Monday, 12 February 2018
1822 Edward John
Constituency : East Denbighshire 1910-18, 1918 ( Labour )
Edward took over from Edward Hemmerde at East Denbighshire.
Edward was born in Pontypridd. He was an ironmaster who worked in MIddlesbrough for a time.
Edward ( usually known as E.T. ) was a pacifist radical and a Welsh Nationalist. He was a copious writer, producing pamphlets and contributing to journals.
Edward opposed Britain entering World War One and joined the U.D.C. He was a fierce opponent of conscription.
By 1918, Edward had joined Labour and contested the new Denbighshire seat as a Labour-Welsh Home Rule candidate. He was trounced by the Coalition Liberal David Davies. In 1922 he suffered the same fate at Brecon and Radnorshire at the hands of William Jenkins. He did not contest it in 1923 but came third in 1924 when Jenkins lost the seat to a Tory. He was described as the "de Valera of Wales".
Edward was President of the Peace Society from 1924-27 and held office in various Welsh organisations.
He died in 1931 aged 73.
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