Edgerton, Alfred P. (Alfred Peck), 1813-1897
Variant namesHicksville, Ohio, and Fort Wayne, Indiana, politician and businessman.
From the description of Why Indians are now to be permitted to vote under certain conditions : in the land, erstwhile, of the Miamis and of the Pottawatomies letter, [1881?]. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 39380885
Alfred Peck Edgerton (1813-1897) is the founder of Edgerton, Ohio. He moved from New York to Hicksville, Ohio, in 1837 and became manager of the American Land Company. He was a member of the Ohio Senate from 1845 to 1846 and elected a democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855. Around 1868, he was given the position of chairman for the United States Civil Service Commission.
From the guide to the Alfred Peck Edgerton letter to W.A. Savage, 1873, (Ohio University)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository |
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| Relation | Name | |
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| associatedWith | Blair, Benajmin F. | person |
| associatedWith | Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Hicks, Henry W. | person |
| associatedWith | Hoagland, Henry. | person |
| correspondedWith | Howard, Dresden W. H., b. 1817. | person |
| correspondedWith | Knapp, H. S. (Horace S.) | person |
| associatedWith | Little Turtle, 1747?-1812. | person |
| associatedWith | McCulloch, Hugh. | person |
| associatedWith | Medill, William, 1802-1865. | person |
| associatedWith | Newberry Library. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Richardville, John Baptiste, 1761?-1841. | person |
| correspondedWith | Savage, W.A. | person |
| associatedWith | Wabash and Erie Canal Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wood, Reuben, 1793-1864. | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Paulding County (Ohio) | |||
| Indiana | |||
| United States | |||
| Ohio | |||
| Ohio | |||
| Ohio | |||
| Hicksville (Ohio) | |||
| Ohio--Paulding County | |||
| Indiana--Fort Wayne |
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| Canals |
| Civil service |
| Civil service reform |
| Contracts for deeds |
| Imaginary letters |
| Indians of North America |
| Indians of North America |
| Land companies |
| Manuscripts, American |
| Miami Indians |
| Miami Indians |
| Mills and milling |
| Paulding County (Ohio) |
| Politicians |
| Real property |
| Railroads |
| Railroads |
| Salt industry and trade |
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Person
Birth 1813-01-11
Death 1897-05-14
