Edward Dawes (1805 – 27 January 1856)[1] was an English Radical politician who served for one year as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Isle of Wight.
Born into modest circumstances on the island, he was provided for by his aunt Sophie Dawes, Baronne de Feuchères, who was the mistress of Duke of Bourbon.
[4] The election was extremely unruly, with a violent mob causing damage and the death of one voter from a heart attack.
[5] Dawes (running on a policy of free trade) defeated his Conservative challenger Captain Hammond (who advocated protectionism) by 46 votes.
[5][6] However, at the general election in July 1852 Dawes was defeated by the Conservative Party candidate, Francis Venables-Vernon-Harcourt, who secured a majority of 101 votes.