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Elisha W. Edgerton
Elisha W. Edgerton
was an
American businessman
and
politician
.
Born
in
South Coventry, Connecticut
, Edgerton
worked
in
New York
and
Chicago, Illinois
before
moving
to
Milwaukee
,
Wisconsin Territory
. Edgerton worked in the
grain
, tobacco, and livestock business. Edgerton served in the first
Wisconsin
Constitutional Convention
of
1846
and in the
Wisconsin State Assembly
in 1863. His
brother
was
Benjamin Hyde Edgerton
a
businessman
and territorial
legislator
. Edgerton
died
in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
.