Henry Hastings Sibley
Henry Hastings Sibley | |
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Sibley's official Governors portrait c.1860 by Thomas Cantwell Healy | |
| 1st Governor of Minnesota | |
| In office May 24, 1858 – January 2, 1860 | |
| Lieutenant | William Holcombe |
| Preceded by | Samuel Medary (Minnesota Territory) |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Ramsey |
| Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Minnesota Territory's at-large district | |
| In office July 7, 1849 – March 3, 1853 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Henry Rice |
| Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Wisconsin Territory's at-large district | |
| In office October 30, 1848 – March 3, 1849 | |
| Preceded by | John H. Tweedy |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 20, 1811 |
| Died | February 18, 1891 (aged 79) Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Red Blanket Woman Sarah Hume Steele |
| Children | At Least 10 |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States Union |
| Branch/service | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1862–1866 |
| Rank | Brigadier General, USV Brevet Major General, USV |
| Commands | District of Minnesota |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War Dakota War of 1862 |
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Henry Hastings Sibley (February 20, 1811 – February 18, 1891) was a fur trader with the American Fur Company, the first Congressional representative for Minnesota Territory, the first governor of the state of Minnesota, and a United States military leader in the Dakota War of 1862 and a subsequent expedition into Dakota Territory in 1863.
Numerous places are named after him, including Sibley County, Minnesota, Sibley, North Dakota, Sibley, Iowa, Hastings, Minnesota, Sibley Memorial Highway, General Sibley Park, and Sibley State Park.