The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-02-27

and had but ole representative ih ule
lowrr huua6 up Va 1919 That one WAS
,jrfemiah MulIuw ui Warren county,
In 1872 tho Ohio Legislature mhle
the trat dpponlonmsnt OF lne , statV
into distnG,s lur the election Oh Nuh
qfessmrn, making hlA dlnulptai VI
which ths sixth was composed OF luh'
eafaWaa. stark, COlumblana, fplthkr,
Irumbull. Uuyahugh, Hpaughi Ahlta'
bula, Knox, Wayne aud Npllalia,
Ihe inst man elected Irom the aus.
tflet WAS John stark Edwards OF war
rem. Ifumbull county, Ito was tlp
suii oil mo lion fierpont kdWhldh ol
New Haven, who btoamt proprietor pl
AlesOputamia, lrumbull county ih the
dlylBlOn oil lands among lhe paiuph
composing the Connecticut Lana Cou'
pauy, .. f..ttia,iv
called, went 10 Mcaupotamla in tue
bpuug oil 1853, llp Wbh e0lhlhHhlopou
teooidpr oil rfumbull county July
isDD by Gen, ~, Clair ana iuld thhl
oni Q uuul hia death, lhld Ihe Wlnttt
OF 1904 9 ht bptut ~ Ibilllepthrl thul
tbe capital OF the State, iu An ellurt u
0btaln division OF ffumDull county
oInr bin pabntu tho liouhu y 20 |, but
WAS pustpontd Ia the senate W htA'
segslon." 50 hu wrote 10 hib iritndh lu
Connecticut immediately upon hih iu'
urn To Wautu, January 1907 theHamt
year he wrote, "my lvgal pubihena sup
ports me handsomely mn,
la 1902, hia urvlherinlaW, saml w.
JOhu6on, IA buhali OF hlmhtli hhu
stafEs "gO0d sister writes nlm-'Wt
irunt We shall IA due season net You
deaoending the waters hnd crossing tht
mountains % advocate your country q
interests NJ Washington,
Iafrply no WTDte--"l often experience
much roal pleasure m contemplating
tne future greatness 0i TINS lOutiahlhs
aud rising country. l can behold cltlea
looming up IN tho tutulu whieh bhAll
equal M population and apledour th0av
oi lhs Atlautic Stateb--a rich, well ln'
proved aud highly cultivated country,
and as great u share Of luxurelB ana on
o,menta uf lie, aa are nucusadiy lor
our hupplutaa am heartily tired OF
LIVING alone, You must look mo ul u
wife, Things are taking such n course
as will give US u toluraUlu society IN
this place, whru | must eventually SGT.
tlu down" In 1907 he married lady OF
Springfield, Vermont rulufntd win
her 10 Warren aud feslutd IN q house
with Simon Perkins until hn had u
dwelling erected for hlmtell
In 1911, he and his brother ogden
bought OF their father the fut lu' Soy
Islands aud stocked them with loo Me-
finO sheep aud dOO hOga
same year no WAS commissioned C0l,
onel Commaudaut 2ud Regiment, Srd
Bllgade, ith Division q, M, On Huu'S
surrender, August, 1879, he marched
his regiment 10 Cleveland aud WA &c
tive m arOualng the country 10 Tho
threatening dangers. Having made
himself somewhat prominent before
the people, and regarded Ha q mau OF
more than ordinary ability he was by
common consent supported aud elected
~ Congress.
In thu winter following, while ~
Put m, Bay Island arranging hia budr
ness, with thH expectation of being hb'
sent some tune, no was much exposed
and contracted what ne supposed 70 0e
bad cold After u lew days C0nllne'
ment, feeling better nud concluding
to start, he arose from his bed IN the
morning, walked across the door, was
heard 10 cough aud then give out a
sound as II chOking, when he fell aud
died IN a lew minults. H0 WAS IN his
36th year; tail, stoutly butt, llOrid com
plexlOn aud commanding prrbeuce lllo
death shed sadness aud gloom over the
whole country. He WAS u graduate OF
Princeton College; studied law IN New
Haven, attended the lectures uf Judge
Reese AZ the law school IN Lltchlicld,
Conn, and WAS admitted to practice
March, 1850. lle WAS regarded as the
most gifted OF all the brilliant law.
yers VINO early settled In the West
elm Reserve.
Although Col. Edwards was the lirst
Congressman elected, he died before
taxing his seat.
These facts have been obtained from
the Historical Collections Of the Ma.
honing Valley, through the courtesy OF
Dr Julian Harmon, Of Warren.
Uol. Edwards was followed IN 1914 by
Gen. Reazln Beal, whose biography Will
be given m next Saturdays issue Of the
News DEMOCRAT.