Ernest Leroy Edwards

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State Representative
Republican
Merchant
Union
52
01/13/1947 - 01/09/1949
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Shannon City Union County Republican Born at Utica, Nebraska, 1885, the oldest son of Ezra A. and Amy C. Edwards. Moved to Lorimor, Iowa, in 1896 and has been a resident of Union county since that time. A graduate of the Lorimor high school and attended C.C.C. college in Des Moines. Married to Avis Ewing in 1910, and has one daughter, Carol. Has been in the mercantile business in Shannon City for the past thirty-seven years.

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State Representative
Republican
Merchant
Union
51
01/08/1945 - 01/12/1947
14

Shannon City Union County Republican Born at Utica, Nebraska, 1885, the oldest son of Ezra A. and Amy C. Edwards. Moved to Lorimor, Iowa, in 1896 and has been a resident of Union county since that time. A graduate of the Lorimor high school and attended C.C.C. college in Des Moines. Married to Avis Ewing in 1910, and has one daughter, Carol. Has been in the mercantile business in Shannon City for the past thirty-five years. A director of the Diagonal State Bank, Secretary of the Board of Education for the last 12 years. Is affiliated with the Methodist church. Serving third term.

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State Representative
Republican
Merchant
Union
50
01/11/1943 - 01/07/1945
14

Shannon City Union County Republican. Born at Utica, Nebraska, 1885, the oldest son of Ezra A. and Amy C. Edwards. Moved to Lorimor, Iowa, in 1896, and has been a resident of Union county since that time. A graduate of the Lorimor high school and attended C.C.C. College in Des Moines. Married to Avis Ewing in 1910, and has one daughter, Carol. Has been in the mercantile business in Shannon City for the past thirty-five years. A director of the Diagonal State Bank, and secretary of the board of education for the last ten years. Is affiliated with the Methodist church. Serving second term.

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State Representative
Republican
Merchant
Union
49
01/13/1941 - 01/10/1943
14

Shannon City Union County Republican Born at Utica, Nebr., 1885, the eldest son of Ezra A. and Amy C. Edwards. Moved to Lorimor, Iowa, in 1896, and has been a resident of Union county since that time. A graduate of the Lorimor high school, and attended C.C.C. College in Des Moines. Married to Avis Ewing in 1910, and has one daughter, Carol, who is a student in Grinnell College. Has been in the mercantile business in Shannon City for the past thirty-five years. A director of the Diagonal State Bank, and secretary of the board of education for the last eight years. Is affiliated with the Methodist church. Serving first term as representative.

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