Henry Waggaman Edwards (October 1779 – July 22, 1847) was an American lawyer, a Democrat, and the 27th and 29th governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut (1833–1834, 1835–1838).

Edwards became a lawyer, was active in Democratic politics, and was the United States representative from Connecticut at-large from 1819 to 1823.

He was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Elijah Boardman as a United States Senator and served from Connecticut from 1823 to 1827.

[3] He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut in 1832, but was deprived of the office by a divided Assembly.

During his tenure, a discriminatory education law was enacted, the railroad expanded, and the state funded a geological survey in 1835.