Alexander Ramsey

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Former Governor of Minnesota

Alexander Ramsey 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. Wikipedia

Born: September 8, 1815, Hummelstown, PA

Died: April 22, 1903 (age 87 years), Saint Paul, MN

Education: Lafayette College and Penn State Dickinson Law

Books: Annual Message of Governor Ramsey to the Legislature of Minnesota: Delivered January 9th, 1862, Alexander Ramsey's Words of War, Inaugural Message of Governor Ramsey to the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Minnesota, and more

Organization founded: Minnesota Historical Society

Party: Republican Party

Previous offices: United States Secretary of War (1879–1881), Senator, MN (1863–1875), Governor of Minnesota (1860–1863), and more