J. Wiley Edmands
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John Wiley Edmands was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., March 1, 1809; completed preparatory studies, and was graduated from the English High School at Boston; interested in woolen mills in Dedham, Mass., and the Pacific Mills Co. in Lawrence, Mass.; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1855); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1854; treasurer of the Pacific Mills at Lawrence in 1855; presidential elector on the Republican ticket in 1868; died in Newton, Mass., on January 31, 1877; interment in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Preceded by James H. Duncan |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
Succeeded by William S. Damrell |