| Alfred Peck Edgerton | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 5th district |
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| In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 |
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| Preceded by | Emery D. Potter |
| Succeeded by | Richard Mott |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the Defiance and 7 other counties district |
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| In office December 1, 1845 – December 6, 1847 |
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| Preceded by | new district |
| Succeeded by | Sabrit Scott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 11, 1813 Plattsburg, New York |
| Died | May 14, 1897 (age 76) Hicksville, Ohio |
| Political party | Democratic |
Alfred Peck Edgerton (January 11, 1813 in Plattsburg, New York — May 14, 1897 in Hicksville, Ohio) was a former member of the United States House of Representatives. Edgerton graduated from Plattsburg Academy in his early years, moving on to a brief career in newspapers, only to move on further into advertising throughout New York City, still on the topic of media. In 1837, Edgerton moved to Hicksville and became manager of the American Land Company, engaging in opening new land for settlement and development in northern Ohio. He is the founder of Edgerton, Ohio, which is eleven miles north of Hicksville, Ohio.
Edgerton became of member of the Ohio Senate briefly between 1845 and 1846. He was later elected to become a democrat to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses between March 4, 1851 and March 3, 1855. As well as this, West was given the tole of financial agent of the Board of State Fund Commissioners in Ohio. Edgerton then relocated further, moving to Fort Wayne, Indiana. Edgerton had an unsuccessful candidacy for Lieutenant Governor in 1868; however Edgerton was given the position of chairman for the United States Civil Service Commission.