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Edward Byam was the Governor of Leeward Islands in 1715 and Lieutenant Governor of Antigua between 1715 – 4 December 1741. BiographyHe was born between 1662[1] and 1664[2] in Suriname.[1][2] He was the youngest son of William Byam, a Lieutenant General, and Dorothy Knollys. In 1707 he was president of Council of Antigua. In 1715, Byam was appointed Governor of Leeward Islands and Lieutenant Governor of Antigua, an office he occupied until 4 December 1741,[2] the day of his death.[3][1] He married Mary Winthrope and they had two children: Edward Byam, and Mary Byam. Later, he married, again, with Lydia Thomas on 22 July 1703 in Antigua and they had five children: George Byam, William Byam, Francis Byam, Alice Byam and Lydia Byam. All them were born in Antigua, except Francis Byam (who was born in St. Vincent Island).[1] References1. ^1 2 3 Mi Genealogy: Edward Byam (b. 1663, d. 4 December 1741) 2. ^1 2 [https://books.google.com/books?id=wgQzkUft-OsC&pg=PA319&lpg=PA319&dq=Edward+Byam,+governor+of+Antigua&source=bl&ots=yf8GbERWxi&sig=eSsdlv1s1pBWRVGkjBXe7flQYgA&hl=es&sa=X&ei=1IzwU8neOIW80QX61YHQDg&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Edward%20Byam%2C%20governor%20of%20Antigua&f=false Antigua and the Antiguans: A Full Account of the Colony and Its Inhabitants]. Written by Cambridge University Press, Anonymous. p 319. 3. ^Antigua and Barbuda - World Statesmen 2 : Governors of Antigua and Barbuda|Governors of the Leeward Islands |
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