Thomas M. Edwards
Thomas M. Edwards | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Hampshire's3rddistrict | |
| In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | Nehemiah Eastman |
| Succeeded by | Jacob Hart Ela |
| Member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives | |
| In office 1834 1836 1838 1839 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 16, 1795 Keene,Cheshire County New Hampshire,USA |
| Died | May 1, 1875(aged 79) Keene,Cheshire County New Hampshire,USA |
| Resting place | Woodland Cemetery Keene,Cheshire County New Hampshire,USA |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
| Occupation | Lawyer Railroad President Bank President Insurance President |
Thomas McKey Edwards(December 16, 1795 – May 1, 1875) was an American politician and aU.S. RepresentativefromNew Hampshire.
Early life
[edit]Born inKeene, New Hampshire,Edwards was tutored privately. He was graduated fromDartmouth College,Hanover,in 1813. He studied law and wasadmitted to the barin 1817, commencing practice inKeene, New Hampshire.
Career
[edit]Edwards served as Postmaster of Keene from June 30, 1818, to July 23, 1829. He was in theNew Hampshire House of Representativesin 1834, 1836, 1838, and 1839. In 1845, he abandoned his law practice and superintended the construction of the [Cheshire Railroad, serving as its first president. He served as president of the Ashuelot National Bank from 1853 until elected to Congress in 1859, when he resigned. In 1869 he was again chosen, and held the office until his death in 1875.[1]He was also president of the Ashuelot Mutual Fire Insurance Company.[2]
In 1859 Edwards was elected as aRepublicanto theThirty-sixth[3]andThirty-seventhCongresses and served as United States Representative for the3rdcongressional district of the state of New Hampshire (March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1862 to theThirty-eighthCongress. He resumed his former business pursuits inKeene.
Death
[edit]Edwards died in Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, on May 1, 1875 (age 79 years, 136 days). He isinterredat Woodland Cemetery, Keene, New Hampshire.
References
[edit]- ^"Thomas M. Edwards".2014 Access Genealogy Developed by Webified Development. 20 July 2012.Retrieved22 July2014.
- ^Livingston, John (1854).Livingston's Law Register for.Published at the office of the U.S. law magazine, 1854 - Lawyers. p. 287.Retrieved22 July2014.
- ^Keene History Committee, Kirk, Ruth Seaver.Upper Ashuelot: a history of Keene New Hampshire(PDF).1968, 1968 - Keene (N.H.). p. 238.Retrieved22 July2014.
External links
[edit]- United States Congress."Thomas M. Edwards (id: E000081)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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- 1795 births
- 1875 deaths
- Dartmouth College alumni
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire
- People from Keene, New Hampshire
- Republican Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
- 19th-century American legislators
- 19th-century New Hampshire politicians