There have been seven baronetcies created for persons with the surname Edwards, three in the

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and four in the

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. Only one creation is extant as of 2007. The Edwards Baronetcy, of

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in the

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, was created in the Baronetage of England on 21 March 1645. The second Baronet obtained a new creation in 1678. For more information on these creations, see Edwardes baronets. The Edwards Baronetcy, of

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in the

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, was created in the Baronetage of England on 7 December 1691 for James Edwards. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1764. The Edwards Baronetcy, of Garth in the County of Montgomery, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1838 for

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for Montgomery from 1833 to 1841. The title became extinct on his death in 1850. The Edwards Baronetcy, of Pye Nest in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 3 August 1866 for Henry Edwards. He represented Halifax and

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. He served as

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in 1871. The Edwards Baronetcy, of Knighton in the

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, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 25 July 1907 for the Liberal politician Francis Edwards. The title became extinct on his death in 1928. The Edwards Baronetcy, of Treforis in the

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, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 30 June 1921 for John Bryn Edwards. The title became extinct on the death of his only son, the second Baronet, in 1999.

Edwards baronets, of Shrewsbury (1645)

*see Edwardes baronets

Edwards baronets, of Shrewsbury (1678)

*see Edwardes baronets

Edwards baronets, of York (1691)

*Sir James Edwards, 1st Baronet (died 1702) *Sir James Edwards, 2nd Baronet (c. 1689–1744) *Sir Nathaniel Edwards, 3rd Baronet (c. 1699–1764)

Edwards baronets, of Garth (1838)

* Sir John Edwards, 1st Baronet (died 1850)

Edwards baronets, of Pye Nest (1866)

Sir Henry Edwards, 1st Baronet Sir Henry Edwards, 1st Baronet (20 July 1812 – 23 April 1886) was an English Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1847 and 1869. Edwards was born at Pye Nest in Halifax, Yorkshire, and was the son of H ...

(1812–1886) *Sir Henry Coster Lea Edwards, 2nd Baronet (1840–1896) *Sir John Henry Priestley Churchill Edwards, 3rd Baronet (1889–1942) *Sir Henry Charles Serrell Priestley Edwards, 4th Baronet (1893–1963) *Sir Christopher John Churchill Edwards, 5th Baronet (born 1941)

Edwards baronets, of Knighton (1907)

Sir Francis Edwards, 1st Baronet Sir Francis Edwards, 1st Baronet (28 April 1852 – 10 May 1927), commonly known as Frank Edwards, was a British Liberal Party politician. Sir Francis, the fourth son of Edward Edwards of Llangollen, was educated at Shrewsbury School and Jesu ...

(1852–1927)

Edwards baronets, of Treforis (1921)

* Sir John Bryn Edwards, 1st Baronet (1889–1922) *Sir John Clive Leighton Edwards, 2nd Baronet (1916–1999)

Notes

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. *

External links

Biography of Sir John Edwards, 1st Baronet, of Garth, at Welsh Biography Online
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