Elisha W. Edgerton

Elisha Edgerton
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office 1863
Personal details
Born	June 26, 1815 South Coventry, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	April 15, 1904 (aged 88) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Relations	Benjamin Hyde Edgerton (brother)

Elisha W. Edgerton (June 26, 1815 – April 15, 1904) was an American businessman and politician who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1863.

Early life

Edgerton was born in South Coventry, Connecticut.

Career

Edgerton worked in New York City and Chicago, Illinois before moving to Milwaukee, Wisconsin Territory to work for Solomon Juneau. Edgerton worked in the grain, tobacco, and livestock business and eventually established a model farm in Summit, Waukesha County, Wisconsin. Edgerton served in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846 and in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1863. Edgerton was a member of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.[1]

Personal life

His brother was Benjamin Hyde Edgerton, a businessman and territorial legislator. Edgerton died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[2][3]

Notes

1. "Edgerton, Elisha W. 1815 - 1904". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
2. Elisha W. Edgerton, Wisconsin Historical Society
3. 'Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin,' 1905, vol. 52, Biographical Sketch of Elisha W. Edgerton, pg. 112-113