Benjamin Stephenson Edwards
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Benjamin Stephenson Edwards was an American lawyer and politician from Illinois, known for his legal career in Springfield and his connections to prominent political figures of the 19th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Benjamin Stephenson Edwards canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Illinois Republican Party
ⓘ
Whig Party ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois Whig Party
|
| associatedWith |
Government of Illinois
ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois state government
Springfield political circles ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Edwardsville, Illinois ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Yale Law School
ⓘ
Yale University ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Edwards ⓘ |
| father | Ninian Edwards ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
ⓘ
politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Benjamin ⓘ |
| hasNotableConnectionTo |
Abraham Lincoln
ⓘ
Mary Todd Lincoln ⓘ Stephen A. Douglas ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalReputation | respected attorney in Springfield, Illinois ⓘ |
| legalSpecialization |
civil law
ⓘ
corporate law ⓘ real estate law ⓘ |
| memberOf | Illinois bar ⓘ |
| mother | Elvira Lane Edwards ⓘ |
| notableFor |
connections to prominent 19th-century American political figures
ⓘ
legal career in Springfield, Illinois ⓘ |
| notableRole |
influential figure in Springfield legal community
ⓘ
participant in Illinois state politics ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| partOf |
19th-century American legal profession
ⓘ
19th-century American politics ⓘ |
| politicalActivityLocation | Illinois ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
judge of the Illinois Circuit Court
ⓘ
member of the Illinois House of Representatives ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | Springfield, Illinois ⓘ |
| practicedWith | various prominent Springfield attorneys ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| relative | Ninian Wirt Edwards ⓘ |
| residence | Springfield, Illinois ⓘ |
| workLocation | Springfield, Illinois ⓘ |
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