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'''John Henry Pell''' Columbia College Class of 1852 was the intended honoree of [[Pell Hall]], which for some reason was never built.

* Born Jun 14, 1831 - Died February 5, 1902<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=_6Q-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA96&dq=%22john+henry+pell#v=onepage&q=%22john%20henry%20pell&f=false]</ref>
* Moved to Minnesota in 1856
* Elected to Minnesota State Senate in 1860. Resigned in 1861 to enlist in Union Army. <ref>https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?id=14285</ref> 
* Captain in the 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment from April 29, 1861 (unit founding) to March 26, 1863 (resigned)<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=YykfAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA311&dq=%22john+h+pell]</ref><ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=UClQRRqJ5lgC&pg=PA63&dq=%22john+h+pell%22#v=onepage&q=%22john%20h%20pell%22&f=false</ref> Resigned for disability? <ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=0wBAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1602&lpg=PA1602&dq=john+henry+pell#v=onepage&q=john%20henry%20pell&f=false]</ref>
* Member of the Numismatic Society <ref>https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$c144607&view=1up&seq=107</ref>
* May have been involved in wars against the Sioux, and maybe a massacre? <ref>https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/09/27/iconic-minnesota-soldier-part-of-atrocity</ref>

* https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179585631/john-henry-pell
* https://books.google.com/books?id=6e8KAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA122#v=onepage&q=john%20h%20pell&f=false
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