Edwin Hanson Webster | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1859 – July 1865 | |
| Member of the Maryland Senate | |
| In office 1855–1859 | |
| Preceded by | Henry D. Farnandis |
| Succeeded by | Franklin Whitaker |
| Constituency | Harford County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 31, 1829 near Churchville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | April 24, 1893 (aged 64) Bel Air, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting place | Calvary Cemetery near Churchville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig American Party Union Unconditional Union |
| Spouse |
Caroline H. Earl (m. 1855) |
| Alma mater | Dickinson College |
Edwin Hanson Webster (March 31, 1829 – April 24, 1893) was a U.S. Congressman from Maryland, serving the second district for two terms from 1859 until 1865. Prior to the American Civil War, Webster was a lawyer and Maryland state senator from 1855 to 1859. In the summer of 1862, he recruited the 7th Maryland Infantry Regiment and served as colonel until he returned to Congress on January 1, 1863. He resumed command of the regiment from March 4, 1863 and resigned his commission in September to return to Congress. In 1864, he drafted a military code for the Maryland state militia. After July 1865, he was twice a collector of customs at Baltimore, a lawyer in private practice and president of the Harford National Bank in Harford County, Maryland.