See also:

• BRYAN, WILLIAM JENNINGS (186o– )

BRYAN See also:

• EDWARDS, AMELIA ANN BLANDFORD (1831-1892)
• EDWARDS, BELA BATES (18o2-1852)
• BRYAN EDWARDS (1743–1800)
• EDWARDS, GEORGE (1693–1773)
• EDWARDS, HENRY THOMAS (1837–1884)
• EDWARDS, JONATHAN (1703—1758)
• EDWARDS, LEWIS (1806–1887 )
• EDWARDS, RICHARD (c. 1523–1566)
• EDWARDS, T
• EDWARDS, THOMAS CHARLES (1837–1900)

EDWARDS (1743–1800)  , See also:

• ENGLISH

English politician and historian, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• WESTBURY
• WESTBURY, RICHARD BETHELL, 1ST BARON (1800-1873)

Westbury, See also:

• WILTSHIRE [WILTS]

Wiltshire, on the zest of May 1743 . His See also:

• FATHER

father died in 1756, when his See also:

• MAINTENANCE (Fr. maintenance, from maintenir, to maintain, support, Lat. manu tenere, to hold in the hand)

maintenance and See also:

• EDUCATION

education were undertaken by his maternal See also:

• UNCLE

uncle, Zachary See also:

• BAYLY, THOMAS HAYNES (1797–1839)

Bayly, a wealthy See also:

• MERCHANT (O. Fr. marcheant, modern marchand; from Lat. mercari, to trade, merx, goods, merchandise)

merchant of See also:

• JAMAICA

Jamaica . About 1759 See also:

• BRYAN, WILLIAM JENNINGS (186o– )

Bryan went to Jamaica, and joined his uncle, who engaged a private See also:

• TUTOR (Lat. tutor, guardian, tueri, to watch over, protect)

tutor to See also:

• COMPLETE

complete his education, and when Bayly died his See also:

• NEPHEW

nephew inherited his See also:

• WEALTH

wealth, succeeding also in 1773 to the See also:

• ESTATE (through O. Fr. estat, mod. flat, from Lat. status, state, condition, position, stare, to stand)

estate of another 'Jamaica See also:

• RESIDENT

resident named Milne . See also:

• EDWARDS, AMELIA ANN BLANDFORD (1831-1892)
• EDWARDS, BELA BATES (18o2-1852)
• EDWARDS, BRYAN (1743–1800)
• EDWARDS, GEORGE (1693–1773)
• EDWARDS, HENRY THOMAS (1837–1884)
• EDWARDS, JONATHAN (1703—1758)
• EDWARDS, LEWIS (1806–1887 )
• EDWARDS, RICHARD (c. 1523–1566)
• EDWARDS, T
• EDWARDS, THOMAS CHARLES (1837–1900)

Edwards soon became a leading member of the. colonial See also:

• ASSEMBLY, UNLAWFUL

assembly of Jamaica, but in a few years he returned to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, and in 1782 failed to secure a seat in See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament as member for See also:

• CHICHESTER

Chichester . He was again in Jamaica from _1787 to 1792, when he settled in England as a See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India merchant, making in 1795 another futile See also:

• ATTEMPT (Lat. adtemptare, attentare, to try)

attempt to enter parliament, on this occasion as the representative of See also:

• SOUTHAMPTON
• SOUTHAMPTON, EARL OF
• SOUTHAMPTON, HENRY WRIOTHESLEY, 3RD EARL OF (1J73—1624)

Southampton . In 1796, however, he became member of parliament for See also:

• GRAMPOUND

Grampound, retaining his seat until his See also:

• DEATH

death at Southampton on the 15th or 16th of See also:

• JULY

July 'Soo . In See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general Edwards was a supporter of the slave See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade, and was described by See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William Wilber-force as a powerful opponent . By his wife, Martha, daughter of See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

Thomas Phipps of Westbury, he See also:

• LEFT

left an only son, See also:

• HUME, ALEXANDER (c. 1557-1609)
• HUME, DAVID (1711-1776)
• HUME, JOSEPH (1777-1855)

Hume . In 1784 Edwards wrote Thoughts on the See also:

• LATE

late Proceedings of See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

Government respecting the Tradeof the West India Islands with the See also:

• UNITED

United States of See also:

• AMERICA

America, in which he attacked the restrictions placed by the government upon trade with the United States . In 1793 he published in two volumes his See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• WORK

work, See also:

• HISTORY

History, See also:

• CIVIL

Civil and Commercial, of the See also:

• BRITISH

British Colonies in the West Indies, and in 1797 published his See also:

• HISTORICAL

Historical Survey of the See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French See also:

• COLONY (Lat. colonia, from colonus, a cultivator)

Colony in the See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

Island of St Domingo . In 18o1 a new edition of both these See also:

• WORKS

works with certain additions was published in three volumes under the See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title of History of the British Colonies in the West Indies . This has been translated into See also:

• GERMAN
• GERMAN, DUTCH AND SCANDINAVIAN

German and parts of it into French and See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish, and a fifth edition was issued in 1819 .

When Mungo See also:

• PARK (Fr. part; Ital. parco; Sp. Marque; O.Eng. pearroc; connected with Ger. pferch, fold, and pfarrei, district, translating med. Lat. parochia, parish)
• PARK, EDWARDS AMASA (1808–1900)
• PARK, MUNGO (1771-1806?)

Park returned in 1796 from his celebrated See also:

• JOURNEY (through O. Fr. jornee or journee, mod. Fr. journee, from med. Lat. diurnata, Lat. diurnus, of or belonging to dies, day)

journey in See also:

• AFRICA
• AFRICA, ROMAN

Africa, Edwards, who was secretary of the Association for Promoting the See also:

• DISCOVERY

Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa, See also:

• DREW
• DREW, SAMUEL (1765-1833)

drew up from Park's narrative an See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account of his travels, which was published by the association in their Proceedings; and when Park wrote an account of his journeys he availed himself of Edwards' assistance . Edwards also wrote some poems and some other works See also:

• RELATING

relating to the history of the West Indies . He left a See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short See also:

• SKETCH (directly adapted from Dutch schets, which was taken from Ital. schizzo, a rough draft, Lat. schedium, something hastily made, Gr. oxE&os, sudden, off-hand, axeb6v, near by; Ger. Skizze and Fr. esquisse are from the same source)

sketch of his See also:

• LIFE

life which was prefixed to the edition of the History of the West Indies, published in 18o1 .