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Governor Alexander Ramsey  1860

Minnesota Governors during the Civil War

Alexander Ramsey - January 2nd, 1860 - July 10th, 1863

Henry A. Swift - July 10th, 1863 - January 10th, 1864

Stephen Miller - January 11th, 1861 - January 8th, 1866

Minnesota  Lieutenant Governors during the Civil War

Ignatius Donnelly - January 2nd, 1860 - March 3rd, 1863

Henry A. Swift - March 4th, 1863 - July 10th, 1863 

Charles D. Sherwood - January 11th, 1864 - January 8th, 1866

Minnesota's First State Governor

Henery H. Sibley - May 24th, 1858 - January 2nd, 1860