Dwight M. Sabin

1843–1902 (age 59)

Businessman

Biography

Dwight M. Sabin, a Minnesota businessman who rose through the ranks of the railroad and industrial world, joined the U.S. Senate in 1883, where he worked on legislation supporting commerce, rail connectivity, and the wellbeing of his constituents.

After his Senate service, he remained an engaged patron of Fairview's institutions, demonstrating that public duty could live side by side with quiet citizenship.