Henry Acker | |
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Member of the MinnesotaHouseofRepresentatives from the 1st district | |
In office January 8, 1861 –January 6, 1862 | |
Member of the MinnesotaHouseofRepresentatives from the 2nd district | |
In office December 7,1859 –January 7,1861 | |
Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives | |
In office January 8,1840 –1841 | |
Preceded by | Kinsley S. Bingham |
Succeeded by | Philo C. Fuller |
Member of the MichiganHouseofRepresentatives from the Jackson County district | |
In office January 1,1839 –1841 | |
Personal details | |
Born | June 6,1804 [1] |
Died | August 31,1874 [1] or 1875 [2] [3] Saint Paul,Ramsey County,Minnesota |
Political party | Whig (1838-1841) [2] Republican (1859-1862) [3] |
Spouse | Amanda |
Children | 4 |
Henry Acker (June 6,1804 – August 31,1874 or 1875) was an American politician who served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives and then as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Acker was born on June 6,1804, [1] likely in New York. [2] [3]
Acker served two terms in the Michigan House of Representatives,first being elected on November 5,1838. He was then sworn in on January 7,1839. When he was re-elected in 1840,he also served as Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives. [2] In 1857,Acker moved to Minnesota,where he would serve two terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives. [2] [3] Sometime between being elected the Michigan and Minnesota legislature,Acker switched from being a Whig to a Republican. [2] [3]
Acker married a woman named Amanda,and together they had four children,one of them being Captain William H. Acker,who was killed in the Battle of Shiloh in 1862. [1] [2] [3]
Acker's death date is disputed. [2] Some sources claim he died on August 31,1875,but his grave at Oakland Cemetery in Saint Paul,Ramsey County,Minnesota claims he died on the same day in 1874. [1]
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