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Ninian Wirt Edwards (April 15, 1809 – September 2, 1899) was an American politician. Born in Sangamon County, Illinois, Edwards was the son of Ninian Edwards (who served as territorial and state governor of Illinois ).
Ninian Edwards (March 17, 1775 – July 20, 1833) was an American political figure who was prominent in Illinois. He served as the first and only governor of the Illinois Territory from 1809 to until the territory earned statehood in 1818.
Ninian Edwards was the husband of Mary Todd Lincoln's sister and a former Whig legislator in Illinois. He opposed Lincoln's policies, sought his patronage, and caused him embarrassment during the Civil War.
Apr 28, 2022 · Ninian Wirt Edwards, lawyer, born in Frankfort, Kentucky, 15 April 1809, was taken by his father, when an infant, to Kaskaskia, then the capital of Illinois territory. He was graduated at the Transylvania University, and at its law department in 1833.
- April 15, 1809
- September 3, 1889
Elizabeth Todd had met Ninian Wirt Edwards when he came to Lexington to study law at Transylvania College. They married on February 14, 1832 in Lexington where they stayed until Ninian completed in law studies.
Ninian Wirt Edwards. Son of Governor Ninian Edwards. While studying law at Transylvania University in Kentucky, Ninian met & married Elizabeth P. Todd, sister of Mary Todd Lincoln.
Edwards, Ninian W. b. April 15, 1809, in Frankfort, Kentucky; d. September 2, 1889, in Springfield, Illinois. Edwards moved to Kaskaskia, Illinois with his family when his father, Ninian Edwards, was appointed Governor of Illinois Territory in 1809.
