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Life Summary
Full name
William Posey Edwards
Place of Birth
Burial Place
Birth Date Certainty
Disputed
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
South
Origins
Slave State
No. of Siblings
2
No. of Spouses
2
No. of Children
1
Family
William Posey Edwards, Sr. (father), Winifred Ann Blow Edwards (mother), Shady Ann McClendon (first wife), Martha Lamar (second wife)
Occupation
Politician
Military
Attorney or Judge
Church or Religious Denomination
Methodist
Political Parties
Republican
Government
US House of Representatives
Other state government
Military
Confederate Army