Alonzo Jay Edgerton
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.[1] Edgerton was succeeded in this position by John Emmett Carland.
Early life and education
- Wesleyan University, 1850
- Read law, 1855[1]
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[1]
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.[1] 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Alonzo Jay Edgerton's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
District of South Dakota 1890–1896 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: John Emmett Carland
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| 1889 | |||
| 1890 |
Brown • Bryant • Caldwell • Edgerton • Green • Ham • Hanford • Hawley • Jewell • Knowles • Ricks • Riner • Sharpe • Sharretts • Shurtleff • Somerville • Stackpole • Swayne • Thomas • Tichenor • Wilkinson • Williams | ||
| 1891 |
Acheson • Aldrich • Lunt • Putnam • Reed • Swan | ||
| 1892 |
Baker • Beatty • Buffington • Dallas • Gilbert • Goff • Grosscup • McCormick • McKenna • Morrow • Niles • Peelle • Rector • Sanborn • Shipman • Shiras • Taft • Townsend • Woolson • Woods | ||
| 1893 | |||
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges |
Karen Schreier • Charles Kornmann • Lawrence Piersol • Jeffrey Viken • | ||
| Magistrate judges | William D. Gerdes • Veronica Duffy • Mark Moreno • Daneta Wollmann • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Andrew Bogue • John B. Jones • Donald Porter • John Emmett Carland • Alonzo Jay Edgerton • James Douglas Elliott • Alfred Lee Wyman • John Beck • George Mickelson • Fred Nichol • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Karen Schreier • Lawrence Piersol • Richard Battey • Andrew Bogue • John B. Jones • Donald Porter • John Beck • George Mickelson • Fred Nichol • Jeffrey Viken • | ||
