Edmond Spencer Blackburn

Edmond Spencer Blackburn (September 22, 1868 – March 10, 1912) was an American politician and lawyer. A Republican, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina.

Early life Blackburn was born on September 22, 1868, on a farm near Boone, North Carolina. He was educated at common schools and at Oak Hill Academy. At age 20, he began teaching at Cove Creek Academy. after which he began practicing law in Jefferson. In 1894 and 1895, he was clerk of the North Carolina Senate.

Blackburn was a Republican. He was a candidate for Presidential elector during the 1892 election. In 1896 and 1897, he represented Ashe County in the North Carolina House of Representatives,

After serving in Congress, Blackburn continued practicing law in Greensboro.

Personal life and death During his first term in the House, Blackburn married Louise Le Vaum Parker, the niece of Alton B. Parker, having two children with her. He subsequently moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma then Elizabethton, Tennessee. He died in the latter, on March 10, 1912, aged 43, from a myocardial infraction, and was buried at Old Hopewell Cemetery, near Boone.