Abram McCormick "A. M." FridleyFridley, Abram McCormick "A.M."
Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, Accessed December 5, 2010. (1817 in

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– March 26, 1888 in

Fridley, Minnesota Fridley is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 29,590 at the 2020 census. Fridley was incorporated in 1949 as a village, and became a city in 1957. It is part of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area as ...

) was a

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politician and member of the

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, and was the namesake of Fridley Township, Minnesota, which later became the city of

. Fridley was a Winnebago Indian agent, a lawyer, farmer, and merchant.Abram M. Fridley and family papers, 1831-1924, 1939 Fridley, Abram McCormick, 1817-1888. Minnesota Historical Society He and his family were pioneers of the Fridley Township in Anoka County. Fridley was a land agent of the St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company (SPPR) and its successor, the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway Company. This railroad would build north from Minneapolis into Fridley Township.

Early life

He was born in Painted Post, New York. Fridley read law and became a lawyer in

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. At age 21 he became a Deputy Sheriff of

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, and a Federal Government Customs Collector. In 1850, he was nominated by President

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on December 16, 1850, to the post of Winnebago Indian Agent. He came to

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in 1851.

Minnesota Legislator

He served in the Territorial House 1855 (District 3); House 1869-71 (District 4); House 1879-80 (District 30).

Death

He died on March 26, 1888, at his residence in Fridley, of "

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of the heart."A PIONEER"S DEATH Major Abram Fridley's Demise. St. Paul Pioneer Press, March 27, 1888 He was buried in Minneapolis in

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. His grave is marked with a large memorial.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fridley, Abram M. 1817 births 1888 deaths People from Painted Post, New York Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Members of the Minnesota Territorial Legislature People from Anoka County, Minnesota 19th-century American politicians Fridley, Minnesota