistant  in  geological  surveys  of  Michigan 
and  Ohio,  1869-72,  and  examined  the  copper  and  silver  deposits  of  New 
Mexico;  was  state  geologist  of  Minnesota,  1872-1900,  and  was  also  pro- 
fessor of  mineralogy  and  geology  in  the  state  university.  In  the  sum- 
mer of  1874  he  accompanied  Gen.  Custer's  first  expedition  to  the  Black 
Hills.  He  published  Annual  Reports  on  the  Geological  and  Natural 
History  Survey  of  Minnesota,  24  vols.,  1872-1900,  and  Final  Reports  of 
this  Survey,  six  vols.,  1884-1901;  was  chief  editor  of  the  American 
Geologist,  Minneapolis,  36  vols.,  from  its  beginning  in  1888  until  it 
suspended  publication  in  1905;  has  had  charge  since  1905  of  the  De- 
partment of  Archaeology,  Minnesota  Historical  Society,  being  com- 
piler and  author  of  "The  Aborigines  of  Minnesota,"  761  pages,  1911. 
[1;  3*;  4;  7A;  17;  24;  58;  84*;  127  (2*);  127A*,  B.]    . 

Winchester,  George  C.,  merchant,  b.  in  Madrid,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  31,  1851; 
settled  on  a  claim  in  Polk  county,  Minn.,  in  1878,  and  four  years  later 
built  a  store  in  Warren.     [35.] 

Windberg,  Kntji),  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  Oct.  6,  1861;  came 
to  the  United  States  when  fourteen  years  of  age;  began  farming  in 
Minnesota;  was  graduated  at  Garrett  Biblical  Institute,  Evanston,  111., 
1897;  settled  at  Stephen,  Minn.,  1898,  as  pastor  of  the  Scandinavian 
Methodist  church.     [37.] 

Windom,  William,  statesman,  b.  in  Belmont  county,  Ohio,  May  10, 
1827;  d.  in  New  York  city,  Jan.  29,  1891.  He  received  an  academic 
education,  and  studied  law;  came  to  Winona,  Minn.,  in  1855;  was  a 
representative  in  Congress,  1859-69,  and  U.  S.  senator,  1871-81;  was  a 
member  of  the  cabinet  of  President  Garfield,  in  1881,  as  secretary  of 
the  treasury,  but  retired  on  the  accession  of  President  Arthur;  was 
again  U.  S.  senator,  1881-83.  On  the  inauguration  of  President  Har- 
rison, in  1889,  he  was  re-appointed  secretary  of  the  treasury,  and  held 
the  office  till  his  death.  He  died  very  suddenly,  from  heart  failure, 
just  after  making  an  address  at  a  banquet  of  the  New  York  Board  of 
Trade.  A  volume  entitled  "Memorial  Tributes  to  the  Character  and 
Public  Services  of  William  Windom,  together  with  his  Last  Address," 
161  pages,  was  privately  printed  in  1891.  [1;  4;  7*;  10;  22*;  23*;  27*; 
41;  78;  113;  238  (Dec.  13,  1863;  May  20,  1880;  June  2,  1880*),] 

Windom,  William  Lincoln,  lawyer,  b.  in  Sterling,  111.,  June  1,  1860; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1881;  settled  in  Duluth  in  1896.     [23.] 

Wing,  Homer  C.,  miller,  b.  in  Cass  county,  111.,  in  1858;  engaged  in 
milling  in  Hokah,  Minn.,  and  Minneapolis,  and  later  was  one  of  the 
proprietors  of  the  Blue  Earth  City  roller  flouring  mills.     [34.] 

Wing,  Joseph  S.,  merchant,  b.  in  Lisbon,  111.,  March  28,  1852;  came 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  871 

with  his  parents  to  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  in  1855;  engaged  in  mercantile 
business  after  1873.     [54;   169.] 

Wing,  Marcus,  farmer,  b.  in  Webster,  Mich.,  in  1841;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1864;  resided  at  Rock  Dell,  Olmsted  county;  was  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  legislature,  1873,  1877,  and  1889.     [30;  66.] 

Wing,  O.  J.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway  in  1843;  came  to  the  United  States 
with  his  parents  in  1847,  and  to  Goodhue  county,  Minn.,  in  1856;  was 
president  of  the  First  State  Bank  of  Zumbrota;  was  a  state  senator, 
1895-7.     [30.] 

Wingeb,  Charles  O.,  merchant,  b.  in  Winger,  Norway,  June  24,  1854; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1872;  settled  on  a  homestead  in  Grant 
county,  Minn.,  in  1878;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Herman 
after  1882.     [24;  35;  57*.] 

Wingerter,  Placidus,  educator,  b.  in  Bavaria,  Oct.  20,  1859;  came  to 
the  United  States,  and  studied  at  St.  John's  College,  Minn.;  entered 
the  Benedictine  order  in  1880;  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  in  1883; 
was  pastor  at  St.  Martin,  and  at  Minneapolis;  in  1894  became  a  pro- 
fessor in  St.  John's  College,  and  the  next  year  was  appointed  sub-prior 
of  St.  John's  Abbey,  Collegeville,  Minn.;  taught  in  the  Greek  College 
in  Rome,  1899-1904;  returned  to  America,  and  has  since  been  one  of 
the  faculty  of  St.  John's  College.     [132   (Sept.,  1895,  and  1908).] 

Winje,  Eric  L.,  b.  in  Norway  in  1850;  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1869;  settled  in  Minnesota,  and  engaged  in  farming  in  Sparta  and 
Granite  Falls;  clerk  of  court  of  Chippewa  county,  1882-6;  removed  to 
Duluth  in  1887.     [32;   169.] 

Winkjer,  Joel  G.,  b.  in  Moe,  Douglas  county,  Minn.,  Dec.  31, 1870;  was 
graduated  at  the  State  Agricultural  School,  1893;  engaged  in  creamery 
work,  1895-1906;  was  assistant  dairyman  for  the  U.  S.  Department  of 
Agriculture,  1907-10,  and  resided  in  Crookston;  was  appointed  state 
dairy  and  food  commissioner,  1911.     [30*.] 

Winkley,  Albert  A.,  b.  in  Warsaw,  Rice  county,  Minn.,  June  27, 
1857;  lost  his  left  leg  at  the  age  of  eleven  years;  invented  and  pat- 
ented an  artificial  leg;  engager!  in  manufacture  of  artificial  limbs  in 
Faribault  and  later  in  Minneapolis;  returned  to  Faribault  in  1891, 
where  he  has  since  engaged  in  livery  business.     [70A.] 

Winona,  a  Sioux  woman,  cousin  of  the  last  chief  named  Wapashaw, 
both  of  whom  were  prominent  in  the  events  attending  the  removal,  in 
1848,  of  the  Winnebago  Indians  from  Iowa  to  Wapashaw's  prairie 
(the  site  of  the  city  of  Winona,  Minn.)  and  thence  to  Long  Prairie  in 
Todd  county.  This  name  belonged,  says  Prof.  A.  W.  Williamson,  in 
any  Sioux  or  Dakota  family,  to  the  "first  born,  if  a  daughter,  diminutive 
of  wino,  woman;"  and  similarly  the  name  of  the  "first  born  child,  if 
a  son,"  was  Chaska. 

Keating  narrates  impressively  the  death  of  a  Dakota  maiden  named 
Winona,  who  threw  herself  to  death  from  the  precipice   known  as 


872  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

'"The  Maiden's  Rock,"  on  the  east  shore  of  Lake  Pepin,  in  preference 
to  being  married,  as  her  parents  requested,  to  one  whom  she  did  not 
love. 

Winship,  George  B.,  journalist,  b.  in  Saco,  Maine,  in  1847;  came  to 
Minnesota  with  his  parents  when  ten  years  old;  served  in  the  Second 
Minnesota  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Caledonia  in  1877,  and 
established  the  Courier;  removed  to  Grand  Forks,  Dak.,  in  1879,  where 
he  published  the  Herald.     [61.] 

Winship,  Josiah  F.,  b.  in  Mason,  N.  H.,  Sept.  29,  1839;  settled  in 
Winnebago  City,  Minn.,  in  1865;  engaged  in  mercantile  business;  was 
postmaster  twelve  years;  and  judge  of  probate  of  Faribault  county, 
1893-1900.     [39.] 

Winslow,  James  Harvey,  b.  in  Benezett,  Pa.,  Nov.  25,  1836;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1859;  settled  at  Long  Lake,  Hennepin  county,  in  1885; 
engaged  in  lumbering,  farming,  and  dealing  in  real  estate  in  Minne- 
apolis.   [60*.] 

Winslow,  James  M.,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1825;  d.  in  San  Francisco, 
Cal.,  Oct.  28,  1885.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1852;  built  a  mill,  and 
afterward  erected  large  hotels  in  St.  Anthony,  St.  Paul,  and  St.  Peter. 
To  him  belongs  the  credit  of  first  introducing  telegraph  service  into 
St.  Paul.    A  few  years  later  he  removed  to  California.     [94;  237  (1).] 

Winston,  Fendall  Gregory,  contractor,  b.  in  Courtland,  Va.,  May  1, 
1849;  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1873;  has  engaged  in  surveying  and 
constructing  various  railways.     [20*;  24;  84*;  85A*.] 

Winston,  Philip  B.,  contractor,  b.  in  Hanover  county,  Va.,  Aug.  12, 
1845;  d.  in  Chicago,  July  1,  1901.  He  served  in  the  Confederate  army 
during  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1872,  settling  in  Minne- 
apolis, and  two  years  later  joined  with  his  brothers,  Fendall  G.,  and 
William  O.  Winston,  in  forming  one  of  the  largest  railroad  contract- 
ing firms  in  the  world;  was  also  interested  in  mining  operations  in 
Montana,  and  in  various  financial  enterprises  in  Minneapolis;  was  its 
mayor  in  1890-91;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1893  and 
1899.     [20*;  22*;  30;  84*;  85A*;  90*;  237   (14*).] 

Winter,  Mrs.  Alice  Ames,  author,  b.  in  Albany,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  25,  1865; 
was  graduated  at  Wellesley  College,  1886;  was  married  to  Thomas 
Gerald  Winter  in  1892;  author,  "The  Prize  to  the  Hardy"  (1905),  and 
"Jewel  Weed"  (1907);  resides  in  Minneapolis.     [17.] 

Winter,  Andrew,  grocer,  b.  in  Germany  in  1839;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  May 
15,  1904.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1856,  and  the  next  year 
settled  in  St.  Paul.     [237  (35).] 

Winter,  Andrew,  b.  in  Germany  in  1847;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1866;  settled  in  Granite  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1878,  and  engaged  in  the 
hardware  business.     [32.] 

Winter,  Edwin  W.,  b.  in  1845;  engaged  in  railroad  business;  settled 
in  St.  Paul  in  1881;  was  president  of  the  Northern  Pacific  railway  com- 
pany, 1896-7.     [176  (July,  1S96*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  873 

Winther,  Paul,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  March  18,  1862; 
was  educated  at  Augsburg  Seminary,  Minneapolis,  1883-90;  was  pas- 
tor in  Morris,  Minn.,  1890-1901,  and  in  Minneapolis  after  1901.     [148.] 

Winyan  (Elizabeth),  a  Sioux  woman,  b.  near  the  site  of  Mankato, 
Minn.,  in  1831;  d.  at  Fort  Bennett,  N.  D.,  Feb.  20,  1890.  Her  father  was 
head  soldier  for  the  chief  Sleepy  Eye.  She  was  one  of  the  first  con- 
verts to  Christianity  under  the  mission  work  of  Drs.  Williamson  and 
Riggs.  During  the  outbreak  of  1862  she  befriended  the  whites.  After- 
ward she  was  a  missionary  among  the  Sioux  in  Dakota,  having  charge 
of  a  station  on  the  Sheyenne  river  after  1875.    [179  (March  28,  1890*).] 

Wixzer,  Charles,  pioneer,  b.  in  Saxe-Weimar,  Germany,  June  14, 
1845;  came  to  the  United  States  when  seventeen  years  old;  served  in 
the  173d  N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1869, 
taking  a  claim  in  Jackson  county;  was  the  first  settler  in  Weimar,  and 
named  the  town  for  his  home  in  his  native  land.  He  was  a  represent- 
ative from  Heron  Lake  in  the  legislature  in  1907.     [30*;  34;  39.]  - 

Wirt,  George  W.,  miller,  b.  in  Lake  county,  Ohio,  Dec.  22,  1828;  set- 
tled on  a  farm  in  Oronoco,  Minn.,  in  1863,  and  also  owned  a  half  inter- 
est in  a  flour  mill.     [66.] 

Wirt,  Noah,  clergyman,  b.  near  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  April  25,  1798; 
d.  in  Oronoco,  Minn.,  July  25,  1869.  He  began  to  preach  in  the  Church 
of  the  Disciples  at  an  early  age.     [66.] 

Wirth,  Augustin,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Lohr,  Bavaria,  March  17,  1828; 
d.  in  Springfield,  Minn.,  Dec.  20,  1901.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1851;  was  ordained  the  next  year;  was  pastor  at  Mankato,  Minn., 
1871-4.     [83.] 

Wirth,  Carl,  physician,  b.  in  Rhein-Hessen,  Germany,  in  1845;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1870;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1885.     [26*.] 

Wirth,  George,  architect,  b.  in  Bavaria,  Germany^  in  1851;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1869;  settled  in  St.  Paul  ten  years  later.     [68.] 

Wise,  Charles  E.,  journalist,  b.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  Oct.  23,  1860; 
business  editor  of  the  Mankato  Review,  which  his  father  established 
in  1869.     [46.] 

Wise,  John  Claggett,  journalist,  b.  in  Hagerstown,  Md.,  Sept.  4, 
1834;  d.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  Nov.  17,  1900.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1859,  settling  in  Mankato,  where  he  edited  and  published  the  weekly 
Record  until  1868.  The  next  year  he  established  the  Weekly  Review, 
and  in  1892  commenced  the  publication  of  the  Daily  Review.  In  1885 
and  again  in  1894  he  was  appointed  postmaster  of  Mankato.  [22*; 
23*;  28,  IX,  XII;  32;  45*;  83*;  237  (3,  11);  238  (Jan.  3,  1894*).] 

Wiseman,  Merritt,  pioneer,  b.  in  Rutland  county,  Vt,  Nov.  5,  1832; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  settled  in  Glendorado,  Benton  county,  in 
1859,  being  the  first  settler  in  that  township.     [31.] 

Wiser,  Philip  Kimball,  jeweler,  b.  in  Cambridge,  Ohio,  Feb.  29, 
1840;  settled  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  in  1866;  was  receiver  of  the  U.  S. 
land  office  at  Tracy  a  few  years.     [83.] 


874  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Wisniewski,  Lawrence,  b.  in  Poland,  Aug.  4,  1855;  came  to  the  Unit- 
ed States  in  1868;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Benton  county,  Minn.,  1877; 
was  county  treasurer,  1897-1906;  resides  in  Foley,  and  is  in  banking 
business;  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1911.     [30*.] 

Wist,  Johannes  B.,  journalist,  b.  in  Trondhjem  stift,  Norway,  April 
6,  1864;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1884;  settled  in  St.  Paul;  was 
editor  of  the  Nordvesten.     [169.] 

Wiswell,  James  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Windham  county,  Vt,  Sept.  15, 
1828;  d.  in  Mankato,  Minn.,  Dec.  28,  1883.  He  was  graduated  at  Union 
College,  Schenectady,  N.  Y.,  in  1853;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1856; 
came  to  Blue  Earth  county,  Minn.,  the  next  year,  and  settled  in  Man- 
kato in  1864.     [32;   83*.] 

WiTHERSTiNE,  Horace  H.,  physician,  b.  in  Herkimer  county,  N.  Y., 
April  14,  1852;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1872,  and  engaged  in  teaching; 
was  graduated  at  Rush  Medical  College,  Chicago,  1886,  and  has  since 
practiced  in  Rochester;  was  a  state  senator  in  1903-09.  [24;  30;  66; 
66A.] 

Withrow,  Samuel,  merchant  and  farmer,  b.  in  Uniontown,  Pa„  Oct. 
28,  1812;  settled  in  Oronoco,  Minn.,  in  1855.     [66,] 

Witte,  William,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Germany,  Feb.  17,  1868; 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1889;  was  graduated  at  Capital  Univer- 
sity, Columbus,  Ohio,  1892;  was  a  pastor  at  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  twelve 
years,  and  became  professor  of  languages  at  the  Luther  Seminary,  St. 
Paul  ,in  1904.     [148.] 

Wittmann,  Cornelius,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Bavaria,  Oct.  16,  1828;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1852;  joined  the  Benedictine  order  in  Penn- 
sylvania; came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  was  ordained  to  the  priest- 
hood the  same  year;  was  pastor  in  St.  Cloud,  and  was  the  first  presi- 
dent of  St.  John's  College;  later  was  pastor  in  other  places  in  Min- 
nesota and  the  West     [132*.] 

Wohlhuter,  William,  farmer,  b.  in  Minnesota  in  1862;  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1903,  1905,  and  1909;  resides  in  Albert 
Lea,  and  is  manager  of  the  local  telephone  exchange,     [30*.] 

Wold,  John  L.,  merchant,  b.  in  Sibley  county,  Minn.,  in  1877 ;  re- 
Sides  at  Twin  Valley;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1907. 
[30*.] 

Wolfer,  Henry,  prison  warden,  b.  near  Munith,  Mich,  March  23, 
1853;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1S92  to  accept  the  position  of  warden  of 
the  state  prison  at  Stillwater,  which  he  has  since  held,  except  an  in- 
terval of  about  a  year  and  a  half  in  18994901.    [22*;  24;  25,] 

Wolff,  Albert,  b.  in  Germany,  Sept,  2B,  1825;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Nov. 
25,  1893.  He  came  to  the  United  States  as  a  political  exile,  and  to 
Minnesota  in  1853;  engaged  in  newspaper  publication,  and  was  editor 
of  the  Volkszeitung  after  1877.     [28,  X;  94;  237  (2).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  875 

Wolff,  August,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Germany  in  1826;  was 
educated  in  Berlin,  and  entered  the  ministry  there;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1863,  settling  in  Minnesota;  was  pastor  in  Scott  and  Isanti 
counties  fourteen  years,  and  after  1877  resided  in  Good  Thunder,  Blue 
Earth  county.     [32;  45*.] 

Wolff,  Henry  B.,  b.  in  Wayne  county,  Pa.,  Jan.  9,  1842;  came  with 
his  mother  to  Minnesota  in  1855;  settled  in  Morris  in  1871,  where  he 
dealt  in  grain  and  farm  machinery,  and  owned  a  large  farm.     [73.] 

Wolford,  Peter,  financier,  b.  in  York  county,  Pa.,  Feb.  3,  1812;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  Jan.  16,  1894.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  settling 
in  Minneapolis;  engaged  at  first  in  banking,  and  afterward  in  nego- 
tiating mortgages  and  loans.     [20*;  60;  237  (3).] 

Wollan,  Casper  T.,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway,  March  5,  1848;  came 
to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  in  1860,  and  to  Pope  county, 
Minn.,  in  1868;  resided  in  Glenwood.     [67.] 

Wollan,  Gustav  B.,  b.  in  Glenwood,  Minn.,  Sept.  21,  1877;  was  grad- 
uated at  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa,  in  1897;  engaged  in  newspaper 
publication  in  several  places,  being  managing  editor  of  the  Barnesville 
Record-Review  in  1908.     [36;  38.] 

Wollan,  Michael  A.,  merchant,  b.  in  Norway  in  1844;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1860,  and  to  Minnesota  the  same  year;  settled  in 
Glenwood  in  1868;  was  register  of  deeds,  1870-4,  and  county  auditor 
six  years;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1877  and  1887-8. 
[30;  67;  169.] 

Wollan,  Nels  B.,  farmer  and  merchant,  b.  in  Norway,  March  18, 
1835;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1857;  was  one  of  the  first  settlers 
in  Pope  county,  1867;  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  Starbuck,  and 
owned  the  first  store  there.     [67;   237   (31).] 

Wollaston,  Percy,  banker  and  merchant,  b.  in  Leeds,  Eng.,  Dec.  21, 
1825;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1848;  afterward  returned  to  Eng- 
land, and  went  to  Australia,  but  came  again  to  this  country  in  1876, 
and  settled  in  Minnesota;  resided  in  Fairmont,  was  proprietor  of  the 
Merchants'  and  Farmers'  Bank  after  1882,  and  also  owned  a  store. 
[34;   39.] 

Wolverton,  Jacob  A.,  b.  in  Hunterdon  county,  N.  J.,  Aug.  15,  1832; 
d.  in  Minneapolis,  Oct.  31,  1901.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1859; 
engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  later  in  real  estate.     [237  (19*).] 

Wolvin,  Augustus  Benjamin,  capitalist,  b.  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  Oct. 
16,  1857;  began  as  a  cabin  boy  on  the  great  lakes  in  1867,  and  became 
master  of  a  vessel  when  twenty-one  years  of  age;  settled  in  Duluth  in 
1888;  was  vice  president  and  general  manager  of  the  Pittsburg  Steam- 
ship Co.  until  1904,  and  later  president  of  the  Zenith  Furnace  Co.  [17 ; 
24;  25.] 

Womer,  Parley  Paul,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Osceola,  Pa., 
May  29,  1870;  was  graduated  at  Ohio  Wesleyan  University,  and  at 
Yale  University  in  1895;  pastor  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  since  1907.    Author 


876  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS, 

of  the  following  books:  The  Relation  of  Healing  to  Law,  1909;  A 
Valid  Religion  for  the  Times,  1910;  and  The  Coming  Creed,  1911. 
[241.] 

Wood,  Adam  John,  farmer,  b.  in  Canada,  March  9,  1816;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1855,  settling  in  Otsego,  Wright  county;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature  in  1903-5.     [30*;  31.] 

Wood,  Arthur  De  Lacey,  editor,  b.  at  Sauk  Rapids,  Minn.,  May  15, 
1855;  d.  in  Buluth,  Nov.  7,  1911.  He  began  work  in  a  printing  office 
when  fifteen  years  old;  established  thirty-two  newspapers  in  Minne- 
sota, the  Dakotas,  and  in  frontier  districts  of  Michigan  and  Wisconsin; 
resided  at  Two  Harbors,  Minn.,  during  his  last  years,  publishing  the 
Iron  Port  Advocate.     [237   (68*).] 

Wood,  Charles,  pioneer,  b.  in  Randolph,  Vt.,  Aug.  1,  1811;  settled  in 
Rice  county,  Minn.,  in  1854;  owned  a  farm  in  Wells;  was  county  sheriff 
two  years,  and  a  representative  in  the  legislature  two  years ;  owned 
an  interest  in  a  mill  after  1863.     [70.] 

Wood,  Charles  G.,  merchant,  b.  in  Franklin  county,  Vt.,  April  22, 
1840;  served  in  the  Eighth  Vermont  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  becoming 
first  lieutenant;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1866,  and  settled  in  Sauk 
Rapids  in  1871.     [31.] 

Wood,  E.  B.,  b.  in  Randolph  county,  Ind.,  May  19,  1846;  received  a 
college  education;  served  in  the  army,  1863-6;  settled  in  Todd  county, 
Minn.,  in  1882;  was  county  attorney  fifteen  years;  was  captain  in  the 
Fourteenth  Regt.,  U.  S.  V.,  in  the  Spanish-American  war,  1898;  was  a 
state  senator,  1903-5.     [30.] 

Wood,  Edward  H.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Spencer  county,  Ky.,  in  1835;  d.  in 
St.  Paul,  March  13,  1907.  He  was  educated  at  Oberlin  College;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1856;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Taylor's  Falls  in 
1859;  served  in  the  Seventh  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  becom- 
ing lieutenant*  later  settled  in  St.  Paul.     [93;  94;   237   (43*).] 

Wood,  Eugene,  b,  in  Berne,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  18,  1838;  came  to  Minnesota 
in  1877,  settling  at  Austin,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business;  has 
been  register  of  deeds  for  Mower  county  since  18S6.     [24;  65A;  79*.] 

Wood,  Fred  B.,  b.  at  Ames,  N.  Y„  June  14,  1866;  came  to  Minnesota 
with  his  parents  in  1877,  and  lived  at  Austin;  engaged  in  real  estate 
and  insurance  business;  was  captain  in  the  Twelfth  Minnesota  Regt. 
in  the  Spanish-American  war,  1898;  adjutant  general  of  Minnesota 
since  1905.     [25;  30*.] 

Wood,  George  A.,  b.  in  Canada  in  1852;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1870; 
was  graduated  at  the  State  University,  1878;  engaged  in  hardware 
business  in  Ortonville.    [32.] 

Wood,  George  Ingersolt,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Stamford, 
Conn.,  May  20,  1814;  d.  in  Washington,  D.  C,  Jan.  9,  1899,  He  was 
graduated  at  Yale  College,  1833,  and  Union  Seminary,  1838.    His  niin- 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  877 

isterial  work  was  chiefly  in  Connecticut,  but  he  was  pastor  in  St. 
Cloud,  Minn.,  1867-9.     [144.] 

Wood,  George  "Weston,  physician,  b.  in  Canada,  May  8,  1842;  was 
graduated  at  McGill  College;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1873,  and  was 
surgeon  of  the  Shattuck  School;  was  a  professor  in  the  State  Univer- 
sity, 1883-7;  resided  in  Faribault;  was  a  state  senator,  1887-9.    [30;  70.] 

Wood,  J.  C,  b.  in  Canada  in  1855;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1870;  set- 
tled in  Ortonville  in  1878;  was  postmaster,  and  engaged  in  hardware 
business.     [32.] 

Wood,  James  D.,  journalist,  b.  in  Cattaraugus  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1834; 
served  in  the  Second  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the 
rank  of  captain;  settled  in  Owatonna,  Minn.,  in  1866,  and  established 
the  Democrat;  the  next  year  removed  to  St.  Paul,  where  he  was  con- 
nected with  the  Pioneer,  and  after  1874  with  the  Dispatch.     [30  (1877).] 

Wood,  John  E.,  Baptist  clergyman,  b.  in  Gloucester,  R.  I.,  April  14, 
1825;  d.  in  Detroit,  Minn.,  Feb.  1,  1905.  He  entered  the  ministry  when 
twenty-five  years  old;  became  captain  of  a  company  in  the  21st  Con- 
necticut regiment  in  the  civil  war;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1871;  was 
pastor  in  Detroit,  St.  Cloud,  and  other  places.     [44*.] 

Wood,  John  Q.  A.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Chichester,  N.  H.,  in  1815;  was  grad- 
uated at  Union  College  in  1843,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1846; 
settled  at  Sauk  Rapids,  Minn.,  in  1854;  was  county  attorney  eleven 
years.     [41;  165.] 

Wood,  Joseph  C,  lawyer,  b.  in  Michigan  in  1864;  was  graduated  in 
law  at  the  University  of  Michigan;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1873,  and 
resided  at  Wilkin;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature,  1897-9.     [30.] 

Wood,  Mrs.  Julia  A.  A.  Sargent,  author,  b.  in  New  London,  N.  H., 
April  13,  1825;  d.  in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  in  1903.  She  was  married  in 
1849  to  Mr.  William  H.  Wood,  and  came  with  him  to  Sauk  Rapids, 
Minn.;  aided  him  in  establishing  The  New  Era;  contributed  many 
articles  and  poems  to  Eastern  magazines,  and  was  author  of  several 
novels,  written  under  the  nom  de  plume  of  Minnie  Mary  Lee.  [29*; 
41;  165;  237  (28).] 

Wood,  Lorenzo  G.,  farmer,  b.  in  Onondaga,  N.  Y.,  in  1823;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1881;  resided  in  Warren;  was  register  of  deeds  and 
county  surveyor  of  Marshall  county;  was  a  state  senator,  1891-3.     [30.] 

Wood,  Owen  J.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Lake  county,  Ind.,  in  1853;  was  admit- 
ted to  the  bar  in  1874,  and  two  years  later  was  graduated  at  Rloom- 
ington  University;  settled  in  1879  in  Montevideo,  Minn.;  was  county 
attorney  several  terms.     [32.] 

Wood,  Robert  C,  b.  in  Rhode  Island;  entered  the  U.  S.  army  as  as- 
sistant surgeon  in  1825,  and  the  next  year  became  surgeon;  was  at 
Fort  Snelling,  Minn.,  in  1829,  and  went  in  an  open  boat  to  Fort  Craw- 


878  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

ford,  Wis.,  where  he  married  the  eldest  daughter  of  Zachary  Taylor, 
and  returned  with  her  to  Fort  Snelling.  During  the  civil  war  he  was 
assistant  surgeon  general.     [131.] 

Wood,  William,  pioneer,  b.  about  1830;  came  to  Springfield,  Minn., 
in  1856,  and  opened  a  store  there,  being  the  first  white  settler  in  Jack- 
son county.  He  was  killed  by  the  Sioux  Indians  a  few  months  later, 
in  the  Inkpaduta  massacre.     [62.] 

Wood,  William  H.,  b.  in  Loudon,  N.  H.,  Feb.  2,  1817;  d.  in  1870. 
He  studied  at  Dartmouth  College,  1839,  and  was  graduated  at  Union 
College,  1843;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1845;  settled  in  Sauk  Rapids, 
Minn.,  in  1851;  established  and  edited  The  New  Era;  was  a  represent- 
ative in  the  legislature.  Afterward  he  was  president  of  a  college  in 
Kentucky,  but  died  after  holding  the  position  one  year.  [18,  XII;  29*; 
41.] 

Woodard,  Fkancis  Reuben,  physician,  b.  in  Madison,  Ohio,  July  15, 
1848;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1858  with  his  parents,  who  settled  in  Roch- 
ester; was  graduated  at  Rush  Medical  College,  1879;  commenced  prac- 
tice at  Claremont;  removed  in  1881  to  Minneapolis.     [26*;   85A.] 

Woodard,  Hartson  F.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Dunham,  P.  Q.,  June  21,  1847; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1869;  settled  at  Fergus  Falls,  Minn.,  in 
1882.     [25;   35.] 

Woodard,  William  W.,  b.  in  Geauga  county,  ©hio,  Aug.  6,  1851; 
came  with  his  father  to  Minnesota  in  1865;  engaged  in  the  drug  busi- 
ness at  Wells  ten  years,  was  editor  of  the  Wells  Advocate  five  years, 
and  postmaster  ten  years;  owned  and  published  the  Free, Press  in 
Mankato  after  1880.     [32.] 

Woodbridge,  Frederick  James  Eugene,  educator,  b.  in  Windsor,  Can- 
ada, March  26,  1867;  was  graduated  at  Amherst  College,  1S89,  and 
Union  Theological  Seminary,  N.  Y.,  1892;  was  professor  of  philosophy 
in  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1894-1901;  has  since  been  a  professor 
in  Columbia  University,  New  York  City.     [17;  127  (9*;  10*);  127B.] 

Woodbridge,  William  Starkweather,  b.  in  Brookline,  Mass.,  June  30, 
1845;  d.  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  March  24,  1911.  He  served  in  the  First 
Arkansas  cavalry  in  the  civil  war,  1862-5;  settled  in  Duluth,  Minn.,  in 
1870;  was  president  of  the  Duluth  Paper  and  Stationery  Co.;  in  1878 
established  the  Lake  Superior  News.     [121.] 

Woodbury,  Albert,  b.  in  Groton,  Mass.,  Aug.  5,  1835;  was  wounded 
in  the  battle  of  Chickamauga,  and  died  in  the  hospital,  Oct.  29,  1863. 
He  settled  in  Anoka,  Minn.,  in  1858,  and  engaged  in  flour  milling;  was 
first  lieutenant  of  the  Second  Minnesota  Battery  in  the  civil  war. 
[43.] 

Woodbury,  Charles  T.,  b.  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  April  17,  1839;  came 
to  Anoka,  Minn.,  in  1862;  engaged  in  milling,  lumber  business,  and 
insurance.    [43.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  879 

Woodbury,  Dwight,  b.  in  Charlton,  Mass.,  Oct.  26,  1800;  d.  in  Anoka, 
Minn.,  March  18,  1884.  He  came  to  Anoka  in  1855,  invested  largely  in 
real  estate,  and  also  owned  a  water  power  and  mills  at  St.  Francis; 
was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1863.     [31;   43.] 

Woodman,  L.  C,  b.  in  1825;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1859;  engaged  in 
farming  and  owned  a  lime  kiln  at  Clinton  Falls;  settled  at  Owatonna 
in  1882;  was  liberal  in  his  donations  to  Pillsbury  Academy  and  to 
church  work.     [72*;  237  (49*).] 

Woodmansee,  Benjamin  De  Witt,  b.  in  Butler  county,  Ohio,  Feb.  9, 
1840;  d.  at  Eureka  Springs,  Ark.,  April  9,  1897.  He  came  to  St.  Paul 
in  1867,  and  until  1886  was  manager  of  the  St.  Paul  Driving  Park  As- 
sociation, and  of  Commodore  Kittson's  establishment  that  succeeded 
it.  Ill  health  induced  him  to  try  a  change  of  climate,  and  the  last 
few  years  of  his  life  were  spent  largely  in  travel.     [23;  43;  68.] 

Woodruff,  G.  C,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Lewis,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  16,  1807; 
began  to  preach  in  1826,  and  continued  in  this  work  seventy-five  years; 
resided  in  Magnolia,  Minn.,  after  1893.     [237   (15*).] 

Woodruff,  G.  S.,  b.  in  Hartford,  Conn.,  Oct.  7,  1825;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1855;  built  a  mill  in  Tracy  in  1881.     [32.] 

Woodruff,  Phtlo,  b.  near  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  April,  1815;  d.  in  Fari- 
bault, Minn.,  April  21,  1887.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1855,  settling 
on  a  farm  near  Waseca;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in 
1864.     [166  (1888).] 

Woods,  Albert  Fred,  educator,  b.  at  Belvidere,  111.,  Dec.  25,  1866; 
was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Nebraska,  1890;  was  employed  in 
the  United  States  Department  of  Agriculture,  1894-1910;  since  1910 
dean  of  the  College  of  Agriculture  of  the  University  of  Minnesota,  St. 
Anthony  Park,  St.  Paul.     [7A;   17;   127A*.] 

Woods,  Charles  Henry,  lawyer,  b.  in  Newport,  N.  H.,  Oct.  8,  1836; 
d.  at  Hot  Springs,  Va.,  April  16,  1899.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1862;  served  as  captain  in  the  16th  N.  H.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  set- 
tled in  Minneapolis  in  1866;  was  the  first  city  justice,  being  judge  of 
the  municipal  court,  1867-9.  A  biographic  memorial  volume,  90  pagesj 
containing  tributes  of  many  friends  following  his  death,  was  published 
in  1900.     [58;  84*;  121;  237   (9*).] 

Woods,  Samuel,  soldier,  b.  in  Indiana  in  1812;  d.  in  Oakland,  Cal., 
Sept.  22,  1887.  He  was  graduated  at  the  U.  S.  Military  Academy  in 
1833;  was  commandant  at  Fort  Snelling,  1848-9;  attained  the  rank  of 
colonel;  retired  from  the  army  in  1881.  He  conducted  an  expedition 
in  1849  from  Fort  Snelling  to  the  Pembina  settlement  for  the  purpose 
of  selecting  a  site  for  a  military  post,  his  report  being  the  House  Ex. 
Doc.  No.  51,  First  session,  31st  Congress.     [11;  12;  13.] 

Woods,  W.  H.,  physician,  b.  in  Ohio  in  1823;  was  graduated  from  a 
college  at  Euclid,  Ohio;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  resided  in  Owa- 
tonna, Le  Sueur,  and  after  1879  in  Montgomery.     [32.] 


880  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Woodward,  A.  P.,  physician,  b.  in  Danville,  Vt,  Nov.  28,  1852;  was 
graduated  at  Boston  University,  1873;  and  the  next  year  settled  in 
Cannon  Falls,  Minn.     [80.] 

Woodward,  Charles,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  England,  July  3, 
1821;  d.  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  Nov.  9,  1891.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1829;  was  graduated  at  Geneva  College,  1844,  and  the  Gen- 
eral Theological  Seminary,  1847;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857;  was 
rector  in  Minneapolis  and  Rochester,  and  later  was  a  missionary  in 
southeastern  Minnesota.     [152.] 

Woodward,  Charles  A.,  physician,*  b.  in  Danville,  Vt,  Sept.  3,  1853; 
was  graduated  at  Boston  University,  1878,  and  the  same  year  settled 
in  Glencoe,  Minn.     [64.] 

Woodward,  Forrest  E.,  b.  in  Buena  Vista,  Wis.,  Dec.  27,  1852;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Cottage  Grove,  Minn.,  in  1856;  owned  large  farms 
there  and  in  North  Dakota;  was  interested  in  banks  in  St.  Paul,  and 
owned  a  store,  grain  elevator,  and  feed  mill  in  Langdon.     [42*.] 

Woodward,  Franc  Roswell  Emerson,  newspaper  correspondent,  b. 
near  Hopkins,  Minn.,  Sept.  6,  1868;  spent  his  early  years  in  Minne- 
apolis, where  he  entered  on  newspaper  work;  was  afterward  employed 
on  various  metropolitan  papers;  went  to  Cuba  in  1895  in  the  interests 
of  the  New  York  World,  and  as  a  war  correspondent  had  much  influ- 
ence in  arousing  sympathy  in  behalf  of  Cuba;  afterward  returned  to 
Minneapolis;  author  of  "With  Maceo  in  Cuba,"  and  several  other  books. 
[22*.] 

Woodward,  Philip  Grenville,  merchant,  b.  in  Orange,  Mass.,  Aug.  20, 
1837;  served  in  a  Massachusetts  regiment  in  the  civil  war,  attaining 
the  rank  of  captain;  first  came  to  Minnesota  in  1858;  resided  in  Min- 
neapolis and  in  South  Dakota,  and  after  1894  in  Anoka,  Minn.,  owning 
there  a  dry  goods  and  shoe  store.     [43.] 

Woodworth,  George  L.,  teacher,  b.  at  Southside,  Wright  county, 
Minn.;  was  educated  at  the  State  Normal  School  in  St.  Cloud;  was 
principal  of  the  Minnesota  State  Reformatory,  and  after  1894  taught 
at  Ashby.     [57*.] 

*  Woodworth,  Granville,  building  contractor,  b.  at  Bridgewater,  N.  Y., 
Aug.  4,  1832;  d.  Aug.  4,  1904.  He  settled  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  in  1857. 
[237   (35).] 

Wooldridge,  C.  L„  farmer,  b.  in  Clearfield  county,  Pa.,  in  1854;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1860,  and  resided  at  Kedron,  Fillmore  county;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature,  1893-5.     [30.] 

Woolley,  John  Granville,  lawyer,  lecturer,  and  journalist,  b.  in 
Collinsville,  Ohio,  Feb.  15,  1850;  was  graduated  at  Ohio  Wesleyan 
University,  1871;  studied  law  at  the  University  of  Michigan;  settled 
in  Minneapolis  in  1878;  entered  the  lecture  field  as  a  temperance  advo- 
cate in  1888;  became  editor  of  The  New  Voice,  N.  Y.,  in  1899;  author 
of  many  books  for  temperance;  was  candidate  for  president  of  the 
United  States  on  the  Prohibition  ticket  in  1900.     [17;  58.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  881 

Woolson,  L.  B.,  physician,  b.  in  Plainfield,  Vt.,  Sept.  7,  1812;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  in  Atwater,  Kandiyohi  county,  in  1871; 
practiced  medicine,  and  owned  a  drug  store.     [35.] 

Woolsten  croft,  Benjamin  W.,  journalist,  b.  at  Jefferson  Barracks, 
Mo.,  Feb.  22,  1846;  served  in  the  Sixth  Iowa  cavalry,  1862-4;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1867,  settling  on  a  claim  in  Nobles  county;  resided  in 
Fulda  after  1879,  and  published  the  Murray  County  Republican;  was 
judge  of  probate  of  Murray  county,  residing  in  Slayton,  1895-1909.  [25; 
34.] 

Woolsten  croft,  John  S.,  journalist,  b.  in  Clayton  county,  Iowa,  Dec. 
23,  1848;  served  in  the  Sixth  Iowa  cavalry  in  the  Indian  war,  1864-5; 
came  to  Jackson  county,  Minn.,  in  1868;  settled  at  Heron  Lake  in 
1881;  owned  and  managed  a  hotel,  1888-1908;  was  editor  and  pub- 
lisher of  the  Jackson  County  Times  after  1896.     [62*.] 

Woolworth,  Seth  B.,  journalist,  b.  in  Westfleld,  Mass.,  in  1830;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  Oct.  18,  1895.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1866,  and  engaged 
in  newspaper  work.     [237  (9*).] 

Wording,  William  Edward,  banker,  b.  in  Castine,  Maine,  Jan.  21, 
1812;  was  graduated  at  Colby  University  in  1836,  studied  law,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1845;  settled  in  Plainview,  Minn.,  in  1880.  [74.] 
Workman,  Harper  M.,  physician,  b.  in  Circleville,  Ohio,  May  14,  1855; 
was  graduated  at  Chicago  Medical  College,  1878;  settled  in  Sleepy  Eye, 
Minn.,  in  1881.     [32.] 

Works,  Henry  Silas,  b.  in  Ludlow,  Vt.,  July  28,  1833;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1864;  served  in  the  Ninth  Illinois  cavalry  during  the  last 
year  of  the  civil  war;  owned  a  farm,  and  engaged  in  lumber  business 
in  Kasson.     [49.] 

Works,  Samuel  D.,  b.  in  Troupsburg,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  3,  1862;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1897,  settled  in  Mankato,  and  engaged  in  the  lumber 
business  and  also  real  estate  and  loans;  a  state  senator  since  1907. 
[25;  30*;  46.] 

Worst,  David,  farmer,  b.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1837;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1871;  resided  in  Redwood  Falls;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1876-7.     [30.] 

Worthingham,  William,  settled  in  St.  Anthony  in  1849;  took  a  claim 
there  in  1851;  was  the  first  mason  in  the  settlement.     [59.] 

Wrabek,  Francis,  b.  in  Bohemia,  Oct.  26,  1844;  came  with  his  par- 
ents to  the  United  States  in  1855,  and  to  Le  Sueur  county,  Minn.,  the 
same  year;  was  postmaster  at  New  Prague;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1879.     [30.] 

Wright,  A.  L.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Franklin  county,  Mass.,  March  1,  1828; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1853,  and  settled  in  Medford  township,  Steele 
county;  built  the  first  house  and  planted  the  first  crop  in  the  county. 
[72.] 

56 


882  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Wright,  Andreas,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Namdalen,  Norway, 
Sept.  13,  1835;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1860;  was  ordained  to 
the  ministry  in  1870,  and  the  next  year  became  pastor  in  Fillmore 
county,  Minn.;  resided  in  Rushford.     [169.] 

Wright,  Arthur  Winfield,  lawyer,  b.  in  Ashtabula  c©unty,  Ohio, 
Sept.  17,  1861;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1875;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1888,  and  has  since  practiced  in  Austin;  was, major  in  the  Twelfth 
Minn.  Regt.  in  the  Spanish  War,  1898.     [25;  79*.] 

Wright,  Benjamin  F.,  d.  in  Utica,  N.  Y.,  June  6,  1840;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Minn.,  Feb.  5,  1905.  He  was  graduated  at  Union  College,  1862;  served 
in  the  146th  N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank  of  major; 
studied  law;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  186t;  was  principal  of  the  High 
School  ten  years,  and  superintendent  of  the  city  schools,  1881-89;  after- 
ward engaged  in  life  insurance  business.  [68;  93A*;  121;  131A;  237 
(35).] 

Wright,  Benjamin  Franklin,  judge,  b.  in  Durham,  Maine,  Aug.  27, 
1861;  was  graduated  at  Colby  University,  Waterville,  Me.,  1883;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1885;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1887,  and  settled 
at  Park  Rapids  in  1891;  judge  in  the  Fifteenth  judicial  district  since 
1909.     [25;  30.] 

Wright,  C.  J.,  farmer,  b.  in  Vermont  in  1853;  came  to  Minnesota  in 
1861;  resides  at  Fergus  Falls;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1909.     [30*.] 

Wright,  Charles  B.,  died' in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  March  24,  1898.  He 
engaged  in  banking  and  railroad  business  in  early  life;  was  the  fourth 
president  of  the  Northern  Pacific  railway;  built  the  Western  Railroad, 
a  line  between  St.  Paul  and  Brainerd,  which  was  later  a  part  of  the 
Northern  Pacific  system;  was  the  founder  of  the  city  of  Tacoma, 
Wash.     [176   (April,  1898*).] 

Wright,  Charles  Dyer,  banker,  b.  in  Orwell,  Vt,  Nov.  8,  1850;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1869;  was  employed  seven  years  in  the  office  of  the 
U.  S.  surveyor  general  in  St.  Paul;  settled  in  Fergus  Falls  in  1876; 
was  mayor  in  1885  and  1888;  president  of  the  First  National  Bank. 
[24;  25;  35;  37.] 

Wright,  Charles  Edgar,  b.  in  New  York  city,  Oct.  13,  1840;  came 
to  St.  Paul  in  1860;  became  a  member  of  the  fire  department  in  1885, 
and  a  captain  in  1888.     [96*.] 

Wright,  Charles  F.,  M.  E.  clergyman,  b.  in  Canfield,  Ohio,  in  1814; 
d.  at  Redwood  Falls,  Minn.,  Oct.  5,  1871.  He  came  to  Minnesota;  was 
stationed  at  St.  Anthony,  and  later  at  Lynd;  had  charge  of  the  Red- 
wood Falls  circuit.     [150.] 

Wright,  Charles  N.,  miller,  b.  at  Westernville,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  24,  1851; 
settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1881,  and  two  years  later  took  charge  of  the 
Crown  Roller  mill.     [168  (Holiday  number,  1884-5*).] 


MINNESOTA   BIOGRAPHIES.  883 

Wright,  Charles  T.  (Nashotaii),  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  near  the 
site  of  Little  Falls,  Minn.,  Feb.  28,  1850,  son  of  the  Ojibway  chief, 
White  Cloud;  was  elected  chief  of  his  tribe  after  his  father's  death  in 
1898;  was  ordained  an  Episcopal  deacon  by  Bishop  Whipple  in  1877, 
and  resided  at  Leech  Lake  twenty  years;  was  educated  at  the  White 
Earth  Reservation,  under  the  instruction  of  Rev.  J.  A.  Gilfillan;  studied 
at  Seabury  Divinity  School,  Faribault,  1889-92;  was  ordained  a  priest 
in  1908;  now  resides  near  Cass  Lake.     [237  (15,  54);  241.] 

Wright,  Edwin  M.,  pioneer,  b.  in  Ontario,  Canada,  Jan.  18,  1836; 
was  educated  at  Lawrence  University,  Appleton,  Wis.;  came  to  Otter 
Tail  county,  Minn.,  in  1857;  resided  in  Stearns  county,  1863-73;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  St.  Cloud  in  1865;  was  a  representative  in  the 
legislature  in  1872;  removed  to  Fergus  Falls,  where  he  practiced  law 
and  engaged  in  farming;  was  attorney  of  Otter  Tail  county  one  term. 
[176  (Oct.,  1886*).] 

Wright,  Franklin  Randolph,  physician,  b.  in  Canton,  111.,  June  15, 
1866;  was  graduated  in  dentistry  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1890, 
and  from  its  medical  department,  1894;  has  been  one  of  its  lecturers 
and  an  instructor  since  1895,  and  a  professor  since  1909,  residing  in 
Minneapolis.     [85A;   127A*,  B.] 

Wright,  Fred  Beriah,  lawyer,  b.  in  Columbia,  Coos  county,  N.  H., 
Jan.  17,  1856;  was  graduated  at  the  Boston  Law  School,  1882;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1883,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in 
the  legislature  in  1907-09.     [24;  25;   26*;  30*;  85A*;  137*.] 

Wright,  Frederick  P.,  merchant,  b.  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  Jan.  25,  1854; 
came  to  St.  Paul,  Minn,,  in  1872;  was  mayor,  1892-4;  president  and 
treasurer  of  the  Wright,  Barrett  and  Stilwell  Co.,  wholesale  stationers, 
since  1894.     [24;   237   (6,  30).] 

Wright,  George  B.,  b.  in  Williston,  Vt.,  June  21,  1835;  d.  at  Fergus 
Falls,  Minn.,  April  29,  1882.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  and  first 
settled  in  Minneapolis;  engaged  in  locating  lands  for  a  railroad  com- 
pany and  for  settlers;  was  the  founder  of  Fergus  Falls  in  1871.  [35; 
237  (1).] 

Wright,  George  F.,  journalist,  b.  in  Hartford,  Conn.,  June  24,  1861; 
came  with  his  parents  in  1877  to  Minneapolis,  where  he  has  since  re- 
sided; was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1895.     [30.] 

Wright,  Isaac  P.,  b.  in  Kentucky,  Dec.  15,  1822;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Feb. 
9,  1903.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1850;  was  a  carpenter  and  builder; 
in  1857-62  owned  a  grocery.     [94;   98*;   237   (28*).] 

Wright,  J.  Lyman,  farmer,  b.  in  Tioga  county,  N.  Y.,  April  25,  1829; 
came  to  Olmsted  county,  Minn.,  in  1854,  and  settled  in  Cascade  town- 
ship; was  county  treasurer  two  terms.     [66.] 

Wright,  J.  R.,  banker,  b.  in  Wisconsin;  settled  in  Rock  county, 
Minn.,  in  1880;  engaged  in  farming,  and  later  in  the  drug  business  in 
Hills;  in  1892  helped  to  organize  the  Rock  County  Bank,  and  was  its 
cashier.     [71*.] 


884  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Wright,  John,  Episcopal  clergyman,  b.  in  Wilmington,  Del.,  Nov.  20, 
1836;  was  graduated  at  Union  College,  1863,  and  at  Union  Theological 
Seminary,  1866;  was  ordained  a  priest  in  1867;  was  rector  in  Boston, 
Mass.,  1874-87;  settled  at  St.  Paul  in  1887,  where  he  has  since  been 
rector  of  St.  Paul's  Church.  He  is  a  specialist  and  lecturer  on  Egyp- 
tology and  bibliography;  author  of  many  treatises  and  books,  including 
Early  Bibles  of  America,  1892,  Early  Prayer  Books  of  America,  1896, 
and  Some  Notable  Altars,  1908.     [17;  24;  163*.] 

Wright,  Jonathan  Wesley,  b.  in  Russell  county,  Va.,  July  14,  1851; 
came  to  Minnesota  with  his  parents  in  1865,  settling  in  Meeker  county; 
attended  the  state  normal  school  at  St.  Cloud;  was  county  superintend- 
ent of  schools,  1879-87;  assistant  register  of  deeds,  and  postmaster  of 
Litchfield  since  1893;  was  a  state  senator  in  1907-9.     [22*;  30*.] 

Wright,  S.  M,,  b.  in  Grafton  county,  N.  H.,  in  1839;  was  inspector 
of  customs  in  New  York,  1870-7;  settled  in  Lakeville,  Dakota  county, 
Minn.,  in  1877,  and  conducted  a  grain  elevator.     [48.] 

Wright,  Sela  Goodrich,  missionary  worker,  b.  in  Oberlin,  Ohio,  July 
21,  1816;  d.  there  July  9,  1906.  He  was  ordained  at  the  Red  Lake  Mis- 
sion, Minnesota,  in  1849;  was  employed  in  government  service  for  the 
Ojibway  Indians,  1849-62;  engaged  in  work  in  the  South  for  the  Ameri- 
can Missionary  Association,  1862-67,  and  in  Indian  Agency  work  for 
the  U.  S.  government  at  Leech  Lake,  Minn.,  1867-91.     [144.] 

Wright,  Simon  N.,  b.  in  Addison  county,  Vt,  April  27,  1820;  d.  in 
Sauk  Rapids,  Minn.,  April  16,  1901.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1857,  and 
settled  in  Sauk  Rapids  in  1870;  was  at  first  in  charge  of  the  railroad 
station;  was  treasurer  of  Benton  county,  1878-88.     [31;  237  (14).] 

Wright,  Thomas,  b.  in  Cayuga  county,  N.  Y.,  May  23,  1818;  settled 
in  Winona,  Minn.,  in  1856;  engaged  in  real  estate  and  loaning  business. 
[76.] 

Wright,  Warren  W.,  b.  in  Franklin  county,  N.  Y.,  July  11,  1823;  d. 
in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.,  Feb,  2,  1902.  He  followed  a  seafaring  life,  1833-53; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  was  railroad  station  agent  at  St.  Cloud 
after  1867.     [31;   237   (19*).] 

Wright,  William  Henry  Sterling,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1842;  d.  in  St 
Paul,  Nov.  28,  1907.  He  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1882;  engaged  in  rail- 
road service;  was  very  prominent  in  freemasonry.     [237   (48*).] 

Wright,  William  Mason,  Congregational  clergyman,  b.  in  Ohi6,  Nov. 
26,  1848;  d.  in  Missouri,  May  23,  1899.  He  was  ordained  to  the  min- 
istry in  Minneapolis  in  1880;  was  pastor  in  Clearwater,  Breckenridge, 
and  Paynesville.     [144.] 

Wroolte,  T.  S.,  farmer,  b.  in  Norway,  March  11,  1830;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1858,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1864;  settled  in  Delavan, 
Faribault  county;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1879. 
[30.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  885 

Wulling,  Frederick  John,  educator,  b.  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  24, 
1866;  was  graduated  at  the  N.  Y.  College  of  Pharmacy,  1887;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1892,  to  organize  the  department  of  pharmacy  in  the 
University  of  Minnesota,  and  has  since  been  dean  of  that  department. 
He  is  a  prolific  writer,  having  published  standard  text  books  and  over 
four  hundred  papers,  essays,  etc.     [7A;  17;  24;  26*;  85A;  127 A*,  B.] 

Wurst,  Maximilian,  R.  C.  priest,  b.  in  Wilflingen,  Wurtemberg, 
Germany,  Oct.  12,  1855;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1870;  was  or- 
dained priest  in  1878,  at  St.  Paul;  was  afterward  pastor  in  Wabasha 
and  Le  Sueur.    [26*;  32.] 

Wuttke,  H.,  b.  in  Germany,  March  30,  1845;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1870;  settled  in  Sauk  Center,  Minn.,  in  1874,  where  he  estab- 
lished a  carriage  factory  and  blacksmith  shop.     [31.] 

Wylie,  Arthur  Rufus  Trego,  b.  in  Condit,  Ohio,  1871;  was  gradu- 
ated at  Harvard  University,  1893,  and  in  medicine  at  the  University 
of  Minnesota,  1906;  psychologist  of  the  state  school  for  the  feeble- 
minded, Faribault,  Minn.,  1898-1902,  and  first  assistant  physician  there 
since  1906.     [7A.] 

Wyman,  George  Henry,  lawyer,  b.  in  Chester,  Maine,  Aug.  24,  1852; 
was  graduated  at  Bates  College  in  1877;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1881;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1884,  settling  in  Anoka;  was  county  attor- 
ney six  years,  and  afterward  city  attorney;  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1905.     [22*;   30*;   43*;   137*.] 

Wyman,  James  Thomas,  manufacturer,  b.  in  Millbridge,  Maine,  Oct. 
15,  1849;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1868,  and  settled  at  Minneapolis  in 
1871;  was  superintendent  of  a  sash  and  door  factory,  in  which  he  be- 
came a  partner;  president  of  the  Metropolitan  Bank,  1890-1903,  which 
he  had  helped  to  organize;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1893,  and  a  state  senator,  1895-7;  was  president  of  the  Board  of  Re- 
gents, University  of  Minnesota,  1905-08.  [20;  22*;  24;  25;  30;  84*; 
85A;   127A*;   167   (Jan.  25,  1901*).] 

Wyman,  Oliver  Cromwell,  merchant,  b.  in  Anderson,  Ind.,  Jan.,  1837; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1874,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  established  a 
wholesale  dry  goods  business  under  the  name  of  Wyman  and  Mullin, 
which  firm  name  was  changed  in  1890  to  Wyman,  Partridge,  and  Co. 
[22*;  24;   85A*;  90*.] 

Wyvell,  Henry  G.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Michigan,  in  1868;  came  to  Otter 
Tail  county,  Minn.,  when  a  child;  settled  in  Breckenridge  in  1886; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1889,  but  afterward  studied  two  years  at 
the  University  of  Minnesota  and  was  graduated  at  law  there  in  1891; 
was  county  attorney  for  Wilkin  county,  1894-1904.     [38.] 

Wyvell,  John,  b.  in  England,  Oct.  14,  1838;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1859,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1870;  settled  in  Breckenridge  in 
1886,  and  engaged  in  furniture  business.     [35.] 


886  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Yale,  Charles  Banks,  b.  in  1856;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Nov.  26,  1902.  He 
was  general  claim  agent  for  the  Great  Northern  railway  after  1886. 
[237  (28).] 

Yale,  D.  E.,  hardware  merchant,  b.  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y., 
April  15,  1844;  came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota;  settled  in  Can- 
non Palls  in  1875.     [54.] 

Yale,  Stephen  M.,  b.  in  Guilford,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  15,  1857;  settled  at 
Minneapolis  in  1892;  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  sash  and  doors. 
[24;   25;   85A;   167   (Dec.  21,  1900*).] 

Yale,  Washington,  b.  in  Patterson,  N.  Y.,  March  30,  1807;  d.  in  Min- 
neapolis, April  23,  1897.  He  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  New 
York;  visited  Minneapolis  in  1857,  and  invested  in  real  estate  there; 
after  1871  made  that  city  his  home.     [84*;  85A;  237  (9*).] 

Yale,  William  Hall,  lieutenant  governor,  b.  in  New  Haven,  Conn., 
Nov.  12,  1831;  came  to  Winona,  Minn.,  in  1857,  where  he  long  resided 
and  practiced  law;  was  a  state  senator  in  1867-8,  1876-7,  and  1895-7; 
was  lieutenant  governor,  1870-4;  and  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1899.  He  removed  to  St.  Paul  in  1900;  and  has  been  marshal  of 
the  State  Supreme  Court  since  1905.  [18;  22*;  29;  30;  41;  77;  127 
(10*).] 

Yanish,  Edward,  b.  near  Vienna,  Austria,  Nov.  25,  1852;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1864;  lived  in  Oshkosh,  Wis.,  and  attended  the  high 
school  and  a  business  college  there;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1882; 
came  to  Minnesota  in  1883,  and  settled  in  St.  Paul  the  next  year;  en- 
gaged in  cooperage  manufacturing;  has  been  postmaster  of  St.  Paul 
since  1907.     [241.] 

Yanz,  Frank,  b.  in  Germany,  June  17,  1837;  came  with  his  parents 
to  the  United  States;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Hastings, 
Minn.,  after  1870.     [48.] 

Yardley,  Wade  Hampton,  lawyer,  b.  in  Lock  Haven,  Pa.,  Oct.  11; 
1861;  was  graduated  in  law  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  1885; 
settled  in  St.  Paul  the  same  year.     [24;  93.] 

Yates,  F.  B.,  b.  in  Indiana  in  1848;  was  graduated  at  Depauw  Uni- 
versity, Green  Castle,  Ind.;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1874;  settled  at  Still- 
water, and  was  secretary  of  the  St.  Croix  Lumbermen's  board  of  trade 
and  deputy  surveyor  of  logs;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature 
in  1897.     [30.] 

Yearian,  Charles  B.,  merchant,  b.  in  Richland  county,  Ohio,  Sept. 
15,  1836;  served  in  the  81st  Illinois  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  came  to 
Fillmore  county,  Minn,,  in  1873,  and  settled  in  Spring  Valley  in  1880. 
[52.]  * 

Yearly,  S.  M.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Cheshire  county,  N.  H.,  Oct.  15,  1827; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1850;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling 
in  Owatonna;  was  the  first  county  attorney  of  Steele  county;  removed 
to  Minnesota  Falls  in  1874.     [32.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  887 

Ylvisaker,  Johan  T.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  Nov.  10, 
1858;  came  with  his  father  to  the  United  States  in  1S68,  and  to  Min- 
nesota the  same  year;  was  graduated  at  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa, 
in  1877,  and  at  Concordia  Theological  Seminary,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  in 
1880;  settled  in  Bancroft,  Freeborn  county,  Minn.,  in  1881.     [53.] 

Ylvisaker,  John  T.,  educator,  b.  in  Norway,  April  24,  1845;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1*871;  was  graduated  at  Luther  College,  Decorah, 
Iowa,  in  1874,  and  at  Concordia  Seminary,  St.  Louis,  in  1877;  was  pas- 
tor two  years  in  Goodhue  county,  Minn. ;  since  1879  professor  of  the- 
ology in  Luther  Seminary,  formerly  at  Madison,  Wis.,  now  at  Ham- 
line,  St.  Paul;  author  of  numerous  pamphlets,  and  of  many  articles  in 
the  church  newspaper,  "Kirketidende."     [148;  169*.] 

Yoerg,  Anthony,  b.  in  Bavaria,  Germany,  Oct.  5,  1816;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Minn.,  July  7,  1896.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1845,  and  to 
Minnesota  in  1849,  settling  in  St.  Paul;  established  a  brewery  in  1850 
at  the  upper  steamboat  landing,  and  in  1871  removed  this  business  to 
West  St.  Paul.     [93A.] 

Yoerg,  Anthony,  Jr.,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Sept.  7,  1854,  and  resides  there; 
is  engaged  in  real  estate  business;  was  a  representative  in  the  legis- 
lature in  1903.     [24;   25;  30;  93A.] 

Youmans,  Earl  S.,  lumberman,  b.  in  New  York  state  in  1825;  d.  in 
Winona,  Minn.,  April  23,  1909.  He  settled  there  in  1857;  owned  large 
lumber  interests,  and  during  his  later  years  was  president  of  the  First 
National  Bank.     [237  (56).] 

Youmans,  William  Jay,  physician  and  journalist,  b.  in  Saratoga,  N. 
Y.,  Oct.  14,  1838;  d.  at  Mount  Vernon,  N.  Y.,  April  10,  1901.  He  was 
graduated  from  the  medical  department  of  the  University  of  New  York, 
1865;  settled  in  Winona,  Minn.,  in  1869,  and  practiced  medicine  there 
three  years;  became  associate  editor  of  the  Popular  Science  Monthly, 
and  removed  to  New  York.     [1;   76.] 

Young,  Alice,  educator,  b.  in  Bloomington,  Ind.,  June  1,  1861;  en- 
gaged in  teaching  in  California  and  in  Duluth,  Minn.;  was  graduated 
at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1896,  and  was  instructor  in  English 
there,  1895-1900;  now  dean  of  women  in  the  University  of  Montana. 
[127  (10*);  127B.] 

Young,  Austin  Hill,  judge,  b.  in  Fredonia,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  8,  1830;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Minn.,  Feb.  13,  1905.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Prescptt,  Wis.,  in  1860;  removed  to  Minneapolis  in  1866;  was  elected 
city  attorney  in  1871,  and  the  next  year  was  appointed  judge  of  court 
of  common  pleas;  was  a  judge  of  the  Fourth  judicial  district,  1877-91. 
[18;  20;  22*;  30;  41;  58;.  84*;  137;  237  (35);  238  (April  6,  1883).] 

Young,  Charles  F.,  merchant,  b.  in  Germany;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1855,  and  to  Wabasha  county,  Minn.,  in  1857;  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business  in  Lake  City  after  1865.     [74.] 


MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL,   SOCIETY   COLLECTIONS. 

Young,  Edward  Blake,  lawyer,  b.  in  Newton,  Mass.,  Jan.  14,  1864; 
was  graduated  at  Harvard  University,  1885;  settled  in  St.  Paul  the 
same  year,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  two  years  later.     [24;  25;  93.] 

Young,  Edward  T.,  attorney  general,  b.  in  Sibley  county,  Minn.,  Oct. 
27,  1858;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1881,  and  practiced  in  Appleton, 
1881-1904;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1889  and  1893;  a 
state  senator,  1895-1902;  and  attorney  general  of  Minnesota,  1905-09, 
residing  in  St.  Paul.     [24;  30*;  32.] 

Young,  Elbert  A.,  merchant,  b.  in  New  York  city;  settled  in  St.  Paul 
in  1871.     [95*.] 

Young,  Eugene  W.,  b.  in  Randolph,  N,  Y.,  June  12,  1852;  came  with 
his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1865;  wa,s  graduated  at  Carleton  College, 
1879;  was  a  teacher  in  Rochester,  and  later  engaged  in  insurance  busi- 
ness in  Minneapolis.     [66.] 

Young,  George  Brooks,  jurist,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  July  25,  1840;  d. 
in  St.  Paul,  Dec.  30,  1906.  He  was  graduated  at  Harvard  University, 
1860,  and  at  the  Harvard  Law  School,  1863;  came  to  Minnesota,  set- 
tling at  Minneapolis,  in  1870;  was  associate  justice  of  the  Minnesota 
Supreme  Court,  1874-5,  and  in  1875  removed  to  St.  Paul;  was  reporter 
of  the  Supreme  Court,  1875-92,  editing  volumes  21-47  of  its  reports. 
[18;  20;  23;  24;  28,  XII;  68;  93;  95*;  98*;  136;  137*;  168  (April, 
1892*);  237  (43*).] 

Young,  Harry  H.,  journalist,  b.  in  Virginia  in  1825;  d.  in  St.  Paul, 
Feb.  10,  1896.  He  came  to  Minnesota  in  1859;  resided  in  Henderson, 
Red  Wing,  and  Rochester;  engaged  in  newspaper  publication,  and  later 
was  secretary  of  the  state  board  of  immigration.  [28,  X;  68;  176 
(June,  1885*);   237   (9).] 

Young,  Henry  Albert,  merchant,  b.  in  Gailsbach,  Germany,  Dec.  9, 
1845;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1863,  and  settled  in  Minnesota  at 
Read's  Landing;  removed  in  1866  to  Lake  City,  where  he  has  since 
engaged  in  mercantile  business;  wask  mayor  in  1892-3;  became  presi- 
dent of  the  Citizens'  Bank  in  1898.     [23;  25;   74.] 

Young,  Henry  J.,  physician,  b.  in  Rochester,  Vt.,  June  9,  1831;  served 
as  surgeon  in  Wisconsin  regiments  during  the  civil  war;  came  to  Min- 
nesota in  1867,  settling  in  Waseca.     [18;   75.] 

Young,  James  Carleton,  capitalist,  b.  in  Marion,  Iowa,  July  29,  1856; 
was  graduated  at  Cornell  College,  Iowa,  1876;  settled  in  Minneapolis 
in  1891;  has  traveled  extensively  in  America  and  abroad,  has  accumu- 
lated a  large  property  by  real  estate  investments,  and  owns  a  choice 
library.     [17;  20*;  24;  25.] 

Young,  James  D.,  b.  in  Lawrence  county,  Pa.,  April  14,  1834;  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1855;  served  in  the  Eighth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil 
war;  engaged  in  farming  until  1871;  then  settled  in  Delano,  and  con- 
ducted a  hotel  and  a  livery  stable.    [31.] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  889 

Young,  James  W.,  b.  in  Canada,  Dec.  25,  1837;  served  in  the  Second 
Wisconsin  cavalry  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Dresbach,  Winona  coun- 
ty, Minn.;  owned  a  store  and  a  hotel.     [76.] 

Young,  Julius,  b.  in  Baden,  Germany,  Feb.  28,  1845;  came  to  the 
United  States  when  a  child,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1859;  served  in  the 
20th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Owatonna  in  1866, 
owned  a  jewelry  store,  and  after  1882  dealt  in  musical  instruments. 
[72,] 

Young,  Milo  N.,  farmer,  b.  in  West  Middlesex,  Pa.,  in  1854;  came 
with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  when  two  years  old;  resides  near  Royal- 
ton;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature  in  1907.     [30*.] 

Young,  Robert  B.,  miller,  b.  in  Mercer  county,  Pa.,  in  1814;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1856;  was  first  lieutenant  and  afterward  captain  in  the 
Fourth  Minnesota  Regt.  in  the  civil  war,  1861-3;  after  1875  owned  a 
flouring  mill  at  Two  Rivers,  Morrison  county.     [31;  115.] 

Young,  Stewart,  b.  in  Tompkins  county,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  2,  1844;  served 
in  the  140th  N.  Y.  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled  in  Rock  county,  Minn., 
in  1872,  and  resided  on  a  farm  until  1886;  was  county  auditor,  1887-90, 
and  removed  to  Luverne.     [34.] 

Young,  Thomas  L.,  millwright,  b.  in  Mercer  county,  Pa.;  came  to 
Minnesota  in  1872,  and  two  years  later  settled  in  Litchfield.  He  con- 
structed more  than  sixty-five  mills.     [29*.] 

Young,  William  Collins,  architect  and  builder,  b.  in  Fenner,  N.  Y., 
Aug.  10,  1826;  served  as  captain  and  major  in  the  Eighth  Wisconsin 
Regt.,  1862-5;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865,  settling  on  a  farm  near  the 
present  site  of  Waseca,  and  seven  years  afterward  removed  to  that 
town,  of  which  in  1876  he  was  appointed  postmaster.  He  was  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  legislature  in  1870,  and  a  state  senator  in  1871.  [18; 
75.] 

Young,  William  Eri,  lawyer,  b.  in  Adams  county,  Wis.,  Oct.  26,  1861; 
came  with  his  parents  to  Minnesota  in  1864;  was  graduated  at  the 
Mankato  Normal  School,  1881,  and  in  law  at  the  University  of  Iowa, 
1882;  has  practiced  in  Mankato  since  1887;  was  city  attorney  six 
years;  was  a  member  of  the  state  railroad  and  warehouse  commis- 
sion, 1905-09.     [24;   25;   30;   45*.] 

Young,  Winthrop,  banker,  b.  in  Waterford,  Vt.,  Sept.  17,  1817;  d.  in 
Minneapolis,  Minn.,  July,  1896.  He  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1857,  and 
made  investments  in  pine  lands;  engaged  in  banking  in  1878,  and  was 
president  of  the  Farmers'  and  Mechanics'  Bank,  and  also  of  the  Com- 
mercial Bank  of  Minneapolis.     [20;  237   (9).] 

Younger,  Bob,  b.  in  Missouri,  Oct.  29,  1855;  with  his  brothers  was 
a  member  of  an  outlaw  band  of  desperadoes,  and  participated  in  the 
Northfield,  Minn.,  bank  robbery,  Sept.  7,  1876;  died  in  the  state  prison 
at  Stillwater,  Sept.  16,  1889.     [237  (16).] 


890  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Younger,  Cole,  b,  in  Jackson  county,  Mo.,  Jan.  15,  1844;  was  a  mem- 
ber of  Quantrell's  Guerrillas  in  the  civil  war;  later  belonged  to  a  party 
of  desperadoes  who  were  concerned  in  many  raids  and  robberies.  In 
1876,  after  the  party  had  robbed  the  bank  at  Northfield,  Minn.,  and 
killed  Mr.  Heywood,  the  cashier,  he  was  captured  and  sentenced  to 
prison  for  life;  in  1901  was  paroled  by  the  State  Board  of  Pardons,  and 
later  was  pardoned.     [237(16*).] 

Younger,  James,  b.  in  Jackson  county,  Mo.,  Jan.  15,  1848;  with  his 
brothers,  Cole  and  Bob,  and  others,  was  concerned  in  many  robberies, 
chiefly  of  banks  and  railway  trains;  participated  in  the  robbery  of  the 
bank  at  Northfield,  Minn.,  was  captured  and  condemned  to  imprison- 
ment for  life;  served  in  the  state  prison  at  Stillwater,  1876-1901;  was 
paroled  by  the  State  Board  of  Pardons,  being  liberated  from  prison 
July  10,  1901;  committed  suicide  in  St.  Paul,  Oct.  19,  1902.  [237  (16*, 
28).] 

Younggren,  Oscar,  b.  in  Wisconsin,  May  1,  1863;  came  to  Kittson 
county,  Minn.,  in  1880,  and  was  sheriff,  1889-98;  resided  in  Hallock. 
[35.] 

Younglove,  Norton  C,  grocer,  b.  in  Steuben  county,  N.  Y.,  April  27, 
1834;  settled  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  in  1856.     [66.] 

Youngquist,  John  A.,  educator,  b.  in  Sweden,  Oct.  12,  1860;  came  to 
the  United  States  with  his  parents  at  the  age  of  twelve;  was  gradu- 
ated at  Gustavus  Adolphus  College,  St.  Peter,  Minn.,  in  1890,  and  has 
been  a  professor  there  since  1892.     [148.] 

Ytrehus,  Christopher  K.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  in  Norway,  June 
20,  1856;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1884;  studied  theology  at  Augs- 
burg Seminary,  Minneapolis,  and  was  ordained  in  1888;  was  pastor 
in  La  Crosse,  Wis.,  1888-1898;  Hillsboro,  N.  D.,  1898-1903;  Farwell, 
Minn.,  1903-04;  and  Alexandria,  Minn.,  after  1904.     [148.] 

Ytterboe,  Halvor  T,,  educator,  b.  near  Calmar,  Iowa,  Nov.  27,  1857; 
d.  Feb.  2Qt  1904.  He  was  graduated  at  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa, 
in  1881;  was  a  professor  In  St.  Olaf  College,  Northfield,  Minn.,  after 
1882,  and  acted  as  its  financial  agent.  [133  (June,  1898*,  and  March, 
1904*);  149;  169.] 

Zapp,  John,  b.  in  Schoenecken,  Germany,  June  10,  1830;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1854,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  was  register  of  deeds 
in  Stearns  county,  1861-89,  living  at  St.  Cloud;  has  since  engaged  there 
in  real  estate  business.     [18;  24;  25.] 

Zardetti,  Otto,  R.  C.  bishop,  b.  in  Switzerland,  Jan.  24,  1847;  d.  in 
Rome,  Italy,  May  10,  1902.  He  was  ordained  a  priest  in  1870;  settled 
in  the  United  States  in  1881;  was  the  first  bishop  of  St.  Cloud,  Minn., 
1889-94;  resided  in  Rome  after  1897.  [132  (Nov.,  1889,  and  June, 
1902*).] 


MINNESOTA  BIOGRAPHIES.  891 

Zeigler,  Lee  Woodward,  artist,  b.  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  May  7,  1868; 
studied  at  the  Maryland  Institute  and  Art  School;  contributed  draw- 
ings to  Life,  New  York,  1889-94;  has  illustrated  de  luxe  editions  of 
several  authors;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1910,  as  director  in  art  for  the 
St.  Paul  Institute.     [17.] 

Zelch,  John,  farmer,  b.  in  Hesse,  Prussia,  Sept.  27,  1860;  came  to 
St.  Paul  with  his  parents  the  next  year;  resided  on  a  farm  near  Cot- 
tage Grove,  Minn.,  after  1882;  was  a  representative  in  the  legislature, 
1891-3  and  1905-9.     [27*;  30.] 

Zeleny,  Anthony,  b.  in  Racine,  Wis.,  April  20,  1870;  came  to  Hutch- 
inson, Minn.;  was  graduated  at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1892;  in- 
structor in  physics  there,  1897-1906,  and  assistant  professor  since  1906; 
author  of  a  text  book  and  scientific  papers.     [7A;  127B.] 

Zeleny,  Charles,  b.  in  Hutchinson,  Minn.,  Sept.  17,  1878;  was  grad- 
uated at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1898;  associate  professor  of 
zoology  in  the  University  of  Indiana,  1907-9,  and  the  same  of  Illinois 
since  1909.     [7A.] 

Zeleny,  John,  educator,  b.  in  Racine,  Wis.,  March  26,  1872;  lived  in 
Hutchinson,  Minn.,  during  his  youth;  was  graduated  at  the  University 
of  Minnesota,  1892;  was  instructor  in  physics  there,  1892-6,  and  later 
associate  professor,  becoming  the  head  of  this  department  in  1908. 
[7A;  17;   24;   127B.] 

Zenius,  Conrad  C,  music  teacher,  b.  in  Prussia,  Nov.  20,  1830;  d.  in 
St  Paul,  Minn.,  July  25,  1872.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1853, 
and  to  Minnesota  in  1856,  settling  in  St.  Paul;  was  organist  of  the 
Cathedral  and  of  St.  Mary's  Catholic  Church.     [93A.] 

Zich,  August  F.  W.,  Lutheran  clergyman,  b.  June  12,  1868,  at  Stet- 
tin, Germany;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1872;  was  graduated  at 
Northwestern  University,  Watertown,  Wis.,  1890,  and  the  Theological 
Seminary,  Wauwatosa,  Wis.,  1893;  was  pastor  in  Dexter,  Mower  county, 
Minn.,  1893-96,  and  since  1896  at  Sleepy  Eye,  Minn.     [148.] 

Zickrick,  Michael,  clergyman,  b.  near  Berlin,  Germany,  May  22, 
1823;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1848,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1864; 
owned  a  farm,  and  manufactured  brick  in  St.  Charles,  Winona  county; 
was  pastor  of  the  Evangelical  church  there.     [76.] 

Zier,  Edward  B.,  physician,  b.  in  New  Albany,  Ind.,  May  19,  1857;  d. 
in  Minneapolis,  Dec.  9,  1901.  He  was  graduated  from  the  medical  de- 
partment of  the  University  of  Louisville,  1877;  spent  the  next  four 
years  in  study  in  Vienna  and  other  European  cities;  came  to  Minne- 
sota in  1881,  settling  in  Minneapolis;  was  a  representative  in  the  leg- 
islature in  1895.     [20*;  27*;  30;  84*;  237  (19*).] 

Zieske,  John  C,  b.  in  Prussia  in  1842;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1854;  served  in  the  18th  Wisconsin  Regt.  in  the  civil  war;  settled 
in  Sleepy  Eye,  Minn.,  in  1873;  engaged  in  the  harness  trade;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1881.     [32.] 


892  MINNESOTA  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  COLLECTIONS. 

Zimmerman,  Charles  Alfred,  photographer,  b.  in  Strasburg,  Alsace, 
France,  June  21,  1844;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Sept.  23,  1909.  He  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1848  with  his  parents,  who  settled  in  St.  Paul 
in  1856;  served  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota  Regt,  1862-5;  was  a  well  known 
writer  and  illustrator  for  magazines,  and  had  one  of  the  largest  photo- 
graph galleries  in  the  Northwest.     [23*;  68;  94;  97;  237  (59*).] 

Zimmerman,  Edward,  merchant,  b.  in  Strasburg,  Alsace,  April  26, 
1821;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  July  27,  1866.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1848;  settled  in  St.  Paul  in  1856.     [28,  IV*.] 

Zimmerman,  Edward  Oscar,  traveling  salesman,  b.  in  Prance,  Sept. 
29,  1842;  d.  in  St.  Paul,  Aug.  7,  1908.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1848,  and  to  St.  Paul  in  1856;  was  lieutenant  in  the  Sixth  Minnesota 
Regt.  in  the  civil  war.  In  1873  he  established  a  large  photographic 
business.     [94;  237  (51*).] 

Zimmerman,  J.,  farmer,  b.  in  Germany  in  1825;  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1849,  and  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  settled  in  Le  Sueur;  was  a 
representative  in  the  legislature  in  1877.     [30.] 

Zoch,  Herman  Emil,  musician,  b.  in  the  province  of  Posen,  Prussia, 
April  16,  1857;  was  graduated  at  the  Royal  Conservatory  of  Music  in 
Leipsic,  1876;  came  to  the  United  States  in  1883,  and  a  year  later  set- 
tled in  Minneapolis,  where  he  was  highly  regarded  as  a  teacher  of 
the  piano  and  concert  performer.     [22*;  24;  26*;  85A*;  90*.] 

Zollman,  Frederick  W.,  lawyer,  b.  in  Le  Sueur,  Minn.,  June  1,  1860; 
came  with  his  parents  to  St.  Paul  in  1864;  was  graduated  at  North- 
western College,  1881;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1886,  and  has  since 
practiced  in  St.  Paul.     [93;  100;  23S  (Nov.  9,  1899).] 

Zuel,  William  W.,  farmer,  b.  in  Fulton  county,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  25,  1842; 
served  in  the  64th  Illinois  Regt.  during  the  civil  war,  attaining  the  rank 
of  captain;  came  to  Minnesota  in  1865,  and  settled  on  a  claim  in  Spring- 
field, Cottonwood  county,  in  1871.     [34.] 

Zurcher,  Alfred,  physician,  b.  in  Switzerland,  Sept.  5,  1850;  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1874;  settled  in  Stillwater,  Minn.,  in  1876.     [40.] 


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