EDWARDS(SoundexE363)—See alsoEDWARD,EDWARDE,EDWARDO,EDWARDSEN,EDWARE,EDWAY,HARVEY-EDWARDS,IDWARDS,SEWARDS,SOWARDS,SUMTER-EDWARDS,TREDWAY,WARDSWORTH,WOODWARD.
| |  Edwards, G. Kent —Alaskastate attorney general, 1968-70;U.S.Attorney for Alaska, 1971-77.Still living as of 1977. | | Edwards, G. W. — of Texarkana,BowieCounty, Tex.Mayorof Texarkana, Tex., 1888.Burial location unknown. | | Edwards, George — of Moundsville,MarshallCounty, W.Va.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from WestVirginia,1872.Burial location unknown. | | Edwards, George — of St. Petersburg, Hillsborough County (nowPinellasCounty), Fla.Mayorof St. Petersburg, Fla., 1903-04.Burial location unknown. | | Edwards, George C. (b.1940) —of Michigan. Born in1940.Democrat. Member ofWayne StateUniversity board of governors, 1969-84.Still living as of 1984. | | Edwards, George C. (bornc.1948) —of Grantsville,GarrettCounty, Md.Born about 1948. Republican. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates District 1-A; elected 1998; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Maryland,2004.Still living as of 2004.  | Edwards, George Clifton, Jr.(1914-1995) —also known asGeorge Edwards — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,August6, 1914.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer; candidate formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1949; probate judge in Michigan, 1951-54;circuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-56; appointed 1954; resigned1956;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1956-62; appointed 1956; resigned1962;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1963-.Episcopalian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;KappaSigma;Council onForeign Relations;American BarAssociation;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;AmericanJudicature Society.Died in1995(ageabout80 years).Burial location unknown.| |  Image source:Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
| | | Edwards, George E. — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,2020;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana,2020(on behalf ofJosephR. Biden, Jr. andKamalaD. Harris).Still living as of 2020.  | Edwards, George H.(1860-1941) —of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in1860.Mayorof Kansas City, Mo., 1916-18.Died in1941(ageabout81 years).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Kansas City, Mo.| | Image source:Missouri Official Manual 1917 |
| | Edwards, George H.(1911-1980) —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Brunswick,GlynnCounty, Ga.,February13, 1911.Democrat. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1955-78 (Wayne County 11thDistrict 1955-64, 12th District 1965-72, 9th District 1973-78).Episcopalian.Africanancestry. Member,Elks.Died in1980(ageabout69 years).Burial location unknown. | | Edwards, George K. — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1908.Burial location unknown. | | Edwards, George P. — of Collinsville, Canton,HartfordCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Canton; elected 1898;postmaster atCollinsville,Conn., 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Edwards, George W. — of Clinton,VermillionCounty, Ind.Democrat. Postmaster atClinton,Ind., 1885-89.Burial location unknown. | | Edwards, George W. — of North Stonington,New LondonCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from North Stonington, 1891-92.Burial location unknown. | | Edwards, Grace I. — of New Hartford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Hartford; elected 1920.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Edwards, Greg — Republican. Candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 2010.Still living as of 2010. | | Edwards, Guerney — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromRhode Island,1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Edwards, H. D. — ofFairfieldCounty, S.C.Delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention from FairfieldCounty, 1868.Africanancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Edwards, H. E. — of Berrien Springs,BerrienCounty, Mich.Prohibition candidate forMichigansuperintendent of public instruction, 1947.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Edwards, Mrs.HaleSeeMrs.J. Hale Edwards | | Edwards, Mrs. Harold — of Stroudsburg,MonroeCounty, Pa.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1944.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Edwards, Harold — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from NewJersey,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Edwards, Harold C. — of Stroudsburg,MonroeCounty, Pa.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1944,1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Edwards, Harold M. —U.S.Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1977-81.Still living as of 1981. | | Edwards, Harry — of Dixon,LeeCounty, Ill.Circuit judge in Illinois 15th Circuit, 1925. Burial location unknown. | | Edwards, Harry C. — ofColumbiaCounty, Wis.Progressive. Candidate forWisconsinstate assembly from Columbia County, 1938.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Edwards, Harry Stillwell(1855-1938) —also known asHarry S. Edwards — of Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.Born in Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.,April23, 1855.Republican.Newspapereditor;author;postmaster atMacon,Ga., 1900-13; delegate to Republican National Convention fromGeorgia,1904;Proleague Independent candidate forU.S.Senator from Georgia, 1920.Died in Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.,October22, 1938 (age83 years, 182days).Interment atRoseHill Cemetery, Macon, Ga. | | Edwards, Harry Thomas (b.1940) —of District of Columbia. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November3, 1940.Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1980-.Member,American BarAssociation;AlphaPhi Alpha.Still living as of 1991. | | Edwards, Harvey — Constitution candidate for Presidential Elector for Arkansas,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Edwards, Heard M. — of Fort Myers,LeeCounty, Fla.Mayorof Fort Myers, Fla., 1952-55.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Edwards, Henry E. — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Republican. Postmaster atJackson,Mich., 1898-1902.Burial location unknown. | | Edwards, Henry M. — of Scranton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1920.Burial location unknown. | | Edwards, Henry Waggaman(1779-1847) —also known asHenry W. Edwards — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn., October,1779.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1819-23;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1823-27; member ofConnecticutstate senate at-large, 1828-29; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Haven, 1830;Speaker ofthe Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1830;Governor ofConnecticut, 1833-34, 1835-38.Died in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,July 22,1847 (age67 years, 0days).Interment atGroveStreet Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Frances (Ogden) Edwards andPierpontEdwards; married to Lydia Miller; third great-grandson ofThomasWillett; first cousin ofAaronBurr andTheodoreDwight; second cousin ofJohnDavenport andJamesDavenport; second cousin once removed ofTheodoreDavenport; second cousin thrice removed ofEvertHarris Kittell; second cousin five times removed ofArthurCallen Kittell Jr.; third cousin ofBenjaminTallmadge; third cousin once removed ofCharlesRobert Sherman,FrederickAugustus Tallmadge andSimeonHarrison; third cousin twice removed ofCharlesTaylor Sherman,JohnAppleton,WilliamTecumseh Sherman,LampsonParker Sherman,JohnSherman,JosephPomeroy Root andEdwardWilliams Hooker; third cousin thrice removed ofEzekielGilbert Stoddard,GeorgeLandon Ingraham,SimeonHarrison Rollinson,CharlesDunsmore Millard andBlancheM. Woodward; fourth cousin ofNoahPhelps,JohnCondit andHezekiahCase; fourth cousin once removed ofParmenioAdams,SilasCondit,ElishaPhelps,AmbroseTuttle,JesseHoyt,AbielCase,StephenWhitaker Fullerton,JairusCase,JohnLeslie Russell,GeorgeWashington Wolcott,WilliamDean Kellogg andAlmonCase. | | | | Political family:Edwards-Burr-Davenportfamily of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Edwards, Mrs.Herbert ThrelkeldSeeIndiaEdwards | | Edwards, Homer M. — of Ironton,LawrenceCounty, Ohio.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1936;Republican Presidential Elector for Ohio,1956(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon).Burial location unknown. | | Edwards, Horace Hall (b.1902) —also known asHorace H. Edwards — ofRichmond,Va.Born in Isle of Wight,Isle ofWight County, Va.,August21, 1902.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1934-38;VirginiaDemocratic state chair, 1940-48; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Virginia,1944;mayorof Richmond, Va., 1946-48; Richmond city manager, 1954.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiKappa Sigma;DeltaTheta Phi;TauKappa Alpha;OmicronDelta Kappa;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Edwards and Helen Hope (Hall) Edwards; married,December22, 1927, to Mary Olive Lynch. |
| | Edwards, Hugh C. — of Gainesville,AlachuaCounty, Fla.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromFlorida,1956,1960,1964.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Edwards, I. F. — of Dixon,LeeCounty, Ill.Mayorof Dixon, Ill., 1904-10.Burial location unknown. | | Edwards, Idella — of Woodbine,Cape MayCounty, N.J.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1988.Female.Still living as of 1988. | | Edwards, India(c.1896-1990) —also known asIndia Gillespie;India Moffett;Mrs.Herbert Threlkeld Edwards —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.;Washington,D.C.; Greenbrae,MarinCounty, Calif.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill., about 1896.Democrat. Society editor, Chicago Tribunenewspaper,1918-36; woman's page editor, 1936-42; executive director, Women'sDivision, Democratic National Committee;speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1948 ;Vice-Chairof Democratic National Committee, 1950-56.Female.Died, in FircrestConvalescentHospital, Sebastopol,SonomaCounty, Calif.,January14, 1990 (ageabout 94years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of John A. Gillespie and India H. (Thomas) Gillespie;married,March 6,1920, to John F. Moffett; married,June 19,1942, to Herbert Threlkeld Edwards; mother of John HolbrookMoffett. |
| | Edwards, Ira — of Holley,OrleansCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Orleans County, 1888-89.Burial location unknown. | | Edwards, Isaiah — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromWashington,1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
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