Biography

11/30/1847 - 10/05/1881


LAW, Edward, a Representative from Philadelphia County; born, November 30, 1847 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; attended, Haverford College (now Haverford University); graduated, law department, University of Pennsylvania, 1872; first lieutenant, Seventh United States Cavalry, United States Army (1867-1870); lawyer (1872-1881); elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1879 and 1881 terms; died while in office, October 5, 1881 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. 


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