Edward Newton

For other people named Edward Newton, see Edward Newton (disambiguation).

Sir Edward Newton KCMG (November, 1832 – April 25, 1897) was a British colonial administrator and ornithologist.

He was born at Elveden Hall, Suffolk the sixth and youngest son of William Newton, MP. He was the brother of ornithologist Alfred Newton.

Newton was the Colonial Secretary for Mauritius from 1859 to 1877. From there he sent his brother a number of specimens, including the Dodo and the Rodrigues Solitaire, both already extinct. Edward was later Colonial Secretary and Lieutenant-Governor of Jamaica.^[1]

He is commemorated in the binomial of the Madagascar Kestrel Falco newtoni.

References

^ Wollaston AFR 1921. Life of Alfred Newton: late Professor of Comparative Anatomy, Cambridge University 1866-1907, with a Preface by Sir Archibald Geikie OM. Dutton, NY. p2

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Name	Newton, Edward
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Date of birth	1832
Place of birth	Elveden, Suffolk
Date of death	April 25, 1897
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