Edwards family

Edwards family

The Edwards family of Chile is of Welsh origin, and became financially and politically influential during the 19th century. It has played and still plays a significant role in Chilean politics, specially as owners of its most influential newspaper chain, El Mercurio S.A.P.. Its most prominent members are:

*George Edwards Brown (1780-1848), British doctor and businessman, founder of the family in Chile
*Agustín Edwards Ossandón (1815-1878), businessman
*Agustín Edwards Ross (1852-1897), businessman and politician, purchased the Valparaiso edition of El Mercurio newspaper in 1880
*Agustín Edwards Mac Clure (1878-1941), businessman, diplomat and politician, President of the League of Nations and founder of the Santiago edition of El Mercurio newspaper
*Raul Edwards Mac Clure (?-1927), businessman and politician
*Joaquín Edwards Bello (1887-1968), writer and journalist
*María Edwards Mac Clure (1893-1972), Righteous Among the Nations
*Agustín Edwards Budge (1899-?), businessman
*Agustín Edwards Eastman (1928), businessman
*Jorge Edwards Valdés, (1931) novelist, winner of the 1999 Cervantes Prize
*Cristian Edwards del Río, businessman and kidnapping victim

ee also

*El Mercurio
*History of Chile
*Edwards (surname)

External links

* [http://en.rodovid.org/wk/Person:74436 Edwards Family Tree at Rodovid] - pedigree and genealogical information about Edwards Family.
* [http://gennoble.netfirms.com/familias/edwards/edwards.htm Edwards Family Tree at GenNoble]


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