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Alonzo Jay Edgerton
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota
Alonzo Jay Edgerton served on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota. Appointed by Benjamin Harrison and confirmed Jan 16, 1890.
- Appointed by
- Benjamin Harrison
- Confirmed
- Jan 16, 1890
- Born
- 1827
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South DakotaBenjamin Harrison · Jan 16, 1890 – Aug 9, 1896
Education
- Wesleyan University1850
- Read law1855
Career
Private practice, Mantorville, Minnesota, 1855-1861, 1867-1871, 1874-1877, 1878-1881; Prosecutor, Dodge County, Minnesota; State senator, Minnesota, 1858-1859; U.S. Army, 1861-1867; Railroad commissioner, State of Minnesota, 1871-1874; State representative, Minnesota, 1877-1878; U.S. senator from Minnesota, 1881; Private practice, Mitchell, Dakota Territory, 1885-1889
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