Arthur Edwards (died 1743) was an English army officer and antiquary. Edwards, for many years the archaeological ally of Dr. Stukeley and Lord Winchilsea, was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries on 17 November 1725. He died first major of the 2nd Troop of Horse Guards in Grosvenor Street, London, 22 June 1743. His will of 11 June 1738 was proved at London 13 July 1743, a second grant being made 7 November 1745. Therein he refers to his family merely as 'my brothers and sisters, the children of my father.'