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Edwards was first elected to Congress in 1964 , one of five Republicans elected to the House from Alabama amid Barry Goldwater 's sweep of the state in that year's presidential election. He represented the state's 1st District, based in Mobile .

In Congress, Edwards was known as one the chamber's brightest conservatives, and was a strong critic of Forced Busing . He retired from Congress in 1984.

  Title Member Of The US House Of Representatives For Alabama's 1st District
  Before George Huddleston, Jr
  After Sonny Callahan