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Charles Edwards
CBE JP
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Edwards
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| Member of Parliament for Bedwellty |
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| In office 1918–1950 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Harold Finch |
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| Born | 19 February 1867 |
| Died | 15 June 1954 (aged 87) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Children | One son and one daughter |
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| Education | National School, Llangunllo, Radnorshire |
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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