Horace Austin

Horace Austin (born October 15, 1831 in Canterbury , Connecticut , † November 2, 1905 in Minneapolis , Minnesota ) was an American politician of the Republican Party . He was the sixth governor of the state of Minnesota.

Austin grew up in a wealthy Connecticut farming family and graduated from a private school. He then completed a law degree. At the age of 25 he moved to Minnesota and worked as a lawyer in St. Peter . Six years later Austin was used in the Sioux uprising and was able to rise from the rank of private to officer. After completing his military career, he worked as a judge in the sixth judicial district and gained reputation there, so that the leadership of the Republican Party proposed him as a candidate for the office of governor of Minnesota. He was able to win the subsequent election. On January 9, 1870, he became the sixth governor of the state. Under Austin’s leadership, a state health agency was created, seventeen new counties were established, and the Minnesota constitution was revised. In particular, he campaigned for greater regulation of rail traffic and intended to limit the power of the railroad companies. After being re-elected in 1871 and serving his second term, Austin worked for the US Treasury Department and the US Land Office in Fargo before serving on the Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission from 1887 to 1891 . Austin died in Minneapolis in 1905 at the age of 74.

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SURNAME	Austin, Horace
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	October 15, 1831
PLACE OF BIRTH	Canterbury (Connecticut) , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH	November 2, 1905
Place of death	Minneapolis