Background
Edwards, Benjamin was born on August 12, 1753 in Stafford County, Virginia, United States.
United States representative politician
Edwards, Benjamin was born on August 12, 1753 in Stafford County, Virginia, United States.
He represented the third district of Maryland for a very short time in the United States House of Representatives in 1795 after Uriah Forrest resigned. Benjamin"s son, Ninian Edwards, would later serve as Governor and United States. Senator for Illinois. Late in life, Edwards migrated westward to the new settlement of Elkton in Todd County, Kentucky.
Here, he built a new house, named Edwards Hall, in 1821.
Still standing, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Member Maryland; member United States House