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Conquest, Edwin Parker was born on June 13, 1931 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Edwin Parker and Eugenia Tennant (Fairfax) Conquest.
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Edwin Parker Conquest, American Writer. Rhodes Scholar, 1953. First lieutenant Army of the United States Art., 1955-1957. Member Literature Society Washington (president), Metropolitan Club, Folger Poetry Board, Bohemian Club, Harvard Club, Cosmos Club, Decatur House Board, Country ClubVa., Phi Beta Kappa.
Education
Bachelor, Princeton University, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy in English Literature, Princeton University, 1967; Bachelor, University of Oxford, England, 1955; Master of Arts, University of Oxford, England, 1959; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1960.
Career
Associate, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, New York City, 1960-1964; assistant Professor of English, Georgetown University, Washington, 1967-1974.
Membership
First lieutenant Army of the United States Art., 1955-1957. Member Literature Society Washington (president), Metropolitan Club, Folger Poetry Board, Bohemian Club, Harvard Club, Cosmos Club, Decatur House Board, Country ClubVa., Phi Beta Kappa.
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Independent