Edwin R. Ridgely | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901 | |
| Preceded by | Snyder S. Kirkpatrick |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Metcalf Jackson |
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| Born | Edwin Reed Ridgely (1844-05-09)May 9, 1844 Lancaster, Illinois, US |
| Died | April 23, 1927(1927-04-23) (aged 82) Girard, Kansas, US |
| Resting place | Girard Cemetery |
| Political party | Populist |
Edwin Reed Ridgely (May 9, 1844 – April 23, 1927) was an American businessman, Civil War veteran and politician who served two terms as aU.S. Representative fromKansas from 1897 to 1901.
Born nearLancaster, Illinois, Ridgely attended district school in the winter months.
During theCivil War enlisted as aprivate in Company C,One Hundred and Fifteenth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, in 1862. He was promoted tosergeant and served until the end of the war.
He moved toGirard, Kansas, in 1869 and engaged in general merchandising and in agricultural pursuits. He left theRepublican Party in 1876 because of its financial policy. He lived inOgden, Utah, from 1889 to 1893 and then returned to Kansas.
Ridgely was elected as a Populist to theFifty-fifth andFifty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1900.
He resumed agricultural pursuits inMulberry, Kansas. He died inGirard, Kansas on April 23, 1927. He was interred in Girard Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901 | Succeeded by |
