Mining claims, 1864-1865.

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Mining claims, 1864-1865.

Documents certifying that Sidney Edgerton has filed claims in the mines of Beaver Head County, Jefferson County, and Deer Lodge County, Montana.

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Sidney Edgerton (1818-1900), first governor of Montana Territory. From the description of Mining claims, 1864-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702128242 ...

Edgerton, Sidney, 1818-1900

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Sidney Edgerton (1818-1900) was an abolitionist and a Republican who served as a U.S. Congressional Representative for the Akron area from 1859 to 1863. He later was chief justice for Idaho (1863-1864) and the first territorial governor in Montana (1865-1866). He then returned to Akron at age forty-seven where he stayed, practicing law for the remainder of his life. Along with his political duties, Edgerton also was husband and father. His wife, Mary Wright Edgerton (1827-1883), came from Tallma...