Edwin L. Scofield

Edwin Lewis Scofield (January 18, 1852 – January 14, 1918) was a member of the Connecticut Senate representing the 12th District from 1883 to 1884. He was the second mayor of Stamford, Connecticut, serving from 1895 to 1897.

Edwin Lewis Scofield
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
from Stamford
Member of the Connecticut Senate
from the 12th District
In office
1883–1884
Preceded byOliver Hoyt
Succeeded byR. Jay Walsh
2nd Mayor of Stamford, Connecticut
In office
May 6, 1895  May 3, 1897[1]
Preceded byCharles H. Leeds
Succeeded byWilliam Bohannan
Personal details
Born(1852-01-18)January 18, 1852
Stamford, Connecticut, US
DiedJanuary 14, 1918(1918-01-14) (aged 65)
Stamford, Connecticut, US
Resting placeWoodland Cemetery, Stamford, Connecticut
Spouse(s)Annie Weed Candee
Alma materColumbia Law School (1873)

He was born in Stamford. His parents were Erastus Ellsworth Scofield and Jane Ann (Brown) Scofield, both from Stamford.

On October 15, 1879, he married Annie Weed Candee, future sister-in-law of writer Helen Churchill Candee. They had a son, Edwin Lewis Scofield, Jr. (1887-1965).

Scofield graduated from Columbia Law School in 1873.

He was a director on the boards of Stamford Hospital, the Stamford YMCA, and the First National Bank of Stamford.

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Preceded by
Charles H. Leeds
Mayor of Stamford, Connecticut
May 6, 1895–May 3, 1897
Succeeded by
William Bohannan
Connecticut House of Representatives
Preceded by
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Stamford, Connecticut
Succeeded by
Connecticut Senate
Preceded by
Oliver Hoyt
Member of the
Connecticut Senate
from the 12th District

1883–1884
Succeeded by
R. Jay Walsh
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