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  Milton John Daniels (1838-1914) — also known as Milton J. Daniels — of Minnesota; Riverside, Riverside County, Calif. Born in Cobleskill, Schoharie County, N.Y., April 18, 1838. Son of John V. Daniels and Hester Ann (Wheeler) Daniels. Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; banker; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1882-89; U.S. Representative from California 8th District, 1903-05. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion. Died in Riverside, Riverside County, Calif., December 1, 1914 (age 76 years, 227 days). Interment at Evergreen Memorial Park, Riverside, Calif.
  Relatives: Married 1869 to Jennie E. Booth.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Daniel Fish (b. 1848) — of Delano, Wright County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Cherry Valley, Winnebago County, Ill., January 31, 1848. Son of Daniel Fish and Parmelia (Adams) Fish. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper publisher; probate judge in Minnesota, 1876-77, 1879; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1880; district judge in Minnesota 4th District, 1914-20. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 21, 1873, to Elizabeth Meigs Porter.
  Lucius Frederick Hubbard (1836-1913) — also known as Lucius F. Hubbard — of Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., January 26, 1836. Son of Charles F. Hubbard and Margaret (Van Valkenberg) Hubbard. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; grain business; railroad builder; member of Minnesota state senate 16th District, 1872-75; Governor of Minnesota, 1882-87; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1896; member of Republican National Committee from Minnesota, 1896; general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons. Died February 5, 1913 (age 77 years, 10 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, April 17, 1868, to Amelia Thomas.
  Hubbard County, Minn. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Alexander Hughes (1846-1907) — of Elk Point, Union County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Bismarck, Burleigh County, Dakota Territory (now N.Dak.). Born in Brantford, Ontario, September 30, 1846. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member Dakota territorial council, 1872-73, 1887-89; President of the Dakota Territorial Council, 1872-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from Dakota Territory Territory, 1872, 1876, 1880 (alternate); Dakota territory attorney general, 1883-85; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1896. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., November 24, 1907 (age 61 years, 55 days). Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Relatives: Married, December 24, 1869, to Mary Elizabeth Higinbotham.
  Hughes County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  Andrew Ryan McGill (1840-1905) — of St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minn. Born in Saegertown, Crawford County, Pa., February 19, 1840. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Governor of Minnesota, 1887-89; member of Minnesota state senate 37th District, 1899-1905; died in office 1905; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1904. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., October 31, 1905 (age 65 years, 254 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Samuel Rinnah Van Sant (1844-1936) — also known as Samuel R. Van Sant — of Winona, Winona County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill., May 11, 1844. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 15th District, 1893-95; Speaker of the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1895; Governor of Minnesota, 1901-05; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1904, 1916, 1932. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Attica, Fountain County, Ind., October 3, 1936 (age 92 years, 145 days). Interment at Glendale Cemetery, Le Claire, Iowa.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, December 1902

 

 


 
   
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