Edward Brandis Denham

Sir Edward Brandis Denham GCMG , KBE (* 1876 ; † June 2, 1938 ) was a British governor of British Gambia, among others, and represented King George V and later Edward VIII in the Gambia colony.

Denham enjoyed his education at Malvern College and at Merton College of the University of Oxford . He then entered colonial service as a cadet and was deployed to Ceylon in November 1899 . Later, from 1920 to 1923, worked in the colonial office of Mauritius and then in various positions in Kenya . When he was appointed, he also served as the deputy governor.

On November 29, 1928 Denham became governor of the Gambia colony, where he was active until September 11, 1930. He was Governor of British Guiana until 1934 and became Governor of Jamaica on October 24, 1934 . During his tenure there, there were considerable social conflicts that resulted in multiple strikes. He also supported the democratization efforts on the island.

Denham died of a heart attack on June 2, 1938 in Kings House, the governor's seat in Kingston, Jamaica .

literature

• Arnold Gailey, Harry A. Hughes: Historical Dictionary of the Gambia The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1999, ISBN 0-8108-3660-2

predecessor	Office	successor
Sir John Middleton	Governor of British Gambia 1928–1930	Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer
Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg	Governor of British Guiana 1930–1934	Sir Geoffry Alexander Stafford Northcote
Sir Alexander Ransford Slater	Governor General of Jamaica 1934–1938	Charles Campbell Woolley