George L. Otis
George Lorenzo Otis | |
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| 14th Mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota | |
| In office 1867–1868 | |
| Preceded by | John S. Prince |
| Succeeded by | Jacob H. Stewart |
| Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 21st district | |
| In office 1866 | |
| Preceded by | John Nicols |
| Succeeded by | Chauncey W. Griggs |
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 2nd district | |
| In office 1857–1858 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 7, 1829 Homer, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 29, 1883 (aged 53) Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oakland Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Mary Virginia Morrison
(m. 1858) |
George Lorenzo Otis (October 7, 1829 – March 29, 1882) was a lawyer and politician in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1] He served as the 14th mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota, and also in both houses of the state legislature.[2][3] Otis ran for Governor of Minnesota in 1869 as a Democrat, but lost to Republican Horace Austin, receiving 46.6% of the vote.[4]
Otis was born in Homer, New York to Isaac Otis (1798–1853) and Caroline Abigail Curtiss in 1829. He married Mary Virginia Morrison in 1858.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Episcopalian Politicians in Minnesota". Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ^ "St. Paul Mayors" (PDF). Saint Paul Public Library. Archived from the original on November 2, 2004. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Otis, George L." Our Campaigns. November 18, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MN Governor Race - Nov 02, 1869". Retrieved May 7, 2016.
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