James Wakefield
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| 8th Lieutenant Governor | |
| Term of office: | 1875 – 1877 |
|---|---|
| Governor(s): | Cushman Davis and John S. Pillsbury |
| Predecessor: | Alphonso Barto |
| Successor: | Charles A. Gilman |
| Born: | March 21, 1825 Winsted, Connecticut |
| Died: | August 25, 1910 Blue Earth, Minnesota |
| Political party: | Republican |
| Profession: | lawyer, judge, politician |
James Beach Wakefield (March 21, 1825–August 25, 1910) was a United States Representative from Minnesota; born in Winsted, Connecticut; attended the public schools at Westfield, Massachusetts, and Jonesville, New York; was graduated from Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut in 1846; studied law in Painesville, Lake County, Ohio; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Delphi, Indiana, in 1852; moved to Shakopee, Minnesota, in 1854; first judge of the probate court of Faribault County, Minnesota; elected as a member of the State house of representatives in 1858, 1863, and 1866, serving as speaker in the session of 1866; member of the State senate 1867-1869; appointed receiver of the United States Land Office at Winnebago City, Minnesota, June 1, 1869, and served until January 15, 1875, when he resigned; 8th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota 1875–1877; elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1883-March 3, 1887); retired from public life; died at Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota; interment in Evergreen Cemetery, Painesville, Ohio.
| Preceded by Alphonso Barto |
8th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota 1875-1877 |
Succeeded by Charles A. Gilman |
| Preceded by Horace Strait |
U.S. Representative from the 2nd Congressional District of Minnesota 1883-1887 |
Succeeded by John Lind |
| Lieutenant Governors of Minnesota |  |
|---|---|
| Holcombe • Donnelly • Swift • Sherwood • Armstrong • Yale • Barto • Wakefield • Gilman • Rice • Ives • Clough • Day • Gibbs • L. Smith • Jones • Eberhart • E. Smith • Gordon • Burnquist • Sullivan • Frankson • Collins • Nolan • Adams • Arens • Solberg • Petersen • Richardson (acting) • Lindsten • Anderson • Thye • Miller • Anderson • Nelsen • Wright • Rolvaag • Keith • Goetz • Perpich • Olson • Wangberg • Johnson • Dyrstad • Benson • Schunk • Molnau |
