Английская Википедия:Edwin Legg

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Edwin Legg (died 1894) was a delegate to the 1868 North Carolina Constitutional Convention and a state legislator in North Carolina. He represented New Hanover County and Brunswick County in the North Carolina Senate after the Reconstruction era North Carolina Constitution of 1868 was passed.[1]

Biography

Legg served in the Union Army.[2] One source describes him as an ex-sutler of the Federal Army.[3] He worked for the customs service in Wilmington.[4]

In 1868 he was paid for work as postmaster of the Smithville post office.[5][6] He resigned as Smithville's postmaster in 1874. He was also documented as a merchant.[7] He was elected a delegate for Brunswick County, North Carolina, at the 1868 North Carolina Constitutional Convention.[8][9]

He was selected along with Abraham Galloway to stand on the Republican ticket for the 15th senatorial district.[10] Both candidates were successfully elected.[11] He represented Brunswick County and New Hanover County in the North Carolina Senate from 1868 until 1869.[12]

He was white.[13]

Legg died October 7, 1894, in Worcester, Massachusetts, from a heart attack aged 57.[14] He was buried in Brookfield, Massachusetts, and was survived by his wife and son.[14] His wife, Mrs. Harriet J. Legg died a few months later in July 1895.[15]

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