Edward Allen WARREN, Congress, AR (1818-1875)

WARREN, Edward Allen, a Representative from Arkansas; born near Eutaw, Green County, Ala., May 2, 1818; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1843 and commenced the practice of law in Clinton, Miss.; member of the State house of representatives in 1845 and 1846; moved to Arkansas in 1847 and settled in Camden, where he continued the practice of his profession; member of the State house of representatives in 1848 and 1849, serving as speaker in 1849; judge of the circuit court of the sixth district of Arkansas; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1855); elected to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1857-March 3, 1859); resumed the practice of law; died in Prescott, Nevada County, Ark., July 2, 1875; interment in Moscow Cemetery, near Prescott, Ark.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present