Edmond Gorges
Edmond Gorges | |
|---|---|
| Administrator of South West Africa | |
| In office 31 October 1915 – 1 October 1920 | |
| Preceded by | Percival Scott Beves (as Military Governor of South West Africa) |
| Succeeded by | Gysbert Reitz Hofmeyr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edmond Howard Lacam Gorges 16 January/11 February 1872 |
| Died | 18 November 1924 (aged 52) |
| Nationality | South African |
| Spouse | Dora Faure |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Politician |
Sir Edmond Howard Lacam Gorges, KCMG, rarely also written Edmund (16 January/11 February 1872 in King William's Town[1] – 18 November 1924 in Cape Town) was a South African politician and Administrator of South West Africa, present-day Namibia.[2]
Gorges became the first civilian South African administrator to assume responsibility for South West Africa on 31 October 1915. He held the office until 1 October 1920.[2]
Gorges was married to Dora Faure, with whom he had two children.[1]
He was Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George.[3] A Baobab ("Sir Howard") in the former Bantustan of Ovamboland is named after him, after Gorges was the first administrator to visit this part of the country in 1916.[4]
References
- ^ a b Sir Edmond Howard Lacam Gorges. Ancestry.com. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ a b Biographies, G. Klaus Dierks. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ Further Administration of Justice Proclamation, 1920. NamibLII. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ Sir Howard. Photo by Andreas Vogt, Digital Namibian Archive. Retrieved 5 January 2025.