Edwin R. Ridgely

Edwin R. Ridgely
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kansas's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1897  March 3, 1901
Preceded bySnyder S. Kirkpatrick
Succeeded byAlfred Metcalf Jackson
Personal details
Born
Edwin Reed Ridgely

(1844-05-09)May 9, 1844
Lancaster, Illinois, US
DiedApril 23, 1927(1927-04-23) (aged 82)
Girard, Kansas, US
Resting placeGirard Cemetery
Political partyPopulist

Edwin Reed Ridgely (May 9, 1844 – April 23, 1927) was an American businessman, Civil War veteran and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Kansas from 1897 to 1901.