# Edward Byam

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**Edward Byam** (1663/4 – December 1741) was the Governor of [Leeward Islands](/source/Leeward_Islands) in 1715 and [Lieutenant Governor](/source/Lieutenant_Governor) of [Antigua](/source/Antigua,_Antigua_and_Barbuda) between 1715 – 4 December 1741.

## Biography

He was born between 1662[1] and 1664[2] in [Suriname](/source/Suriname).[1][2] He was the youngest son of William Byam, a [Lieutenant General](/source/Lieutenant_General), and Dorothy Knollys. In 1707 he was president of Council of Antigua. In 1715, Byam was appointed Governor of [Leeward Islands](/source/Leeward_Islands) and [Lieutenant Governor](/source/Lieutenant_Governor) of Antigua, an office he occupied until 4 December 1741,[2] the day of his death.[3][1]

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](/source/Saint_Vincent_(Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines))).[1] The descendants of Edward Byam, such as great granddaughter [Lydia Byam](/source/Lydia_Byam), were well-established on Antigua.[2]

## References

1. [Mi Genealogy: Edward Byam (b. 1663, d. 4 December 1741)](http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/a/r/g/Evelyn-Arguedas/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0005.html)

1. [Antigua and the Antiguans: A Full Account of the Colony and Its Inhabitants](https://books.google.com/books?id=wgQzkUft-OsC&dq=Edward+Byam%2C+governor+of+Antigua&pg=PA319). Written by Cambridge University Press, Anonymous. p 319.

1. [Antigua and Barbuda - World Statesmen](http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Antigua_and_Barbuda.html)

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