Daniel A. Robertson: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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Robertson was elected as [[Mayor of St. Paul]] in Spring 1859 and served in that role until he was elected as [[Minnesota House of Representatives|Representative]] to the [[2nd Minnesota Legislature]].{{r|lrl}}{{r|biography}} Prior to the [[American Civil War]], Robertson served as a [[colonel]] of a regiment of the [[Minnesota National Guard]].{{r|biography}} Robertson also served on the St. Paul [[board of education]] from 1862-1859.{{r|lrl}} Robertson was elected as [[Ramsey County, Minnesota|Ramsey County]] [[sheriff]] in 1862 and served four terms.{{r|biography}}

In 1867, while Robertson was a professor of agriculture at the [[University of Minnesota]], he was elected as Thethe first President of the [[Minnesota State Horticultural Society]]{{r|Gideon}} Robertson was also a member of the [[National Scientific Association]] and the [[American Geographical Society]].{{r|biography}} He was also a member of the [[Order of Patrons of Husbandry]] and organized the first "grange" of the order.{{r|biography}}

Robertson died in St. Paul on March 16, 1895.{{r|biography}}