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William Winford "W.W." Wales
Territorial Council 1857 (District 3)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1818
Birth Place:
, North Carolina
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
8/24/1902
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
W.W.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Anthony Falls
Occupation (when first elected):
Paper Hanger
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Postmaster:
St. Anthony, Minnesota;
[Dates Unknown]
School Board/Administration:
St. Anthony, Minnesota;
[Dates Unknown]
Municipal Mayor:
St. Anthony, Minnesota;
1857 to 1857
Military:
United States Department of War, Freedmen's Bureau, Mississippi (War of Rebellion/United States Civil War);
186? to 18??
Municipal Mayor:
St. Anthony, Minnesota;
1865 to 1865
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Catherine Elliot Bundy (married before 1854)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to St. Anthony, Minnesota in 1850.
"He was a paper-hanger by trade, but afterwards kept a book store. During the War of the Rebellion he was employed in the Freedmen's Bureau in Mississippi. In his later life he was engaged in missionary work in North Carolina." (Holcombe. R.I. Minnesota in Three Centuries, Vol. 2)
His death was recorded in the U.S. Quaker Periodicals on September 11, 1902 on page 728.
He is buried at Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina.
Body:
Territorial Council
District:
03
Elected:
10/14/1856
Residence:
Saint Anthony Falls
Term of Office:
1/7/1857 to 12/1/1857
(Special Election)
Oath Date:
1/7/1857
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Paper Hanger
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: The St. Paul Weekly Minnesotian reported that he was the Republican candidate in the special election.
Session Notes:
St. Anthony Falls changed from Ramsey County to Hennepin County on March 4, 1856. So Ramsey County is no longer listed as a county served for District 3. From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain. He was elected in a special election that was held on the same date as the general elections of 1856 to finish the term of John Rollins who resigned. He took the oath of office on January 7, 1857.
Articles & Books About
Articles & Books By
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Wales, W. W. "Sketch of St. Anthony and Minneapolis, Minnesota Territory." 1857.