Albert Clark Wedge (August 18 1834 – October 23, 1911) was an American physician and politician. Wedge was born in

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Lewis County, New York Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,582, making it the fourth-least populous county in New York. Its county seat is Lowville. The county is named after Morgan Lewis, ...

. He went to the Wisconsin public schools and then went to Ripon College, in

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, in 1854. In 1857, Wedge received his medical degree from

Cleveland Medical College Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio. Case Western Reserve was established in 1967, when Western Reserve University, founded in 1826 and named for its location in the Connecticut Western Res ...

. He moved to

Albert Lea, Minnesota Albert Lea is a city in Freeborn County, in southern Minnesota. It is the county seat. Its population was 18,492 at the 2020 census. The city is at the junction of Interstates 35 and 90, about south of the Twin Cities. It is on the shores of ...

with his wife and family and practiced medicine in Albert Lea. Wedge served in the

3rd Minnesota Infantry Regiment The 3rd Minnesota Infantry Regiment was a Minnesota USV infantry regiment that served in the Union army during the American Civil War. It fought in several campaigns in the Western Theater. Service The 3rd Minnesota Infantry Regiment was muste ...

during the

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. Wedge served as mayor of Albert Lew and was a Republican. He then served in the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1870 and 19771 and in the Minnesota Senate from 1879 to 1881.Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Albert Clark Wedge
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1834 births 1911 deaths People from Albert Lea, Minnesota People from Lewis County, New York People of Minnesota in the American Civil War Case Western Reserve University alumni Ripon College (Wisconsin) alumni Physicians from Minnesota Mayors of places in Minnesota Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Republican Party Minnesota state senators {{Minnesota-politician-stub