John Edwards (1748-1837) was an American planter and statesman who player a key role in securing Kentucky statehood, and represented the new state in the United States Senate. Edwards was born in Stafford County, Virginia and move to Fayette County to start a plantation in what is now Bourbon County, Kentucky around 1780. Wikipedia
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Kentucky Historical Society EDWARDS, John, a Senator from Kentucky; born in Stafford County, Va., in 1748; attended the common schools; moved to Fayette County, Ky. bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000075...
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