Wynn Edwards

Wynn Edwards (November 9, 1842 August 7, 1900) was an American farmer and politician.

Born near Ruthin, Wales,[1] Edwards emigrated to the United States and settled in the town of Rosendale, Wisconsin, where he farmed.[1] He took a business course at Byrant & Stratton College in Chicago, Illinois. Edwards served in the 21st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War.[1] Edwards served as chairman and treasurer of the town of Rosendale, Wisconsin. He also served as postmaster of Rosendale. Edwards served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1897 and was a Republican.[2] Edwards died of a heart ailment in a hotel in Oshkosh, Wisconsin while there to consult a physician.[1]

Notes

  1. "Prominent Man Dies in a Hotel. Ex-Assemblyman Wynn Edwards of Fond du Lac County". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. August 7, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved January 1, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1897, Biographical Sketch of Wynn Edwards, p. 679.


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