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This Day in Minnesota History

January 15, 1829

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Jacob H. Stewart is born. In 1864 Dr. Stewart would become St. Paul's first Republican mayor, and he would also serve the state as a congressman and as surgeon general. Stewart Avenue in St. Paul is named for him.

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