Henry W. Edwards

Henry Waggaman Edwards
27th Governor of Connecticut
In office
May 1, 1833 – May 7, 1834
LieutenantEbenezer Stoddard
Preceded byJohn S. Peters
Succeeded bySamuel A. Foot
In office
May 6, 1835 – May 2, 1838
LieutenantEbenezer Stoddard
Preceded bySamuel A. Foot
Succeeded byWilliam W. Ellsworth
United States Senator
from Connecticut
In office
October 8, 1823 – March 3, 1827
Preceded byElijah Boardman
Succeeded bySamuel A. Foot
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Connecticut's At-large district
In office
March 4, 1819 – October 8, 1823
Preceded bySylvester Gilbert
Succeeded byNoyes Barber
Member of the Connecticut Senate
In office
1828-1829
Personal details
BornOctober 1779 (1779-10)
New Haven, Connecticut
DiedJuly 22, 1847(1847-07-22) (aged 67)
New Haven, Connecticut
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLydia Miller
Alma materPrinceton, Litchfield Law School
Professionlawyer, politician

Henry Waggaman Edwards (October 1779 – July 22, 1847) was an American lawyer, a Democrat, and the 27th and 29th governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut (1833–1834, 1835–1838). He previously served in both the U.S. Senate (1823 to 1827) and the U.S. House of Representatives (1819 to 1823).


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