Paul C. Edmunds
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Paul Carrington Edmunds (November 1, 1836 - March 12, 1899) was a U.S. Representative
from Virginia
.
Born at "Springwood," the country estate, near Halifax Court House, Virginia, Edmunds studied under a private teacher.
He was graduated from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1855, and from the law department of the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
, in 1857.
He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Jefferson City, Missouri
.
He returned to Virginia in 1859 and engaged in agricultural pursuits on his farm in Halifax County.
He served as first lieutenant, Company A, Montague's battalion, in the Confederate States Army
during the Civil War
.
He served as member of the Virginia State senate 1881-1888.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1884.
Edmunds was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second, and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1895).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture (Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses).
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1894.
He died in Houston, Virginia, March 12, 1899.
He was interred in St. John's Churchyard, Halifax, Virginia
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
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Born at "Springwood," the country estate, near Halifax Court House, Virginia, Edmunds studied under a private teacher.
He was graduated from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1855, and from the law department of the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg is an independent city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, USA. As of the 2010 Census, the city had an estimated population of 14,068. It is bordered by James City County and York County, and is an independent city...
, in 1857.
He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Jefferson City, Missouri
Jefferson City, Missouri
Jefferson City is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Cole County. Located in Callaway and Cole counties, it is the principal city of the Jefferson City metropolitan area, which encompasses the entirety of both counties. As of the 2010 census, the population was 43,079...
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He returned to Virginia in 1859 and engaged in agricultural pursuits on his farm in Halifax County.
He served as first lieutenant, Company A, Montague's battalion, in the Confederate States Army
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
during the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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He served as member of the Virginia State senate 1881-1888.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1884.
Edmunds was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second, and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1895).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture (Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses).
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1894.
He died in Houston, Virginia, March 12, 1899.
He was interred in St. John's Churchyard, Halifax, Virginia
Halifax, Virginia
Halifax is a town in Halifax County, Virginia, United States, along the Banister River. The population was 1,389 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Halifax County.-Geography:Halifax is located at ....
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