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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.
Alexander Ramsey was one of the most influential politicians in Minnesota history. A controversial figure during his lifetime and ever since, Ramsey played a foundational role in creating Minnesota as it exists today.
Carrera política. Fue elegido miembro de la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos por Pensilvania, y se desempeñó en los 28.° y 29.° congresos, desde el 4 de marzo de 1843 hasta el 3 de marzo de 1847. Fue el primer gobernador del Territorio de Minnesota del 1 de junio de 1849 al 15 de mayo de 1853.
In 1849, Alexander Ramsey is appointed the first territorial governor of Minnesota. His influence in the territory, and later the state, leads to urban growth, immigration, and (sometimes controversial) treaties with the Dakota and Ojibwe.
Alexander Ramsey was born September 8, 1815, at Hummelstown, Pennsylvania. In 1849, Ramsey was appointed governor of Minnesota Territory by President Zachary Taylor. In this role, he also acted as the territory’s Indian superintendent.
ALEXANDER RAMSEY was born near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on September 8, 1815. He was orphaned at ten and sent to live with an uncle in Harrisburg. He apprenticed as a carpenter but was fascinated with politics from an early age.
ALEXANDER RAMSEY was born near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 8 September 1815; was orphaned at ten; was employed in a granduncle’s store; was a clerk in the office of the register of deeds;...
