Henry Benjamin Whipple Henry Benjamin Whipple Henry Benjamin Whipple ( February 15 , 1822 – September 16 , 1901 ) was the first Episcopal bishop of Minnesota . He is best known for his clemency pleas in favor of a group of Sioux who fought against the United States government in the Sioux Uprising in the area around New Ulm , Minnesota . He is memorialized by the Bishop Whipple Federal Building in Ft . Snelling , Minnesota , which houses , among other things , offices for members of Minnesota 's congressional delegation . He is buried beneath the altar of the Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour in Faribault , Minnesota . See also Succession of Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota References Hein , David . `` Straight Tongue : Bishop Henry Benjamin Whipple. '' The Historiographer , vol. 41 , no. 2 ( Pentecost 2003 ) , pp. 15-17. ( The Historiographer is a publication of the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church and the National Episcopal Historians and Archivists . ) External links Bishop Whipple bibliography This article about a member of the Christian clergy in the United States is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . Categories : United States Christian clergy stubs | 1822 births | 1901 deaths | Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America | Minnesota in the Civil War | Sioux Uprising 