Alonzo J. Edgerton
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Alonzo Jay Edgerton | |
 |
|
|
|
|
| In office March 12, 1881 to October 30, 1881 |
|
| Preceded by | William Windom |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | William Windom |
|
|
|
| Born | June 7, 1827 |
| Died | August 9, 1896 (aged 69) Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Political party | Republican |
Alonzo Jay Edgerton (June 7, 1827 – August 9, 1896) was an American politician, who graduated from Wesleyan University in 1850. He was appointed U.S. Senator from Minnesota as a Republican, and served from March 12, 1881 to October 30, 1881 in the 47th congress. He was later appointed chief justice of the Territorial Supreme Court of Dakota. When South Dakota was admitted as a State into the Union, he was made United States judge of that district. He also served as president of the constitutional convention of South Dakota. He died in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
| Preceded by William Windom |
United States Senator (Class 2) from Minnesota 1881 Served alongside: Samuel J. R. McMillan |
Succeeded by William Windom |
Categories: 1827 births | 1896 deaths | Wesleyan University alumni | South Dakota state court judges | United States Senators from Minnesota | Republican Party (United States) politicians | People from Sioux Falls, South Dakota | Judges of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota
