Early Career
In 1844, he moved to Ohio and began working in the law office of Congressman Rufus P. Spalding. Edgerton also taught in an academy in Tallmadge, Ohio, the same year. He studied law and graduated from the Cincinnati Law School, in 1845. In 1846, Edgerton was admitted to the bar. He then began commencing practice, in Akron, Ohio. During this time, Edgerton declared himself an Agnostic. He married Mary Wright (1827–1885) on May 18, 1848, but Mary almost ended the relationship, because of Edgerton's religious views.
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