Edward T. England
Encyclopedia
Edward T. England was born in Gay
, Jackson County, West Virginia and became a Republican
politician
from the U.S. state
of West Virginia
.
He served as President of the West Virginia Senate
and was elected from West Virginia's 6th congressional district
to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Gay, West Virginia
Gay is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office and a community center, as well as several churches....
, Jackson County, West Virginia and became a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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politician
Politician
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from the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
.
He served as President of the West Virginia Senate
West Virginia Senate
The West Virginia Senate is the upper house of the West Virginia Legislature.There are 17 senatorial districts. Each district has two senators who serve staggered four-year terms....
and was elected from West Virginia's 6th congressional district
West Virginia's 6th congressional district
West Virginia's 6th congressional district is an obsolete district existing from 1917 to 1963. The district's bounds changed greatly over the years, but its last version focused on the capital city of Charleston and some then safe democratic territory running south of that city to Beckley...
to the U.S. House of Representatives.