Talk:Ninian Edwards

Major error in lead
The following sentence makes no sense (at least, not to me): "He served as the first and only governor of the Illinois Territory, as one of the first two United States Senators from Illinois, and as the third Governor of Illinois from 1809 to 1818." I remember well the sesquicentennial celebrations in 1968, so that means, I think, that Illinois became a state in 1818. So how was he the "third governor" from 1809-1818? HuskyHuskie (talk) 18:04, 17 July 2010 (UTC)


 * My guess is that originally the dates were tied to his being the territorial governor. I've tried to clarify the chronology.Shsilver (talk) 19:48, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

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