Secombe, David Adams, 1827-1892

Dates

• Existence: 1827 - 1892

Biography

David Adam Secombe (May 25, 1827 – March 25, 1892) was a lawyer and Republican politician in Minnesota. He served as mayor of St. Anthony, as a delegate at the state's constitutional convention and in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Secombe was born in New Hampshire in 1827. He attended local schools and entered Dartmouth College in 1847, but left before graduating to study law under Daniel Clark. In 1851, he relocated to Minnesota and settled in St. Anthony; he was admitted to the bar the next year. He briefly worked in partnership with John W. North but later left to pursue an independent practice. Secombe remained an active lawyer in Hennepin County for the next four decades.

Found in 1 Collection or Record: