Benjamin Edwards
U.S. Congressperson
1753 – 1829
Who was Benjamin Edwards?
Benjamin Edwards was an American merchant and political leader from Montgomery County, Maryland. He represented the third district of Maryland for a very short time in the United States House of Representatives in 1795 after Uriah Forrest resigned.
Benjamin's son, Ninian Edwards, would later serve as Governor and U.S. Senator for Illinois.
Late in life, Edwards migrated westward to the new settlement of Elkton in Todd County, Kentucky. Here, he built a new house, named Edwards Hall, in 1821. The house remained in Edwards' family after his death; here his daughter Emily bore Edwards' grandson Benjamin Helm Bristow. Still standing, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
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- Born
- Aug 12, 1753
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Nov 13, 1829
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on July 23, 2013
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