Henry P. Torsey
Henry P. Torsey | |
|---|---|
Maine State Senate | |
| In office 1855–1856 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Pierson Torsey August 7, 1819 Kent's Hill Academy |
| Occupation | Educator, politician |
Henry Pierson Torsey (August 7, 1819 – September 16, 1892) was an American Methodist Episcopal educator and politician.
Biography
Born in
Maine State Senate and was an Independent. In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln nominated Torsey to the office of secretary of Montana Territory, but Torsey declined the nomination. Torsey retired in 1882 because of ill health and died at Kent's Hill.[1][2][3][4]
Notes
- ^ "Report of the State Superintendent of the Public Schools of the State of Maine for the School Year Ending June 30, 1907", Kennebac Journal, 1907, Henry P. Torsey LLD DD-Wilbur Berry, pp. 116–118.
- ^ The History of the Pacific States of North America-Washington, Idaho, and Montana 1845-1889, volume XXVI, Hubert Howe Bancroft, The History Company Publishers, San Francisco: 1890, Territorial Organization, p. 643.
- ^ McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia-Henry P. Torsey
- ^ "Maine State Law and Legislative Research Library-Maine Legislators". Archived from the original on December 20, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
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