Joe Biden
Search results
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 ...
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".
Edward Francis Blewitt 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. Family Blewitt was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to Patrick and Catherine (Scanlon) Blewitt, who were emigrants from Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland.[4][5]
- New Orleans, LA
- Mary Ellen Blewitt, Mary Ann Blewitt
- LA
- January 2, 1859
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.
Jan 13, 2021 · 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 is the maternal great-grandfather of Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States.
- January 2, 1859
- May 26, 1926
Edward Francis Blewitt (January 2, 1859 – May 26, 1926) was an American civil engineer, businessman, and politician. He was 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 President of the United States. [2] [3]
Edward F. Blewitt (1859 – 1926) the first Irish Catholic to serve in the Pennsylvania General Assembly, was a maternal great-grandfather of Joe Biden (46th President of the US). In 1848, his father Patrick P. Blewitt (1832-1911) left Ballina, Co. Mayo for the US with his family. His father was an early settler of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, and responsible for the surveying and layout ...
