Henry Benjamin Whipple
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Henry Benjamin Whipple (February 15, 1822 – September 16, 1901) was the first Episcopal bishop of Minnesota. He is best known for his clemency pleas in favor of a group of Sioux who fought against the United States government in the Sioux Uprising in the area around New Ulm, Minnesota. He is memorialized by the Bishop Whipple Federal Building in Ft. Snelling, Minnesota, which houses, among other things, offices for members of Minnesota's congressional delegation. He is buried beneath the altar of the Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour in Faribault, Minnesota.
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- Hein, David. "Straight Tongue: Bishop Henry Benjamin Whipple." The Historiographer, vol. 41, no. 2 (Pentecost 2003), pp. 15-17. (The Historiographer is a publication of the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church and the National Episcopal Historians and Archivists.)
