ABSTRACT
The man who set the tone for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario was George Edwards. Edwards became a chartered accountant in 1889 and a fellow the following year. Edwards was elected to the council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario in 1890 and gained prominence rapidly. He was president for the three years 1895, 1896 and 1897 and again in 1903. From then until 1926, Edwards was either a member of the council or chairman of some important Institute committee, principally the board of instruction. Edwards continued his efforts in 1907 with a lot of careful work related to the Ontario Companies Act revisions. During the 1914-18 World War, Edwards worked in Ottawa on the Imperial Munitions Board and the Edwards Morgan firm represented the Imperial government in Canada. Edwards’s other professional accomplishments were legion. He was president of the Dominion Association of Chartered Accountants in 1913.
