Edwards family

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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 Agustín 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.

CountryChile
Place of originEngland, United Kingdom
Founded19th century
FounderGeorge Edwards Brown
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Edwards family
Chilean political, publishing and business family
The Edwards family coat of arms on the frontispiece of Luisa Ariztía House [es] in Santiago
CountryChile
Place of originEngland, United Kingdom
Founded19th century
FounderGeorge Edwards Brown
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  • George "Jorge" Edwards Brown (1780–1848), a British-born Chilean doctor, businessperson, politician and founder of the family in Chile; married Isabel Ossandón Iribarren (1784–1830); married Buenaventura Argandoña Subercaseaux [es] (1804–1844), a landowner and benefactor of Coquimbo Province[1][2][3]
    • José Joaquín Domingo Felipe Benicio Edwards Ossandón [es] (1808–1869) businessperson, politician and first Mayor of Coquimbo; married Margarita Garriga Argandoña
    • Juan Bautista Edwards Ossandón (1811–1900); married Ventura Argandoña O'Shee[7]
    • José Santiago Edwards Ossandón (1812–1872)
      • Enrique Edwards Garriga (1849–1898); married Isabel Atherton Goñi[10]
        • Lionel Edwards Atherton (1888– 1948) engineer and Radical Party politician; married Carolina Orrego Salazar, Esther Orrego Salazar and Eliana Dumás Sotomayor[10]
          • Pía Figueroa Edwards [es] journalist, writer, politician and founding member of the Humanist Party; married José Gabriel Feres Nazarala
      • Ventura Edwards Garriga (c. 1882–); married José Rafael Salas Errázuriz [es][11][12]
      • Eduardo Ramón Edwards Garriga (1845–1916)
      • Benjamín Edwards Garriga [es] (1850–1921) politician and director of La Unión (Valparaíso) [es]; married Josefina Sutil Borges[13]
    • José Agustín de Dios Edwards Ossandón (1815–1878), businessperson, mining entrepreneur, banker, politician and owner of El Mercurio de Valparaíso; married his niece Juana Ross Edwards (1830–1913), a philanthropist[1][14][15]
      • Agustín Edwards Ross (1852–1897), businessperson, politician, and owner of El Mercurio de Valparaíso and La Época [es]
        • Raúl Edwards Mac-Clure [es] (1880–1927), businessperson and politician
        • Agustín Edwards Mac-Clure (1878–1941), businessperson, diplomat and politician, President of the League of Nations and founder of the Santiago edition of El Mercurio newspaper
          • Agustín Roberto Edwards Budge  [es] (1899–1956) businessperson, owner and president of El Mercurio Sociedad Anónima Periodística [es], and director of El Mercurio; married Maria Isabel Eastman Beeche
            • Agustín Edwards Eastman (1927–2017), politician, business man and Chilean newspaper publisher; married Maria Luisa del Rio Fernandez
              • Cristián Edwards del Río, businessperson and kidnapping victim
            • Roberto Edwards Eastman [es] (1937–2022) businessperson, artist and photographer
        • María Edwards McClure de Errázuriz (1893–1972), social worker, nurse and member of the French Resistance; married Guillermo Errázuriz Vergara (1892–1922), a diplomat and member of the Vergara family;[16] married Jacques Feydeau, a French writer and son of Georges Feydeau.

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