EDWARDS, Benjamin, (father of Ninian Edwards), a Representative from Maryland; born in Stafford County, Va., August 12, 1753; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits in Montgomery County, Md.; member of the State house of delegates for several years; delegate to the State convention which ratified the Federal Constitution in 1788; elected as a Pro-Administration candidate to the Third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Uriah Forrest and served from January 2 to March 3, 1795; moved to Todd County, Ky.; died in Eklton, Ky., November 13, 1829; interment on his estate at Elkton, Ky.
View Record in the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
[ Top ]History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, “EDWARDS, Benjamin,” https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/E/EDWARDS,-Benjamin-(E000060)/ (August 11, 2022)
Office of the Historian
Office of Art and Archives
Attic, Thomas Jefferson Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
(202) 226-1300
