Benjamin Edwards | |
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Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 3rd district | |
In office January 2, 1795 – March 3, 1795 | |
Preceded by | Uriah Forrest |
Succeeded by | Jeremiah Crabb |
Personal details | |
Born | Stafford County, Virginia | August 12, 1753
Died | November 13, 1829 Elkton, Kentucky | (aged 76)
Political party | Pro-Administration |
Spouse | Margaret Beall |
Relations | See Edwards family |
Children | 13, including Ninian, Cyrus |
Residence | Edwards Hall |
Benjamin Edwards (August 12, 1753 – November 13, 1829) was an American merchant and political leader from Montgomery County, Maryland. He represented the third district of Maryland for a very short time in the United States House of Representatives in 1795 after Uriah Forrest resigned.
Edwards was born on August 12, 1753, in Stafford County, Virginia; the son of Haden Edwards and Penelope ( née Sanford) Edwards. [1] He attended the common schools. [2]
Edwards was a prominent farmer and merchant in Montgomery County, Maryland. For about twenty-five years, he lived at Mount Pleasant farm, which was nine miles from the Montgomery County court house. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for several years. He was a delegate to the Maryland State Convention of 1788, to vote whether Maryland should ratify the proposed Constitution of the United States. [3] [2] He was a mentor to William Wirt, who later became the longest serving Attorney General of the United States. [1]
In 1795, after the resignation of Representative Uriah Forrest, Edwards was elected as a Pro-Administration candidate to represent the 3rd district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives. He served just two months before he was succeeded by Jeremiah Crabb. [2]
Late in life, Edwards migrated westward to the new settlement of Elkton in Todd County, Kentucky. Here, he built a new house, named Edwards Hall, in 1821. The house remained in Edwards' family after his death; here his daughter Emily bore Edwards' grandson Benjamin Helm Bristow. [4] Still standing, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [5]
Edwards was married to Margaret Beall (1754–1826), who was known as the "Beauty of Montgomery." [1] She was a daughter of Col. Ninian Beall, an immigrant from Scotland who started his life in America as an indentured servant and ended up as a major landowner and merchant who owned Woodley Mansion. [6] Together, they were the parents of thirteen children, including: [1]
Edwards died on November 13, 1829, in Elkton, Kentucky. [2]
Through his son Ninian, he was a grandfather of Ninian, Albert, Benjamin, Julia Edwards. [1]
Benjamin Edwards | |
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Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 3rd district | |
In office January 2, 1795 – March 3, 1795 | |
Preceded by | Uriah Forrest |
Succeeded by | Jeremiah Crabb |
Personal details | |
Born | Stafford County, Virginia | August 12, 1753
Died | November 13, 1829 Elkton, Kentucky | (aged 76)
Political party | Pro-Administration |
Spouse | Margaret Beall |
Relations | See Edwards family |
Children | 13, including Ninian, Cyrus |
Residence | Edwards Hall |
Benjamin Edwards (August 12, 1753 – November 13, 1829) was an American merchant and political leader from Montgomery County, Maryland. He represented the third district of Maryland for a very short time in the United States House of Representatives in 1795 after Uriah Forrest resigned.
Edwards was born on August 12, 1753, in Stafford County, Virginia; the son of Haden Edwards and Penelope ( née Sanford) Edwards. [1] He attended the common schools. [2]
Edwards was a prominent farmer and merchant in Montgomery County, Maryland. For about twenty-five years, he lived at Mount Pleasant farm, which was nine miles from the Montgomery County court house. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for several years. He was a delegate to the Maryland State Convention of 1788, to vote whether Maryland should ratify the proposed Constitution of the United States. [3] [2] He was a mentor to William Wirt, who later became the longest serving Attorney General of the United States. [1]
In 1795, after the resignation of Representative Uriah Forrest, Edwards was elected as a Pro-Administration candidate to represent the 3rd district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives. He served just two months before he was succeeded by Jeremiah Crabb. [2]
Late in life, Edwards migrated westward to the new settlement of Elkton in Todd County, Kentucky. Here, he built a new house, named Edwards Hall, in 1821. The house remained in Edwards' family after his death; here his daughter Emily bore Edwards' grandson Benjamin Helm Bristow. [4] Still standing, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [5]
Edwards was married to Margaret Beall (1754–1826), who was known as the "Beauty of Montgomery." [1] She was a daughter of Col. Ninian Beall, an immigrant from Scotland who started his life in America as an indentured servant and ended up as a major landowner and merchant who owned Woodley Mansion. [6] Together, they were the parents of thirteen children, including: [1]
Edwards died on November 13, 1829, in Elkton, Kentucky. [2]
Through his son Ninian, he was a grandfather of Ninian, Albert, Benjamin, Julia Edwards. [1]