Edward Northey Politician
Major-General Sir Edward Northey, GCMG, CB (May 1868 – 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.
Personal facts
| Birth date | January 01, 1868 |
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| Date of death | January 01, 1953 |
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Office holder
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| military command | 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division Nyasa-Rhodesia Field Force |
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| office | Governor of Kenya High Commissioner of Zanzibar |
| service end | 1888 |
| service start | 1888 |
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