| EDWARDS (Soundex
E363)
— See also
EDWARD,
EDWARDE,
EDWARDSEN,
EDWARE,
EDWAY,
HARVEY-EDWARDS,
SEWARDS,
SOWARDS,
SUMTER-EDWARDS,
TREDWAY,
WARDSWORTH,
WOODWARD.
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Edwards, Karen —
Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1987.
Female.
Still living as of 1987.
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Edwards, Katie —
of Laurel, Jones
County, Miss.
Postmaster at Laurel,
Miss., 1901.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Keith —
of Fort Sumner, DeBaca
County, N.M.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico,
1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Keith —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Edwards, Keith P. —
of Michigan.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1970.
Still living as of 1970.
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Edwards, Keith P. —
of St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich.
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1984, 1988; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 26th District, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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| | Edwards,
Kent See G.
Kent Edwards |
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A. See Levi Arthur
Edwards |
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Edwards, L. C. —
of Granville
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state senate 21st District, 1870-72.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Laura —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
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E. See Laura
E. Bucknam |
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Lee See A.
Lee Edwards |
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Edwards, Lemuel B. —
of California.
Member of California
state assembly 14th District, 1881-83.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Leonard T. —
of Michigan.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Edwards, Leverett (b.
1902) —
of Oklahoma; Washington,
D.C.
Born in New Cordell, Washita
County, Okla., January
20, 1902.
Oklahoma
state attorney general, 1926-27.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Theta; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Levi —
of Huntington (now Shelton), Fairfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Huntington, 1823.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Levi —
of Monroe, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Monroe, 1827, 1833, 1835.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Levi Arthur (b.
1884) —
also known as L. A. Edwards —
of St. Albans, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Mason
County, W.Va., July 16,
1884.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1925-26.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles S. Edwards and Jennet A. (Roush) Edwards; married, November
28, 1912, to Carrie C. White. |
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Edwards, Lewis A. —
of Orient, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Member of New York
state senate 1st District, 1868-69.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Lillian —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1948.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Lora T. —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 1940.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Lori (b. 1957) —
of Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., April 7,
1957.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 65th District, 1993-.
Female.
Lutheran.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1999.
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Edwards, Louis F.
(c.1892-1939) —
of Long Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born about 1892.
Democrat. Haberdashery
business; paint
manufacturer; mayor
of Long Beach, N.Y., 1938-39; died in office 1939.
Shot
and killed by
disgruntled police patrolman Alvin Dooley, in Long Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
15, 1939 (age about 47
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Lucian S. —
of Chaplin, Windham
County, Conn.
Socialist. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Chaplin, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Luther H. —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Postmaster at Waterloo,
Iowa, 1885-90.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Lydia Justice (born
c.1938) —
of Donnelly, Valley
County, Idaho.
Born in Wolf Pen, Carter
County, Ky., about 1938.
Republican. Member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1982-86; Idaho
state treasurer, 1987-98.
Female.
Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2007.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Chad Justice and Velva (Kinney) Justice. |
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Edwards, M. B. —
of Toronto, Jefferson
County, Ohio.
Postmaster at Toronto,
Ohio, 1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, M. C. —
of Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, M. Jack —
of Marion, Grant
County, Ind.
Democrat. Mayor of
Marion, Ind., 1963; defeated (Independent), 1963; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Edwards, Mabel —
of Greenfield, Dade
County, Mo.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1928.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Margaret L. —
of California.
Peace and Freedom candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 27th District, 1992.
Female.
Still living as of 1992.
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Edwards, Marion David —
of Louisiana.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Louisiana.
Still living as of 1992.
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Edwards, Marvin E. —
of Eufaula, Barbour
County, Ala.
Mayor
of Eufaula, Ala., 1953-59.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Marvin Henry (b.
1937) —
also known as Mickey Edwards —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 12,
1937.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1977-93.
Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2014.
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Edwards, Mary Mosley —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Republican. Candidate for Maryland
state senate District 11, 1966.
Female.
Still living as of 1966.
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Edwards, Matt —
of Fremont, Alameda
County, Calif.
Candidate for mayor
of Fremont, Calif., 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Edwards, May N. —
of Westfield, Tioga
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1928.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Melvin —
of Colorado.
Secretary
of state of Colorado, 1883-87.
Burial location unknown.
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| | Edwards,
Michael See Frank
B. Arnold |
| | Edwards,
Mickey See Marvin Henry
Edwards |
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Edwards, Milburn —
Socialist. Candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 14th District, 1934.
Burial location unknown.
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Minnie See Minnie
E. Beasley |
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Edwards, Mortimer B. —
of Lisle, Broome
County, N.Y.
Lumber
business; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Broome County, 1913.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Moyle —
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 60, 1911-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Neal —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Nehemiah R. —
of Trumbull, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Trumbull, 1825.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Nelson Jack —
also known as Nelson J. Edwards —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1964,
1968,
1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Edwards, Nicholas M. —
of Pennsylvania.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1900; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Ninian
(1775-1833) —
of Kaskaskia, Randolph
County, Ill.; Edwardsville, Madison
County, Ill.
Born in Montgomery
County, Md., March
17, 1775.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1796-97; state court judge in
Kentucky, 1803; justice of
Kentucky state supreme court, 1808; Governor
of Illinois Territory, 1809-18; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1818-24; Governor of
Illinois, 1826-30; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1832.
Baptist.
Slaveowner.
Died of cholera,
in Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., July 20,
1833 (age 58 years, 125
days).
Original interment somewhere
in Belleville, Ill.; reinterment in 1855 at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.; statue at Ninian
Edwards Plaza, Edwardsville, Ill.
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Edwards, Ninian Wirt
(1809-1889) —
also known as Ninian W. Edwards —
of Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., April
15, 1809.
Democrat. Illinois
state attorney general, 1834-35; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1837-41, 1849-53; member of Illinois
state senate, 1845-49; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention from Sangamon County,
1847; Illinois
superintendent of public instruction, 1854-57.
Died in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., September
2, 1889 (age 80 years, 140
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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Edwards, Norma Dee (b.
1912) —
also known as Dee Edwards —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Spring Arbor Township, Jackson
County, Mich., July 11,
1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1949-50; defeated in primary, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954
(Wayne County 2nd District); candidate for Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1950; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2nd
District, 1961.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Norval N. —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Republican. Acting postmaster at Los
Angeles, Calif., 1953-54.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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