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{{Infobox Officeholder<br />
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| name = Edward Maltby<br />
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| order1 = Governor of Madras Presidency (acting)<br />
| term_start1 = 26 November 1863<br />
| term_end1 = 18 January 1864<br />
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| predecessor1 = [[William Denison]]<br />
| successor1 = [[William Denison]]<br />
| birth_date = 5 January 1811<br />
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| death_date = 4 December 1889<ref>{{cite news |title=Deaths |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000938/18891212/002/0001 |access-date=3 February 2021 |work=Brighton Gazette |page=1|date=12 December 1889 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Letters |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001712/18891223/007/0002 |access-date=3 February 2021 |work=Homeward Mail |date=23 December 1889 |page=2 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><br />
| death_place = [[Brighton]], England<br />
| nationality = British<br />
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| spouse = Jenny Pennycuick<br />
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'''Edward Maltby''' (5 January 1811 – 4 December 1889) was a British civil servant of the [[Indian Civil Service]] who acted as the [[Governor of Madras]] from 26 November 1863 to 18 January 1864.<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
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Maltby was born in 1811 to British banker and merchant Thomas Maltby (1752–1830) and Henrietta Crichton (1770–1837). He was the seventh of the couple's eight children.<br />
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Maltby was educated at [[Winchester College]] from 1826 to 1829 and [[Haileybury College]] from 1829 to 1832. In 1832, Maltby cleared the civil service examinations and qualified for the [[Indian Civil Service]].<br />
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== Career ==<br />
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Maltby served in the Madras Civil Service for thirty-two years, from 1832 to 1864. He acted as the Chief Secretary to the Government of Madras . When the [[Governor of Madras]] William Denison was appointed to act as the [[Viceroy of India]], Maltby was appointed in his stead to function as the Governor of Madras. Maltby was nominated to the [[Madras Legislative Council]] in 1864 and served a single term.<br />
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On retirement in 1865, Maltby was offered a [[knighthood]] but he declined the offer.<br />
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== Family ==<br />
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Maltby married Jenny Pennycuick, daughter of [[John Pennycuick (British engineer)|John Pennycuick]] at [[Betchworth]], Surrey on 12 October 1843. The couple had eleven children—seven sons and five daughters.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* {{cite book|title=Maltby-Maltbie family history|url=https://archive.org/details/maltbymaltbiefamwpic00verr|pages=[https://archive.org/details/maltbymaltbiefamwpic00verr/page/160 160]–161|author=Mrs. Dorothy Lord (Maltby) Verrill|author2=Birdsey Lucius Maltbie|publisher=B. L. Maltbie, by the authority of the Maltby associates|year=1916}}<br />
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