Alexander Faribault
Alexander "Alex" Faribault (June 22, 1806 – November 28, 1882) was an American trading post operator and territorial legislator who helped to found Faribault, Minnesota and was its first postmaster.
Born in Prairie du Chien, Michigan Territory, his father was the fur trapper Jean-Baptiste Faribault.
Alex Faribault owned a trading post and in 1851 served in the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives.
During the Dakota War of 1862, he fought in the Battle of Birch Coulee.
His son-in-law was William Henry Forbes, who also served in the Minnesota Territorial Legislature. Faribault died in Faribault, Minnesota,[1][2] after suffering a "paralytic shock" (stroke) the previous month.[3]
His house, the Alexander Faribault House, was built in 1853 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
Notes[]
- ^ Minnesota Legislators Past and Present-Alexander Faribault
- ^ "City of Faribault, Minnesota-History". Archived from the original on 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
- ^ "The Hon. Alex. Faribault". Mower Counry Transcript. October 4, 1882. p. 4. Retrieved October 22, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.
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