Edwin Hanson Webster
Born: March 31, 1829
Birthplace: Churchville, Maryland
Father: Henry Webster 1793 – 1872
(Buried: Cavalry United Methodist Church, Churchville, Maryland)
Mother: Martha Hanson 1796 – 1850
(Buried: Cavalry United Methodist Church, Churchville, Maryland)
Wife: Caroline Henderson 1822 – 1907
(Buried: Cavalry United Methodist Church, Churchville, Maryland)
Married: June 6, 1855 in Bel Air, Maryland
Children:
Ida Martha Webster 1856 – 1932
James Edwin Webster 1857 – 1928
Elizabeth "Bessie" Webster 1859 – 1927
Caroline Henderson Webster 1860 – 1933
Political Party: Know – Nothing Party and Unionist Party
Education:
1847: Graduated from Dickinson College
Occupation before War:
1847 – 1851: School Teacher in Bel Air, Maryland
1851 – 1861: Attorney in Bel Air, Maryland
1855 – 1859: Maryland State Senator
1859 – 1865: United States Congressman from Maryland
1859 – 1861: Member of House Militia Committee
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1865: Member of House Claims Committee
1861 – 1863: Member of House Pacific Railroad Committee
1861 – 1863: Member of House Public Expenditures Committee
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 7th Maryland Infantry Regiment
1863 – 1865: Member of House Militia Committee
1865: Voted in support of 13th Amendment to U.S. Constitution.
Occupation after War:
1865: Resigned from United States Congress in July.
1865 – 1869: United States Collector of Customs in Baltimore.
1869 – 1882: Attorney in Bel Air, Maryland
1882 – 1893: Banker in Bel Air, Maryland
1882 – 1886: United States Collector of Customs in Baltimore.
Died: April 24, 1893
Place of Death: Bel Air, Maryland
Age at time of Death: 64 years old
Burial Place: Cavalry United Methodist Church, Churchville, Maryland
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