Bryan Edwards (politician)

thumb|A portrait of Bryan Edwards, painted by Lemuel Francis Abbott. Bryan Edwards, (21 May 1743 – 15/16 July 1800) was an English politician and historian born in Westbury, Wiltshire, England. He owned several plantations in Jamaica, and was active as a politician in both Jamaica and England. Quotes Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. Bryan Edwards, Bradshaw's Epitaph, circa 1774. Bell J. L. “It was proposed to erect a cenotaph to the President’s memory” Boston 1775: History, analysis, and unabashed gossip about the start of the American Revolution in Massachusetts 27 February 2004 https://boston1775.blogspot.com/2019/05/it-was-proposed-to-erect-cenotaph-to.html 11 April 2023, Emery David Who Said 'Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to God'? Snopes 9 April 2023 https://www.snopes.com/articles/464526/rebellion-to-tyrants-is-obedience-to-god/ 11 April 2023, Lawrence-Archer J. H. 1875 Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies from the Earliest Date: With Genealogical and Historical Annotations, from Original, Local, and Other Sources, Illustrative of the Histories and Genealogies of the Seventeenth Century, the Calendars of State Papers, Peerages and Baronetages; with Engravings of the Arms of the Principal Families Chatto and Windus https://books.google.com/books?id=P5Y6AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA8 8 External links Category:1743 births Category:1800 deaths Category:Fellows of the Royal Society Category:Historians from England Category:Members of the American Philosophical Society Category:Members of the Parliament of Great Britain