John Edwards (Arkansas)
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John Edwards was a U.S. Representative
from Arkansas
.
Born in Louisville, Kentucky
, Edwards received a limited schooling.
He studied law and was admitted to the bar
.
He moved to Indiana, where he served in the State house of representatives in 1845 and 1846.
He moved to California, and in 1849 was elected an alcalde.
He returned to Indiana in 1852.
He served as member of the State senate in 1853.
He moved to Chariton, Iowa
, in 1855.
He served as member of the Iowa constitutional convention.
He served in the State house of representatives 1856-1860, the last two years as speaker of the house.
Founder in 1857 of the Patriot, a newspaper.
He was appointed lieutenant colonel May 21, 1861, on the staff of the Governor of Iowa.
He served as colonel of the Eighteenth Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Infantry, August 8, 1862.
Brigadier general of Volunteers September 26, 1864.
At the close of the war settled in Fort Smith, Arkansas
.
He was appointed by President Johnson as United States assessor of internal revenue and served from August 15, 1866, to May 31, 1869.
Presented credentials of election as a Liberal Republican
to the Forty-second
Congress and served from March 4, 1871, to February 9, 1872, when he was succeeded by Thomas Boles
, who contested the election.
He was not a candidate for renomination.
He settled in Washington, D.C.
, and died there April 8, 1894.
He was interred in Arlington National Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
.
Born in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
, Edwards received a limited schooling.
He studied law and was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
.
He moved to Indiana, where he served in the State house of representatives in 1845 and 1846.
He moved to California, and in 1849 was elected an alcalde.
He returned to Indiana in 1852.
He served as member of the State senate in 1853.
He moved to Chariton, Iowa
Chariton, Iowa
Chariton is a city in and the county seat of Lucas County, Iowa, United States. The population was 4,573 at the 2000 census. It is the primary distribution center for, and former corporate seat of, the Hy-Vee supermarket chain.-History:...
, in 1855.
He served as member of the Iowa constitutional convention.
He served in the State house of representatives 1856-1860, the last two years as speaker of the house.
Founder in 1857 of the Patriot, a newspaper.
He was appointed lieutenant colonel May 21, 1861, on the staff of the Governor of Iowa.
He served as colonel of the Eighteenth Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Infantry, August 8, 1862.
Brigadier general of Volunteers September 26, 1864.
At the close of the war settled in Fort Smith, Arkansas
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Fort Smith is the second-largest city in Arkansas and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. With a population of 86,209 in 2010, it is the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 298,592 residents which encompasses the Arkansas...
.
He was appointed by President Johnson as United States assessor of internal revenue and served from August 15, 1866, to May 31, 1869.
Presented credentials of election as a Liberal Republican
Liberal Republican Party (United States)
The Liberal Republican Party of the United States was a political party that was organized in Cincinnati in May 1872, to oppose the reelection of President Ulysses S. Grant and his Radical Republican supporters. The party's candidate in that year's presidential election was Horace Greeley, longtime...
to the Forty-second
42nd United States Congress
The Forty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873, during the third and fourth...
Congress and served from March 4, 1871, to February 9, 1872, when he was succeeded by Thomas Boles
Thomas Boles
Thomas Boles was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born near Clarksville, Arkansas, Boles attended the common schools and taught school for several years....
, who contested the election.
He was not a candidate for renomination.
He settled in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, and died there April 8, 1894.
He was interred in Arlington National Cemetery.
See also
- List of American Civil War generals