Henry Edwards (1820–1897)

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.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
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