Ninian Edwards (March 17, 1775–July 20, 1833) was a U.S. political figure. Born in 1775 in Montgomery County, Maryland, he served as the last governor of Illinois Territory between 1809 from 1818 and again as governor of Illinois (as a state) from 1826 until 1830. He served as a US Senator from Illinois from 1818 to 1824. Upon his death in 1833 in Belleville, Illinois, Edwards was interred in Oak Ridge Cemetery. [1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Governor of Illinois is the chief executive of the State of Illinois and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution. ... December 6 is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Trivia

• His son also named Ninian Edwards was married to a sister of Mary Todd Lincoln. Their daughter Julia Cook Edwards married Edward Lewis Baker editor of the "Illinois State Journal" and son of Congressman David Jewett Baker.

Mary Ann Todd Lincoln (December 13, 1818 – July 16, 1882) was the First Lady of the United States when her husband, Abraham Lincoln, served as the sixteenth President, from 1861 until 1865. ...

External link

• Biographical Directory of Congress Entry