| Raymond Clare Edwards | |
| Office1: | Ontario MPP |
| Term Start1: | 1959 |
| Term End1: | 1963 |
| Predecessor1: | Arthur John Child |
| Successor1: | Donald Ewen |
| Constituency1: | Wentworth |
| Party: | Liberal |
| Birth Date: | 2 August 1920 |
| Birth Place: | Meyronne, Saskatchewan |
| Death Place: | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Residence: | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Occupation: | Realtor, insurance agent |
| Children: | 5 |
Raymond Clare Edwards (August 2, 1920 - February 6, 2017) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1959 to 1963 representing the Hamilton area riding of Wentworth.[1]
Edwards was born in Meyronne, Saskatchewan, a rural party of the southern province. His parents were Charles Raymond Edwards and Caroline Matilda Stribbell. He was a realtor and insurance agent. In 1941, he married Rita Miles and together they raised five children.[2]
In the 1959 provincial election, Edwards ran as the Liberal candidate in the Hamilton area riding of Wentworth. He defeated Progressive Conservative incumbent Art Child by 944 votes.[3] He served as a supporter of opposition party leader John Wintermeyer for the next four years. In the 1963 election, he was defeated by PC candidate Donald Ewen by 833 votes.[4]