Edward Northey (British Army officer)

Sir Edward Northey
Governor of Kenya
In office
1919–1922
MonarchGeorge V
Preceded byCharles Calvert Bowring
Succeeded byRobert Coryndon
High Commissioner of Zanzibar
In office
1922–1924
Personal details
Born(1868-05-28)28 May 1868
Cockerham, Lancashire, England
Died25 December 1953(1953-12-25) (aged 85)
England
Awards
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service British Army
Years of service1888–1926
RankMajor-General
UnitKing's Royal Rifle Corps
Commands
Battles/wars
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Major-General Sir Edward Northey GCMG CB (28 May 1868 – 25 December 1953) was a senior British Army officer of the First World War who commanded a brigade on the Western Front until wounded in 1915. Returning to service in 1916, Northey took command of a colonial force in Nyasaland in the East African campaign, later becoming Governor of Kenya. He later served as a general of Territorial forces and retired in 1926.