Edwards, Ninian Wirt

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Dates:
Active 1791
Active 1908

Biographical notes:

Springfield, Illinois lawyer, attorney general, state legislator, superintendent of public instruction, appointed Captain, Commissary of Subsistence during Civil War, land speculator, and biographer of his father Ninian Edwards, the third governor of Illinois. Married to Elizabeth P. Todd, sister of Mary Todd Lincoln.

From the description of Papers, 1791-1908. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53167532

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Subjects:

  • Catholics
  • Conveyancing
  • French
  • Real property

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Places:

  • Illinois (as recorded)
  • Kentucky (as recorded)

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