Edward Byam (1663/4 – December 1741) was the Governor of Leeward Islands in 1715 and Lieutenant Governor of Antigua between 1715 – 4 December 1741.

Biography

He was born between 1662Mi Genealogy: Edward Byam (b. 1663, d. 4 December 1741)
and 1664Antigua and the Antiguans: A Full Account of the Colony and Its Inhabitants
Written by Cambridge University Press, Anonymous. p 319. in Suriname. He was the youngest son of William Byam, a

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, 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, the day of his death.Antigua and Barbuda - World Statesmen
/ref> He married Mary Winthrope and they had two children: Edward Byam, and Mary Byam. Later, he married, again, with Lydia Thomas, the widow of Major Samuel Martin, 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). The descendants of Edward Byam, such as great granddaughter

Lydia Byam Lydia Byam (baptized 1772) was a botanical illustrator known for her works depicting plants from the Caribbean. Byam's career flourished during the period between 1797 and 1800. She published two works ''A collection of exotics, from the Island ...

, were well-established on Antigua.

References

{{reflist 1741 deaths Governors of Antigua and Barbuda Governors of the Leeward Islands