J. Fred Edwards
{{short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = J. Fred Edwards
| image =
| caption =
| office = Ontario MPP
| term_start = 1945
| term_end = 1967
| predecessor = William Angus Dickson
| successor = Hugh Edighoffer
| constituency = Perth
| party = Progressive Conservative
| birth_date = {{birth date|1902|4|8}}
| birth_place = Palmerston, Ontario, Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|1978|2|9|1902|4|8}}
| death_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| occupation = Businessman
| spouse = Thora McCartney
}}
James Frederick Edwards (April 8, 1902 – February 9, 1978) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member who represented Perth in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1945 to 1967.
Background
Edwards was born in Palmerston, Ontario in 1902.{{cite book |title=Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1965 |author=Pierre Normandin |year=1966 |page=663 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_VJLAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Edwards,+james+frederick%22+perth}} He operated the J. Fred Edwards Rexall Drug Store in Palmerston from at least 1938. Edwards was married to Thora McCartney (1897–1977) and they are buried at Palmerston Cemetery in Palmerston, Ontario.{{cite news |title=Deaths |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=February 11, 1978 |page=70}}
Politics
Edwards was elected in the general election in 1945,{{cite news |author=Canadian Press |title=How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings |newspaper=The Toronto Daily Star |date=June 5, 1945 |location=Toronto |page=5 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JbE7AAAAIBAJ&sjid=KisMAAAAIBAJ&pg=876%2C12828009|accessdate=2012-03-03}} Edwards was re-elected in the general elections in 1948, 1951, 1955, 1959, and 1963.{{cite news |author=Canadian Press |title=How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings |newspaper=The Toronto Daily Star |date=June 6, 1948 |location=Toronto |page=24}}{{cite news |author=Canadian Press |title=Complete Ontario Vote |newspaper=The Montreal Gazette |date=November 22, 1951 |location=Montreal|page=4|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l6gtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hZkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7192%2C3337413|accessdate=2014-03-22}}{{cite news |author=Canadian Press |title=Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies |newspaper=The Ottawa Citizen |date=June 10, 1955 |location=Ottawa |page=4 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vCAvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TN0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4268%2C2256424 |accessdate=2014-03-22}}{{cite news |author=Canadian Press |title=Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies |newspaper=The Ottawa Citizen |date=June 12, 1959 |location=Ottawa |page=26 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Yh0yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d-QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6095%2C2812390 |accessdate=2014-03-22}}{{cite news |author=Canadian Press |title=78 in Tory Blue Wave -- 23 Is All Grits Saved |newspaper=The Windsor Star |date=September 26, 1963 |location=Windsor, Ontario |page=25 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QDM_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=T1EMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6134%2C3886120|accessdate=2014-05-24}} He served as a backbench supporter in the governments of George Drew, Thomas Laird Kennedy, Leslie Frost and John Robarts. Despite his lengthy time in office, Edwards did not serve in Cabinet, rather he served on a wide variety of Standing Committees of the Legislative Assembly, sitting on as many as ten committees, simultaneously. In the 1967 general election, Edwards lost by 187 votes to the Liberal candidate, Hugh Edighoffer.{{cite news |author=Canadian Press |title=Tories win, but... |newspaper=The Windsor Star |date=October 18, 1967 |location=Windsor, Ontario |page=B2 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TDM_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=VVEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3673%2C2835192 |accessdate=2014-03-30}} He retired from public life after the election.
References
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External links
- {{Ontario MPP biography|id=james-frederick-edwards}}
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Category:Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs
Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario