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    Ninian Edwards (March 17, 1775 – July 20, 1833) was an American political figure who was prominent in Illinois. He served as the first and only governor...
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  • Ninian Wirt Edwards (April 15, 1809 – September 2, 1899) was an American politician. Born in Sangamon County, Illinois, Edwards was the son of Ninian...
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  • Benjamin Howard controlled the operations of the Missouri Rangers. Ninian Edwards gathered 350 mounted rangers and volunteers near Edwardsville and personally...
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  • Ninian may refer to: Ninian, medieval Christian bishop who evangelized the Picts Ninian Cockburn (died 1579), Scottish soldier Ninian Edwards (1775–1833)...
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    her sister Elizabeth Porter Edwards in Springfield, Illinois, in October 1839. Elizabeth was married to Ninian W. Edwards, son of a former governor. He...
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    population was 26,808 as of the 2020 census. The city was named in honor of Ninian Edwards, former governor of the Illinois Territory. Edwardsville is a part of...
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    Retrieved May 18, 2020. Edwards, Ninian Wirt (1870). History of Illinois, from 1778 to 1833; and Life and Times of Ninian Edwards. Springfield, The Illinois...
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    Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland, British landowner (b. 1758) July 20 – Ninian Edwards, American politician, Governor of and Senator from Illinois (b. 1775)...
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    general of the Venezuelan War of Independence (d. 1841) March 17 – Ninian Edwards, founding political figure of the state of Illinois (d. 1833) March...
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  • founder of brokerage firm A. G. Edwards. Edwards was born in Kentucky, on October 15, 1812, to politician Ninian Edwards, and was named after Secretary...
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    of Illinois; before statehood, it had only one territorial governor, Ninian Edwards. The longest-serving governor was James R. Thompson, who was elected...
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  • Ninian Edwards Gray (1807 – November 18, 1859), generally known as N. E. Gray, was an American jurist, businessman, and politician. Son of John Gray, founder...
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    United States Senate to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Ninian Edwards and served from November 23, 1824 to March 3, 1825. He was unsuccessful...
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    Edwards County was named for Ninian Edwards, the governor of the Illinois Territory, and, later, governor of Illinois. Edwards County is subdivided into...
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    several slave states recently admitted to the Union, Nathaniel Pope and Ninian Edwards saw the opportunity to make Illinois a state. They proposed moving the...
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    the supervision of his uncle, Nathaniel Pope. Territorial governor Ninian Edwards appointed young Cook the territorial Auditor of Public Accounts in 1816...
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  • U.S. Representative from Maryland 1795. Father of Ninian Edwards and Cyrus Edwards. Ninian Edwards (1775–1833), Kentucky State Representative 1796–1797...
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    Elizabeth Todd (1813–1888), who married Ninian Edwards Jr., the son of the Illinois Governor Ninian Edwards. Levi Oldham Todd (1816–1864), who married...
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    October 6, 1818 – December 5, 1822 Lieutenant Pierre Menard Preceded by Ninian Edwards (Illinois Territory) Succeeded by Edward Coles Delegate to the U.S....
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    as a mounted ranger in the War of 1812 (including on future governor Ninian Edwards' Peoria expedition), then established a farm in what was then Madison...
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    joined by five northern Senators: Harrison G. Otis of Massachusetts, Ninian Edwards and Jesse B. Thomas of Illinois, and two others. In 1820, the Missouri...
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    Associate Justice Thomas C. Browne (the eventual candidate of the Ninian Edwards faction) and militia commander James B. Moore. Coles had left Illinois...
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    cornices and a cupola with a skylight. Lawyer Benjamin S. Edwards, son of Illinois governor Ninian Edwards, owned the house. While he lived there, the house became...
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  • the Ottawa, etc. The Treaty of St. Louis of 1816 was treaty signed by Ninian Edwards, William Clark, and Auguste Chouteau for the United States and representatives...
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    weeks to become Kentucky's Chief Justice and was succeeded by Ninian Edwards. Edwards, a lawyer and Maryland politician who had moved to Kentucky and...
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  • House U.S. Senator (Class II) U.S. Senator (Class III) U.S. House 1809 Ninian Edwards (DR) Nathaniel Pope (DR) 1810 1811 1812 H. H. Maxwell Shadrach Bond...
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    Bethany Place in Belleville provides services for those with HIV/AIDS. Ninian Edwards (1775–1833), 3rd Governor of Illinois John Reynolds (1788–1865), 4th...
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  • Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. "Illinois Governor Ninian Edwards". National Governors Association. "Pennsylvania". Time. November 4,...
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  • Louisiana John Cummins Edwards (1804–1888), 9th governor of Missouri Ninian Edwards (1775–1833), 3rd governor of Illinois Richard Edwards (Royal Navy officer...
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    judge of the Territory of Illinois. Like Judge Thomas and his rival Ninian Edwards, Kane was a delegate to the first state constitutional convention in...
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