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Michael E. Ames

Michael E. Ames (1822–1861) was a politician from Minnesota Territory, a member of the Democratic Party, and a member of the Minnesota Territory House of Representatives, representing St. Paul, Minnesota. Furber served as Speaker of the Minnesota Territory House of Representatives in 1851. Ames served as a delegate to Minnesota's Democratic Constitutional Convention in 1857.

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Michael E. Ames (1822–1861) was a politician from Minnesota Territory, a member of the Democratic Party, and a member of the Minnesota Territory House of Representatives, representing St. Paul, Minnesota. Furber served as Speaker of the Minnesota Territory House of Representatives in 1851. Ames served as a delegate to Minnesota's Democratic Constitutional Convention in 1857.

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