Dighton Corson (October 21, 1827May 7, 1915) was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist, and was a pioneer of Wisconsin and South Dakota. He was one of first justices of the South Dakota Supreme Court. Biography On October 21, 1827, Dighton was born to Isaac and Nancy Corson in Canaan, Maine. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1853. He would live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Virginia City, Nevada, before eventually moving to South Dakota. Corson married Elizabeth Hoffman on May 22, 1882. On May 7, 1915, he died at his home in Pierre, South Dakota. Corson County, South Dakota is named for him. On May 31, 1861, D. Corson and family left New York City aboard the steamship North Star. On December 13, 1861, he was appointed as the first District Attorney for the First Judicial District of Nevada Territory. Career Corson was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1857 to 1858. In 1859, he was District Attorney of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. 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 Supreme Court from 1889 to 1913. References |- People from Somerset County, Maine Politicians from Milwaukee People from Virginia City, Nevada Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Justices of the South Dakota Supreme Court Wisconsin lawyers 1827 births 1915 deaths Corson County, South Dakota Lawyers from Milwaukee 19th-century American judges 19th-century American lawyers