Edgeworth Beresford David

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Edgeworth Beresford David (Chinese: 戴維德, 1908–1965) was the Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1955 - 1957 and the last Chief Secretary of Singapore from 1958 to 1959. David was briefly Administrator of Hong Kong for a short time after Black was named Governor in late 1957.

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Preceded by Sir Robert Brown Black	Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong 1955–1957	Succeeded by Claude Bramall Burgess
Preceded by Sir Alexander Grantham	Administrator of Hong Kong December 1957 to January 1958	Succeeded by Sir Robert Brown Black
Preceded by Sir William Allmond Codrington Goode	Chief Secretary of Singapore 1958–1959	Succeeded by Position abolished

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