Background
Edwards was born on May 14, 1861 in Lisbon, Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
Edwards was born on May 14, 1861 in Lisbon, Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
He graduated from what is now Carroll University. Edwards was elected to the Senate in 1930. Additionally, he was Clerk of Sussex, Wisconsin as well as Chairman of the Waukesha County, Wisconsin Board and Supervisor of Waukesha County.
He was a Republican.
Previously, he had been a member of the Assembly from 1915 to 1923 and again from 1925 to 1929.