The Edwards family of Chile is of English origin. They became financially and politically influential during the 19th century. They have played and still play a significant role in Chilean politics, especially as owners of its most influential newspaper chain, El Mercurio S.A.P. Under the supervision of AgustÃÂn Edwards Eastman, El Mercurio played an important role in the propaganda campaign to influence public opinion against Salvador Allende and in favor of the military coup that brought Augusto Pinochet to power.
Main branch
- George "Jorge" Edwards Brown (1780âÂÂ1848), a British-born Chilean doctor, businessperson, politician and founder of the family in Chile; married Isabel Ossandón Iribarren (1784-1830); married (1804âÂÂ1844), a landowner and benefactor of
- (1808âÂÂ1869) businessperson, politician and first Mayor of Coquimbo; married Margarita Garriga Argandoña
- JoaquÃÂn Edwards Garriga
- JoaquÃÂn Edwards Bello (1887âÂÂ1968), writer and journalist
- Luis Edwards Garriga
- Jorge Edwards Valdés (1931âÂÂ2023) novelist, winner of the 1999 Cervantes Prize
- (1855âÂÂ1921) geographic engineer and politician; married Rosario Matte Pérez
- (1889âÂÂ1945) lawyer and politician; married MarÃÂa Hurtado Quesney
- (1891âÂÂ1954) architect and politician; married Luz Izquierdo Tupper
- Juan Bautista Edwards Ossandón (1811-1900); married Ventura Argandoña O'Shee
- Alberto Edwards Argandoña (1848âÂÂ1891) lawyer and politician; married MarÃÂa Luisa Vives Pomar
- Luis Alberto Edwards Vives (1874âÂÂ1932) lawyer, writer, publicist and politician; married Magdalena Vives Solar
- MarÃÂa Luisa Edwards Vives (1879âÂÂ1957); married Alberto Decombe Echazarreta
- Alberto Decombe Edwards (1907âÂÂ1995) lawyer, farmer and United Conservative Party politician; married Olivia Villalobos Arteaga
- José Santiago Edwards Ossandón (1812âÂÂ1872)
- Enrique Edwards Garriga (1849âÂÂ1898); married Isabel Atherton Goñi
- Lionel Edwards Atherton (1888â 1948) engineer and Radical Party politician; married Carolina Orrego Salazar, Esther Orrego Salazar and Eliana Dumás Sotomayor
- journalist, writer, politician and founding member of the Humanist Party; married José Gabriel Feres Nazarala
- Ventura Edwards Garriga (âÂÂ); married
- (1870âÂÂ1939) lawyer and politician; married this cousin Elena González Edwards
- Eduardo Ramón Edwards Garriga (1845âÂÂ1916)
- (1874âÂÂ1939) teacher
- Monseñor Rafael Edwards Salas (1878âÂÂ1938) priest, professor, and bishop
- (1850âÂÂ1921) politician and director of ; married Josefina Sutil Borges
- José AgustÃÂn de Dios Edwards Ossandón (1815âÂÂ1878), businessperson, mining entrepreneur, banker, politician and owner of El Mercurio de ValparaÃÂso; married his niece Juana Ross Edwards (1830âÂÂ1913), a philanthropist
- AgustÃÂn Edwards Ross (1852âÂÂ1897), businessperson, politician, and owner of El Mercurio de ValparaÃÂso and
- (1880âÂÂ1927), businessperson and politician
- AgustÃÂn Edwards Mac-Clure (1878âÂÂ1941), businessperson, diplomat and politician, President of the League of Nations and founder of the Santiago edition of El Mercurio newspaper
- (1899âÂÂ1956) businessperson, owner and president of , and director of El Mercurio; married Maria Isabel Eastman Beeche
- AgustÃÂn Edwards Eastman (1927âÂÂ2017), politician, business man and Chilean newspaper publisher; married Maria Luisa del Rio Fernandez
- Cristián Edwards del RÃÂo, businessperson and kidnapping victim
- (1937âÂÂ2022) businessperson, artist and photographer
- MarÃÂa Edwards McClure de Errázuriz (1893âÂÂ1972), social worker, nurse and member of the French Resistance; married Guillermo Errázuriz Vergara (1892âÂÂ1922), a diplomat and member of the Vergara family; married Jacques Feydeau, a French writer and son of Georges Feydeau.
Other notable members
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