Edward Merewether
Sir Edward Marsh Merewether, before his death in 1938
Sir Edward Marsh Merewether KCMG KCVO (9 September 1858 – 28 December 1938) was a British colonial administrator.
Funerary monument, Brompton Cemetery, London
Biography
Merewether was born on 9 September 1858. He was a cadet in the Straits Settlements Civil Service (SSCC) in 1880. Became Superintendent of the Census in 1891. He was appointed Lieutenant-Governor and Chief Secretary to the Government of Malta in May 1902,[1] serving until 1910.
Merewether was Governor of Sierra Leone from 1910 to 1916, and Governor of the Leeward Islands from 1916 to 1921. He died on 28 December 1938.
Family
Merewether was married to Honoria Clementina Mary Braddell (d. 9 January 1938).
References
- ↑ The Times (36780). London. 29 May 1902. p. 8. Missing or empty
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| Preceded by Sir Leslie Probyn |
Governor of Sierra Leone 1910–1916 |
Succeeded by Sir Richard James Wilkinson |
| Preceded by Sir Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell |
Governor of the Leeward Islands 1916–1921 |
Succeeded by Sir Eustace Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes |
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