Charles C. Edwards (September 16, 1923 – August 7, 2011) was an American

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who served as Commissioner of Food and Drugs from 1969 to 1973 and as the

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from 1973 to 1975. He died on August 7, 2011, in

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at age 87.

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* 1923 births 2011 deaths 20th-century American physicians Commissioners of the Food and Drug Administration Nixon administration personnel Ford administration personnel Physicians from California Members of the National Academy of Medicine {{US-gov-bio-stub