EDWARDS, DAVID MORTON

(1871), an American college president b. at) Earlham, Ia., s. of Ira Wilson and Naomi Lindley Edwards. He was educated at Penn college, Ia., University of Chicago and at Boston University. He began teaching at Dexter, Ia., in 1889, was president of Penn College, Oskaloosa, Ia., from 1910 to 1917 and in 1917 became president of Earlham College at Richmond, Ind. He was also chairman of the Board of Education of Five Year Meeting of Soc. of Friends in America. _ EDWARDS, EDWARD IRVIN G (1863), governor, b. at Jersey City, N. J., s. of William W. and Emma J. Nation Edwards. He was educated at New York University. He became connected with the First National Bank, Jersey City, in 1882 and after various promotions was made president of that institution in 1916. He was state comptroller, N. J. from 1911-17, became a member of the State Senate from Hudson County in 1919 which position he resigned, and was elected governor of New Jersey for the term 1920-23.