Ninian Wirt Edwards
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Ninian Wirt Edwards was an American lawyer, politician, and son-in-law of Abraham Lincoln who served as Illinois superintendent of public instruction and played a notable role in the state’s early political life.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ninian Wirt Edwards canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American lawyer
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American politician ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Oak Ridge Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1809-04-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1889-09-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Transylvania University
NERFINISHED
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Yale College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Ninian Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
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politics ⓘ public education administration ⓘ |
| givenName | Ninian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | American of Kentucky origin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
connection to Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln
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service as Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Kaskaskia, Illinois
NERFINISHED
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Springfield, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Vandalia, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party
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Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Elvira Lane Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableRole |
early leader in Illinois education administration
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son-in-law of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| notableWork | organization of Illinois public school system ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn | early political development of Illinois ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Frankfort, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Springfield, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction
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member of the Illinois House of Representatives ⓘ member of the Illinois Senate ⓘ |
| relative |
Abraham Lincoln
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Mary Todd Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Springfield, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Albert Gallatin Edwards
NERFINISHED
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Benjamin Stevenson Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Todd Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAs | prosecuting attorney in Illinois ⓘ |
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