Preceded by James S. Mitchell Name Samuel Edwards Succeeded by Samuel Breck | Preceded by See below Succeeded by See below Role Actor | |
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Born March 12, 1785
Chester Township, Pennsylvania ( 1785-03-12 ) Political party Federalist
Jacksonian Federalist
Jacksonian Died July 28, 2004, Durango, Colorado, United States Spouse Beverly Motley Edwards (m. 1969–2004) Parents Jack Edwards Sr., Edna Park, Samuel John Park Siblings Jack Edwards, Florida Edwards Movies Bambi, Twelve O'Clock High, Captain Midnight, Bullitt, The Beatniks Similar People Paula Winslowe, David Hand, Will Wright, Fred Shields, James Algar | ||
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Samuel "Faith" Edwards (March 12, 1785 – November 21, 1850) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
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Samuel Edwards was born in Chester Township, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1806 and commenced practice in Chester. He served in the War of 1812, and was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1814 to 1816.
Edwards was elected as Federalist to the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Congresses, elected as a Jackson Federalist to the Eighteenth Congress, and reelected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth Congress. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Navy during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Congresses. He resumed the practice of his profession in Chester and served as inspector of customs from 1838 to 1842. He died in Chester in 1850. Interment in Chester Rural Cemetery.