Alexander Ramsey
Alexander Ramsey | |
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Ramsey, 1855–1865 | |
| 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 | September 8, 1815 Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 22, 1903 (aged 87) Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig (Before 1857) Republican (1857—1903) |
| Spouse | Anna Jenks (m. 1844) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Lafayette College Dickinson School of Law |
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Alexander Ramsey (September 8, 1815 – April 22, 1903) was an American politician, who became the first Minnesota Territorial Governor and later became a U.S. Senator. He served as a Whig and Republican over a variety of offices between the 1840s and the 1880s.