Dr. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson was an English physician and suffragist. She was the first woman to qualify in Britain as a physician and surgeon. She was the co-founder of the first hospital staffed by women,the first dean of a British medical school,the first woman in Britain to be elected to a school board and,as mayor of Aldeburgh,the first female mayor in Britain.
Saint Paul is the capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County. Situated on high bluffs overlooking a bend in the Mississippi River,Saint Paul is a regional business hub and the center of Minnesota's government. The Minnesota State Capitol and the state government offices all sit on a hill close to the city's downtown district. One of the oldest cities in Minnesota,Saint Paul has several historic neighborhoods and landmarks,such as the Summit Avenue Neighborhood,the James J. Hill House,and the Cathedral of Saint Paul. Like the adjacent and larger city of Minneapolis,Saint Paul is known for its cold,snowy winters and humid summers.
Richfield is a city in Hennepin County,Minnesota. An inner-ring suburb of Minneapolis,Richfield is bordered by Minneapolis to the north,Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport and Fort Snelling to the east,Bloomington to the south,and Edina to the west. The population was 36,994 at the 2020 census.
Fort Snelling is a former military fortification and National Historic Landmark in the U.S. state of Minnesota on the bluffs overlooking the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers. The military site was initially named Fort Saint Anthony,but it was renamed Fort Snelling once its construction was completed in 1825.
Henry Hastings Sibley was a fur trader with the American Fur Company,the first U.S. Congressional representative for Minnesota Territory,the first governor of the state of Minnesota,and a U.S. military leader in the Dakota War of 1862 and a subsequent expedition into Dakota Territory in 1863.
The history of the U.S. state of Minnesota is shaped by its original Native American residents,European exploration and settlement,and the emergence of industries made possible by the state's natural resources. Early economic growth was based on fur trading,logging,milling and farming,and later through railroads,and iron mining.
William Worrall Mayo was an English medical doctor and chemist. He is best known for establishing the private medical practice that later evolved into the Mayo Clinic. He was a descendant of a famous English chemist,John Mayow. His sons,William James Mayo and Charles Horace Mayo,established a joint medical practice in Rochester in the U.S. state of Minnesota in the 1880s.
Christopher B. Coleman is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 54th Mayor of Saint Paul,Minnesota between 2006 and 2018. He defeated incumbent mayor Randy Kelly in 2005 and took office on January 3,2006. He was later succeeded by city councilman Melvin Carter on January 2,2018.
Nicholas David Coleman was a Minnesota politician and a former member and majority leader of the Minnesota Senate. A Democrat,he was first elected in 1962 and reelected in 1966,1970,1972,and 1976. He represented the old districts 45,46,and 65,which changed through the years due to legislative redistricting,and included portions of the city of Saint Paul in Ramsey County.
Frank Beecher Doran (1839—1914) was a Republican politician and the 24th mayor of Saint Paul,Minnesota,holding office between 1896 and 1898.
George Frederick Barker was an American physician and scientist. He graduated from the Yale Scientific School in 1858. He was successively chemical assistant in Harvard Medical School in 1858–1859 and 1860–1861,professor of chemistry and geology in Wheaton (Ill.) College. In 1864 he became the Professor of Natural Science at the Western University of Pennsylvania,now known as the University of Pittsburgh,where he undertook experiments to produce electric light by passing the current through a resisting filament which he claimed was "the first steady electric light generated in Pittsburgh,if not in the country". He subsequently went to Yale as a professor of physiological chemistry and toxicology,and later was a professor of physics at the University of Pennsylvania,in 1879–1900,when he became emeritus professor. He served as president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1879;president of the American Chemical Society;vice-president of the American Philosophical Society for 10 years;a member of the United States Electrical Commission;and for several years an associate editor of the American Journal of Science. He lectured in many cities and wrote a Text-Book of Elementary Chemistry (1870);a Physics (1892);and more.
Minneapolis is the largest city by population in the U.S. state of Minnesota,and the county seat of Hennepin County. The origin and growth of the city was spurred by the proximity of Fort Snelling,the first major United States military presence in the area,and by its location on Saint Anthony Falls,which provided power for sawmills and flour mills.
Franklin Steele was an early settler of Minneapolis,Minnesota. Born in Chester County,Pennsylvania,of Scottish descent,Steele worked in the Lancaster,Pennsylvania post office as a young man,where he once met President James Buchanan.
Irish in Saint Paul,Minnesota have played an integral part in the founding and the growth of the city. The first Irish to settle in Saint Paul were three demobilised soldiers from Fort Snelling who were natives of Ireland. They became the first settlers in the area of downtown Saint Paul. Helped by Archbishop John Ireland,thousands of Irish emigrated from Ireland and Eastern cities in the United States to Minnesota;and especially large number settled in Saint Paul.
William Freeborn was a pioneer in Minnesota,Montana,and California. Freeborn County,Minnesota is named in his honor.
The territorial era of Minnesota lasted from the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 to Minnesota's achieving statehood in 1858. The Minnesota Territory itself was formed only in 1849 but the area had a rich history well before this. Though there was a long history of European presence in the area before 19th century,it was during the 19th century that the United States began to establish a firm presence in what would become Minnesota.
Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) is a non-profit professional association representing physicians,residents,and medical students. With 10,000 members,the MMA is an advocate on health care issues at the State Capitol and in Washington,D.C. It provides a connection between physicians and lawmakers through a variety of events at the State Capitol and in legislator's home districts.
Fort Snelling is an unorganized territory of Hennepin County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is named after historic Fort Snelling,which is located within its boundaries. The district also includes Coldwater Spring park,Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport,parts of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area,and several government facilities. As of the 2020 census the territory had a population of 322 people.
John Steele was an Irish-American pioneer,local politician,physician,and astrologist. Born in Ireland,after converting to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Glasgow,Steele and his wife emigrated to Nauvoo,Illinois. Steele joined the Mormon Battalion and traveled to Salt Lake City with the Mormon pioneers. He was one of the founders of Parowan,Utah. Steele also contributed to the development of Iron,Kane,and Washington counties in Utah.
Saxe J. Froshaug was an American politician from Minnesota who served as a Prohibitionist member of the Minnesota Senate from 1911 to 1915.
