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克拉伦斯•Ransom 爱德华兹 (1859-1931) was the eldest son of prominent merchant William and 露西娅 (Ransom) 爱德华兹 of Cleveland, 俄亥俄州, 哈里王子的哥哥, 露西娅, 和凯特. 克莱伦斯, the nephew of Union Civil War hero Oliver 爱德华兹, seemed destined for a military career. He attended the Brooks Military Academy and graduated from West Point in 1883, 在52名学生中排名第52. 然而，他在学术上的欠缺并没有限制他后来的成就.

他的军事生涯涉及面很广, beginning with a commission as second lieutenant and a posting at Fort Union, 新墨西哥, 然后在布法罗的波特堡值班, 纽约, 1889年他在那里遇见了贝茜·罗切斯特·波特并与之结婚. 这对夫妇有一个女儿, 贝茜·波特·爱德华兹, 谁在21岁时死于训练成为一名军队护士. 在美西战争期间, 爱德华兹 served in the Philippines (1898-1900) and afterwards became Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs (1900-1912). 他在政治上人脉很广, and his close associates included future President William Howard Taft and Secretary of War Jacob Dickinson. In 1912, 爱德华兹 was assigned to regular army duty, commanding the 6th Brigade at Fort D. A. Russell in Wyoming and Texas City, Texas, before being sent to Hawaii to command the 1st Brigade. 1915年，他被派往巴拿马，担任美国海军的指挥官.S. 力量.

1917年美国对德宣战后, 爱德华兹 was given command of the 26th "Yankee" Division and authorized to gather National Guard troops from New England. 他率领他的师去了法国, 他们在戴姆斯的谢明目睹了对抗德军的行动, 木香火烧后的, Seicheprey, 蒂埃里城堡, St. Mihiel和阿贡森林. 爱德华兹 was relieved of duty just seventeen days before the armistice and ordered home by General John J. 潘兴反对爱德华兹“非军事化”的指挥风格. This exile only increased 爱德华兹's popularity with his troops who referred to him as "Daddy.战争结束后，他被认为是可能竞选公职的候选人.

1918年到1920年, 爱德华兹 again headed the Northeastern Department of the 军队; he was promoted to major general in 1922 and retired from the army and lived out his retirement at "Doneroving,“韦斯特伍德的一个农场, 麻萨诸塞州. The general remained in touch with many members of his former Yankee Division and continued to push for official recognition of the division's accomplishments in battle. He was especially active in the movements for universal military training and against prohibition in the 1920s. He also served as chairman of the board of his father's Cleveland business and was a strong proponent of airship commerce. He died from complications resulting from an intestinal obstruction on 14 2月ruary 1931 and is buried with his wife and daughter at Arlington National Cemetery.