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Cyrus Aldrich
American politician (1808–1871) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cyrus Aldrich (June 18, 1808 – October 5, 1871) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Minnesota.
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Early life
Cyrus Aldrich was born on June 18, 1808, in Smithfield, Rhode Island. He attended common schools.[1]
Career
Aldrich worked as a sailor, boatman, farmer, contractor on public works, and mail contractor, before moving to Illinois and settling in Alton in 1837.[1] In Alton, he was member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1845 to 1847. He served as register of deeds of Jo Daviess County from 1847 to 1849.[1]
Aldrich moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1855 and engaged in the lumber business, and was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh congresses (March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863) where he was chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs (Thirty-seventh Congress).[1] Aldrich was not a candidate for renomination in 1862; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1863 to the United States Senate. He became a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1865 and he was elected chairman of the board of supervisors of the town of Minneapolis in 1865.[1] He was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 as one of the commissioners to examine claims for indemnity of those who had suffered from the Dakota War of 1862.[1] He was postmaster of Minneapolis from September 11, 1867, to April 15, 1871, when a successor was appointed.[1]
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Personal life
Aldrich married Clara A. Heaton in 1845. The best man was Elihu B. Washburne. They had three daughters and one son, Henry C.[2][citation needed]
Aldrich died on October 5, 1871, in Minneapolis. He was buried in Lakewood Cemetery.[1]
Legacy
Aldrich is the namesake of the city of Aldrich, Minnesota.[3]
References
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