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John H. Edwards

1875 – 1955

American banker

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About John H. Edwards

Lived 1875 – 1955 (aged 80).

John H. Edwards (March 9, 1875 – May 7, 1955) was an American banker who served as the United States Assistant Secretary of the Treasury under President Theodore Roosevelt

Early life Edwards was born on March 9, 1875, in South Charleston, Ohio. who gave him charge of all of the financial bureaus of the Treasury Department.

After leaving the Treasury Department, he became the receiver for the New Amsterdam National Bank in New York City. While receiver, he sold bonds and stock of the New York & Cuba Mail Steamship Co., Ft. Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Co. among others. By October 1908, he was authorizing a divided to shareholders.

Personal life In 1898, he married Margaret Johnson, daughter of Albanus T. Johnson and Margaret ( Stephenson) Johnson of Washington, D.C. Together they were the parents of three children: John H. Edwards Jr., Mary F. Edwards, and Barbara Edwards.

1914 arrest In August 1914, Edwards was arrested on Park Avenue in New York City by Central Office detectives on an indictment found in Washington, charging desertion and non-support of his wife and three children. Edwards was turned over to U.S. Marshall Henkel and was arraigned before Commissioner Clarence S. Houghton before consenting to return to Washington.

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Who was John H. Edwards?

American banker

When was John H. Edwards born?

John H. Edwards was born on 9 March 1875 in South Charleston.

When did John H. Edwards die?

John H. Edwards died on 7 May 1955.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John H. Edwards

· Wikidata: Q109911946

· DBpedia: John H. Edwards (banker)

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