Brother of Alfred Elisha Ames--
Eli B Ames...
Family... Lakewood Cemetery--Minneapolis-- not terribly far from Alfred Elisha Ames site
Ames, Eli B. (1820-1897) — of Minneapolis,Hennepin county, Minn. Born in Colchester, Vt., August 3, 1862 Lawyer; Mayor of Minneapolis., 1870-72. Died February 12, 1898 (age 76 years, 193 days).
History of Hennepin County and The City of Minneapolis, 1881. North Star Publishing Page 501
AMES, Eli B. was born in Colchester, Vermont, August 3d, 1820. In 1832, moved to Ohio, and in 1836 to Boone county, Illinois, where he lived until 1841, then went to Ottawa and was admitted to the bar in 1842, when he moved to Hennepin, Putnam county, Illinois, where he was postmaster from 1844 to 1848. Probate judge from 1848 to 1850. Member of the state legislature in 1851 and 1852. Governor Madison's private secretary for two years.
In 1855, appointed consul to Hamburg, and acted as such until the spring of 1857. During that spring he went to Washington, to arrange a postal treaty between that country and the United States, for the general exchange of German mail through Hamburg. He succeeded in the undertaking and also in reducing the rate of postage from thirty to ten cents. He showed such ability in the office as consul, that the consulate was held open for his return a year, which he did not do, but came to Minneapolis in June, 1857, and located, opening a general insurance business, which he has followed to the present time.
He was secretary of the state senate from 1861 to 1864, and elected mayor of Minneapolis in 1870 and 1871. Married Miss Delia A. Payne, in St. Louis, Missouri, May 31st, 1854. They have had three children, all living, Addie H., Alice D. and Agnes L.
Eli B Ames...
Family... Lakewood Cemetery--Minneapolis-- not terribly far from Alfred Elisha Ames site
Ames, Eli B. (1820-1897) — of Minneapolis,Hennepin county, Minn. Born in Colchester, Vt., August 3, 1862 Lawyer; Mayor of Minneapolis., 1870-72. Died February 12, 1898 (age 76 years, 193 days).
History of Hennepin County and The City of Minneapolis, 1881. North Star Publishing Page 501
AMES, Eli B. was born in Colchester, Vermont, August 3d, 1820. In 1832, moved to Ohio, and in 1836 to Boone county, Illinois, where he lived until 1841, then went to Ottawa and was admitted to the bar in 1842, when he moved to Hennepin, Putnam county, Illinois, where he was postmaster from 1844 to 1848. Probate judge from 1848 to 1850. Member of the state legislature in 1851 and 1852. Governor Madison's private secretary for two years.
In 1855, appointed consul to Hamburg, and acted as such until the spring of 1857. During that spring he went to Washington, to arrange a postal treaty between that country and the United States, for the general exchange of German mail through Hamburg. He succeeded in the undertaking and also in reducing the rate of postage from thirty to ten cents. He showed such ability in the office as consul, that the consulate was held open for his return a year, which he did not do, but came to Minneapolis in June, 1857, and located, opening a general insurance business, which he has followed to the present time.
He was secretary of the state senate from 1861 to 1864, and elected mayor of Minneapolis in 1870 and 1871. Married Miss Delia A. Payne, in St. Louis, Missouri, May 31st, 1854. They have had three children, all living, Addie H., Alice D. and Agnes L.
Brother of Alfred Elisha Ames--
Eli B Ames...
Family... Lakewood Cemetery--Minneapolis-- not terribly far from Alfred Elisha Ames site
Ames, Eli B. (1820-1897) — of Minneapolis,Hennepin county, Minn. Born in Colchester, Vt., August 3, 1862 Lawyer; Mayor of Minneapolis., 1870-72. Died February 12, 1898 (age 76 years, 193 days).
History of Hennepin County and The City of Minneapolis, 1881. North Star Publishing Page 501
AMES, Eli B. was born in Colchester, Vermont, August 3d, 1820. In 1832, moved to Ohio, and in 1836 to Boone county, Illinois, where he lived until 1841, then went to Ottawa and was admitted to the bar in 1842, when he moved to Hennepin, Putnam county, Illinois, where he was postmaster from 1844 to 1848. Probate judge from 1848 to 1850. Member of the state legislature in 1851 and 1852. Governor Madison's private secretary for two years.
In 1855, appointed consul to Hamburg, and acted as such until the spring of 1857. During that spring he went to Washington, to arrange a postal treaty between that country and the United States, for the general exchange of German mail through Hamburg. He succeeded in the undertaking and also in reducing the rate of postage from thirty to ten cents. He showed such ability in the office as consul, that the consulate was held open for his return a year, which he did not do, but came to Minneapolis in June, 1857, and located, opening a general insurance business, which he has followed to the present time.
He was secretary of the state senate from 1861 to 1864, and elected mayor of Minneapolis in 1870 and 1871. Married Miss Delia A. Payne, in St. Louis, Missouri, May 31st, 1854. They have had three children, all living, Addie H., Alice D. and Agnes L.
Eli B Ames...
Family... Lakewood Cemetery--Minneapolis-- not terribly far from Alfred Elisha Ames site
Ames, Eli B. (1820-1897) — of Minneapolis,Hennepin county, Minn. Born in Colchester, Vt., August 3, 1862 Lawyer; Mayor of Minneapolis., 1870-72. Died February 12, 1898 (age 76 years, 193 days).
History of Hennepin County and The City of Minneapolis, 1881. North Star Publishing Page 501
AMES, Eli B. was born in Colchester, Vermont, August 3d, 1820. In 1832, moved to Ohio, and in 1836 to Boone county, Illinois, where he lived until 1841, then went to Ottawa and was admitted to the bar in 1842, when he moved to Hennepin, Putnam county, Illinois, where he was postmaster from 1844 to 1848. Probate judge from 1848 to 1850. Member of the state legislature in 1851 and 1852. Governor Madison's private secretary for two years.
In 1855, appointed consul to Hamburg, and acted as such until the spring of 1857. During that spring he went to Washington, to arrange a postal treaty between that country and the United States, for the general exchange of German mail through Hamburg. He succeeded in the undertaking and also in reducing the rate of postage from thirty to ten cents. He showed such ability in the office as consul, that the consulate was held open for his return a year, which he did not do, but came to Minneapolis in June, 1857, and located, opening a general insurance business, which he has followed to the present time.
He was secretary of the state senate from 1861 to 1864, and elected mayor of Minneapolis in 1870 and 1871. Married Miss Delia A. Payne, in St. Louis, Missouri, May 31st, 1854. They have had three children, all living, Addie H., Alice D. and Agnes L.
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