A Wilson Family Tree
Notes for Benjamin Edwards
From Edwards descendants:
Member of the state convention of MD that ratified the federal constitution.
From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Edwards_%28Maryland%29):
Benjamin Edwards (August 12, 1753 – November 13, 1829) 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.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000060):
EDWARDS, Benjamin, (father of Ninian Edwards), a Representative from Maryland; born in Stafford County, Va., August 12, 1753; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits in Montgomery County, Md.; member of the State house of delegates for several years; delegate to the State convention which ratified the Federal Constitution in 1788; elected as a Pro-Administration candidate to the Third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Uriah Forrest and served from January 2 to March 3, 1795; moved to Todd County, Ky.; died in Eklton, Ky., November 13, 1829; interment on his estate at Elkton, Ky.
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