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Samuel Rinnah Van Sant

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Samuel Rinnah Van Sant

Birth
Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Death
3 Oct 1936 (aged 92)
Attica, Fountain County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Le Claire, Scott County, Iowa, USA
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Elev. 697'
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Politician and soldier. He attended Knox College (Galesburg, Illinois) as a member of the class of 1870. During the Civil War, he served the Union as a Corporal in Company A, 9th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Cavalry. Van Sant was Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1895 and served as Minnesota governor from 1901 to 1905. He was also a three-time delegate from Minnesota to the Republican National Convention and a member of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Politician and soldier. He attended Knox College (Galesburg, Illinois) as a member of the class of 1870. During the Civil War, he served the Union as a Corporal in Company A, 9th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Cavalry. Van Sant was Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1895 and served as Minnesota governor from 1901 to 1905. He was also a three-time delegate from Minnesota to the Republican National Convention and a member of the Grand Army of the Republic.

Bio by: Dustin Oliver

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  • Originally Created by: Dustin Oliver
  • Added: May 18, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7460800/samuel_rinnah-van_sant: accessed ), memorial page for Samuel Rinnah Van Sant (11 May 1844–3 Oct 1936), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7460800, citing Glendale Cemetery, Le Claire, Scott County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.