The Archive · 1939

London, Dee. 29

Sir Edward Merewether Keats

died here today at the age of AO, Sir Edward served as Superintendent_of the Census in 1801, Inspector fof Prisons, in 1003, and" Assistant [Colonial Secretary. and Clerk Couinells, "In 1807. Tle acted as Resident! Councillor, Malacca. twice, and Colonial Treasurer. He was ap= pointed British Resident in Splanzor 1901; andi he served as Lieutenant Governor and Chief Secretary to the Government, Malta, from 1902-11. He was Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Sierra Leone from 1911 to 1915, and of the Leeward Islands frog 1918 to 1921,—Reuter.

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