Edward Northey (British Army officer)

Major General Sir Edward Northey GCMG CB
Governor of Kenya
In office 1919–1922
Monarch	George V
Preceded by	Charles Calvert Bowring
Succeeded by	Robert Coryndon
High Commissioner of Zanzibar
In office 1922–1924
Personal details
Born	(1868-05-28)28 May 1868 Cockerham, Lancashire, England
Died	25 December 1953(1953-12-25) (aged 85) England
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Companion of the Order of the Bath
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1888–1926
Rank	Major-general
Unit	King's Royal Rifle Corps
Commands	Nyasa-Rhodesia Field Force 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division
Battles/wars	Second Boer War First World War Western Front East African campaign

Major General Sir Edward Northey GCMG CB (28 May 1868 – 25 December 1953)^[1] 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.