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trict, and afterwards associated himself with A.

trlct, and afterwards associated himself with A.
L: Cove. He was elected prosecuting attorney OF
Olmsted county in 1867, and was thrice re-
elected, serving four terms in all. He was
elected attorney general in the fall of 1879
Gen. Start, though quite popular in Olmsted
county, was not SO well known at the capital
until after his election as attorney general
Since then Gov. Pillsbury has become most
favorably impressed with his ability as law.
yer, and with the depth and soundness of his
Judgment It therefore gave him great pleas.
ure to be able to appoint Gen. Start to an
office which he is so well qualified to fill. Gen.
Start has large private law practice which
the duties of the attorney generals Office did
not compel him to relinqulsh, as those of the
judicial position will and it was was this fact:
probably, that led to his hesitancy in accepting
the seat on the bench.
ATTORNEY GENERAL W. J. HAHN
November 81 l841: He lived on !! a
farm and attended school until
eighteen years Of age, when'he began to teach
and prepare himself for college. He came to
Minnesota in 1862, and resided at Lake City
until the follow ag year, when he returned to
Mifftin county. Returning to Lake City, ne was
principal of the high school in 1S64-G5: In
1866, he went to Philadelphia and completed
his legal studies with P. Pemberton
Morris, and at the Ross law school.
1867, and entered into partnership with ".
W. Scott, which was continued until Mr.. SCOTS
departure for Kansas in 1874. He was elect
ed county attorney of Wabasha county in
1872, was elected in - and '76, and was
f e. wa a0 married to Miss out Ma nn' Of
man of afab1e maoners 7 and rs engaging
address. Judge Wilson of Winona telographed
Gov. Pillsbury yesterday that Mr. Hahn was
ta Gen. Start said that he was modest as
woman, full of grit, and the peer OF any one
who ever held the office. Ex-Gov. Davis said
that he wished to appoint Mr.. Hahn attorney
general during his term Of Office but was pre-
vented from SO doing by the question Of To-
cality.
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF GENT A. J. EDGERToN.
Alonzo J. Edgerton was born in the city of
Rome, twelve miles west of Utica, New York, in
1927, and is, consequently, tftyfour years
old At the age of twenty -three-in the year
1850 he graduated at Wesleyan university,
in the city Of Middletown, Connecticut, and at :
forwards studied law, partly in Connecticut, and
partly in his native place. In 1858 he removed
to Illinois, where he lived for year and half,
thence removing, in 1855, to Dodge county in
this State, where he has resided ever since. His
first public political preferment was in 1858,
when he was elected state senator: In 1850,
he was delegate to the National Democratic
Convention at Charleston, S. c., and with
Messrs. Becker and Fridley, Of the Minnesota
delegation, voted for John c. Breckenridge. In
August, 1862 he enlisted as private in the
tenth Minnesota infantry, and Immediately
thereafter was promoted to the captaincy of
'sB" company, in that regiment After serv::
ing in the Indian campaign, he was transferred
to IA" company, same regiment, and in Feb
ruary, 1864, was commissioned colonel OF a
colored regiment, and sent to Baton Rouge, La;,
where he stayed for some time as commandment,
not only Of that post, but alse Of the military
district of which it was tho headquarters. He
was brevetted brigadier general and was not
mustered out Of service until 1866. Resuming
Gen. Edgerton was in 1871 appointed railroad
commissioner by Gov. Austin, and was the first
who held that office In 1872 he compiled book
entitled Railroad Laws Of Minnesota, which is
regarded as valuable WORK, and is much used
for reference When, in 1874, the board of
railroad commissioners was created, he was
made member of said board by Gov. Davis,
and served one year thereon, and WIS also a
member of the senate Of 1878.