Edgerton was a delegate to the convention that formed the Free Soil Party , in 1848 . He then served as prosecuting attorney of Summit County , Ohio , from 1852 to 1856 . Later in 1856 , Edgerton was a delegate to the first Republican National Convention . That same year , he was nominated for probate judge , but he declined the nomination . Edgerton was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1858
first Republican National Convention
1856 Republican National Convention
Sidney Edgerton