About Thomas Edwards
Lived 1701 – 1755 (aged 53–54). Thomas Edwards was a military personnel and silversmith.
Thomas Edwards (January 14, 1701 - September 14, 1755) was a prominent silversmith active in colonial Boston, Massachusetts. He was a son of silversmith John Edwards, and advertised in the Boston Weekly News-Letter, May 18, 1746, that he would carry on his father's business "at the shop of the deceased." His younger brother, Samuel Edwards, was also a silversmith, as was his son, Joseph Edwards Jr. Edwards served over time as Third Sergeant, Ensign (1747), Lieutenant (1750), and Captain (1753) of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts. His work is collected in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Brooklyn Museum, and Winterthur Museum.
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Who was Thomas Edwards?
American silversmith )_ (1701–1755)
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Thomas Edwards was born in 1701.
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Thomas Edwards died on 14 September 1755.
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Thomas Edwards was a military personnel and silversmith.
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