Resigned 1921 Died April 18, 1929 | Preceded by Riding created Role Canadian Politician Name John Edwards | |
Born May 25, 1865Storrington Township, Canada West ( 1865-05-25 ) Cabinet Minister presiding over the Department of Health (1921)Minister of Immigration and Colonization (1921) Party Conservative Party of Canada | ||
John Wesley Edwards, (May 25, 1865 – April 18, 1929) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Storrington Township, Canada West, he was a physician and teacher, before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the riding of Frontenac in the 1908 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1911 and 1917 but was defeated in 1921. He was re-elected again in 1925 and 1926. He died in office in 1929. In 1921, he was the Minister presiding over the Department of Health and Minister of Immigration and Colonization.
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