Complex sentence: Edwards was a city councillor and warden of the Portsmouth and Southsea synagogue for many years and also worked as a slopseller, a navy agent, a commission agent, a loan office manager and a money lender.
Split into simpler sentences: Edwards was a city councillor and warden of the Portsmouth and Southsea synagogue for many years. He worked as a slopseller, a navy agent, a commission agent, a loan office manager and a money lender.