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| Affiliation | Whig |
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| Name | Cyrus Edwards |
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, Illinois , United States |
| Email | None |
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January 17, 1793
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| Died | September 00, 1877
(84 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | Thomas Walker
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| Info | EDWARDS, Cyrus, lawyer, born in Montgomery County, Maryland, 17 Jan, 1793: died in Upper Alton, II1., in September 1877. In the early history of Illinois he was one of its most prominent and useful citizens. He was frequently elected to the legislature, and was especially conspicuous as a friend of education. He was active in originating the State normal school at Bloomington, and was for thirty-five years president of the board of trustees of Shurtleft College, to which institution he gave real estate valued at $10,000, besides other generous donations. He received the degree of LL.D.
Brother of Abraham Lincoln's brother-in-law.
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