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Aug 17, 1818 Cazenovia, New York, United States Died on 19 Jul 1900 (aged 81)
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About Sidney Edgerton
- 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 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.
