Territorial House 1855 (District 3); House 1869-71 (District 4); House 1879-80 (District 30)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served:
Anoka, Benton, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Isanti, Manomin (defunct), Mille Lacs, Morrison, Ramsey, Sherburne
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
5/1/1817
Birth Place:
Painted Post, New York
Birth County:
Steuben
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
3/??/1888
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
A.M., Major
City of Residence (when first elected):
Fridley
Occupation (when first elected):
None Listed
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Board/Commissioner:
Manomin County, Minnesota (County Commissioner, Chair);
18?? to 18??
County Government:
New York (Deputy Sheriff);
18?? to 18??
U.S. Executive Branch:
United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, Winnebago Indian Agent, Minnesota;
1851 to 18??
County Government:
Ramsey County, Minnesota (County Sheriff);
1854 to 1856
Board of Regents:
University of Minnesota;
1855 to 1860
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Long Prairie, Minnesota, in 1851.
"Major Fridley was a democrat in politics at a time when Abraham Lincoln was appearing on the national horizon, and when the newly formed republican party was rapidly rising to power in Minnesota." (Potter, Merle. "Major Fridley's Kingdom of Manomin." Minneapolis Journal, September 4, 1932)
Fridley Township in Anoka County, Minnesota was named after him. It was formerly known as Manomin County.
He died in Fridley Township, Minnesota and was buried in Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota..