Charles Edwards (UK politician)
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Sir Charles Edwards, PC (19 February 1867 – 15 June 1954) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Edwards was elected at the 1918 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for the newly-created Bedwellty constituency in Monmouthshire, South Wales. He held the seat until he retired from Parliament at the 1950 general election.
He was made a Privy Councillor in 1940, and from 1940 to 1942 he was government chief whip in the war-time Coalition Government.
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- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by (new constituency) |
Member of Parliament for Bedwellty 1918–1950 |
Succeeded by Harold Finch |
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| Preceded by David Margesson |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Government Chief Whip) (with James Stuart) 1940–1942 |
Succeeded by James Stuart and William Whiteley |
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