Henry Pierson Torsey (August 7, 1819 – September 16, 1892) was an American Methodist Episcopal educator and politician.
Henry P. Torsey | |
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| Member of the Maine State Senate | |
| In office 1855–1856 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Pierson Torsey August 7, 1819 Monmouth, Maine |
| Died | September 16, 1892 (aged 73) Kents Hill, Maine |
| Education | Kent's Hill Academy |
| Occupation | Educator, politician |
Biography
editBorn in Monmouth, Maine, Torsey studied at Kent's Hill Academy in the Maine Wesleyan Seminary. In 1841 he taught school in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, and in 1842 he became a teacher at Maine Wesleyan Seminary and then principal of the seminary. In 1855 and 1856, he served in the Maine State Senate and was an Independent. In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln nominated Torsey to the office of secretary of Montana Territory, but Torsey declined the nomination. Torsey retired in 1882 because of ill health and died at Kent's Hill.[1][2][3][4]
Notes
edit- ^ "Report of the State Superintendent of the Public Schools of the State of Maine for the School Year Ending June 30, 1907", Kennebac Journal, 1907, Henry P. Torsey LLD DD-Wilbur Berry, pp. 116–118.
- ^ The History of the Pacific States of North America-Washington, Idaho, and Montana 1845-1889, volume XXVI, Hubert Howe Bancroft, The History Company Publishers, San Francisco: 1890, Territorial Organization, p. 643.
- ^ McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia-Henry P. Torsey
- ^ "Maine State Law and Legislative Research Library-Maine Legislators". Archived from the original on December 20, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
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