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- Ninian_Edwards abstract "Ninian Edwards (March 17, 1775 – July 20, 1833) was a founding political figure of the state of Illinois. He served as the only governor of the Illinois Territory from 1809 to 1818, as one of the first two United States Senators from Illinois from 1818 to 1824, and as the third Governor of Illinois from 1826 to 1830. In a time and place where personal coalitions were more influential than parties, Edwards led one of the two main factions in frontier Illinois politics.Born in Maryland, Edwards began his political career in Kentucky, where he served as a legislator and judge. He rose to the position of Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals in 1808, at the time Kentucky's highest court. In 1809, U.S. President James Madison appointed him to govern the newly created Illinois Territory. He held that post for three terms, overseeing the territory's transition first to democratic \"second grade\" government, and then to statehood in 1818. On its second day in session, the Illinois General Assembly elected Edwards to the U.S. Senate, where conflict with rivals damaged him politically.Edwards won an unlikely 1826 election to become Governor of Illinois. Conflict with the legislature over state bank regulations marked Edwards' administration, as did the pursuit of Indian removal. As governor or territorial governor he twice sent Illinois militia against Native Americans, in the War of 1812 and the Winnebago War, and signed treaties for the cession of Native American land. Edwards returned to private life when his term ended in 1830 and died of cholera two years later.".
- Ninian_Edwards activeYearsEndDate "1818-10-06".
- Ninian_Edwards activeYearsEndDate "1824-03-03".
- Ninian_Edwards activeYearsEndDate "1830-12-06".
- Ninian_Edwards activeYearsStartDate "1809-06-11".
- Ninian_Edwards activeYearsStartDate "1818-12-03".
- Ninian_Edwards activeYearsStartDate "1826-12-06".
- Ninian_Edwards birthDate "1775-03-17".
- Ninian_Edwards birthPlace Montgomery_County,_Maryland.
- Ninian_Edwards child Albert_Gallatin_Edwards.
- Ninian_Edwards child Benjamin_S._Edwards.
- Ninian_Edwards deathDate "1833-07-20".
- Ninian_Edwards deathPlace Belleville,_Illinois.
- Ninian_Edwards lieutenant William_Kinney.
- Ninian_Edwards office "Governor of Illinois Territory".
- Ninian_Edwards orderInOffice "3rd".
- Ninian_Edwards orderInOffice "Governor of Illinois".
- Ninian_Edwards orderInOffice "United States Senator".
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- Ninian_Edwards party Democratic-Republican_Party.
- Ninian_Edwards successor John_McLean_(Illinois_politician).
- Ninian_Edwards successor John_Reynolds_(U.S._politician).
- Ninian_Edwards successor Shadrach_Bond.
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