John Wesley Edwards
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The Hon. John Wesley Edwards |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Frontenac |
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In office 1908–1921 |
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Preceded by | Melzar Avery |
Succeeded by | William Samuel Reed |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Frontenac—Addington |
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In office 1925–1929 |
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Preceded by | Riding created |
Succeeded by | William Spankie |
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Born | Storrington Township, Canada West |
May 25, 1865
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
Political party | Conservative |
Cabinet | Minister presiding over the Department of Health (1921) Minister of Immigration and Colonization (1921) |
John Wesley Edwards, PC (May 25, 1865 – April 18, 1929) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Storrington Township, Canada West, he was a physician and teacher, before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the riding of Frontenac in the 1908 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1911 and 1917 but was defeated in 1921. He was re-elected again in 1925 and 1926. He died in office in 1929. In 1921, he was the Minister presiding over the Department of Health and Minister of Immigration and Colonization.