US Con Webster, Edwin Hanson - U.S. Congressman, MD

Edwin Hanson Webster

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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
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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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