Dighton Corson

Dighton Corson was a politician in the states of Wisconsin and South Dakota.

Biography

In 1827 Dighton was born to Isaac and Nancy Corson in Maine.^[1] He would live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Virginia City, Nevada before eventually moving to South Dakota. In 1915 he died in Pierre, South Dakota. Corson County, South Dakota is named for him.

Career

Corson was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1858. He was a delegate to the South Dakota State Constitutional Convention in 1885 and 1889 and would serve as a Justice of the South Dakota State Supreme Court from 1889 to 1913.

References

1. ^ http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/corsentino-costas.html#RDH0P442E

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Name	Corson, Dighton
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Date of birth	1827
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Date of death	1915
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