| EDWARDS (Soundex
E363)
— See also
EDWARD,
EDWARDE,
EDWARDSEN,
EDWARE,
EDWAY,
HARVEY-EDWARDS,
SEWARDS,
SOWARDS,
SUMTER-EDWARDS,
TREDWAY,
WARDSWORTH,
WOODWARD.
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Edwards, E. B. —
of Newton, Harvey
County, Kan.
Mayor
of Newton, Kan., 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Edwards, E. C. —
of Newark, Independence
County, Ark.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arkansas, 1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, E. W. —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1924,
1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Earl W. —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1944.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Edward —
of Tioga
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Tioga County, 1800-01.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Edward —
of Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly, 1845, 1864-65 (Saratoga County 1845, Saratoga
County 2nd District 1864-65).
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Edward E. —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 27th Circuit, 1897-98; appointed 1897.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Edward Irving
(1863-1931) —
also known as Edward I. Edwards —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bergen town (now part of Jersey City), Hudson
County, N.J., December
1, 1863.
Democrat. General
contractor; banker; New Jersey
state comptroller, 1911-17; member of New
Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1919; Governor of
New Jersey, 1920-23; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1920;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1923-29; defeated, 1928; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1928.
Episcopalian.
Welsh
and English
ancestry. Member, American
Bankers Association; Zeta
Psi; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Eagles.
Depressed over political and financial misfortunes, the deaths of
those close to him, and his own poor health, he shot and
killed
himself, in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
26, 1931 (age 67 years, 56
days).
Interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Edwards, Edward J. —
of Hermosa Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Mayor
of Hermosa Beach, Calif., 1955-56.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Edward L. —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Circuit judge in Missouri 1st Circuit, 1887.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Edwin T. —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1930.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Edwin Washington (b.
1927) —
also known as Edwin Edwards; "Fast
Eddie" —
of Crowley, Acadia
Parish, La.
Born in Marksville, Avoyelles
Parish, La., August
7, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Louisiana
state senate 35th District, 1964-65; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 7th District, 1965-72; Governor of
Louisiana, 1972-80, 1984-88, 1992-96; justice of
Louisiana state supreme court, 1980.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Lions.
Charged
in federal court in 1985 with racketeering involving hospital
licenses; his first trial ended in hung jury; acquitted in second
trial. Convicted
in federal court in 2000 on seventeen counts of fraud and
racketeering over a scheme to extort
money from applicants for casino licenses; sentenced
in 2001 to ten years in federal prison
and fined
$250,000.
Still living as of 2014.
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Edwards, Elaine Schwartzenburg
(1929-2018) —
also known as Elaine S. Edwards; Elaine Lucille
Schwartzenburg —
of Louisiana.
Born in Marksville, Avoyelles
Parish, La., March 8,
1929.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1972.
Female.
Died May 14,
2018 (age 89 years, 67
days).
Interment at Resthaven Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, La.
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Edwards, Eli —
of Trumbull, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Trumbull, 1821.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Elisha M. —
Member of Missouri
state senate 17th District, 1877-84.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Ellerton H. —
of Antrim, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Republican. Delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Antrim,
1956; elected New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Antrim 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Ellery See O.
Ellery Edwards |
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Edwards, Elmer E. —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.
Democrat. Mayor
of Grand Ledge, Mich., 1909-12, 1918-19, 1922-23, 1924-25;
defeated, 1919.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Elvin N. —
of Freeport, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Republican. Nassau
County District Attorney, 1926-31; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1937.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Emma —
of Vermont.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Edwards, Erwin P. —
of Easton, Fairfield
County, Conn.
First
selectman of Easton, Connecticut, 1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Esther —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1960.
Female.
Still living as of 1960.
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Edwards, Evan —
of Fairburn, Custer
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 44th District, 1925-26.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Evan J. —
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Everett J. —
of Suffolk
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 1st District, 1915.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, F. Robert (b.
1940) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Newberry, Luce
County, Mich., March
26, 1940.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1971-76 (82nd District 1971-72,
79th District 1973-76); defeated, 1968 (82nd District), 1976 (79th
District), 1988 (83rd District).
Methodist.
Still living as of 1988.
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Edwards, Fern —
of Pierce City, Lawrence
County, Mo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1948.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Fernando A. —
of California.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Still living as of 1992.
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Edwards, Florence A. —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Prohibition candidate for Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 3rd
District, 1942, 1944.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Francis Smith
(1817-1899) —
of New York.
Born in Windsor, Broome
County, N.Y., May 28,
1817.
U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1855-57.
Died in Dunkirk, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., May 20,
1899 (age 81 years, 357
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, N.Y.
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Edwards, Francis W. —
of Ovid, Seneca
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1944;
candidate for New York
state senate 47th District, 1944.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Frank B. —
of Mexico, Audrain
County, Mo.
Democrat. Mayor of
Mexico, Mo., 1955-57.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Frank E. —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Mayor
of Seattle, Wash., 1928-31; recalled 1931.
Recalled
from office as mayor in 1931.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Frank J. —
of Montana.
Candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1912 (Progressive), 1916 (Republican), 1924
(Farmer-Labor).
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Frank W. —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.
Democrat. Postmaster at Danville,
Ky., 1966-80.
Still living as of 1980.
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Edwards, Fred E. —
of Nogales, Santa Cruz
County, Ariz.
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1927.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Fred L. —
of Bethel, Oxford
County, Maine.
Republican. Member of Maine
state house of representatives from Oxford County (7th), 1931-32;
delegate
to Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Oxford County,
1933.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwards, Frederick —
of Sherman, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Whig. Member of Connecticut
state senate 11th District, 1845.
Burial location unknown.
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