Dwight May Sabin

Dwight May Sabin

Dwight May Sabin (born April 25, 1843 in LaSalle County , Illinois , †  December 22, 1902 in Chicago , Illinois) was an American politician ( Republican Party ).

Early life

Dwight Sabin was born near the small town of Marseilles with around 5,000 inhabitants , where he lived until he was 14 years old. In 1857 he moved with his parents to Connecticut and graduated from the Phillips Academy in Massachusetts after attending compulsory school . During the Civil War , Sabin had to fight in the Union Army .

After his demotion, Sabin found a brief job as an office worker in Washington . In 1864 he returned to Connecticut, where he worked first in agriculture and later as a lumberjack . 1868 Sabin moved to Stillwater ( Minnesota ), where he founded a company that railroad cars produced and agricultural equipment.

Political career

Sabin was elected to the Minnesota Senate in 1872 and remained there until 1875. In both 1878 and 1881, he was elected to the State's House of Representatives . Most recently, Sabin held the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee from 1883 to 1884 as the successor to Marshall Jewell . In 1882 Sabin ran successfully for a seat in the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1889. Another candidacy in 1888 was unsuccessful.

Private life and death

In the 90s of the 19th century, Sabin returned to his professional roots and was economically successful in the coal and wood trade as well as in agriculture.

Sabin was married twice. Although the name of his first wife, whom he married around 1870, is unknown, it is certain that the couple had adopted two daughters (Blanche and Ethel). In 1897 the family suffered a hard blow when Blanche Sabin died at the age of only 18. Sabin had married his second wife Jessie Swann as early as 1895.

Dwight May Sabin died in December 1902 after a long illness.

Web links

• Dwight May Sabin in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)