William J. Colvill

William J. Colvill

Infobox Officeholder
name=William J. Colvill


caption=Colvill statue in the Minnesota State Capitol
order= 3rd
office= Minnesota Attorney General
term_start=1866
term_end= 1868
predecessor= Gordon E. Cole
successor= Francis R. E. Cornell

William J. Colvill (April 5, 1830 - June 12, 1905) was a Union colonel in the American Civil War who led the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry in the Battle of Gettysburg. He was Minnesota Attorney General from 1866 to 1868 and he also served in the Minnesota House of Representatives.

Colvill Park in Red Wing, Minnesota is named for him and he is represented by a statue at the Minnesota State Capitol. He is buried in Cannon Falls, Minnesota.


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