Alphonso Barto
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Alphonso Barto was a Minnesota
legislator (1872–1873) and the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in Hinesburg, Vermont
, moved to Minnesota
, and became Lieutenant Governor
under Governor
Cushman K. Davis from January 9, 1874 to January 7, 1876. Married Harriet E. Hitchcock and Charlotte "Lottie" A. Allen. He died in 1899 in Saint Cloud, Minnesota.
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
legislator (1872–1873) and the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in Hinesburg, Vermont
Hinesburg, Vermont
Hinesburg is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for Abel Hine, town clerk. The population was 4,340 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, moved to Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, and became Lieutenant Governor
Lieutenant governor (United States)
In the United States, 43 of the 50 states have a separate, full-time office of lieutenant governor. In most cases, the lieutenant governor is the highest officer of state after the governor, standing in for that officer when he or she is absent from the state or temporarily incapacitated...
under Governor
Governor of Minnesota
The Governor of Minnesota is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Minnesota, leading the state's executive branch. Forty different people have been governors of the state, though historically there were also three governors of Minnesota Territory. Alexander Ramsey, the first territorial...
Cushman K. Davis from January 9, 1874 to January 7, 1876. Married Harriet E. Hitchcock and Charlotte "Lottie" A. Allen. He died in 1899 in Saint Cloud, Minnesota.