Benjamin Hyde Edgerton (August 17, 1811 – December 9, 1886) was an American engineer, businessman, pioneer, and politician.
[1][2] Edgerton studied to be a surveyor in Buffalo, New York.
After moving to Green Bay, Michigan Territory, in 1835,[2] he worked for the government as a surveyor and civil engineer.
While in Green Bay, Edgerton was chosen to the seventh Michigan Territorial Council (the Rump Council) in 1835, including the western area of the Michigan Territory (present day Wisconsin and parts of North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota) to provide for a smooth transition involving the establishment of Wisconsin Territory and the admission of the State of Michigan.
[2] His brother was Elisha W. Edgerton, a businessman and state legislator.