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{{notability}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = | name = Jean C. Edwards | honorific_suffix = | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing [[brackets]] --> | image_upright = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | pronunciation = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1929|05|18}} | birth_place = North Little Rock | baptised = <!-- will not display if birth_date is entered --> | disappeared_date = <!-- {{Disappeared date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (disappeared date then birth date) --> | disappeared_place = | disappeared_status = | death_date = 2017 | death_place = | death_cause = <!-- should only be included when the cause of death has significance for the subject's notability --> | body_discovered = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} --> | burial_place = <!-- may be used instead of resting_place and resting_place_coordinates (displays "Burial place" as label) --> | burial_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} --> | monuments = | nationality = [[Americans|American]] | other_names = | siglum = | citizenship = <!-- use only when necessary per [[WP:INFONAT]] --> | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = {{ubl|Farmer|Principal}} | years_active = | era = | employer = | organization = | agent = <!-- discouraged in most cases, specifically when promotional, and requiring a reliable source --> | known_for = | notable_works = <!-- produces label "Notable work"; may be overridden by |credits=, which produces label "Notable credit(s)"; or by |works=, which produces label "Works"; or by |label_name=, which produces label "Label(s)" --> | style = | height = <!-- "X cm", "X m" or "X ft Y in" plus optional reference (conversions are automatic) --> | television = | title = <!-- formal/awarded/job title. The parameter |office=may be used as an alternative when the label is better rendered as "Office" (e.g. public office or appointments) --> | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | otherparty = | movement = | opponents = | boards = | criminal_charges = <!-- criminality parameters should be supported with citations from reliable sources --> | criminal_penalty = | criminal_status = | spouse = <!-- use article title or common name --> | partner = <!-- (unmarried long-term partner) --> | children = | parents = <!-- overrides mother and father parameters --> | mother = <!-- may be used (optionally with father parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) --> | father = <!-- may be used (optionally with mother parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) --> | relatives = | family = | callsign = <!-- amateur radio, use if relevant --> | awards = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | module = | module2 = | module3 = | module4 = | module5 = | module6 = | signature = | signature_type = | signature_size = | signature_alt = | footnotes = }} '''Jean Curtis Edwards''' (May 18, 1929 β 2017) was an [[Americans|American]] farmer, [[teacher]], principal, and state senator in [[Arkansas]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lbsDAAAAMBAJ&dq=r.+sherrill+arkansas+negro&pg=PA15 | title=Jet | date=26 November 1990 | publisher=Johnson Publishing Company}}</ref> He served in the Arkansas Senate from 1991-2000. He served in the Air Force. He married Artemeze Redwood. They had two sons and two daughters. Edwards was born in North Little Rock. While a child, his family moved to Sherrill, [[Arkansas]], where he later lived. He graduated from Merrill High School in Pine Bluff.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brownfuneralhomeandmortuary.com/obituary/senator-jean-edwards?lud=0226811AFB27FBDBD2497045C239B49F|title=Obituary for Senator Jean Edwards at Brown Funeral Home (Pine Bluff)|website=www.brownfuneralhomeandmortuary.com}}</ref> His sister Josetta Wilkins succeeded her husband Henry Wilkins III in the Arkansas House of Representatives after he died. Edwards and Wilkins were the first brother and sister to serve simultaneously in Arkansas' legislature.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://senate.arkansas.gov/senate-history-education/minorities-in-the-senate/|title=Minorities in the Arkansas Senate|website=Arkansas Senate}}</ref> Edwards was a member of many organizations including the NAACP. His nephew Henry Wilkins IV succeeded him in the Arkansas Senate. {{External link}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:American farmers]]
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