Sir Edward Everard Rushworth (23 August 1818 – 10 August 1877) was a British colonial administrator in the 19th century.Memorial in Yarmouth Parish Church
He was born in Freshwater, Isle of Wight in 1818 and educated at St John's College, Oxford, graduating BCL in 1840 The Standard (London, England), Friday, 14 February 1840; Issue 4884. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II and DCL in 1844.The Times, Saturday, 27 April 1844; pg. 6; Issue 18595; col F University Intelligence
He married Amelia Adelaide de les Derniers at St Paul's Cathedral in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 13 January 1855.The Morning Post (London, England), Thursday, 8 February 1855; pg. 8; Issue 25305. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II. Later that Year he replaced Hercules Robinson as the Administrator of Montserrat. From 1860The Standard (London, England), Saturday, 15 September 1860; pg. 5; Issue 11262. until 1869 he was Government Secretary to the Court of Polity in British Guiana when he became Colonial Secretary of Jamaica.The Morning Post (London, England), Wednesday, 2 June 1869; pg. 5; Issue 29791 Jamaica For a few days in January 1877 he was its acting Governor and died there on 10 August that year The Morning Post (London, England), Saturday, 11 August 1877; Issue 32799 from Yellow Fever.The Times, Wednesday, 19 September 1877; pg. 11; Issue 29051; col A Yellow Fever In Jamaica
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