Edward Alexander Irving (24 July 1870 – 24 January 1958) was a British colonial official.
He filled various appointments in Perak and Selangor in the Mines Departments and Chinese Protectorate.
He also acted as Registrar-General and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong on several occasions.
He married Dorothy Mabel Bray and had children named Archibald Denys and Rachel Mary.
[3] Rachel was one of the first three women admitted to the University of Hong Kong in 1920 with Irene Cheng and Lai Po-chen.