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.