Alexander Ramsey
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Alexander Ramsey was a 19th-century American politician who served as the first governor of Minnesota Territory and later as governor and U.S. senator from Minnesota.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1815-09-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1903-04-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Lafayette College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime (Governor of Minnesota Territory) | 1853 ⓘ |
| endTime (Governor of Minnesota) | 1863 ⓘ |
| endTime (U.S. Secretary of War) | 1881 ⓘ |
| endTime (U.S. Senator from Minnesota) | 1875 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scots-Irish American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Ramsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexander ⓘ |
| memberOf |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namesake |
Ramsey County, Minnesota
NERFINISHED
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Ramsey County, North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Being the first governor of Minnesota Territory
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Serving as U.S. senator from Minnesota ⓘ Serving as governor of Minnesota ⓘ |
| notableWork | Role in organizing Minnesota’s participation in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn | American Civil War (as a political leader) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hummelstown, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Saint Paul, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Minnesota
NERFINISHED
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Governor of Minnesota Territory ⓘ Mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota ⓘ Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania ⓘ United States Secretary of War NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Senator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| represented |
Minnesota in the U.S. Senate
ⓘ
Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| residence | Saint Paul, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime (Governor of Minnesota Territory) | 1849 ⓘ |
| startTime (Governor of Minnesota) | 1860 ⓘ |
| startTime (U.S. Secretary of War) | 1879 ⓘ |
| startTime (U.S. Senator from Minnesota) | 1863 ⓘ |
| stateOfDeath | Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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