William Edwards (Wisconsin politician)
William H. Edwards (May 14, 1861 – August 16, 1944) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.[1]
Biography[]
Edwards was born in Lisbon, Waukesha County, Wisconsin. He graduated from what is now Carroll University.
Career[]
Edwards was elected to the Senate in 1930. Previously, he had been a member of the Assembly from 1915 to 1923 and again from 1925 to 1929. Additionally, he was Clerk of Sussex, Wisconsin as well as Chairman of the Waukesha County, Wisconsin Board and Supervisor of Waukesha County. He was a Republican.
He died in his home in Sussex, aged 83.[2]
References[]
- ^ MEMBERS OF THE SENATE. Wisconsin Blue Book 1933. 1933. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
wisconsin blue book+biographical+members of the assembly+1933.
- ^ "Former Assemblyman, W.H. Edwards, Dies", Neenah News-Record (August 17, 1944), p. 6.
Categories:
- People from Lisbon, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
- County supervisors in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin state senators
- Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Wisconsin Republicans
- Carroll University alumni
- 1861 births
- 1944 deaths