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

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.

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.^[1] He died later that year on October 1, 2015 in Carmel, California.^[2]

• 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

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