Alexander McKay Edwards (7 April 1876 – 3 June 1938) was a

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businessman and politician. Edwards was a

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member of the

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. He was born in

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and became a manufacturer and pharmacist. The son of Charles Edwards and Annie McKay, Edwards attended the Ontario College of Pharmacy. Besides his work as a pharmacist, he also was president of Galt Stove and Furnace. In 1905, he married Laura Clare. He was an alderman for Galt for eight years, and mayor of the municipality in 1916 and 1917. Edwards was first elected to Parliament at the Waterloo South riding in the 1925 general election then re-elected in

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and

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. Edwards died at his residence in Galt on 3 June 1938 from a

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before he had completed his term in the

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. He was survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.

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* 1876 births 1938 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs 20th-century mayors of places in Ontario Politicians from Cambridge, Ontario Politicians from Chatham-Kent 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Ontario-mayor-stub