Edwin Galsworthy

Sir Edwin Henry Galsworthy (1831- 21 December 1920)

The son of John Galsworthy, a shipowner of Devonport, he was justice of the peace and deputy lieutenant of Middlesex.

In 1881 he was appointed chairman of the Metropolitan Asylums Board, a post he held for 20 years. He was knighted in 1887.