American judge
The Honorable
Dighton Corson
In office Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Samuel C. Polley In office Preceded by Frederick K. Bartlett Succeeded by Edwin Palmer
Born (1827-10-21 ) October 21, 1827Canaan, Maine , U.S.Died May 7, 1915(1915-05-07) (aged 87)Pierre, South Dakota , U.S. Resting place Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Kansas Political party Spouse
Elizabeth Hoffman
(
m. –1915)
Children Ralph E. Corson (b. 1859; died 1925) Occupation lawyer, politician Signature
Dighton Corson (October 21, 1827 – May 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 .[1] [2]
He would live in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , and Virginia City, Nevada , before eventually moving to South Dakota. Corson married Elizabeth Hoffman on May 22, 1882.[2] Pierre, South Dakota .[3] 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 .[4] [2]
Career
Corson was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1857 to 1858.[2] 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.[2]
