Henry Hastings Sibley

Henry Hastings Sibley ( born February 20, 1811 in Detroit, Michigan, † February 18, 1891 in Saint Paul, Minnesota ) is an American politician (Democratic Party).

Life

1834 Sibley took over the American Fur Company, based in Mendota, Minnesota. Later he was involved in the development of the region and was a delegate in the U.S. Congress, initially dated 30 October 1848 to 3 March 1849 as the successor of John Hubbard Tweedy for the Wisconsin Territory and then on 7 July 1849 to 3 March 1853 for the Minnesota territory. He was responsible for the legislative initiative to establish Minnesota as a state.

1857 Sibley became president of the Constituent Assembly of Minnesota; on 24 May 1858 he was elected the first governor of Minnesota. This office he held until January 2, 1860. Successor to Alexander Ramsey was elected.

In the rank of Colonel, he went in 1862 and 1863 against the rebellious Sioux in Dakota (see Sioux Uprising ). In the following years he worked on border security by forts and garrisons, until he retired in 1866 with the rank of major general of the army. He then worked among other things in a leading position for the University of Minnesota and was one of the Mitbegründeren the Minnesota Historical Society, of which he was president from 1879.

Distantly related to him was Henry Hopkins Sibley, a general on the part of the Confederacy, who commanded the New Mexico campaign.

Named after him are the County Sibley County, Minnesota Sibley communities in North Dakota and Sibley, Iowa and the town of Hastings ( Minnesota).