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Edwards, Edward Irving, 1863-1931

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Personal name headingEdwards, Edward Irving, 1863-1931
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Variant(s)Edwards, Mr. (Edward Irving), 1863-1931
Birth date1863-12-01
Death date1931-01-26
Place of birthJersey City (N.J.)
Place of deathJersey City (N.J.)
AffiliationUnited States. Congress. Senate
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Found inTo 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)
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