Henry Chester Waite
American politician – Minnesota -- "H.C." Democratic Constitutional Convention 1857 (District 5); House 1863 (District 3); Senate 1870-71 (District 3); Senate 1883-86 (District 40)
About Henry Chester Waite
Lived 1830 – 1912 (aged 82). Henry Chester Waite was an American politician.
Henry Chester Waite (June 30, 1830 – November 15, 1912) was an American lawyer, banker, and politician.
Waite was born in Rensselaerville, New York. He graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York in 1851 and was admitted to the New York bar in 1853. Waite moved to St. Cloud, Minnesota in 1855 and continued to practiced law and was involved with the banking business. He served in the Minnesota Democratic Constitutional Convention of 1857. Waite served in the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1863 and in the Minnesota Senate in 1870 and 1871 and from 1883 to 1886. He served as the Register of the United States Land Office from 1865 to 1869. He died at his farm near St. Cloud, Minnesota. The city of Waite Park, Minnesota was named after him.
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Who was Henry Chester Waite?
American politician – Minnesota -- "H.C." Democratic Constitutional Convention 1857 (District 5); House 1863 (District 3); Senate 1870-71 (District 3); Senate 1883-86 (District 40)
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Henry Chester Waite was born on 30 June 1830 in Rensselaerville.
When did Henry Chester Waite die?
Henry Chester Waite died on 15 November 1912.
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Henry Chester Waite was a politician.
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Henry Chester Waite was American.
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