Edward T. England
Edward T. England | |
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President of the West Virginia Senate | |
In office 1915–1917 | |
Preceded by | Samuel V. Woods |
Succeeded by | Wells Goodykoontz |
Personal details | |
Born | Edward Theodore England September 29, 1869 Cleveland, Ohio |
Political party | Republican |
Edward Theodore England (September 29, 1869 – September 9, 1934) was a lawyer and politician from
Early and family life
England was born in Gay, West Virginia, on September 29, 1869, to the former Mary Welch and her husband Andrew J.S. England. He attended the local schools, and in 1892 graduated from Concord Normal School in Athens, West Virginia. After teaching school for several years, and then England attended law school at Southern Normal University in Huntingdon, Tennessee. he graduated in 1898.
Career
After being admitted to the bar in 1898, England began his legal practice in Oceana, West Virginia. In 1901 England moved to Logan, West Virginia (the county seat of Logan County, West Virginia), where he continued to practice law. In 1903 voters elected England as mayor of Logan. In 1908 he won election to the West Virginia Senate, serving from 1908 to 1916, and including as Senate President in 1915. Because West Virginia has no Lieutenant Governor, the Senate President is next in line to the governorship. As a result, England attended the first meeting of all the lieutenant governors in the United States in 1915. When they convened at Rhea Springs, Tennessee, England was chosen to preside.
In 1916, England won a statewide election and became
In 1926 England was elected to the Seventieth Congress (March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928.
After leaving Congress England resumed the practice of law in Charleston, West Virginia.
Death and legacy
England died in
References
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- United States Congress. "Edward T. England (id: E000180)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ Jackson County Past and Present(Jackson County Historical Society 1990) p. 7