Doc Ames | |
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| Mayor of Minneapolis | |
| In office January 7, 1901 – August 27, 1902 | |
| Preceded by | James Gray |
| Succeeded by | David P. Jones |
| In office April 13, 1886 – January 7, 1889 | |
| Preceded by | George A. Pillsbury |
| Succeeded by | Edward C. Babb |
| In office April 11, 1882 – April 8, 1884 | |
| Preceded by | Alonzo Cooper Rand |
| Succeeded by | George A. Pillsbury |
| In office April 11, 1876 – April 10, 1877 | |
| Preceded by | Orlando C. Merriman |
| Succeeded by | John De Laittre |
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 5th district | |
| In office January 8, 1867 – January 6, 1868 Serving with Aaron Gould, John Seboski | |
| Preceded by | Aaron Gould Jonas H. Howe |
| Succeeded by | Charles Clark Chester Davison John Hechtman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Albert Alonzo Ames January 18, 1842 Garden Prairie, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | November 16, 1911 (aged 69) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Resting place | Lakewood Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic (before 1900) Republican (1900–1911) |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Strout (1862–1892) Harriet Symonds Pates (1892–1911) |
| Children | 7 |
| Relatives | Alfred Elisha Ames (father) |
| Education | Rush University (MD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States• Union |
| Branch/service | United States Army • Union Army |
| Years of service | 1862–1865 |
| Rank |  Surgeon Major |
| Unit | 9th Minnesota Regiment 7th Minnesota Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Dakota War of 1862 American Civil War |
Albert Alonzo "Doc" Ames (January 18, 1842 – November 16, 1911) was an American physician and politician who held four non-consecutive terms as mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota. His fourth term was marked by multiple prosecutions for political corruption, extortion, and racketeering in a scandal which was publicized nationwide by muckraking journalist Lincoln Steffens in a 1903 article in McClure's Magazine titled The Shame of Minneapolis. Ames was found guilty of corruption, but after a successful appeal and multiple mistrials the charges were dropped. Erik Rivenes, however, has called the downfall of Mayor Ames, "one of the greatest political scandals in Minnesota history."[1]
- ^ Erik Rivenes (2018), Dirty Doc Ames and the Scandal that Shook Minneapolis, page vii.