Minnehaha County, SD Biographies.....Albright, Samuel J. 1829 - 1913
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Author: Doane Robinson

  Albright, Gov. Samuel J., 1829-1913; native of Ohio; veteran of Mexican and
Civil Wars; Editor of "St. Paul Pioneer," 1856; chief clerk, Minnesota House of
Representatives, 1857; was a member of the Dakota Land Company (q. v.) and came
to Sioux Falls, in 1858; on July 2, 1859, he established the "Dakota Democrat,"
the first newspaper published in the Dakota country. That year he was chosen
governor of the provisional government, but declined to qualify and was chosen
speaker of the legislative assembly. He was in St. Louis when the war of 1861
came on, enlisted at once and served throughout the war, but did not return to
Dakota. He was a man of marked ability and high character.

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DOANE ROBINSON'S
Encyclopedia of South Dakota
FIRST EDITION

Published by the Author
PIERRE
1925

COPYRIGHT BY DOANE ROBINSON. 1925

WILL A. BEACH PRINTING COMPANY
PRINTERS AND BINDERS
SIOUX FALLS


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