Daniel Stanchfield (June 8, 1820 – May 23, 1908) was an American businessman, explorer, and politician. Stanchfield was born in

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. In 1847, Stanchfield settled in

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, in the community of Saint Anthony which is now

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. Stanchfield explored the

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in Minnesota Territory. He was involved in the logging business and mercantile business. Stanchfield served in the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives in 1855. In 1861, he moved to Iowa and then moved back to Minneapolis in 1889. Stanchfield died in

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. Stanchfield Township in

Isanti County, Minnesota Isanti County ( ) is a county in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 41,135. Its county seat is Cambridge. History The county was formed on February 13, 1857. Its name came from the I ...

was named after Stanchfield.'Minnesota Place Names-A Geographical Encyclopedia,' Warren Upham, Minnesota Historical Society Press: 2001, Isanti County-Stanchfield Township, Biographical Sketch of Daniel Stanchfield, pg. 257

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1820 births 1908 deaths American explorers People from Leeds, Maine Businesspeople from Minneapolis Members of the Minnesota Territorial Legislature 19th-century American legislators 19th-century American businesspeople {{Minnesota-politician-stub