Cyrus Aldrich
Born: June 18, 1808
Birthplace: Smithfield, Rhode Island
Father: Colonel Dexter Aldrich 1775 – 1848
(Buried: Union Cemetery Annex North, Smithfield, Rhode Island)
Mother: Margery White 1778 – 1836
(Buried: Union Cemetery Annex North, Smithfield, Rhode Island)
Wife: Clara A. Heaton 1824 – 1912
(Buried: Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Children:
Villa A. Aldrich Wright 1846 – 1909
(Buried: Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Abbey Amelia Aldrich 1853 – 1853
(Buried: Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Dr. Henry Clay Aldrich 1857 – 1922
(Buried: Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Clara Estelle Aldrich 1860 – 1860
(Buried: Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Political Party: Republican Party
Occupation before War:
Sailor, boatman, farmer, and Contractor of Public Works, mail carrier
1837 – 1855: Lived in Alton, Illinois
1845 – 1847: Illinois State Representative
1847 – 1849: Jo Daviess County, Illinois register of deeds
1849 – 1853: Receiver for United States Land Office in Dixon, Illinois
1855 – 1859: Lumber Businessman in Minneapolis, Minnesota
1856: Delegate to Republican Party National Convention
1857: Member of Minnesota State Constitutional Convention
1859 – 1863: United States Congressman from Minnesota
1859 – 1863: Member of House Agriculture Committee
1859 – 1861: Member of House Indian Affairs Committee
1859 – 1863: Member of House Pacific Railroad Committee
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1863: Chairman of House Indian Affairs Committee
1862: Choose not to be a candidate for re-nomination to Congress.
1863: Unsuccessful Candidate for United States Senator
1863: U.S. Commissioner to examine claims of Sioux War
1865: Minnesota State Representative
Occupation after War:
Chairman of Minneapolis, Minnesota Board of Supervisors
1867 – 1871: United States Postmaster of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Died: October 5, 1871
Place of Death: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Cause of Death: Heart Disease and Old Age
Age at time of Death: 63 years old
Burial Place: Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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