Education
Born in Monmouth, Maine, Torsey studied at Kent"s Hill Academy in the Maine Wesleyan Seminary.
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Henry Pierson Torsey
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Career
In 1855 and 1856, Torsey served in the Maine State Senate and was an Independent. In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln nominated Torsey to the office of secretary of Montana Territory, but Torsey declined the nomination. Torsey retired in 1882 because of ill health and died at Kent"s Hill.
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American