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B.</a> — of Oakdale, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/AL-lived.html">Allen Parish</a>, La. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1936/LA.html">1936</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="490.92.36">Edwards, J. C.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/GH-lived.html">Graham County</a>, N.C. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/sthse.html">North Carolina state house of representatives</a> from Graham County, 1911-12. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="406.83.38">Edwards, J. Dixon</a> — U.S. Vice Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/IT-consuls.html ">Naples</a>, as of 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="716.50.78">Edwards, J. H.</a> — Prohibition candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Ohio</a> 5th District, 1906. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="349.76.36">Edwards, Mrs. J. Hale</a> — of Lawton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OK/CO-lived.html">Comanche County</a>, Okla. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/OK.html">1944</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="663.89.46">Edwards, J. K.</a> — also known as Jess Edwards — of Brighton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ala. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/AL.html">1948</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="422.55.88">Edwards, J. M.</a> — of Tyler, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/SM-lived.html">Smith County</a>, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1912/TX.html">1912</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="582.40.10">Edwards, J. R.</a> — of Fort Worth, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/TT-lived.html">Tarrant County</a>, Tex. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/fortworth.html">Mayor of Fort Worth, Tex.</a>, 1952-53. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="465.84.69">Edwards, J. Stanford</a> (b. 1880) — of Brooklyn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/KI-lived.html">Kings County</a>, N.Y. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-born.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1880/09-04.html">September 4, 1880</a>. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/NL-consuls.html ">Amsterdam</a>, 1922-29; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/DE-consuls.html ">Copenhagen</a>, 1929-38; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/ED-consuls.html ">Liverpool</a>, 1943-44; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/BG-consuls.html ">Brussels</a>, 1944. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="465.88.85">Edwards, J. W.</a> — of Welch, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MD-lived.html">McDowell County</a>, W.Va. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/welch.html#2">Welch, W.Va.</a>, 1908-13. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Edwards, Jack See <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/edwards6.html#627.51.14">M. Jack Edwards</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Edwards, Jack See <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/edwards9.html#229.37.30">William Jackson Edwards</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="177.58.29">Edwards, Mrs. Jack</a> — of Dallas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/DA-lived.html">Dallas County</a>, Tex. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1972/TX.html">1972</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1972. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="816.72.08">Edwards, James</a> — of Greenville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/WA-lived.html">Washington County</a>, Miss. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/MS.html">1956</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="113.18.78">Edwards, James</a> — of Plano, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/CO-lived.html">Collin County</a>, Tex. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2008/TX.html">2008</a>. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="911.38.32">Edwards, James B.</a> — of Whitley Court House (now Columbia City), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/WH-lived.html">Whitley County</a>, Ind. Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/columbiacity.html#3">Whitley Court House, Ind.</a>, 1845-47. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="594.09.03">Edwards, James Burrows</a> (1927-2014) — also known as James B. Edwards; Jim Edwards — of Charleston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/CH-lived.html">Charleston County</a>, S.C. Born in Hawthorne, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/AL-born.html">Alachua County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1927/06-24.html">June 24, 1927</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/dentist.html">Dentist</a>; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1968/SC.html">1968</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1972/SC.html">1972</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1976/SC.html">1976</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1980/SC.html">1980</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1984/SC.html">1984</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1988/SC.html">1988</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from South Carolina</a>, 1971; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/ofc/stsen.html">South Carolina state senate</a> 16th District, 1972-74; resigned 1974; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/ofc/gov.html">Governor of South Carolina</a>, 1975-79; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/cabinet.html">U.S. Secretary of Energy</a>, 1981-82. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a> or <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-dental-assoc.html">American Dental Association</a>. Died, from complications of a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/stroke.html">stroke</a>, in Mt. Pleasant, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/CH-died.html">Charleston County</a>, S.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2014/12-26.html">December 26, 2014</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/87.html">87 years, 185 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Cross-reference: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/campbell2.html#905.91.55">Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/james-burrows-edwards/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James B. Edwards">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/385/000062199">NNDB dossier</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="702.56.80">Edwards, James C.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/sl-lived.html">St. Louis</a>, Mo. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1876/MO.html">1876</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="940.03.68">Edwards, James F.</a> — of Huntington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/CA-lived.html">Cabell County</a>, W.Va. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/CA-parties.html">Chair of Cabell County Republican Party</a>, 1945-46. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="509.93.72">Edwards, James G.</a> — of Bevier, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/MN-lived.html">Macon County</a>, Mo. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="703.14.83">Edwards, James Glasgow</a> (1815-1879) — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/PU-lived.html">Putnam County</a>, Ind. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/CL-born.html">Claiborne County</a>, Tenn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1815/06-13.html">June 13, 1815</a>. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/sthse.html">Indiana state house of representatives</a>, 1875. Died in Carpentersville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/PU-died.html">Putnam County</a>, Ind., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1879/12-09.html">December 9, 1879</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/64.html">64 years, 179 days</a>). Interment in private or family graveyard. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="163.78.52">Edwards, James H.</a> — of Weston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/LE-lived.html">Lewis County</a>, W.Va. Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/weston.html#2">Weston, W.Va.</a>, 1895-98. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="029.96.19">Edwards, James H.</a> — of Monroe, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/UN-lived.html">Union County</a>, N.C. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/monroe.html#2">Monroe, N.C.</a>, 1928-33 (acting, 1928-29). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="323.00.82">Edwards, James H.</a> — of Granite Falls, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/CD-lived.html">Caldwell County</a>, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/NC.html">1996</a>. Still living as of 1996. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="967.63.47">Edwards, James L.</a> — of Yuma, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/YU-lived.html">Yuma County</a>, Ariz. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1924/AZ.html">1924</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="130.94.94">Edwards, James S.</a> — of California. Prohibition candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from California</a>, 1920. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="166.98.23">Edwards, James T.</a> — of East Greenwich, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/KE-lived.html">Kent County</a>, R.I. Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="205.15.67">Edwards, James T.</a> — of Randolph, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/CA-lived.html">Cattaraugus County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/stsen.html">New York state senate</a> 32nd District, 1892-93. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="664.00.72">Edwards, James W.</a> — of Plano, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/CO-lived.html">Collin County</a>, Tex. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/plano.html">Mayor of Plano, Tex.</a>, 1978-82. Still living as of 1982. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="083.17.74">Edwards, Jamie</a> — of Brooklyn Center, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-lived.html">Hennepin County</a>, Minn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008/MN.html">2008</a>. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="098.36.62">Edwards, Jane</a> — of Salem, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OR/MA-lived.html">Marion County</a>, Ore. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/OR.html">1996</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1996. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="754.81.99">Edwards, Janette</a> — of Ketchikan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AK/KG-lived.html">Ketchikan Gateway Borough</a>, Alaska. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/AK.html">1960</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1960. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="284.96.32">Edwards, Jay Dixon</a> — U.S. Vice Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/BV-consuls.html ">La Paz</a>, as of 1943. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="265.13.94">Edwards, Jean</a> — of Arkansas. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Arkansas. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2000. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="663.02.21">Edwards, Jeffrey L.</a> — of Valley City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/BA-lived.html">Barnes County</a>, N.Dak. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/ofc/valleycity.html">mayor of Valley City, N.Dak.</a>, 2014. Still living as of 2014. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="604.66.76">Edwards, Jennifer</a> — of Muncie, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/DE-lived.html">Delaware County</a>, Ind. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/IN.html">2004</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2004. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="338.33.13">Edwards, Jenny</a> — of Franklinton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/FR-lived.html">Franklin County</a>, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/NC.html">2000</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/NC.html">2004</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2004. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="342.24.61">Edwards, Jeptha</a> — of Attalla, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/ET-lived.html">Etowah County</a>, Ala. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/ofc/attalla.html#2">Attalla, Ala.</a>, 1889. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Edwards, Jess See <a href="#663.89.46">J. K. Edwards</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Edwards, Jim See <a href="#594.09.03">James Burrows Edwards</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="789.75.98">Edwards, Job</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/OC-lived.html">Ocean County</a>, N.J. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/asmbly.html">New Jersey state house of assembly</a> from Ocean County, 1866-67. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="290.65.55">Edwards, John, Sr.</a> (d. 1787) — of Charleston, Charleston District (now <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/CH-lived.html">Charleston County</a>), S.C. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/ofc/sthse.html">South Carolina state house of representatives</a> from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1787; died in office 1787. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1787/12-06.html">December 6, 1787</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="035.15.76">Edwards, John</a> (1748-1837) — of Kentucky. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ST-born.html">Stafford County</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1748/index.html">1748</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Planter</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/grain.html">miller</a>; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/sthse.html">Virginia state house of delegates</a>, 1781-85; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Kentucky</a>, 1792-95; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/sthse.html">Kentucky state house of representatives</a>, 1795; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/stsen.html">Kentucky state senate</a>, 1796-1800. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>. Slaveowner. Died near Paris, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/BR-died.html">Bourbon County</a>, Ky., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1837/index.html">1837</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/89.html">about 89 years</a>). Interment <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/BR-buried.html#cms04869">a private or family graveyard</a>, Bourbon County, Ky. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married to Susanna Wroe.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000075">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403764">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7907941">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="275.03.48">Edwards, John, Jr.</a> (1760-c.1798) — of Charleston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/CH-lived.html">Charleston County</a>, S.C. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1760/index.html">1760</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/merchant.html">Merchant</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/ofc/sthse.html">South Carolina state house of representatives</a> from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1787, 1790-92, 1793-94; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/ofc/charleston.html#2">intendant of Charleston, South Carolina</a>, 1795-97. Died about 1798 (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/38.html">about 38 years</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of John Edwards and Margaret (Peronneau) Edwards; brother of Elizabeth Edwards (who married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holmes.html#702.34.62">John Bee Holmes</a>); married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1783/">1783</a> to Rebecca Donnom.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John Edwards (18th-century politician)">Wikipedia article</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="402.85.32">Edwards, John</a> (1781-1850) — of New York. Born near Poughkeepsie, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/DU-born.html">Dutchess County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1781/08-06.html">August 6, 1781</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a> 15th District, 1837-39. Slaveowner. Died in Johnstown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/FU-died.html">Fulton County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1850/12-28.html">December 28, 1850</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/69.html">69 years, 144 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/FU-buried.html#cms01083">Johnstown Cemetery</a>, Johnstown, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000073">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403765">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="834.00.36">Edwards, John</a> (1786-1843) — of Ivy Mills, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/DE-lived.html">Delaware County</a>, Pa. Born in Ivy Mills, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/DE-born.html">Delaware County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1786/index.html">1786</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania</a> 4th District, 1839-43. Died near Glen Mills, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/DE-died.html">Delaware County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1843/06-26.html">June 26, 1843</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/56.html">about 56 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/DE-buried.html#cms03414">Friends Cemetery</a>, Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pa. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Granduncle of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leonard.html#940.73.38">John Edwards Leonard</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000074">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403766">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="576.40.48">Edwards, John</a> (1805-1894) — Born in Louisville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/JF-born.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ky., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1805/10-24.html">October 24, 1805</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/sthse.html">Indiana state house of representatives</a>, 1845-46; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/forty-niners.html">went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/stsen.html">Indiana state senate</a>, 1853; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/sthse.html">Iowa state house of representatives</a>, 1856-61; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/spkr.html">Speaker of the Iowa State House of Representatives</a>, 1859-61; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/cncn3.html">delegate to Iowa state constitutional convention</a> 9th District, 1857; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Arkansas</a> 3rd District, 1871-73. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-died.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1894/04-08.html">April 8, 1894</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/88.html">88 years, 166 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/AR-buried.html#cms00004">Arlington National Cemetery</a>, Arlington, Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000072">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403767">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="191.25.09">Edwards, John</a> (1814-1896) — of Indiana. Born in Fredonia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/CW-born.html">Crawford County</a>, Ind., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1814/12-01.html">December 1, 1814</a>. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/sthse.html">Indiana state house of representatives</a>, 1841-43. Died in Minneapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-died.html">Hennepin County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1896/11-10.html">November 10, 1896</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/81.html">81 years, 345 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-buried.html#cms00172">Lakewood Cemetery</a>, Minneapolis, Minn. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/41748703">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="429.78.60">Edwards, John</a> — of Groton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NL-lived.html">New London County</a>, Conn. Prohibition candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Groton, 1904. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="887.35.30">Edwards, John B.</a> — Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/cancom.html">New York canal commission</a>, 1871. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="839.29.40">Edwards, John Baird</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/TH-lived.html">Thomas County</a>, Ga. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ofc/sthse.html">Georgia state house of representatives</a> from Thomas County, 1937-38. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="302.90.35">Edwards, John C.</a> — of Illinois. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1892/IL.html">1892</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="064.49.80">Edwards, John Cummins</a> (1804-1888) — also known as John C. Edwards — of Jefferson City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/CO-lived.html">Cole County</a>, Mo.; Stockton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SJ-lived.html">San Joaquin County</a>, Calif. Born in Frankfort, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/FR-born.html">Franklin County</a>, Ky., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1804/06-24.html">June 24, 1804</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/sos.html">secretary of state of Missouri</a>, 1830-35, 1837; district judge in Missouri, 1832-37; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/sthse.html">Missouri state house of representatives</a>, 1836; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/spju.html">justice of Missouri state supreme court</a>, 1837-39; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Missouri</a> at-large, 1841-43; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Missouri</a>, 1844-48; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/stockton.html">mayor of Stockton, Calif.</a>, 1851. Slaveowner. Died in Stockton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SJ-died.html">San Joaquin County</a>, Calif., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1888/10-14.html">October 14, 1888</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/84.html">84 years, 112 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SJ-buried.html#cms04007">Stockton Rural Cemetery</a>, Stockton, Calif. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000076">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403768">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/john-cummins-edwards/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John Cummins Edwards">Wikipedia article</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="493.48.19">Edwards, John E.</a> — of Forsyth, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/RS-lived.html">Rosebud County</a>, Mont. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1904/MT.html">1904</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1912/MT.html">1912</a> (alternate). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="698.99.89">Edwards, John L.</a> — Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="117.87.05">Edwards, John R.</a> — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn7.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> from Wayne County 7th District, 1961. Still living as of 1961. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="537.36.58">Edwards, John Reid</a> (b. 1953) — also known as John Edwards; Johnny Reid Edwards; "Silk Pony"; "The Breck Girl" — of North Carolina. Born in Seneca, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/OC-born.html">Oconee County</a>, S.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1953/06-10.html">June 10, 1953</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from North Carolina</a>, 1999-2005; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/NC.html">2000</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/NC.html">2004</a>; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/index.html">2004</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008/index.html">2008</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/pres-vp.html">Vice President of the United States</a>, 2004; in August 2008, he <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">acknowledged</a> an <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/sex-crimes-scandals.html">extramarital affair</a> with filmmaker Rielle Hunter, though at first he denied having fathered her baby; this revelation <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">discredited</a> him and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">ended his political career</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. In June, 2011, he was <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">indicted</a> in federal court on <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/campaign-finance.html">campaign finance</a> charges, based on the argument that the donations he received in 2007-08 to cover up his affair were <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/campaign-finance.html">illegal contributions</a> to his presidential campaign. Still living as of 2014. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1977/07-30.html">July 30, 1977</a>, to Mary Elizabeth Anania.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000286">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=300039">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John Edwards">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/306/000024234">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1685647">Internet Movie Database profile</a> — <a href="https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=294">OurCampaigns candidate detail</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Books by John Edwards: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743244974/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0743244974&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Four Trials</a> (2003) — <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1586483145/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1586483145&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Our Plan for America: Stronger at Home, Respected in the World</a>, with John Kerry (2004)</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Critical books about John Edwards: Bernard Goldberg, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060761288/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0060761288&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">100 People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is #37)</a> — Andrew Young, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/031264065X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=031264065X&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="448.57.71">Edwards, John Saul</a> (b. 1943) — also known as John S. Edwards — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ro-lived.html">Roanoke</a>, Va. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ro-born.html">Roanoke</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1943/10-06.html">October 6, 1943</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/usatty.html">U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia</a>, 1980-81; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/stsen.html">Virginia state senate</a> 21st District, 1996-; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/attygn.html">Virginia state attorney general</a>, 2001. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. Still living as of 2011. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John S. Edwards (Virginia)">Wikipedia article</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="909.66.68">Edwards, John W.</a> — of New Orleans, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/OR-lived.html">Orleans Parish</a>, La. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1888/LA.html">1888</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="057.23.25">Edwards, John W.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/HA-lived.html">Hamilton County</a>, Ohio. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/stsen.html">Ohio state senate</a> from Hamilton County, 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Edwards, Johnny Reid See <a href="#537.36.58">John Reid Edwards</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="454.17.64">Edwards, Jonathan</a> — of Youngstown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MA-lived.html">Mahoning County</a>, Ohio. Whig. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/youngstown.html#2">Youngstown, Ohio</a>, 1849-53. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="020.74.38">Edwards, Jonathan</a> — of Troy, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/RE-lived.html">Rensselaer County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Rensselaer County 1st District, 1854-55; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/troy.html">mayor of Troy, N.Y.</a>, 1854-55. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="340.80.26">Edwards, Jonathan</a> — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1888/WI.html">1888</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="579.53.85">Edwards, Mrs. Jonathan</a> — of Lyndon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ky. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1944/KY.html">1944</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="662.88.93">Edwards, Jonathan P.</a> (b. 1854) — of Dennis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/BA-lived.html">Barnstable County</a>, Mass. Born in Dennisport, Dennis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/BA-born.html">Barnstable County</a>, Mass., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1854/05-07.html">May 7, 1854</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/nautical.html">Vessel agent</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/sthse.html">Massachusetts state house of representatives</a> Second Barnstable District, 1905-06. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="803.58.90">Edwards, Joseph</a> — of Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. American Labor candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from New York County 9th District, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="197.90.84">Edwards, Joseph R.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/CO-lived.html">Cole County</a>, Mo. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/sthse.html">Missouri state house of representatives</a> from Cole County, 1893-94. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="440.42.05">Edwards, Joseph R.</a> — of Confluence, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/SO-lived.html">Somerset County</a>, Pa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/PA.html">1952</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="953.37.68">Edwards, Joseph Russell</a> (1828-1890) — also known as Joseph R. Edwards — of Mobile, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/MO-lived.html">Mobile County</a>, Ala. Born in New Orleans, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/OR-born.html">Orleans Parish</a>, La., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1828/12-26.html">December 26, 1828</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/SW-consuls.html">Vice-Consul for Sweden & Norway</a> in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/MO-consuls.html">Mobile, Ala.</a>, 1873-77; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/DE-consuls.html">Vice-Consul for Denmark</a> in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/MO-consuls.html">Mobile, Ala.</a>, 1876-77; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/NL-consuls.html">Consul for Netherlands</a> in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/MO-consuls.html">Mobile, Ala.</a>, 1881. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/MO-died.html">Mobile County</a>, Ala., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1890/08-04.html">August 4, 1890</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/61.html">61 years, 221 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/MO-buried.html#cms00460">Magnolia Cemetery</a>, Mobile, Ala. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/51977552">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="729.99.42">Edwards, Joseph W.</a> — of Michigan. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1868/MI.html">1868</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="413.18.30">Edwards, Juanelle</a> — of Marietta, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/CB-lived.html">Cobb County</a>, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/GA.html">1996</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/GA.html">2000</a> (alternate). Still living as of 2000. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="780.23.62">Edwards, Julian W.</a> — of Butler, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/TY-lived.html">Taylor County</a>, Ga. Democrat. 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