Wynn Edwards

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

Born in Denbighshire, Wales, Edwards emigrated to the United States and settled in the town of Rosendale, Wisconsin where he farmed. 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. 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. Edwards died of a heart ailment in a hotel in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He was in Oshkosh to consult a physician.[1][2]

Notes

  1. ↑ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1897,' Biographical Sketch of Wynn Edwards, pg. 679
  2. ↑ 'Prominent Man Dies In A Hotel-Ex-Assemblyman Wynn Edwards of Fond du Lac County,' Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, August 7, 1900, pg. 1


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