Sir Edwin Porter Arrowsmith KCMG (23 May 1909 – 10 July 1992) was a British colonial administrator.

Sir
Edwin Arrowsmith
Arrowsmith in September 1962.
Governor of the Falkland Islands
In office
1957-1964
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byOswald Raynor Arthur
Succeeded byCosmo Haskard
High Commissioner for the British Antarctic Territory
In office
1962–1964
Preceded byInaugural holder
Succeeded byCosmo Haskard
Personal details
Born
Edwin Porter Arrowsmith

23 May 1909
Died10 July 1992 (aged 83)
NationalityBritish
Alma materCheltenham College and Trinity College, Oxford

He was Commissioner of the Turks and Caicos from 1940 to 1946, Administrator of Dominica from 1946 to 1952, Resident Commissioner, Basutoland from 1952 to 1956, Governor of the Falkland Islands from 1957 to 1964 and concurrently High Commissioner for the British Antarctic Territory from 1962 to 1964.[1][2][3]

He was appointed a Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1950 Birthday Honours[4] and a Knight Commander of the Order (KCMG) in the 1959 Birthday Honours.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Collection: Archive of Sir Edwin Arrowsmith | Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts". archives.bodleian.ox.ac.uk.
  2. ^ "The Falkland Islands and the British Empire". www.britishempire.co.uk.
  3. ^ "No. 42627". The London Gazette. 20 March 1962. p. 2330.
  4. ^ "No. 38938". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1950. p. 2778.
  5. ^ "No. 41727". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 June 1959. p. 3700.