James Lynd

James William Lynd (November 25, 1830 August 18, 1862) was a member of the Minnesota Senate, elected in 1861, and the first person killed in the initial action of the Dakota War of 1862.[1] A historical marker stands at the site he was killed.[2] The town of Lynd, Minnesota is named after him.[3]

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