Chief Justice of the Idaho Territorial Supreme Court
In office March 10, 1863 – June 22, 1864
Appointed by
Abraham Lincoln
Preceded by
office established
Succeeded by
Silas Woodson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 18th District
In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863
Preceded by
Benjamin F. Leiter
Succeeded by
Rufus P. Spalding
Personal details
Born
(1818-08-17)August 17, 1818 Cazenovia, New York, US
Died
July 19, 1900(1900-07-19) (aged 81) Akron, Ohio, US
Resting place
Tallmadge Cemetery, Tallmadge, Ohio
Political party
Free Soil (1848–1856) Republican (1856–1900)
Spouse
Mary Wright Edgerton
Children
Martha Edgerton Rolfe Plassmann
Profession
Politician, Lawyer, Judge, Teacher
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Sidney Edgerton (August 17, 1818 – July 19, 1900) was an American politician, lawyer, judge and teacher from Ohio. He served during the American Civil War, as a Squirrel Hunter. During this time, Edgerton served as a U.S. Congressman. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln appointed him the first Chief justice of the Idaho Territorial Supreme Court. Edgerton lobbied for the creation of separate territories, out of the Idaho Territory, and in 1864, Abraham Lincoln appointed Edgerton as the first Territorial Governor of Montana. During his term as Territorial Governor, he was an alleged member of the infamous Montana Vigilantes, and was reputedly among its founders.
He was a sickly child that was not expected to survive; burial clothing was ordered for him. He survived and, eventually, moved to Ohio. He became a lawyer, and was involved in both the Free Soil Party and the Republican Party. After John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, Edgerton was invited, by Brown's family, to settle Brown's affairs. He never was able to meet with Brown. He had a successful career as a politician, and after his term ended in the Territory of Montana, Edgerton returned to Ohio. He served as a lawyer in his home state until his death in 1900.
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SidneyEdgerton (August 17, 1818 – July 19, 1900) was an American politician, lawyer, judge and teacher from Ohio. He served during the American Civil...
Territory in 1863, coupled with the subsequent political maneuvering of SidneyEdgerton, soon to be the first Territorial Governor of Montana, and his allies...
Philip Yordan. The film was based on the 1965 novel Captain Apache by SidneyEdgerton Whitman, a prolific writer of Western fiction. The vocals of the opening...
in the employ of Wilbur Sanders and SidneyEdgerton to locate and corral some horses owned by Sanders and Edgerton. Near Horse Prairie, Tilden was confronted...
13, 1863, a teenaged Henry Tilden was hired by Wilbur Sanders and SidneyEdgerton to locate and corral some horses owned by the two men. Near Horse Prairie...
Walter Benson in "Doc Holliday's Gold Bars" (both 1966), and as judge SidneyEdgerton, who later becomes the first governor of the Montana Territory, in...
May 26, 1864. The first territorial capital was located at Bannack. SidneyEdgerton served as the first territorial governor. The capital moved to Virginia...
left office. Edgerton was nominated on June 20, 1864, confirmed by the Senate on June 22, and arrived in the territory in July. Edgerton left for Washington...
Horace Mann, poet John Greenleaf Whittier, future Montana governor SidneyEdgerton, educator Jonathan Blanchard, poet William Cullen Bryant, and writer...
Barker, George Fisher Russell (1894). "Meagher, Thomas Francis" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 37. London: Smith, Elder &...
Montana, US. She was born in Tallmadge, Ohio in 1850, the first child of SidneyEdgerton, the first Territorial Governor of Montana. While teaching at the Ohio...
(D) Cyrus Spink (R) William Helmick (R) Thomas Clarke Theaker (R) SidneyEdgerton (R) John Hutchins (R) Harrison G. O. Blake (R) 37th (1861–1863) Chilton...
the Confederacy concerned many supporters of the Union. Seeing this, SidneyEdgerton in 1863 went quickly to see Abraham Lincoln about the situation, and...
July 28, 1864 – January 1865 Appointed by Abraham Lincoln Preceded by SidneyEdgerton Succeeded by John R. McBride Personal details Born (1819-05-18)May...
gold camp of Helena is established. September Territorial Governor SidneyEdgerton arrives in Bannack, Montana Territory. July 14 Four miners from the...
Nugen (D) ▌16. William P. Cutler (R) ▌17. James R. Morris (D) ▌18. SidneyEdgerton (R) ▌19. Albert G. Riddle (R) ▌20. John Hutchins (R) ▌21. John Bingham...
Helmick (R) ▌16. Cydnor B. Tompkins (R) ▌17. Thomas C. Theaker (R) ▌18. SidneyEdgerton (R) ▌19. Edward Wade (R) ▌20. John Hutchins (R) ▌21. John Bingham (R)...
Territorial Legislature U.S. Congress Governor Senate House Delegate 1864 SidneyEdgerton (R) [?] no such office 1865 Thomas Francis Meagher (D) Samuel McLean...
the territory, in what is present-day Montana. As a result, in 1863 SidneyEdgerton traveled quickly to see President Abraham Lincoln about the situation;...
House of Representatives Ozro J. Dodds U.S. House of Representatives SidneyEdgerton 1845 1st territorial governor of Montana, chief justice of the Idaho...
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