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Henry G. Bailly
Henry G. Bailly (October 29, 1828 – January 7, 1865) was an American businessman and politician. Bailly was born in the area of Michigan Territory that would later become Minnesota and his father was Alexis Bailly. Bailly had mixed European and Native American ancestry through both his parents. Bailly lived in Hastings, Minnesota with his wife and family and was a merchant; Bailly served as the postmaster of Hastings in 1854 and 1855. Bailly served in the Minnesota Territorial Council in 1856 and 1857 and was a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat. He then served in the Minnesota Democratic Constitutional Convention in 1857 and in the Minnesota Senate in 1857 and 1858. Bailly served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was killed in the Battle of Nashville in 1865. References 1828 births 1865 deaths People from Hastings, Minnesota People of Minnesota in the American Civil War Businesspeople from Minnesota Members of the Minnesota Territorial Legi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michigan Territory
The Territory of Michigan was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from June 30, 1805, until January 26, 1837, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Michigan. Detroit was the territorial capital. History and government The earliest European explorers of Michigan saw it mostly as a place to control the fur trade. Small military forces, Jesuit missions to Native American tribes, and isolated settlements of trappers and traders accounted for most of the inhabitants of what would become Michigan. Early government in Michigan After the arrival of Europeans, the area that became the Michigan Territory was first under French and then British control. The first Jesuit mission, in 1668 at Sault Saint Marie, led to the establishment of further outposts at St. Ignace (where a mission began work in 1671) and Detroit, first occupied in 1701 by the garrison of the former Fort de Buade under the leadership of Anto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
