Constituency : Birmingham Central 1895-1912 ( Liberal Unionist ) 1912-8 ( Conservative )
Edward held on to Birmingham Central for the Liberal Unionists when John Bright Jr declined to stand again.
Edward was a prominent ironmaster in Staffordshire.
In 1903 Edward mused that the country lacked "sufficient pluck" to modernise its industries.
Edward thought that Churchill's Trade Boards Act would work against women.
Edward stood down in 1918.
He died in 1919 aged 70.
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