Henry W. Edwards

Henry Waggaman Edwards (October 1779 – July 22, 1847) was an American lawyer, a Democrat, and the 27th and 29th governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut (1833–1834, 1835–1838). He previously served in both the U.S. Senate (1823 to 1827) and the U.S. House of Representatives (1819 to 1823). He had a cousin to Aaron Burr (1756–1836), the third vice president of the United States.

Edwards was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of Judge Pierpont Edwards and Frances Ogden. He graduated from Princeton University in 1797, and earned a law degree from the Litchfield Law School. He married Lydia Miller on October 4, 1801,^[1] and they had seven children.

Edwards became a lawyer, was active in Democratic politics, and was the

Edwards died on July 22, 1847, in New Haven, Connecticut, and is interred at Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.^[6]

• Henry W. Edwards at Find a Grave

• United States Congress. "Henry W. Edwards (id: E000070)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The Political Graveyard
• National Governors Association
• Litchfield Historical Society