Henry A. Edmondson

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Henry A. Edmondson


Member of the Virginia Senate from the 21st district
In office January 8, 1908 – January 12, 1916
Preceded by	Hiram O. Kerns
Succeeded by	James T. Lacy
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Halifax County
In office December 4, 1901 – January 10, 1906 Serving with James T. Lacy
Preceded by	Robert J. Tuck
Succeeded by	Marshall B. Booker

Personal details
Born	Henry Archer Edmondson (1833-10-20)October 20, 1833 Halifax, Virginia, U.S.
Died	December 28, 1918(1918-12-28) (aged 85) Houston, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Sallie Ann Poindexter
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Major
Unit	53rd Virginia Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Henry Archer Edmondson (October 20, 1833 – December 28, 1918) was an American Democratic politician who served as a member of the Virginia Senate and Virginia House of Delegates, representing his native Halifax County.^[1]

During the American Civil War, he was a major in the 53rd Virginia Infantry of the Confederate States Army. He was wounded in the Battle of Gettysburg, where he was shot in the chin during Pickett's Charge. He always wore a goatee to hide the scars following this injury.^{[citation needed]}

After the war, Major Edmondson owned a tobacco warehouse in South Boston, Virginia and became a successful businessman and community leader. He worked for reconciliation and stated that the Civil War was "all a big mistake", according to those who knew him in his later years.^{[citation needed]}

Major Edmondson also supported Isaac Edmundson's successful campaign for state office. Isaac Edmundson had been Major Edmondson's enslaved "body servant" during the Civil War, and worked as a barber in Halifax, Virginia after the war. He was one of the first Black representatives to serve in the Virginia legislature.^{[citation needed]}

Major Edmondson and his wife Sally Ann Poindexter were the parents of twelve children.^{[citation needed]} They and some of their children are buried in St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery in Halifax, Virginia.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Swem, Earl G. (1918). Register of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776–1918. Richmond: Virginia State Library. Retrieved January 11, 2016.

External links

Henry A. Edmondson at The Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project, 1776-2007
Henry A. Edmondson at Find a Grave

Offices and distinctions

Virginia House of Delegates
Preceded by Robert J. Tuck	Virginia Delegate for Halifax County 1901–1906 Served alongside: James T. Lacy	Succeeded by Marshall B. Booker
Senate of Virginia
Preceded by Hiram O. Kerns	Virginia Senator for the 21st District 1908–1916	Succeeded by James T. Lacy

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