Benjamin W. Edwards

{{short description|American colonist and Fredonian Rebellion leader (1780–1837)}}

{{Other people|Benjamin Edwards|Benjamin Edwards (disambiguation)}}

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Benjamin W. Edwards (c. 1780–1837) was an American colonist in early Texas, and the leader of the Fredonian Rebellion. In the 1837 Mississippi gubernatorial election, he ran as a candidate for governor of Mississippi, but died during the campaign. He was the brother of Haden Edwards. They both were the leaders of the Fredonian Rebellion in 1827.