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Paul C. Edmunds
Paul C. Edmunds
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Virginia's 6th district
	In office; March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895
Preceded by	Samuel I. Hopkins
Succeeded by	Peter J. Otey
Member of the Virginia Senate from Halifax County
	In office; 1882–1889
Preceded by	J.B. Stovall, Jr.
Succeeded by	William I. Jordan
Personal details
Born	November 1, 1836; "Springwood", Halifax Court House, Virginia
Died	January 15, 1914 (aged 70); Houston, Virginia
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Virginia; College of William and Mary
Profession	Politician, lawyer
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Branch/service	Confederate Army
Rank	first lieutenant
Unit	Montague's batallion
Battles/wars	American Civil War

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Paul Carrington Edmunds (November 1, 1836 – March 12, 1899) was a Virginia lawyer, Confederate soldier and politician who served in the [[Virginia Senate] and in theU.S. Representative from Virginia.

Early and family life

Born at "Springwood," a plantation near Halifax Court House, Virginia, to the former Mildred Carrington Coles (1820–1880) and her husband John Richard Edmunds (1812–1873), he could trace his descent from the First Families of Virginia. His brothers were Henry Edmunds (1842–1907) and Edward Carrington Edmunds (1857–1916). After a private teacher, Edmunds attended the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. After graduating in 1855, he began studying law at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, from which he graduated in 1857. ^[1]

He married and had two sons: William Holt Edmunds (1868–1949) and Henry Hurt Edmunds (1869–1958).

Career

He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Jefferson City, Missouri. He returned to Virginia in 1859 and engaged in agricultural pursuits on his farm in Halifax County. He served as first lieutenant, Company A, Montague's battalion, in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. Halifax County voters elected him to the Virginia State senate, where he served two terms, from 1881-1888. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1884. Edmunds was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second, and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture (Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1894. He died in Houston, Virginia near Halifax, March 12, 1899.

Death and legacy

He was interred in the family plot at St. John's Churchyard, Halifax, Virginia.

Elections

1888; Edmunds was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Republican Patrick H. Caull and Independent Democrat Samuel T. Hopkins.
1890; Edmunds was re-elected with 92.8% of the vote, defeating Republican William J. Shelburne.
1892; Edmunds was re-elected with 58.42% of the vote, defeating Populist Thomas E. Cobbs.

Sources

United States Congress. "Paul C. Edmunds (id: E000057)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Samuel I. Hopkins	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 6th congressional district 1889–1895	Succeeded by Peter J. Otey

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-'''Paul Carrington Edmunds''' (November 1, 1836 – March 12, 1899) was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Virginia]].
+'''Paul Carrington Edmunds''' (November 1, 1836 – March 12, 1899) was a Virginia lawyer, Confederate soldier and politician who served in the [[Virginia Senate] and in the[[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Virginia]].
+==Early and family life==
+Born at "Springwood," a plantation near [[Halifax, Virginia|Halifax Court House, Virginia]], to the former Mildred Carrington Coles (1820–1880) and her husband John Richard Edmunds (1812–1873), he could trace his descent from the [[First Families of Virginia]]. His brothers were Henry Edmunds (1842–1907) and Edward Carrington Edmunds (1857–1916). After a private teacher, Edmunds attended the [[University of Virginia at Charlottesville]]. After graduating in 1855, he began studying law at the [[College of William and Mary]] in [[Williamsburg, Virginia]], from which he graduated in 1857. <ref>https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7786384/paul-carrington-edmunds</ref>
+He married and had two sons: William Holt Edmunds (1868–1949) and Henry Hurt Edmunds (1869–1958).
+==Career==
+He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in [[Jefferson City, Missouri]]. He returned to Virginia in 1859 and engaged in agricultural pursuits on his farm in Halifax County. He served as first lieutenant, Company A, Montague's battalion, in the [[Confederate States Army]] during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. Halifax County voters elected him to the Virginia State senate, where he served two terms, from 1881-1888. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1884.
-==Biography==
+Edmunds was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second, and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture (Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1894. He died in Houston, Virginia near Halifax, March 12, 1899.
-Born at "Springwood," the country estate, near [[Halifax, Virginia|Halifax Court House, Virginia]], Edmunds studied under a private teacher. He was graduated from the [[University of Virginia at Charlottesville]] in 1855, and from the law department of the College of William and Mary, [[Williamsburg, Virginia]], in 1857. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in [[Jefferson City, Missouri]]. He returned to Virginia in 1859 and engaged in agricultural pursuits on his farm in Halifax County. He served as first lieutenant, Company A, Montague's battalion, in the [[Confederate States Army]] during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. He served as member of the Virginia State senate 1881-1888. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1884.
+==Death and legacy==
-Edmunds was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second, and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture (Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1894. He died in Houston, Virginia, March 12, 1899. He was interred in St. John's Churchyard, [[Halifax, Virginia]].
+He was interred in the family plot at St. John's Churchyard, [[Halifax, Virginia]].
 ==Elections==