Basic information Title The Honourable Name Edgeworth Beresford DAVID Honours CMG Gender M Year of birth 1908     Period of LegCo service 5 September 1959 - 5 September 1959 Appointed (Official - The Officer Administering the Government) 25 January 1959 - 25 January 1959 Appointed (Ex officio - Colonial Secretary) 8 January 1958 - 22 January 1958 Appointed (Official - The Officer Administering the Government) 24 October 1956 - 18 December 1957 Appointed (Ex officio - Colonial Secretary) 11 July 1956 - 10 October 1956 Appointed (Official - The Officer Administering the Government) 4 May 1955 - 20 June 1956 Appointed (Ex officio - Colonial Secretary)