Alexander Edwards (politician)

Alexander McKay Edwards (7 April 1876 – 3 June 1938) was a Canadian businessman and politician. Edwards was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Bothwell, Ontario and became a manufacturer and pharmacist.

Alexander Edwards
Member of Parliament
for Waterloo South
In office
October 1925  June 1938
Preceded byWilliam Elliott
Succeeded byKarl Kenneth Homuth
Personal details
Born
Alexander McKay Edwards

(1876-04-07)7 April 1876
Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
Died3 June 1938(1938-06-03) (aged 62)
Political partyConservative (1867–1942)
Spouse(s)Laura Clare
m. 26 April 1905[1]
Professionmanufacturer, pharmacist

The son of Charles Edwards and Annie McKay,[2] Edwards attended the Ontario College of Pharmacy. Besides his work as a pharmacist, he also was president of Galt Stove and Furnace.[1] In 1905, he married Laura Clare.[2]

He was an alderman for Galt for eight years, and mayor of the municipality in 1916 and 1917.

Edwards was first elected to Parliament at the Waterloo South riding in the 1925 general election then re-elected in 1926, 1930 and 1935. Edwards died at his residence in Galt on 3 June 1938 from a heart attack before he had completed his term in the 18th Canadian Parliament. He was survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.[3]

Electoral record

1935 Canadian federal election: Waterloo South
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeAlexander Edwards6,73140.15-24.36
LiberalDavid S. Charlton6,60639.41+3.92
Co-operative CommonwealthFelix Lazarus2,42614.47
ReconstructionHarvey Orton Hawke1,0005.97
Total valid votes 16,763 100.0
Conservative hold Swing -14.14
Source(s)
"Waterloo South, Ontario (1867-1968)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
1930 Canadian federal election: Waterloo South
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeAlexander Edwards8,99964.51+5.11
LiberalCharles Widdifield4,95035.49-5.11
Total valid votes 13,949 100.0
Conservative hold Swing +5.11
Source(s)
"Waterloo South, Ontario (1867-1968)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
1926 Canadian federal election: Waterloo South
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeAlexander Edwards7,22059.40-1.66
LiberalCharles Widdifield4,93540.60
Total valid votes 12,155 100.0
Conservative hold Swing
Source(s)
"Waterloo South, Ontario (1867-1968)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
1925 Canadian federal election: Waterloo South
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeAlexander Edwards8,08961.06+13.91
ProgressiveWilliam Elliott5,15838.94-13.91
Total valid votes 13,247 100.0
Conservative gain from Progressive Swing +13.91
Source(s)
"Waterloo South, Ontario (1867-1968)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 6 September 2015.

References

  1. Normandin, A.L. (1936). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  3. "A. Edwards, 62, Dies / Was M.P. 13 Years". Toronto Star. 4 June 1938. p. 20.
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