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| Birth name | John Thomas Averill |
| Born | (1825-03-01)March 1, 1825 Alna, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | October 3, 1889(1889-10-03) (aged 64) Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Buried | Oakland Cemetery Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Branch | United States Army Union Army |
| Service years | 1862–1865 |
| Rank |  Colonel Brevetbrigadier general |
| Commands | 6th Minnesota Infantry |
| Conflicts | American Civil War |
| Other work | U.S. Congressman |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMinnesota | |
| In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | Eugene McLanahan Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Horace B. Strait |
| Constituency | 2nd district (1871–1873) 3rd district (1873–1875) |
| Member of theMinnesota Senate from the12th district | |
| In office December 7, 1859 – January 7, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | James Ridpath |
| Succeeded by | Stiles P. Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Republican |
John Thomas Averill (March 1, 1825 – October 3, 1889) was aUnited States Army officer in theAmerican Civil War who later became a U.S. congressional representative fromMinnesota.[1]
Averill was born inAlna, Maine, March 1, 1825. He moved with his parents toMontville, Maine, in 1838 and graduated from theMaine Wesleyan Seminary atReadfield in 1846. He taught school for a short time, and subsequently engaged in lumbering for one year. Averill then moved toWinthrop, Maine, and engaged in mercantile pursuits for three years. In 1852 he moved to northernPennsylvania and again engaged in lumbering until 1857, when he settled inLake City, Minnesota. Once there, he engaged in mercantile pursuits and the grain business; was a member of theMinnesota Senate 1858–1860 for the12th district.[1]
On August 22, 1862, Averill was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel of the6th Minnesota Infantry Regiment. He was promoted to colonel on November 22, 1864, and was assigned asProvost Marshal General for the District of Minnesota. He was honorably mustered out on September 28, 1865; and was made abrevetbrigadier general on October 18, 1865.[1]
In 1865, he ran forGovernor of Minnesota. At the Republican State Convention of Minnesota on September 6, 1865, he led for the first two ballots before losing the nomination toWilliam Rainey Marshall.[2]
In 1866, he moved toSt. Paul, Minnesota, and engaged in the wholesale paper and stationery business (Averill, Russell & Carpenter Paper Manufacturers). He was a member of theRepublican National Committee from 1868 through 1880; elected as aRepublican to the42nd and43rd congresses (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875); He was chairman of theCommittee on Indian Affairs (Forty-third Congress); was not a candidate for renomination in 1874.[1]
Averill resumed his business activities in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he died on October 3, 1889; interred at theOakland Cemetery.[1]
He is the namesake of the community ofAverill, Minnesota.[3]
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