Edgeworth David (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^[2] 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.

Sir Edgeworth David KBE CMG
2nd Chief Secretary of Singapore
In office 1958 – 2 June 1959
Preceded by	Sir William Goode
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Governor of Hong Kong
Acting
In office 31 December 1957 – 23 January 1958
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Colonial Secretary	Himself
Preceded by	Sir Alexander Grantham
Succeeded by	Sir Robert Black
Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong
In office 4 May 1955 – 24 January 1958
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Sir Alexander Grantham Sir Robert Black
Preceded by	Sir Robert Black
Succeeded by	Claude Bramall Burgess
Personal details
Born	(1908-06-12)12 June 1908 London, United Kingdom
Died	15 May 1965(1965-05-15) (aged 56) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Parents	Venerable Arthur Evan David (father) Kathleen Frances Kington (mother)
Relatives	Gwynaeth David David[1] Arthur Meuric Nairne David[1] Bronwyn David[1]
Occupation	Colonial administrator

Personal life

E.B. David was the son of Venerable Arthur Evan David and Kathleen Frances Kington.^[3]

Honours

David was appointed to following honours

• Companion of St. Michael and St. George's Medal of Honor (CMG) (1954 British Queen's Birthday Awards)^[4]
• Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) (1961 New Year's Awards)^[5]

References

1. "Person Page - 12509". The Peerage. 14 March 2009. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019.
2. "No. 33667". The London Gazette. 5 December 1930. p. 7777.
3. "Person Page - 23292". The Peerage. 8 October 2007. Archived from the original on 3 November 2007.
4. "No. 40188". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 1954. p. 5.
5. "No. 42231". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 December 1960. p. 23.

Government offices
Preceded by Sir Robert Brown Black	Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong 1955–1957	Succeeded by Claude Bramall Burgess
Preceded by Sir Alexander Grantham as Governor of Hong Kong	Administrator of Hong Kong 1957–1958	Succeeded by Sir Robert Brown Black as Governor of Hong Kong
Preceded by Sir William Allmond Codrington Goode	Chief Secretary of Singapore 1958–1959	Position abolished