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

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 member of the Canadian House of Commons

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. He was born in Bothwell, Ontario

Chatham-Kent, Ontario

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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

Cambridge, Ontario

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 for eight years, and mayor of the municipality in 1916 and 1917.

Edwards was first elected to Parliament at the Waterloo South

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 riding in the 1925 general election

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 then re-elected in 1926

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, 1930

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 and 1935

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. Edwards died at his residence in Galt on 3 June 1938 from a heart attack before he had completed his term in the 18th Canadian Parliament

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

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