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American politician
Alfred Peck Edgerton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855
Preceded byEmery D. Potter
Succeeded byRichard Mott
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the Defiance and 7 other counties district
In office
December 1, 1845 – December 6, 1847
Preceded bynew district
Succeeded bySabrit Scott
Personal details
BornJanuary 11, 1813
Plattsburgh, New York
DiedMay 14, 1897(1897-05-14) (aged 84)
Hicksville, Ohio
Political partyDemocratic

Alfred Peck Edgerton (January 11, 1813 – May 14, 1897) was an American businessman. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio for two terms, from 1851 to 1855.

Early life and career

Edgerton was born in Plattsburgh, New York, on January 11, 1813. He graduated from Plattsburgh Academy and worked briefly for a newspaper.

He moved to New York City to work in advertising and other business pursuits. Within a few years, in 1837, Edgerton moved to Hicksville, Ohio, an area of development. He became manager of the American Land Company, engaging in surveying and selling land for settlement and development in northern Ohio. He was the founder of Edgerton, Ohio.

Congress

A Democrat, Edgerton served in the Ohio State Senate from 1845 and 1846. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1850 and served two terms as a member of the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses, March 4, 1851, to March 3, 1855.

Later career

After leaving Congress, Edgerton resided in New York City. He worked as the financial agent of Ohio's Board of Fund Commissioners, the agency responsible for issuing, paying interest on, redeeming and canceling the state's general obligation bonds. In 1857, he moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana, as general manager of the Wabash and Erie Canal.

Edgerton returned to Ohio in 1868, and that year was an unsuccessful candidate for lieutenant governor.

In 1873, he built St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Hicksville, Ohio). The church was consecrated on Oct 1, 1875, and on the same day his grandson Robert Swartwout was the first child baptized.

In 1885, Edgerton was appointed Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission, and he served until 1889.

Death and family legacy

Edgerton died in Hicksville, Ohio, on May 14, 1897. His body was transported to Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was buried in Lindenwood Cemetery, as was his brother.

Alfred P. Edgerton was the brother of Joseph Ketchum Edgerton, an attorney and businessman who served in Congress from Indiana. His parents were Bela Edgerton and Phebe Ketchum. On February 9, 1841, he married Charlotte Elizabeth Dixon (1816-1895), daughter of Charles Dixon and Lucy Sage. They had eight children, Henry, Cornelia, Frances, Alfred Jr., Charlotte Anna, Arthur, and Dixon Edgerton. He was the grandfather to architect Egerton Swartwout.

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byEmery D. Potter Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 5th congressional district
1851–1855 		Succeeded byRichard Mott
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 5th congressional district
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