Edward John Eyre (1815–1901)

Colonial administrator. Emigrated to Australia in 1833. Lieutenant-governor of New Zealand’s South Island, 1846–53. Governor of St Vincent, 1854–9. Temporary lieutenant-governor of Jamaica, 1862; governor, 1864–66. Suspended, 1866, then recalled for his role in the suppression of the uprising known as the Morant Bay rebellion. Faced criminal and civil charges but was never convicted and eventually received a government pension.