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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New JerseyEdward Irving EDWARDS
(1863-1931)
Senate Years of Service:
1923-1929Party: DemocratEDWARDS, Edward Irving, a
Senator from New Jersey; born in Jersey City, N.J., December 1,
1863; attended the Jersey City public schools and New York
University, New York City; studied law; engaged in banking and in
the general contracting business; president and chairman of the
board of directors of the First National Bank of Jersey City;
comptroller of the treasury of New Jersey 1911-1917; member, State
senate 1918-1920; Governor of New Jersey 1920-1923; elected as a
Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1923,
to March 3, 1929; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928;
died in Jersey City, N.J., January 26, 1931; interment in New York
Bay Cemetery.
Bibliography
Stickle, Warren E., III. “Edward I. Edwards and the Urban
Coalition of 1919.” New Jersey History 90 (Summer
1972): 83-96.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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