Edward Brandis Denham

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

Denham enjoyed his education at Malvern College and Merton College, University of Oxford. Then joined as a cadet in the Colonial Service and was established in November 1899 in Ceylon. Later, from 1920 bi in 1923, worked in the Colonial Office of Mauritius and then in various positions in Kenya. At its inception it has also served as deputy governor.

On November 29, 1928 Denham governor of the colony Gambia, where he worked until September 11, 1930. Until 1934 he was Governor of British Guiana and was on October 24, 1934 Governor of Jamaica. In his local tenure, significant social conflicts that repeatedly erupted in strikes. He also supported the Demokratisierungsstrebungen on the island.

Denham died of a heart attack on June 2, 1938 at Kings House, the Gouvernourssitz in Kingston ( Jamaica).