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Thomas McKey Edwards (December 16, 1795 – May 1, 1875) was an American politician and a
U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...
from
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.


Early life

Born in
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, Edwards was tutored privately. He was graduated from
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,
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, in 1813. He studied law and was
admitted to the bar An admission to practice law is acquired when a lawyer receives a license to practice law. In jurisdictions with two types of lawyer, as with barristers and solicitors, barristers must gain admission to the bar whereas for solicitors there are dist ...
in 1817, commencing practice in
Keene, New Hampshire Keene is a city in, and the seat of Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 23,047 at the 2020 census, down from 23,409 at the 2010 census. Keene is home to Keene State College and Antioch University New England. I ...
.


Career

Edwards served as Postmaster of Keene from June 30, 1818, to July 23, 1829. He was in the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1834, 1836, 1838, and 1839. In 1845, he abandoned his law practice and superintended the construction of the
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_Death

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Death

Edwards died in Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, on May 1, 1875 (age 79 years, 136 days). He is burial">interred Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects. This is usually accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased and objec ...
at Woodland Cemetery, Keene, New Hampshire.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Thomas McKey 1795 births 1875 deaths Dartmouth College alumni Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire People from Keene, New Hampshire Republican Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives 19th-century American legislators