Joseph K. Edgerton

Joseph K. Edgerton

Joseph Ketchum Edgerton (born February 16, 1818 in Vergennes , Vermont , †  August 25, 1893 in Boston , Massachusetts ) was an American politician . Between 1863 and 1865 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Joseph Edgerton was the younger brother of Congressman Alfred Peck Edgerton (1813-1897) from Ohio . He attended public schools in Clinton County , New York State . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in this profession from 1839 in New York City . In 1844, he moved his residence and law firm to Fort Wayne , Indiana. In his new home, Edgerton also got into the railroad business. He subsequently became president of various railway companies.

Politically, Edgerton was a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional elections of 1862 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the tenth constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded Republican William Mitchell on March 4, 1863 . Since he lost to Joseph H. Defrees in 1864 , he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1865 . This was determined by the events of the civil war .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Joseph Edgerton withdrew from politics. He died in Boston on August 25, 1893 and was buried in Fort Wayne.

Web links

• Joseph K. Edgerton in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Joseph K. Edgerton in the database of Find a Grave (English)