| 词条 | Thomas M. Edwards |
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| name = Thomas M. Edwards | image = Edwards,_Thomas_M._of_Keene_NH.jpg | state = New Hampshire | district = 3rd | term_start = March 4, 1859 | term_end = March 4, 1863 | preceded = Nehemiah Eastman | succeeded = Jacob Hart Ela | office2 = | term_start2 = | term_end2 = | preceded2 = | succeeded2 = | office3 = Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | term3 = 1834 1836 1838 1839 | birth_date = {{Birth date|1795|12|16}} | birth_place = {{nowrap|Keene, Cheshire County New Hampshire, USA}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|1875|05|01|1795|12|16|mf=yes}} | death_place = {{nowrap|Keene, Cheshire County New Hampshire, USA}} | resting_place = Woodland Cemetery Keene, Cheshire County New Hampshire, USA | nationality = | party = | otherparty = | spouse = | relations = | children = | residence = | alma_mater = Dartmouth College | occupation = Lawyer Railroad President Bank President Insurance President | profession = | religion = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} Thomas McKey Edwards (December 16, 1795 – May 1, 1875) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire. Early lifeBorn in Keene, New Hampshire, Edwards was tutored privately. He was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, in 1813. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1817, commencing practice in Keene, New Hampshire. CareerEdwards served as Postmaster of Keene from June 30, 1818, to July 23, 1829. He was in the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1834, 1836, 1838, and 1839. In 1845, he abandoned his law practice and superintended the construction of the [Cheshire Railroad, serving as its first president. He served as president of the Ashuelot National Bank from 1853 until elected to Congress in 1859, when he resigned. In 1869 he was again chosen, and held the office until his death in 1875.[1] He was also president of the Ashuelot Mutual Fire Insurance Company.[2] In 1859 Edwards was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth[3] and Thirty-seventh Congresses and served as United States Representative for the 3rd congressional district of the state of New Hampshire (March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1863). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1862 to the Thirty-eighth Congress. He resumed his former business pursuits in Keene. DeathEdwards died in Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, on May 1, 1875 (age 79 years, 136 days). He is interred at Woodland Cemetery, Keene, New Hampshire. References1. ^{{cite web|title=Thomas M. Edwards|url=http://www.accessgenealogy.com/new-hampshire/history-of-the-banks-of-keene-new-hampshire.htm|publisher=2014 Access Genealogy Developed by Webified Development|accessdate=22 July 2014}} 2. ^{{cite book|last1=Livingston|first1=John|title=Livingston's Law Register for|publisher=Published at the office of the U.S. law magazine, 1854 - Lawyers|page=287|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HTw2AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA287&dq=Thomas+M.+Edwards+-+president+of+Cochcco+Mutual+Fire+Insurance+Company-+Keene+NH+historical+society&hl=en&sa=X&ei=WHjOU__1BM6jyAS_qIHYBw&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Thomas%20M.%20Edwards%20-%20president%20of%20Cochcco%20Mutual%20Fire%20Insurance%20Company-%20Keene%20NH%20historical%20society&f=false|accessdate=22 July 2014}} 3. ^{{cite book|last1=Keene History Committee, Kirk|first1=Ruth Seaver|title=Upper Ashuelot: a history of Keene New Hampshire|publisher=1968, 1968 - Keene (N.H.)|page=238|url=http://keenepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/politics.pdf|accessdate=22 July 2014}} External links{{CongBio|E000081}}{{s-start}}{{s-par|us-hs}}{{succession box| before=Aaron H. Cragin| title=U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of New Hampshire| years=March 4, 1859–March 3, 1863| after=James W. Patterson }}{{s-end}}{{Bioguide}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Thomas McKey}} 9 : 1795 births|1875 deaths|Members of the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire|Dartmouth College alumni|Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives|New Hampshire Republicans|People from Keene, New Hampshire|Members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives|19th-century American politicians |
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