576 Sir Henry Edwards

Constituency : Weymouth  and  Melcombe  Regis  1867-85

Sir  Henry  took  over  at  Weymouth  after  the  resignation  of  Henry  Gridley.

Henry  was  a  local  benefactor, building  ten  cottage  homes  for  the  elderly. A  statue  was  erected  in  the  town  during  his  lifetime.

Most  of  Henry's  contributions  were  on  naval  matters.

He  died  in  1897  aged 76.