Edward Merewether

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 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

  1. The Times (London). Thursday, 29 May 1902. (36780), p. 8.
Government offices
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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