Author: Edwards, Charles
Biography:
EDWARDS, Charles (1797-1868: DAB)
Born in Norwich, England, he graduated from Cambridge and then emigrated to New York City, where he studied law and was called to the bar. He became standing counsel to the British consulate in New York; one of his sons was later Consul. From the New York State Census of 1855 it appears that his wife was named Harriot or Harriet, and that they had four sons born between about 1826 and 1837. He published extensively on the law, his most durable work being "Edwards' Chancery Reports," i.e. Reports of Chancery Cases decided . . . by the Hon. William J. M'Coun (4 vols, 1833-51). Among his lighter works are a study of "finger-rings" (1855) and Pleasantries about Courts and Lawyers of New York (1867). (DAB; Appleton; ancestry.com 17 Oct. 2018) HJ