EDWIN, JOHN (1749-179o), English actor, was born in London on Aug. Io, 1749, the son of a watchmaker. His first Lon don appearance was at the Haymarket in 1776 as Flaw in Samuel Foote's The Cozeners, and when George Colman took over the theatre he became its leading actor. In 1779 he was at Covent Garden, and played there or at the Haymarket until his death on Oct. 31, 179o. Ascribed to him are The Last Legacy of John Edwin, I 78o ; Edwin's Jests and Edwin's Pills to Purge Melan choly.
JOHN EDWIN (1768-1805), made a first appearance on the stage at the Haymarket as Hengo in Beaumont and Fletcher's Bonduca in 1778, and from that time acted frequently with his father. In 1791 he married Elizabeth Richards, an actress already well known in juvenile parts, and played at the Haymarket and elsewhere thereafter with her. He died in Dublin on Feb. 22, 1805. His widow joined the Drury Lane company (then playing, on account of the fire of 1809, at the Lyceum), and took all the leading characters in the comedies of the day. She died on Aug. 3,
