Benjamin Edwards

Benjamin Edwards (August 12, 1753 – November 13, 1829) was an American merchant and political leader from Montgomery County, Maryland. He represented the third district of Maryland for a very short time in the United States House of Representatives in 1795 after Uriah Forrest resigned.

Early life Edwards was born on August 12, 1753, in Stafford County, Virginia; the son of Haden Edwards and Penelope (née Sanford) Edwards. Still standing, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Personal life Edwards was married to Margaret Beall (1754–1826), who was known as the "Beauty of Montgomery." She was a daughter of Col. Ninian Beall, an immigrant from Scotland who started his life in America as an indentured servant and ended up as a major landowner and merchant who owned Woodley Mansion. Together, they were the parents of thirteen children, including: in 1837. Benjamin Franklin Edwards (1797–1877), who married Elizabeth Green (1797–1876) in 1819.

Descendants Through his son Ninian, he was a grandfather of Ninian, Albert, Benjamin, Julia Edwards.