James Edwards | |
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 Official portrait, 1981 | |
| 3rd United States Secretary of Energy | |
| In office January 23, 1981 – November 5, 1982 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Charles Duncan |
| Succeeded by | Donald Hodel |
| 110th Governor of South Carolina | |
| In office January 21, 1975 – January 10, 1979 | |
| Lieutenant | Brantley Harvey |
| Preceded by | John West |
| Succeeded by | Richard Riley |
| Member of the South Carolina Senate from Charleston County | |
| In office 1973–1975 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Burrows Edwards June 24, 1927 Hawthorne, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | December 26, 2014 (aged 87) Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Ann Darlington (1951–2014) |
| Education | College of Charleston (BS) University of Louisville (DMD) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Unit | United States Maritime Service |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
James Burrows Edwards (June 24, 1927 – December 26, 2014) was an American politician and administrator from South Carolina. He was the first Republican to be elected governor of South Carolina since the post-Civil War Reconstruction era in the 1870s. He later served as the U.S. secretary of energy under Ronald Reagan.