Benjamin Edwards (Maryland politician)

Edwards was born on August 12, 1753, in Stafford County, Virginia; the son of Haden Edwards and Penelope (née Sanford) Edwards. He attended the common schools. ==Career==

Edwards was a prominent farmer and merchant in Montgomery County, Maryland. For about twenty-five years, he lived at Mount Pleasant farm, which was nine miles from the Montgomery County court house. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for several years. He was a delegate to the Maryland State Convention of 1788, to vote whether Maryland should ratify the proposed Constitution of the United States. Still standing, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. ==Personal life==

Edwards was married to Margaret Beall (1754–1826), who was known as the "Beauty of Montgomery." She was a daughter of Col. Ninian Beall, an immigrant from Scotland who started his life in America as an indentured servant and ended up as a major landowner and merchant who owned Woodley Mansion. Together, they were the parents of thirteen children, including: in 1837. • Benjamin Franklin Edwards (1797–1877), who married Elizabeth Green (1797–1876) in 1819. Descendants Through his son Ninian, he was a grandfather of Ninian, Albert, Benjamin, Julia Edwards. ==References==