Joseph Aloysius Byrne

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Brigadier-General Sir Joseph Aloysius Byrne was born on the 2nd October 1874, the son of Dr. J. Byrne, Deputy Lieutenant for the county of Londonderry. He joined the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in 1893 and served in the South African War, where he was wounded at the Siege of Ladysmith. He later served as Assistant Adjutant-General at the War Office and was made Deputy Adjutant-General, Irish Command, on 27 April 1916 with the rank of Brigadier-General. He was appointed Inspector General, Royal Irish Constabulary, on the 1st August 1916, replacing Sir Neville Chamberlain K.C.B., K.C.V.O., who had previously held the position for sixteen years. Sir Joseph Byrne held the position of Inspector-General until March 1920. Following his police service he was called to the Bar, Lincoln's Inn, London, in 1921. He later became Governor of the Seychelles (1922-27) and ultimately Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Kenya (1931-37).

Commenting on the newly freed slaves, the British Governor of Sierra Leone, Brig. Gen. Sir Joseph Byrne, said: "Although the freeing of the slaves is a step of great importance, it marks what is only a beginning toward the ultimate ideal of abolition of unpaid communal labor."

He was played by Leslie Phillips in the movie "Out of Africa" (1985, Universal Pictures).

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