Changes

|term_start3=October 2, 1965

|term_start3=October 2, 1965

|term_end3=May 9, 1972

|term_end3=May 9, 1972

|predecessor3=Theo Ashton Thompson

|predecessor3=[[Theo Thompson|Theo Ashton Thompson]]

|successor3=[[John Breaux]]

|successor3=[[John Breaux]]

|office4=Louisiana State Senator<br> for Acadia Parish

|office4=Louisiana State Senator<br> for Acadia Parish

[[United States Navy]] in [[World War II]]

[[United States Navy]] in [[World War II]]

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'''Edwin Washington Edwards''' (born August 7, 1927) is a retired [[Louisiana]] politician who served four nonconsecutive terms as the [[governor]] of his state from 1972 to 1980, 1984 to 1988, and 1992 to 1996.

'''Edwin Washington Edwards''' (born August 7, 1927) is a retired [[Louisiana]] politician who served four nonconsecutive terms as the [[governor]] of his state from 1972 to 1980, 1984 to 1988, and 1992 to 1996.