John Edwards

John Edwards (28 February 1882 – 23 May 1960) was a British politician. He was a Coalition Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) from 1918 to 1922.

At the time of his election to Parliament, Edwards was described as a schoolmaster who had served four years in the Army during the First World War, reaching the rank of Major and seeing much active service. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1918 general election for the Welsh constituency of Aberavon. He served only one term in Parliament before being defeated at the 1922 general election. Ramsay MacDonald, who served as Leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister, replaced him as Aberavon's MP. Edwards died in 1960 aged 78.

Family and education Edwards was born at Llanbardarn, near Aberystwyth, the son of the Reverend James Edwards, the minister of Soar Congregational Chapel and his wife Rachel (née Jones). When he was still young the family moved to his mother's home town of Neath, (where his father took charge of another chapel of the same name) Edwards also trained for the law and in 1921 he was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn. He did not stand for Parliament again.

Other public appointments Edwards was appointed a High Sheriff of Cardiganshire in 1942. He also served as a member of the Court of the University of Wales and the Court and Council of the University College of Wales at Aberystwyth. He also published a number of articles in law journals.