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Willis Arnold Gorman

Willis Arnold Gorman (January 12, 1816 to May 20, 1876) was an American politican who served in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1849 to March 3, 1853 from Indiana and was the 2nd Territorial Governor of Minnesota from May 15, 1853 toApril 23, 1857 appointed to this post by President Franklin Pierce. He also served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from May 11, 1858 to January 1859. He was a Democrat.

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