Talk:Sidney Edgerton

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Sidney Edgerton (August 17, 1818 – July 19, 1900) was born a sickly child that was not expected to survive very long. He would survive his sickly childhood and, eventually, becaume a politician,  lawyer, judge and teacher from Ohio. He served during the American Civil War, as a Squirrel Hunter. During this time, Edgerton served as a U.S. Congressman. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln appointed him the first Chief justice of the  Idaho Territorial Court. Edgerton lobbied for the creation of separate territories, out of the Idaho Territory,  and in 1864, Abraham Lincoln, appointed Edgerton as the first  Territorial Governor of Montana. He also served in the infamous Montana Vigilantes. After his time in the Western United States, Edgerton returned to Ohio. At his return, he restarted his old law practice.

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Sidney Edgerton (August 17, 1818 – July 19, 1900) was an American Abolitionist, a member of the United States House of Representatives, and a territorial judge and governor. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War as a Squirrel Hunter, and held the rank of Colonel.

In 1848, he helped to found the Free Soil party, and in 1856, attended the first Republican Convention. In 1858, he was elected to Congress

Abraham Lincoln appointed him as the first Chief justice of the Idaho Territorial Court. While there, Edgerton recognized the importance of the local gold fields for the Union cause. He was instrumental in persuading Abraham Lincoln and the Congress to create the Montana and Dakota territories. In 1864, Abraham Lincoln appointed him as the first Territorial Governor of Montana. During his term as Territorial Governor, he was also a member of the infamous Montana Vigilantes, reputedly among its founders. In 1865, he left the Montana Territory, and returned to Ohio, where he practiced law until his death.

Does this work better? You've got a lot of repetition, and his most notable achievement is not that he was a sickly child and survived, but several of the other "jobs". Auntieruth55 (talk) 22:22, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

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