John S. Pillsbury President

John Sargent Pillsbury (July 29, 1827 – October 18, 1901) was an American politician, businessman, and philanthropist. A Republican, he served as the eighth Governor of Minnesota from 1876 to 1882. He was a co-founder of the Pillsbury Company.

Personal facts

John S. Pillsbury
Birth dateJuly 29, 1827
Birth place
New Hampshire , Sutton New Hampshire
Date of deathOctober 18, 1901
Place of death
Minnesota , Minneapolis

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Republican Party (United States)
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External resources

  1. http://www.geo.umn.edu/dept/facilities/pillsbury.html
  2. http://www.hhmuseum.org/mu/mu_wowt.htm
  3. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=14374
  4. http://www.mnhs.org
  5. http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/gov022.xml
  6. http://www.mnhs.org/people/governors/gov/gov_10.htm
  7. http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_minnesota/col2-content/main-content-list/title_pillsbury_john.html