1. Sidney Edgerton was an American politician, lawyer, judge and teacher from Ohio.
52 Facts About Sidney Edgerton
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Sidney Edgerton served during the American Civil War, as a Squirrel Hunter.
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Sidney Edgerton was a sickly child that was not expected to survive; burial clothing was ordered for him.
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Sidney Edgerton became a lawyer, and was involved in both the Free Soil Party and the Republican Party.
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Sidney Edgerton had a successful career as a politician, and after his term ended in the Territory of Montana, Edgerton returned to Ohio.
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Sidney Edgerton served as a lawyer in his home state until his death in 1900.
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Sidney Edgerton was born in Cazenovia, New York, on August 17,1818.
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Sidney Edgerton's parents were Amos and Zerviah Edgerton, both of Connecticut.
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Whereas the young Sidney Edgerton avoided death, the same could not be said for his father, a teacher by trade who had been blind for years.
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Sidney Edgerton eventually attended the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary in Lima, New York, where his cousin taught, and where he would later become an instructor as well.
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Sidney Edgerton taught in an academy in Tallmadge, Ohio, the same year.
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Sidney Edgerton studied law and graduated from the Cincinnati Law School in 1845.
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The next year Sidney Edgerton was admitted to the bar and began the practice of law in Akron, Ohio.
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Sidney Edgerton married Mary Wright of Tallmadge on May 18,1848, but Mary almost ended the relationship, because of Edgerton's religious views.
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Sidney Edgerton was a delegate to the convention that formed the Free Soil Party, in 1848.
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Sidney Edgerton then served as prosecuting attorney of Summit County, Ohio, from 1852 to 1856.
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Later in 1856, Sidney Edgerton was a delegate to the first Republican National Convention.
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Sidney Edgerton was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1858.
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Boteler and Blake listened to the advice, but Sidney Edgerton refused to go back.
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On his arrival at Charles Town, Sidney Edgerton found the commander of Harper's Ferry, General William Taliaferro.
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Sidney Edgerton told Taliaferro about his request, but Taliaferro informed him that Governor Wise would only allow family and a minister to visit John Brown.
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That night, Taliaferro arranged for a wagon to take him back to Washington, DC Sidney Edgerton was given a driver and a guard, for his journey.
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Sidney Edgerton asked his guard why he ran, and the guard replied, "I heard them say that they would kill [you]".
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The men on horses then attempted to get Sidney Edgerton to leave the wagon, but he refused.
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Sidney Edgerton eventually made it out of Virginia, but always believed had he left the wagon, the men would have killed him.
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Sidney Edgerton continued to be a large voice in the anti-slavery movement, but decided not to run for reelection in 1862.
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Sidney Edgerton was one of the Squirrel Hunters, expert shots from Ohio, and served at the Defense of Cincinnati.
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Sidney Edgerton served as both a US Congressman and soldier at the same time, during the first few years of the war.
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On March 6,1863, Sidney Edgerton was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln to be Chief Justice of the Idaho Territorial Supreme Court, and he was confirmed by the senate four days later.
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Sidney Edgerton's salary was to be $2,500 a year.
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Sidney Edgerton left with his wife, his children, his niece, Lucia Darling, his nephew, Wilbur F Sanders, Sanders' wife, Sanders' children, a family friend, Henry Tilden, and a young woman named Almarette Greer.
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One incident that did happen was when Sidney Edgerton fell from one of the wagons, and was almost crushed by one of the wheels.
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Sidney Edgerton realized, that it would not be possible to make it to Lewiston, before the snows.
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Sidney Edgerton requested the designation of courts and districts, but no court was designated for his district.
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Sidney Edgerton never took the oath of office and therefore he never legally took his position as Chief Justice.
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The Sidney Edgerton's then bought a home at a Sheriff's sale for $400.
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Sidney Edgerton realized the value of the gold fields, to the Union.
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Sidney Edgerton was then chosen, by the local population, to go to Washington DC His mission was to lobby for the split of the Territory of Idaho.
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Sidney Edgerton arrived with $2,500 in gold nuggets in his pockets.
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Sidney Edgerton presented this to President Abraham Lincoln and numerous members of Congress.
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Sidney Edgerton then left for the west, unsure of whether or not he would have a new position when he arrived, but on May 23,1864, while on his way home, Mary Sidney Edgerton had a baby girl.
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Sidney Edgerton named her Idaho, unknowing of the fact that it was now the Territory of Montana.
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Sidney Edgerton was not supported by many settlers and miners in the Territory, as the majority were from border states and either supported the Confederacy or were Democrats who abhorred radical Republicans like him.
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Sidney Edgerton put together a quick census, so that an election could be held.
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In 1865, Sidney Edgerton began to have to deal with threats from Native Americans.
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Sidney Edgerton led an expedition against the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians, who were disrupting travelers along the Bozeman Trail.
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Sidney Edgerton then issued a proclamation for five hundred volunteers to help defend immigrants.
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In 1865, Sidney Edgerton was forced to go East to secure funds for the territory.
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The revenues being received were not enough to pay for expenses, and Sidney Edgerton himself gave large sums of his own money to the territory.
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Sidney Edgerton hoped to both get funds for the state, and receive compensation for his expenditures.
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Sidney Edgerton was involved in his law practice until his death on July 19,1900.
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Sidney Edgerton is buried in Tallmadge Cemetery in Tallmadge, Ohio.