Alexander Ramsey | |
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Chairman Utah Commission | |
In office March 1882 – 1885 | |
Succeeded by | Ambrose B. Carlton |
34th United States Secretary of War | |
In office December 10, 1879 – March 5, 1881 | |
President | Rutherford B. Hayes |
Preceded by | George W. McCrary |
Succeeded by | Robert Lincoln |
United States Senator from Minnesota | |
In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1875 | |
Preceded by | Henry Rice |
Succeeded by | Samuel J. R. McMillan |
2nd Governor of Minnesota | |
In office January 2, 1860 – July 10, 1863 | |
Preceded by | Henry Sibley |
Succeeded by | Henry Swift |
5th Mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota | |
In office 1855–1856 | |
Preceded by | David Olmsted |
Succeeded by | George Becker |
1st Governor of Minnesota Territory | |
In office June 1, 1849 – May 15, 1853 | |
Appointed by | Zachary Taylor |
Succeeded by | Willis A. Gorman |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 14th district | |
In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | |
Preceded by | James Irvin |
Succeeded by | George Eckert |
Personal details | |
Born | Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, U.S. | September 8, 1815
Died | April 22, 1903 St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | (aged 87)
Political party | Whig (Before 1857) Republican (1857—1903) |
Spouse | Anna Jenks |
Education | Lafayette College Dickinson School of Law |
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Alexander Ramsey (September 8, 1815 – April 22, 1903) was an American politician. He served as a Whig and Republican over a variety of offices between the 1840s and the 1880s. He was the first Minnesota Territorial Governor.
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