Dwight M. Sabin

Dwight Sabin
Chair of the Republican National Committee
In office
December 21, 1883 – June 6, 1884
Preceded byMarshall Jewell
Succeeded byBenjamin Jones
United States Senator
from Minnesota
In office
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889
Preceded byWilliam Windom
Succeeded byWilliam D. Washburn
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 22nd district
23rd (1883–1884)
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 22nd district
22nd (1881–1882)
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 22nd district
20th (1878–1879)
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 22nd district
15th (1873–1874)
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 22nd district
14th (1872–1873)
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 2nd district
13th (1871–1872)
Personal details
Born
Dwight May Sabin

(1843-04-25)April 25, 1843
Marseilles, Illinois, U.S.
DiedDecember 22, 1902(1902-12-22) (aged 59)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
 • Union
Branch/serviceUnion Army
Battles/warsAmerican 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. He is known for the business ventures of Seymour, Sabin & Co. and the Northwestern Car Company, highly successful enterprises dependent on the highly profitable prison labor contracts he had negotiated with the Minnesota State Government in the 1870s. His election to federal office, in 1883, came following an infamous prolonged dead-lock in the Minnesota State Senate, during which incumbent Senator William Windom failed of re-election[1] following "the worst campaign in the known history of the state."[2]

  1. ^ "D.M. Sabin Dies Suddenly: Former Minnesota Senator Succumbs to Heart Failure (Special to the Globe)". Saint Paul Globe. 23 Dec 1902. p. 1.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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