Jump to content

Elisha W. Edgerton

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Cydebot (talk | contribs) at 05:51, 10 October 2016 (Robot - Moving category People from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Category:People from Milwaukee per CFD at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2016 September 6.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Elisha W. Edgerton (June 26, 1815 – April 15, 1904) was an American businessman and politician.

Born in South Coventry, Connecticut, Edgerton worked in New York and Chicago, Illinois before moving to Milwaukee, Wisconsin Territory. Edgerton worked in the grain, tobacco, and livestock business. Edgerton served in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846 and in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1863. His brother was Benjamin Hyde Edgerton a businessman and territorial legislator. Edgerton died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1][2]

Notes

  1. ^ Elisha W. Edgerton, Wisconsin Historical Society
  2. ^ 'Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin,' 1905, vol. 52, Biographical Sketch of Elisha W. Edgerton, pg. 112-113
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elisha_W._Edgerton&oldid=743561245"