Edward Colston (U.S. Representative)

Edward Colston
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819
Preceded byMagnus Tate
Succeeded byThomas Van Swearingen
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Berkeley County
In office
1834
Alongside Edmund P. Hunter
In office
1826–1827
Alongside William Good, Moses T. Hunter
In office
1823–1824
Alongside Israel Robinson
In office
1816
Alongside George Portersfield
In office
1812–1813
Alongside George Portersfield, Elisha Boyd
Personal details
Born(1786-12-25)December 25, 1786
"Honeywood", Berkeley County, Virginia
DiedApril 23, 1852(1852-04-23) (aged 65)
"Honeywood", Berkeley County, Virginia
Resting placeHoney Wood, Berkeley County, Virginia
Political partyFederalist (before 1833)
Other political
affiliations
Whig (after 1833)
Alma materPrinceton College
Occupationlawyer
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Battles/warsWar of 1812

Edward Colston (December 25, 1786 – April 23, 1852) was a Virginia lawyer, slaveholder and Federalist (and later Whig) politician who served in the Virginia House of Delegates and United States House of Representatives.[1]

  1. ^ Willis F. Evans, History of Berkeley County, West Virginia (original publication 1928; Heritage Books Inc. edition 2001), p. 225