. Appleton's cyclopaedia of American biography . t of the Ameri-can fur company, became a partner, and on 7 Nov.,1834, during one of his trips, reached the mouth ofthe Minnesota river, and was so delighted with thespot that he made it his permanent home, buildingat Mendota the first stone house within the presentlimits of the state of Minnesota. He devoted muchof his time to the sports of the frontier, which hedescribed in graphic style in the Spirit of theTimes and Turf, Field, and Farm, over thepen-name of Hal, a Dacotah. When the stateof Wisconsin was admitted into the Union, 29May. 1848, t
. Appleton's cyclopaedia of American biography . t of the Ameri-can fur company, became a partner, and on 7 Nov.,1834, during one of his trips, reached the mouth ofthe Minnesota river, and was so delighted with thespot that he made it his permanent home, buildingat Mendota the first stone house within the presentlimits of the state of Minnesota. He devoted muchof his time to the sports of the frontier, which hedescribed in graphic style in the Spirit of theTimes and Turf, Field, and Farm, over thepen-name of Hal, a Dacotah. When the stateof Wisconsin was admitted into the Union, 29May. 1848, the western boundary fixed at river, leaving an area of about 23,000 squaremile-, on the east of Mi.—issjppi river, including son i-_:ani/cd counties, without a government. Tin- acting governor of the territory issued a proc-lamation providing for I he election of a delegate torepresent this di-lrict in emigre--, ami Mr. Sibleywas chosen in November, 1S4S. After much delayand discussion, he was admitted to his seat, 1> . // .Y » ff/#/ . <SH^-U^/ /? 1849, and secured the passage of an act creatingthe territory of Minnesota, which embraced therest of Wisconsin and a vast area west of the Mis-sissippi. He was elected a delegate to coniriv—from Minnesotain 1849, and re-elected in 1851,when he declinedlonger to be acandidate. Hewas a member ofthe Democraticbranch of theconvention thatframed in 1857 thestate constitutionthat was adoptedby the people inNovember of thesame year. Thestate was admit-ted to the Unionon 11 May, 1858,and he was in-augurated as gov-ernor in the same month. He opposed the loanof state credit to railroad companies, and. when aconstitutional amendment was carried authorizingthe issue of bonds, he refused to send them out ex-cept on security of trust deeds from the companiesgiving a priority of lien upon all their this ruling was negatived by the decision ofthe supreme court, thus leaving the way open forthe issue of a
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