Edward Northey (British Army officer)

Major General Sir
Edward Northey
GCMG CB
Major General Sir Edward Northey GCMG CB
Governor of Kenya
	In office; 1919–1922
Monarch	George V
Preceded by	Charles Calvert Bowring
Succeeded by	Robert Coryndon
High Commissioner of Zanzibar
	In office; 1922–1924
Personal details
Born	28 May 1868; Cockerham, Lancashire, England
Died	25 December 1953 (aged 85); England
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George; Companion of the Order of the Bath;
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1888–1926
Rank	Major-general
Unit	King's Royal Rifle Corps
Commands	Nyasa-Rhodesia Field Force; 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division;
Battles/wars	Second Boer War; First World War Western Front; East African campaign; ;

Major General Sir Edward Northey GCMG CB (28 May 1868 – 25 December 1953) was a senior British Army officer of the First World War who commanded a brigade on the Western Front until wounded in 1915. Returning to service in 1916, Northey took command of a colonial force in Nyasaland in the East African campaign, later becoming Governor of Kenya. He later served as a general of Territorial forces and retired in 1926.

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