Thomas D. Edwards

Thomas D. Edwards (born 1849) was the U.S. Consul at Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, 1905–17,[1] and Cornwall, Ontario, 1919-22.[2]

Biography

Edwards was born in Floyd, New York, in April, 1849.[3]

In 1877 he traveled to Lead, South Dakota for the Black Hills gold rush. He was appointed postmaster of Lead by Chester Arthur. In 1905 he was appointed by Theodore Roosevelt as consul at Ciudad Juarez, and served to 1917. He was the editor of Lead City Daily Tribune. He married Lucy Seymour in 1899.

In 1919-22, he was U.S. Consul in Cornwall, Ontario.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Many Consuls Left". New York Times. May 11, 1914. Retrieved 2009-10-18. ... Thomas D. Edwards, Consul at Cludad Juarez....
  2. ↑ Congressional Directory, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922
  3. ↑ Register of the Department of State. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, 1911
  4. ↑ Congressional Directory, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922