Edward F. de Selding (New York City, New York, attorney)
b. 1828-08-10
New York City, New York, attorney. Brooklyn, New York, native. Married to Elizabeth Monroe Shrewsbury on September 18, 1855. Father of Hermann de Selding, Joel S. de Selding, and Julia de Selding. Educated at St. Mary’s College in Baltimore, Maryland. Educated in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Relocated to California in 1849 as part of the “East Tennessee Gold Mining Company”. Worked in the San Francisco post office. Relocated to Virginia in 1851. Admitted to the bar in 1854. Member of the Democratic Party. Moved to New York City in 1860. Attorney in New York City from 1860 to 1869.
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Bibliography
Peter Ross, A History of Long Island: From its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. 2(Long Island: Lewis Publishing Company, 1902), 467-68; KYR-0001-007-0399.
Citation
Selding, Edward F. de. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32213840 (November 12, 2026).
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