Alonzo Jay Edgerton

Alonzo Jay Edgerton

Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the District of South Dakota

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Education

Bachelor's

Wesleyan University, 1850

Law

Read law, 1855

Personal

Birthplace

New York

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Alonzo Jay Edgerton (1827-1896) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.

He received a recess appointment from President Benjamin Harrison on November 19, 1889 and was nominated on December 16th. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 16, 1890, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on August 9, 1896. Edgerton was succeeded in this position by John Emmett Carland.

Early life and education

• Wesleyan University, 1850
• Read law, 1855

Professional career

• Private practice, Mantorville, Minnesota, 1855-1861
• Prosecuting attorney, Dodge County, Minnesota
• Minnesota state senator, 1858-1859
• U.S. Army, 1861-1867
• Private practice, Mantorville, Minnesota, 1867-1871
• Minnesota state railroad commissioner, 1871-1874
• Private practice, Mantorville, Minnesota, 1874-1877
• Minnesota state representative, 1877-1878
• Private practice, Mantorville, Minnesota, 1878-1881
• U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1881
• U.S. Territorial Judge, U.S. District Court for the Dakota Territory, 1881-1885
• Private practice, Mitchell, Dakota Territory, 1885-1889

Judicial nominations and appointments

District of South Dakota

Edgerton received a recess appointment from President Benjamin Harrison on November 19, 1889 and was nominated on December 16th. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 16, 1890, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on August 9, 1896. Edgerton was succeeded in this position by John Emmett Carland.

External links

• Biography from the website "Infoplease".
• Alonzo Jay Edgerton's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: NA-New Seat	District of South Dakota 1890–1896 Seat #1	Succeeded by: John Emmett Carland