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LaFayette Emmett

LaFayette Emmett

Former Attorney general of the Minnesota Territory
LaFayette Emmett was an American lawyer and an early leader in Minnesota law. He was the second attorney general of the Minnesota Territory from 1853 to 1858 and the first chief justice of the state supreme court, serving from 1858 to 1865. Wikipedia
Born: May 8, 1822, Mount Vernon, OH
Died: August 10, 1905 (age 83 years), Santa Fe, NM
Previous office: Attorney general of the Minnesota Territory (1853–1858)