| Edward Hawthorn | |
| Birth Date: | 11 November 1878 |
| Death Date: | 1951 |
Ernest Edward Shedden Hawthorn (1878–1951) was an English international badminton player.
Born in 1878 in Sussex he joined the Crystal Palace badminton club after becoming involved in badminton. He was a prominent player before the First World War winning two All England titles.[1] After retiring in 1928 he became vice-president of the badminton Association and was chairman from 1936 to 1947. He died on 4 December 1951 at his home in Beckenham, Kent, at the age of 73.[2]
He was part of the English team that toured Canada in 1925 to promote the sport on behalf of the Canadian Badminton Association which had recently been formed in 1921.[3] [4]
He was an insurance broker by trade and lived in Beckenham, Kent.