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Edward Watts Saunders
Member From: 1887 - 1900
- Birth Date: October 20, 1860 Birth Place:"Bleak Hill", Franklin County, Virginia
- Death Date: December 16, 1921
- Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
- Spouse: Nancy D. Walker
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- Education: Bellevue High School (Bedford County); University of Virginia (1882)
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- Occupation/Profession: Lawyer
- Bio: Born at “Bleak Hill”, Franklin County, Va., October 20, 1860. Died at ”The Grove”, Rocky Mount, Va., December 16, 1921. Buried in High Street Cemetery, Rocky Mount, Va. Edward W. Saunders of Franklin County was the son of Peter and Elizabeth Lewis (Dabney) Saunders. He was educated by private tutors and at Bellevue High School in Bedford County, He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1882. He was admitted to the bar and began the practice of law in Rocky Mount in 1883. He was a member of the House of Delegates, 1887-1901; judge of the Fourth Judicial Circuit in 1901, and of the Seventh Judicial Circuit in 1904; member of the U. S. House of Representatives, 1906-20; elected judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia, January 16, 1920. He married, December 11, 1886, Nancy D. Walker, daughter of Dr. Thomas L. and Catherine Maria (Dabney) Walker of Lynchburg.
- Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices:
U.S. House of Representatives (Nov. 6, 1906-Feb. 29, 1920) - originally elected to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Claude A. Swanson
Speaker of the House of Delegates (1899 - 1900)
Judge of the Fourth Circuit Court (1901)
Judge of the Seventh Circuit Court (1904)
Judge of the Virginia Supreme Court (1920-1921)
| Session | District | District Number | Party | Leadership | Committees |
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| 1887-1888 | Franklin | Democrat | |||
| 1889-1890 | Franklin | Democrat | Privileges and Elections (Chair) Courts of Justice Enrolled Bills Federal Relations and Resolutions |
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| 1891-1892 | Franklin | Democrat | Courts of Justice (Chair) Privileges and Elections |
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| 1893-1894 | Franklin | Democrat | Courts of Justice (Chair) Militia and Police Officers and Offices at the Capitol |
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| 1895-1896 | Franklin | Democrat | Courts of Justice (Chair) Militia and Police Rules |
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| 1897-1898 | Franklin | Democrat | Courts of Justice (Chair) Retrenchment and the Economy Rules |
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| 1899-1900 | Franklin | Democrat | Speaker of the House | Rules (Chair) |
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