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Sep 20, 1928 Birmingham, Alabama, United States Died on 27 Sep 2019 (aged 91)
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About Jack Edwards American Politician
- William Jackson Edwards (September 20, 1928 – September 27, 2019) was an American politician who represented Alabama in the United States House of Representatives from 1965 to 1985.
- He was a member of the Republican Party.
- Edwards was first elected to Congress in 1964, one of five Republicans elected to the House from Alabama amid Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater's sweep of the state in that year's presidential election. During Ronald Reagan's presidency, Edwards became the vice chairman of the Republican leadership and was a member of the United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense.
- He oversaw the funding for the rebuilding efforts of Alabama's Dauphin Island Bridge in 1979.
