EDWARDS Sir FRANCIS (1852 - 1927), baronet and M.P.
Date of birth: 1852
Date of death: 1927
Spouse: Katherine Edwards (née Davis)
Parent: Edward Edwards
Gender: Male
Occupation: baronet and M.P.
Area of activity: Land Ownership; Politics, Government and Political Movements; Royalty and Society
Author: Griffith Milwyn Griffiths
b. 28 April 1852, fourth son of Edward Edwards of Llangollen. Educated at Shrewsbury School and Jesus College, Oxford, he graduated in 1875. In 1880 he married Catherine, daughter of David Davis, Maes-y-ffynnon, Aberdare; there was one daughter of the marriage. He served as J.P. and D.L. for Radnorshire, and in 1898 was high sheriff of the county. He represented Radnorshire in Parliament, 1892-5, 1900-January 1910, and December 1910-18. He was created a baronet in 1907. An ardent Liberal, he took an active part in the agitation for disestablishment. In 1913 he published a volume of translations from Welsh lyrical poetry entitled Translations from the Welsh. He died 10 May 1927.
Author
- Griffith Milwyn Griffiths, Aberystwyth
- W. R. Williams, The parliamentary history of the principality of Wales, from the earliest times to the present day, 1541-1895 (Brecknock 1895);
- Who's who in Wales, 1921;
- Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage (1952);
- The Radnor Express, 19 May 1927;
- Western Mail, 11 May 1927.
Sources
- Wikipedia Article: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7526702
Further Reading
- Wikidata: _1st_Baronet
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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