Alexander Faribault
Alexander "Alex" Faribault (June 22, 1806 – November 28, 1882) was an American trading post operator and territorial legislator.
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Born in Prairie du Chien, Michigan Territory, he helped to found Faribault, Minnesota and was its first postmaster. He owned a trading post and in 1851 served in the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives. His father was the fur trapper Jean-Baptiste Faribault and his son in law was William Henry Forbes who also served in the Minnesota Territorial Legislature. Faribault died in Faribault, Minnesota,[1][2] after suffering a "paralytic shock" (stroke) the previous month.[3]
His house, the Alexander Faribault House, still stands and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built in 1853.[4]
Notes
- Minnesota Legislators Past and Present-Alexander Faribault
- "City of Faribault, Minnesota-History". Archived from the original on 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
- "The Hon. Alex. Faribault". Mower Counry Transcript. October 4, 1882. p. 4. Retrieved October 22, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.