Clarence Ransom Edwards

Clarence Ransom Edwards
Born	January 1, 1859 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died	February 14, 1931 (aged 72) Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Buried at	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1883–1922
Rank	Major General
Unit	Infantry Branch
Commands held	6th Brigade 1st Hawaiian Brigade 26th Division
Battles/wars	Spanish–American War Philippine–American War World War I
Awards	Philippine Campaign Medal World War I Victory Medal Légion d'honneur (France) Croix de guerre (France) Order of Leopold (Belgium)

Major General Clarence Ransom Edwards (January 1, 1859 – February 14, 1931) was a senior United States Army officer, known as the first Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs, and commander of the 26th Division in World War I.

Edwards was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of local merchant William Edwards, and Lucia Ransom. He graduated last in his class from the United States Military Academy in 1883. Upon his graduation from West Point, Edwards was appointed a second lieutenant in the Infantry Branch, serving with the 23rd Infantry Regiment. For the next several years Edwards served at various posts, including Fort Union, Fort Porter, Cleveland, Ohio (commanding the guard at the tomb of President Garfield), and Fort Davis. While stationed at Fort Porter he met Bessie Rochester Porter, a member of the family that included Peter Buell Porter, for whom the fort was named, and they were married in 1889.

He was promoted to first lieutenant on February 25, 1891 while serving on detached service as Professor of Military Science and Tactics at St. John's College (now known as Fordham University), from which he received an honorary degree. Following another stint of detached service in the Military Information Bureau of the Adjutant General's Office, Edwards returned to the 23rd Infantry at Fort Clark, serving as a captain in command of a rifle company, and later as regimental quartermaster.

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