Charles Edwards (British politician)
- Charles Edwards (British politician)
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For other people named Charles Edwards, see Charles Edwards (disambiguation).
Sir Charles Edwards (19 February 1867 – 15 June 1954) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Edwards was elected at the 1918 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for the newly-created Bedwellty constituency in Monmouthshire. He held the seat until he retired from Parliament at the 1950 general election.
He was made a Privy Councillor in 1940, and from 1940 to 1942 he was government chief whip in the war-time Coalition Government.
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19 February 1867 |
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15 June 1954 |
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