William P. Edwards, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

William P. Edwards

American politician

Date of Birth: 09-Nov-1835

Place of Birth: Talbotton, Georgia, United States

Date of Death: 28-Jun-1900

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About William P. Edwards

  • William Posey Edwards (November 9, 1835 – June 28, 1900) was a U.S.
  • Representative from Georgia. Born near Talbotton, Georgia, Edwards attended the common schools, and was graduated from Collinsworth Institute, Talbotton, Georgia, in 1856. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced practice in Butler, Georgia. He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1857 and 1858. He served during the Civil War in the Confederate States Army as captain of Company F, Twenty-seventh Georgia Volunteer Infantry. He was subsequently promoted to colonel of the regiment. Upon the readmission of Georgia to representation was elected as a Republican to the Fortieth Congress and served from July 25, 1868, to March 3, 1869. Presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Forty-first Congress, but was not permitted to qualify. He resumed the practice of his profession at Butler, Georgia, and died there June 28, 1900. He was interred in the Methodist Cemetery.

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