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Edwin L. Scofield

Edwin Lewis Scofield
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Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
from Stamford
Member of the Connecticut Senate
from the 12th District
In office
1883–1884
Preceded by Oliver Hoyt
Succeeded by R. Jay Walsh
2nd Mayor of Stamford, Connecticut
In office
May 6, 1895 – May 3, 1897
Preceded by Charles H. Leeds
Succeeded by William Bohannan
Personal details
Born (1852-01-18)January 18, 1852
Stamford, Connecticut
Died January 14, 1918(1918-01-14) (aged 65)
Stamford, Connecticut
Resting place Woodland Cemetery, Stamford, Connecticut
Spouse(s) Annie Weed Candee
Alma mater Columbia Law School (1873)
Religion Congregationalist

Edwin Lewis Scofield (January 18, 1852 – January 14, 1918) was a member of the Connecticut Senate representing the 12th District from 1883 to 1884. He was the second mayor of Stamford, Connecticut, serving from 1895 to 1897.

He was born in Stamford. His parents were Erastus Ellsworth Scofield and Jane Ann (Brown) Scofield, both from Stamford.

On October 15, 1879, he married Annie Weed Candee, future sister-in-law of writer Helen Churchill Candee. They had a son, Edwin Lewis Scofield, Jr. (1887-1965).

Scofield graduated from Columbia Law School in 1873.

He was a director on the boards of Stamford Hospital, the Stamford YMCA, and the First National Bank of Stamford.


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