On This Date in Minnesota History: October 13

October 13, 1857 - In a statewide election, Henry H. Sibley was elected Minnesota’s first governor “and took office following Minnesota's entry into the Union as the 32nd state on May 11, 1858.”

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Henry H. Sibley

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