Henry Hastings Sibley

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Henry Hastings Sibley was an American politician, fur trader, and military leader who became the first governor of Minnesota and played a central role in U.S. military actions against the Dakota during the 1862 conflict.

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instanceOf American politician ⓘ
fur trader ⓘ
governor ⓘ
human ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
allegiance United States Army ⓘ
burialPlace Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
commanded U.S. military forces against Dakota in 1862 conflict ⓘ
conflict U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 ⓘ
linked to: Dakota War of 1862
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1811-02-20 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1891-02-18 ⓘ
describedBySource U.S. Civil War and frontier military histories ⓘ
historical records of Minnesota statehood ⓘ
education attended private schools in Detroit ⓘ
ethnicGroup European American ⓘ
familyName Sibley ⓘ
fullName Henry Hastings Sibley ⓘ
givenName Henry ⓘ
hasHonor Fort Sibley (later Fort Ridgely) named after him ⓘ
Sibley County, Minnesota named after him ⓘ
memberOf Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Democratic Party
militaryRank brigadier general of volunteers ⓘ
notableFor being the first governor of the U.S. state of Minnesota ⓘ
role in U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 ⓘ
notableWork leadership in negotiating treaties with Dakota and Ojibwe peoples ⓘ
occupation fur trader ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
officeEnd 1860-01-02 ⓘ
officeStart 1858-05-24 ⓘ
parent Sarah (Whipple) Sibley ⓘ
Solomon Sibley ⓘ
placeOfBirth Detroit, Michigan Territory, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath St. Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ
positionHeld Governor of Minnesota ⓘ
delegate to the United States Congress from Minnesota Territory ⓘ
member of the Minnesota Territorial Legislature ⓘ
religion Episcopal Church ⓘ
residence Mendota, Minnesota, United States ⓘ
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ
signature Signature of Henry Hastings Sibley ⓘ
spouse Sarah Jane Steele ⓘ
workedFor American Fur Company ⓘ

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Dakota War of 1862 → hasCommander → Henry Hastings Sibley ⓘ
Governor of Minnesota → firstHolder → Henry Hastings Sibley ⓘ
Henry Hastings Sibley → fullName → Henry Hastings Sibley ⓘ
Henry Hastings Sibley → signature → Signature of Henry Hastings Sibley ⓘ
linked to: Henry Hastings Sibley
Battle of Fort Ridgely → commander → Henry Hastings Sibley ⓘ
Battle of Birch Coulee → commander → Henry Hastings Sibley ⓘ
Battle of Wood Lake → commander → Henry Hastings Sibley ⓘ
Battle of Wood Lake → opponentOf → Henry Hastings Sibley ⓘ
Sibley County, Minnesota → namedAfter → Henry Hastings Sibley ⓘ
Sibley → notablyAssociatedWith → Henry Hastings Sibley ⓘ
Sibley → hasNotableBearer → Henry Hastings Sibley ⓘ
Oakland Cemetery (Saint Paul, Minnesota) → notableBurial → Henry Hastings Sibley ⓘ
Sarah Jane Steele → spouse → Henry Hastings Sibley ⓘ
Sarah (Whipple) Sibley → hasChild → Henry Hastings Sibley ⓘ
Solomon Sibley → child → Henry Hastings Sibley ⓘ