Edward C. Walthall

Edward Cary Walthall (* 4. April 1831 in Richmond , Virginia ; † 21st April 1898 in Washington, DC ) was a lawyer, General in the Army of the Confederacy during the American Civil War and politicians of the Democratic Party .

Walthall moved to Mississippi from Virginia with his family as a child . After attending school in Holly Springs , Mississippi, he studied law and was inducted into the bar in 1852. He worked as a lawyer in Coffeeville , Mississippi until 1856 . That same year, he was elected District Attorney for Mississippi's Tenth District Attorney, and was re-elected three years later.

During the Civil War, Edward Walthall initially served on the southern side as a lieutenant . He was later promoted to lieutenant colonel , colonel and brigadier general, before being promoted to major general at the end of the war . After the war he returned to his profession in Coffeeville, which he practiced in Grenada , Mississippi from 1871 .

In 1885 he interrupted his legal career when he was appointed to the US Senate after the resignation of Lucius Lamar . After being re-elected in 1889, he was a member of this until January 24, 1894, when he resigned his seat because of health problems. During his tenure in the Senate, he was Chairman of the Military Committee .

In the same year Edward Walthall ran again for election and won; on March 4, 1895, he returned to the Senate. He died during his tenure on April 21, 1898, shortly after his 67th birthday.

In his honor, which was Walthall County , Mississippi named after him.

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SURNAME	Walthall, Edward C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Walthall, Edward Cary (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	April 4, 1831
PLACE OF BIRTH	Richmond , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH	April 21, 1898
Place of death	Washington, DC