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Sir Edgeworth Beresford David
KBE CMG
2nd Chief Secretary of Singapore
In office 1958 – 2 June 1959
Preceded by
Sir William Goode
Succeeded by
Position abolished
Acting Governor of Hong Kong
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
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
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.
^ abc"Person Page - 12509". The Peerage. 14 March 2009. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019.
^"No. 33667". The London Gazette. 5 December 1930. p. 7777.
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