Weldon W. Edwards (Warren County)

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W. W. Edwards

State House: 1874-1877, 1882-1883

Born: c. 1850 in Mississippi

Served as a city alderman and deputy sheriff and was on the Board of Trustees for public schools in 1874. Gave testimony for the congressional investigation into the violence during the 1875 election season.

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Signature of Weldon W. Edwards from an 1874 petition to Governor Ames

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Vicksburg Herald, 6 Jan 1872

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New National Era, 26 Jun 1873

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Petition to Governor Ames, 12 Feb 1874

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Vicksburg Herald, 12 Jul 1874

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Clarion-Ledger, 4 Mar 1875

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Daily Mississippi Pilot, 19 Oct 1875

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Clarion-Ledger, 17 Feb 1876

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The American Citizen, 1 Apr 1876

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Weekly Democrat, 14 Jul 1880

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Clarion-Ledger, 15 Sep 1880

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Vicksburg Herald, 23 Aug 1881

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Vicksburg Evening Post, 3 Oct 1883

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Vicksburg Herald, 15 Aug 1884

Weldon W. Edwards