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Daniel D. Minier

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Major General

Daniel D. Minier
Portrait of General Daniel D. Minier
Portrait of General Daniel D. Minier, New York State Militia. Courtesy of George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film
Born1794
Lansing, New York
Died1849 (aged 54–55)
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchNew York State Militia
RankMajor General
CommandsInfantry division

Daniel D. Minier (1794–1849), of Lansing, New York, was an American who served as a major general in the New York State Militia, Infantry division.[1]

His father, Abram Minier, and uncle, Daniel Minier, were original Lake Country settlers in 1787.[2]

On family land, Minier constructed the Central Exchange Hotel, the first brick structure in Lansing.

Minier died in 1849, and his remains were placed at Asbury Cemetery in Lansing.

References

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  1. ^ George, Partridge Sanger (1839). The American almanac and repository of useful knowledge for the year 1839. Gray and Bowen. p. 156.
  2. ^ Bement, Louise (1984). Town of Lansing, Its Beginning. Lansing, NY: Lansing Town Historian. p. 14. LCCN 87119284.