Henry Chester Waite (June 30, 1830 – November 15, 1912) was an American lawyer, banker, and politician. Waite was born in

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. He graduated from

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in 1851 and was admitted to the New York bar in 1853. Waite moved to

St. Cloud, Minnesota St. Cloud or Saint Cloud (; ) is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the largest population center in the state's central region. The population was 68,881 at the 2020 census, making it Minnesota's 12th-largest city. St. Cloud is the c ...

in 1855 and continued to practiced law and was involved with the banking business. He served in the Minnesota Democratic Constitutional Convention of 1857. Waite served in the

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in 1863 and in the

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in 1870 and 1871 and from 1883 to 1886. He served as the Register of the

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from 1865 to 1869. He died at his farm near St. Cloud, Minnesota. The city of

Waite Park, Minnesota Waite Park is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 8,341 at the 2020 census. History Waite Park was incorporated in 1893. It was named for Henry Chester Waite, a state legislator. A post office was establish ...

was named after him.Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Henry Chester Waite
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