Sir Edwin Porter Arrowsmith (23 May 1909 – 10 July 1992) was a

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colonial administrator. He was Commissioner of the Turks and Caicos from 1940 to 1946,

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from 1946 to 1952, Resident Commissioner, Basutoland from 1952 to 1956,

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from 1957 to 1964 and concurrently High Commissioner for the British Antarctic Territory from 1962 to 1964. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the

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and a Knight Commander of the Order (KCMG) in the

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1909 births 1992 deaths Governors of the Falkland Islands Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George People educated at Cheltenham College Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford Companions_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George {{British-bio-stub