Cyrus Aldrich
Cyrus Aldrich | |
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.jpg) Aldrich in an 1899 publication | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 18, 1808 Smithfield, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | October 5, 1871 (aged 63) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Resting place | Lakewood Cemetery |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Clara A. Heaton (m. 1845) |
| Children | 4 |
Cyrus Aldrich (June 18, 1808 – October 5, 1871) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Minnesota.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Cyrus Aldrich was born on June 18, 1808, in Smithfield, Rhode Island. He attended common schools.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]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]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Aldrich is the namesake of the city of Aldrich, Minnesota.[3]
References
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- 1808 births
- 1871 deaths
- People from Smithfield, Rhode Island
- Politicians from Providence County, Rhode Island
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota
- Minnesota postmasters
- Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
- Members of the Illinois House of Representatives
- Politicians from Alton, Illinois
- Businesspeople from Minneapolis
- Politicians from Minneapolis
- Burials at Lakewood Cemetery
- 19th-century United States representatives
- 19th-century members of the Illinois General Assembly
- 19th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature