John Edwards (Welsh politician)

John (Jack) Edwards (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 77.
Family and education
Edwards was born at Llanbardarn, near Aberystwyth, the son of the Reverend James Edwards and his wife Rachel (née Jones). When he was still young the family moved to his mother's home town of Neath and he was educated at the British and Intermediate Schools...