William Rainey Marshall

William Rainey Marshall (born October 17, 1825 in Columbia , Missouri , † January 8, 1896 in Pasadena , California ) was an American politician and governor of the state of Minnesota from 1866 to 1870 .

Early years and political advancement

William Marshall was born in Missouri but grew up in Illinois and Wisconsin . He attended local schools in Illinois. He then worked as a surveyor and in the area's lead mines. In 1849 he moved to the Minnesota Territory , where he settled in Saint Paul . There he ran a hardware store . Marshall was so successful that he was soon able to expand his business activities to other areas such as banking, the newspaper business and the milk trade.

Marshall's political career began in Wisconsin. There he was a member of the State House of Representatives in 1848 . Between 1849 and 1850 he was a member of the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives. He was chairman of the founding Republican Party in Minnesota. During the civil war he rose to the position of brigadier general in the Union army .

Minnesota governor

On November 7, 1865, William Marshall was elected the new governor of his state. After a re-election in 1867, he was able to exercise this office between January 8, 1866 and January 9, 1870. During this time, among other things, a state hospital for the mentally ill was set up and the railway network expanded. A new elementary school was built in Mankato . At the same time, the population of the state of Minnesota grew steadily and reached the 350,000 mark.

After his governorship, he was from 1874 to 1882 commissioner for the railway system. In Saint Paul he became a partner in a law firm. In 1894 he moved to California for health reasons. He died there two years later. Governor Marshall was married to Abbey Langford.

According to him, Marshall County and the city of Marshall named in Minnesota.

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SURNAME	Marshall, William Rainey
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	October 17, 1825
PLACE OF BIRTH	Columbia , Missouri
DATE OF DEATH	January 8, 1896
Place of death	Pasadena , California