Don Edwards

William Donlon "Don" Edwards (January 6, 1915 – October 1, 2015) was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from California.

Don Edwards
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 16th district
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Leon Panetta
Succeeded by	Zoe Lofgren
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 10th district
In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Charles S. Gubser
Succeeded by	William P. Baker
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 9th district
In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1975
Preceded by	J. Arthur Younger
Succeeded by	Pete Stark
Personal details
Born	William Donlon Edwards (1915-01-06)January 6, 1915 San Jose, California
Died	October 1, 2015(2015-10-01) (aged 100) Carmel, California
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Edith Wilkie Edwards (1981–2011; her death)
Alma mater	Stanford University Stanford Law School
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Battles/wars	World War II

For other uses, see Don Edwards (disambiguation).

Edwards studied at Stanford University. He was an FBI agent from 1940-1941. He then fought in World War II.

The Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge is named after him.

Edwards turned 100 in January 2015. He died later that year on October 1, 2015 in Carmel, California.

Other websites

• American Bar Association Human Rights Magazine biography Archived 2005-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
• Voting record maintained by the Washington Post Archived 2006-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
• Spartacus Educational Biography Archived 2013-04-10 at the Wayback Machine