Edgeworth Beresford David

Edgeworth Beresford David (Chinese: 戴維德, 1908–1965) was the Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1955 - 1957 and the last Chief Secretary of Singapore from 1958 to 1959. David was briefly Administrator of Hong Kong for a short time after Black was named Governor in late 1957.

Government offices
Preceded by
Sir Robert Brown Black
Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong
19551957
Succeeded by
Claude Bramall Burgess
Preceded by
Sir Alexander Grantham
Administrator of Hong Kong
December 1957 to January 1958
Succeeded by
Sir Robert Brown Black
Preceded by
Sir William Allmond Codrington Goode
Chief Secretary of Singapore
19581959
Succeeded by
Position abolished


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