Complex sentence: LaFayette Emmett (1822-August 10,1905) was attorney general of Minnesota Territory from 1853 to 1858 and the first chief justice of the state supreme court, serving from 1858 to 1865.
Split into simpler sentences: LaFayette Emmett (1822-August 10,1905) was an American lawyer and an early leader in Minnesota law. He was attorney general of Minnesota Territory from 1853 to 1858 and the first chief justice of the state supreme court, serving from 1858 to 1865.