William Cameron Edwards

[1] He was born in Clarence Township in Russell County, Canada West[1] the son of William Edwards and Ann Cameron,[2] received basic schooling in Ottawa at the District Grammar School [3] and, at a young age, began work in the timber industry at Thurso, Quebec.

[2] A Liberal, he was five times elected as a Member of Parliament representing the Ontario electoral district of Russell.

[2] At one time, Edwards owned the residence at 24 Sussex Drive, having purchased it from Joseph Merrill Currier in 1902.

[5] Ironically his nephew Cameron Macpherson Edwards's home, Harrington Lake, is now the country retreat of the Prime Minister of Canada.

[4] His nephew Gordon Cameron Edwards also served in the House of Commons of Canada.