Edward Merewether

Sir Edward Marsh Merewether, KCMG, KCVO (9 September 1858 – 28 December 1938) was a British colonial administrator.

Sir
Edward Marsh Merewether
KCMG, KCVO
Governor of the Leeward Islands
In office
1916–1921
Preceded bySir Henry Hesketh Bell
Succeeded byEustace Fiennes
Governor of Sierra Leone
In office
8 March 1911  January 1916
MonarchGeorge V
Preceded bySir Leslie Probyn
Succeeded bySir Richard James Wilkinson
Lieutenant Governor and Chief Secretary of Malta
In office
1902–1911
MonarchsEdward VII
George V
Preceded bySir Gerald Strickland
(as Chief Secretary)
Succeeded byJohn Clauson
(as Chief Secretary)
Personal details
Born(1858-09-09)9 September 1858
Meriden, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Died28 December 1938(1938-12-28) (aged 80)
Kensington, London, England
SpouseHonoria Clementina Mary Braddell
RelationsThomas Braddell (Father-in-law)
Parents
  • Major General Sir William Merewether (father)
  • Harriett Dale (mother)
RelativesHenry Alworth Merewether (grandfather),
Edward Christopher Merewether (uncle)
Alma materHarrow School
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