Sir Henry Edwards (1820 – 4 February 1897[1]) was a British Liberal Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis from 1867 until 1885, when Weymouth and Melcombe Regis ceased to be a parliamentary borough.
He made generous gifts to the town - ten cottage homes known as Edwards Avenue and 'Edwardsville' in Rodwell Avenue, all designed for elderly inhabitants of the borough.
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Henry Gridley Robert Brooks |
Member of Parliament for Weymouth & Melcombe Regis 1867 – 1885 With: Robert Brooks to 1868 Charles J. T. Hambro 1868–1874 Sir Frederick Johnstone from 1874 |
Constituency abolished |