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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Edward_Francis_BlewittEdward Francis Blewitt - Wikipedia

    Education. Lafayette College ( BS) Edward Francis Blewitt (January 2, 1859 – May 26, 1926) was an American civil engineer, businessman, and politician who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 22nd district from 1907 to 1910. [1] He was a maternal great-grandfather of Joe Biden, the 46th and current president ...

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  2. www.whitehouse.gov › briefing-room › speechesRemarks by President Biden, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and ...

    Mar 15, 2024 · It was written by my great-grandfather Edward Francis Blewitt, who was only the second Catholic elected to the state senate in the state of Pennsylvania, back in 1906. And he wrote a book of poems ...

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  4. www.library.pasen.gov › people › member-biographyEdward Francis Blewett - Pennsylvania Senate Library

    The Honorable Edward Francis Blewitt is not the first Roman Catholic Pennsylvania State Senator, that distinction belongs to the Honorable William McSherry (McSherrystown, Adams County), 1813-1817, whose son, James, also served in the Pennsylvania State Senate during the Civil War. Cited: Cox, Harold. "Senate Members B".

  5. www.newsweek.com › joe-biden-irish-roots-st-paIs Joe Biden Irish? A Look at the President's ... - Newsweek

    Mar 17, 2021 · The great-grandson of a man named Edward Francis Blewitt, whose roots stem from Ballina, a small town in Ireland's County Mayo – sister city to my hometown in Scranton, Pennsylvania. An engineer ...

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  6. www.irishamerica.com › 2021 › 02Pennsylvania’s Irish and theFounding of the State ...

    Feb 18, 2021 · President Biden’s maternal great-grandfather Edward Francis Blewitt, the son of Irish immigrants, was a founding member of the Scranton / Lackawanna County, branch of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick in Lackawanna County.

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  7. wikimili.com › en › Edward_Francis_BlewittEdward Francis Blewitt - WikiMili, The Best Wikipedia Reader

    Apr 16, 2024 · Edward Francis Blewitt (January 2, 1859 – May 26, 1926) was an American civil engineer, businessman, and politician who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 22nd district from 1907 to 1910. He was a maternal great-grandfather of Joe Biden, the 46th and current presi

  8. www.whitehouse.gov › briefing-room › speechesRemarks by President Biden and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar of ...

    Mar 17, 2023 · My great-grandfather, Edward Francis Blewitt, was one of the — I think he’s only the second Irish-Catholic ever elected to the state senate in the — in Pennsylvania, at a time when not many ...