Edward Blencowe Gould (Stoke-in-Teignhead, Devon 9 August 1847 – Devon 16 November 1916) was a British Consul in Bangkok, Thailand.
Gould was the first to bring Siamese cats to Europe in 1884 when he brought a pair back to Britain for his sister, Lilian Jane Gould, who went on to be co-founder of the Siamese Cat Club in 1901.
[1][2] Gould started his career as a junior interpreter in Siam (now called Thailand) on 20 January 1868.
He retired on 3 November 1909, and died seven years later in 1916, aged 69, at his home in Devon.
His brother was the actor James Nutcombe Gould (1849–1899).