Edward Sloman Minor (December 13, 1840 – July 26, 1924) was an American businessman, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer.

As a child, he moved to the Wisconsin Territory with his parents, settling in the town of Greenfield, in Milwaukee County.

They soon moved to Milwaukee, where his father worked as a ship calker and Edward attended the public schools.

[2][3] At the outbreak of the American Civil War, Minor volunteered for service in the Union Army and was enrolled as a private in Company G of the 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment.

[10] Later that year, he was nominated as the Republican candidate for the United States House of Representatives in Wisconsin's 8th congressional district.

[16] During his time in Congress, he was active in the work of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, especially concerning funding for improvements of rivers and harbors.

Tillie was the daughter of Oliver Perry Graham, another Door County pioneer who erected the first lumber mill at Sturgeon Bay.

His eldest son, Stanton, worked as his private secretary during his years in Congress and was an unsuccessful candidate for Wisconsin State Assembly.