He was the second son of Owen Edwardes of Treffgarne, Pembrokeshire. The Edwardes family owned extensive lands in Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire in Wales.
He married Lady Elizabeth Rich, only daughter of Robert Rich, 5th Earl of Warwick, 2nd Earl of Holland (1620–1675) and the heiress of her nephew Edward Henry Rich, 7th Earl of Warwick, 4th Earl of Holland (1697–1721). Through this marriage the substantial Rich estates, including Holland House in Kensington, came into the Edwardes family. By his wife he had children including:
francis, edwardes, other, people, named, disambiguation, died, december, 1725, pembrokeshire, wales, member, parliament, contents, origins, career, marriage, children, death, burial, also, references, referencesorigins, edithe, second, owen, edwardes, treffgar. For other people named Francis Edwardes see Francis Edwardes disambiguation Francis Edwardes died 15 December 1725 of Pembrokeshire in Wales was a Member of Parliament 1 Contents 1 Origins 2 Career 3 Marriage and children 4 Death and burial 5 See also 6 References 7 ReferencesOrigins EditHe was the second son of Owen Edwardes of Treffgarne Pembrokeshire The Edwardes family owned extensive lands in Pembrokeshire Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire in Wales Career EditHe was elected as a Member of Parliament for Haverfordwest in 1722 which seat he held until 1725 1 Marriage and children EditHe married Lady Elizabeth Rich only daughter of Robert Rich 5th Earl of Warwick 2nd Earl of Holland 1620 1675 and the heiress of her nephew Edward Henry Rich 7th Earl of Warwick 4th Earl of Holland 1697 1721 Through this marriage the substantial Rich estates including Holland House in Kensington came into the Edwardes family By his wife he had children including William Edwardes 1st Baron Kensington c 1711 1801 second surviving son a Member of Parliament for Haverfordwest who was elevated to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Kensington in 1776 Death and burial EditEdwardes died in December 1725 See also EditEarl of Warwick Earl of HollandReferences Edit a b EDWARDES Francis d 1725 of Johnston nr Haverfordwest Pemb history of Parliament Retrieved 26 July 2015 References EditKidd Charles Williamson David editors Debrett s Peerage and Baronetage 1990 edition New York St Martin s Press 1990 page needed Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPsParliament of Great BritainPreceded bySir John Philipps Member of Parliament for Haverfordwest1722 1725 Succeeded bySir Erasmus Philipps This article about a Member of the Parliament of Great Britain 1707 1800 representing a Welsh constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francis Edwardes amp oldid 960964481, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
