Dwight M. Sabin

Dwight May Sabin


United States Senator from Minnesota
In office March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1889
Preceded by	William Windom
Succeeded by	William D. Washburn
9th Chair of the Republican National Committee
In office 1883–1884
Preceded by	Marshall Jewell
Succeeded by	B. F. Jones
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office 1878 1881
Member of the Minnesota Senate
In office 1872-1875
Personal details
Born	(1843-04-25)April 25, 1843 Marseilles, Illinois
Died	December 22, 1902(1902-12-22) (aged 59) Chicago, Illinois
Political party	Republican
Military service
Service/branch	Union Army
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Dwight May Sabin (April 25, 1843 – December 22, 1902) was an American politician who served as U.S. Senator from Minnesota and in the Minnesota Legislature.

Life and career

Sabin was born in 1843 in Marseilles, Illinois to Horace Carver Sabin and Maria Elizabeth Webster. In 1857 his family moved back to his grandfather's farm in Windham, Connecticut after both of his parents had become ill and unable to manage their own farm. He briefly attended Phillips Academy studying civil engineering and mathematics but left school during the American Civil War. He acted as a quartermaster's clerk with the United States Treasury and as an aide attached to a cavalry brigade. After his father died in 1864 he was discharged and returned to Connecticut to manage his family's farm.^[1]^[2]

In 1867 his doctor suggested Sabin relocate for the sake of his health. He moved to Minnesota, settling in Stillwater, Minnesota and becoming involved in different lumber and manufacturing interests. In 1870 he was first elected to the Minnesota Senate. Over the next 12 years he won election to both the Minnesota Senate and Minnesota House of Representatives a total of six times.^[2] In 1883 he was elected to the United States Senate from Minnesota. He served from March 4, 1883, to March 4, 1889 in the 48th, 49th, and 50th congresses and was involved in legislation regarding railroads, veterans pensions and the development of the Soo Locks (where one lock is named in his honor). He also served as the chair of the Republican National Committee from 1883 to 1884.^[1]

In 1888 he was not renominated by his party and returned to his business pursuits. Sabin died on December 22, 1902 in Chicago, Illinois. He is buried in Fairview Cemetery in Stillwater, Minnesota.^[3]

He is the namesake of the city of Sabin, Minnesota.^[4]

Notes

1 2 Smalley, Eugene Virgil (1896). A history of the Republican party from its organization to the present time: to which is added a political history of Minnesota from a Republican point of view and biographical sketches of leading Minnesota Republicans. p. 323.
1 2 "Sabin, Dwight May — Legislator Record". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library.
↑ "Dwight May Sabin (1843-1902)". Find A Grave.
↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 118.

External links

Dwight M. Sabin at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States Senate
Preceded by William Windom	U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Minnesota 1883–1889 Served alongside: Samuel J. R. McMillan, Cushman K. Davis	Succeeded by William D. Washburn
Party political offices
Preceded by Marshall Jewell	Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1883–1884	Succeeded by B. F. Jones

United States Senators from Minnesota

Class 1	Rice Ramsey McMillan Davis Towne Clapp Kellogg Shipstead Thye McCarthy H. Humphrey M. Humphrey Durenberger Grams Dayton Klobuchar

Class 2	Shields Wilkinson Norton Windom Stearns Windom Edgerton Windom Sabin Washburn K. Nelson Johnson Schall Benson Howard Lundeen Ball A. Nelson Ball H. Humphrey Mondale Anderson Boschwitz Wellstone Barkley Coleman Franken

United States Republican Party

Chairpersons
of the RNC

Presidential tickets

Parties by state
and territory

State	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Territory	American Samoa District of Columbia Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico Virgin Islands

Conventions
(list)

Affiliated
organizations

Fundraising groups	National Republican Congressional Committee National Republican Senatorial Committee Republican Conference of the United States House of Representatives Republican Conference of the United States Senate Republican Governors Association

Sectional groups	College Republicans Chairmen Congressional Hispanic Conference International Democrat Union Log Cabin Republicans Republican Jewish Coalition Republican National Hispanic Assembly Republicans Abroad Teen Age Republicans Young Republicans

Factional groups	Republican Main Street Partnership Republican Majority for Choice Republican Liberty Caucus Republican National Coalition for Life Republican Study Committee ConservAmerica Freedom Caucus Ripon Society The Wish List

Conservatism portal

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 4489294 LCCN: no90005692 US Congress: S000003

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, March 28, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.