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Pierpont Edwards was a delegate to the American Continental Congress, and later a United States federal judge.
His death notice reads: "In this town, on the 5th inst. the Honourable Pierpont Edwards, aged 76 years. Judge Edwards was born at Northampton, in the state of Massachusetts, and was the youngest and only surviving child of President Edwards. Having graduated at Princeton College, and pursued his legal studies with great diligence, he settled at New Haven about the year 1771, and commenced the practice of the law, which he pursued near forty years. He took an early and efficient part in the councils of this State in favor of Independence; was repeatedly a member of Congress under the Confederation; an able advocate of the Constitution of the United States, in the convention held to ratify that instrument; for a long time District Attorney of the United States for this District; and at his death Judge of the District Court. As a patriot, he was ardent and persevering, and his powerful talents were exerted in securing the rights and promoting the welfare of his country. The prime of his life was spent at the bar, where he had to contend with talents of the highest order, both in this and the neighboring states; and public opinion has long since assigned his rank among th great lawyers of our country. it is not too much to say that as a lawyer he was pre-eminently distinguished for his profound legal acquirements, the energy of his mind, the brilliancy of his wit, and the splendor of his eloquence.
In kindness to the younger brethren of the bar, in a high sense of honor, and the abhorrence of every think-like trick and chicanery in the profession, he afforded an excellent example for imitation. Few men have been blessed with such various and extraordinary endowments.
He was remarkable for the frankness and decision of character; and his disinterested and ardent friendship. He was humane and charitable, and through a long life, he maintained a reputation for the most unsullied integrity." [1]
His will is dated 14 September 1817 and proved on 11 April 1826 in Stratford. He mentions his children, Ogden Edwards of New York, Henry Waggaman Edwards of New Haven, Susan Johnson, wife of Samuel William Johnson, Alfred P. Edwards of New York, Henrietta Frances Whitney, wife of Eli Whitney of New Haven, Sally Bristol, wife of William Bristol of New Haven, Horatio Hampden Edwards of New Haven, and John Starke Edwards, decd., his grandson, William Edwards of Ohio, only surviving child of his son John Starke Edwards, Polly Tucker (she lived with the family).[2]
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