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Sir Edmond Howard Lacam Gorges, KCMG, rarely also written Edmund (16 January/11 February 1872 in King William's Town – 18 November 1924 in Cape Town) was a South African politician and Administrator of South West Africa, present-day Namibia.

Gorges became the first civilian South African administrator to assume responsibility for South West Africa on 31 October 1915. He held the office until 1 October 1920.

Gorges was married to Dora Faure, with whom he had two children.

He was Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George. A Baobab ("Sir Howard") in the former Bantustan of Ovamboland is named after him, after Gorges was the first administrator to visit this part of the country in 1916.

References

1. ^ Sir Edmond Howard Lacam Gorges. Ancestry.com. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
2. ^ Biographies, G. Klaus Dierks. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
3. Further Administration of Justice Proclamation, 1920. NamibLII. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
4. Sir Howard. Photo by Andreas Vogt, Digital Namibian Archive. Retrieved 5 January 2025.

• 1872 births
• 1924 deaths
• People from Qonce
• Cape Colony people
• South African politicians
• Colonial people in South West Africa
• Colonial governors and administrators
• South African Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George