Charles Edwards (1825 – 22 February 1889) was a British Liberal Party politician. Edwards inherited the Dolserau Hall estate in 1858. He was a

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of Merionethshire, and the High Sheriff in 1871.

Political career

Edwards was elected MP for Windsor at a by-election in 1866—caused by

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and

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being unseated when the 1865 general election was declared void on petition, due to bribery via election agents—and held the seat until 1868 when he did not seek re-election. In 1879, he stood as the Liberal Party candidate in the

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. He lost narrowly to the Conservative candidate. After the election, it emerged that Edwards had spent about £140 () on buying votes during the campaign. Although Edwards disclaimed knowledge of this and blamed his campaign manager, he did admit that the money was spent on bribery and he had personally repaid the amount to his manager. In 1880, he stood again in Canterbury in the

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, and again narrowly lost the seat.

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* Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for constituencies in Berkshire UK MPs 1865–1868 1825 births 1889 deaths {{Liberal-UK-MP-stub