Edward Byam (1663/4 – December 1741) was the Governor of Leeward Islands in 1715 and Lieutenant Governor of Antigua between 1715 – 4 December 1741.
[1][2] He was the youngest son of William Byam, a Lieutenant General, and Dorothy Knollys.
In 1715, Byam was appointed Governor of Leeward Islands and Lieutenant Governor of Antigua, an office he occupied until 4 December 1741,[2] the day of his death.
[3][1] He married Mary Winthrope and they had two children: Edward Byam, and Mary Byam.
[1] The descendants of Edward Byam, such as great granddaughter Lydia Byam, were well-established on Antigua.