John Edwards

This article is about the American politician, former Senator, and 2004 Vice Presidential candidate. For other uses, see John Edwards (disambiguation).

Childhood and family

Edwards was born in Seneca, South Carolina. He spent his formative years in the town of Robbins, North Carolina. His father was a textile mill production manager, while his mother was a postal employee. Edwards was the first person in his family to attend college, first attending Clemson University and then later transferring to North Carolina State University when his family moved to North Carolina. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in textile technology in 1974, and later earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, both with honors. While at UNC-Chapel Hill, he met and married his wife, fellow law student Mary Elizabeth Anania. When he started his legal career, he began using the name John rather than Johnny.

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Seneca - South Carolina - Robbins, North Carolina - Textile - Postal employee - College - Clemson University - North Carolina State University - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Mary Elizabeth Anania

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Edwards and his wife Elizabeth have had four children. Their first two, Wade and Catharine, were born soon after John and Elizabeth's marriage. Just one month prior to the beginning of testimony in the Lakey case in 1996, Edwards lost his 16-year-old son, Wade, in an automobile accident; in remembrance of his son, Edwards wears Wade's Outward Bound pin on his suit jacket. Following Wade's death, Edwards and his wife chose to have children again; their two youngest, Emma Claire (1998) and Jack (2000) The Edwards family resides in Raleigh, North Carolina and Washington DC.

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Catharine - Outward Bound - Raleigh, North Carolina - Washington DC

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