Abram McCormick Fridley | |
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| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from Minnesota | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 1, 1817 Painted Post, New York |
| Died | March 26, 1888 Fridley Township, Minnesota |
| Political party | unknown |
| Spouse | Betsey Ann |
| Children | Fannie, Mary Jane, Henry C., Benjamin Franklin, David Horace |
| Residence | Fridley, Minnesota |
| Profession | legislator |
Abram McCormick "A. M." Fridley[1] (1817 in Painted Post, New York – March 26, 1888 in Fridley, Minnesota) was a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, and was the namesake of Fridley Township, Minnesota, which later became the city of Fridley, Minnesota.
Fridley was a Winnebago Indian agent, a lawyer, farmer, and merchant.[2] He and his family were pioneers of the Fridley Township in Anoka County.[2] Fridley was a land agent of the St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company (SPPR) and its successor, the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway Company.[2] This railroad would build north from Minneapolis into Fridley Township.
- ^ Fridley, Abram McCormick "A.M.", Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, Accessed December 5, 2010.
- ^ a b c Abram M. Fridley and family papers, 1831-1924, 1939 Fridley, Abram McCormick, 1817-1888. Minnesota Historical Society