Edward Beveridge Binnie (1884–1956)[1] was the second resident magistrate of South Georgia, serving from October 1914 to April 1927,[2][3] during which time he resided at King Edward Point.

[4] He had previously served as customs officer on East Falkland Island in 1907,[5] in which position he supervised the activities of whaling companies.

[6] In 1912, Binnie became the first Resident Magistrate of Graham Land and the South Shetland Islands;[7] in 1914, he was transferred to South Georgia.

[8][9] In 1923, Binnie vacationed in Norway, where he met and married Margrethe Larsen; she came with him to the sub-Antarctic territories, but became homesick, and in 1927 he resigned his post so that they could move back to Norway.

[5] The Binnie Peaks of South Georgia are named in his honor.