There have been seven Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Edwards, three in the Baronetage of England and four in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Only one creation is extant as of 2007.

The Edwards Baronetcy, of Shrewsbury in the County of Shropshire, 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

Edwardes Baronets

The Edwardes Baronetcy, of Shrewsbury in the County of Shropshire, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 21 March 1645 for Thomas Edwardes. It was recreated on 22 April 1678 for his son and successor Francis Edwardes, with special remainders and precedence back to 1645,...

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The Edwards Baronetcy, of York in the County of York, 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 John Edwards

Sir John Edwards, 1st Baronet, of Garth

Sir John Edwards, 1st Baronet , served as Member of Parliament for Montgomery from 8th April 1833 to 23rd June 1841 and the Edwards Baronetcy, of Garth in the County of Montgomery, was created for him in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1838...

, Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Montgomery

Montgomery (UK Parliament constituency)

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 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

Sir Henry Edwards, 1st Baronet

Sir Henry Edwards, 1st Baronet CB was an English Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1847 and 1869.Edwards was the son of Henry Lees Edwards and Lea Priestley. He was J.P...

. He represented Halifax

Halifax (UK Parliament constituency)

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 and Beverley

Beverley (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in the House of Commons

British House of Commons

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 as a Conservative

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. He served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire

High Sheriff of Yorkshire

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 in 1871.

The Edwards Baronetcy, of Knighton in the County of Radnor, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 25 July 1907 for the Liberal

Liberal Party (UK)

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 politician Francis Edwards. The title became extinct on his death in 1928.

The Edwards Baronetcy, of Treforis in the County of Glamorgan, 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 York (1691)

• Sir James Edwards, 1st Baronet (d. 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
  Sir John Edwards, 1st Baronet, of Garth
  Sir John Edwards, 1st Baronet , served as Member of Parliament for Montgomery from 8th April 1833 to 23rd June 1841 and the Edwards Baronetcy, of Garth in the County of Montgomery, was created for him in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1838...
  
   (d. 1850)

Edwards Baronets, of Pye Nest (1866)

• Sir Henry Edwards, 1st Baronet
  Sir Henry Edwards, 1st Baronet
  Sir Henry Edwards, 1st Baronet CB was an English Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1847 and 1869.Edwards was the son of Henry Lees Edwards and Lea Priestley. He was J.P...
  
   (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 (b. 1941)

Edwards Baronets, of Treforis (1921)

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

External links

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