| EDWARDS (Soundex
E363)
— See also
EDWARD,
EDWARDE,
EDWARDSEN,
EDWARE,
EDWAY,
HARVEY-EDWARDS,
SEWARDS,
SOWARDS,
SUMTER-EDWARDS,
TREDWAY,
WARDSWORTH,
WOODWARD.
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Edwards, J. B. —
of Oakdale, Allen
Parish, La.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,
1936.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, J. C. —
of Graham
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Graham County,
1911-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, J. Dixon —
U.S. Vice Consul in Naples, as of 1938.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, J. H. —
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1906.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Mrs. J. Hale —
of Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1944.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, J. K. —
also known as Jess Edwards —
of Brighton, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1948.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, J. M. —
of Tyler, Smith
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, J. R. —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Mayor
of Fort Worth, Tex., 1952-53.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, J. Stanford (b.
1880) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington,
D.C., September
4, 1880.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in Amsterdam, 1922-29; Copenhagen, 1929-38; Liverpool, 1943-44; Brussels, 1944.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, J. W. —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Republican. Postmaster at Welch,
W.Va., 1908-13.
Burial location unknown.
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| | Edwards,
Jack See M.
Jack Edwards |
| | Edwards,
Jack See William
Jackson Edwards |
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Edwards, Mrs. Jack —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Edwards, James —
of Greenville, Washington
County, Miss.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Mississippi, 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, James —
of Plano, Collin
County, Tex.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Edwards, James B. —
of Whitley Court House (now Columbia City), Whitley
County, Ind.
Democrat. Postmaster at Whitley
Court House, Ind., 1845-47.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, James Burrows
(1927-2014) —
also known as James B. Edwards; Jim
Edwards —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Hawthorne, Alachua
County, Fla., June 24,
1927.
Republican. Dentist;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1971; member of South
Carolina state senate 16th District, 1972-74; resigned 1974; Governor of
South Carolina, 1975-79; U.S.
Secretary of Energy, 1981-82.
Episcopalian
or Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
American
Dental Association.
Died, from complications of a stroke,
in Mt. Pleasant, Charleston
County, S.C., December
26, 2014 (age 87 years, 185
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, James C. —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1876.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, James F. —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Republican. Chair of
Cabell County Republican Party, 1945-46.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, James G. —
of Bevier, Macon
County, Mo.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, James Glasgow
(1815-1879) —
of Putnam
County, Ind.
Born in Claiborne
County, Tenn., June 13,
1815.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1875.
Died in Carpentersville, Putnam
County, Ind., December
9, 1879 (age 64 years, 179
days).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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Edwards, James H. —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Postmaster at Weston,
W.Va., 1895-98.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, James H. —
of Monroe, Union
County, N.C.
Republican. Postmaster at Monroe,
N.C., 1928-33 (acting, 1928-29).
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, James H. —
of Granite Falls, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Edwards, James L. —
of Yuma, Yuma
County, Ariz.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, James S. —
of California.
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, James T. —
of East Greenwich, Kent
County, R.I.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, James T. —
of Randolph, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state senate 32nd District, 1892-93.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, James W. —
of Plano, Collin
County, Tex.
Mayor
of Plano, Tex., 1978-82.
Still living as of 1982.
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Edwards, Jamie —
of Brooklyn Center, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Edwards, Jane —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
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Edwards, Janette —
of Ketchikan, Ketchikan
Gateway Borough, Alaska.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alaska, 1960.
Female.
Still living as of 1960.
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Edwards, Jay Dixon —
U.S. Vice Consul in La Paz, as of 1943.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Jean —
of Arkansas.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Arkansas.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Edwards, Jeffrey L. —
of Valley City, Barnes
County, N.Dak.
Candidate for mayor
of Valley City, N.Dak., 2014.
Still living as of 2014.
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Edwards, Jennifer —
of Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Edwards, Jenny —
of Franklinton, Franklin
County, N.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 2000,
2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Edwards, Jeptha —
of Attalla, Etowah
County, Ala.
Postmaster at Attalla,
Ala., 1889.
Burial location unknown.
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| | Edwards,
Jess See J. K. Edwards |
| | Edwards,
Jim See James Burrows
Edwards |
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Edwards, Job —
of Ocean
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Ocean County, 1866-67.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, John, Sr. (d.
1787) —
of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.
Michael, 1787; died in office 1787.
Died December
6, 1787.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, John (1748-1837) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Stafford
County, Va., 1748.
Planter;
miller;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1781-85; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1792-95; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1795; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1796-1800.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died near Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky., 1837
(age about
89 years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Bourbon County, Ky.
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Edwards, John, Jr.
(1760-c.1798) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in 1760.
Merchant;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.
Michael, 1787, 1790-92, 1793-94; intendant
of Charleston, South Carolina, 1795-97.
Died about 1798 (age about 38
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Edwards and Margaret (Peronneau) Edwards; brother of
Elizabeth Edwards (who married John
Bee Holmes); married 1783 to
Rebecca Donnom. |
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Edwards, John (1781-1850) —
of New York.
Born near Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., August
6, 1781.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1837-39.
Slaveowner.
Died in Johnstown, Fulton
County, N.Y., December
28, 1850 (age 69 years, 144
days).
Interment at Johnstown
Cemetery, Johnstown, N.Y.
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Edwards, John (1786-1843) —
of Ivy Mills, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Ivy Mills, Delaware
County, Pa., 1786.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1839-43.
Died near Glen Mills, Delaware
County, Pa., June 26,
1843 (age about 56
years).
Interment at Friends
Cemetery, Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pa.
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Edwards, John (1805-1894) —
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
24, 1805.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1845-46; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of Indiana
state senate, 1853; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1856-61; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1859-61; delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention 9th District, 1857;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1871-73.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 8,
1894 (age 88 years, 166
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Edwards, John (1814-1896) —
of Indiana.
Born in Fredonia, Crawford
County, Ind., December
1, 1814.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1841-43.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
10, 1896 (age 81 years, 345
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Edwards, John —
of Groton, New London
County, Conn.
Prohibition candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Groton, 1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, John B. —
Candidate for New York
canal commission, 1871.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, John Baird —
of Thomas
County, Ga.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Thomas County, 1937-38.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, John C. —
of Illinois.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1892.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, John Cummins
(1804-1888) —
also known as John C. Edwards —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.; Stockton, San
Joaquin County, Calif.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., June 24,
1804.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary
of state of Missouri, 1830-35, 1837; district judge in Missouri,
1832-37; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1836; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1837-39; U.S.
Representative from Missouri at-large, 1841-43; Governor of
Missouri, 1844-48; mayor
of Stockton, Calif., 1851.
Slaveowner.
Died in Stockton, San Joaquin
County, Calif., October
14, 1888 (age 84 years, 112
days).
Interment at Stockton
Rural Cemetery, Stockton, Calif.
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Edwards, John E. —
of Forsyth, Rosebud
County, Mont.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana,
1904,
1912
(alternate).
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, John L. —
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, John R. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 7th
District, 1961.
Still living as of 1961.
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Edwards, John Reid (b.
1953) —
also known as John Edwards; Johnny Reid Edwards;
"Silk Pony"; "The Breck
Girl" —
of North Carolina.
Born in Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C., June 10,
1953.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1999-2005; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 2000,
2004;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2004,
2008;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2004; in August 2008, he acknowledged
an extramarital
affair with filmmaker Rielle Hunter, though at first he denied
having fathered her baby; this revelation discredited
him and ended his
political career.
Methodist.
In June, 2011, he was indicted
in federal court on campaign
finance charges, based on the argument that the donations he
received in 2007-08 to cover up his affair were illegal
contributions to his presidential campaign.
Still living as of 2014.
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Edwards, John Saul (b.
1943) —
also known as John S. Edwards —
of Roanoke,
Va.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., October
6, 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, 1980-81; member of
Virginia
state senate 21st District, 1996-; candidate for Virginia
state attorney general, 2001.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2011.
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Edwards, John W. —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Louisiana, 1888.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, John W. —
of Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Candidate for Ohio
state senate from Hamilton County, 1938.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Reid See John Reid
Edwards |
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Edwards, Jonathan —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio.
Whig. Postmaster at Youngstown,
Ohio, 1849-53.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Jonathan —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County 1st District, 1854-55; mayor of
Troy, N.Y., 1854-55.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Jonathan —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,
1888.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Mrs. Jonathan —
of Lyndon, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1944.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Jonathan P. (b.
1854) —
of Dennis, Barnstable
County, Mass.
Born in Dennisport, Dennis, Barnstable
County, Mass., May 7,
1854.
Republican. Vessel
agent; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Second Barnstable District,
1905-06.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Joseph —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
American Labor candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1944.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Joseph R. —
of Cole
County, Mo.
Member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cole County, 1893-94.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Joseph R. —
of Confluence, Somerset
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Joseph Russell
(1828-1890) —
also known as Joseph R. Edwards —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
26, 1828.
Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Mobile,
Ala., 1873-77; Vice-Consul
for Denmark in Mobile,
Ala., 1876-77; Consul
for Netherlands in Mobile,
Ala., 1881.
Died in Mobile
County, Ala., August
4, 1890 (age 61 years, 221
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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Edwards, Joseph W. —
of Michigan.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1868.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Juanelle —
of Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1996,
2000
(alternate).
Still living as of 2000.
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Edwards, Julian W. —
of Butler, Taylor
County, Ga.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Taylor County, 1939-44;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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