Edgeworth Beresford David Explained

Sir Edgeworth Beresford David
Order:2nd Chief Secretary of Singapore
Term Start:1958
Term End:2 June 1959
Predecessor:Sir William Goode
Successor:Position abolished
Order1:Acting Governor of Hong Kong
Monarch1:Elizabeth II
1Blankname1:Colonial Secretary
1Namedata1:Himself
Term Start1:31 December 1957
Term End1:23 January 1958
Predecessor1:Sir Alexander Grantham
Successor1:Sir Robert Black
Order2:Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong
Term Start2:4 May 1955
Term End2:24 January 1958
Monarch2:Elizabeth II
Governor2:Sir Alexander Grantham
Predecessor2:Sir Robert Black
Successor2:Claude Bramall Burgess
Birth Date:12 June 1908
Birth Place:London, United Kingdom
Death Place:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Father:Venerable Arthur Evan David
Mother:Kathleen Frances Kington
Relatives:Gwynaeth David David
Arthur Meuric Nairne David
Bronwyn David[1]
Occupation:Colonial administrator

Sir Edgeworth Beresford David KBE CMG (12 June 1908 – 15 May 1965) was a colonial administrator. He was appointed as a cadet in the Colonial Office in 1930 and later became the Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1955 to 1957 and the last Chief Secretary of Singapore from 1958 to 1959. He was also the Administrator of Hong Kong for a short period of time after Sir Alexander Grantham left Hong Kong and Sir Robert Black was named Governor in 1957.

Personal life

E.B. David was the son of Venerable Arthur Evan David and Kathleen Frances Kington.[2]

Honours

David was appointed to following honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Person Page - 12509. The Peerage. 14 Mar 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20190819200959/http://www.thepeerage.com/p12509.htm. 19 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Person Page - 23292. The Peerage. 8 October 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071103010907/http://www.thepeerage.com/p23292.htm. 3 November 2007.