Edwards, Weldon N. (Weldon Nathaniel), 1788-1873
Variant namesWeldon Nathaniel Edwards (1788-1868) of Northampton County, N.C., was a planter; member of Congress, 1815-1827; North Carolina state senator, 1833-1834 and 1850-1852; and active secessionist.
From the guide to the Weldon Nathaniel Edwards Papers, ., 1816-1870, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)
Weldon N. Edwards was a Northampton County, N.C., planter; member of Congress, 1815-1827; North Carolina state senator, 1833-1834 and 1850-1852; and active secessionist.
From the description of Weldon N. Edwards papers, 1816-1870 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24773683
Planter; member, North Carolina House of Commons, 1814-1815; member, U.S. House of Representatives, 1815-1827; member, North Carolina Senate, 1833-1846, 1850-1854 (speaker, 1850-1854); supporter of John C. Calhoun and leader of the secession movement.
From the description of Papers, 1800-1870. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20736896
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| referencedIn | Brown, Bedford, 1795-1870. Papers, 1830-1906. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
| referencedIn | Thomas Ruffin Papers, 1753-1898 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| creatorOf | Edwards, Weldon N. (Weldon Nathaniel), 1788-1873. Weldon N. Edwards papers, 1816-1870 [manuscript]. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| creatorOf | Edwards, Weldon Nathaniel, 1788-1873. Papers, 1800-1870. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
| creatorOf | Weldon Nathaniel Edwards Papers, ., 1816-1870 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| creatorOf | Macon, Nathaniel, 1757-1837. Papers of Nathaniel Macon [manuscript], 1798-1874. | University of Virginia. Library |
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| associatedWith | Macon, Nathaniel, 1757-1837. | person |
| associatedWith | Randolph, John, 1773-1833. | person |
| associatedWith | Ruffin, Thomas, 1787-1870. | person |
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Person
Birth 1788-01-25
Death 1873-12-18
