Henry W. Edwards

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Henry Waggaman Edwards (October, 1779 – July 22, 1847) was a governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut.

He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of Pierpont Edwards. He became a lawyer active in Democratic politics, and was the United States Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1819-23, a United States Senator from Connecticut, 1823-27, a member of Connecticut state senate at-large, 1828-29, the Speaker of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1830, and Governor of Connecticut, 1833-34 and 1835-38. He died in New Haven, Connecticut, and was interred at Grove Street Cemetery.

Political offices
Preceded by Sylvester Gilbert	U.S. Representative from Connecticut (at large) March 4, 1819 – October 8, 1823	Succeeded by Noyes Barber
Preceded by Elijah Boardman	U.S. Senator from Connecticut (class 1) October 8, 1823 – March 3, 1827	Succeeded by Samuel A. Foote
Preceded by John S. Peters	Governor of Connecticut 1833 – 1834	Succeeded by Samuel A. Foote
Preceded by Samuel A. Foote	Governor of Connecticut 1835 – 1838	Succeeded by William W. Ellsworth

Governors of Connecticut

Trumbull Sr • M Griswold • Huntington • Wolcott • Trumbull Jr • Treadwall • R Griswold • Smith • Tomlinson • Peters • Edwards • Foot • Edwards • Ellsworth • Cleveland • RS Baldwin • Toucey • Bissell • Trumbull • Seymour • Pond • Dutton • Minor • Holley • Buckingham • Hawley • English • Jewell • English • Jewell • Ingersoll • Hubbard • Andrews • Bigelow • Waller • Harrison • P Lounsbury • Bulkeley • Morris • Coffin • Cooke • G Lounsbury • McLean • Chamberlain • Roberts • Woodruff • Lilley • Weeks • S. Baldwin • Holcomb • Lake • Templeton • Bingham • JH Trumbull • Cross • R Baldwin • Hurley • R Baldwin • Snow • McConaughy • Shannon • Bowles • Lodge • Ribicoff • Dempsey • Meskill • Grasso • O'Neill • Weicker • Rowland • Rell