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Morton S. Wilkinson is born in New York State. He moved to Stillwater in 1847, became Minnesota's first practicing attorney, and served in Congress as a senator (1859–65) and a representative (1869–71). He died in 1894.
First published: July 1, 2015 Last modified: January 24, 2022