Joseph K. Edgerton
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Joseph Ketchum Edgerton (February 16, 1818 – August 25, 1893) was a U.S. Representative
from Indiana
, brother of Alfred Peck Edgerton
.
Born in Vergennes, Vermont
, Edgerton attended the public schools of Clinton County, New York
.
He studied law in Plattsburg (New York) Academy.
He was admitted to the bar
and commenced practice in New York City in 1839.
He moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana
, in 1844 and continued the practice of law.
He served as director of the Fort Wayne &.
Chicago Railroad Co. in 1854 and later its president.
He served as president of the Grand Rapids &.
Indiana Railroad Co. in 1855.
He served as director of the Ohio &.
Indiana Railroad Co. in 1856.
Edgerton was elected as a Democrat
to the Thirty-eighth
Congress (March 4, 1863-March 3, 1865).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1864 to the Thirty-ninth
Congress.
He died in Boston, Massachusetts, August 25, 1893.
He was interred in Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Indiana
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, brother of Alfred Peck Edgerton
Alfred Peck Edgerton
Alfred Peck Edgerton 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...
.
Born in Vergennes, Vermont
Vergennes, Vermont
Vergennes is a city located in the northwest quadrant of Addison County, Vermont, in the United States. Bordered by the towns of Ferrisburgh, Panton and Waltham, as of the 2000 census the city population was 2,741. It is the smallest of Vermont's nine cities in terms of population...
, Edgerton attended the public schools of Clinton County, New York
Clinton County, New York
Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 82,128. Its name is in honor of the first Governor of New York as a state, George Clinton. Its county seat is Plattsburgh.-History:...
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He studied law in Plattsburg (New York) Academy.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
and commenced practice in New York City in 1839.
He moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
, in 1844 and continued the practice of law.
He served as director of the Fort Wayne &.
Chicago Railroad Co. in 1854 and later its president.
He served as president of the Grand Rapids &.
Indiana Railroad Co. in 1855.
He served as director of the Ohio &.
Indiana Railroad Co. in 1856.
Edgerton was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Thirty-eighth
38th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:Before this Congress, the 1860 United States Census and resulting reapportionment changed the size of the House to 241 members...
Congress (March 4, 1863-March 3, 1865).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1864 to the Thirty-ninth
39th United States Congress
The Thirty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1865 to March 4, 1867, during the first month of...
Congress.
He died in Boston, Massachusetts, August 25, 1893.
He was interred in Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
.