Edward Marsh Merewether
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Sir Edward Marsh Merewether KCMG, KCVO |
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| Governor of Sierra Leone | |
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In office 8 March 1911 – January 1916 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Preceded by | Sir Leslie Probyn |
| Succeeded by | Sir Richard James Wilkinson |
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9 September 1858 Meriden, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 28 December 1938 (aged 80) Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Spouse(s) | Honoria Clementina Mary Braddell |
| Alma mater | Harrow School |
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Viceregal styles of Sir Edward Merewether |
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| Reference style | His Excellency |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Alternative style | Sir |
Sir Edward Marsh Merewether KCMG KCVO (9 September 1858 – 28 December 1938) was a British colonial administrator.
Merewether was born in Meriden, Warwickshire, England on 9 September 1858, the second son of British Indian Army officer Major General Sir William Merewether (1825–1880) and Harriett Dale. His grandfather was the Serjeant-at-law and Town Clerk of London, Henry Alworth Merewether (1780–1864). His uncle, Edward Christopher Merewether (1820–1893), was a prominent civil servant and businessman in the Colony of New South Wales and for whom the suburb of Merewether was named. Merewether was educated at Harrow School.
After passing the civil service exam, Merewether was accepted as a cadet in the Straits Settlements Civil Service (SSCC) in 1880 and rose to become Superintendent of the Census in 1891 and Inspector of Prisons in 1893. As Assistant Colonial Secretary and Clerk of Councils from 1897, he acted on two occasions as resident Councillor and Colonial Treasurer in Malacca. In 1901 he was appointed as Resident Minister to the Sultan of Selangor, Alauddin Sulaiman Shah. For his service in the colony he was made a Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (CMG) in the 1902 Birthday Honours. In 1883 he married Honoria Clementina Mary Braddell, the daughter of the first Attorney-General of Singapore, Sir Thomas Braddell.
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