Edward Twining

The Right Honourable The Lord Twining GCMG MBE KStJ
Governor of Tanganyika
In office 18 June 1949 – 16 June 1958
Monarchs	George VI Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Sir William Battershill
Succeeded by	Sir Richard Turnbull
Governor of North Borneo
In office 1946–1949
Monarch	George VI
Preceded by	Robert Smith
Succeeded by	Sir Ralph Hone
Commissioner of Saint Lucia
In office 1944–1946
Monarch	George VI
Preceded by	Arthur Alban Wright
Succeeded by	John Montague Stow
Personal details
Born	Edward Francis Twining (1899-06-29)29 June 1899 Westminster, England
Died	21 June 1967(1967-06-21) (aged 67) Westminster, England
Spouse	Helen Mary Du Buisson ​ ​ (m. 1928)​
Children	2
Occupation	Diplomat, colonial governor
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1919-1922
Unit	Worcestershire Regiment King's African Rifles

Edward Francis Twining, Baron Twining GCMG MBE KStJ (29 June 1899 – 21 June 1967), known as Sir Edward Twining from 1949 to 1958, was a British diplomat, formerly Governor of North Borneo^[1] and Governor of Tanganyika. He was a member of the Twining tea family. In 1960 he published a book titled A History of the Crown Jewels of Europe; at over 700 pages it is probably the most extensive book on the subject.^{[citation needed]}