About Ninian Wirt Edwards
Lived 1809 – 1889 (aged 80). Ninian Wirt Edwards was an American lawyer and politician.
Ninian Wirt Edwards (April 15, 1809 – September 2, 1889) was an American politician and lawyer. A Whig and later a Democrat, he was a member of the Illinois General Assembly and served as Illinois Attorney General and Illinois State Superintendent.
Early life and education Edwards was born on April 15, 1809, in Franklin County, Kentucky, the son of politician Ninian Edwards and Elvira (née Lane) Edwards. Through his father, he was the nephew of politician Cyrus Edwards and the grandson of politician Benjamin Edwards. He was a cousin of politicians Richard Lee Metcalfe and Theodore W. Metcalfe.
Edwards grew up between Belleville, Edwardsville, and Kaskaskia. In 1833, he graduated from Transylvania University law department. He practiced law for the following two years. He and Elizabeth's son was politician Albert S. Edwards. He died on September 2, 1889, aged 80, in Springfield. He was buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery.
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American politician (1809–1899)
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