Edward Echols Politician

Edward Echols (September 2, 1849 – December 19, 1914) was a U.S. political figure from the Commonwealth of Virginia. Echols held office as the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 1898 to 1902. Edward Echols was born in Monroe County (now in West Virginia). There is some confusion over his birth year, but he is listed in the 1850 census as being one year old in September 1850. He and his family moved to Staunton, Virginia, after the Civil War. He also served for six years in the Virginia House of Delegates and for a total of twelve years in the Senate of Virginia. His father, John Echols, was a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Echols served as the National Valley Bank's third president from 1905 to 1915.His house at Staunton, known as Oakdene, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Personal facts

Edward Echols
Birth dateSeptember 02, 1849
Birth place
Virginia , Union Monroe County West Virginia , United States
Date of deathDecember 19, 1914
Place of death
Virginia , Staunton Virginia , United States
Education
Washington and Lee University

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Office holder

office
Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
President pro tempore
of the Senate of Virginia
party
Democratic Party (United States)
region
Virginia
Virginia Senate District 9
successor
C. Harding Walker

Edward Echols on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=IlEDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA111-IA1&dq=%22Edward+Echols%22+Virginia#PPA112,M1
  2. http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Echols_Edward_1849-1914