Bryan Edwards ( 1743 - 1800 )

Birth: Westbury, Wiltshire, England (21 May 1743) Death: His house at the Polygon, Southampton, Hampshire (15 or 16 July 1800) Burial: A vault under All Saints, Southampton Career: Went to Jamaica to live with rich maternal uncle and inherited his business; returned to England and contested the seat of Chichester, but lost by 8 votes (1782); returned to the West Indies (1787-1792); returned to England; MP for Grampound, Cornwall (1796) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 22/05/1794.