About Edward Binnie
Lived 1884 – 1956 (aged 71–72). Edward Binnie was a British politician and magistrate.
Edward Beveridge Binnie (1884–1956) was the second resident magistrate of South Georgia, serving from October 1914 to April 1927, during which time he resided at King Edward Point.
He had previously served as customs officer on East Falkland Island in 1907, in which position he supervised the activities of whaling companies.
In 1912, Binnie became the first Resident Magistrate of Graham Land and the South Shetland Islands; in 1914, he was transferred to South Georgia.
In 1922, he officiated at the funeral of Ernest Shackleton.
In 1923, Binnie vacationed in Norway, where he met and married Margrethe Larsen; she came with him to the sub-Antarctic territories, but became homesick, and in 1927 he resigned his post so that they could move back to Norway.
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Who was Edward Binnie?
British Antarctic administrator (1884–1956)
When was Edward Binnie born?
Edward Binnie was born in 1884 in Stanley.
When did Edward Binnie die?
Edward Binnie died in 1956 in Sandefjord.
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Edward Binnie was a politician and magistrate.
What nationality was Edward Binnie?
Edward Binnie was British.
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