Henry A. (Henry Anson) Castle

Born in 1841, Henry A. Castle served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and later built a public career in Minnesota. He was active as a journalist and editor, and over the years also held important civic roles, including work connected with the postal service and state institutions.

Castle was especially associated with St. Paul, where he became part of the city's political and cultural life. His career reflects the broad kind of public service that was common in his era, when veterans, newspaper men, and officeholders often moved between several kinds of leadership.

He died in 1916. Today he is remembered as a Minnesota figure whose life linked war service, journalism, and government at a time when the state was still shaping its public identity.