The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-04-17
SKETCHES rpuBLIC MEN OF ONO.
NJ NtBER y.
HON. SIDNEY EpGERroN.

MIR, EDaERToS was horn in Ca,,rnvio Nolyo,
County, New York. in 1910 His r,dcr vhoboa
been Lud for several vr,rs b,l,r, l,s i,,tb ,li,j
when Sidney was TWO yeats old leavino a win pul
six children of which ne was the Youngest The
mother despite her poverty con,riycd to Keen the
family together. and to facilitate the means for So
doing. soon after the death of her husband ,oored
to Ontario County. New York Attlroo,or niyht
/ Mr. Edgcrton lett the maternal home. to do battle
/ with the world for himself. Bravely and we'll for
one of such tender years, did he f.li that battle,
/ Farm work, while it made hn healthy, afforded
linn livelihood, and during the winters, he was
able, for a part of the time. to attend the country
school.
When OF sufficient age, he became apprentice to
an elder brother at the trade oE carp cutrand JONI
err and at the expiration OF his term of service
worked III his brothers employ rs a Journey man,
using the means thus raised, to pay the expense OF
! season atschool III Lima, Livingston County, New
York lie continued at school, until his money was
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'"VVn AIS u"o', anu ''"'h''E s'noo'' was 'n"p'9"
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! seasons scaoohhG' III ts mtnner Mr.. Edg ~
! ton acquired his education which in 1913, was
sufficient TO obtain for him, the .,,ncrir,rnl,pco or
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/ 'nc hhs'lsh department ot the institution {" Lama,
! which he retained until the spring of 1914, when
the western frvar s,i,in,y uuor hin, o,,o,, IL, ot,
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~ '''''is' "E 'Vi''oN'" u lor'"s' No"H-
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new world opened before him - and suggested
a more cengcnial form of occupatiou He deter
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! pane ana lay h"'a OF tine 'Aw' lie entered hls
/ name a. student, in the ctlicc of Hon Rufus P.
| Snodinr then and no,v on, of m, mast sncc.ssG nj
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| lawyers III Nor'ierh o"io'
During the winter, succeeding this event, he
| Taught the Academy at Tamadge then in the
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towing me lnarrIHS2, win us "'ilL"n"I cares
dil not prevent him from attending the Cincinnati
lq, School. and obtaining hi, dipIom4 from that
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h''H0'lyh IN 1870 httm9lnE !r"m CINCINNATI I"
/ Akron, be opened l"W-ofice there immediately
and entered at once upon Il promising business
Dr!inr nil tbe rcrioI tbot h, la,I.b.pn r,a,reJ j.,
/" - various o''ul"U'"s' A'N'e Io H". At''"'" To
Years OK majority, he had acted with tie Wing par
( ly
In ISlS he ioinad the Free Soil party, with which
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/ II Pubhcau party, ana OF that he mas since been
! prominent member. He became canddutc for
! fhr Stot, Iauisl,tnra in Ism oul atm, q, .h,r,,
800. ,,[, ,
contest was "eI'"'eo' III I"''' III Free 80" party
! tnIcted him the nomination of Probate Judge,
/ which he declined In 1892 he was elected Prose-.
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'"''s Nv'''"ey Ter summit '"un'S' '"" III i''4'
reelected to the same ot'i"c that being the first
cas- ol.rac kind in the county, In 1858 Mr.. Ed.
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40 "'' '''1N '.' '''' ",'u 'A',''o "F
! large vote lie discharged his duties III that
BODY so entirely to the acceptance Of his constitu-
| ,nts. that they rc-rl,ctod him in lsso and no il
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now among the active radical Republicans ON the
! Loor Of the House. 4 couple Of extracts frcm his
/ .p,pches toll in so much nl,ner loppnnpr ,ban
can III" sentiments on ''e slavery question: 'hat
I prefer to let them speak for him.
MIR. is a reliable uonticiap. and viii sunro,t
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'"' "e', '9o'' "'o''''' "''o" wa 1'''''U"''!
prevent slavery iI"m being the cause OF more than
one revolution in this Governments II, ardcntly
| d.y,.s he aInl;,ior o,l L.I;o,o, ,t,, 80, ,,n,o,
10 ';',''o,' , "'' 20 '', ." '''''
anch opPortn NY VIII otter 10 cllectit Ike the one
now presented. Read the extracts
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