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Edie, John R

congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. He was elected a representative to the thirty-fourth and thirty-fifth congresses from that state.

Edmands, J. Wiley

congressman, was born in Massachusetts. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1853 to 1855.

Edmond, William

soldier, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Sept. 28, 1755, in South Britain, Conn. He was chosen a member of the legislature; member of the council; and judge of the supreme court of that state. He was member of congress from Connecticut from 1798 to 1801. He died Aug. 1, 1838, in Newton, Conn. a

Edmonds, Elias

soldier, lawyer, legislator, was born Feb. 1, 1833, in Lancaster county, Pa. He was a lieutenant in the fortieth Virginia regiment, army of northern Virginia; and served as a member of the Virginia state legislature in 1864-65.

Edmonds, Everett E

farmer, educator, legislator, was born Jan. 23, 1848. in Kansas. At the age of twenty-six years he was elected to the Washington state legislature. He has taught school for many years, and is a farmer.

Edmondson, Henry A

congressman, was born in Virginia. He was elected a representative in congress from that state in 1849; and was re-elected to each successive congress down to the thirty-sixth congress.

EDMUNDS, G., jurist. He moved to Utah, and was appointed an associate judge of the United States court for that territory.

Edmunds, Newton

governor, was born in New York. He was an early emigrant to Dakota; and in 1863 was appointed governor of that territory, residing in Yankton, and serving in that office until 1866.

Edmunds, Paul Carrington

lawyer, farmer, congressman, was born Nov. 1, 1836, in Halifax county, Va. He was elected to the senate of Virginia in 1881, and served four years; and was re-elected in 1884. He was a delegate from the sixth district to the democratic national convention at Chicago in 1884; and was elected to the fifty-first and fifty-second congresses and re-elected to the fifty-third congress as a democrat.

Edmundson, James Depew

banker, was born Nov. 23, 1838, in Des Moines county, Iowa. He is president of the Citizens' State bank, and is also connected with the State Savings bank, the Sioux Valley bank of Correctionville, Iowa; and the Bankers' National bank of Chicago; and the Pioneer Implement company of Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Edsall, Joseph E

congressman, was born in Sussex county, N. J. He was elected a representative in congress from that state from 1837 to 1839; and was a member of the state legislature, and of the convention which framed the last state constitution.

Edsen, Edward P

lawyer, author, was born in Germany. In 1889 the firm of Thompson, Edsen and Humphries was established, which is now one of the leading law firms of the Pacific coast. He has made numerous creditable contributions to periodical literature in both prose and verse.

Edson, Cyrus

physician, author, was born in Albany, N. Y. In 1882 he was appointed on the medical staff of the health department of the city of New York as assistant sanitary inspector, and promoted through all the different grades to his present position as chief inspector. He is the author of Poisons in Food and Drink; Disinfection; and Defenses against Contagious Diseases.