Edwards may refer to:

People

Edwards (surname) Edwards is a patronymic surname, which arose separately in England and Wales. It means "son of Edward". Edwards is the 14th most common surname in Wales and 21st most common in England. Within the United States, it was ranked as the 49th-most c ...

* Edwards family, a prominent family from Chile * Edwards Barham (1937-2014), a former member of the Louisiana State Senate *

Edwards Pierrepont Edwards Pierrepont (March 4, 1817 – March 6, 1892) was an American attorney, reformer, jurist, traveler, New York U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Minister to England, and orator.''West's Encyclopedia of American Law'' (2005), "Pierre ...

(1817–1892), an American attorney, jurist, and orator

Places

* Edwards County (disambiguation) (multiple) * Edwards Islet (Ducie Island), in the Pitcairn Islands *Edwards, Osgoode Township,

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...

, Canada

Australia

* Edwards Beach, site of one Sydney artists' camps, New South Wales *

Edwards Islet (Tasmania) Edwards Islet is a small island with an area of 0.58 ha in Bass Strait, south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Hunter Island Group which lies between north-west Tasmania and King Island. Fauna Breeding seabirds and shorebirds i ...

United States

* Edwards, Arkansas, in Prairie County *

Edwards, California Edwards (formerly, Muroc and Wherry Housing) is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located east-southeast of Mojave, about northeast of Lancaster, east of Rosamond, and south of California City at an elevation ...

Edwards, Colorado Edwards is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Eagle County, Colorado, United States. Edwards is the principal town of the Edwards, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Edwards ...

* Edwards, Illinois * Edwards, Kentucky, in Logan County (see

April 2, 2006 tornado outbreak April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars. It is the first of four months to have a length of 30 days, and the second of five months to have a length of less than 31 days. April is commonly associated with ...

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Edwards Dam Edwards Dam was a hydroelectric dam on the Kennebec River in the U.S. state of Maine. It was located in Augusta, Maine, about upstream from the Atlantic Ocean. Built in 1837 of timber and concrete, it was long and high. It is most famous for its ...

, a former dam on the Kennebec River in Maine * Edwards, Michigan *

Edwards, Mississippi Edwards is a town in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,034 at the 2010 census, down from 1,347 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Edwards is named for Dick Edwards, ...

Edwards, Missouri Edwards is an unincorporated community in southeastern Benton County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 7, approximately southeast of Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: '' ...

Edwards (town), New York Edwards is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 1,156 at the 2010 census. The village is named after Edward McCormack, brother of the founder. Until January 1, 2013, the Town of Edwards contained a villa ...

Edwards (village), New York Edwards is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 439 at the 2010 census. It was an incorporated village until dissolution in 2012. The hamlet is in the northeast corner of the T ...

Edwards, Wisconsin Edwards is an unincorporated community located in the town of Herman, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. Edwards is located on Wisconsin Highway 42 near the Manitowoc County Manitowoc County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsi ...

Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force installation in California. Most of the base sits in Kern County, but its eastern end is in San Bernardino County and a southern arm is in Los Angeles County. The hub of the base is Ed ...

, in California *

Edwards Plateau The Edwards Plateau is a geographic region at the crossroads of Central, South, and West Texas. It is bounded by the Balcones Fault to the south and east, the Llano Uplift and the Llano Estacado to the north, and the Pecos River and Chihuahua ...

region of Texas **

Edwards Aquifer The Edwards Aquifer is one of the most prolific artesian aquifers in the world. Located on the eastern edge of the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas, it is the source of drinking water for two million people, and is the primary water s ...

, an aquifer in that region *

Edwards County, Illinois Edwards County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,721. Its county seat is Albion. History Edwards County was named for Ninian Edwards, the governor of the Illinois Territory, and, l ...

Edwards County, Kansas Edwards County (county code ED) is a county located in the U.S. states of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,907, Its county seat and most populous city is Kinsley. The county was founded in 1874 and named for W. C. Edw ...

Edwards County, Texas Edwards County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census its population was 1,422. The county seat is Rocksprings. The county was created in 1858 and organized in 1883. It is named for H ...

* Edwards Township, Michigan * Edwards Township, Minnesota

Corporations and products

* Edwards (company), a fire protection and signaling systems corporation * A. G. Edwards, a full-service US securities broker-dealer *

Edwards Lifesciences Edwards Lifesciences is an American medical technology company headquartered in Irvine, California, specializing in artificial heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring. It developed the SAPIEN transcatheter aortic heart valve made of cow tissue w ...

, a manufacturer of cardiovascular disease treatment equipment * Edwards Ltd, vacuum engineering business of

Atlas Copco Atlas Copco (Copco from Compagnie Pneumatique Commerciale) is a Swedish multinational industrial company that was founded in 1873. It manufactures industrial tools and equipment. The Atlas Copco Group is a global industrial group of companies ...

*Edwards Theaters, a movie theatre chain owned by

Regal Entertainment Group Regal Cinemas (also Regal Entertainment Group) is an American movie theater chain headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee. A division of Cineworld, Regal operates the second-largest theater circuit in the United States, with over 7,200 screens ...

* ESP Edwards Series, an electric guitar brand produced by the ESP company in Japan *''Edwards'', a brand name of frozen pies owned by the

Schwan Food Company Schwan's Company, formerly known as The Schwan Food Company, is a food company with approximately 7,500 employees. Having originated in the United States as a family-owned business, since 2019 the company has been a subsidiary of CJ CheilJedang o ...

*'' Edwards Super Food Store'', a former supermarket chain in the United States * Edwards Personal Preference Schedule, a non-projective personality inventory *

JD Edwards J.D. Edwards World Solution Company or JD Edwards, abbreviated JDE, was an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software company, whose namesake ERP system is still sold under ownership by Oracle Corporation. JDE's products included World for IBM ...

, a computer software company

Ships

* USS ''Edwards'', the name of various United States Navy ships

Court cases

Edwards v. Aguillard ''Edwards v. Aguillard'', 482 U.S. 578 (1987), was a United States Supreme Court case concerning the constitutionality of teaching creationism. The Court considered a Louisiana law requiring that where evolutionary science was taught in public ...

, a 1987 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on teaching Creationism in Louisiana *

Edwards v. Arizona ''Edwards v. Arizona'', 451 U.S. 477 (1981), is a decision by the United States Supreme Court holding that once a defendant invokes his Fifth Amendment right to counsel, police must cease custodial interrogation. Re-interrogation is only permissib ...

, a 1981 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on police interrogation and the fifth amendment * Edwards v. California, a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on interstate migration * Edwards v. Habib, a 1968 D.C. Circuit (United States) decision on retaliatory eviction * Edwards v. Habib, a 1953 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on demonstrations at a state house * Indiana v. Edwards, a 2008 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on competency to stand trial *

Edwards v. Canada (Attorney General) ''Edwards v Canada (AG)''also known as the ''Persons Case'' (french: l'Affaire « personne »)is a famous Canadian constitutional case that decided in 1929 that women were eligible to sit in the Senate of Canada. The legal case was put forward ...

, also known as the Persons Case, a 1930 case in the Judicial Committee of the Imperial Privy Council on women's eligibility to be members of the Canadian federal Senate *

Edwards v National Coal Board ''Edwards v. National Coal Board'' was an important case in English case law. The 1949 case revolved around whether it was " reasonably practicable" to prevent even the smallest possibility of a rock fall in a coal mine. Underlying facts Mr Edwa ...

, a 1949 English Court of Appeal ruling on the meaning of "reasonably practicable" *

Grant v Edwards Grant v Edwards was an English Court of Appeal case on common intention constructive trusts. It applied the decision in '' Eves v Eves'' 975and widened its effect to a 50% share in many future contributory common intention constructive trusts, ...

, a 1986 English Court of Appeal case on common intention

Other uses

* Edwards River (disambiguation) *

Edwards syndrome Edwards syndrome, also known as trisomy 18, is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of a third copy of all or part of chromosome 18. Many parts of the body are affected. Babies are often born small and have heart defects. Other features in ...

, a genetic disorder