| Mainwidth: | 25em |
| Edward Shaw Hose | |
| Order: | 14th Colonial Secretary of Straits Settlements |
| Term Start: | 2 April 1924[1] |
| Term End: | 21 November 1925[2] |
| Successor: | Sir Hayes Marriott |
| Governor: | Sir Laurence Guillemard |
| Order1: | British Resident of Negri Sembilan |
| Term Start1: | 1921 |
| Term End1: | 1925 |
| Predecessor1: | Arthur Henry Lemon J. R. O. Aldworth |
| Successor1: | Ernest Charteris Holford Wolff |
| Birth Date: | 25 November 1871 |
| Birth Place: | Normandy, Surrey, England |
| Death Place: | Guildford, Surrey, England |
| Father: | Right Rev. George Frederick Hose |
| Profession: | Colonial Administrator |
Edward Shaw Hose, (25 November 1871 – 12 September 1946)[3] [4] was a colonial administrator. He served his civil service career in Federated Malay States and Straits Settlements and was the British Resident of Negri Sembilan and Colonial Secretary of Straits Settlements.
E S Hose joined the Malayan Civil Service as a junior officer in Perak in 1891.[5] [6] He served five months in 1904 as Magistrate in Singapore.Between 1904 and 1921, he was in charge of many Federal departments in Food, Labour and Agriculture.In 1919, he was the District Officer of Lower Perak and Director of Food Production (Kuala Lumpur).[7] In 1921, he was appointed as the British Resident of Negri Sembilan.[5] In 1924, he was appointed as the Colonial Secretary of Straits Settlements to succeed Sir Frederick Seton James whom became the Governor of the Windward Islands.[5]
E S Hose was born on 25 November 1871 to the Right Rev. George Frederick Hose, who was the Bishop of Singapore from 1881 to 1908.[8] E S Hose died on 12 September 1946 at his home near Guildford.[4]
E S Hose was invested with Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) during the 1924 New Year Honours.[9]