About Edward Frost
Lived 1801 – 1868 (aged 67). Edward Frost was an American politician.
Edward Frost (April 27, 1801 – July 21, 1868) was an American politician and jurist from South Carolina.
Early life Edward Frost was born on April 27, 1801, in Charleston, South Carolina, to Elizabeth (née Downes) and Thomas Frost. His father was rector of St. Philip's Church in Charleston and a graduate of Cambridge University of England. He graduated from Yale College in 1820. He read law and was admitted to the bar in Charleston in 1823.
Career Frost began practicing law in Charleston.
Personal life Frost married Harriet Vander Horst Horry, daughter of Elias Horry, on October 19, 1826. They had 11 children, including Henry William.
Legacy Frost donated for the founding of the chair of moral and political philosophy at the College of Charleston.
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American politician and jurist (1801-1868)
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Edward Frost was born on 27 April 1801.
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Edward Frost died on 21 July 1868.
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