LC control no. | no2008025044 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Edwards, Edward Irving, 1863-1931 |
Variant(s) | Edwards, Mr. (Edward Irving), 1863-1931 |
Birth date | 1863-12-01 |
Death date | 1931-01-26 |
Place of birth | Jersey City (N.J.) |
Place of death | Jersey City (N.J.) |
Affiliation | United States. Congress. Senate Democratic Party (U.S.) |
Found in | To amend an act regulating the height of buildings in the District of Columbia, 1924: p. 1 (Mr. Edwards, from the Committee on the District of Columbia) Biog. dir. of the U.S. Cong. online, viewed Feb. 16, 2008 (Edwards, Edward Irving, a Senator from N.J.; b. Dec. 1, 1863; d. Jan. 26, 1931) Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed February 27, 2023 (Edwards, Edward Irving, a Senator from New Jersey; born in Jersey City, N.J., December 1, 1863; attended the Jersey City public schools and New York University, New York City; studied law; engaged in banking and in the general contracting business; president and chairman of the board of directors of the First National Bank of Jersey City; comptroller of the treasury of New Jersey 1911-1917; member, State senate 1918-1920; Governor of New Jersey 1920-1923; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1923, to March 3, 1929; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928; died in Jersey City, N.J., January 26, 1931; interment in New York Bay Cemetery) |
Associated language | eng |