Edward T. England | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWest Virginia's6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1927 – March 4, 1929 | |
| Preceded by | J. Alfred Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Joe L. Smith |
| Attorney General of West Virginia | |
| In office 1917–1925 | |
| Governor | John J. Cornwell Ephraim F. Morgan |
| Preceded by | Armistead Abraham Lilly |
| Succeeded by | Howard B. Lee |
| President of the West Virginia Senate | |
| In office 1915–1917 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel V. Woods |
| Succeeded by | Wells Goodykoontz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Theodore England (1869-09-29)September 29, 1869 Gay, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | September 9, 1934(1934-09-09) (aged 64) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Edward Theodore England (September 29, 1869 – September 9, 1934) was a lawyer and politician fromWest Virginia. He served in theWest Virginia Senate, asAttorney General of West Virginia, and as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives.[1][2]
England was born inGay, West Virginia, on September 29, 1869, to the former Mary Welch and her husband Andrew J.S. England. He attended the local schools, and in 1892 graduated fromConcord Normal School inAthens, West Virginia. After teaching school for several years, England attended law school at Southern Normal University inHuntingdon, Tennessee. He graduated in 1898.
After being admitted to the bar in 1898, England began his legal practice inOceana, West Virginia.In 1901 England moved toLogan, West Virginia (the county seat ofLogan County, West Virginia), where he continued to practice law. In 1903 voters elected England as mayor of Logan. In 1908 he won election to theWest Virginia Senate, serving from 1908 to 1916, and including as Senate President in 1915. Because West Virginia has no Lieutenant Governor, the Senate President is next in line to the governorship. As a result, England attended the first meeting of all the lieutenant governors in the United States in 1915. When they convened atRhea Springs, Tennessee, England was chosen to preside.
In 1916, England won a statewide election and becameAttorney General of West Virginia, serving from 1917 to 1925. In 1923 he was elected president of the Attorney Generals' Association of the United States. In 1924 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor.
In 1926 England was elected to the Seventieth Congress (March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928.
After leaving Congress England resumed the practice of law inCharleston, West Virginia.
England died inCleveland, Ohio, on September 9, 1934, and was interred at Sunset Memorial Park in Charleston.
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forWest Virginia Attorney General 1916, 1920 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | President of the West Virginia Senate 1915–1917 | Succeeded by |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by | Attorney General of West Virginia 1917–1925 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromWest Virginia's 6th congressional district 1927–1929 | Succeeded by |
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