Edgar was born in Windsor, Ontario where he completed his high school education. In 1940 he graduated with a B.A. from Trinity College, U. of T. In 1948 he graduated with a LTh & B.D. from Trinity College, U. of T.

1940 – 1945 he was a RCAF Wireless Air Gunner. After the war he served as an Anglican Parish Priest in parishes from Calgary, Windsor, Cobourg and Toronto.

Edgar was born in Windsor, Ontario where he completed his high school education. In 1940 he graduated with a B.A. from Trinity College, U. of T. In 1948 he graduated with a LTh & B.D. from Trinity College, U. of T.

1940 – 1945 he was a RCAF Wireless Air Gunner. After the war he served as an Anglican Parish Priest in parishes from Calgary, Windsor, Cobourg and Toronto.
He was the Anglican Chaplain at the Toronto General Hospital 1984-89. Edgar took his first unit of Clinical Pastoral Education in 1947 at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He was an Assistant Supervisor with Archie McLaughlan at McMaster University, Hamilton in 1955. He was an Assistant Supervisor with Charlie Taylor at Acadia University in 1956, 1957 + other years.

Edgar, along with three or four other men, met in the early 1960's to conceive a national organization for SPE in Canada. These meetings resulted in the creation of the Canadian Council for Supervised Pastoral Education.