Christopher G. Ripley (September 6, 1822 – October 15, 1881) was an American

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of Minnesota. He served as Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from January 7, 1870 to April 7, 1874. His father, Rev. Samuel Ripley, was a Unitarian minister. His mother was the daughter of Captain Gamaliel Bradford. Ripley attended Harvard University and graduated in 1841, and attended

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for a year. He then worked with celebrated lawyer Franklin Dexter in Boston before moving to Minnesota. He first moved to Brownsville in 1855, but then moved to Chatfield a year later. Ripley was elected Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court for a term starting January 7, 1870, but on April 7, 1874, his failing health forced him to resign. He died October 15, 1881, in Concord, Massachusetts.

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