Edgar Dewdney | |
|---|---|
| Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories | |
| In office December 3, 1881 – July 1, 1888 | |
| Preceded by | David Laird |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Royal |
| Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia | |
| In office 1892–1897 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Nelson |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Robert McInnes |
| Commissioner of Indian Affairs | |
| In office September 25, 1888 – October 16, 1892 | |
| Prime Minister | John A. Macdonald John Abbott |
| Preceded by | John A. Macdonald |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Mayne Daly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 5, 1835 Budleigh, Devonshire, England |
| Died | August 8, 1916 (aged 80) Victoria, British Columbia |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Shaw Moir (1864–1906) (her death) Elizabeth Kemeys-Tynte (1909–1916) (his death) |
Edgar Dewdney, PC (November 5, 1835 – August 8, 1916) was a Canadian politician born in Devonshire, England. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Northwest Territories and the fifth Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.