Edith Hope
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Edith Hope (Born Edith Garnet-Beckett) is currently in the Imperial State Army at the rank of Private. She resides in Providence, the capital of The Holy Orenian Empire
Early Life
Edith was born during the peak of the Inferi War in the Holy Oren Empire in 1767 in the capital city of Helena where she spent much of her childhood with her adopted parents Evan Beckett and Lillian Garnet. During the evacuation of Arcas, she was kept with her mother until they landed in Providence. However, Edith ran away several times for a year or so period returning to her parents permanently when she was 16 to join the ISA as her Father did. In 1803 she became engaged to Silvius Hope, marrying him a month or so later privately. They currently have three children named Rosaleen, and Finn Hope II, and Karl Hope.
Later Life
Edith Hope ran in 1804 for the Providence City Assembly at age 20 the youngest of any candidate in Providence history winning her seat after hosting several prominent events with the National Party leadership in the Wicked Spider Tavern. In 1805 she has filed to run in the Mayoral Election to succeed Ciprian de la Baltas as Lord Mayor. A year later when the votes were announced, Edith lost to Alphonse Sylvester Halcourt by only a few hundred votes. In 1808 she ran once again for the City Assembly winning her seat handily. She has been planning to run again for Mayor in 1810.
Political Career
Edith’s political career began in 1804 with her election to the City Assembly of Providence. Ever since her first election to government, she has been advocating for lower taxes, free markets, and housing for veterans. Her current acts that have passed include the Orphanage Act of 1806, and the Tax Act of 1807. She had ran for mayor once in 1806 losing by only a few hundred votes. In 1808 she ran for alderman re-election but had switched party’s to become a Josephite.
