Henry Chester Waite (June 30, 1830 – November 15, 1912) was an American lawyer, banker, and politician. Waite was born in

Rensselaerville, New York Rensselaerville () is a town in Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 1,826 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Stephen Van Rensselaer. History Rensselaerville was once part of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck; as such ...

. He graduated from

Union College Union College is a private liberal arts college in Schenectady, New York. Founded in 1795, it was the first institution of higher learning chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, and second in the state of New York, after Columbia Co ...

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in 1851 and was admitted to the New York bar in 1853. Waite moved to

St. Cloud, Minnesota St. Cloud is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the largest population center in the state's central region. The population was 68,881 at the 2020 census, making it Minnesota's 12th-largest city. St. Cloud is the county seat of Stear ...

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 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 Waite Park is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 8,341 at the 2020 census. It is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Waite Park was incorporated in 1893. The city was named for He ...

was named after him.Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Henry Chester Waite
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